Practice Questions - general science mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Murrah, Mehsana, Jaffarbadi are breeds of

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Q-2)   The example of non-renewable source of energy is

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Q-3)   Chemically, the silk is

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Q-4)   Jatropha is a

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Explanation:

Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, euphorbiaceae. Currently the oil from Jatropha curcas seeds is used for making biodiesel fuel in Phillippines and in Brazil.


Q-5)   Cheese and Yogurt are products obtained by

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Q-6)   Most of eubacterial antibiotics are obtained from

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Explanation:

Bacillus subtilis is used to extract antibiotics substilin or Bacitracin.


Q-7)   The most common species for bee-keeping in India is

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Q-8)   Yeast Saccharomyces cervisiae is used in the industrial production of

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Explanation:

Commercial ethanol or ethyl alcohol is produced by yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.


Q-9)   Streptokinase which is used as a ‘clot buster’ obtained from

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Q-10)   The term antibiotic was coined by

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