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Which of the following diseases is considered as completely eradicated from India, as no case of the same has been reported in last one year?

A. Polio

B. Tuberculosis

C. Cancer

D. Swine flu

Correct Answer :

A. Polio


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Louis Pasteur developed the vaccine for ______ for the first time.

A. smallpox

B. cowpox

C. tetanus

D. chicken cholera

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Viruses have

A. DNA only

B. RNA only

C. Either DNA or RNA

D. Both DNA and RNA

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In plants water is carried upwards by

A. phloem

B. paranchyma

C. xylem

D. meristem

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The bile contains the pigments

A. haemoglobin and haemoerythrin

B. biliviridin and bilirubin

C. bilirubin and haemocyanin

D. haemoglobin and biliviridin

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Hormones are carried from their place of production by

A. ducts

B. blood

C. lymph

D. muscus

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Turner's syndrome is a disease caused by

A. bacteria

B. virus

C. fungus

D. chromosomal imbalance

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DNA is found

A. only in cytoplasm

B. only in nucleus

C. in both cytoplasm and nucleus

D. in hybrid form only

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Eosinophil™s are stained by

A. alkaline dyes

B. acidic dyes

C. neutral dyes

D. vital stains

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Scurvy is prevented by vitamin

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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The involuntary muscles are controlled by the

A. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum

C. Medulla oblongata

D. Pons

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The artificial kidney is a

A. machine

B. transplant

C. another's kidney

D. other kidney form same body

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Which one of the following animals stores water in the intestine?

A. Moloch

B. Camel

C. Zebra

D. Uromastix

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The 'mad-cow disease' (Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease) is produced by certain

A. bacterium

B. virus

C. viroid

D. prion

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Which one of the following is not an essential micronutrient for plants?

A. Boron

B. Zinc

C. Sodium

D. Copper

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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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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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Vessels proceeding to the heart are

A. veins

B. arteries

C. capillaries

D. lymph ducts

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The metallic part in haemoglobin is

A. Copper

B. Molybdenum

C. Nickel

D. Iron

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The hypothesis that living matter originated in the past from non-living matter is supported by

A. Fossil records

B. Miller's experiments

C. Pasteur experiment

D. Spallanzeni experiment

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Saffron is the dried ________ of the saffron plant.

A. fruit

B. aril

C. stigmas and tops of styles

D. tender leaves and sprouts

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Translocation of food takes place in plants through

A. xylem

B. phloem

C. cambium

D. cortex

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The two minerals required to keep teeth and bones intact and in good condition are

A. lead and zinc

B. calcium and phosphorus

C. copper and sulphur

D. iron and iodine

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The organ that produces antibodies in our body is

A. pancreas

B. salivary gland

C. liver

D. gonads

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Vitamin D deficiency leads to

A. sterility

B. pellagra

C. rickets

D. capillary fragility

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Kwashiorkar is characterised by

A. dermatitis, changes in hair pigments and retarded brain growth

B. excretion of creatine in excess

C. tyrosinosis and alcaptonuria

D. None of these

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Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the

A. fungi

B. plants

C. insects

D. bacteria

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The pathogenic organisms of an infected person are destroyed by the action of

A. erythrocytes

B. leucocytes

C. blood platelets

D. all of these

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The 'father of genetics' is

A. Mendel

B. Morgan

C. Darwin

D. Muller

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The disease in which blood clotting does not take place is known as

A. xerophthalmia

B. haemopoiesis

C. haemophilia

D. haemoerythrin

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Prions are composed largely of

A. DNA

B. proteins

C. RNA

D. None of these