Multiple Choice QuestionsThe objective of 'Ramsar Convention' was
forest conservation
wildlife conservation
wetland conservation
biodiversity conservation
C.
wetland conservation
Ramsar convention is an intergovernmental treaty whose objective is the conservation and sustainable utilisation of wetlands. This convention was named after the city of Ramsar in Iran and the convention was signed in 1971 and was effective from 25 december, 1975. The Ramsar list of wetlands of internation importance new includes over 2,000 sites known as Ramsar sites.
Which of the following human parasites require mosquito to complete their life-cycle?
Ascaris tumbricoides and Wuchereria bancrofti
Leishmania donovani and Plasmodium ovale
Ascaris lumbricoides and Leishmania donovani
Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium ovale
In which diagnostic system, piezoelectric effect and reverse piezoelectric effect are involved?
EEG
CAT
USG
MRI
Main cause of eutrophication is
fluctuation of temperature
unusual growth of aquatic vegetations
enrichment of nutrients
abundance of microorganisms
If the sequence of bases in the coding strand of a double-stranded DNA is 5'-GTTCGAGTC-3', the sequence of bases in its transcript will be
5'-GACUCGAAC-3'
5'-CAAGCUCAG-3'
5'-GUUCGAGUC-3'
5'-CUGAGCUUG-3'
Immunity that develops in the foetus after receiving antibodies from mother's blood through placenta is
naturally acquired active immunity
artificially acquired active immunity
naturally acquired passive immunity
artificially acquired passive immunity
Which of the following processes was discovered by Lederberg and Tatum (1946)?
Transduction
Transformation
Asexual reproduction
Conjugation
The component of bacteria that retains the crystal violet stain during Gram staining is
O- antigen
lipopolysaccharide
peptidoglycan
cytoplasmic membrane
During gene cloning, the enzyme used to join the insert DNA with the plasmid vector is
DNA ligase
restriction endonuclease
alkaline phosphatase
exonuclease
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