MPSC PYQ

Carbon fixation

Carbon fixation is a Environment concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2014, 2015). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2014–2015
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PhotosynthesisBiomass energyBasic environmental scienceChemistry of fuels

Real questions that test this

पुढील कोणते विधान योग्य आहे ? Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?

(a)अ. कार्बन स्थिरीकरण तुलनेने ताजी बाब आहे. / a. Carbon fixation is a comparatively recent phenomenon.

(b)ब. प्रत्येक औष्णिक, रासायनिक व जैवरासायनिक रूपांतर स्थायू, द्रव व वायूरूपी इंधन तयार करते. / b. Each of the thermal, chemical and biochemical conversions results in solid, liquid and gas form of fuel.

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)फक्त ब / Only b✓ Correct
3)कोणतेही नाही / Neither a nor b
4)अ आणि ब दोन्ही / Both a and b

Statement b is correct because thermal, chemical, and biochemical conversions of biomass or carbon sources can yield solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels.

वनस्पतींमध्ये कोणते विकर जास्त प्रमाणात आढळते ? In plants, which enzyme is found in largest quantity ?

1)बीटा गॅलॅक्टोसाइडेज / β galactosidase
2)आर.यु.बी.पी. कारबॉक्सीलेज / RuBP carboxylase✓ Correct
3)एंटेरोकायनेज / Enterokinase
4)हिटेरोकायनेज / Heterokinase

RuBisCO (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase) is the most abundant enzyme on Earth and is found in largest quantities in plants.

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