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351.

______ found in blood, is responsible for oxygen transportation.

A. WBC
B. RBC
C. Plasma
D. Platelets
Answer» C. Plasma
352.

Anaemia is related to ______.

A. Iodine deficiency
B. Calcium deficiency
C. Iron deficiency
D. Food poisoning
Answer» D. Food poisoning
353.

Excess of phosphates and nitrates in water bodies causes

A. Nutritional deficiency
B. Algal bloom
C. Decrease of water pollution
D. Increase in the growth rate of decomposers
Answer» C. Decrease of water pollution
354.

In humans, exhaled air contains oxygen about ________.

A. 40%
B. 44%
C. 16%
D. 64%
Answer» D. 64%
355.

Detoxification of harmful substances takes place in which of the following organ in human beings?

A. Spleen
B. Liver
C. Colon
D. Kidney
Answer» C. Colon
356.

From the following which is an example of a single-celled organism?

A. Protozoa
B. Anthropods
C. Echinoderms
D. Annelids
Answer» B. Anthropods
357.

Bending of shoot of a plant towards light can be referred to as

A. photonasty
B. positive phototropism
C. negative phototropism
D. photoperiodism
Answer» C. negative phototropism
358.

Excessive amount of calcium oxalate in the body causes ______.A. BronchitisB. DiabetesC. StonesD. Meningitis

A. B
B. A
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
359.

Melanin is the natural pigment that gives colour to human skin, hair and the iris. It provides protection against the

A. Ultraviolet radiation
B. Infrared radiation
C. X-ray radiation
D. Short wave radio radiation
Answer» B. Infrared radiation
360.

On which part of the human eye is the image formed?

A. Retina
B. Cornea
C. Optic nerve
D. Iris
Answer» B. Cornea
361.

Father of taxonomy is

A. De Candolle
B. Hooker
C. Linnaeus
D. Aristotle
Answer» D. Aristotle
362.

Deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes Night Blindness?

A. Vitamin C
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin B
D. Vitamin A
Answer» E.
363.

Identify the correct statements related to Z-scheme of light reactionI) Transfer of electrons starts from PSIIII) The electrons passed down the chain to PSII againIII) The electrons reaches finally downhill to \(NADP^+\)IV) The electron carriers are not placed in a sequence on a redox potential scale

A. I, II
B. III, IV
C. I, III
D. II, III
Answer» D. II, III
364.

Prostate gland is present below ________.

A. The kidneys
B. The scrotum
C. The urinary bladder
D. The penis
Answer» D. The penis
365.

In vertebrates, smooth endoplasmic reticulum plays a crucial role in detoxifying _____ from many drugs.

A. small intestine
B. liver
C. brain
D. lungs
Answer» C. brain
366.

Muscle fatigue is due to accumulation of

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Creatinine
C. Lactic acid
D. Ethyl alcohol
Answer» D. Ethyl alcohol
367.

Iodine is a vital component of hormones produced by:

A. Thyroid gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Pituitary gland
D. Pancreas
Answer» B. Adrenal gland
368.

Poisonous substance found in nematocysts of hydra is

A. Hyponotoxin
B. Haematin
C. Heparin
D. Thrombin
Answer» B. Haematin
369.

Eichornia can be classified under which of the following type of plants?

A. Xerophytes
B. Epiphytes
C. Halophytes
D. Hydrophytes
Answer» E.
370.

Equus burchellii is the scientific name of _________.

A. Horse
B. Zebra
C. Buffalo
D. Ass
Answer» C. Buffalo
371.

AIDS is caused by a virus whose genetic material is

A. single stranded circular DNA
B. double stranded DNA
C. single stranded RNA
D. Double stranded RNA
Answer» D. Double stranded RNA
372.

Gasoline is the name given to the same substance as?

A. Diesel oil
B. Natural gas
C. Petrol
D. Crude oil
Answer» D. Crude oil
373.

________ is a scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen, spores, and certain microscopic planktonic organisms, in both, living and fossil form.

A. Dendrology
B. Ethnobotany
C. Palynology
D. Paleobotany
Answer» D. Paleobotany
374.

Hormone secreting structure produced after ovulation is

A. Corpus albicans
B. Corpus spongiosum
C. Corpus callosum
D. Corpus luteum
Answer» E.
375.

Examine the following pairs:A. Ramdeo Mishra1. Father of Ecology in IndiaB. Robert Brown2. Father of Micro BiologyC. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek3. Discoverer of NucleusD. Newton4. Universal Law of GravitationChoose the INCORRECT pairs:

A. A, B and D only
B. B, C and D only
C. B and C only
D. A and D only
Answer» D. A and D only
376.

Members of which group are used in making beer?

