Fishing Cat
The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. It is mostly found in... View Article
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Red Panda
The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a carnivore native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. Despite its name it... View Article
07 Apr 2021: The Hindu Analysis
UPSC Current Affairs Preparation: The Hindu Analysis Watch expert analysis of ‘The Hindu’ dated 7th April 2021. Important news and... View Article
IUCN Indian Crocodiles & World Crocodile Day
Crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. There are a... View Article
Amazon Fund
The Amazon Fund is a REDD+ mechanism created in 2008 to raise donations earmarked for non-refundable investments in preventing, monitoring... View Article
Gist of Kurukshetra March 2021 Issue: Budget for Rural India 2021-22
Kurukshetra Magazine is a vital source of study material for the UPSC IAS exam. It is a monthly magazine that... View Article
What Kind of Enzyme Is RuBisCO?
RuBisCO is ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase. It has an affinity for both CO2 and O2 and catalyses both carboxylation and... View Article
What Is the Full Name of RuBisCO?
The full name of RuBisCO is ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase. It catalyses the carbon fixation step in the Calvin cycle.... View Article
What Is the Function of RuBP?
RuBP or ribulose bisphosphate is the primary acceptor of CO2 in the Calvin cycle. It is a five-carbon ketose sugar.... View Article
What Is RuBisCO in the Calvin Cycle?
RuBisCO is the main enzyme for carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle. It catalyses the first step of carbon fixation.... View Article
What Is the Function of Amylase?
Amylase is the enzyme that hydrolyses starch to simple sugars such as disaccharides, maltose. E.g. salivary amylase, pancreatic amylase. It... View Article
What Are the 4 Subunits of Hemoglobin?
Haemoglobin is a tetrameric protein. The adult haemoglobin (HbA) contains two alpha subunits and two beta subunits. Each subunit is... View Article
When Temperature Increases Oxyhaemoglobin Curve Will Become?
When temperature increases, the oxyhaemoglobin curve becomes flat as the concentration of oxyhaemoglobin decreases and the curve shifts to the... View Article
What Are HbA2 and HbF?
Haemoglobin contains four subunits. The adult haemoglobin or HbA contains two alpha and two beta chains ( 2 2), whereas... View Article
Why Do Cells Need Oxygen?
Cells require oxygen to perform cellular respiration. Oxygen acts as a final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain to... View Article
What Does Oxytocin Do During Labor?
Oxytocin stimulates contractions of smooth muscles in the uterus and induces labour. It is a hormone secreted by the pituitary... View Article
What Releases Oxytocin in a Woman?
Oxytocin is synthesised in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary or neurohypophysis. Oxytocin stimulates the contraction of smooth... View Article
Are Flatworms Coelomate?
No, flatworms are acoelomates. They have dorsoventrally flattened bodies and belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes. Also Check: Coelom Coelenterata MCQs... View Article
Which Members of Cnidaria Are Designed for a Sessile Lifestyle?
Polyps are sessile. They have a cylindrical shape. Examples are hydra, sea anemone, etc. Class Anthozoa contains only polyp forms... View Article
What Does Ctenophora Mean?
Ctenophora is an invertebrate phylum containing sea walnuts or comb jellies. They are marine, diploblastic, radially symmetrical and have tissue... View Article
