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Who was the first scientist/doctor who attempted vaccination?

A. Joseph Lister

B. Robert Koch

C. Elie Metchnikoff

D. Edward Jenner

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D. Edward Jenner


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Which among the following is a Cast growing tree?

A. Teak

B. Eucalyptus

C. Banyan

D. Coconut

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Which one of the following genetical disease is sex-linked?

A. Royal haemophilia

B. Tay-Sachs disease

C. Cystic fibrosis

D. Hypertension

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Saliva flows at the sight of food. This action is

A. involuntary

B. voluntary

C. a reflex

D. causative

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Chromosome theory of inheritance was propounded by

A. Sutton and Boveri

B. Mendel

C. Muller

D. Beadle and Tatum

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The buffer substance in blood is

A. Calcium carbonate

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Sodium bicarbonate

D. Ammonia

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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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Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of

A. light

B. sound

C. touch

D. smell

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Nephantis is popularly called

A. coconut caterpillar

B. brown plant hopper

C. tobacco caterpillar

D. pulse beetle

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Origin of species was published by

A. Lamarck

B. Weismann

C. de Vries

D. Charles Darwin

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Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Fats

D. Nucleotides

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AIDS is caused by the organisms which are

A. bacteria

B. fungi

C. viruses (HTLV III)

D. Protozoa

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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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Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A. plasmodium

B. entamoeba

C. giardia

D. trypanosome

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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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What do you mean by lentic biota?

A. Plants and animals in lakes and ponds

B. Plants and animals in forest

C. Plants and animals in sea water

D. Desert plants and animals

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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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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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Total number of amino acids in plants is

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. Plenty

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Plants growing in sunlight are called

A. sciophytes

B. hydrophytes

C. xerophytes

D. heliophytes

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Diabetes is caused by

A. fall in insulin level

B. increase in insulin level

C. eating too much sugar

D. decrease in glucose

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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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Those small organisms which float on the surface of water are called

A. Necton

B. pH indicators

C. Plankton

D. Benthos

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Biological control is to check growth of

A. plants

B. animals

C. weeds

D. one pest by another

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The metallic part in haemoglobin is

A. Copper

B. Molybdenum

C. Nickel

D. Iron

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Antisnake venom is prepared by

A. Pasteur institute

B. Hoffkine's institute

C. Birla's institute

D. Indian Science Institute

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Which one of the endocrine glands disappears after puberty?

A. Thyroid

B. Thymus

C. Adrenals

D. Pituitary

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Blood is a kind of

A. epithelial tissue

B. connective tissue

C. nervous tissue

D. cartilage

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The first sign of life made its appearance on the earth about

A. 1 million years ago

B. 500 million years ago

C. 1 billion or 1000 million years ago

D. 3 billion years ago

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Name the nematode which lives in lymph vessels of man.

A. Ascaris

B. Hook worm

C. Filarial worm

D. Guinea worm

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Which organism probably arrived first in the world?

A. Algae

B. Fungi

C. Protozoa

D. None of the above