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(a)rabbit
(b) sheep
(c)fox
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS (d) goat
Q1. Q9.
Penicillin is extracted from Which of the following diseases affects women easily
(a)yeast than that of men ?
(b) algae (a)Heart attack
(c)fungus (b)Hepatitis
(d) lichen (c)Joint arthritis
(d)Arthritis
Q2.
Which is the effect of antigen in an ill person ? Q10.
(a)It increases the production of W.B.C. Pituitary gland is located in
(b)It increases the production of antibiotics (a)brain
(c)It increases the production of anti-serum against (b)kidney
bacteria (c)liver
(d)It prevents the growth of bacteria (d)intestine
Q3. Q11.
Which among the following helps in circulation of blood What is the limit of MG/DL of blood sugar in the normal
? person at the time of fast ?
(a)Arithrocytus (a)40-60
(b)Blood platelets (b)120-150
(c)Monocytes (c)70-100
(d)Lymphocytes (d)160-200
Q4. Q12.
Which among the following elements increases the The cross section of a stem of tree has fifty rings . what is
absorption of water and calcium in plants ? the age of the tree ?
(a)Manganese (a)50 months
(b)Boron (b) 5 years
(c)Copper (c) 25 years
(d)Molybdenum (d) 50 years
Q5. Q13.
Which wood will become useless soon after exposing in Onion is a modified form of
the open air ? (a)leaf
(a)Softwood (b) stem
(b)Fibrous wood (c)root
(c)Wet wood (d)None of these
(d)Hardwood
Q14.
Q6. The pollination of maize takes place by
Which among the following is a large spectrum (a)self-pollination
Antibiotic ? (b)pollination by insects
(a)Paracetamol (c)pollination by air
(b)Pencillin (d)pollination by rain
(c)Ampicillin
(d)Chlormphenicol Q15.
Why radiologists do not take direct Xray photographs of
Q7. intestine ?
Our bones and teeth are generally made of (a)Intestines are affected by direct exposure to X-rays
(a)Tricalcium phosphate (b)X-rays cannot cross intestine
(b)Fluoropetite (c)X-rays are not able to capture clear picture
(c)Chloropetite (d)Even short exposure of X-rays causes cancer in
(d)Hydrolith intestine
Q8. Q16.
Q39. Q47.
All the progeny obtained from a single plant by Who amongst the following was awarded Nobel Prize
vegetative propagation are called for path breaking contributions to develop treatment
(a) Clones against Parkinson s disease ?
(b) Pure line (a)Arvid Carlsson
(c) Indeed line (b)Walter Kohn
(d) Pedigree line (c)Robert B. Laughlin
(d)Ferid Murad
Q40.
What is a Sponge ? Q48.
(a) A fungus Which of the following food items is rich in iron ?
(b) A fossil (a)Rice
(c) A plant (b) Apple
(d) An animal (c) Pulses
(d) Orange
Q41.
Q49.
Q52. Q60.
Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis is coming from During photosynthesis the liberated gas is :
(a)Carbon dioxide (a)Carbon dioxide
(b)Water (b)Oxygen
(c)Bresk down of chlorophy II (c) Nitrogen
(d)Atmosphere (d) Hydrogen
Q53. Q61.
Which of the following is NOT included in the Which of the following blood cells is compulsory for
Technology Mission? blood coagulation?
(a)Oil seeds (a)Platelets
(b) Pulses (b)Red Blood Corpuscles
(c) Maize (c)White Blood Corpuscles
(d) Vegetables (d)Lymphocites
Q54. Q62.
Who discovered sex hormones? Which was the first antibiotic ?
(a)Dreser (a)Terramycin
(b)Eugen Steinach (b) Neomycin
(c)Edward Calvin (c)Penicillin
(d)Samuel Cohen (d) Streptomycin
Q55. Q63.
Fermentation Is a process of decomposition of an Virus contains
organic compound by (a)Protein and lipid
(a)catalysts (b)Nucleic acid and protein
(b) enzymes (c)Lipid and carbohydrate
(c) carbanions (d)Carbohydrate and nucleic add
(d) free radicals
Q64.
Q56. By which the sex of a child is determined before birth ?
What are the basic units from which human spare parts (a)Sperms of father
can be created? (b)Foetus of mother
(a)Nerve cells (c)Both
(b) Stem cells (d) and
(c) Heart cells
(d) Kidney cells Q65.
What may be the cause of malfunctioning of thyroid
Q57. gland ?
Q72. Q80.
Clove the commonly used spice is obtained from the Edward Jenner is associated with
(a)Fruit (a)Cholera
(b) Stem (b)Typhoid
(c) Root (c)Smallpox
(d)Flower bud (d)Paralysis
Q73. Q81.
