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Rate of mutation can be increased in plants by

A. More manure

B. More pesticides

C. X-ray

D. More light

Correct Answer :

C. X-ray


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Appearance of offspring resembling their remote ancestor is called

A. Atavism

B. Lethality

C. Mutation

D. Progeny

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Antibodies are formed in

A. lymph nodes

B. red bone marrow

C. spleen

D. liver

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Bird nu is a disease which affects and spreads through

A. Cattle

B. Sheep

C. Prawn

D. Poultry

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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 primary energy for living organisms is

A. Solar energy

B. Chemical energy

C. Mitochondria

D. ATP

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What is 'atavism'?

A. The genes which show numerous phenolypic effects

B. Reappearance of traits after several generations

C. Effects of mutation

D. Intermediate inheritance of genes

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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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Late Blight' is a disease that affects the _______ crop.

A. coconut

B. cashew

C. potato

D. pepper

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Scrub jungle Is characterised by

A. heavy rainfall

B. no rainfall

C. poor rainfall

D. none of the above

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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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Which among the following is the best source of proteins?

A. apples

B. butter

C. beans

D. fish

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The universal donor belongs to blood group

A. A

B. B

C. AB

D. O

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Blood of cockroach is

A. red

B. bluish

C. greenish

D. colourless

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Chromosome theory of inheritance was propounded by

A. Sutton and Boveri

B. Mendel

C. Muller

D. Beadle and Tatum

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The dreaded virus which, on reaching the central nervous system, produces spasms of the muscles of the throat and the cheat while swallowing, and is sure to kill the patient is

A. Poliomyelitis virus

B. AIDS virus

C. Smallpox virus

D. Rabies virus

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The plant hormone which promotes ripening of fruits is

A. auxin

B. ethylene

C. gibberellin

D. cytokinin

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Charles Darwin was influenced in his work by

A. Wallace

B. Lamarck

C. Malthus

D. Mendel

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The insects do not have blood pigments because

A. there is no blood

B. blood does not have a respiratory function

C. tissues have pigments

D. pigments are elsewhere

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Herbivores are

A. primary consumers

B. secondary consumers

C. tertiary consumers

D. decomposers

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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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What do you mean by lentic biota?

A. Plants and animals in lakes and ponds

B. Plants and animals in forest

C. Plants and animals in sea water

D. Desert plants and animals

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The small pox vaccine was discovered by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Edward Jenner

C. John

D. Harvey

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Oxygen transport is a function of

A. White Blood Corpuscles

B. Red Blood-Corpuscles

C. Blood Platelets

D. Plasma

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The life cycle of Malarial Parasite consists of two phases in man. Where do they occur?

A. In RBC and liver cells

B. In WBC and RBC

C. In lymph

D. In gall bladder and pancreas

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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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The most accepted theory of the origin of earth is the fiery origin which was propounded by

A. Laplace

B. Chamberlain

C. James Jean

D. Hoyle

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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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The plant cells are surrounded rigidly by

A. plasmalemma

B. cell membrane

C. cell wall

D. plasma membrane

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Which among the following is a Cast growing tree?

A. Teak

B. Eucalyptus

C. Banyan

D. Coconut

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Green plants synthesise carbohydrates by the

A. holozoic method

B. holophytic method

C. saprophytic method

D. parasitic method