Questions

In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

The operational period of 12th Five Year Plan is

Which of the following is used in the preparation of tincture iodine, cough syrup and many tonics?

Molecular clocks are based on the idea that _____.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A roundabout way of speaking

In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals.

What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?

A binding price ceiling is designed to