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Late blight of potato is caused by

A. Puccinia

B. Pennisetum

C. Phytophthora

D. Erysiphe

Correct Answer :

C. Phytophthora


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Hormones are carried from their place of production by

A. Ducts

B. Blood

C. Lymph

D. Mucus

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India's first transgenic crop was

A. Potato

B. Brinjal

C. Sugarcane

D. Bt cotton

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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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Modern classification of the living world recognise ___________ kingdoms.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

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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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For which of the following is insulin treatment given?

A. Cancer

B. Diabetes

C. Asthma

D. Typhoid

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The animal without urinary bladder is

A. Bird

B. Man

C. Rabbit

D. Cow

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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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Blood plasma from which fibrinogen is removed is known as

A. serum

B. blood concentrate

C. lymph

D. antibody component

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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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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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Which of the following is NOT a viral disease?

A. Chicken-pox

B. Influenza

C. Epilepsy

D. Measles

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Name the nematode which lives in lymph vessels of man.

A. Ascaris

B. Hook worm

C. Filarial worm

D. Guinea worm

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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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A biopsy is performed on a patient generally to detect which one of the following?

A. Cancer

B. Tuberculosis

C. Appendicitis

D. Renal failure

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Which hormone is secreted when there is a rise in the blood glucose level?

A. Glucagon

B. Insulin

C. Nor-adrenaline

D. Thyroxine

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The first person to observe the bacteria, protozoa and spermatozoa under the microscope was

A. Theodore Schwann

B. Matthias Schleidon

C. Robert Hooke

D. Leuwenhoek

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Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Fats

D. Nucleotides

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Dialysis is used when there is a failure of

A. heart

B. lungs

C. liver

D. kidneys

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Food substances are substances by

A. hormones

B. enzymes

C. vitamins

D. zymogens

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Consumption of potassium cyanide leads to total stoppage of cellular activity in the human body, as it cripples the

A. heart

B. lungs

C. kidneys

D. mitochondria

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The mouth of a river opening into the sea is termed as

A. shore line

B. littoral zone

C. continental shelf

D. estuary

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What is an antigen?

A. toxic substance

B. a kind of protein

C. blood platelets

D. blood corpuscles

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Hydrotropism means the growth of roots

A. away from water

B. towards water

C. into water

D. out of water

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It is possible to produce seedless tomato fruits by

A. applying trace elements in tomato fields

B. spraying mineral solution on plants

C. spraying harmones on flowers

D. applying fertilizers containing radioactive elements

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Ecology of a population is known as

A. demecology

B. synecology

C. autecology

D. space ecology

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Enzymes are produced by

A. endocrine glands

B. exocrine glands

C. liver

D. spleen

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Haemoglobin is dissolved in the plasma of

A. frog

B. fish

C. man

D. earthworm

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Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

A. Cancer

B. Rabies

C. AlDS

D. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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The biogenetic law was proposed by

A. Alfred Russel Wallace

B. Charles Darwin

C. Ernst von Haeckel

D. Lamarck