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Athlete's Foot' is a disease caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Fungus

C. Protozoa

D. Nematode

Correct Answer :

B. Fungus


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Appearance of offspring resembling their remote ancestor is called

A. Atavism

B. Lethality

C. Mutation

D. Progeny

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The dreaded virus which, on reaching the central nervous system, produces spasms of the muscles of the throat and the cheat while swallowing, and is sure to kill the patient is

A. Poliomyelitis virus

B. AIDS virus

C. Smallpox virus

D. Rabies virus

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Which hormone is secreted when there is a rise in the blood glucose level?

A. Glucagon

B. Insulin

C. Nor-adrenaline

D. Thyroxine

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Blood platelets are found in

A. all vertebrates

B. all chordates

C. mammals only

D. birds and mammals

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Digestion of proteins starts in the

A. mouth

B. stomach

C. duodenum

D. intestine

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The geotropism of the roots that makes them grow towards gravity is said to be

A. positive

B. negative

C. neutral

D. oblique

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The most accepted theory of the origin of earth is the fiery origin which was propounded by

A. Laplace

B. Chamberlain

C. James Jean

D. Hoyle

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Which one of the following is not caused by bacteria?

A. Tuberculosis

B. Typhoid

C. Cholera

D. Mumps

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Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA?

A. Centriole

B. Golgi apparatus

C. Lysosome

D. Mitochondrion

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The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is

A. cerebellum

B. medulla oblongata

C. pons

D. cerebrum

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Kangaroo is one of the animals popularly called as

A. egglaying

B. pouched

C. placental

D. Volant

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Which one of the following is not an essential micronutrient for plants?

A. Boron

B. Zinc

C. Sodium

D. Copper

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Insects that make a clicking sound are

A. crickets

B. beetles

C. flies

D. silver fish

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The part of the human brain concerned with sight is the

A. Frontal lobe

B. Parietal lobe

C. Temporal lobe

D. Occipital lobe

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HIV causes

A. cancer

B. hepatitis

C. AIDS

D. Herpes

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Diseases in plants can be caused by

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. fungi

D. All the above

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When does the heart start functioning?

A. At birth

B. After birth

C. Before birth

D. After a week from birth

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Lecuminous plants are recommended for rotation of crops because they

A. kill harmful insects

B. require little amount of water

C. help in Nitrogen fixation

D. are cash crops

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The grouping o( blood is based on substances called

A. antibodies

B. antigens

C. antitoxin

D. enzymes

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The blood pressure is controlled by the hormone

A. Vasopressin

B. Oxytocin

C. Oestrogen

D. Testasterone

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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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One of the following is often called the master gland. Which one is it?

A. Thymus

B. Islets of Langerhans

C. Pituitary

D. Thyroid

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Late Blight' is a disease that affects the _______ crop.

A. coconut

B. cashew

C. potato

D. pepper

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Oparin is known for his hypothesis on

A. origin of species

B. origin of life

C. one germ one disease

D. one gene one enzyme

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Savannah is

A. grass land

B. desert

C. forest

D. snow clad mountains

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Charles Darwin was influenced in his work by

A. Wallace

B. Lamarck

C. Malthus

D. Mendel

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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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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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Rate of mutation can be increased in plants by

A. More manure

B. More pesticides

C. X-ray

D. More light

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Edward Jenner to find out the efficacy of vaccination used

A. his own body

B. his friend's body

C. a corpse

D. a laboratory animal