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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

A. peptidase

B. amylase

C. lipase

D. thrombokinase

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D. thrombokinase


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The phenomenon of summer sleep by animals is called

A. hibernation

B. aestivation

C. laziness

D. lethargy

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Plantain is

A. a tree

B. an annual herb

C. a perennial herb

D. a shrub

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DNA is found

A. only in cytoplasm

B. only in nucleus

C. in both cytoplasm and nucleus

D. in hybrid form only

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Enzymes are produced by

A. endocrine glands

B. exocrine glands

C. liver

D. spleen

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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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Oxygen transport is a function of

A. White Blood Corpuscles

B. Red Blood-Corpuscles

C. Blood Platelets

D. Plasma

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Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

A. Cancer

B. Rabies

C. AlDS

D. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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Which of the following characteristics separates man from all other primates?

A. Exhibition of curiosity

B. Degenerate sense of smell

C. Opposability thumb

D. Projecting chin

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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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Which of the following organelles is known as the 'power House' of the cell?

A. Golgi Bodies

B. Ribosomes

C. Mitochondria

D. None of these

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Athlete's Coot is the common name for the fungal disease

A. Tinea pedis

B. Tinea cruris

C. Tinea corporis

D. Tinea capitis

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HIV causes

A. cancer

B. hepatitis

C. AIDS

D. Herpes

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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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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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In a gamete there will be

A. one pair of sex chromosomes

B. only one sex chromosome

C. no sex chromosome

D. only autosomes

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Who is called the father of modem antiseptic surgery?

A. Edward Jenner

B. Joseph Lister

C. Louis Pasteur

D. William Harvey

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Athlete's Foot' is a disease caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Fungus

C. Protozoa

D. Nematode

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Synthesis of nutrients by green plants is called

A. photo-oxidation

B. photo-respiration

C. photo-synthesis

D. photo-periodism

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Which one of the following is not caused by bacteria?

A. Tuberculosis

B. Typhoid

C. Cholera

D. Mumps

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Blood is a kind of

A. epithelial tissue

B. connective tissue

C. nervous tissue

D. cartilage

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Eugenics is the application of genetics to improve

A. crop plants

B. fruit trees

C. cattle

D. human beings

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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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Blood is

A. acidic

B. alkaline

C. neutral

D. like a buffer

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Measles is caused by

A. bacteria

B. fungus

C. virus

D. protozoan

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Which among the following is a balanced fertiliser for plants?

A. Urea

B. Ammonium Sulphate

C. Nitrates

D. Compost

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Herbivores are

A. primary consumers

B. secondary consumers

C. tertiary consumers

D. decomposers

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Under the immunisation programme's Govt. of India is providing vaccination to prevent some vaccine-preventable diseases. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A. Tuberculosis

B. Diphtheria

C. Tetanus

D. Plague

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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 'father of genetics' is

A. Mendel

B. Morgan

C. Darwin

D. Muller

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The plant cells are surrounded rigidly by

A. plasmalemma

B. cell membrane

C. cell wall

D. plasma membrane