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601.

The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal person is -

A. 82
B. 92
C. 72
D. 98
Answer» D. 98
602.

Which is the effect of antigen in an ill person?

A. It increases the production of W.B.C.
B. It increases the production of antibiotics
C. It increases the production of antiserum against bacteria
D. It prevents the growth of bacteria
Answer» C. It increases the production of antiserum against bacteria
603.

Which one of the following creatures has maximum number of ribs?

A. Crocodile oo
B. Snake
C. Ray fish
D. Flying mammal
Answer» C. Ray fish
604.

The ambient air quaility standard (24 hours' average) for lead in industrial area is

A. 0.65 pg/m3
B. 0/5 pg/m3
C. 1.0 pg/m3
D. 1.5 pg/m3
Answer» E.
605.

The disease which has been eradicated

A. Mumps
B. Measles
C. Small pox
D. Chicken pox
Answer» D. Chicken pox
606.

Transpiration increases in

A. Hot, thy and windy condition
B. Hot, damp and windy condition
C. Cool, damp and windy condition
D. Cool, dry and still condition
Answer» B. Hot, damp and windy condition
607.

Which of the following elements is obtained from the sea algae?

A. Argon
B. Sulphur
C. Vanadium
D. Iodine
Answer» E.
608.

The red, orange and yellow colours of leaf is due to

A. Aldehydes
B. Tannis
C. Lignins
D. Carotenold
Answer» E.
609.

The smallest known prokatyotic organism is

A. Microcystis
B. Mycoplasma
C. Bacteria
D. Chlorella
Answer» C. Bacteria
610.

Animals living in the three trunks are known as -

A. Arboreal
B. Voiant
C. Amphibious
D. Aquaticx
Answer» B. Voiant
611.

Which one of the following has most corrosive effect?

A. Air
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Plants
D. Water
Answer» E.
612.

Which of the following is effective against tuberculosis?

A. Penicillin
B. Chloromycetin
C. Terramycin
D. Streptomycin
Answer» E.
613.

A plant with compound leaves is -

A. Papaya
B. Coconut
C. Peepal
D. Hibiscus
Answer» C. Peepal
614.

Largest gland in human body is .

A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Pituitary
D. Thyroid
Answer» B. Pancreas
615.

Which of the following organelle is responsible for synthesizing of proteins in the cell?

A. Golgi apparatus
B. Ribosome
C. Lysosome
D. Nucleus
Answer» C. Lysosome
616.

The use of heat treatment of ore that includes smelting and roasting is termed as -

A. Electrometallurgy
B. Hydrometallurgy
C. Pyrometallurgy
D. Cryometallurgy
Answer» D. Cryometallurgy
617.

Which of the following foodcrops has the maximum content of proteins?

A. Cassava
B. Soyabean
C. Wheat
D. Maize
Answer» C. Wheat
618.

The floral part that produces pollen grains is -

A. Sepal
B. Petal
C. Anther
D. Ovary
Answer» D. Ovary
619.

The floral part that receives pollen grains during pollination is -

A. ovary
B. style
C. stigma
D. ovules
Answer» D. ovules
620.

Yeast, used in making bread is a

A. fungus
B. Plant
C. bacteria
D. seed
Answer» B. Plant
621.

Respiration is regarded as a

A. Synthetic Process
B. Catabolic Process
C. Anabolic Process
D. Reduction Process
Answer» C. Anabolic Process
622.

Yeast is a .

A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Algae
D. Bryophyte
Answer» C. Algae
623.

Flat footed camels can walk easily in sandy deserts because -

A. pressure on the sand is decreased by increasing the area of the surface in contact
B. pressure on the sand is increased by increasing the area of the surface in contact
C. pressure on the sand is decreased by decreasing the area of the surface in contact
D. pressure on the sand is increased by decreasing the area of the surface in contact
Answer» B. pressure on the sand is increased by increasing the area of the surface in contact
624.

