Monday, December 31, 2012

SSC Combined Graduate Level Model Questions Part 14

Ques 165. Who is known as the Father of Microscopy ?

Anthony Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723)

Ques 166. What are Terminator seeds ?

Terminator Seeds are used in GURT (Genetic Use Restriction Technology), commonly known as terminator technologies, are experimental forms of genetic engineering technology that provide the means to either restrict the use of a plant variety, or the expression of a trait in a plan variety.

Ques 167. What is the difference between Plant Cell & Animal Cell ?

Plasmodesmata, Chloroplast and Cell Wall is absent in animal cell while present in plant cells. Animal cells are of round irregular shape while plant cells are of rectangular fixed shape.

Ques 168. What is SONAR (Sound Navigation and Ranging) ?

It is a technique that uses sound propagation to detect objects on or under the surface of water.

Ques 169. First Indian to be a fellow of Royal Society of London ?

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. He is also the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute.

Ques 170. Kapala Kundala is composed by

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Ques 171. Kamayani poem is composed by

Jai Shankar Prasad

Ques 172. Ajanta Paintings depicts

Buddhist religious art which depict the Jataka Tales

Ques 173. Panchayati Raj system was introduced by

Article 243 if the Indian constitution.


Ques 174. What is Veterinary Science ?

Veterinary Science is the branch of Science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, of animals.

Ques 175. What is Animal Husbandry ?

Animal Husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding,raising,feeding of livestock.

Ques 176. When and Where was the 3rd BRICS summit held ?

14th April, 2011 - Sanya , China

Ques 176. When, where and by whom was the Moti Masjid of Delhi built ?

Mughal Emperor Aurungzeb build the Red Fort complex in New Delhi during 1659-1660

Ques 177. Who are the main founder of Microbiology ?

Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch.

Ques 178. Which is the longest bone and where is it located in the Human Body ?

Femur and it is located in Thigh.