General Science - Questions and Answers

596. Given below are two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : A lock of Einstens hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein.Reason (R) : The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical off-spring.

597. Given below are two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : Urine of some insects and birds contains uric acid.Reason (R) : Uric acid is more poisonous than urea.

598. Given below are two statements, labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ? 1. Assertion (A) : When our body is excited, we breathe at a higher rate. 2. Reason (R) : When oxygen content in arterial blood increases, breathing becomes faster.

599. Given below are two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : The vaccine enables the body to build up its own antibodies.Reason (R) : Active immunity can be acquired only by injecting dead or weakened germs into the body.

600. Given below are two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : In a musical contest it can be experienced that one instrument produces sweeter sound than the other.Reason (R) : Quality of musical sound depends only on the pitch and loudness.