1. ‘Sharbati Sonora’ refers to ______
A variety of wheat
2. Kisan-Khad is an example of fertilizer ______
N-P-K
3. Commercial Cork is obtained from the bark of ______
Oak
4. The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resource is located at ______
New Delhi
5. Origin of species was published by ______
Charles Darwin
6. The deficiency of ______ in the body leads to diabetis.
Insulin
7. Antibiotics are ______
drugs prepared from moulds and mould like organisms
8. An instrument to hear and analyse movements of heart and lungs ______
Stethescope
9. Largest reptile is ______
Crocodile
10. Life span of RBC is ______
120 days
11. An adult person will have ______ liters of blood
43256
12. In GM food, GM stands for ______
Genetically modified
13. Vaccine for influenza has been discovered by_____
Salk
14. The number of chromosomes in a normal human body cell is_____
46
15. Who is known as the father of Genetics?
Gregor Johann Mendel
16. The average length of human pregnancy is_____
36-38 weeks
17. Colour vision is made possible by the cells in the retina called_____
cone cells
18. The naturally occurring anticoagulant in the human body is_____
Heparin
19. The cellular energy is made available in the form of_____
ATP
20. Osteomalacia symptomised by bone softening is due to the deficiency of_____
Vitamin D
21. 1 gm of carbohydrate food gives energy which is about _____
4.2 k.cal
22. Who is the father of cloning?
Ian Wilmut
23. Who invented oral polio vaccine?
Albert Sabin
24. Name the disease which created panic in Asian countries in 2003.
Avian Flu
25. Name the first transgenic crop sown in India.
Bt. Cotton
26. Write the scientific name of coconut.
Cocus nucifera
27. Name the largest flower in the world?
Rufflesia
28. National Institute of Communicable diseases is located at ___
New Delhi
29. Name the inventor of mercury thermometer.
Fahrenheit
30. Name the scientist who prepared smallpox vaccine first.
Edward Jenner