421. Food is stored in plants in the form which carbohydrate?
1. Starch
2. Glucose
3. Fructose
4. Cellulose
Option “1” is correct The storage form of glucose in plants is starch, plants use light energy to produce glucose from carbon dioxide. The glucose is used to make cellulose fibers, the structural component of the plant, or is stored in the form of starch granules
422. Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, proposed his theory in which one of his books ?
1. The Families of flowering plant
2. The Origin of species
3. The Life on earth
4. The Story of the living world
Option “2” is correct The Origin of Species published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
423. The antibiotic penicillin is obtained from which of the following?
1. Synthetic process
2. A bacterium
3. Fungus
4. Virus infected cells
Option “3” is correct Penicillin is a secondary metabolite of certain species of Penicillium and is produced when growth of the fungus is inhibited by stress.
424. DPT vaccine is categorized as which of the following?
1. Anti-viral vaccine
2. Anti protozoan vaccine
3. Anti rickettsial vaccine
4. A combined vaccine
Option “4” is correct DTP vaccine is a combination of vaccine that confers immunity to diphtheria , tetanus , and pertussis.
425. ‘Mission Indradhanush’ Campaign in India is associated with?
1. Nutrition to Pregnant Women
2. Awareness of Diabetes
3. Eradication of blindness
4. Vaccination of children
Option “4” is correct Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has launched Mission Indradhanush on 25th December 2014 with the aim of expanding immunization coverage to all children across India by year 2020.
426. Which one of the following diseases is caused due to presence of excess arsenic in water?
Option “4” is correct Green banking is different from traditional banking, as green banking focus on promoting environment friendly banking. Green banking means Banks financing pro-environmental projects.
428. Which enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom except Protozoa?
1. Insulin
2. Pepsin
3. Renin
4. Amylase
Option “4” is correct
Amylase enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom except Protozoa. It helps in digesting carbohydrates.
429. Blue Revolution is related to:
1. Space research
2. Poultry
3. Drinking water
4. Fisheries
Option “4” is correct Blue Revolution means the adoption of a package programme to increase the production of fish and marine products.
Option “3” is correct BOD stands for Biochemical Oxygen Demand. It is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period.
