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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

Correct Answer :

A. August Weismann


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It Is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night because of release of

A. oxygen in a lesser quantity than the required levels

B. oxygen in large amounts

C. carbon monoxide

D. carbon dioxide

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The specific gravity of blood is

A. lower than water

B. higher than water

C. same as water

D. many times that of water

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Which of the following is NOT a viral disease?

A. Chicken-pox

B. Influenza

C. Epilepsy

D. Measles

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Maintenance of pregnancy is under the control of

A. follicular stimulating hormone

B. growth hormone

C. estrogen

D. progesterone

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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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The hormone which is Popularly called as stress hormone is

A. Epinephrine

B. Cortisone

C. Thyroxine

D. Insulin

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An inherited characteristic which does not appear in one generation but can appear in the next is called

A. dominant

B. recessive

C. homozygous

D. heterozygous

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Charles Darwin was influenced in his work by

A. Wallace

B. Lamarck

C. Malthus

D. Mendel

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Plantain is

A. a tree

B. an annual herb

C. a perennial herb

D. a shrub

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Modern classification of the living world recognise ___________ kingdoms.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

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The suggestion that the chromosomes are the carriers of hereditary material was first made by

A. Johanson

B. Flemming

C. Sutton and Boveri

D. Morgan

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Waldeyer gave the name

A. microsome

B. chromosome

C. ribosome

D. lysosome

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What is the colour of the outer portion of the spinal cord?

A. gray

B. brown

C. white

D. yellow

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Blood plasma from which fibrinogen is removed is known as

A. serum

B. blood concentrate

C. lymph

D. antibody component

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What ia leukaemia?

A. proliferation of WBC

B. decrease of RBC

C. increase of platelets

D. decrease of WBC

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Accepted theory for the origin of life is

A. Cosmozoic theory

B. Biogenesis

C. Abiogenesis

D. Oparin's theory

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Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA?

A. Centriole

B. Golgi apparatus

C. Lysosome

D. Mitochondrion

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The wall of the heart is made of programmed cell death is known as

A. voluntary muscles

B. involuntary muscles

C. cardiac muscles

D. skeletal muscles

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Tetrodotoxin is a potent poison that

A. erodes blood vessels

B. blocks conduction of nerve impulses causing respiratory paralysis

C. produces damage to the kidneys

D. produces intestinal bleeding

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Damage to hearing is caused by sounds which exceed

A. 70 decibels

B. 80 decibels

C. 100 decibels

D. 120 decibels

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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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The blood pressure is controlled by the hormone

A. Vasopressin

B. Oxytocin

C. Oestrogen

D. Testasterone

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Lactose and Rennin, the enzymes required to digest milk, disappear in the human body by the age of _______ years.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 8

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Those small organisms which float on the surface of water are called

A. Necton

B. pH indicators

C. Plankton

D. Benthos

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The nerve messages enter the cell through the

A. Dendrite

B. Axon

C. Cyton

D. Synapse

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The ultimate substances to which the carbohydrates are degraded are

A. amino acid

B. glycerol

C. glucose

D. maltose

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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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Diseases in plants can be caused by

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. fungi

D. All the above

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Measles and influenza are caused by

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. insects

D. nematodes

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The scientist who discovered the blood groups is

A. Landsteiner

B. TH Morgan

C. William Harvey

D. Darwin