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151.

Dermatitis is a symptom of a disease caused by the deficiency (incompleteness) of which?

A. Vitamins
B. Iron
C. Fat
D. Potassium
Answer» B. Iron
152.

In countries where polished rice is the main cereal in their diet, people suffer from ________.

A. Osteomalacia
B. Pellagra
C. Scurvy
D. Beri - beri
Answer» E.
153.

High blood pressure is an example of :

A. Contagious disease
B. Non-infectious disease
C. Infectious disease
D. Sexually transmitted disease
Answer» C. Infectious disease
154.

Alexander Fleming discovered

A. Penicillin
B. X-Ray
C. Streptomycin
D. Telephone
Answer» B. X-Ray
155.

Match the Vitamin deficiencies (List I) with the Diseases (List II):List I (Vitamin Deficiency)List II (Disease)A.I. Beri BeriB.II. ScurvyC.III. XerophthalmiaD.IV. Rickets Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below:

A. A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
B. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III
C. A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
D. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV
Answer» E.
156.

In our blood, oxygen is transported by a protein, which is named -

A. Collagen
B. Myoglobin
C. Hemoglobin
D. Keratin
Answer» D. Keratin
157.

______ controls involuntary activities like coughing and sneezing.

A. Medulla
B. Brain
C. Pons
D. Cerebellum
Answer» B. Brain
158.

Different types of vitamins are

A. Fat Soluble
B. Water Soluble
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
159.

Food chain starts with ________.

A. Nitrogen fixation
B. Decay
C. Photosynthesis
D. Respiration
Answer» D. Respiration
160.

Pollination by birds is called:

A. entomophily
B. anemophily
C. ornithophily
D. autogamy
Answer» D. autogamy
161.

Cortex is one type of:

A. Meristematic tissue
B. Ground tissue
C. Vascular tissue
D. Epidermal tissue
Answer» C. Vascular tissue
162.

_________ are commonly known as comb jellies.

A. Platyhelminthes
B. Arthropoda
C. Ctenophora
D. Mollusca
Answer» D. Mollusca
163.

In Uromastix cloaca is divided into

A. Coprodaeum and Urodaeum
B. Coprodaeum and Proctodeum
C. Coprodaeum Urodaeum and Proctodaeum
D. Urodaeum and Proctodaeum
Answer» D. Urodaeum and Proctodaeum
164.

Leech obtains continuous blood stream from its victim by pouring in it

A. Heparin
B. Hirudin
C. Insulin
D. Pepsin
Answer» C. Insulin
165.

“All plants and animals are composed of cells and cell is the basic unit of life”. The given statement is for which of the following theories?

A. Theory of evolution
B. Theory of inheritance
C. Cell theory
D. Theory of natural selection
Answer» D. Theory of natural selection
166.

Loss of water from the body through perspiration depends on

A. Atmospheric temperature only
B. Atmospheric humidity only
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of (a) and (b)
Answer» D. None of (a) and (b)
167.

Ficus benghalensis is the scientific name of _________.

A. Banyan
B. Pineapple
C. Babul
D. Tulsi
Answer» B. Pineapple
168.

Islets of Langerhans are

A. Modified lymph glands
B. Specialized areas in pituitary
C. Small tubules in kidneys
D. Ductless glands in pancreas
Answer» E.
169.

Name the process in which oxygen is released and carbon dioxide is consumed.

A. Respiration
B. Transpiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Translocation
Answer» D. Translocation
170.

In Funaria the peristome teeth are:

A. Arthodontous type
B. Nematodontous type
C. Amphidontous type
D. None of these
Answer» B. Nematodontous type
171.

Bone is connected to another bone by:

A. Cartilage
B. Tendons
C. Ligaments
D. Both tendons and ligaments
Answer» D. Both tendons and ligaments
172.

First mammal appeared in

A. Permian period
B. Triassic period
C. Jurassic period
D. Cretaceous period
Answer» C. Jurassic period
173.

How is a disease diagonised?

A. Signs of the disease will decide the basis of the symptoms
B. Signs and symptoms of the disease
C. Symptoms may indicate a disease
D. The body systems will be worsened
Answer» C. Symptoms may indicate a disease
174.

