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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

Correct Answer :

C. much reduced and functionless


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The scientist who discovered the blood groups is

A. Landsteiner

B. TH Morgan

C. William Harvey

D. Darwin

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Insect pollination is known as

A. Hydrophily

B. Ornithophily

C. Anemophily

D. Entomophily

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The mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is

A. holozoic

B. holophytic

C. saprophytic

D. parasitic

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The study of heart is called

A. haematology

B. cardiology

C. pathology

D. nephrology

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One of the following disease cannot be prevented by the DPT (triple-antigen) immunization of children.

A. Tetanus

B. Tuberculosis

C. Whooping cough

D. Diphtheria

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It is possible to produce seedless tomato fruits by

A. applying trace elements in tomato fields

B. spraying mineral solution on plants

C. spraying harmones on flowers

D. applying fertilizers containing radioactive elements

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Insulin is produced in the human body by the

A. Heart

B. Kidney

C. Liver

D. Pancreas

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Who is called the father of modem antiseptic surgery?

A. Edward Jenner

B. Joseph Lister

C. Louis Pasteur

D. William Harvey

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The small pox vaccine was discovered by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Edward Jenner

C. John

D. Harvey

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Hormones are carried from their place of production by

A. Ducts

B. Blood

C. Lymph

D. Mucus

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Darwinism does not explain

A. progression

B. retrogression

C. usefulness of all organs

D. presence of vestigial organs

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Which one is called anti-haemorrhagic vitamin?

A. A

B. C

C. E

D. K

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Which of the following diseases are not bacterial?

A. cholera and diphtheria

B. trichomonasis and malaria

C. tetanus and typhoid

D. tuberculosis and leprosy

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Which element in chillies causes burning sensations?

A. Capsaicin

B. Cyanogen

C. Ammonia

D. Capsicum

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The animal without urinary bladder is

A. Bird

B. Man

C. Rabbit

D. Cow

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Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of

A. light

B. sound

C. touch

D. smell

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Whale reproduces by

A. ovipary

B. vivipary

C. ovovivipary

D. fission

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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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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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Which one of the following is caused by the expression of a recessive gene present on sex chromosome?

A. Rheumatism

B. Nervous shock

C. Muscular dystrophy

D. Cerebral haemorrhage

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Loss of blood is

A. clotting

B. receding

C. healing

D. drying up

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The drug Ergot is obtained from

A. Alga

B. Fungus

C. Bacteria

D. Virus

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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

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Man is warm-blooded, frog is cold-blooded, Which one of the following is cold-blooded?

A. snake

B. peacock

C. parrot

D. camel atmospheric pressure

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The hormones are carried to target organs through the

A. blood

B. lymph

C. water

D. corpuscles

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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 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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Rate of mutation can be increased in plants by

A. More manure

B. More pesticides

C. X-ray

D. More light

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Haemophllia is a genetic disorder which leads to

A. decrease in haemoglobin level

B. rheumatic heart disease

C. increase in haemoglobin level

D. non-clothing of blood

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Chlorosis is the phenomenon where leaves have

A. more chlorophyll

B. less chlorophyll

C. no chlorophyll

D. patches of chlorophyll