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Aphids are

A. insect pests

B. fungal pests

C. bacterial pests

D. viral pests

Correct Answer :

A. insect pests


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The hypothesis that living matter originated in the past from non-living matter is supported by

A. Fossil records

B. Miller's experiments

C. Pasteur experiment

D. Spallanzeni experiment

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Geotropism is reaction of plants to the stimulus of

A. earth

B. light

C. sound

D. gravity

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The nerve messages enter the cell through the

A. Dendrite

B. Axon

C. Cyton

D. Synapse

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The age of a tree can be determined by

A. counting the number of annual rings

B. thickness of the bark

C. the bulk of the tree

D. the number of leaves

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Hormones are carried from their place of production by

A. ducts

B. blood

C. lymph

D. muscus

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What is an antigen?

A. toxic substance

B. a kind of protein

C. blood platelets

D. blood corpuscles

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Which one of the following was probably absent in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life?

A. Ammonia

B. Oxygen

C. Hydrogen

D. Carbon

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The equilibrium and co-ordination is looked after by which part of the brain?

A. Cerebrum

B. Medulla oblongata

C. Cerebellum

D. Olfactory lobes

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The first sign of life made its appearance on the earth about

A. 1 million years ago

B. 500 million years ago

C. 1 billion or 1000 million years ago

D. 3 billion years ago

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During dehydration, the human body is usually lost by the human body is

A. sugar

B. sodium chloride

C. potassium chloride

D. iodine

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Athlete's Coot is the common name for the fungal disease

A. Tinea pedis

B. Tinea cruris

C. Tinea corporis

D. Tinea capitis

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Tetrodotoxin is a potent poison that

A. erodes blood vessels

B. blocks conduction of nerve impulses causing respiratory paralysis

C. produces damage to the kidneys

D. produces intestinal bleeding

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The 'germ theory of disease' was propounded by

A. Joseph Lister

B. Robert Koch

C. Louis Pasteur

D. Jacob Heule

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The diseases that are caused by lack of vitamins are called

A. deficiency diseases

B. communicable diseases

C. epidemics

D. tropical diseases

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The cellular and molecular control o( programmed cell death is known as

A. Apoptosis

B. Ageing

C. Degeneration

D. Necrosis

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The most primitive mammals are

A. carnivorous

B. herbivorous

C. omnivorous

D. insectivorous

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Mendel chose for his experiments the plant

A. Bean

B. Pea

C. Cucumber

D. Rose

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Sex linked genes are carried by

A. X-chromosomes

B. Y-chromosomes

C. different part of X- and Y-chromosomes

D. autosomes

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Tse-Tse fly is the vector for

A. malarial parasite

B. try peorosoma

C. piroplasm

D. microfilaria

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Organisms that live in the deep sea are mainly

A. Herbivores

B. Carnivores

C. Detritivores

D. None of the above

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Kwashiorkor' is caused by deficiency of

A. carbohydrates

B. proteins

C. fats

D. vitamins

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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

A. peptidase

B. amylase

C. lipase

D. thrombokinase

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Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A. plasmodium

B. entamoeba

C. giardia

D. trypanosome

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Carbohydrates are mainly needed for

A. growth

B. immunity

C. repair

D. energy

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The pathogenic organisms of an infected person are destroyed by the action of

A. erythrocytes

B. leucocytes

C. blood platelets

D. all of these

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Athlete's Foot' is a disease caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Fungus

C. Protozoa

D. Nematode

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One of the following disease cannot be prevented by the DPT (triple-antigen) immunization of children.

A. Tetanus

B. Tuberculosis

C. Whooping cough

D. Diphtheria

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Rh+ blood is due to genes which are

A. dominant

B. recessive

C. codominant

D. neutral

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Which one of the following genetical disease is sex-linked?

A. Royal haemophilia

B. Tay-Sachs disease

C. Cystic fibrosis

D. Hypertension

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Plants grown in darkness show

A. stout stem

B. long internodes

C. bigger leaves

D. no growth at all