Vaccine for influenza has been discovered by
Khorana
John
Mittel
Salk
Correct Answer :
D. Salk
Related Questions
Who was the first scientist/doctor who attempted vaccination?
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Elie Metchnikoff
Edward Jenner
The influenza vaccine was discovered by
Salk
Khorana
Mittel
None of the above
Plantain is
a tree
an annual herb
a perennial herb
a shrub
AIDS is caused by the organisms which are
bacteria
fungi
viruses (HTLV III)
Protozoa
Gases of Jupiter' are
Ammonia, Methane, Hydrogen
Sulphur, Urethane, Oxygen
Carbon, Phosphorus and Oxygen
Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Chlorine
The liver destroys old
leucocytes
thrombocytes
erythrocytes
lymphocytes
Sexual selection theory was propounded by
Wallace
De Vires
Lamarck
Charles Darwin
Sadabahar, a common weed, is the raw material that provides the source of medicines used In the treatment of
gout
blood cancer
coronary heart disease
polio
Xerophthalmia is a deficiency disease. Deficiency of _________ causes it.
vitamin A
vitamin B
vitamin C
vitamin E
Plants growing in saline marsh habitats are called
Xerophytes
Aerophytes
Saprophytes
Halophytes
Vestigeal organs are those which are
fully formed and functional
much reduced but functional
much reduced and functionless
fully formed but functionless
Nephantis is popularly called
coconut caterpillar
brown plant hopper
tobacco caterpillar
pulse beetle
Leafy trees help in preventing
Land pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
Air pollution
Most of the enzymes are
proteins
lipids
acids
alkalis
Which of the following is a vector-borne disease for which a special programme has been launched by the Govt. of India?
Polio
HIV / AIDS
Malaria
Cancer
The involuntary muscles are controlled by the
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Pons
Heart is made up of
nonstriated muscle
cardiac muscle
connective tissue
nervous tissue
Diabetes is caused by
fall in insulin level
increase in insulin level
eating too much sugar
decrease in glucose
Loss of blood is
clotting
receding
healing
drying up
The universal recipient belongs to blood group
A
B
AB
O
Biocatalysts are
hormones
vitamins
enzymes
pheromones
Plague is caused by
Bacteria
Virus
Fungus
Fleas
One of the following is called a feminine hormone. Which one is it?
Oestrogen
Testosterone
Pituitrin
Thyroxine
The principal reason why it is better to have two eyes than one is that
by having two eyes, one can distinguish colours more easily
by having two eyes, one can easily see in the dark and dim light
this gives the man a type of vision known as mosaic vision
this enhances depth perception in the humans
Man has ____ pairs of salivary glands.
3
4
6
8
What are the symptoms of Xeroph-thalmia?
eye weakness
dry skin and night blindness
nervous break down
All the above
Which among the following cows give maximum milk yields?
Jersey
Holstein
Red Sindhi
Sahiwal
Hormone promoting maleness in flowering plants is
Indole Acetic Acid
Kinetin
Cytokinin
Gibberellin
The insects do not have blood pigments because
there is no blood
blood does not have a respiratory function
tissues have pigments
pigments are elsewhere
The part of the brain which is responsible for intelligence is
cerebrum
opthalmic
cochlea
semicircular canals