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1451. |
Ozone levels are declining due to excessive use of |
A. | Fertilizer |
B. | Petrol |
C. | Refrigerators |
D. | Diesel |
Answer» D. Diesel | |
1452. |
From which tree is the malaria drug quinine obtained? |
A. | Cinchona |
B. | Banyan |
C. | Neem |
D. | Eucalyptus |
Answer» B. Banyan | |
1453. |
Gossypium hirsutum is |
A. | old world crop and diploid |
B. | old world crop and tetraploid |
C. | new world crop and diploid |
D. | new world crop and tetraploid |
Answer» E. | |
1454. |
Part of a leaf by which it is attached to the stem is called as _________. |
A. | Joint |
B. | Point |
C. | Petiole |
D. | Lamina |
Answer» D. Lamina | |
1455. |
Chicken Pox is caused by which micro-organism? |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Fungus |
C. | Protozoa |
D. | Virus |
Answer» E. | |
1456. |
In which year pulse polio immunization programme was launched in India? |
A. | 1985 |
B. | 2005 |
C. | 1995 |
D. | 1990 |
Answer» D. 1990 | |
1457. |
One of the most common fungal disease in humans is |
A. | Cholera |
B. | Typhoid |
C. | Plague |
D. | Ringworm |
Answer» E. | |
1458. |
Bos mutus is the scientific name for: |
A. | Wild yak |
B. | Horse |
C. | Ox |
D. | Buffalo |
Answer» B. Horse | |
1459. |
Hydra reproduces by ________. |
A. | Multiple fission |
B. | Binary fission |
C. | Fragmentation |
D. | Budding |
Answer» E. | |
1460. |
“Origin of Species by Natural Selection” was written by: |
A. | William Harvey |
B. | Lamark |
C. | Charles Darwin |
D. | Wallace |
Answer» D. Wallace | |
1461. |
Mature sclerenchyma cells have _______. |
A. | cellulose wall and are living |
B. | lignified wall and is living |
C. | suberized wall and are dead |
D. | lignified wall and are dead |
Answer» E. | |
1462. |
Leaves of the nettle plant secrete ______ acid which causes a painful sting on touching. |
A. | Acetic |
B. | Ascorbic |
C. | Oxalic |
D. | Methanoic |
Answer» E. | |
1463. |
Mammals respire by |
A. | gills |
B. | trachea |
C. | skin |
D. | lungs |
Answer» E. | |
1464. |
Central nervous system consists of: |
A. | Brain and spinal cord |
B. | Heart and lungs |
C. | Brain and heart |
D. | Heart and spinal chord |
Answer» B. Heart and lungs | |
1465. |
Producing new crop varieties where two or more plants of unlike genetic constitution are crossed called as - |
A. | Heterosis |
B. | Asexual Reproduction |
C. | Mutation |
D. | Hybridization |
Answer» D. Hybridization | |
1466. |
Babesia divergens in cattle is transmitted through which of the following? |
A. | Mosquito |
B. | House fly |
C. | Pigs |
D. | Ticks |
Answer» E. | |
1467. |
According to Whittaker's classification, organisms belonging to the kingdom ________ do not have a well-defined nucleus. |
A. | Protista |
B. | Fungi |
C. | Monera |
D. | Plantae |
Answer» D. Plantae | |
1468. |
Pollination by birds is called? |
A. | Entomophily |
B. | Hydrophily |
C. | Ornithophily |
D. | Anemophily |
Answer» D. Anemophily | |
1469. |
Parenchyma containing chloroplasts is referred to as: |
A. | Collenchyma |
B. | Sclerenchyma |
C. | Aerenchyma |
D. | Chlorenchyma |
Answer» E. | |
1470. |
Gustatory receptors will detect (i)____ while olfactory receptors will detect (ii)____. |
A. | (i) Taste, (ii) touch |
B. | (i) touch, (ii) smell |
C. | (i) Taste, (ii) smell |
D. | (i) smell, (ii) taste |
Answer» D. (i) smell, (ii) taste | |
1471. |
Frogs lay eggs in water. They hatch out and develop in to a young one called_____ |
A. | Nymph |
B. | Tadpole |
C. | Juvenile |
D. | Baby frog |
Answer» C. Juvenile | |
1472. |
Centre for heat, touch, cold and pressure are in |
A. | Frontal lobe |
B. | Occipital lobe |
C. | Parietal lobe |
D. | Frontal as well as occipital lobe both |
Answer» D. Frontal as well as occipital lobe both | |
1473. |
________ is concerned with cell division. |
A. | Gibberellin |
B. | Auxins |
C. | Maleic hydrazide |
D. | Cytokinin |
Answer» E. | |
1474. |
In which of the following parts of the human digestive system is the digestion of food completed? |
A. | Small intestine |
B. | Large intestine |
C. | Mouth |
D. | Stomach |
Answer» B. Large intestine | |
1475. |
A snake that is viviparous is |
A. | the Russell's |
B. | the pit viper |
C. | Rattle snake |
D. | Kraits |
Answer» C. Rattle snake | |
1476. |
Consider the following kinds of organisms:1. Bacteria2. Fungi3. Flowering plantsSome species of which of the above kinds of organisms are employed as biopesticides? |
A. | 1 only |
