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The spores of Puccinia formed on the leaves of wheat are called

A. Basidiospores

B. Ascidiospores

C. Uredospores

D. Pycnospores

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C. Uredospores


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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 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 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 tear glands help us in

A. sobbing

B. protecting the eye

C. preventing dust

D. providing a clean moist surface

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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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The human heart is

A. Neurogenic heart

B. Myogenic heart

C. Pulsating heart

D. Ampullary heart

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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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Green plants In the sea are useful for respiration of flash because they

A. release oxygen

B. release carbon dioxide

C. release oxygen and carbon dioxide simultaneously

D. take oxygen and give out carbon dioxide

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Which of the following is a disease of brain?

A. SARS

B. AlDS

C. Diabetes

D. Alzheimer's

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The study of ecology with pyramids was invented by

A. Darwin

B. Elton

C. Odum

D. Joshua

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Who discovered the electron microscope?

A. Knoll and Ruska

B. Rudolf and Kolliker

C. Robert Hooke

D. CP Swanson

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Accepted theory for the origin of life is

A. Cosmozoic theory

B. Biogenesis

C. Abiogenesis

D. Oparin's theory

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Hydrotropism means the growth of roots

A. away from water

B. towards water

C. into water

D. out of water

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Vivipary is defined as germination

A. during storage

B. within the fruit

C. with cotyledons coming out of soil

D. with cotyledons remaining inside the soil

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The blood pressure is controlled by the hormone

A. Vasopressin

B. Oxytocin

C. Oestrogen

D. Testasterone

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Injection of insulin causes

A. increase in glucose in blood

B. decrease in glucose in blood

C. increase in blood pressure

D. decrease in blood pressure

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The two German scientists who proposed the 'cell theory' were

A. Mendel and 'Darwin

B. Theodore Schwann and Matthias Schleiden

C. Virchow and Purkinje

D. porter and Palade

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The Green Revolution in India owes much to

A. MS Swaminathan

B. TS Venkataraman

C. Norman Borlaug

D. Prime Minister

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Rh+ blood is due to genes which are

A. dominant

B. recessive

C. codominant

D. neutral

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Blood clot Inside blood vessels is prevented by

A. heparin

B. fibrinogen

C. thrombin

D. prothrombin

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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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Memory is the responsibility of

A. cerebrum

B. cerebellum

C. medulla oblongata

D. spinal cord

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Modern classification of the living world recognise ___________ kingdoms.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

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The suggestion that the chromosomes are the carriers of hereditary material was first made by

A. Johanson

B. Flemming

C. Sutton and Boveri

D. Morgan

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Whooping cough is caused by

A. Salmonella

B. Bacillus pertussis

C. Variola

D. Vibriona

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Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the

A. fungi

B. plants

C. insects

D. bacteria

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In movable joints the tips of the bones are covered with

A. hyaline cartilage

B. calcified cartilage

C. elastic cartilage

D. fibrous cartilage

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Which one is called anti-haemorrhagic vitamin?

A. A

B. C

C. E

D. K

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The involuntary muscles are controlled by the

A. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum

C. Medulla oblongata

D. Pons

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Vestigeal organs are those which are

A. fully formed and functional

B. much reduced but functional

C. much reduced and functionless

D. fully formed but functionless