In Pinus present only

A. male cone
B. female cone
C. male and female cones
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
175.

________ provides various attractive colors to flowers and seeds.

A. Leucoplast
B. Chromoplast
C. Chloroplast
D. Tonoplast
Answer» C. Chloroplast
176.

Pollination in Pinus is

A. Anemophilous
B. Hydrophilous
C. Zoophilous
D. Cheriopterous
Answer» B. Hydrophilous
177.

Legumes are highly nutritious because they are rich in

A. Fat
B. Protein
C. Oil
D. Starch
E. None of the above / More than one of the above
Answer» C. Oil
178.

Limbs of frog, lizard, bird and human are example of ________ organs.

A. Homogenous
B. Heterogeneous
C. Analogous
D. Homologous
Answer» E.
179.

Osteoporosis is caused by deficiency of

A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Answer» E.
180.

Leguminous plants replenish the soil by the presence of ______.

A. Firmicutes
B. Spirochaete
C. Rhizobium
D. Aquificae
Answer» D. Aquificae
181.

Infection with H5N1 leads to which one of the following diseases?

A. HIV
B. Swine flu
C. Bird flu
D. Fowl cholera
Answer» D. Fowl cholera
182.

Bifocal lenses are used by people suffering from ____.

A. Hypermetropia but not Myopia
B. Myopia or Hypermetropia
C. Myopia but not Hypermetropia
D. Myopia and Hypermetropia
Answer» E.
183.

In DNA, thymine always pairs with ______.

A. Adenine
B. Cytosine
C. Guanine
D. Thymine
Answer» B. Cytosine
184.

An individual nerve cell may be up to ________ long.

A. 10 cm
B. 100 cm
C. 50 cm
D. 80 cm
Answer» C. 50 cm
185.

Dry cell is a type of :

A. primary cell
B. secondary cell
C. lead-acid cell
D. nickel-iron cell
Answer» B. secondary cell
186.

Air, water and soil provide total of __________ nutrients for plants to grow.

A. 61
B. 5
C. 16
D. 60
Answer» D. 60
187.

Organic farming is a system in which the use of ______ is avoided.

A. catch crop
B. mixed crop
C. fertilizer
D. manure
Answer» D. manure
188.

________ are analogous organs.

A. the tailfin of a lobster and the flukes of a whale
B. A human arm and a bull’s leg
C. A bat’s wing and a whale’s fin
D. The leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin
Answer» B. A human arm and a bull’s leg
189.

After digestion, Protein is converted into _____?

A. Glucose
B. Sucrose
C. Fat
D. Amino Acid
Answer» E.
190.

In Funaria, the calyptra is formed by

A. Antheridium
B. Columella
C. Capsule
D. Archegonium
Answer» E.
191.

Kala-azar and 'oriented sore' are diseases spread by

A. Sand fly
B. Housefly
C. Dragon fly
D. Grasshopper
Answer» B. Housefly
192.

In mendellian dihybrid cross, how many types of genotypes and phenotypes will be present?

A. 4 and 9 respectively
B. 9 and 4 respectively
C. 9 and 16 respectively
D. 4 and 12 respectively
Answer» C. 9 and 16 respectively
193.

Moringa Oleifera is the scientific name of ________.

A. Banyan
B. Gulmohar
C. Amla
D. Drumstick
Answer» E.
194.

In which type of plants, axillary buds of stems may also get modified into woody, straight and pointed thorns?

A. Pistia
B. Bougainvillea
C. Eichhornia
D. Chrysanthemum
Answer» C. Eichhornia
195.

Phloem always flows from a ________.

A. Carbohydrate source to carbohydrate sink
B. Carbohydrate sink to carbohydrate source
C. Root to leaf
D. Trunk leaf
Answer» B. Carbohydrate sink to carbohydrate source
196.

Phylum ______ occurs exclusively in marine animals.

A. Platyhelminthes
B. Echinodermata
C. Coelenterate
D. Nematode
Answer» C. Coelenterate
197.

On which organ of the human body is angioplasty performed?

A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Stomach
D. Kidney
Answer» B. Lungs
198.

In gametophytic phase of Bryophyta the last cell is

A. Gamete
B. Spore
C. Elater
D. Zygote
Answer» B. Spore
199.

If in an amino acid - NH2 and - COOH groups are attached to same carbon, the type of amino acid is

A. α - AA
B. β - AA
C. γ - AA
D. - AA
Answer» B. β - AA
200.

Blood circulates from arteries to veins through microscopic vessels known as-

A. Corpuscles
B. Cells
C. Capillaries
D. Calories
Answer» D. Calories