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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

Correct Answer :

A. his own body


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The insects do not have blood pigments because

A. there is no blood

B. blood does not have a respiratory function

C. tissues have pigments

D. pigments are elsewhere

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The germ theory of diseases was put forward by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Luister

C. Leuwenhoek

D. Flemming

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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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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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Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they are

A. different in structure

B. non-dividing

C. starved of nutrition

D. undergoing rapid division

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1 gm of carbohydrate gives energy which is about

A. 3 k cal

B. 2 k cal

C. 4.2 k cal

D. 8.1 k cal

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The artificial kidney operates on the principle of

A. dialysis

B. diffusion

C. osmosis

D. active transport

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The part of the eye behind the lens is filled with

A. aqueous humor

B. vitreous humor

C. lymph

D. blood

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Hormone promoting maleness in flowering plants is

A. Indole Acetic Acid

B. Kinetin

C. Cytokinin

D. Gibberellin

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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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Valves are present inside

A. arteries

B. capillaries

C. veins

D. aorta

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Which among the following is a Cast growing tree?

A. Teak

B. Eucalyptus

C. Banyan

D. Coconut

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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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Fledgling is a term often used to denote the young one of a

A. bird

B. fox

C. dog

D. man

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The influenza vaccine was discovered by

A. Salk

B. Khorana

C. Mittel

D. None of the above

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Evergreen forests are confined to

A. Equatorial region

B. Temperate region

C. Alpine region

D. Arctic region

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The function of connective tissue is

A. to hold the other tissues together

B. to facilitate diffusion

C. to help transportation of dissolved material from capillaries to epithelial cells

D. protection

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Green plants synthesise carbohydrates by the

A. holozoic method

B. holophytic method

C. saprophytic method

D. parasitic method

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Whooping cough is caused by

A. Salmonella

B. Bacillus pertussis

C. Variola

D. Vibriona

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Which of the following organelles is known as the 'power House' of the cell?

A. Golgi Bodies

B. Ribosomes

C. Mitochondria

D. None of these

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DNA is found

A. only in cytoplasm

B. only in nucleus

C. in both cytoplasm and nucleus

D. in hybrid form only

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Human blood is oxygenated and purified in the

A. heart

B. lungs

C. liver

D. kidneys

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A plant cell is distinguishable from an animal cell by the presence of

A. nucleus

B. cell wall

C. chloroplasts

D. cell membrane

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The human heart is

A. Neurogenic heart

B. Myogenic heart

C. Pulsating heart

D. Ampullary heart

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Haemophllia is a genetic disorder which leads to

A. decrease in haemoglobin level

B. rheumatic heart disease

C. increase in haemoglobin level

D. non-clothing of blood

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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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When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called

A. Apomixis

B. Pleiotropy

C. Polyploidy

D. Polyteny

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Biocatalysts are

A. hormones

B. vitamins

C. enzymes

D. pheromones

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What do you mean by the term fauna?

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. both plant and animal kingdoms

D. A part of plant kingdom

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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