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One of the following is often called the master gland. Which one is it?

A. Thymus

B. Islets of Langerhans

C. Pituitary

D. Thyroid

Correct Answer :

C. Pituitary


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The metallic part in haemoglobin is

A. Copper

B. Molybdenum

C. Nickel

D. Iron

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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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Which among the following is not a degenerative disease?

A. Diabetes

B. Stroke

C. Myocardial infraction

D. Rabies

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Haemophllia is a genetic disorder which leads to

A. decrease in haemoglobin level

B. rheumatic heart disease

C. increase in haemoglobin level

D. non-clothing of blood

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Veins carry blood

A. towards the heart

B. away from the heart

C. both to and from the heart

D. only around the heart

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Which one of the following is essential for blood clotting?

A. RBC

B. WBC

C. Blood platelets

D. Lymph

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India's first transgenic crop was

A. Potato

B. Brinjal

C. Sugarcane

D. Bt cotton

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Light compensation zone refers to

A. where light is available in plenty

B. where all light energy is used

C. where light is maximum

D. beyond which light does not penetrate

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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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The 'father of genetics' is

A. Mendel

B. Morgan

C. Darwin

D. Muller

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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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Which one of the endocrine glands disappears after puberty?

A. Thyroid

B. Thymus

C. Adrenals

D. Pituitary

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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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Injection of insulin causes

A. increase in glucose in blood

B. decrease in glucose in blood

C. increase in blood pressure

D. decrease in blood pressure

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Tse-Tse fly is the vector for

A. malarial parasite

B. try peorosoma

C. piroplasm

D. microfilaria

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Turner's syndrome is a disease caused by

A. bacteria

B. virus

C. fungus

D. chromosomal imbalance

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The term 'Fauna' means

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. neither

D. Both

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When a movement of a plant organ is stimulated by contact with an object, it is termed

A. heliotropism

B. geotropism

C. haptotropism

D. gardening

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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 golden age of Dinosaurs was

A. Palaezoic

B. Cenozoic

C. Mesozoic

D. Proterozoic

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The thrombocytes are associated with

A. blood coagulation

B. transport of respiratory gases

C. removal of nitrogenous wastes

D. all the above

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The normal systolic blood pressure is

A. 140

B. 120

C. 180

D. 80

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Valve a are present inside

A. Arteries

B. Capillaries

C. Veins

D. Lymph vessels

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Agroecology relates

A. crops and productivity

B. crops and environment

C. crop productivity and physiology

D. crop resistance to climatic changes

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The following disease is prevented by triple-antigen immunization

A. Diphtheria

B. Tuberculosis

C. Smallpox

D. Mumps

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Fusarium causes the wilting of the cotton plants by

A. clogging the vessels

B. producing toxic substance

C. causing necrosis of roots

D. killing the leaves

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Which among the following is a communicable disease?

A. Beri Beri

B. Diabetes

C. Leucoderma

D. Dysentery

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What are halophytes?

A. plants found in fresh water

B. plants growing in saline conditions

C. mesophytic plants

D. desert plants

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Blood clot Inside blood vessels is prevented by

A. heparin

B. fibrinogen

C. thrombin

D. prothrombin

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Which one is a water-soluble vitamin?

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. E