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Hormone promoting maleness in flowering plants is

A. Indole Acetic Acid

B. Kinetin

C. Cytokinin

D. Gibberellin

Correct Answer :

D. Gibberellin


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Insulin is concerned with the metabolism of

A. sugar

B. fats

C. proteins

D. vitamins

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Who was the first scientist to use an instrument for biological studies in 1665?

A. Robert Hooke

B. Schwann

C. Schleiden

D. None of the above

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The blood clotting requires the vitamin

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. K

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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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Stripes on the bodies of animals Indicate

A. mating habit

B. food habit

C. cave dwelling

D. matching of skin colour with the surroundings

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The hormone that contains iodine is

A. Prolactin

B. Vasopressin

C. Thyroxine

D. Adrenalin

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Vitamin D deficiency leads to

A. sterility

B. pellagra

C. rickets

D. capillary fragility

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Which of the following diseases is water borne?

A. Cholera

B. Malaria

C. Filiariasis

D. None of the above

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Spiders can take only

A. solid food

B. liquid food

C. plant juice

D. flesh of dead animals

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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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HIV causes

A. cancer

B. hepatitis

C. AIDS

D. Herpes

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The bacteria that gets into our body is consumed by

A. RBC

B. Blood platelets

C. Plasma

D. Phagocytes

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Which among the following is the best source of proteins?

A. apples

B. butter

C. beans

D. fish

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Oxygen transportation in human body takes place through
1) Blood
2) Lungs
3) Tissue
The correct sequence of transportation is

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 3, 1 and 2

C. 2, 1 and 3

D. 1,3 and 2

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What are oncogenes?

A. a dominant gene

B. a set of genes which produce cancer

C. a gene present in the X-chromosomes causing haemophilia

D. a recessive gene

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The two German scientists who proposed the 'cell theory' were

A. Mendel and 'Darwin

B. Theodore Schwann and Matthias Schleiden

C. Virchow and Purkinje

D. porter and Palade

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Memory is the responsibility of

A. cerebrum

B. cerebellum

C. medulla oblongata

D. spinal cord

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Which one of the endocrine glands disappears after puberty?

A. Thyroid

B. Thymus

C. Adrenals

D. Pituitary

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Modern classification of the living world recognise ___________ kingdoms.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

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Vessels proceeding to the heart are

A. veins

B. arteries

C. capillaries

D. lymph ducts

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The liver destroys old

A. leucocytes

B. thrombocytes

C. erythrocytes

D. lymphocytes

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Leafy trees help in preventing

A. Land pollution

B. Water pollution

C. Noise pollution

D. Air pollution

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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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The germ theory of diseases was put forward by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Luister

C. Leuwenhoek

D. Flemming

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Xerophthalmia is a deficiency disease. Deficiency of _________ causes it.

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin B

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin E

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Food substances are substances by

A. hormones

B. enzymes

C. vitamins

D. zymogens

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The olfactory area is concerned with

A. smell

B. sight

C. hearing

D. speech

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A few infections like sore throat, whooping cough and tuberculosis are carried through the respiratory system. Which among the following is caused by bacteria while passing through the respiratory tract?

A. diphtheria

B. dysentery

C. jaundice

D. typhoid

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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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Total number of amino acids in plants is

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. Plenty