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Which crop's demand increased in India due to the American Civil War?

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Important Questions on Electromagnetic Waves

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Select two disease resistant crop varieties from the list of crop varieties given below:
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What triggers activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in a boll worm?
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How has the use of Agrobacterium as vectors helped in controlling Meloidogyne incognita infestation in tobacco plants? Explain in the correct sequence.
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Derive the expression for the fringe width in Young's double slit experiment.
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Long distance short- wave radio broadcasting uses
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Consider a Young's double slit experiment as shown in figure. What should be the slit separation d in terms of wavelength λ such that the first minima occurs directly in front of the slit (S1) ?

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A corn farmer has perennial problem of corn-borer infestation in his crop. Being environmentally conscious he does not want to spray insecticides. Suggest solution based on your knowledge of biotechnology. Write the steps carried out to achieve it.
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Obtain the expression for the fringe width of interference fringes in Young's Double slit experiment.

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Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Meloidogyne incognita?
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Derive the expression for the intensity at a point where interference of light occurs. Arrive at the conditions for maximum and zero intensity.

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Match List - I with List - II.
List-I List-II
(a) Source of microwave frequency (i) Radioactive decay of nucleus
(b) Source of infrared frequency (ii) Magnetron
(c) Source of Gamma Rays (iii) Inner shell electrons
(d) Source of X-rays (iv) Vibration of atoms and molecules
    (v) LASER
    (vi) RC circuit

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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What kind of fringes do you expect to observe if white light is used instead of monochromatic light?
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Nematode specific genes were introduced into the tobacco host plant using a vector
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If one of two identical slits producing interference in Young’s experiment is covered with glass, so that the light intensity passing through it is reduced to 50%, find the ratio of the maximum and minimum intensity of the fringe in the interference pattern.
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Two light waves of intensities I1 and I2 having same frequency pass through the same medium at a time in the same direction and interfere. The sum of the minimum and maximum intensities is
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Which of the following is true for Golden rice?
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The source of electromagnetic wave can be a charge.
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Out of the following options which one can be used to produce a propagating electromagnetic wave?