A. Rhizopus
B. Albugo
C. Neurospora
D. Yeast
Answer» E.
377.

Dengue virus causes high fever, rashes and reduces the number of a particular type of blood cells. Those blood cells are

A. Monocytes
B. Platelets
C. Eosinophils
D. Neutrophils
Answer» C. Eosinophils
378.

_______ is a multicellular organism.

A. Agaricus
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Paramecium
Answer» B. Cyanobacteria
379.

In humans, ribs are attached to ________.

A. clavicle
B. ileum
C. sternum
D. scapula
Answer» D. scapula
380.

In which of the following phylum, would you place an animal with a bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic body without a true internal cavity (coelom)?

A. Porifera
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Cnidaria
D. Annelida
Answer» C. Cnidaria
381.

Emasculation is achieved by ________________.

A. Removal of Anther
B. Removal of Style
C. Removal of Petals
D. Removal of Sepals
Answer» B. Removal of Style
382.

Amoeba, Paramecium and Bacteria undergo:

A. Sexual reproduction
B. budding
C. binary fission
D. multiple fission
Answer» D. multiple fission
383.

Arthritis is the disease of ________.

A. Skin
B. Kidney
C. Liver
D. Joints
Answer» E.
384.

Glomerulus and Bowman's Capsule are part of which body organ?

A. Kidney
B. Lungs
C. Heart
D. Liver
Answer» B. Lungs
385.

In the heart of man the bicuspid valve is situated between ______.

A. Right ventricle and pulmonary aorta
B. Left auricle and left ventricle
C. Right auricle and right ventricle
D. Postcaval and auricle
Answer» C. Right auricle and right ventricle
386.

Food web is a system of interlocking and interdependent ______.

A. Food cycles
B. Food chains
C. Food system
D. None of these
Answer» C. Food system
387.

'Flora and fauna' refer to ______.

A. birds and animals
B. mountains and rivers
C. plants and animals
D. humans and animals
Answer» D. humans and animals
388.

Accumulation of which chemical leads to kidney stones?

A. Phthalates
B. Albuminuria
C. Calcium Oxalate
D. Bispehnol A
Answer» D. Bispehnol A
389.

_______ is the common name for Ascaris.

A. Tape worm
B. Earthworm
C. Pinworms
D. Round worm
Answer» E.
390.

If the chromosome number is 46 in a human being, how many chromosomes are present in somatic cells of the human being?

A. 24
B. 46
C. 23
D. 48
Answer» C. 23
391.

In lichen Soredium, Cephalodum and isidium are mode of:

A. Vegetative reproduction
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Sexual reproduction
D. None of these
Answer» C. Sexual reproduction
392.

More diversity is allowed for breeding by _____.

A. Vegetative propagation
B. Tissue culture
C. Asexual reproduction
D. Sexual reproduction
Answer» E.
393.

Parkinson’s disease affects which of the following organ in human beings?

A. Lungs
B. Brain
C. Heart
D. Kidneys
Answer» C. Heart
394.

______ tissue changes the diameter of a blood vessel.

A. Heart
B. Muscle
C. Epithelial
D. Bone
Answer» C. Epithelial
395.

ln human beings, the chromosomes that determine birth of a normal female child are ___________.

A. one X chromosome from mother and one X chromosome from father
B. one X chromosome from mother and one Y chromosome from father
C. two X chromosomes from mother and one X chromosome from father
D. one X chromosome and one Y chromosome from father and one X chromosome from mother
Answer» B. one X chromosome from mother and one Y chromosome from father
396.

All green plants and certain blue-green algae which can produce food by photosynthesis are called the _____.

A. Consumers
B. Producers
C. Decomposers
D. Bacteria
Answer» C. Decomposers
397.

Angiography is used to visualize lumen of:

A. Arteries
B. Veins
C. Heart chambers
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
398.

Flame cells are

A. Reproductive
B. Excretory
C. Sensory
D. Inflammatory
Answer» C. Sensory
399.

Computed _______ scan is a medical imaging technique that uses a computer-processed combination of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of the body, allowing doctors to see inside the body without internal procedures.

A. Tomography
B. Topography
C. Taping
D. Tracking
Answer» B. Topography
400.

In the grass family cotyledons are called

A. Scutellum
B. Epicotyl
C. Hypocotyl
D. Tigellum
Answer» B. Epicotyl