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SUPER 50 GK Test 137
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  • Question 1/50
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    The Ocean with the largest surface area is
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    • Covering more than 30 percent of the Earth's surface, the Pacific Ocean is the largest water mass on the planet.
    • With a surface area of more than 155 million square kilometers (60 million square miles), this ocean basin is larger than the landmass of all the continents combined.
  • Question 2/50
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    Which of the following is known as Black Current?
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    The word 'Kuroshio' means 'Black Current' in Japanese. Also known as Japan Current, it is a warm ocean current which flows up the East coast of Asia and under the influence of the westerly winds towards North America. It is the counterpart of the Gulf Stream. However, the Antarctic Circumpolar Cur ­ rent is the largest oceanic current on Earth.
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    The capital of Somalia is
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    Mogadishu, is the largest and capital city of Somalia. Located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries. Tradition and old records assert that southern Somalia, including the Mogadishu area, was historically inhabited byhunter-gatherers. These were later joined by Cushitic agro-pastoralists, who would go on to establish local aristocracies.
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    Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river ____________ .
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    Guwahati is the largest city of Assam and is one of the fastest developing cities in India.
    The ancient cities of Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya (North Guwahati) were the capitals of the ancient state of Kamarupa under the Varman and Pala dynasties. There are many ancient Hindu temples in the city, giving it the name "City of Temples". Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam.
    Guwahati lies between the banks of the Brahmaputra River and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with LGB International Airport to the West and the town of Narengi to the East. It is gradually being expanded as North Guwahati to the northern bank of the Brahmaputra.
  • Question 5/50
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    Which of the following is the tallest building in the world?
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    Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai before its inauguration is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest artificial structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).
  • Question 6/50
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    The northern part of the west coast in India is known as
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    The northern part of the west coast of India is known as Konkan coast. Its rugged and narrow portion is located on the western portion of Western Ghats. It includes the state of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.
  • Question 7/50
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    In which state is Jog Falls located?
    Solutions
    Jog Falls is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India, Located near Sagara, Karnataka. It is also called Gerusoppe falls, Gersoppa Falls or Jogada Gundi.
  • Question 8/50
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    The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire' is associated with
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    • The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

    • In a 40,000 km horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements.

    • The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. 

  • Question 9/50
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    In how many times zones has the world been divided?
    Solutions
    • The world is divided into 24 time zones.
    • As Earth rotates on its axis, it moves about 15 degrees every 60 minutes. After 24 hours, it has completed a full circle rotation of 360 degrees. The scientists used this information to divide the planet into 24 sections or time zones. Each time zone is 15 degrees of longitude wide.
  • Question 10/50
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    Tel is the tributary of river____.
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    The Tel river flows in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonpur District of Odisha, India. Tel is an important tributary of Mahanadi.

  • Question 11/50
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    Dual citizenship is an important feature in which form of government?
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    It is a feature of federal government. Under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they are deemed to reside.
  • Question 12/50
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    Which Committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
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    Swarn Sing Committee recommended for inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution.
  • Question 13/50
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    Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court, Directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights ?
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    Right to constitutional remedies under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution empowers the citizens to move a court of law in case of any denial of the fundamental hights. The courts can issue various kinds of writs such as habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari.
  • Question 14/50
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    An electoral system under which a legislature reflects the strength of the various political parties is called
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    Proportional representation (PR) is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received.
  • Question 15/50
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    In the Constitution of India the number of Fundamental rights after 44th Amendment is
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    Six fundamental rights were originally provided by the Constitution – right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to property and right to constitutional remedies.However, the right to property was removed from Part III of the Constitution by the 44th Amendment in 1978.
  • Question 16/50
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    In which Article of the Constitution of India says, “No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in any other hazardous employment”?
    Solutions
    Article 24 mandates that No child below age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.
  • Question 17/50
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    The term of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is 
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    • The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall hold office for a term of six years from the date on which he assumes such office, provided that where he attains the age of sixty-five years before the expiry of the said term of six years, he shall vacate such office on the date on which he attains the said age.
  • Question 18/50
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    The mind and ideas of the framers of Constitution are reflected in the
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    The mind and ideals of the framers of Constitution are reflected in the Preamble. The Preamble to the Constitution of India records the aims and aspirations of the people of India which have been translated into the various provisions of the Constitution. A Preamble means the introduction to the statute.
  • Question 19/50
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    Who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha?
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    Chairman and Deputy Chairman are the Presiding Officers of Rajya Sabha. Vice - President of India is the Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Hence Vice - President of India is the Presiding Officer.
  • Question 20/50
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    Which among the following was the reason of the resignations of the Indian ministers in all the provinces in the year 1939?
    Solutions
    ● Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.
    ● The final results of the elections were declared in February 1937. The Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. The All-India Muslim League failed to form the government in any province.
    ● The Congress ministries resigned in October and November 1939, in protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's action of declaring India to be a belligerent in the Second World War without consulting the Indian people.
  • Question 21/50
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    Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
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    The first Muslim dynasty that ruled India is Qutub-ud-din Aibak. He was a great builder who built the majestic 238 feet high stone tower known as Qutub Minar in Delhi.
  • Question 22/50
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    The grand temples of Khajuraho were built by the rulers of ______.
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    Khajuraho Temples are among the most beautiful medieval monuments in the country. These temples were built by the Chandella ruler between AD 900 and 1130.
  • Question 23/50
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    Mohenjodaro was excavated by_______.
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    • R. D. Banerji was an Indian historian and a native Indian pioneer in the fields of Indian archaeology, epigraphy and palaeography.
    • He is known as the discoverer of Mohenjo-daro, the principal site of the Harappa culture.
  • Question 24/50
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    The most important text of vedic mathematics is 
    Solutions
    Please note that Sulva sutras belong to a bigger text Shrauta Sutras. The four major Sulva Sutras, which are mathematically the most significant, are those composed by Baudhayana, Manava, Apastamba and Katyayana

