Question

Neem was always a miracle tree. But new findings are attributing even

more miraculous properties cropping up with amazing frequency. The humble

neem could very well emerge as the solution to locust attacks and exploding

4population graph as well as providing cheap herbal medicines over the counter.

Whether a herbal medicine gives tough fight to pharmaceuticals or as an

environmentally safe natural pesticide need has evoked worldwide interest. So

much so that, as on April, 1995, there were 53 patents on neem related product

field worldwide. India holds just three. The sudden interest in neem and neem

related issues in India can be attributed to a controversial patent granted to W.R.

Grace a U.S. company in 1992 for a process it developed which preserves

azodirathy in, the primary active chemical produced by neem.

Questions:

(a) Make notes on the above passage and provide a title also. (4)

(b) Prepare the summary of the above p​

Answer 1

Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposures to toxins and toxicants.