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Insects that make a clicking sound are

A. crickets

B. beetles

C. flies

D. silver fish

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B. beetles


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From the end of the Triassic to the cretaceous period the earth was ruled by

A. eurypterids

B. cotylosaurs

C. dinosaurs

D. mammals

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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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Which among the following vitamins is considered to be a harmone?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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Prions are composed largely of

A. DNA

B. proteins

C. RNA

D. None of these

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Diabetes is a disease which is

A. contagious

B. non-communicable

C. communicable

D. epidemic

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The hormone that is responsible for secondary sexual character in the male is

A. oestrogen

B. progesterone

C. testosterone

D. prolactin

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Bordetella pertussis causes

A. tetanus

B. diphtheria

C. whooping cough

D. rabies

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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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The cavities of the brain are filled with

A. Blood

B. Lymph

C. Water

D. Cerebrospinal fluid

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Wallace's line is a line

A. drawn by Darwin

B. across the mountains

C. between two zoo-geographical areas

D. between different classes of animals

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The hormone secreted when one is frightened or excited

A. pituitrin

B. thyroxine

C. adrenaline

D. parathormone

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Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by

A. August Weismann

B. Hugo de Vries

C. Herbert- Spencer

D. Carl Linnaeus

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The corn in an underground stem that grows

A. horizontally

B. vertically

C. above the soil

D. obliquely

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The thermoregulatory centre in the human brain is the

A. Pituitary

B. Spinal cord

C. Cerebellum

D. Hypothalamus

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Which among the following is a balanced fertiliser for plants?

A. Urea

B. Ammonium Sulphate

C. Nitrates

D. Compost

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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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Hypogeal germination is found in

A. castor

B. onion

C. bean

D. bengal gram

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Sex linked genes are carried by

A. X-chromosomes

B. Y-chromosomes

C. different part of X- and Y-chromosomes

D. autosomes

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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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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy refers to

A. Brain Fever

B. Mad Cow Disease

C. Enteric Fever

D. Poultry Diarrhoea

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Turner's syndrome is a disease caused by

A. bacteria

B. virus

C. fungus

D. chromosomal imbalance

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Bio indicators are

A. stains

B. pH indicators

C. weather indicators

D. soil indicators

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The external ears of man are intended for

A. ornaments

B. scattering sound waves

C. collect sound waves

D. beauty

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Phototropism means that plants react to the direction of

A. sound

B. wind

C. light

D. gravity

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Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to

A. tetanus

B. mumps

C. pyorrhoea

D. ulcers

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Intravascular clotting of blood is known as

A. anaemia

B. leucopenia

C. thrombosis

D. thrombin

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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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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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Which one of the following acts as a communication system?

A. Blood

B. Nerve

C. Lymph

D. Enzymes

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Translocation of food takes place in plants through

A. xylem

B. phloem

C. cambium

D. cortex