Question

Match List I with List II 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
 

• A. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• B. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
• C. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
• D. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

Hint:

These are "Big Names" in biology. Landsteiner = Blood; Watson/Crick = DNA; Borlaug = Wheat/Green Rev; McClintock = Jumping Genes.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
The question matches historical scientific breakthroughs with the researchers who led those discoveries.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:

• Discovery of human blood group (A-III): Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system in 1900, for which he received the Nobel Prize.

• Double helical model of DNA (B-II): Proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, with critical X-ray diffraction data from Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.

• Genetic improvement of Mexican wheat (C-IV): Norman Borlaug, known as the "Father of the Green Revolution," developed semi-dwarf, high-yielding, rust-resistant wheat varieties in Mexico.

• Mobile genetic elements in maize (D-I): Barbara McClintock discovered "jumping genes" (transposons) in maize, a discovery that challenged the idea of a stable genome.
Final Answer:
Matching: A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I. This is found in option (C).