General Science Questions

Protoplasm is the living content of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane.

J. E. Purkinje in the year 1839 coined the term 'protoplasm' for the fluid substance of the cell.

Life originated by chemosynthesis was proved in the laboratory by Miller.

Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids.

IUPAC Name :: (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol

Vitamin Name - Chemical Name

Vitamin A   -     Retinol

Vitamin B1  -    Thiamine

Vitamin B2  -    Riboflavin

Vitamin B3  -    Niacin

Vitamin B5  -    Pantothenic acid

Vitamin B6  -    Pyridoxin

Vitamin B7  -    Biotin

Vitamin B9  -    Folic acid

Vitamin B12  -   Cyanocobalamin

Vitamin C     -   Ascorbic acid

Vitamin D     -   Calciferol

Vitamin E      -   Tocoferol

Vitamin K      -   Phylloquinone and Menaquinones

Concave type of glasses are used in the headlights of the vehicles as the light from the bulb which is at focus will converges out and spreads and reflects back parallely.

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Nutrients are the substances in food that provide the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out all its essential processes.

There are six groups of nutrients:

1. Carbohydrates.

2. Fats.

3. Proteins.

4. Vitamins.

5. Minerals.

6. Water.

Monsoon experiment is abbreviated as MONEX.

The Monsoon Experiment is the core of the GARP Monsoon Subprogramme, which is a major international effort to achieve a better understanding of the Planetary monsoon circulation, the major seasonal perturbation of the general circulation of the atmosphere and the influence of the annual cycle of precipitation associated with the monsoon on the agriculture of the many populous nations of the region.

Hence, MONEX is associated with The Monsoon Experiment.