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The 'mad-cow disease' (Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease) is produced by certain

A. bacterium

B. virus

C. viroid

D. prion

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D. prion


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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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The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is

A. cerebellum

B. medulla oblongata

C. pons

D. cerebrum

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Sadabahar, a common weed, is the raw material that provides the source of medicines used In the treatment of

A. gout

B. blood cancer

C. coronary heart disease

D. polio

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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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The golden age of Dinosaurs was

A. Palaezoic

B. Cenozoic

C. Mesozoic

D. Proterozoic

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The geotropism of the roots that makes them grow towards gravity is said to be

A. positive

B. negative

C. neutral

D. oblique

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Vaccine for influenza has been discovered by

A. Khorana

B. John

C. Mittel

D. Salk

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Necrosis is a symptom which is recognised by

A. pattern colouration on leaves

B. little leaves

C. out growth

D. death of tissues

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Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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Vitamins A and C are predominantly present in

A. brinjal

B. lady's finger

C. potato

D. tomato

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Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA?

A. Centriole

B. Golgi apparatus

C. Lysosome

D. Mitochondrion

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Life begets life' or biogenesis was stated by

A. Robert Koch

B. Miller

C. Louis Pasteur

D. Lord Lister

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An inherited characteristic which does not appear in one generation but can appear in the next is called

A. dominant

B. recessive

C. homozygous

D. heterozygous

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The metallic part in haemoglobin is

A. Copper

B. Molybdenum

C. Nickel

D. Iron

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Savannah is

A. grass land

B. desert

C. forest

D. snow clad mountains

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Plants growing in sunlight are called

A. sciophytes

B. hydrophytes

C. xerophytes

D. heliophytes

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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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Measles is caused by

A. bacteria

B. fungus

C. virus

D. protozoan

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Which one of the following acts as a communication system?

A. Blood

B. Nerve

C. Lymph

D. Enzymes

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The protoplasm of a child is exactly the same as that of its

A. mother

B. father

C. grandfather

D. identical twin

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Athlete's Foot' is a disease caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Fungus

C. Protozoa

D. Nematode

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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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At the end of a reaction enzymes are

A. left as they are

B. reduced

C. increased

D. neutralised

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HIV causes

A. cancer

B. hepatitis

C. AIDS

D. Herpes

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Modern classification of the living world recognise ___________ kingdoms.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

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Which one of the following is viral disease?

A. Syphilis

B. Influenza

C. Lock Jaw

D. Typhoid

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The rate of growth of plants can be measured by a/an

A. manometer

B. auxanometer

C. photometer

D. thermometer

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Blood platelets are found in

A. all vertebrates

B. all chordates

C. mammals only

D. birds and mammals

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During dehydration, the human body is usually lost by the human body is

A. sugar

B. sodium chloride

C. potassium chloride

D. iodine

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Lymphocytes are manufactured by

A. bone marrow

B. spleen

C. liver

D. lymph nodes