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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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A. coconut caterpillar


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The principal reason why it is better to have two eyes than one is that

A. by having two eyes, one can distinguish colours more easily

B. by having two eyes, one can easily see in the dark and dim light

C. this gives the man a type of vision known as mosaic vision

D. this enhances depth perception in the humans

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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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Plantain is

A. a tree

B. an annual herb

C. a perennial herb

D. a shrub

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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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Which of the following diseases is considered as completely eradicated from India, as no case of the same has been reported in last one year?

A. Polio

B. Tuberculosis

C. Cancer

D. Swine flu

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Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the

A. fungi

B. plants

C. insects

D. bacteria

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Origin of species was published by

A. Lamarck

B. Weismann

C. de Vries

D. Charles Darwin

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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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Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to

A. tetanus

B. mumps

C. pyorrhoea

D. ulcers

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The aphotic zone means that light is

A. always present

B. present during day

C. always absent

D. present during night

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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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Most of the enzymes are

A. proteins

B. lipids

C. acids

D. alkalis

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Sexual selection theory was propounded by

A. Wallace

B. De Vires

C. Lamarck

D. Charles Darwin

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Biological control is to check growth of

A. plants

B. animals

C. weeds

D. one pest by another

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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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Dwarf plants can be made to attain their normal stature by applying

A. IAA

B. Ethylene

C. Gibberelins

D. Cytokinins

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Cutting and layering are the methods of plant propagation usually referred to as

A. asexual reproduction

B. sexual reproduction

C. vegetative reproduction

D. gardening

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Warm-bloodedness

A. means, animals living in warm climates

B. means, the warming up of blood as the temperature increases during day time

C. is characterised by constant body temperature

D. is shown by reptiles

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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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Somato Tropic Hormone is concerned with

A. Body growth

B. Metamorphosis

C. Digestion

D. Reproduction

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The pigment which is responsible for blood clotting is

A. Fibrinogen

B. Haemoglobin

C. Glucose

D. Blood cells

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Antisnake venom is prepared by

A. Pasteur institute

B. Hoffkine's institute

C. Birla's institute

D. Indian Science Institute

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Carbohydrates are mainly needed for

A. growth

B. immunity

C. repair

D. energy

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The function of ribosomes is

A. Secretion

B. Excretion

C. Power house of the cell

D. Protein synthesis

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The study of ecology with pyramids was invented by

A. Darwin

B. Elton

C. Odum

D. Joshua

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The association between leguminous plants and bacteria is

A. parasitic

B. saprophytic

C. symbiotic

D. None of the above

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Hormone promoting maleness in flowering plants is

A. Indole Acetic Acid

B. Kinetin

C. Cytokinin

D. Gibberellin

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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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The hormone secreted when one is frightened or excited

A. pituitrin

B. thyroxine

C. adrenaline

D. parathormone

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Who first observed the plasma membrane?

A. William Seifriz

B. Schwann

C. Palade

D. None of the above