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The theory that cells arise from the pre-existing cells was proposed by

A. Nageli

B. Virchow

C. Schleiden

D. Muller

Correct Answer :

B. Virchow


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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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Desert plants are called

A. Xerophytes

B. Bryophytes

C. Pteridophytes

D. Halophytes

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What is an antigen?

A. toxic substance

B. a kind of protein

C. blood platelets

D. blood corpuscles

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Chemical substances that called have effect on growth of plants are called

A. enzymes

B. catalysts

C. hormones

D. pesticides

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When the earth was formed it had an atmosphere with

A. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen

B. Water Vapour, Hydrogen and Oxygen

C. Oxygen, Carbondioxide and Nitrogen

D. Water Vapour, Ammonia and Methane

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The deficiency of Vitamin A which leads to poor vision during night is termed

A. nyctolopia

B. myopia

C. glaucoma

D. colour blindness

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The grouping o( blood is based on substances called

A. antibodies

B. antigens

C. antitoxin

D. enzymes

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The blood clotting requires the vitamin

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. K

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From the end of the Triassic to the cretaceous period the earth was ruled by

A. eurypterids

B. cotylosaurs

C. dinosaurs

D. mammals

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Cancer is induced by certain viruses called

A. poxviruses

B. adenoviruses

C. oncogenic viruses

D. herpesviruses

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The dreaded virus which, on reaching the central nervous system, produces spasms of the muscles of the throat and the cheat while swallowing, and is sure to kill the patient is

A. Poliomyelitis virus

B. AIDS virus

C. Smallpox virus

D. Rabies virus

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Light compensation zone refers to

A. where light is available in plenty

B. where all light energy is used

C. where light is maximum

D. beyond which light does not penetrate

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Malnutrition is due to

A. undernourishment

B. want of balanced diet

C. overfeeding

D. All the above

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Scrub jungle Is characterised by

A. heavy rainfall

B. no rainfall

C. poor rainfall

D. none of the above

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What is an antigen?

A. Toxic substance

B. A kind of protein

C. Blood platelets

D. Blood corpuscles

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Tetrodotoxin is a potent poison that

A. erodes blood vessels

B. blocks conduction of nerve impulses causing respiratory paralysis

C. produces damage to the kidneys

D. produces intestinal bleeding

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When does the heart start functioning?

A. At birth

B. After birth

C. Before birth

D. After a week from birth

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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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Memory is the responsibility of

A. cerebrum

B. cerebellum

C. medulla oblongata

D. spinal cord

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The plants will stop growing if the shoot tip is cut off because

A. shoot tip produces growth hormones

B. shoot tip contains meristematic cells

C. shoot tip is the growing part

D. the plant dies

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Spontaneous generation signifying the development of living organisms from non-living has been termed

A. Biogenesis

B. Abiogenesis

C. Cosmozoic

D. Catastrophism

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The plant hormone which promotes ripening of fruits is

A. auxin

B. ethylene

C. gibberellin

D. cytokinin

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Gases of Jupiter' are

A. Ammonia, Methane, Hydrogen

B. Sulphur, Urethane, Oxygen

C. Carbon, Phosphorus and Oxygen

D. Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Chlorine

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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 cancer is otherwise called

A. Leukaemia

B. Leucoderma

C. Leucocytopenia

D. Erythrocemia

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Leaves Call off branches In the winter because of

A. fall in atmospheric pressure

B. completion of the duration of life of the plant

C. formation of separation (absciss layer) just outside the cork

D. shortening of day time

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One of the following is called a feminine hormone. Which one is it?

A. Oestrogen

B. Testosterone

C. Pituitrin

D. Thyroxine

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Loss of blood is

A. clotting

B. receding

C. healing

D. drying up

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Which one is called anti-haemorrhagic vitamin?

A. A

B. C

C. E

D. K

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Bats can fly in the dark because

A. they have a better vision in the dark

B. the light startles them

C. they produce high pitched sounds called ultrasonics

D. None of the above