  • Question 25/50
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    Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
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    • The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire, founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta, which existed at its zenith from approximately 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent.
    • This period is called the Golden Age of India.
    • Rupayaka was issued in silver during the Gupta period
  • Question 26/50
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    Which one of the following are correctly matched?
    Persons Events
    1. Sultan Mohmud : Sack of Somnath
    2. Mohamma Ghori : Conquest of Sind
    3. Alauddin Khilji : Revolt in Bengal
    4. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq : Chengiz Khan’s Invasion
    Solutions
    Sultan Mohmud thought that destroying the temples and monuments, would destroy the will power of the Hindus attacking the Empire since Mahmud never kept a permanent presence in the northwestern subcontinent; Nagarkot, Thanesar, Mathura, Kannauj, Kalinjar(1023) and Somnath all submitted or were raided. Mahmud's armies stripped the temples of their wealth completely and then destroyed them at Maheshwar, Jwalamukhi, Narunkot and Dwarka. During the period of Mahmud invasion, the Sindhi Swarankar Community and other Hindus who escaped conversion fled from Sindh to escape sectarian violence.
  • Question 27/50
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    Kalhana’s well-known work ‘Rajatarangini’ is an important source material for the study of which one of the following?
    Solutions
    Rajatarangini is a metrical historical chronicle of north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir, written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 12th century CE. The work generally records the heritage of Early Medieval Kashmir.
  • Question 28/50
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    Of the following, in which battle did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
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    The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
    The battle was the most decisive naval victory of the war. Twenty-seven British ships of the line led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships of the line under French Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve in the Atlantic off the southwest coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar, in Caños de Meca. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, without a single British vessel being lost.
  • Question 29/50
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    The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of
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    The concept of natural rights received one of its most forceful expositions in the writings of Englishman John Locke (1632-1704), who argued that man was originally born into a state of nature where he was rational, tolerant, and happy.
  • Question 30/50
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    ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’. These words are attributed to :
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    Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a troubled legacy.
  • Question 31/50
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    Ultra purification of a metal is done by
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    Zone melting (or zone refining or floating zone process or travelling melting zone) is a group of similar methods of purifying crystals, in which a narrow region of a crystal is melted, and this molten zone is moved along the crystal.
  • Question 32/50
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    Which one of the following is obtained as slag in a blast furnace?
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    Blast furnace slag is a non-metallic coproduct produced in the process. It consists primarily of silicates, alum inosilicates, and calcium-alumina-silicates. Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS or GGBFS) is obtained by quenching molten iron slag (a by-product of iron and steel-making) from a blast furnace in water or steam, to produce a glassy, granular product that is then dried and ground into a fine powder.
    Hence, option D is correct.
  • Question 33/50
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    The sweetest natural sugar is _____.
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    • Fructose is the sweetest of all natural sugar types.
    • It is particularly effective at enhancing the flavour of fruit and berries.
  • Question 34/50
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    The red, orange and yellow colours of leaf is due to:
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    Carotenoids are a class of more than 600 naturally occurring pigments synthesized by plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. These richly colored molecules are the sources of the yellow, orange, and red colors of many plants . Fruit and vegetables provide most of the carotenoids in the human diet.
  • Question 35/50
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    Which among the following are the most important raw materials for manufacturing of soap?
    Solutions
    Soap requires two major raw materials: fat and alkali. The alkali most commonly used today is sodium hydroxide. Potassium hydroxide can also be used. Potassium-based soap creates a more water-soluble product than sodium-based soap, and so it is called "soft soap." Soft soap, alone or in combination with sodium-based soap, is commonly used in shaving products.
  • Question 36/50
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    A solid cannot change its shape easily compared to liquid because of
    Solutions
    solids are incompressible and have high density because there is strong intermolecular forces between the molecules of solids.
  • Question 37/50
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    Cyanide poisoning causes death in seconds because
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    Cyanide poisoning is poisoning that results from exposure to a number of forms of cyanide. Early symptoms include headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and vomiting. This may then be followed by seizures, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest.It breaks the electron transport chain.
  • Question 38/50
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    The manufacture of iron from iron ore involves the process of
    Solutions
    Iron ores consist of oxygen and iron atoms bonded together into molecules. To convert it to metallic iron it must be smelted or sent through a direct reduction process to remove the oxygen. Oxygen-iron bonds are strong, and to remove the iron from the oxygen, a stronger elemental bond must be presented to attach to the oxygen. Carbon is used because the strength of a carbon-oxygen bond is greater than that of the iron-oxygen bond, at high temperatures. Thus, the iron ore must be powdered and mixed with coke, to be burnt in the smelting process.
  • Question 39/50
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    Bleaching powder is prepared by passing:
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    • Bleaching powder is powder that contains calcium chloride and calcium hypochlorite which is used in the solution as a bleaching agent.
    • It is prepared by passing gas state of chlorine over dry slaked lime.
  • Question 40/50
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    Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as
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    Denitrification is a microbially facilitated process where nitrate is reduced and ultimately produces molecular nitrogen (N2) through a series of intermediate gaseous nitrogen oxide products.
  • Question 41/50
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    Which of the following enzymes aids in coagulation of milk?
    Solutions
    Rennin cheif role is in digestion  to curdle or coagulate milk in the stomach.
  • Question 42/50
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    Xenobiotics which are inherently resistant to microbial attack are called as________ .
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    • Xenobiotics which are inherently resistant to microbial attack are called as Recalcitrant.
    • Biodegradables are the substances which are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution.
    • Persistent are the substances that continuing to exist or occur over a prolonged period.
  • Question 43/50
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    Which of the following is not a Rabi crop in India ?
    Solutions
    • Major Rabi crops of India include Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Sesame, Peas etc.
    • Major Kharif crops of India include Jute, Millets (Bajra & Jowar), Cotton,Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric, Paddy (Rice), Maize, Moong (Pulses), Groundnut, Red Chillies, etc.
  • Question 44/50
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    DNA contains
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    The pentose sugars ribose and deoxyribose are part of the nucleotides that make up the crucial nucleic acids like DNA and RNA . The Difficultlighted area shows the difference between the two sugars.
  • Question 45/50
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    Triticum aestivum, the common bread wheat is
    Solutions

