Xerophthalmia is a deficiency disease. Deficiency of _________ causes it.

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Xerophthalmia is a deficiency disease. Deficiency of _________ causes it.

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin B

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin E

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Eugenics is the application of genetics to improve

A. crop plants

B. fruit trees

C. cattle

D. human beings

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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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Blood is a kind of

A. epithelial tissue

B. connective tissue

C. nervous tissue

D. cartilage

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For which of the following is insulin treatment given?

A. Cancer

B. Diabetes

C. Asthma

D. Typhoid

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Malarial parasite is brought to human host by

A. male anopheles mosquito

B. female anopheles mosquito

C. male culex

D. female culex

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The gestation period for the elephant is

A. 10 months

B. 15 months

C. 22 months

D. 30 months

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India's first transgenic crop was

A. Potato

B. Brinjal

C. Sugarcane

D. Bt cotton

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Insulin is concerned with the metabolism of

A. sugar

B. fats

C. proteins

D. vitamins

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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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Blood clotting requires vitamin

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. K

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One of the following is called a feminine hormone. Which one is it?

A. Oestrogen

B. Testosterone

C. Pituitrin

D. Thyroxine

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One of the following is often called the master gland. Which one is it?

A. Thymus

B. Islets of Langerhans

C. Pituitary

D. Thyroid

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Plant diseases are spread by

A. insects

B. man

C. wind

D. All the above

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The aphotic zone means that light is

A. always present

B. present during day

C. always absent

D. present during night

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The protoplasm of a child is exactly the same as that of its

A. mother

B. father

C. grandfather

D. identical twin

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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 is

A. acidic

B. alkaline

C. neutral

D. like a buffer

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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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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

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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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Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of

A. light

B. sound

C. touch

D. smell

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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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Necrosis is a symptom which is recognised by

A. pattern colouration on leaves

B. little leaves

C. out growth

D. death of tissues

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Nucleus was first discovered by

A. Porter

B. Robert Brown

C. Palade

D. None of these

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The potato is a modified stem, is explained by the presence of

A. Branches

B. Leaves

C. Buds

D. Scale leaves and auxiliary buds

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Nekton are those organisms

A. which cannot be netted

B. which are independent of tides and waves

C. which have long necks

D. None of the above

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Diseases in plants can be caused by

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. fungi

D. All the above

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Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to

A. tetanus

B. mumps

C. pyorrhoea

D. ulcers

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Who first observed the plasma membrane?

A. William Seifriz

B. Schwann

C. Palade

D. None of the above

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Under the immunisation programme's Govt. of India is providing vaccination to prevent some vaccine-preventable diseases. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A. Tuberculosis

B. Diphtheria

C. Tetanus

D. Plague

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A. vitamin A

Xerophthalmia is a deficiency disease. Deficiency of _________ causes it.

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