The science of improving the hereditary qualities of future generations of mankind is referred to as
genetics
eugenics
epigenesist
epistasis
Correct Answer :
B. eugenics
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Which one of the following is essential for blood clotting?
RBC
WBC
Blood platelets
Lymph
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haemoglobin and haemoerythrin
biliviridin and bilirubin
bilirubin and haemocyanin
haemoglobin and biliviridin
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toxic substance
a kind of protein
blood platelets
blood corpuscles
The best and easy method of control of crop pests is by
crop rotation
chemicals
quarantine
biological control
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Gastric glands
Pancreas
Salivary glands
Liver
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ozone
radium
moonlight
sunlight
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peptidase
amylase
lipase
thrombokinase
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progression
retrogression
usefulness of all organs
presence of vestigial organs
The larva of the housefly is called
maggot
caterpillar
grub
wriggler
An inherited characteristic which does not appear in one generation but can appear in the next is called
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Blood plasma from which fibrinogen is removed is known as
serum
blood concentrate
lymph
antibody component
Agroecology relates
crops and productivity
crops and environment
crop productivity and physiology
crop resistance to climatic changes
The theory of 'jumping genes' was propounded by
Gregor John Mendel
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Barbara McClintock
Watson and Crick
The human heart is
Neurogenic heart
Myogenic heart
Pulsating heart
Ampullary heart
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earth
light
sound
gravity
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Parthenogenesis
Morphogenesis
Histogenesis
Paedogenesis
Man has ____ pairs of salivary glands.
3
4
6
8
Ecology of a population is known as
demecology
synecology
autecology
space ecology
The hypothesis that living matter originated in the past from non-living matter is supported by
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Miller's experiments
Pasteur experiment
Spallanzeni experiment
Late blight of potato is caused by
Puccinia
Pennisetum
Phytophthora
Erysiphe
Malnutrition is due to
undernourishment
want of balanced diet
overfeeding
All the above
During dehydration, the human body is usually lost by the human body is
sugar
sodium chloride
potassium chloride
iodine
The specific gravity of blood is
lower than water
higher than water
same as water
many times that of water
For which of the following is insulin treatment given?
Cancer
Diabetes
Asthma
Typhoid
The following disease is prevented by triple-antigen immunization
Diphtheria
Tuberculosis
Smallpox
Mumps
The muscles of the heart are
striated and involuntary
striated and voluntary
smooth and involuntary
smooth and voluntary
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decrease in haemoglobin level
rheumatic heart disease
increase in haemoglobin level
non-clothing of blood
Edward Jenner to find out the efficacy of vaccination used
his own body
his friend's body
a corpse
a laboratory animal
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haemocytometer
haemoglobinometer
clinostat
thermometer
Eosinophil™s are stained by
alkaline dyes
acidic dyes
neutral dyes
vital stains