Q81. Which of the following is a common adulterant of mustard oilseeds?
A Prickly seeds
B Poppy seeds
C Cumin seeds
D None of the above
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Correct answer: Poppy seeds
Q82. Who discovered bacteria?
A Fleming
B Lamble
C Temin
D Leeuwenhoek
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Correct answer: Leeuwenhoek
Q83. Jonas Salk is known for the discovery of
A Smallpox vaccine
B Cholera vaccine
C Polio vaccine
D None of the above
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Correct answer: Polio vaccine
Q84. Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?
A Cardiology
B Influenza virus
C HIV/AIDS
D Alzheimer
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Correct answer: Influenza virus
Q85. What is Jarvik-7?
A Electronic leg
B Pace maker
C Artificial heart
D Artificial eye
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Correct answer: Artificial heart
Q86. For human nutrition, tomatoes are a rich source of
A Acetic acid
B Methonic acid
C Citric acid
D Oxalic acid
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Correct answer: Citric acid
Q87. Which of the following accounts for the red colour of tomato?
A Capsaicin
B Carotene
C Anthocyanin
D Lycopene
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Correct answer: Lycopene
Q88. Which one of the following is responsible for the red colour of tomato?
A b-Carotene
B Anthocyanin
C Lycopene
D None of these
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Correct answer: Lycopene
Q89. It is possible to produce seedless tomato fruits by
A Applying trace elements in tomato fruits
B Spraying mineral solution on plants
C Spraying hormones on flowers
D Applying fertilizers containing radioactive elements
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Correct answer: Spraying hormones on flowers
Q90. A biojector is
A An H.I.V. immunisation syringe
B A bio-plastic injector
C A painless needle injector
D A painless needleless injector
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Correct answer: A painless needleless injector
Q91. Which animal cannot digest fibres properly?
A Goat
B Cow
C Elephant
D Pig
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Correct answer: Pig
Q92. Camels use their hump for
A Storage of water
B Storage of fat
C To make balance of body while moving on sand
D To regulate the temperature
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Correct answer: Storage of fat
Q93. It is harmful to sleep under a tree at night because the tree releases
A Oxygen
B Carbon dioxide
C Carbon mono-oxide
D Sulphur dioxide
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Correct answer: Carbon dioxide
Q94. In cold storages decomposition of fruits and vegetables
A Ends forever
B Gets stopped for some time
C Remains unaffected
D Gets retarded
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Correct answer: Gets retarded
Q95. Censer mechanism of dispersal of seeds is found in
A Pen
B Poppy
C Cotton
D Maize
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Correct answer: Poppy
Q96. Which one is not required for the germination of seed?
A Light
B Humidity
C Proper temperature
D Oxygen
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Correct answer: Light
Q97. Which three in circumstances among these are most necessary in the germination of single seed plants?
A Soil, water, oxygen
B Water, proper temperature, oxygen
C Proper temperature, oxygen, CO2
D Temperature, oxygen, light
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Correct answer: Water, proper temperature, oxygen
Q98. Who discovered that plants and trees also have life?
A Robert Koach
B J.C. Bose
C Benjamin Franklin
D Louis Pasteur
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Correct answer: J.C. Bose
Q99. Kiwi is
A A species of vulture found in Amazon forest only
B Flightless bird found only in New Zealand
C A desert snake
D Fastest flying Chiropteran mammal of Australia
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Correct answer: Flightless bird found only in New Zealand
Q100. The largest flower in the world is
A Lotus
B Sunflower
C Rafflesia
D Glory Lily
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Correct answer: Rafflesia