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The age of a tree can be determined by

A. counting the number of annual rings

B. thickness of the bark

C. the bulk of the tree

D. the number of leaves

Correct Answer :

A. counting the number of annual rings


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The metallic part of haemoglobin is

A. copper

B. molybdenum

C. nickel

D. iron

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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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Which of the following diseases are not bacterial?

A. cholera and diphtheria

B. trichomonasis and malaria

C. tetanus and typhoid

D. tuberculosis and leprosy

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Plants growing in sunlight are called

A. sciophytes

B. hydrophytes

C. xerophytes

D. heliophytes

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The normal systolic blood pressure is

A. 140

B. 120

C. 180

D. 80

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The part of the human brain concerned with sight is the

A. Frontal lobe

B. Parietal lobe

C. Temporal lobe

D. Occipital lobe

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The bird that lays the largest egg is

A. crow

B. ostrich

C. cuckoo

D. eagle

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The deficiency of Vitamin A which leads to poor vision during night is termed

A. nyctolopia

B. myopia

C. glaucoma

D. colour blindness

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Lymphocytes are manufactured by

A. bone marrow

B. spleen

C. liver

D. lymph nodes

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The hypoglossal nerves are the pairs of the spinal nerves

A. First pair

B. Second pair

C. Third pair

D. Fourth pair

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In one minute normally the heart beats

A. 60 times

B. 80 times

C. 100 times

D. 72 times

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Origin of species was published by

A. Lamarck

B. Weismann

C. de Vries

D. Charles Darwin

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The spider spins its web from a liquid secreting from its

A. posterior silk gland

B. posterior abdomen glands

C. mouth

D. salivary glands

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The universal donor belongs to blood group

A. A

B. B

C. AB

D. O

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The waste product In the urine of man is

A. urea

B. uric acid

C. ammonia

D. non-nitrogenous

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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 plant cells are surrounded rigidly by

A. plasmalemma

B. cell membrane

C. cell wall

D. plasma membrane

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Which one of the following was probably absent in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life?

A. Ammonia

B. Oxygen

C. Hydrogen

D. Carbon

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The tallest tree in the world Sequoia™ is found in

A. UK

B. USA

C. former USSR

D. China

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The grouping of blood is based on substances called

A. antibodies

B. antigens

C. antitoxin

D. enzymes

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Waldeyer gave the name

A. microsome

B. chromosome

C. ribosome

D. lysosome

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The workers in the honey bee colony are

A. males

B. females

C. sterile females

D. intersex

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pH of blood remains constant due to

A. blood pressure

B. buffer action

C. perspiration

D. respiration

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Gases of Jupiter' are

A. Ammonia, Methane, Hydrogen

B. Sulphur, Urethane, Oxygen

C. Carbon, Phosphorus and Oxygen

D. Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Chlorine

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Malaria is transmitted from one person to another by

A. bad air

B. flies

C. anopheles mosquito

D. culex mosquito

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The biogenetic law was proposed by

A. Alfred Russel Wallace

B. Charles Darwin

C. Ernst von Haeckel

D. Lamarck

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Foal' is the young on of the

A. Cat

B. Lion

C. Tiger

D. Horse

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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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Damage to hearing is caused by sounds which exceed

A. 70 decibels

B. 80 decibels

C. 100 decibels

D. 120 decibels

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The term 'Fauna' means

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. neither

D. Both