Washing of peeled vegetables removes the vitamin -

A. A
B. C
C. D
D. E
Answer» C. D
625.

The fleshy thalamus is edible in -

A. Apple
B. Tomato
C. Orange
D. Mango
Answer» B. Tomato
626.

The edible part of Cabbage is -

A. fruit
B. condensed flower
C. vegetative bud
D. inflorescence
Answer» D. inflorescence
627.

Generally insects respire through

A. Skin
B. Gill
C. Lung
D. Spiracle
Answer» E.
628.

The oilseed which is not edible -

A. Sunflower
B. Cottonseed
C. Sesamurn
D. Groundnut
Answer» C. Sesamurn
629.

Persons who are colour-blind cannot distinguish between

A. yellow and white
B. green and blue
C. red and green
D. black and yellow
Answer» D. black and yellow
630.

What is the transplantation of graft between genetically identical individuals?

A. Autograft
B. Isograft
C. Allograft
D. Xenograft
Answer» C. Allograft
631.

What is the famous 'Chipko' movement associated with?

A. Saving the tigers
B. Saving the wetland
C. None of these
D. Trees
Answer» E.
632.

Blood groups were discovered by -

A. Altmann
B. Landsteiner
C. Losch
D. Ronald Ross
Answer» C. Losch
633.

fiber is used in making bulletproof vests.

A. Nylon-66
B. Terylene
C. Kevlar
D. Lexan
Answer» D. Lexan
634.

Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of -

A. sugars
B. water
C. vitamins
D. enzymes
Answer» C. vitamins
635.

The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by -

A. Protozoa
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Green plants
Answer» E.
636.

Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as-

A. Ammonification
B. Nitrification
C. Denitrification
D. Putrefaction
Answer» D. Putrefaction
637.

Which is the largest blood vessel, in human body?

A. Aorta
B. Anatomises
C. Tunica Intima
D. Atrium
Answer» B. Anatomises
638.

Bone ossification test is conducted to as certain human -

A. Brain efficiency
B. Tentative age
C. Tentative height
D. Drug addiction
Answer» C. Tentative height
639.

Coupling and repulsion are the two states of

A. linkage
B. chiasma
C. mutation
D. crossing over
Answer» B. chiasma
640.

Two richest known sources of edible protein are -

A. meat and eggs
B. milk and vegetables
C. soyabean and groundnut
D. some type of algae and other micro- organisms
Answer» D. some type of algae and other micro- organisms
641.

The hybrid between horse and donkey is called -

A. Pony
B. Colt
C. Mule
D. Zebra
Answer» D. Zebra
642.

'Corms & seeds are seeds with -

A. Long hairs
B. Wings
C. Bristles
D. Hooks
Answer» B. Wings
643.

Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called -

A. Vector
B. Transmitter
C. Drones
D. Conductor
Answer» B. Transmitter
644.

Blood Circulation was discovered by

A. Mary Anderson
B. Virginia Apgar
C. William Harvey
D. Robert Feulgen
Answer» D. Robert Feulgen
645.

Bakeries use yeast in bread-making because it

A. makes the bread hard
B. makes the bread soft and spongy
C. enhances the food values
D. keeps the bread fresh
Answer» C. enhances the food values
646.

What accumulates in the muscles after continuous strenuous physical exercise as a result of temporary anaerobic respiration that causes muscular fatigue?

A. ATP
B. Lactic acid
C. Ethyl alcohol
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer» C. Ethyl alcohol
647.

Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in -

A. peas
B. wheat
C. corn
D. oats
Answer» B. wheat
648.

Lichen is an association between which of the two?

A. Algae and fungus
B. Algae and tree
C. Fungus and tree
D. Bacteria and legume plant
Answer» B. Algae and tree
649.

In a human body, the longest bone is in the -

A. vertebral column
B. thigh
C. rib cage
D. arm
Answer» C. rib cage
650.

The scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time was -

A. Antonyvan Leewen Hock
B. William Harvey
C. Gregor Mendel
D. Ronald Ross
Answer» C. Gregor Mendel