General Science Questions

Charaka Samhita was a work on Medicine.

In the given options, a high-fat diet is the only factor that contributes to hypertension.

DNA stands for Deoxyribo nucleic acid. It is a nucleic acid made up of monomeric unit called Nucleotide.

A nucleotide consist of -

a) Sugar - Deoxyribose in DNA ( ribose in RNA)

b) An organic base- Adenine, cytosine, guanine.

A homogeneous mixture is also called as solution.

The term "solution" is more frequently used when a homogeneous mixture is a liquid, although it is sometimes used if the homogeneous mixture is a gas.

Another name for a solid homogeneous mixture of metals is an alloy.

Here 6CO2 + 6H2O -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2 is the only option which best summarizes photosynthesis. We know that, photosynthesis is the reverse of cellular respiration in that carbon dioxide is used with water to form sugar, and oxygen is released.

The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The air is very well mixed and the temperature decreases with altitude. Air in the troposphere is heated from the ground up. The surface of the Earth absorbs energy and heats up faster than the air does.

Chemically marble is known as Calcareous rock as it is composed of carbonate minerals like calcite or dolomite.