Basic Science Questions with Answers for Practice
Write the name, which of the following is a Kharif crop?
(A) Barley
(B) Mustard
(C) Millet
(D) Groundnut
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Kharif crops – The crops sown in June-July in the Indian subcontinent are called Kharif crops. These crops are harvested in October and November. These require high temperature and humidity at the time of sowing and dry environment at the time of ripening.
Main Kharif crops – Cotton, groundnut, paddy, millet, maize, sweet potato, urad, moong, moth cowpea (Chanwala), jowar, arhar, dhaincha, sugarcane, soybean, okra, sesame, guar, jute, flax etc.
Blood group was discovered by -
(A) Karl Landsteiner
(B) Pavlov
(C) Alexander Fleming
(D) William Harvey
Correct Answer : A
Penicillin is extracted from-
(A) Fungus
(B) Lichen
(C) Yeast
(D) Algae
Correct Answer : A
Pituitary gland is located in?
(A) Liver
(B) Intestine
(C) Brain
(D) Kidney
Correct Answer : C
Goiter / excessive growth of thyroid gland causes by the deficiency of:
(A) Calcium
(B) potassium
(C) Iodine
(D) Iron
Correct Answer : C
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