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Louis Pasteur developed the vaccine for ______ for the first time.

A. smallpox

B. cowpox

C. tetanus

D. chicken cholera

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D. chicken cholera


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AIDS is caused by the organisms which are

A. bacteria

B. fungi

C. viruses (HTLV III)

D. Protozoa

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Baldness is seen only in the males because

A. it is a male disorder

B. it is linked with male Y chromosome

C. it is influenced by male hormone

D. females cover it up with wigs

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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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Man is warm-blooded, frog is cold-blooded, Which one of the following is cold-blooded?

A. snake

B. peacock

C. parrot

D. camel atmospheric pressure

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The biologist who believed in the spontaneous creation of microorganisms was

A. Leuwenhock

B. Needham

C. Spallanzeni

D. Pasteur

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Which organism probably arrived first in the world?

A. Algae

B. Fungi

C. Protozoa

D. None of the above

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Measles is caused by

A. bacteria

B. fungus

C. virus

D. protozoan

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The disease in which blood clotting does not take place is known as

A. xerophthalmia

B. haemopoiesis

C. haemophilia

D. haemoerythrin

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Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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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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Maize is attacked by

A. Phytophthora

B. Pythium

C. Ustilago

D. Puccinia

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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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The cellular and molecular control o( programmed cell death is known as

A. Apoptosis

B. Ageing

C. Degeneration

D. Necrosis

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The buffer substance in blood is

A. Calcium carbonate

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Sodium bicarbonate

D. Ammonia

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The scientist who discovered the blood groups is

A. Landsteiner

B. TH Morgan

C. William Harvey

D. Darwin

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The two German scientists who proposed the 'cell theory' were

A. Mendel and 'Darwin

B. Theodore Schwann and Matthias Schleiden

C. Virchow and Purkinje

D. porter and Palade

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Temperature treatment which shortens the vegetative period and hastens the flowering is called

A. Phototropism

B. Photoperiodism

C. Vernalisation

D. Thermoregulation

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Legumes are highly nutritious because they are rich in

A. starch

B. oils

C. fat

D. protein

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Prions are composed largely of

A. DNA

B. proteins

C. RNA

D. None of these

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Vitamin D is manufactured in a healthy human being by the action of _______ on the skin and absorbed in the blood stream.

A. ozone

B. radium

C. moonlight

D. sunlight

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The metallic part in haemoglobin is

A. Copper

B. Molybdenum

C. Nickel

D. Iron

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Insect pollination is known as

A. Hydrophily

B. Ornithophily

C. Anemophily

D. Entomophily

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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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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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The corn in an underground stem that grows

A. horizontally

B. vertically

C. above the soil

D. obliquely

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The condition in which there is abnormal decrease of white blood corpuscles is known as

A. leukaemia

B. leucoderma

C. leukopenia

D. anaemia

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Spiders can take only

A. solid food

B. liquid food

C. plant juice

D. flesh of dead animals

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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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Memory is the responsibility of

A. cerebrum

B. cerebellum

C. medulla oblongata

D. spinal cord

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Xerophthalmia is a deficiency disease. Deficiency of _________ causes it.

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin B

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin E