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451. |
Asafoetida is obtained from |
A. | Exudation from the stem |
B. | Extraction from roots |
C. | Extraction from fruits |
D. | Extraction from leaves |
Answer» C. Extraction from fruits | |
452. |
Bladder worm is a larva of |
A. | Obelia |
B. | Silkmoth |
C. | Taenia |
D. | Nereis |
Answer» D. Nereis | |
453. |
___________ is the richest source of Vitamin-B. |
A. | Biscuits |
B. | Pulses |
C. | Cereals |
D. | Apple |
Answer» D. Apple | |
454. |
Choose an animal which possesses an open circulatory system. |
A. | Rabbit |
B. | Cockroach |
C. | Lion |
D. | Whale |
Answer» C. Lion | |
455. |
'GMO' is - |
A. | Genetically Mutant Organism |
B. | Genetically Modern Organism |
C. | Genetically Modified Organism |
D. | Genetically Mixed Organism |
Answer» D. Genetically Mixed Organism | |
456. |
Match the Plant structures given in Column - A with functions given in Column - B.Column AColumn BI. Stomata1. Absorption of waterII. Xylem2. TranspirationIII. Root hairs3. Transport of foodIV. Phloem4. Transport of water 5. Synthesis of CarbohydratesSelect the answer code. |
A. | I - 2, II - 4, III - 1, IV - 3 |
B. | I - 1, II - 4, III - 3, IV - 2 |
C. | I - 1, II - 4, III - 2, IV - 3 |
D. | I - 5, II - 3, III - 1, IV - 2 |
Answer» B. I - 1, II - 4, III - 3, IV - 2 | |
457. |
As per the text ‘Charaka Samhita’ how many bones are there in a human body? |
A. | 206 |
B. | 360 |
C. | 370 |
D. | 208 |
Answer» C. 370 | |
458. |
Hydrochloric acid is secreted in which part of our digestive system? |
A. | Mouth |
B. | Stomach |
C. | Liver |
D. | Small intestine |
Answer» C. Liver | |
459. |
Pellagra is caused through the deficiency of ________. |
A. | Ascorbic acid |
B. | Niacin |
C. | Riboflavin |
D. | Folic acid |
Answer» C. Riboflavin | |
460. |
First aid for strains, sprains and contusions is packaged in the abbreviation RICE, which stands for Rest, Icing, compression and ________. |
A. | Elevation |
B. | Explain |
C. | Expand |
D. | Expert |
Answer» B. Explain | |
461. |
Mushroom is a/an |
A. | Fungus |
B. | Animal |
C. | Slime mould |
D. | Plant |
Answer» B. Animal | |
462. |
Bicuspid valve is found in |
A. | the left side of heart |
B. | the right side of heart |
C. | both sides of heart |
D. | all the arteries of heart |
Answer» B. the right side of heart | |
463. |
If a father is Rh positive and mother Rh negative, the mother is given _________ immediately after her first delivery. |
A. | Rh antigen |
B. | RhoGAM antibodies |
C. | Protease |
D. | A mixture of all of the given |
Answer» C. Protease | |
464. |
In Which plant structure a negative pressure potential is abserved? |
A. | Root xylem |
B. | Stem xylem |
C. | Leaf xylem |
D. | Root pith |
Answer» B. Stem xylem | |
465. |
Biological catalysts are protein molecules which1. speed up a chemical reaction.2. remain unchanged after the reaction.3. function optimally at 37°C.4. do not have enzymatic activity.Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 1, 2 and 3 |
C. | 2 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 3 and 4 |
Answer» C. 2 and 3 only | |
466. |
Gossypium belongs to family |
A. | Solanaceae |
B. | Malvaceae |
C. | Asteraceae |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Asteraceae | |
467. |
Migration of cancerous cells from the site of origin to other parts of the body forming secondary tumours is called : |
A. | Diapedesis |
B. | Metastasis |
C. | Proliferation |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Proliferation | |
468. |
Malaria can be cured by administering - |
A. | Streptomycin |
B. | Quinine |
C. | Paracetamol |
D. | Penicillin |
Answer» C. Paracetamol | |
469. |
_________ will prescribe tests to pinpoint _______ on the basis of symptoms |
A. | Surgeons, allergy |
B. | Physicians, disease |
C. | ENT specialists, problem |
D. | Gynaecologists, discomfort |
Answer» C. ENT specialists, problem | |
470. |
In stems, the protoxylem lies towards the centre and the metaxylem lies towards the periphery of the organ. This type of primary xylem is called _________. |
A. | Xylem fibres |
B. | Xylem parenchyma |
C. | Exarch |
D. | Endarch |
Answer» E. | |
471. |
In birds, sound is produced by ________. |
A. | Air sacs |
B. | Trachea |
C. | Larynx |
D. | Syrinx |
Answer» E. | |
472. |
Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as the__________. |
A. | break down of plasma membrane in hypotonic medium |
B. | shrinkage of nucleoplasm |
C. | shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
473. |
Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor that is caused by1. Cadmium2. Arsenic3. Asbestos4. LeadSelect the correct answer using the code given below: |
A. | Only 2 |
B. | Only 1 and 4 |
C. | Only 2 and 3 |
D. | Only 3 |
Answer» E. | |
474. |
In which of the following organs of human body are carbohydrates stored as glycogen? |
A. | Stomach |
B. | Liver |
C. | Large intestine |
D. | Small intestine |
Answer» C. Large intestine | |
475. |
How many molecules of ATP are obtained by the anaerobic respiration of one molecule of glucose? |
A. | 38 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 36 |
Answer» C. 4 | |
476. |
Edible part of banana is- |
A. | Pericarp |
B. | Epicarp |
C. | Endocarp and mesocarp |
D. | Epicarp and mesocarp |
