1. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes?
[A] Rickets
[B] Night blindness
[C] Goitre
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Rickets]
Notes:
Deficiency of Vitamin D can lead to a loss of bone density, which can result in osteoporosis and fractures (broken bones). In children the deficient of Vitamin D can cause rickets.
2. Which part of the Human Body stores Glycogen?
[A] Liver
[B] Intestine
[C] Pancreas
[D] Skin
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Correct Answer: A [Liver]
Notes:
In liver Simple sugars (monosaccharides) which are in excess are converted into complex polysaccharides like glycogen
3. The plant hormone Auxin is basically a ___?
[A] Weak Organic Acid
[B] Weak Inorganic Acid
[C] Weak Organic base
[D] Gaseous compound of carbon
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Correct Answer: A [Weak Organic Acid]
Notes:
Auxins are a class of plant hormones with some morphogen-like characteristics. Auxin is basically a Weak Organic Acid and It is produced in the stem tip that promotes the elongation in the cells.
4. A genetic code specifies how many kinds of amino acids?
[A] 12
[B] 15
[C] 20
[D] 25
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Correct Answer: C [20]
Notes:
There are as many as 100 thousand kinds of proteins that constitute the body, and these comprise only 20 kinds of amino acids in various combinations.
5. Who among the following is called father of Modern Genetics ?
[A] William Bateson
[B] Robert Hooke
[C] E J Butler
[D] F O Bower
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Correct Answer: A [William Bateson]
Notes:
William Bateson was an English biologist who was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity. He is considered as the father of Modern Genetics.
6. In which of the following era began the Self replicating RNA molecules on Earth ?
[A] Basin Era
[B] Nectarian Era
[C] Early Imbrian
[D] Cryptic Era
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Correct Answer: A [Basin Era]
Notes:
Basin Groups refers to 9 subdivisions of the lunar Pre-Nectarian geologic period. It is the second era of the Hadean. In Basin Era began the Self-replicating RNA molecules on Earth.
7. How Green plants in the sea are useful for the respiration of fish? (UPSC Prelims 1979).
[A] They give out oxygen
[B] They give out carbon dioxide
[C] The give out oxygen and carbon dioxide simultaneously
[D] They take oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
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Correct Answer: A [They give out oxygen]
Notes:
Oxygen is a natural element which no animal can live without. Fish and other aquatic animals depend on oxygen gas dissolved in water as much as people depend on oxygen gas in air. Many people are surprised to learn that fish and other aquatic organisms don’t use oxygen from water molecules (H2O). This is because the single oxygen molecule (O) is bound to the two hydrogen molecules (H2) and is not useable in this form. Instead, aquatic organisms depend on dissolved oxygen gas (O2), a colorless, tasteless and odorless substance that enters the water from plants and the atmosphere.
8. Which one of the following is secreted by Pancreas and regulates the amount of sugar in the body? (UPSC Prelims 1980).
[A] Renin
[B] Creatin
[C] Vitamin
[D] Insulin
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Correct Answer: D [Insulin]
Notes:
Insulin and glucagon are hormones secreted by islet cells within the pancreas. They are both secreted in response to blood sugar levels, but in opposite fashion. Insulin is normally secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas. Glucagon raises blood glucose levels by stimulating the liver to metabolize glycogen into glucose molecules and to release glucose into the blood. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.
9. It has been observed that after-effects of low temperature treatment are helpful in promoting the flowering in certain plants. Through this the vegetative period of plant becomes short and early flowering takes place. Which of the following is the name given to the phenomenon? (UPSC Prelims 1992)
[A] Photoperiodism
[B] Floreignation
[C] Vernalisation
[D] Heliotropism
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Correct Answer: C [Vernalisation]
Notes:
Vernalization is the induction of a plant’s flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter, or by an artificial equivalent. After vernalization, plants have acquired the ability to flower, but they may require additional seasonal cues or weeks of growth before they will actually flower.
10. Which gas is absorbed by the plants during photosynthesis?
[A] Oxygen
[B] Carbon dioxide
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Hydrogen
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Correct Answer: B [Carbon dioxide]
Notes:
During the process of photosynthesis, plants take carbon dioxide and water and produces oxygen and glucose in the presence of light.