What are the blood corpuscles that help to build up A plant with compound leaves is
resistance against diseases ? (a)Papaya
(a)Leucocytes (b)Coconut
(b)Monocytes (c)Peepal
(c)Neutrophils (d)Hibiscus
Q102. Q110.
Darwin finches refer to a group of A test tube baby means :
(a)Fishes (a)a baby grown in a test tube.
(b)Lizards (b)embryo fertilised in uterus and developed in test
(c)Birds tube.
(d)Amphibians (c)embryo fertilised and developed in uterus.
(d)fertilisation in vitro and then transplantation in the
Q103. uterus.
The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after
birth Is Q111.
(a)skeletal The metal present in insulin is
(b) nerves (a) Copper
(c) connective (b) iron
(d) germinal (c)Zinc
(d) Magnesium
Q104.
The source of oxygen generated during photosynthesis Q112.
is : Roundworm Is a human parasite found in the
(a)water (a) Small Intestine
(b)carbon dioxide (b) Liver
(c)chlorophyll (c) Stomach
(d)mesophyll cells (d)Large intestine
Q105. Q113.
Which one of the following elements is associated with Which of the following is a rich source of Vitamin B12?
teeth disorder? (a)Cashew nut
(a)Chlorine (b)milk
(b) Fluorine (c)Apple
(c) Bromine (d)Watermelon
(d) Iodine
Q114.
Q106. What is the number of chromosomes in a normal human
Which one of the following is an abnormal constituent of body
urine ? (a)43
Q131. Q139.
Which of the following is not a component of Two richest known sources of edible protein are
chlorophyll ? (a)meat and eggs
(a) Hydrogen (b)milk and vegetables
(b) Magnesium (c)soybean and groundnut
(c) Carbon (d)some type of algae and other micro-organisms
(d) Calcium
Q140.
Q132. Which of the following weeds has been found useful to
Which of the following is the largest living bird ? check water pollution caused by industrial affluent ?
(a)Peacock (a)Parthenium
(b)Ostrich (b)Elephant grass
(c)Dodo (c)Water hyacinth
(d)Turkey (d)Both
Q133. Q141.
In which of the following generally hormone is not found Which of the following is correlated with blood pressure
? ?
(a)Rat (a) Liver
(b)Monkey (b) Testis
(c)Bacteria (c) Pancreas
(d)Cat (d) Adrenal
Q134. Q142.
The causative organism of dengue fever is Which of the following structures present in mammalian
(a)Fungus skin directly helps in keeping the body warm?
(b)Bacteria (a)Pigmented cells
(c)Protozoa (b)Sweat glands
(d)Virus (c)Lymph vessels
(d)Blood capillaries
Q135.
Which of the following is considered to be the best Q143.
cholesterol ? Which from the following diseases usually spreads
(a)VLDL through milk? ”
(b)LDL (a)Tuberculosis
(c) HDL (b)Jaundice
(d)Triglycerides (c)Diphtheria
(d)Cholera
Q136.
Thalassemia is a hereditary disease. It affects Q144.
(a)Blood Which are the largest fixator of solar energy ?
(b)Spleen (a)Bacteria
(c)Lungs (b) Protozoa
(d)Heart (c) Fungi
(d) Green plants
Q137.
Which of the following represents a food chain involving Q145.
a producer a vegetarian and a nonvegetarian? Which of the following is a correct description of tissue
(a)Grass - Insect - Elephant culture ?
(b)Plant - Rabbit - Tiger (a)Conservation of forests and plantation
(c)Fish - Insect - Whale (b)Growth and propagation of horticultural crops
(d)Tiger - Rabbit - Owl (c)Science of cultivating animal tissue in artificial
medium
Q138. (d)Protection of wild animals
Which of the following makes the skin layer impervious
to water ? Q146.
(a)Collagen Study of field crops is called
Q180. Q188.
Olive Ridley is a famous Fluid part of blood devoid of corpuscles is called
(a)cricketer (a) Tissue fluid
(b)turtle species (b) Plasma
(c)grass type vegetation (c) Serum
(d)Another name for olive tree (d) Lymph
Q181. Q189.
The standard audible capacity of a healthy human being Heart murmur indicates a
as per World Health Organisation is in the range of (a)defective valve
(a)45-50 decibels (b)poor oxygenation
(b)200-250 decibels (c)dislocation of the heart
(c)5-10 decibels (d)improper development of muscles
(d)2000-2500 decibels
Q190.
Q182. The language used In writing the scientific name of
Jonas Salk invented the vaccine for animals is
(a)Polio (a)French
(b) Hepatitis (b) Latin
(c) Typhoid (c) German
(d) Cholera (d) Dutch
Q183. Q191.
