Answer: B) Giraffe Explanation: Giraffe has the highest blood pressure among animals.  This is due to the fact that there is a large pressure drop (~100 mmhg) as the blood is transported from the heart, up the neck, to the brain. This is about twice the normal blood pressure of humans (120/80 mmhg).

Answer: D) Narendra Modi Explanation: The President expressed his gratitude to The Statesman for bringing out a photo essay on the 13th Presidency. He appreciated the wonderful photos taken by Shri Varun Joshi from The Statesman that feature in the photo essay. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that the photo essay was important from the historical perspective.

Matching blood group before marriage is important. This is to prevent Rh incompatibility. Rh incompatibility can lead to erythroblastosis fetalis (Hemolytic disease of the newborn-HDN). Fetal RBC gets destroyed & newborn may get severe anaemia, jaundice. This jaundice is more severe than Physiological jaundice ( which is the most common and will usually resolve on its own).   In very severe form, a fetus may die due to heart failure. This is mediated by the antigen-antibodies reaction. Transfer of maternal antibodies across the placenta occurs. This happens when Rh +ve man marries Rh-ve lady.    So Rh +ve man should try to avoid marrying Rh-ve lady.   Matching blood groups for marriage :: Boy : A = Girl : A & AB  Boy : B = Girl : B & AB  Boy : O = Girl : O, A, B & AB  Boy : AB = Girl : AB  Boy : Rh+ve = Girl : Rh+ve  Boy : Rh-ve = Girl : Rh+ve & Rh-ve.    Blood groups that do not match for marriage :: Boy : A = Girl : O & B  Boy : B = Girl : O & A  Boy : AB = Girl : O, A & B  Boy : Rh+ve = Girl : Rh-ve.

Answer: C) the chemical properties of their R groups Explanation: Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.   Depending on the nature of the side chain groups, three classes of aminoacids can e distinguished: 1. Amino acids with H ond donor and acceptor groups. Histidine, lysine, aspartic acid, threonine,... 2. Amino acids with donor grups only. Arginine, tryptophan and cysteine. 3. Amino acids with acceptor groups only. Asparagine and glutamine.

Photoautotrophs are those organisms that can make their own food using sun light with the help of the process of photosynthesis. Plants can prepare their own food using sunlight. Hence they are Photoautotrophs.

Answer: A) Determination of rate of exchange between rupee and foreign currencies freely by the market forces of demand and supply Explanation:

Answer: A) 25% Explanation: He has gain = 15 - 12 = 3,Gain% = (3/12) x 100 = (100/4) = 25.He has 25% gain.

Answer: C) 4 : 5 Explanation: Let their present ages be 13x and 17x.Then, 13x-4/17x-4 = 11/15. Solving this, we get x = 2.Required ratio = 13x2 + 6/17x2 + 6 = 32/40 = 4/5.