Know Your World - 8


1. Clove, the commonly used spice is obtained from which part of plant?

flower buds of the clove tree

2. Bee wax is secreted by the wax gland of __

worker bees

3. Edible part of Apple is ___

the thalamus

4. Jute is which part of plant?

the stem of the jute plant

5. The antibiotic Chlorellin which is used to manufacture toothpaste is obtained from ___

Chlorella, a type of green algae

6. Ginger is a ___

rhizome

7. Latex obtained from which fruit is used to induce sleep and relieve pain?

seedpod of the poppy plant (Papaver somniferum) (drug obtained is opium)

8. Forest research institute is in ___

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

9. The white fleshy edible part of coconut is ___

the endosperm

10. The term "Virus" was coined by ___

Martinus Willem Beijerinck

11. Who discovered Polio vaccine?

The first successful polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk in the early 1950s. Later, Albert Sabin developed an oral polio vaccine in the 1960s

12. Who coined the term "bacteria"?

Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1838

13. Who is the father of bacteriology?

Louis Pasteur

14. HIV infects which part of human body?

HIV primarily infects and destroys white blood cells called CD4 T lymphocytes, which are crucial for a healthy immune system

15. Microorganisms which are made up only by protein is known as ___

prions

16. The virus particle capable of infection is ___

virion

17. The term "antibiotic" is coined by ___

Selman Waksman

18. A double standed RNA virus is ___

the reoviruses

19. Study of ENT is called ___

Otolaryngology

20. The "Poonam" festival takes place in which state?

Gujarat, India

21. The historical book "The song of India" is written by ___

V. K. Gokak

22. The term "Put" is associated with which sport?

golf

23. The term "Dummy" is associated with which sport?

the card game Bridge

24. The book "yogasutra" is written by ___

Patanjali

25. The painting "Baptism of Christ" painted by ___

Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Verrocchio and his pupil Leonardo da Vinci

26. The term "Heave" is related with which game?

Wrestling

27. Who painted the painting "Potato Eaters"?

Vincent van Gogh

28. The term "Bishop" is related to which game?

chess

29. The historical book "The soul of India" is written by ___

Bipin Chandra Pal

30. Who discovered cape route from Europe to India?

Vasco da gama