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501. |
Translocation of water is |
A. | Apoplastic |
B. | Symplastic |
C. | Both (A) and (B) |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
502. |
The deficiency of iron in man result in |
A. | Anaemia |
B. | Night blindness |
C. | Scurvy |
D. | Rickets |
Answer» B. Night blindness | |
503. |
What is the common in AIDS, mumps and poliomyelitis? |
A. | Young children get affected most readily |
B. | No effective vaccine has yet been developed for them |
C. | These are caused by viruses |
D. | Their germs can be transmitted through blood transfusions |
Answer» D. Their germs can be transmitted through blood transfusions | |
504. |
The Drone in honey-bee are |
A. | Fertile male |
B. | Fertile female |
C. | Sterile male |
D. | |
E. | Sterile female |
Answer» B. Fertile female | |
505. |
Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule ? |
A. | Mn |
B. | Mg |
C. | Fe |
D. | K |
Answer» C. Fe | |
506. |
Insufficient dietary iodine can cause |
A. | Cretinism |
B. | Giant build |
C. | Enlarged thyroid |
D. | Small thyroid |
Answer» D. Small thyroid | |
507. |
Thiamidine dimer formation in DNA is caused by |
A. | IR-rays |
B. | X-rays |
C. | b and g-rays |
D. | UV-rays |
Answer» E. | |
508. |
Which of the following is known as animal starch? |
A. | glycogen |
B. | cellulose |
C. | glucose |
D. | chitin |
Answer» B. cellulose | |
509. |
Which of the following does not provide any energy? |
A. | Fats |
B. | Proteins |
C. | Vitamins |
D. | Carbohydrates |
Answer» D. Carbohydrates | |
510. |
A cell increases in volume when it is placed in |
A. | Hypertonic solution |
B. | Hypotonic solution |
C. | Isotonic solution |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Isotonic solution | |
511. |
Of which tissue nails, hoofs and horns are made of |
A. | Cutide |
B. | Chitin |
C. | Keratin |
D. | Tunicin |
Answer» C. Keratin | |
512. |
Which one of the following statements about PYROLYSIS, which is a process for solid waste treatment is incorrect? |
A. | It converts the waste into solid, liquid and gas of which the resultant liquid and gas can be used to produce energy. |
B. | |
C. | The process occurs at a temperature above 430 C at atmospheric pressure. |
D. | The process occurs under high pressure at temperature above 430 C. |
E. | It is a thermochemical decomposition of organic waste |
Answer» C. The process occurs at a temperature above 430 C at atmospheric pressure. | |
513. |
Liver-oil of fish is rich in |
A. | Vitamin A |
B. | Vitamin C |
C. | Vitamin D |
D. | Vitamin E |
Answer» B. Vitamin C | |
514. |
The biological death of a patient means the death of tissues of the |
A. | kidney |
B. | heart |
C. | brain |
D. | lungs |
Answer» D. lungs | |
515. |
What are Lipids? |
A. | Lipids are monosaccharides |
B. | Lipids do not provide energy to cells |
C. | Fruits are a good source of lipids |
D. | Cholesterol and trans fatty acids are types of Lipids |
E. | |
Answer» E. | |
516. |
Which are not included in the milk-teeth in a child of 3-4 years ? |
A. | Incisors |
B. | Canines |
C. | Molars |
D. | Premolars |
Answer» D. Premolars | |
517. |
The carbon dioxide content in the air that we exhale is about |
A. | 4% |
B. | 8% |
C. | 12% |
D. | 16% |
Answer» B. 8% | |
518. |
The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in |
A. | 1991 |
B. | 1995 |
C. | 1997 |
D. | 2001 |
Answer» D. 2001 | |
519. |
Birds usually have a single |
A. | Kidney |
B. | Lung |
C. | Testis |
D. | Ovary |
Answer» E. | |
520. |
Blood pressure is controlled by |
A. | Adrenal gland |
B. | Thyroid gland |
C. | Thymus |
D. | Corpus Luteum |
Answer» B. Thyroid gland | |
521. |
Tetanus is caused by |
A. | Clostridium |
B. | Virus |
C. | Bacteriophage |
D. | Salmonella |
Answer» B. Virus | |
522. |
In which vertebrate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood gets mixed ? |
A. | Fish |
B. | Amphibian |
C. | Bird |
D. | Mammal |
Answer» C. Bird | |
523. |
Human cloning is permitted in Britain for the purpose of |
A. | Reproduction |
B. | Research |
C. | Therapeutics |
D. | Genetics |
Answer» D. Genetics | |
524. |
Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of |