Answer» D. Epicarp and mesocarp | |
477. |
If one set of chromosomes for a given plant is represented as N; in case of double fertilization, the zygote and the endosperm nucleus of a diploid plant would have how many sets of chromosomes respectively? |
A. | N and 2 N |
B. | 2 N and 2 N |
C. | N and 3 N |
D. | 2 N and 3 N |
Answer» E. | |
478. |
10% of the bases in a DNA molecule are guanine. What could be the % of Thymine in that sample? |
A. | 40% |
B. | 80% |
C. | 20% |
D. | 10% |
Answer» B. 80% | |
479. |
HIV is passed from one person to another except which one of the following ways: |
A. | Mosquito bite |
B. | Breast Feeding |
C. | Sharing Needles |
D. | Sexual Contact |
Answer» B. Breast Feeding | |
480. |
Normal haemoglobin content of an adult man is ________. |
A. | 5 gm/100 ml of blood |
B. | 7 gm/100 ml of blood |
C. | 14.5 gm/100 ml of blood |
D. | 18.5 gm/100 ml of blood |
Answer» D. 18.5 gm/100 ml of blood | |
481. |
Match the following:List - IList – IIA. Goitre1. Vitamin ‘A’B. Hemophilia2. Yellowing of eyesC. Jaundice3. Vitamin ‘K’D. Night blindness4. Iodine deficiency |
A. | A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 |
B. | A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 |
C. | A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 |
D. | A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 |
Answer» E. | |
482. |
About how much blood is there in the circulatory system of an average person? |
A. | 7 liters |
B. | 2 liters |
C. | 5 liters |
D. | 13 liters |
Answer» D. 13 liters | |
483. |
In 1956, Minamata disease was caused by which type of pollution? |
A. | Air pollution |
B. | Water pollution |
C. | Noise pollution |
D. | Soil pollution |
Answer» C. Noise pollution | |
484. |
In the nephron of man, what is the correct sequence of urine formation? |
A. | Selective reasorption, tubular secretion and ultrafiltration |
B. | Ultrafiltration, tubular secretion and selective reabsorption |
C. | Ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption and tubular secretion |
D. | Tubular secretion, selective reabsorption and ultrafiltration |
Answer» D. Tubular secretion, selective reabsorption and ultrafiltration | |
485. |
Ascaris a kind of worm lives in which part of the human body? |
A. | Small intestine |
B. | Large intestine |
C. | Kidneys |
D. | Liver |
Answer» B. Large intestine | |
486. |
Fossilization is also known by the name |
A. | Acclimatization |
B. | Pasteurization |
C. | Preservation |
D. | Tyndallization |
Answer» D. Tyndallization | |
487. |
Octopuses have ______ heart(s). |
A. | one |
B. | three |
C. | four |
D. | two |
Answer» C. four | |
488. |
Open type blood vascular system is found in |
A. | Earthworm |
B. | Lizard |
C. | Cockroach |
D. | Toad |
Answer» D. Toad | |
489. |
In bees, 'waggle' dance is meant for |
A. | Reproduction |
B. | Communication |
C. | Visiting the source of food |
D. | Killing foreign beings |
Answer» D. Killing foreign beings | |
490. |
In sexual reproduction a parent contributes: |
A. | Half of their chromosomes |
B. | Three-fourth of their chromosomes |
C. | All the chromosomes |
D. | One-fourth of their chromosomes |
Answer» B. Three-fourth of their chromosomes | |
491. |
All muscles which are attached to bones are |
A. | Unstriped muscles |
B. | Unstriped and striped muscles |
C. | Cardiac muscles |
D. | Only Striped muscles |
Answer» E. | |
492. |
In which stage of meiosis does synapsis take place? |
A. | Leptotene |
B. | Pachytene |
C. | Zygotene |
D. | Metaphase I |
Answer» D. Metaphase I | |
493. |
Pulse beat is measured from- |
A. | Capillary |
B. | Nerve |
C. | Artery |
D. | Vein |
Answer» D. Vein | |
494. |
Directions: The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:Statement I: Growth of plants is smooth with a complete fertilizer.Statement II: A complete fertilizer always contains N, P, K. |
A. | Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of statement I |
B. | Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I |
C. | Statement I is true but Statement II is false |
D. | Statement I is false but Statement II is true |
Answer» C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false | |
495. |
If cells are kept in some solution and the net result is that the cell swells up, then the solution is ______. |
A. | hypertonic solution |
B. | isotonic solution |
C. | hypotonic solution |
D. | acidic solution |
Answer» D. acidic solution | |
496. |
A pure red flower bearing plant is crossed with a pure white flower and the F1 plant bears pink flowers. This is an example of |
A. | Pseudo dominance |
B. | Dominance |
C. | Epistasis |
D. | Co-dominance |
Answer» B. Dominance | |
497. |
Neoteny is observed in |
A. | Ambystoma |
B. | Alytes |
C. | Sycon |
D. | Sacculina |
Answer» B. Alytes | |
498. |
Most common nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium of paddy field is |
A. | Cylindrospermum |
B. | Aulosira |
C. | Oscillatoria |
D. | Nostoc |
Answer» C. Oscillatoria | |
499. |
Persea Americana is commonly known as _______. |
A. | Avocado |
B. | Watermelon |
C. | Orange |
D. | Grapes |
Answer» B. Watermelon | |
500. |
In human muscle, breakdown of glucose in absence of oxygen crates which chemical compound? |
A. | Lactic acid |
B. | Methanol |
C. | Carbon di Oxide |
D. | Ethanol |
Answer» B. Methanol | |