Cancer is a disease where we find uncontrolled Ripe grapes contain
(a) cell division (a)Fructose
(b)cell swelling (b) Sucrose
(c) cell inflammation (c) Galactose
(d)cell deformity (d) Glucose
Q184. Q192.
Lac which is used as sealing wax is produced by M.R.I. stands for
(a)stem (a)Metered Resonance Imaging
(b) root (b)Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(c)insect (c)Magnetic Reaction Imaging
(d) bird° (d)Metered Reaction Imaging
Q185. Q193.
Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to The science dealing with the study of teeth is
immunize it against (a)Odontology
(a) whooping cough tetanus and measles (b) Ornithology
(b) whooping cough tetanus and diphtheria (c) Phenology
Q210. Q218.
The disease in which the sugar level of blood increases is Which one of the following does not secrete any
known as digestive enzyme?
(a)Diabetes mellitus (a)Liver
(b)Diabetes insipid us (b)Salivary gland
(c) Diabetes imperfectus (c)Glands of small intestine
(d)Diabetes sugarensis (d)Pancreas
Q211. Q219.
Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne Which tine of the following is related to Silvi culture ?
disease? (a)Culture of Hilsa
(a) Dengue fever (b)Culture of silver carp
(b) Filariasis (c)Culture of oil-producing plants
(c)Sleeping sickness (d)Forest crops
(d)Malaria
Q220.
Q212. The term GM food refers to the food
Which one of the following is the tallest bird? (a)that grows Under genetic measures
(a)Peacock (b)that is genetically modified
(b) Penguin (c)that grows under geographical modification
(c)Ostrich (d) with greater glucose metabolism
(d) Emu
Q221.
Q213. Which of the following is a fish?
Which one of the following animals Is called farmer s (a)Silverfish
friend ? (b)Starfish
(a)Ant (c)Dogfish
(b)Earthworm (d)Cuttlefish
(c)Bee
(d) Butterfly Q222.
The colour of human skin is produced by
Q214. (a) Hemoglobin
The term gene was coined by (b) Insulin
(a)T. H. Morgan (c) Adrenaline
(b)W. L. Johanssen (d) Melanin
(c)G. Mendel
(d)De Vries Q223.
Which one of the following is not transmitted via blood
Q215. transfusion?
Which one of the following creatures has maximum (a)Hepatitis
number of ribs ? (b) Typhoid
(a) Crocodile (c) HIV
(b)Snake (d) Malaria
(c)Ray fish
(d)Flying mammal Q224.
Flat footed camels can walk easily in sandy deserts
Q216. because
Which one of the following is most important for the (a)pressure on the sand is decreased by increasing the
growth of children up to the age of 14? area of the surface in contact
(a)Protein (b)pressure on the sand is increased by increasing the
(b) Vitamin area of the surface in contact
(c) Fat (c) pressure on the sand is decreased by decreasing the
(d) Milk area of the surface in contact
(d)pressure on the sand is increased by decreasing the
Q217. area of the surface in contact
Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is called
(a)Chorology Q225.
(b) Conchology Which one of the following is not a plant product?
(c) Nematology (a) Caffeine
Q278. Q286.
Insufficient blood supply In human body is referred as The chemicals released by one species of animals in
(a)Ischemia order to attract the other members of the same species
(b)Hyperemia are
(c)Hemostasia (a)Hormones
(d)Hemorrhage (b)Nucleic acids
(c)Pheromones
Q279. (d)Steroids
Deep fried food materials are carcinogenic because they
are rich in Q287.
(a)Fats Jaundice is caused due to the infection of
(b)Hydrocarbons (a)Brain
(c)Cooking oil (b)Liver
(d)Nicotine (c)Kidney
(d)Spleen
Q280.
The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads Q288.
to liver cirrhosis? The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal
(a)Copper person is
(b) Lead (a)82
(c) Mercury (b)92
(d) Zinc (c)72
(d)98
Q281.
Typhoid is caused by Q289.
(a)Pseudomonas sp. EEC records the activity of
(b)Staphylococcus (a)heart
(c)Bacillus (b)lungs
(d)Salmonella typhi (c)brain
(d)muscles
Q282.
BCG immunization is for Q290.
(a)Measles The colour of cow s milk is slightly yellow due to the
(b)Tuberculosis presence of
(c)Diphtheria (a)Xanthophyll
(d)Leprosy (b) Riboflavin
(c)Ribulose
Q283. (d)Carotene
Besides carbohydrates a major source of energy in our
food is constituted by Q291.
(a)Proteins Which one of these is a communicable disease ?
(b) Fats (a) Diabetes
(c)Minerals (b) Diphtheria
(d) Vitamins (c) Arthritis
(d) Cancer