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356: Elements having atomic number higher than 92 in the periodic table are known as

(a) Transitional elements

(b) Rare earth elements

(c) Transuranic elements

(d) Alkaline earth metals
357: Retina in the eyes acts as a ........ in the camera.

(a) Lens

(b) Shutter

(c) Film

(d) None of these
358: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I List II

(Achievement in genetics) (Scientists)

I. Discovery of tramsdiction and Conjugation in bacteria (A) Khurana
II. Establishing the sex-linked inheritance (B) Kornberg
III. Isolation of DNA polymerase form E. coli (C) Lederberg
IV. Establishing the complete genetic code (D) Morgan
(E) Ochoa
Codes:

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-E
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
359: Milk of the animals fed on grass contains large amounts of fat in:

(a) Summer

(b) Winter

(c) Spring

(d) Autumn
360: Consider the following statements :

1. Hepatitis B is several times more infectious than HIV/AIDS

2. Hepatitis B can cause liver cancer

Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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