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The natural defence of our body against foreign germs is formed by

A. red corpuscles

B. white corpuscles

C. platelets

D. lymph

Correct Answer :

B. white corpuscles


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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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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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Which of the following plays an important part in photosynthesis?

A. Chloroplast

B. Centrosome

C. Tonoplast

D. Nematoblast

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Which one of the endocrine glands disappears after puberty?

A. Thyroid

B. Thymus

C. Adrenals

D. Pituitary

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Turner's syndrome is a disease caused by

A. bacteria

B. virus

C. fungus

D. chromosomal imbalance

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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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Pulse rate is measured in the wrist by observing the jerks of blood In the

A. veins

B. capillaries

C. arteries

D. nerves

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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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Which among the following is a communicable disease?

A. Beri Beri

B. Diabetes

C. Leucoderma

D. Dysentery

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Green plants synthesise carbohydrates by the

A. holozoic method

B. holophytic method

C. saprophytic method

D. parasitic method

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What are the symptoms of retinal deficiency?

A. Dry skin

B. Rough skin

C. Night blindness

D. Sensitiveness to light and ulcers

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Biocatalysts are

A. hormones

B. vitamins

C. enzymes

D. pheromones

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Bordetella pertussis causes

A. tetanus

B. diphtheria

C. whooping cough

D. rabies

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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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In plants water is carried upwards by

A. phloem

B. paranchyma

C. xylem

D. meristem

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Formation of blood

A. Histolysis

B. Histogenesis

C. Haemopoiesis

D. Haemolysis

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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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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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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy refers to

A. Brain Fever

B. Mad Cow Disease

C. Enteric Fever

D. Poultry Diarrhoea

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The drug Ergot is obtained from

A. Alga

B. Fungus

C. Bacteria

D. Virus

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Nucleus was first discovered by

A. Porter

B. Robert Brown

C. Palade

D. None of these

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When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called

A. Apomixis

B. Pleiotropy

C. Polyploidy

D. Polyteny

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In case of a heart attack a hormone is injected as an emergency measure. Which one is it?

A. Thyroxine

B. Vasopressin

C. Heparin

D. Insulin

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The term 'Fauna' means

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. neither

D. Both

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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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Coagulation of blood in vessels is prevented during normal circulation by

A. heparin

B. prothrombin

C. plasmogen

D. thromboplastin

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Diabetes is a disease which is

A. contagious

B. non-communicable

C. communicable

D. epidemic

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Savannah is

A. grass land

B. desert

C. forest

D. snow clad mountains

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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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The stones formed in human kidney consist mostly of

A. calcium oxalate

B. sodium acetate

C. magnesium

D. calcium