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851.

Which base in place of thymine is present in RNA?

A. Adenine
B. Guanine
C. Uracil
D. Cytosine
Answer» D. Cytosine
852.

Membrane lipids of chillsensitive plants contain -

A. low proportion of saturated fatty acids.
B. low proportion of unsaturated fatty acids.
C. equal proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
D. high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids.
Answer» E.
853.

Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of which of the following?

A. Vitamin 'C'
B. Calcium
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrate
Answer» B. Calcium
854.

The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is -

A. 4 - 6
B. 2 - 4
C. 8 - 10
D. 12 - 16
Answer» B. 2 - 4
855.

The number of chromosomes present in the somatic cell of the human cell is -

A. 23
B. 44
C. 46
D. 92
Answer» D. 92
856.

The food in Onion is stored in the form of -

A. Cellulose
B. Protein
C. Starch
D. Sugar
Answer» E.
857.

A prokaryotic cell does not have which of the followin

A. Ribosomes
B. Cell membrane
C. Nucleus
D. DNA
Answer» D. DNA
858.

The virus of AIDS affects the growth of

A. Haemoglobin
B. RBCs in blood
C. T cells in blood
D. Grey cells in brain
Answer» D. Grey cells in brain
859.

Which of the following is another name for the fish farming revolution?

A. Blue revolution
B. White revolution
C. Yellow revolution
D. Brown revolution
Answer» B. White revolution
860.

For digestion of fat, bile is needed. This is secreted by the

A. stomach
B. pituitary gland
C. pancreas
D. liver
Answer» E.
861.

Which of the following micro- organisms is used in milk curdli

A. Acetobacter
B. Leticonost
C. Bacillus
D. Lactobacillus
Answer» E.
862.

The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms is -

A. Cell
B. Tissue
C. Organ
D. Systems
Answer» B. Tissue
863.

Estrogen and Progesterone control and stimulate the growth in:

A. Pituitary Gland
B. Thyroid Gland
C. Mammary Gland
D. Supra Renal Gland
Answer» D. Supra Renal Gland
864.

Estrogen and progesterone control and stimulate the growth of

A. pituatary gland
B. thyroid gland
C. mammary gland
D. supra renal gland
Answer» D. supra renal gland
865.

Golden Revolution in India refers to growth of -

A. Militancy in the northeast
B. Oilseeds production
C. Horticulture
D. Increased importing of gold
Answer» C. Horticulture
866.

The waste management technique that involves the use of microorganisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from contaminated site is called

A. Bio sensor
B. Bio magnification
C. Bio remecliation
D. Bio concentration
Answer» D. Bio concentration
867.

Vegetable oils are converted into solid fat (ghee) by -

A. Hydrolysis
B. Addition of agar
C. Oxidation using air and a catalyst
D. Hydrogenation
Answer» E.
868.

Which of the following organisms is most likely to produce green-house gases such as nitrous oxide and methane?

A. Fungi
B. Earthworm
C. Bacteria
D. Green plants
Answer» E.
869.

Which of the following is used in the treatment of cancer?

A. Physiotherapy
B. Chemotherapy
C. Electrotherapy
D. Psychotherapy
Answer» C. Electrotherapy
870.

Which of the following is most important for growth of children upto the age of 14?

A. Proteins
B. Vitamins
C. Fats
D. Milk
Answer» B. Vitamins
871.

Which one of the following features is absent in a virus?

A. reproduce within host cell
B. presence of cell wall
C. fully parasitic in nature
D. presence of either DNA or
Answer» C. fully parasitic in nature
872.

Among the following sets of salient features, which set does not exclusively characterize mammals?

A. Presence of sweat, glands, hairs on skin and diphyoclonts
B. Presence of mammary glands, sweat glands and diaphragm
C. Presence of mammary' glands, sweat glands, and diaphragm
D. Presence of mammary glands, hairs on skin and diaphragm.
Answer» D. Presence of mammary glands, hairs on skin and diaphragm.
873.

'Pigeon milk' is produced by

A. Crop
B. Birds
C. Mammals
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Mammals
874.

Which one of the following is an egg laying mammal?

A. Sloth
B. Duck - billed platypus
C. Kangaroo
D. Bandicoot
Answer» C. Kangaroo
875.

An eazyme produced by HIV that allows the integration of HIV DNA into the host cell's DNA is

A. Ligase
B. Integrase
C. Helicase
D. DNA gyrase
Answer» C. Helicase
876.

Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with -

A. removal of excess salts
B. excretion of nitrogenous wastes
C. therrnoregulation
D. sex-attraction
Answer» D. sex-attraction
877.

Meibornian glands are located in -

A. Eye
B. Ear
C. Nose
D. Skin
Answer» B. Ear
878.

Lungs are the primary organs of

A. Digestion
B. Constipation
C. Perspiration
D. Respiration
Answer» E.
879.

Lac is produced from -

A. atree
B. an insect
C. an cat
D. amuskrat
Answer» C. an cat