General Science

The National Institute of Virology is located in Pune, Maharashtra. It is a major Indian centre for virology research and surveillance.

Sunlight takes about 8 minutes 20 seconds to travel from the Sun to Earth, across an average distance of about 1 astronomical unit.

The hypothalamus helps regulate body temperature by integrating signals from the body and coordinating heat-loss and heat-production responses.

Plants can release water vapour, carbon dioxide and oxygen through processes such as transpiration, respiration and photosynthesis; hence the source answer is “all”.

The carbohydrate stored in the liver is glycogen. It is a storage form of glucose that can be broken down to help maintain blood glucose levels.

Mendel conducted his classic inheritance experiments mainly on the garden pea (Pisum sativum). His results were published in 1866.

Param refers to PARAM, India’s indigenous supercomputer programme. PARAM 8000 was unveiled in 1991 by C-DAC.

Carbon Dioxide is used in fire extinguishers because it is non-combustible and can suppress flames by displacing oxygen; CO₂ extinguishers are widely used for electrical fires.

Decreases is correct because increasing pressure slightly lowers the melting point of ice due to the greater density of liquid water.

Lithium is the lightest metal; its symbol is Li and atomic number is 3.

Calciferol is the scientific/common chemical name used for Vitamin D in basic nutrition; vitamin D includes forms such as D2 and D3.

Pascal is the SI unit of pressure. One pascal equals one newton per square metre.

Jupiter is a gas giant. Jupiter is the largest planet and is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.

Hyderabad is the city where the National Institute of Nutrition is located.

Xenon can be used as an inhalational anaesthetic gas in specialised medical settings.

Steel transmits sound fastest among the listed media because sound generally travels faster in solids than in liquids or gases.

Cavendish is credited with discovering hydrogen as a distinct gas in 1766. He called it inflammable air.

Lunar Eclipse is a popular term for a total lunar eclipse, when the Moon can appear reddish because of Earth’s atmosphere.

Beri Beri deficiency causes beriberi, a disease affecting the nervous system and cardiovascular system.

The correct answer is Amla. This is the key factual association tested by the question and should be remembered with the subject named in the question.