NATIONAL LEVEL QUIZ ON TISSUE CULTURE & BIOTECHNOLOGY

1. Tissue culture technique can be applied for 

1. crop improvement

2. synthetic seed production

3. propagation of rare plans

4. all of the above.

Answer: all of the above.

 

2. Who among the following is called "father of tissue culture" 

1. Nitsch

2. Haberlandt

3. S.C. Maheshwari

4. Stephen Hales.

Answer: Haberlandt

 

3. Who among the following is called "Father of Indian plant tissue culture" ? 

1. S.C. Maheshwara Swamy

2. T.M. Varghese

3. P. Maheshwari

4. C.M. Sarma.

Answer: P. Maheshwari

4. In India tissue culture technology was first developed at : 

1. Department of Botany, Delhi University, Delhi

2. Haryana Agriculture University Hissar

3. Central rice research institute, cuttack

4. Department of Botany, Patna University Patna.

Answer: Department of Botany, Delhi University, Delhi

 

World Zoonoses Day 2021

The World Zoonoses Day celebrated on 

6 June

7 August

6 July

Answer: 6 July

 

Who successfully invented and administered the first vaccine against Rabies? 

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

Answer: Louis Pasteur

 

In which year first vaccine against Rabies successfully administered 

1885

1875

1972

Answer: Louis Pasteur

 

Meaning of Zoonosis 

a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals

a disease which can be transmitted to humans from humans

a disease which can be transmitted to animals from humans

Answer: a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals

 

E-Quiz Competition on "Genetics"

 

The process of transfer of hereditary character from one generation to another is known as 

Physiology

Variation

Genetics

Mutation

Answer: Genetics

 

Who is known as father of genetics? 

Augustinian friar

Watson

Norman Borlaug

Gregor Mendel

Answer: Gregor Mendel

 

Name the chromosome found in the cells which are responsible for characters other than sex chromosomes? 

Mitochondrial chromosome

Genome

Autosomes

Y chromosome

Answer: Autosomes

 

A sudden change in the gene which is heritable from one generation to other is known as? 

Cloning

Totipotency

Mutation

Variation

Answer: Mutation

 

Which plant Gregor Mendel had cross breed for his experiment 

Pea plant

Groundnut plant

Onion plant

Carrot plant

 Answer: Pea plant

 

National Level e-Quiz on "COVID-Vaccine Sensitization" 

1. Causative agent of COVID-19 is 

Bacteria

Virus

Fungi

Protozoa

Answer: Virus

 

2. What are the symptoms of COVID-19? 

Fever

Dry cough

Fatigue

All the above

Answer: All the above

 

3. Who is most at risk of severe illness from COVID-19?

Above 60 years

Above 30 years

Above 10 years

Above 40 years

Answer: Above 60 years

 

4. How long does it take to develop symptoms? 

1-4 days

1-14 days

1-10 days

1-20 days

Answer: 1-14 days

 

National Quiz on Covid-19 and Vaccines

 

1. In which age group the COVID-19 spreads? 

COVID-19 occur in all age groups.

Corona virus infection is mild in children.

Older person and persons with pre-existing medical conditions are at high risk to develop serious illness.

All the above are correct

Answer: All the above are correct

 

2. What is Corona virus? 

It is a large family of viruses.

It belongs to the family of Nidovirus.

Both A and B are correct

Only A is correct.

Answer: Both A and B are correct

 

3. World Health Organisation on 11 February, 2020 announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak? What is the new name of the disease? 

COVID-19

COVn-19

COnV-20

COnVID-19

 Answer: COVID-19

 

4. The first case of novel corona virus was identified in- 

Beijing

Shanghai

Wuhan, Hubei

Tianjin

Answer: Wuhan, Hubei