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251.

Plants with weak stems that cannot stand upright and spread on the ground are called __________.

A. Creepers
B. Trees
C. Shrubs
D. Herbs
Answer» B. Trees
252.

Gametophytes of sexually reproducing flowering plants are

A. Haploid
B. Diploid
C. Tetraploid
D. Polyploid
Answer» B. Diploid
253.

Oxygen is transported to all the cells of the body by the

A. RBC
B. WBC
C. Platelets
D. Plasma
Answer» B. WBC
254.

Cow milk is a rich source of

A. Vitamin-B
B. Vitamin-D
C. Vitamin-A
D. Vitamin-C
Answer» C. Vitamin-A
255.

Dominant and Recessive traits for seed colour and pod colour in garden pea plants respectively are as follows:

A. Yellow, Green and Green, Yellow
B. Green, Yellow and Yellow, Green
C. Green, Yellow and Green, Yellow
D. Yellow, Green and Yellow, Green
Answer» E.
256.

Dried fruit like raisins when soaked in water, bulge and get filled with water. What is the scientific reason that explains this daily life event?

A. Osmosis
B. Active Transport
C. Diffusion
D. Passive Transport
Answer» B. Active Transport
257.

In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

A. Binomial Nomenclature
B. Taxonomic Hierarchy
C. Identification
D. Specific Epithet
Answer» E.
258.

Grains of Basmati rice get elongated on being cooked because of higher content of:

A. Lysine
B. Amylose
C. Sugar
D. Oil
Answer» C. Sugar
259.

______ refers to the use of procedures like selective breeding and forced sterilisation in an attempt to improve the genetic purity of the human race.

A. Phylogenetics
B. Retro genes
C. Eugenics
D. Spermatogenesis
Answer» D. Spermatogenesis
260.

At which period of life, body undergoes changes leading to reproductive maturity?

A. Adulthood
B. Adolescence
C. Adrenaline change
D. Target period
Answer» C. Adrenaline change
261.

Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.OPTHALMOLOGIST: EYE : : NEPHROLOGIST:

A. NERVOUS SYSTEM
B. LIVER
C. KIDNEY
D. STOMACH
Answer» D. STOMACH
262.

In animal cells, __________ epithelium forms the inner lining of the kidney to provide mechanical support.

A. Glandular
B. Cuboidal
C. Columnar
D. Squamous
Answer» C. Columnar
263.

Cobalamin is the scientific name of which of the following vitamins?

A. C
B. B3
C. B12
D. D
Answer» D. D
264.

In which part of cauliflower is food stored?

A. Inflorescence
B. Stem
C. Fruit
D. Root
Answer» B. Stem
265.

Organ that transports blood to various parts of human body is ________.

A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Liver
D. Lungs
Answer» B. Kidney
266.

Lysosomes are also called as:

A. Kitchens of the cell
B. Suicidal bags
C. Protein factories
D. Power house of the cell
Answer» C. Protein factories
267.

Blast is the diseases of which crop

A. Sugar cane
B. Paddy
C. Wheat
D. Cotton
Answer» C. Wheat
268.

Plant cell wall is made up of ________.

A. Chitin
B. Cellulose and pectin
C. Pectin only
D. Murein
Answer» C. Pectin only
269.

Match the names of scientist in Column 1 with their fundamental given in Column 2 and select the correct answer using the options given below the columns:Column 1 Column 2 1. Louis Pasteur a. splitting of the atom and discovery of proton 2. Alexander Fleming b. discovery of X-Rays 3. Ernest Rutherford c. enzyme lysozyme and benzylpenicillin 4. William Konrad Roentgen d. vaccination and microbial fermentation

A. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - a, 4 - b
B. 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - c
C. 1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - b
D. 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c, 4 - d
Answer» B. 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - c
270.

______ made the first observations on platinum as a catalyst.

A. Moseley
B. Mendeleev
C. Dobereiner
D. Newlands
Answer» D. Newlands
271.

Cockroach is ________.

A. Sanguivorous
B. Carnivorous
C. Herbivorous
D. Omnivorous
Answer» E.
272.

Mangifera indica is the scientific name of?

A. Guava
B. Mango
C. Amla
D. Jack fruit
Answer» C. Amla
273.

‘Hollow heart’ disease of sugar beet is caused due to:

A. salt toxicity
B. boron deficiency
C. moisture stress
D. air pollution
Answer» C. moisture stress
274.

Carotid arteries supply the blood to which vital organ in human beings?

A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Kidney
D. Brain
Answer» E.
275.

In photosynthesis which gas is released by the green plants?

