The tallest tree in the world Sequoia™ is found in
UK
USA
former USSR
China
Correct Answer :
B. USA
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Saliva flows at the sight of food. This action is
involuntary
voluntary
a reflex
causative
The genetic code DNA is carried from the nucleus to Ribosome by
t-RNA
r-RNA
S-DNA
ATP
Plants grown in darkness show
stout stem
long internodes
bigger leaves
no growth at all
The two German scientists who proposed the 'cell theory' were
Mendel and 'Darwin
Theodore Schwann and Matthias Schleiden
Virchow and Purkinje
porter and Palade
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?
Tuberculosis
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Plague
Valve a are present inside
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Lymph vessels
The function of a cell wall is
to give definite shape to the cell
to provide mechanical strength and protection to the cell
to prevent the cell from desiccation
All the above
Hypogeal germination is found in
castor
onion
bean
bengal gram
Vitamins A and C are predominantly present in
brinjal
lady's finger
potato
tomato
Which one of the following animals stores water in the intestine?
Moloch
Camel
Zebra
Uromastix
Those small organisms which float on the surface of water are called
Necton
pH indicators
Plankton
Benthos
Which among the following diseases is not caused by viral infection?
pneumonia
small pox
mumps
active transport
Vitamin D is known as anti-rachitic vitamin because it cures the deficiency disease called
Rickets
Beriberi
Xerophthalmia
Sterility
Metastasis' is the process by which
cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs
cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs
the chromosomes in cell nuclei are attached to the spindle before moving to the anaphase poles
cance cells are successfully inhibited to divide any futhere
DNA is found
only in cytoplasm
only in nucleus
in both cytoplasm and nucleus
in hybrid form only
The medulla oblongata encloses the
optic lobe
optic capsule
second ventricle
fourth ventricle
The radicle of the seeding always grows
towards the gravity
away from gravity
neutral to gravity
towards light
The function of ribosomes is
Secretion
Excretion
Power house of the cell
Protein synthesis
The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient
calcium
sodium
iodine
iron
Kangaroo is one of the animals popularly called as
egglaying
pouched
placental
Volant
Veins carry blood
towards the heart
away from the heart
both to and from the heart
only around the heart
The primary energy for living organisms is
Solar energy
Chemical energy
Mitochondria
ATP
Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Cancer
Rabies
AlDS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Necrosis is a symptom which is recognised by
pattern colouration on leaves
little leaves
out growth
death of tissues
Vaccine for influenza has been discovered by
Khorana
John
Mittel
Salk
Organisms which synthesise their own food are called
autotrophs
heterotrophs
saprotrophs
auxotrophs
Herbivores are
primary consumers
secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
decomposers
Green plants In the sea are useful for respiration of flash because they
release oxygen
release carbon dioxide
release oxygen and carbon dioxide simultaneously
take oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
The layer of stagnant water in which light penetrates is called
Aphotic
Euphotic
Epilimnion
Disphotic
The oldest era is
Palaeozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Proterozoic