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A free living anaerobic nitrogen fixer is (A) Beijernickia (B) Rhodospirillum (C) Rhizobium (D) Azotobacter

Rhodospirillum Free-living nitrogen-fixing aerobic bacteria are Azotobacter and Beijerinckia and anaerobic bacteria is Rhodospirillum. Rhizobium... View Article

Thillana is a format of (A) Kuchipudi (B) Odissi (C) Bharatnatyam (D) Kathak

Thillana is a format of Bharatnatyam Bharata Natyam is an age-old art, which is over two thousand years old. The art form originated in the... View Article

What are the functions of tRNA?

The functions of tRNA are as follows: 1. It plays an important role in protein synthesis. 2. It acts as an adapter molecule for linking amino... View Article

IUCN stands for (A) Indian Union of Chemical Nomenclature (B) Indian Union for Conservation of Nature (C) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (D) International Union for Conservation of Nutrients

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources The official full form of IUCN is the International Union for Conservation... View Article

The crescograph was invented by (A) Bose (B) Pfeffer (C) Ganong (D) Dixon

Bose A crescograph is defined as the device which is used for measuring the growth in plants. Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, an Indian botanist and... View Article

Sketch and label clover leaf model of T-RNA

The structure of clover leaf model of T-RNA is shown below:... View Article

Glucose is taken back from glomerular filtrate through (A) active transport (B) passive transport (C) osmosis (D) diffusion

Active transport Glucose is taken back from the glomerular filtrate by the proximal convoluted tubule by active transport. Therefore, the correct... View Article

Fill in the blanks: Why are you feeling so __? Has anyone treated you ? (A) bad, badly (B) badly, bad (C) badly, badly (D) bad, bad

Bad, badly Why are you feeling so bad? Has anyone treated you badly? Hence, the correct option is (A)... View Article

Mica is a nonmetallic mineral (A) True (B) False

True Non-metallic minerals do not contain metals. Limestone, mica and gypsum are examples of such minerals. Mica is a shiny and non metallic... View Article

Multiply and express as a mixed fraction: 3(2/5) x 8

On further calculation, = (17 x 8)/5 = 136/5 We get,... View Article

A resolution declaring purna swaraj was passed in the congress session held at ___________ (A) Lahore (B) Calcutta (C) Gaya (D) Haripura

Lahore The Congress session was held at Lahore in 1929. This session was very significant because in this Lahore session the prominent party... View Article

Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river? (A) Humayun (B) Babur (C) Jahangir (D) Aurangzeb

Humayun Humayun ascended the throne in 1530 and in 1533 founded a new city, Din Panah, on the bank of the Yamuna River. Sher Shah, who defeated... View Article

The probability of an event can be greater than: (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

zero The probability of an event is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1. Hence, the correct option is (A)... View Article

What are ultrasonic waves?

Sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing are called ultrasound. The limit varies from person to person... View Article

Mumbai receives more rainfall than pune because ____________ (A) Mumbai is on the windward side (B) Pune is at a greater elevation (C) Mumbai is a coastal city (D) Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai

Mumbai is on the windward side Mumbai is located on the coast and Pune is in the interior. Hence, Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune. Mumbai... View Article

Which one of the given measures of dispersion is considered best? (A) Standard deviation (B) Range (C) Mean deviation (D) Coefficient of variation

Standard deviation The square root of the variance is known as the standard deviation i.e. S.D. = √σ. Standard Deviation, the most... View Article

In which battle did Khanderao Holkar died? (A) Battle of Panipat (B) Battle of Chakan (C) Battle of Kumbheri (D) Battle of Khed

Battle of Kumbheri Punyashloka Ahilyabai Holkar was the wife of Khanderao, who was Malharrao’s son. Khanderao died in the battle of... View Article

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