    • Triticum aestivum is an allohexaploid.

    • Allohexaploid with six sets of chromosomes: two sets from each of three different species).

    • Of the six sets of chromosomes, two come from Triticum urartu and two from Aegilops speltoides and two sets of chromosomes came from wild goat-grass Aegilops tauschii.

  • Question 46/50
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    Which of the following exhibits unidirectional flow in an ecosystem?
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    • The flow of solar energy is unidirectional.
    • Its immediate implication is that an ecosystem would collapse if the sun stops giving out energy.
  • Question 47/50
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    The part of the eyes having the larger refractive index is :
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    The part of the eye having the largest refractive index is lens. It is located directly behind the iris  and the pupil. Its function is to focuses light on the retina.
  • Question 48/50
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    Which one of the following is known as the ‘immovable property’ in the cell?
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    Nucleic acids are biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essential for all known forms of life. Nucleic acids, which include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), are made from monomers known as nucleotides.
  • Question 49/50
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    Minamata disease was caused by:
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    Minamata disease (M. d.) is methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning that occurred in humans who ingested fish and shellfish contaminated by MeHg discharged in waste water from a chemical plant
  • Question 50/50
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    The sum of genes in a population is called ___________.
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    • The gene pool is the set of all genes, or genetic information in any population, usually of a particular species.
    • It includes all genes and combinations of genes in the population.
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