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In case of a heart attack a hormone is injected as an emergency measure. Which one is it?

A. Thyroxine

B. Vasopressin

C. Heparin

D. Insulin

Correct Answer :

C. Heparin


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Organisms which synthesise their own food are called

A. autotrophs

B. heterotrophs

C. saprotrophs

D. auxotrophs

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The stones formed in human kidney consist mostly of

A. calcium oxalate

B. sodium acetate

C. magnesium

D. calcium

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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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Prions are composed largely of

A. DNA

B. proteins

C. RNA

D. None of these

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Which one of the following is viral disease?

A. Syphilis

B. Influenza

C. Lock Jaw

D. Typhoid

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The white blood corpuscles the body because they are popularly called soldiers of

A. march at a regular pace

B. appear uniform

C. defend the body

D. are disciplined

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Vitamin D deficiency leads to

A. sterility

B. pellagra

C. rickets

D. capillary fragility

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Nephantis is popularly called

A. coconut caterpillar

B. brown plant hopper

C. tobacco caterpillar

D. pulse beetle

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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 gestation period for the elephant is

A. 10 months

B. 15 months

C. 22 months

D. 30 months

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Viruses have

A. DNA only

B. RNA only

C. Either DNA or RNA

D. Both DNA and RNA

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Blood is

A. acidic

B. alkaline

C. neutral

D. like a buffer

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Adaptation for flying is termed as

A. aquatic

B. volant

C. fossorial

D. cursorial

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What is the bacterial disease in lime fruits?

A. Phythophthora

B. White rust

C. Citrus canker

D. Smut disease

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Valve a are present inside

A. Arteries

B. Capillaries

C. Veins

D. Lymph vessels

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Dinosaur is a/an

A. Fish

B. Amphibian

C. Reptile

D. Bird

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Which of the following diseases are not bacterial?

A. cholera and diphtheria

B. trichomonasis and malaria

C. tetanus and typhoid

D. tuberculosis and leprosy

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Dr Khorana's work relates to

A. synthesis of simple DNA

B. genetic code

C. reduction of mutation

D. synthesis of RNA from bacterial cell

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Who was the first scientist/doctor who attempted vaccination?

A. Joseph Lister

B. Robert Koch

C. Elie Metchnikoff

D. Edward Jenner

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Oxygen transport is a function of

A. white blood corpuscles

B. red blood corpuscles

C. blood platelets

D. plasma

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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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Chlorosis is the phenomenon where leaves have

A. more chlorophyll

B. less chlorophyll

C. no chlorophyll

D. patches of chlorophyll

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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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One of the sequences given below represents a complete metamorphosis. Which one is it?

A. Egg - adult

B. Egg - nymph - adult

C. Egg - larva - pupa - adult

D. young one adult

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Best growth of plants is attained if they are supplied with

A. low carbohydrate and high nitrogen

B. high carbohydrate and low nitrogen

C. high carbohydrate and moderate nitrogen

D. equal carbohydrate and nitrogen

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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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Coagulation of blood in vessels is prevented during normal circulation by

A. heparin

B. prothrombin

C. plasmogen

D. thromboplastin

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Savannah is

A. grass land

B. desert

C. forest

D. snow clad mountains

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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 heart of the human embryo starts beating in the _____ week of its development.

A. second

B. third

C. fourth

D. first