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Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the

A. fungi

B. plants

C. insects

D. bacteria

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C. insects


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Which among the following animals has the largest Intestine?

A. Cow

B. Lion

C. Monkey

D. Tiger

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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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Man is warm-blooded, frog is cold-blooded, Which one of the following is cold-blooded?

A. snake

B. peacock

C. parrot

D. camel atmospheric pressure

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Which one of the following is caused by the expression of a recessive gene present on sex chromosome?

A. Rheumatism

B. Nervous shock

C. Muscular dystrophy

D. Cerebral haemorrhage

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Higher plants take up nitrogen as

A. Nitrites only

B. Nitrates only

C. Nitrates and Ammonia

D. Urea

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Cutting and layering are the methods of plant propagation usually referred to as

A. asexual reproduction

B. sexual reproduction

C. vegetative reproduction

D. gardening

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The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is

A. 280

B. 290

C. 300

D. 310

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The 'mad-cow disease' (Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease) is produced by certain

A. bacterium

B. virus

C. viroid

D. prion

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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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The acid that is secreted in the stomach is

A. HCI

B. H2SO4

C. H2CO3

D. HNO3

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Intravascular clotting of blood is known as

A. anaemia

B. leucopenia

C. thrombosis

D. thrombin

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Maize is attacked by

A. Phytophthora

B. Pythium

C. Ustilago

D. Puccinia

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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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Which of the following is a vector-borne disease for which a special programme has been launched by the Govt. of India?

A. Polio

B. HIV / AIDS

C. Malaria

D. Cancer

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Malarial parasite is brought to human host by

A. male anopheles mosquito

B. female anopheles mosquito

C. male culex

D. female culex

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The grouping of blood is based on substances called

A. antibodies

B. antigens

C. antitoxin

D. enzymes

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The potato is a modified stem, is explained by the presence of

A. Branches

B. Leaves

C. Buds

D. Scale leaves and auxiliary buds

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The blood pressure is controlled by the hormone

A. Vasopressin

B. Oxytocin

C. Oestrogen

D. Testasterone

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Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of

A. light

B. sound

C. touch

D. smell

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Blood plasma from which fibrinogen is removed is known as

A. serum

B. blood concentrate

C. lymph

D. antibody component

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Damage to hearing is caused by sounds which exceed

A. 70 decibels

B. 80 decibels

C. 100 decibels

D. 120 decibels

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Desert plants are called

A. Xerophytes

B. Bryophytes

C. Pteridophytes

D. Halophytes

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The bird that lays the largest egg is

A. crow

B. ostrich

C. cuckoo

D. eagle

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The amount of blood in a normal man is about

A. 5.0 litres

B. 2.5 litres

C. 3.8 litres

D. 4.7 litres

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The latest drug for cancer is obtained from

A. Strychnos nuxvomica

B. Vinca rosea

C. Atropa belladona

D. Phyllanthus niruri

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The 'father of genetics' is

A. Mendel

B. Morgan

C. Darwin

D. Muller

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The grey matter of the brain is so coloured because of the concentration of

A. nerve cells

B. a pigment

C. nerve fibres

D. melanin

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Consumption of potassium cyanide leads to total stoppage of cellular activity in the human body, as it cripples the

A. heart

B. lungs

C. kidneys

D. mitochondria

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The biogenetic law was proposed by

A. Alfred Russel Wallace

B. Charles Darwin

C. Ernst von Haeckel

D. Lamarck

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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