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51.

Universal blood recipient is

A.  blood group O              
B.  blood group AB  
C.  blood group A    
D.         blood group B
Answer» C.  blood group A    
52.

Which of the following organs can be called as a sort of "blood bank"?

A.  Lungs                          
B.  Heart
C.  Liver                
D.         Spleen  
Answer» E.
53.

Percentage of oxygen supplied by haemoglobin is

A.  97%                 
B.  100%
C.  49%               
D.         3%
Answer» B.  100%
54.

Functional and structural unit of kidney is

A.  nephron                         
B.  seminiferous tubule
C.  acini                            
D.  None of these
Answer» B.  seminiferous tubule
55.

Neurons receive signals through their _______ and send signals to other neurons through their_______.

A.  dendrites ... receptors
B.  end feet... cell bodies and dendrites
C.  cell bodies and dendrites... axons  
D.  transmitter vesicles ... axons
Answer» D.  transmitter vesicles ... axons
56.

Which of the following disease is not concerned with disorders of circulatory system?

A.  Heart failure
B.  Angina
C.  Coronary artery disease
D.  Uremia  
Answer» E.
57.

Air is breathed through

A.  Trachea - lungs - larynx - pharynx - alveoli
B.  Nose - larynx - pharynx - bronchus - alveoli -bronchioles
C.  Nostrils - pharynx - larynx - trachea - bronchi -bronchioles - alveoli  
D.  Nose - mouth - lungs
Answer» D.  Nose - mouth - lungs
58.

 Antibodies are

A.  carbohydrates               
B.  immune globulins  
C.  globular proteins 
D.         extrinsic proteins
Answer» C.  globular proteins 
59.

Which one of the following organs in the human body is most affected due to shortage of oxygen?

A.  Intestine                       
B.  Skin
C.  Kidney             
D.         Brain  
Answer» E.
60.

Child death may occur in the marriage between

A.  \[R{{h}^{+}}\]man and \[R{{h}^{+}}\]woman
B.  \[R{{h}^{+}}\] man and \[R{{h}^{-}}\] woman  
C.  \[R{{h}^{-}}\] man and R woman
D.  \[R{{h}^{-}}\] man and \[R{{h}^{+}}\] woman
Answer» C.  \[R{{h}^{-}}\] man and R woman
61.

Melatonin is produced by

A.  thymus                        
B.  skin
C.  pituitary             
D.         pineal gland  
Answer» E.
62.

In which of the following reptiles four chambered heart is present?

A.  Lizard                          
B.  Snake
C.  Scorpion             
D.         Crocodile  
Answer» E.
63.

The food that gives more calories per unit mass of food is

A.  protein                         
B.  carbohydrates
C.  fat                   
D.         water
Answer» D.         water
64.

Which part of the alimentary canal does not secrete any enzyme?

A.  Mouth            
B.  Oesophagus  
C.  Stomach           
D.         Duodenum
Answer» C.  Stomach           
65.

From a cross AABb x aaBb, the genotypes AaBB: AaBb: Aabb: aabb will be obtained in the following ratio

A.  1:1:1:1            
B.  1:2:1:0  
C.  0:3:1:0          
D.         1:1:1:0
Answer» C.  0:3:1:0          
66.

How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea pod were chosen by Mendel?

A.  2                                
B.  3
C.  4                    
D.         7  
Answer» E.
67.

How many different kinds of gametes will be produced by a plant having the genotype AABbCC?

A.  Nine                
B.  Two  
C.  Three             
D.         Four
Answer» C.  Three             
68.

In Down's syndrome of a male child, the sex complement is

A.  XO                             
B.  XY  
C.  XX                              
D.  XXY
Answer» C.  XX                              
69.

Which of the following is not a part of Darwin's theory of evolution?

A.  Genetic drift  
B.  Natural selection
C.  Survival of the fittest
D.  Struggle for existence
Answer» B.  Natural selection
70.

According to special creation theory the earth is about

A.  4000 yrs old                   
B.  4.5 M yrs old
C.  4.5 B yrs old                
D.  10000 yrs old
Answer» B.  4.5 M yrs old
71.

The two strands of DNA are held together by

A.  peptide bonds   
B.  phosphodiester bonds
C.  hydrogen bonds  
D.  S - S bonds
Answer» D.  S - S bonds
72.

The first organisms were

A.  Chemoautotrophs
B.  Chemo heterotrophs  
C.  Autotrophs
D.  Eukaryotes
Answer» C.  Autotrophs
73.

Genetic variation in a population arises due to

A.  Mutations only
B.  Recombination only
C.  Mutations as well as recombination  
D.  Reproductive isolation and selection
Answer» D.  Reproductive isolation and selection
74.

Which one is linked to evolution?

A.  Extinction                    
B.  Competition
C.  Variation                       
D.  Reproduction
Answer» D.  Reproduction
75.

A dihybrid condition is

A.  tt Rr                
B.  Tt rr
C.  tt rr                
D.         Tt Rr  
Answer» E.
76.

The kind of evolution in which two species of different geneology come to resemble one another closely, is termed as

A.  progressive evolution
B.  convergent evolution  
C.  parallel evolution
D.  retrogressive evolution
Answer» C.  parallel evolution
77.

