Biology miscellaneous


  1. Scurvey is caused by:









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    Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). It is sometimes also referred to as Barlow's disease, named after Sir Thomas Barlow, a British physician who described it in 1883. Scurvy can be prevented by consuming enough vitamin C, either in the diet or as a supplement.

    Correct Option: C

    Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). It is sometimes also referred to as Barlow's disease, named after Sir Thomas Barlow, a British physician who described it in 1883. Scurvy can be prevented by consuming enough vitamin C, either in the diet or as a supplement.


  1. Blue Revolution is related to:









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    Blue Revolution means the adoption of a package programme to increase the production of fish and marine products. The Blue Revolution in India was started in 1970 during the Fifth Five-Year Plan when the Central Government sponsored the Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA). It is related to fish breeding, fish rearing, fish marketing, and fish export.

    Correct Option: B

    Blue Revolution means the adoption of a package programme to increase the production of fish and marine products. The Blue Revolution in India was started in 1970 during the Fifth Five-Year Plan when the Central Government sponsored the Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA). It is related to fish breeding, fish rearing, fish marketing, and fish export.



  1. Approximate number of skeletal muscles is :









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    There are approximately 640 skeletal muscles within the typical human, and almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, resulting in approximately 320 pairs of muscles. Nevertheless, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently, e.g. regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. Examples range from 640 to 850.

    Correct Option: B

    There are approximately 640 skeletal muscles within the typical human, and almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, resulting in approximately 320 pairs of muscles. Nevertheless, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently, e.g. regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. Examples range from 640 to 850.


  1. What do you understand by the term ‘Dark Fermentation’?









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    Dark fermentation is the fermentative conversion of organic substrate to bio-hydrogen. It is a complex process manifested by diverse groups of bacteria, involving a series of biochemical reactions using three steps similar to anaerobic conversion. Wastewater is used as a potential substrate for bio-hydrogen production in the dark fermentation process.

    Correct Option: D

    Dark fermentation is the fermentative conversion of organic substrate to bio-hydrogen. It is a complex process manifested by diverse groups of bacteria, involving a series of biochemical reactions using three steps similar to anaerobic conversion. Wastewater is used as a potential substrate for bio-hydrogen production in the dark fermentation process.



  1. BOD stands for :









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    BOD stands for Biochemical Oxygen Demand. It is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. The BOD value is most commonly expressed in milligrams of oxygen consumed per litre of sample during 5 days of incubation at 20°C.

    Correct Option: C

    BOD stands for Biochemical Oxygen Demand. It is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. The BOD value is most commonly expressed in milligrams of oxygen consumed per litre of sample during 5 days of incubation at 20°C.