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What are the symptoms of Xeroph-thalmia?

A. eye weakness

B. dry skin and night blindness

C. nervous break down

D. All the above

Correct Answer :

B. dry skin and night blindness


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The involuntary muscles are controlled by the

A. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum

C. Medulla oblongata

D. Pons

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Stripes on the bodies of animals Indicate

A. mating habit

B. food habit

C. cave dwelling

D. matching of skin colour with the surroundings

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The energy for the sperm to swim and reach the egg is provided by

A. tail

B. head

C. neck

D. mitochondria

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The country where commercial production of cultured pearls is undertaken on large scale is

A. India

B. Mexico

C. Netherlands

D. Japan

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A plant cell is distinguishable from an animal cell by the presence of

A. nucleus

B. cell wall

C. chloroplasts

D. cell membrane

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Which among the following diseases is not caused by viral infection?

A. pneumonia

B. small pox

C. mumps

D. active transport

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HIV causes

A. cancer

B. hepatitis

C. AIDS

D. Herpes

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Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Fats

D. Nucleotides

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The theory that all animals and plants are made up of cells and they could arise only from pre-existing cells was propounded by

A. Robert Hooke

B. Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann

C. Purkinije

D. Leuwenhoek

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The science of improving the hereditary qualities of future generations of mankind is referred to as

A. genetics

B. eugenics

C. epigenesist

D. epistasis

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Jaundice is caused by a/an

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. fungus

D. animal

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Organisms which synthesise their own food are called

A. autotrophs

B. heterotrophs

C. saprotrophs

D. auxotrophs

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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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Athlete's Foot' is a disease caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Fungus

C. Protozoa

D. Nematode

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Blood plasma from which fibrinogen is removed is known as

A. serum

B. blood concentrate

C. lymph

D. antibody component

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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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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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The grouping o( blood is based on substances called

A. antibodies

B. antigens

C. antitoxin

D. enzymes

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The heart of the human embryo starts beating in the _____ week of its development.

A. second

B. third

C. fourth

D. first

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The cavities of the brain are filled with

A. Blood

B. Lymph

C. Water

D. Cerebrospinal fluid

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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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Which of the following is a disease of brain?

A. SARS

B. AlDS

C. Diabetes

D. Alzheimer's

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The science dealing with diseases of plants is called

A. Plant anatomy

B. Plant ecology

C. Plant pathology

D. Plant morphology

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During dehydration, the human body is usually lost by the human body is

A. sugar

B. sodium chloride

C. potassium chloride

D. iodine

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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 enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

A. peptidase

B. amylase

C. lipase

D. thrombokinase

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Blood of cockroach is

A. red

B. bluish

C. greenish

D. colourless

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Which among the following cows give maximum milk yields?

A. Jersey

B. Holstein

C. Red Sindhi

D. Sahiwal

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The thrombocytes are associated with

A. blood coagulation

B. transport of respiratory gases

C. removal of nitrogenous wastes

D. all the above

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Insects that make a clicking sound are

A. crickets

B. beetles

C. flies

D. silver fish