Homologous organs are

A.  wings of insects and bat
B.  gills of fish and lungs of rabbit
C.  pectoral fins of fish and fore limbs of horse  
D.  wings of grosshopper and crow
Answer» D.  wings of grosshopper and crow
78.

The book' Origin of Species' is written by

A.  Aristotle                       
B.  Darwin  
C.  Watson             
D.         Lamarck
Answer» C.  Watson             
79.

Scientific name of man is

A.  Cams familiaris             
B.  Homo habilis
C.  Homo erectus               
D.  Homo sapiens  
Answer» E.
80.

Nucleotide arrangement in DNA can be seen by

A.  X-ray crystallography  
B.  Electron microscope
C.  Ultracentrifuge
D.  Light microscope
Answer» B.  Electron microscope
81.

A nucleoside differs from a nucleotide in not having

A.  phosphate  
B.  sugar
C.  nitrogen base
D.  phosphate and sugar
Answer» B.  sugar
82.

Ligase helps in

A.  removal of few genes
B.  translation
C.  inserting few genes in DNA  
D.  bringing transversion in chromosomes
Answer» D.  bringing transversion in chromosomes
83.

Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

A.  Thymine, Uracil             -   Pyrimidines
B.  Uracil, Cytosine             -   Pyrimidines
C.  Guanine, Adenine          -   Purines
D.  Adenine, Thymine          -   Purines  
Answer» E.
84.

The process of translation is

A.  ribosome synthesis
B.  protein synthesis  
C.  DNA synthesis
D.  RNA synthesis
Answer» C.  DNA synthesis
85.

A nucleotide is formed of

A.  purine, pyrimidine and phosphate
B.  purine, sugar and phosphate
C.  nitrogenous bases, sugar and phosphate  
D.  pyrimidine, sugar and phosphate
Answer» D.  pyrimidine, sugar and phosphate
86.

Mutation rates are affected by

A.  temperature
B.  X-rays
C.  gamma and beta radiation
D.  All of the above  
Answer» E.
87.

Which is not a part of atmosphere?

A.  Light                           
B.  Temperature
C.  Edaphic factor      
D.         Precipitation
Answer» D.         Precipitation
88.

Which constituent of the atmosphere is likely to change if the forest cover is removed?

A.  \[{{O}_{2}}\] level is increased
B.  \[C{{O}_{2}}\] level is increased  
C.  \[{{O}_{2}}\] level is significantly increases
D.  \[C{{O}_{2}}\] level is significantly decreased
Answer» C.  \[{{O}_{2}}\] level is significantly increases
89.

Deforestation causes

A.  soil erosion
B.  loss of biodiversity
C.  disturbance in hydrological cycle
D.  All of the above  
Answer» E.
90.

Acid rain is caused due to increase in concentration of (in atmosphere)

A.  \[S{{O}_{2}}\], and \[N{{O}_{2}}\]                   
B.  \[CO\] and \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
C.  \[CO\]and \[S{{O}_{3}}\]     
D.         \[{{O}_{3}}\] and dust
Answer» B.  \[CO\] and \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
91.

Greenhouse gases include

A.  \[C{{O}_{2}},CFC,C{{H}_{4}}\]and \[N{{O}_{2}}\]  
B.  \[C{{O}_{2}},{{O}_{2}},{{N}_{2}},N{{O}_{2}}\]and \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
C.  \[C{{H}_{4}},{{N}_{2}},C{{O}_{2}}\]and \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
D.  \[CFC,C{{O}_{2}},N{{H}_{3}}\]and\[{{N}_{2}}\]
Answer» B.  \[C{{O}_{2}},{{O}_{2}},{{N}_{2}},N{{O}_{2}}\]and \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
92.

Today the concentration of green-house gases is very high because of

A.  use of refrigerator
B.  increased combustion of oils and coal
C.  deforestation
D.  All of the above  
Answer» E.
93.

Ozone layer is formed in which zone of atmosphere

A.  Mesosphere                  
B.  Stratosphere  
C.  Troposphere       
D.        Ionosphere
Answer» C.  Troposphere       
94.

Volcano is _________ source of pollution.

A.  artificial                       
B.  natural  
C.  Both [a] and [b]
D.  man-made
Answer» C.  Both [a] and [b]
95.

Which of the following is most harmful pollutant?

A.  \[N{{O}_{2}}\]                       
B.  \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
C.  \[S{{O}_{2}}\]                 
D.         \[CO\]
Answer» D.         \[CO\]
96.

Noise pollution is created if noise is in excess to -

A.  70-75 dB                     
B.  50-60 dB
C.  80-99 dB              
D.        40-65 dB
Answer» D.        40-65 dB
97.

Which one of the following areas in India, is a hot spot of biodiversity?

A.  Eastern Ghats               
B.  Gangetic Plain
C.  Sunderbans        
D.        Western Ghats  
Answer» E.
98.

Resemblance of one organism to another for protection and hiding is

A.  Mimicry                         
B.  Predation
C.  Adaptation         
D.         Camouflage
Answer» B.  Predation
99.

Which one of the following is an example of Ex-situ conservation?

A.  Wildlife sanctuary         
B.  Seed bank  
C.  Sacred groves     
D.         National park
Answer» C.  Sacred groves     
100.

'Project Tiger' in India was started in

A.  1970                           
B.  1972  
C.  1981                 
D.         1985
Answer» C.  1981