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Match the names of outstanding Indian scientists given in List I with the area of their specialised work given in List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I I. Dr. Raja Ramanna II. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan III. Prof. U. R. Rao IV. Prof. Meghnad Saha

List II A) Plant Chemistry B) Nuclear Physics E) Agricultural sciences

C) Thermodynamics and astrophysics

(a) I-C, II-E, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
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Answer: (c) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C
UPSC 1998 · Q119 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I I. Theory of Mutation II. Theory of Evolution III. One-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis IV. Operon concept

List II A) Beadle and Tatum

B) Jacob and Monod

C) Darwin

D) De Vries

(a) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
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Answer: (b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B