IB PA 20/03/2016 Paper Set A Part 5

1)which organs get affected by hepatitis?
Ans:=>liver

2)Full form of AIDS?
Ans:=>Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

3)apsara is the name of india's first?
Ans:=>India's First Nuclear Reactor was Apsara. It was also the first nuclear reactor in Asia. Apsara went critical at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay on August 4, 1956.

4)siachen is a?
Ans:=>The Siachen Glacieris located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains at about 35.421226°N 77.109540°E, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends

5)golconda fort is in which state?
Ans:=>Golconda (sometimes spelled as Golkonda) Fort was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Golconda which flourished in the 14th to 16th century. It is situated 11 kilometers from Hyderabad, the capital of the state of "Telangana. "

6)the pigment that gives color to the skin is?
Ans:=>melanin

7)2016 olympics are being held?
Ans:=>Rio de Janeiro

8)which country is not a member of brics?
Ans:=>BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

9)the intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are?
Ans:=>Geographic grids are intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes. Geographic grids are used to locate and describe specific areas. These lines are called latitude and longitude. latitude are horizontal lines, run from east to west and Longitude lines are vertical run from north to south.

10)himalayan mountaineering institute is at?
Ans:=>Jawahar Parvat, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734101