A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon-dioxide
D. Water-vapour
Answer» B. Nitrogen
276.

Cloves are obtained from which of the following parts of the plant?

A. Dried leaves
B. Dried stems
C. Dried seeds
D. Dried flower buds
Answer» E.
277.

Diabetes is controlled by _____ hormone.

A. thyroxine
B. adrenaline
C. insulin
D. thymosin
Answer» D. thymosin
278.

Human body creates Vitamin ________ from sunlight.

A. D
B. B1
C. C
D. A
Answer» B. B1
279.

Epidermal cells of which part of the plant often secretes a waxy water resistant layer on their outer surface?

A. Aerial parts only
B. Roots only
C. Both aerial parts and roots
D. Neither aerial parts nor roots
Answer» B. Roots only
280.

A star-shaped figure was cut in the black paper strip used for covering the leaf of a destarched plant used for demonstrating that light is necessary for photosynthesis. At the end of the experiment, when the leaf was tested for starch with iodine, the star-shaped figure in the leaf was found to be:

A. Brown
B. Blue-black
C. Green
D. Colourless
Answer» C. Green
281.

____________ is the process of crossing dissimilar plants of different varieties, species or genera for improving the crop.

A. Hybridisation
B. Genetics
C. Improvement
D. Cultivation
Answer» B. Genetics
282.

Excess of fluoride in drinking water causes ______.

A. lung disease
B. intestinal infection
C. mottling of teeth
D. No option is correct.
Answer» D. No option is correct.
283.

During cell division, Cap cells are formed in:

A. Oedogonium
B. Ectocarpus
C. Chara
D. Polysiphonia
Answer» B. Ectocarpus
284.

Carinal canals are found in the stem of Equisetum in

A. Vascular bundle
B. Cortex
C. Pith
D. All of these
Answer» B. Cortex
285.

In the context of the developments in Bioinformatics, the term 'transcriptome' sometimes seen in the news, refers to

A. a range of enzymes used in genome editing
B. the full range of mRNA molecules expressed by an organism
C. the description of the mechanism of gene expression
D. a mechanism of genetic mutuations taking place in cells
Answer» C. the description of the mechanism of gene expression
286.

Name the structure that is a part of the skeletal system but are not bones?

A. Teeth
B. Hairs
C. Nails
D. Hooves
Answer» B. Hairs
287.

_______ helps the eye to adjust the focal length of the lens.

A. Lens
B. Ciliary body
C. Retina
D. Entire eye ball
Answer» C. Retina
288.

Lysosomes are known as suicidal bags because of their ________.

A. Protolytic enzymes
B. Parasitising nucleus
C. Hydrolytic enzymes
D. Phagocytic activity
Answer» E.
289.

A ________ is the tissue in most plants containing undifferentiated cells found in zones of the plant where growth can take place.

A. Meristem
B. Parenchyma
C. Collenchyma
D. Xylem
Answer» B. Parenchyma
290.

Jacobson's organ is concerned with

A. smell
B. burrowing
C. touch
D. vision
Answer» B. burrowing
291.

Among the following organisms, which one does not belong to the class of other three?

A. Crab
B. Mite
C. Scorpion
D. Spider
Answer» B. Mite
292.

Common name of Fungia is:

A. Mushroom coral
B. Red coral
C. Brain coral
D. Organ pipe coral
Answer» B. Red coral
293.

In which is vivipary seen ?

A. Xerophyte
B. Hydrophyte
C. Epiphyte
D. Halophyte
Answer» E.
294.

During cell division, DNA synthesis takes place in

A. Interphase
B. Anaphase
C. Prophase
D. Telophase
Answer» B. Anaphase
295.

Haemoglobin, the protein inside red blood cells, carries ________.

A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrogen
D. Ozone
Answer» B. Carbon dioxide
296.

In mammals, oxygenated blood enters the heart at the ______.

A. Right atrium
B. Left atrium
C. Right ventricle
D. Left ventricle
Answer» C. Right ventricle
297.

Mendel had also worked on one more plant other than pea. That was

A. Maize
B. Antirrhinum
C. Hieracium
D. Bean
Answer» D. Bean
298.

Growth hormone in animals is secreted by

A. Adrenal gland
B. Thymus
C. Para thyroid gland
D. Pituitary gland
Answer» E.
299.

All the individuals of a particular organism, such as rose plants, belong to a taxonomic category called __________.

A. species
B. genus
C. family
D. order
Answer» C. family
300.

Name the tissues through which the water and dissolved minerals are transported in plants.

A. Phloem
B. Xylem
C. Root hair
D. Veins
Answer» C. Root hair