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1101.

How many chromosomes are in a human gamete?

A. 23
B. 46
C. 92
D. 102
Answer» B. 46
1102.

How many bones does a new born human baby have?

A. 350
B. 206
C. 211
D. 411
Answer» B. 206
1103.

How many bones does a human baby have?

A. 206
B. 234
C. 270
D. 354
Answer» D. 354
1104.

How many amino acids are found in living organisms?

A. 1500
B. 3000
C. 20
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
1105.

How does Amoeba reproduce?_x005F_x000D_

A. Sexual Reproduction
B. Budding
C. Binary fission
D. Fragmentation
Answer» D. Fragmentation
1106.

How does a Unicellular Organism reproduce?

A. Cell division
B. Cell reproduction
C. Cell synthesis
D. Fragmentation
Answer» B. Cell reproduction
1107.

Hormones are chemicals secreted and regulated by the endocrine system.

A. 1
B.
C.
D.
Answer» B.
1108.

Honey that has high concentration of sugar does not decay because

A. Bacteria cannot survive in an active state as it is totally deprived of oxygen
B. It contains natural antioxidant that prevents bacterial attack
C. Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1109.

Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains

A. a relatively stable internal environment within limits
B. a changing state within an unlimited range
C. the lowest possible energy usage
D. a static state with no deviation from preset points
Answer» B. a changing state within an unlimited range
1110.

Higher doses of barbiturates result in

A. Lack of emotional control
B. Impaired thinking
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1111.

Heritable variation is required for which of the following?

A. Evolution
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Mitosis
D. Meiosis
Answer» B. Asexual reproduction
1112.

Hepatitis virus destroys the cells and may cause the disease

A. Jaundice
B. Malaria
C. Typhoid
D. Elephantiasis
Answer» B. Malaria
1113.

Herbivores require a longer small intestine to digest ............._x005F_x000D_

A. Proteins
B. Fats
C. Cellulose
D. Vitamins
Answer» D. Vitamins
1114.

Hepatitis affects which organ of the human body?

A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Small intestine
Answer» B. Pancreas
1115.

Harmful bacteria in potable water make the water

A. unfit to drink
B. smelly
C. colored
D. turbid
Answer» B. smelly
1116.

Haemoglobin is an important component of _______.

A. white blood cells
B. red blood cells
C. plasma
D. all options are correct
Answer» C. plasma
1117.

Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by

A. females and expressed by males
B. males and expressed by males
C. females and expressed by females
D. males and expressed by females
Answer» B. males and expressed by males
1118.

Haematopoiesis take place in _____.

A. Lungs
B. Pancreas
C. Liver
D. Bone marrow
Answer» E.
1119.

Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the

A. Muscles
B. Nerves
C. Bones
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Nerves
1120.

Grevillea Robusta is the scientific name of _______.

A. Peepal
B. Teak
C. Silver Oak
D. Jack fruit
Answer» D. Jack fruit
1121.

Goitre is due to the deficiency of

A. Calcium
B. Zinc
C. Selenium
D. Iodine
Answer» E.
1122.

Growth hormones function

A. sometimes as growth promotors and sometimes as growth inhibitors
B. always as growth inhibitors
C. rarely as growth promotors
D. always as growth promotors
Answer» B. always as growth inhibitors
1123.

Green pigment is called

A. Chlorophyll
B. Xanthophyll
C. Carotene
D. Phycobillin
Answer» B. Xanthophyll
1124.

Genetic information is carried by long chains of molecules. What are these molecules called?_x005F_x000D_

A. Phosphates
B. Nitrogenous Bases
C. RNA
D. Nucleotides
Answer» E.
1125.

Glaucoma is usually caused by

A. High pressure on the optic nerve
B. Loss of hearing
C. Loss of Bone density
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Loss of hearing
1126.

Goitre is caused by the deficiency of ___________

A. Zinc
B. Calcium
C. Iodine
D. Chlorine
Answer» D. Chlorine
1127.

Genes contain instructions for assembling what?

