Know Your World - 17


1. The mass number of a nucleus is _____

sum of the number of protons and neutron present in the nucleus

2. Nuclear reaction involved in atom bomb is _____

fission

3. In the sun the energy source is _____

hydrogen

4. Which one is ‘Green House’ gas?

carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane

5. Molecular motion in gases is _____

random

6. Substance released by an endoctrine gland is _____

hormone

7. Insulin, a protein hormone in a human body is secreted by _____

pancreas

8. Protein hormone is made of _____

amino acid

9. Baking soda is _____

sodium bicarbonate

10. Ringworm, an infection on the skin is a _____

fungal infection

11. A gland near neck which control growth of human body is _____

thyroid

12. Antibiotic used for treatment of tuberculosis is _____

streptomycin

13. Which type of a disease ‘influenza’ or ‘flu’ is _____

viral

14. Hereditary material in all living organism is _____

Dexyribose Nucleic Acid

15. The study relating to lives in outer space is _____

exobiology

16. Stars seen on naked eyes belong to _____

Milky way

17. Highly concentrate source of energy in a human body is _____

fat

18. Cholesterol is mainly composed of _____

lipids

19. Blood sugar in a human body is mainly _____

glucose

20. Function of protein in a human body _____

build connective tissues, transport oxygen in blood, catalyze biological reaction

21. In a human body oxygen is transported in blood by _____

haemoglobin

22. The molecule in a living being which can replicate itself is _____

DNA

23. Protein found abundantly in eggs is _____

keratin

24. An early stage of cancer in a human body may be checked by ___

radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery

25. Amoeba moves with the aid of _____

pseudopodia

26. The name ‘nature’s ploughman’ is given to _____

earthworm

27. ‘Ear’ is considered absent among _____

fishes

28. Whales found to live in seas and oceans are _____

mammals

29. Major part of the demands of energy in the present world is met by ___

fossil fuel

30. Atmospheric pollutants are found to remain present mainly in ___

troposphere