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WINTER 2015
B.Com FP
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SEMESTER - IV
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BFP 401 & Foundation in Science and Technology
B1589
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What do you understand by genetic engineering and enzyme immobilization?
10 marks
Unit no- 7
sub.section-7.6 ,pg.no-128
Genetic engineering is the technique of
introducing foreign DNA fragments into host
cells so that certain functions specific to the 5
foreign DNA can be carried out within them.
Enzyme immobilisation is a technique which is
used to chemically bind enzymes to certain
substances so that they are not lost in a single
chemical reaction but can be extracted and
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reused.
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What are the requisites for self-reliance?
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10 marks
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Unit no- 10
sub.section-10.5 ,pg.no-175
Development of confidence, freedom of action
and independent implementation of decisions
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and advancement in science, technology and
economy for one's own interest.Self-reliance as
a policy very well fits with the objectives of
handling problems that affect large masses of
people.
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Comment on the application areas of robotics.
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Unit no- 8
sub.section- 8.4 ,pg.no-140
A robot is a programmed computer which can
do many jobs at a time and also can be
reprogrammed for different uses. A robot can
drill holes of several different sizes, sort
vegetables, shear sheep, pluck chickens, form
rice cakes and assemble mechanical parts.
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10 marks
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Why DNA is negatively charged?
10 marks
Unit no-12,pg.no-203
The deoxyribo nucleic acid or DNA is negatively 10
charged and it moves in the solution towards the
cathode which is a positively charged electrode.
The phospho-di-ester bonds in the DNA stand as
the reason for the presence of slightly negative
charge on it.
10
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What do you think are the social objectives of India? List at least three areas in which
science and technology can help us in achieving them.
10 marks
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Unit no- 9
sub.section-9.5 ,pg.no-162
Identify social objectives
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Increasing industrial production, Growth in
5 agriculture, Egalitarian distribution of benefits
human welfare.
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Why water is called a universal solvent?
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Unit no- 11, pg.no-194
and
Water is called the ‘Universal Solvent’ because
it has the ability to dissolve most of the 10
compounds in it. This is possible because of the
polarity which water has. The molecule of the
water comprise of two elements hydrogen and
oxygen.
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Science
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10 marks
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