Know Your World - 3


1. “Physiography” deals with ____

physical features of the Earth's surface

2. The book “The nation in making” is written by ___

Surendranath Banerjee

3. In which photosystem photolysis takes place?

Photosystem II (PSII)

4. Source of oxygen in carbohydrate molecule produced during photosynthesis is __

carbon dioxide (CO2)

5. The membrane of lungs is __

pleural membrane

6. In which light, rate of photosynthesis is maximized?

red light

7. Which plants release oxygen at night?

Several plants are known to release oxygen at night, primarily those that utilize Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis. This allows them to open their stomata at night to take in carbon dioxide, a process that leads to oxygen release during the day. Some examples include snake plants, aloe vera, areca palms, money plants, and orchids

8. Another name of Glycolysis is __

EMP pathway, which stands for Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway

9. The inventor of "Bifocal lens" is __

Benjamin Franklin

10. The inventor of "progressive lens" is __

Bernard Maitenaz

11. Silicon chips was invented by ___

Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce

12. Bismilla Khan is related with which music instrument?

Shehnai

13. Thomas Cup is related with which sport?

Badminton

14. Indian Premier League(IPL) is associated with which sport?

Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament

15. who invented X-Ray?

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

16. Study of interrelationship between organism themselves is known as __

Ecology

17. 10% law of Lindemann is related to ___

the transfer of energy between trophic levels in an ecosystem

18. the soil transported by air is called ____

Eolian soil

19. Xerophytic plants grow in the _____ area

desert

20. Ganga Action Plan was launched on ___

31426

21. Minamata disease is caused by ____

methylmercury poisoning

22. In hot summer day, plant cooling is due to ____

transpiration

23. The element which is required in largest quantities by plant is ___

nitrogen

24. A bulk of nitrogen in nature is fixed by ___

bacteria and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)

25. The main organism which takes part in Nitrogen cycle is ___

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

26. Vestigeal stomata are found in ___

submerged aquatic plants

27. The water absorbed through root is because of __

Osmosis

28. Ammonia is converted to nitrate in the process of ___

nitrification

29. Epiphytes are the plants which are dependent on other plants for ___

mechanical support

30. Ruminent stomach is found in which animal?

cows, sheep, goats, and deer