Explanation

The Induced Fit Model was proposed by Daniel Koshland in 1958.

• The enzyme active site is flexible, not rigid.
• Substrate binding induces a shape change in the enzyme.
• The perfect fit is achieved after binding, not before.

Explanation

• Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays
• He was discovered on 8 November 1895.
• He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Additional questions

• The penetrating power of X-rays depends on their frequency

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Explanation

• A Barometer is an instrument used to measure air (atmospheric) pressure.
• It helps in weather forecasting by measuring changes in atmospheric pressure.
• The mercury barometer is the oldest type of barometer.
• It was invented by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643.
• Barometers are widely used in meteorology and aviation.

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Explanation

• Alexander Graham Bell is credited as the inventor of the telephone.
• He was awarded the first successful patent for it.
• The telephone was invented in 1876.
• Bell made the first-ever telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson.

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Explanation

• A black hole has an extremely strong gravitational field.
• Its gravity is so powerful that even light cannot escape from it.
• Black holes are formed when very massive stars collapse after exhausting their fuel.
• The boundary beyond which nothing can escape is called the event horizon.
• The idea of black holes comes from Einstein's General Theory of Relativity (1915).

Last verified on 08-07-2026