B. | 2 and 3 only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» E. | |
1477. |
Muscle fatigue occurs due to the accumulation of ________. |
A. | ATP |
B. | ADP |
C. | Lactic Acid |
D. | Carbonic Acid |
Answer» D. Carbonic Acid | |
1478. |
Haemophobia is the fear of ________. |
A. | blood |
B. | water |
C. | heights |
D. | darkness |
Answer» B. water | |
1479. |
About 70% of a human body’s energy requirements should be met by ________. |
A. | Amino acids |
B. | Fats |
C. | Lipids |
D. | Carbohydrates |
Answer» E. | |
1480. |
In the absence of insulin the level of blood sugar : |
A. | Decreases |
B. | Increases |
C. | Remains constant |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Remains constant | |
1481. |
In human systems, vitamins cannot? |
A. | Help in growth |
B. | Help in metabolizing drugs |
C. | Help in digestion |
D. | Help in blood circulation |
E. | Supply energy |
Answer» F. | |
1482. |
Oryza sativa is botanical name of which of the following plants? |
A. | Rice |
B. | Ragi |
C. | Wheat |
D. | Groundnut |
Answer» B. Ragi | |
1483. |
Identify the disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin B1.A. AriboflavinosisB. Rickets C. BeriberiD. Glossitis |
A. | A |
B. | B |
C. | C |
D. | D |
Answer» D. D | |
1484. |
Human respiration releases________.A. Mixture of gasesB. Carbon monozideC. OxygenD. Carbon dioxide |
A. | B |
B. | D |
C. | C |
D. | A |
Answer» C. C | |
1485. |
Linnaeus published his concept of binomial nomenclature first in |
A. | Systema Nature |
B. | Species Plantarum |
C. | Genera Plantarum |
D. | Philosophia Botanica |
Answer» C. Genera Plantarum | |
1486. |
Identify the animal on the basis of features listed below:A. Long back boneB. Many musclesC. Body curves into many loops for moving forward |
A. | Snake |
B. | Earthworm |
C. | Snail |
D. | Hook worm |
Answer» B. Earthworm | |
1487. |
Polyuria, Polydipsia, Polyphagia are the symptoms of which of the following disease? |
A. | Goitre |
B. | Acromegaly |
C. | Dwarfism |
D. | Diabetes Mellitus |
Answer» E. | |
1488. |
Mycorrhizae are: |
A. | Nitrogen fixing bacteria |
B. | Nitrogen fixing protozoa |
C. | Carbon fixing bacteria |
D. | Nitrogen fixing fungi |
Answer» E. | |
1489. |
_________ is/are the hardest tissue(s) in the human body. |
A. | Epidermis |
B. | Skeletal muscles |
C. | Tooth enamel |
D. | Cartilage |
Answer» D. Cartilage | |
1490. |
Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in: |
A. | Planaria |
B. | Hydra |
C. | Amoeba |
D. | Spirogyra |
Answer» C. Amoeba | |
1491. |
In our body Ligaments connect _____________. |
A. | Muscle to Muscle |
B. | Muscle to Bone |
C. | Muscle to Skin |
D. | Bone to Bone |
Answer» E. | |
1492. |
_______ has naked seeds. |
A. | Pines |
B. | Lemon |
C. | Carrot |
D. | Wheat |
Answer» B. Lemon | |
1493. |
On the earth's surface, reducing atmosphere changed into an oxidizing atmosphere with the release of oxygen took place at this moment due to the? |
A. | Evolution of oxygenic photoautotrophs |
B. | Evolution of anoxygenic photoautotrophs |
C. | Evolution of chemo photoautotrophs |
D. | Evolution of anaerobic heterotrophs |
Answer» B. Evolution of anoxygenic photoautotrophs | |
1494. |
Double helical model of DNA molecule was proposed by ________. |
A. | Khorana |
B. | Watson and Crick |
C. | Morgan |
D. | Nirenberg |
Answer» C. Morgan | |
1495. |
In which state did the Union Ministry of Health declare 22 cases of Zika virus in the year 2018? |
A. | Tamil Nadu |
B. | Kerala |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Sikkim |
Answer» D. Sikkim | |
1496. |
Iron in haemoglobin exists as ______. |
A. | Un-ionized iron atom |
B. | Ferric ions only |
C. | Ferrous ions only |
D. | Ferric or ferrous ions depending upon the oxygenated state |
Answer» C. Ferrous ions only | |
1497. |
Between what colours does a Colourblind person have difficulty in distinguishing? |
A. | Blue and Green |
B. | Black and Green |
C. | Black and Blue |
D. | Green and Red |
Answer» E. | |
1498. |
______ mutation is NOT hereditary. |
A. | Deletion |
B. | Insertion |
C. | Somatic |
D. | Duplication |
Answer» D. Duplication | |
1499. |
Nettle plants which grow in the wild protect themselves using: |
A. | hair |
B. | thorns |
C. | smell |
D. | Spray |
Answer» B. thorns | |
1500. |
In a plant cell, ribosome is the site of ________. |
A. | lipid synthesis |
B. | chlorophyll synthesis |
C. | carbohydrate synthesis |
D. | protein synthesis |
Answer» E. | |