A. Amino acids
B. Proteins
C. Nucleotides
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Nucleotides
1128.

Genes are situated on _________

A. Chromosome
B. Mitochondria
C. Plastids
D. Ribosomes
Answer» B. Mitochondria
1129.

Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates
B. Proteins
C. Fats
D. Nucleotides
Answer» E.
1130.

Gastrulation is the process that directly forms the

A. Ectoderm
B. Endoderm
C. Mesoderm
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1131.

Gaseous exchange takes place in leaves through tiny pores for the purpose of photosynthesis. What are these pores?

A. Chloroplast
B. Stomata
C. Chlorophyl
D. Vacuole
Answer» C. Chlorophyl
1132.

Function of Leghaemoglobin in nitrogen fixation _____

A. Absorption of oxygen
B. Nutrion of bacteria
C. Absorption of light
D. All
Answer» B. Nutrion of bacteria
1133.

Gametes are produced by the process of

A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both A & B
1134.

From the following pairs, find the one which is correctly matched?_x005F_x000D_

A. Scurvy- Thiamine
B. Tuberculosis- ATS
C. Tetanus- BCG
D. Malaria- Chloroquine
Answer» E.
1135.

For the oxidation, carbohydrates should be in the form of

A. Starch
B. Cellulose
C. Glucose
D. Fats
Answer» D. Fats
1136.

For the aquatic organisms, the source of food is

A. Phytoplankton
B. Sea Weed
C. Aqua plankton
D. Zooplankton
Answer» B. Sea Weed
1137.

Foods that allow micro organisms to grow are called Parasites.

A. 1
B.
C.
D.
Answer» C.
1138.

Food wrapped in news paper is likely to get contaminated by

A. Magnesium
B. Alluminium
C. Lead
D. Copper
Answer» D. Copper
1139.

Flowers in which polllination takes place by insect their pollen grains are ________

A. Smooth and dry
B. Rough and sticky
C. Rough and dry
D. Large in Size
Answer» C. Rough and dry
1140.

Floridian starch is characteristic energy storage material of which algae?

A. Blue green algae
B. Brown algae
C. Red algae
D. Green algae
Answer» D. Green algae
1141.

Five Kingdom Classification was preposed by _________

A. Linnacus
B. George Bentham
C. Ariostotle
D. whittaker
Answer» E.
1142.

Finger like ends of the fallopian tubes are called

A. Fimbriae
B. Cysts
C. Papillae
D. Labia
Answer» B. Cysts
1143.

Find the similarity in the following_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Cod liver Oil, Sunflower Oil_x005F_x000D_

A. All of them are vegetable Oils.
B. All of them are rich in vitamin A.
C. All of them are rich in Vitamin D.
D. All of them are Oils.
Answer» E.
1144.

Fishes have a ........ chambered heart.

A. Single
B. Three
C. Four
D. Two
Answer» E.
1145.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option. _x005F_x000D_ Plants that do not have a differentiated plant body belong to the group _____

A. Bryophyta
B. Phanerogams
C. Thallophyta
D. Pteridophyta
Answer» D. Pteridophyta
1146.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option._x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ If the genotype of a plant is ttRr, the phenotype would be ___._x005F_x000D_

A. Dwarf and Wrinkled
B. Tall and Wrinkled
C. Dwarf and Round
D. Tall and Round
Answer» D. Tall and Round
1147.

Fertilisation of sperm with the ovum takes place in

A. Uterus
B. Cervix
C. Fallopian Tube
D. Ovary
Answer» D. Ovary
1148.

Fertilisation occurs in the .........._x005F_x000D_

A. Vagina
B. Uterus_x005F_x000D_
C. Fallopian tube
D. Cervix
Answer» D. Cervix
1149.

Fertilisation results in the formation of a/an

A. Ovary
B. Zygote
C. Gamete
D. Germ cell
Answer» C. Gamete
1150.

Ferns belong to which division of plants?

A. Gymnosperms
B. Angiosperms
C. Thallophyta
D. Pteridophyta
Answer» E.