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Sterilization, as the means for the prevention of sepsis in surgery, was practised and advocated by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Edward .Jenner

C. Joseph Lister

D. Martinus Willem Beijerinck

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C. Joseph Lister


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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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Spontaneous generation signifying the development of living organisms from non-living has been termed

A. Biogenesis

B. Abiogenesis

C. Cosmozoic

D. Catastrophism

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Hypogeal germination is found in

A. castor

B. onion

C. bean

D. bengal gram

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The tear glands help us in

A. sobbing

B. protecting the eye

C. preventing dust

D. providing a clean moist surface

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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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Who first observed the plasma membrane?

A. William Seifriz

B. Schwann

C. Palade

D. None of the above

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Antibodies are formed in

A. lymph nodes

B. red bone marrow

C. spleen

D. liver

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Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Fats

D. Nucleotides

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Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands

A. Thymus

B. Parathyroid

C. Thyroid

D. Adrenal

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Genes are arranged in chromosomes

A. In clusters

B. In binary fashion

C. In linear fashion

D. Scattered

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The theory that cells arise from the pre-existing cells was proposed by

A. Nageli

B. Virchow

C. Schleiden

D. Muller

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Kwashiorkar is a deficiency disease

A. due to poor intake of proteins

B. due to poor intake of carbohydrates

C. due to (a) and (b)

D. due to poor intake of lipids

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Blood is a kind of

A. epithelial tissue

B. connective tissue

C. nervous tissue

D. cartilage

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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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Riboflavin is otherwise known as

A. vitamin B-complex

B. vitamin B2

C. vitamin A

D. vitamin E

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Who coined the term gene?

A. Mendel

B. Devries

C. Jacob and Monod

D. Johanson

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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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Enzymes are produced by

A. endocrine glands

B. exocrine glands

C. liver

D. spleen

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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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The country's first 'brain bank' that can store up to 300 human brains has been opened at

A. Alleppey

B. Bengaluru

C. Bhubaneshwar

D. Mumbai

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The oldest era is

A. Palaeozoic

B. Mesozoic

C. Cenozoic

D. Proterozoic

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Egg laying animals are referred to as

A. viviparous

B. oviparous

C. ovoviviparous

D. vegetative

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Which one of the following is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland?

A. Gastric glands

B. Pancreas

C. Salivary glands

D. Liver

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The involuntary muscles are controlled by the

A. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum

C. Medulla oblongata

D. Pons

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Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of

A. light

B. sound

C. touch

D. smell

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Pneumonia is ,a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called

A. Bacilli

B. Cocci

C. Sprilli

D. Vibrio

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The theory that believes that the first living organism came from another planet is known as

A. Catastrophism

B. Special creation

C. Organic evolution

D. Cosmozoic theory

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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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Memory is the responsibility of

A. cerebrum

B. cerebellum

C. medulla oblongata

D. spinal cord

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Charles Darwin was influenced in his work by

A. Wallace

B. Lamarck

C. Malthus

D. Mendel