A. | sugars |
B. | water |
C. | vitamins |
D. | enzymes |
Answer» C. vitamins | |
525. |
Pick out the viral disease among the following : |
A. | Hepatitis |
B. | Meningitis |
C. | Arthritis |
D. | Nephritis |
Answer» B. Meningitis | |
526. |
Which one of these animals is jawless : |
A. | Sphyrna |
B. | Trygon |
C. | Myxine |
D. | Shark |
Answer» D. Shark | |
527. |
Dolly, the World s First cloned animal was a |
A. | sheep |
B. | cow |
C. | goat |
D. | pig |
Answer» B. cow | |
528. |
DNA test was developed by |
A. | Dr. Alec Jeffreys |
B. | Dr. V.K. Kashyap |
C. | |
D. | Watson and Crick |
E. | Gregor Mendel |
Answer» D. Watson and Crick | |
529. |
Among the defects of eye, the shortsightedness is called |
A. | coma |
B. | hypermetropia |
C. | myopia |
D. | astigmatism |
Answer» D. astigmatism | |
530. |
For a healthy heart, one needs to take a balanced diet, adequate sleep and |
A. | indulge in vigorous mental activities |
B. | play games like carrom, chess and cards |
C. | do right amount of physical exercise |
D. | |
E. | do sedentary work |
Answer» D. | |
531. |
Amoebic dysentery is caused by |
A. | Entamoeba histolytica |
B. | Salmonella typhi |
C. | |
D. | E. coli |
E. | Streptococcus pyogenes |
Answer» B. Salmonella typhi | |
532. |
The process of imbibition involves |
A. | Diffusion |
B. | Capillary action |
C. | Absorption |
D. | Both (A) and (B) |
Answer» D. Both (A) and (B) | |
533. |
AIDS is a/an |
A. | bacterial disease |
B. | viral disease |
C. | |
D. | fungal disease |
E. | algal disease |
Answer» C. | |
534. |
Insufficient blood supply in human body is referred as |
A. | Ischemia |
B. | Hyperemia |
C. | Hemostasia |
D. | Hemorrhage |
Answer» B. Hyperemia | |
535. |
Haemoglobin has highest affinity for |
A. | Oxygen |
B. | Carbon dioxide |
C. | Carbon monoxide |
D. | Nitrogen |
Answer» B. Carbon dioxide | |
536. |
The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal person is |
A. | 82 |
B. | 92 |
C. | 72 |
D. | 98 |
Answer» D. 98 | |
537. |
The cause of Heart attack is: |
A. | bacteria |
B. | virus |
C. | lack of blood supply to the heart |
D. | impairment of heart s working due to unknown reason |
Answer» D. impairment of heart s working due to unknown reason | |
538. |
Blood pressure is high in the |
A. | Ventricles |
B. | Arteries |
C. | Veins |
D. | Auricles |
Answer» C. Veins | |
539. |
Haptens are: |
A. | Pseudoantigens |
B. | Incomplete antigens |
C. | Antibodies |
D. | Isoantigens |
Answer» C. Antibodies | |
540. |
EEG records the activity of |
A. | heart |
B. | lungs |
C. | brain |
D. | muscles |
Answer» D. muscles | |
541. |
The floral part that produces pollen grains is |
A. | Sepal |
B. | Petal |
C. | Anther |
D. | Ovary |
Answer» D. Ovary | |
542. |
Jaundice is caused due to the infection of |
A. | Brain |
B. | Liver |
C. | Kidney |
D. | Spleen |
Answer» C. Kidney | |
543. |
A medicine which promotes the secretion of urine is called |
A. | Adrenaline |
B. | Monouretic |
C. | Diuretic |
D. | Triuretic |
Answer» D. Triuretic | |
544. |
BCG immunization is for |
A. | Measles |
B. | Tuberculosis |
C. | Diphtheria |
D. | Leprosy |
Answer» C. Diphtheria | |
545. |
The chemicals released by one species of animals in order to attract the other members of the same species are |
A. | Hormones |
B. | Nucleic acids |
C. | Pheromones |
D. | Steroids |
Answer» D. Steroids | |
546. |
The limb bones of children become bent if there is deficiency of vitamin |
A. | A |
B. | B |
C. | <sub>1</sub> |
D. | D |
E. | E |
Answer» D. D | |
547. |
Besides carbohydrates, a major source of energy in our food is constituted by |
A. | Proteins |
B. | Fats |
C. | Minerals |
D. | Vitamins |
Answer» C. Minerals | |
548. |
The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrbosis? |
A. | Copper |
B. | Lead |
C. | Mercury |
D. | Zinc |
Answer» B. Lead | |
549. |
Typhoid is caused by |
A. | Pseudomonas sp. |
B. | Staphylococcus |
C. | |
D. | Bacillus |
E. | Salmonella typhi |
Answer» E. Salmonella typhi | |
550. |
The colour of cow s milk is slightly yellow due to the presence of |
A. | Xanthophyll |
B. | Riboflavin |
C. | Ribulose |
D. | Carotene |
Answer» E. | |