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Kwashiorkar is characterised by

A. dermatitis, changes in hair pigments and retarded brain growth

B. excretion of creatine in excess

C. tyrosinosis and alcaptonuria

D. None of these

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A. dermatitis, changes in hair pigments and retarded brain growth


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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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Which of the following terms is used in Botany?

A. Recession

B. Dumping

C. Barter System

D. Biennial

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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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Athlete's Coot is the common name for the fungal disease

A. Tinea pedis

B. Tinea cruris

C. Tinea corporis

D. Tinea capitis

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Blood is

A. acidic

B. alkaline

C. neutral

D. like a buffer

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Food substances are substances by

A. hormones

B. enzymes

C. vitamins

D. zymogens

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The term 'Fauna' means

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. neither

D. Both

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The natural defence of our body against foreign germs is formed by

A. red corpuscles

B. white corpuscles

C. platelets

D. lymph

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The phenomenon of summer sleep by animals is called

A. hibernation

B. aestivation

C. laziness

D. lethargy

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Lecuminous plants are recommended for rotation of crops because they

A. kill harmful insects

B. require little amount of water

C. help in Nitrogen fixation

D. are cash crops

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The blood without corpuscles is called

A. bile

B. lymph

C. plasma

D. blood

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Jaundice is caused by a/an

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. fungus

D. animal

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The best and easy method of control of crop pests is by

A. crop rotation

B. chemicals

C. quarantine

D. biological control

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Excess of amino-acids are broken down to form urea in the

A. Liver

B. Kidney

C. Spleen

D. Rectum

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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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Green plants synthesise carbohydrates by the

A. holozoic method

B. holophytic method

C. saprophytic method

D. parasitic method

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Bacteria utilising radiant energy to prepare food are

A. chemosynthetic bacteria

B. heterotrophic bacteria

C. photosynthetic bacteria

D. free living bacteria

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Enzymes are produced by

A. endocrine glands

B. exocrine glands

C. liver

D. spleen

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The universal recipient belongs to blood group

A. A

B. B

C. AB

D. O

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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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Chlorosis is the phenomenon where leaves have

A. more chlorophyll

B. less chlorophyll

C. no chlorophyll

D. patches of chlorophyll

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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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Translocation of food takes place in plants through

A. xylem

B. phloem

C. cambium

D. cortex

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The animal without urinary bladder is

A. Bird

B. Man

C. Rabbit

D. Cow

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The brain is covered by

A. meninges

B. bone

C. skin

D. All the above

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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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Organisms that feed on the excreta of other organisms are called

A. autotrophs

B. heterotrophs

C. coprophagous

D. saprotrophs

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In one minute normally the heart beats

A. 60 times

B. 80 times

C. 100 times

D. 72 times

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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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Who first observed the plasma membrane?

A. William Seifriz

B. Schwann

C. Palade

D. None of the above