1. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of_________?
[A] Mosquito
[B] Sand fly
[C] Bee
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Sand fly]
Notes:
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of Sandflies. The disease can present in three main ways: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral.
2. In which of the following diseases , nerve cells are affected?
[A] Tetanus
[B] Polio
[C] Whooping Cough
[D] Diphtheria
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Correct Answer: B [Polio]
Notes:
Nerve cells are affected in Polio. Polio also known as poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis.
3. Hodophobia is the fear of which of the following?
[A] Sleeping
[B] Travel
[C] Drugs
[D] Cattle
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Correct Answer: B [Travel]
Notes:
Hodophobia is the fear of travel. It is also referred to as travel phobia or fear of travel. Acute anxiety which is provoked by travel can be treated with anti-anxiety medication.
4. Anatomically, the beak of birds is equivalent of which of the following?
[A] Teeth
[B] Cheeks
[C] Jaws
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Jaws]
Notes:
The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds that is used for eating and for preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, etc. All beaks are composed of two jaws, generally known as the upper mandible (or maxilla) and lower mandible (or mandible).
5. In which of the following plants, gametophyte is considered prothallus?
[A] Bryophyte
[B] Thallophyta
[C] Spermatophyte
[D] Pteridophyta
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Correct Answer: D [Pteridophyta]
Notes:
Gametophyte is considered prothallus in Pteridophytes. Just as with seed plants and mosses, the life cycle of pteridophytes involves alternation of generations. This means that a diploid generation of the sporophyte, which produces spores is followed by a haploid generation i.e. the gametophyte or prothallus, which produces gametes.
6. Which is not a parasite?
[A] Tick
[B] Housefly
[C] Bed bug
[D] Louse
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Correct Answer: B [Housefly]
Notes:
Tick, beg bug and louse are parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals or birds.
Housefly is not a parasite.
7. Which of the following is the name given to the Inspection and dissection of a body after death in human beings as for determination of cause of death?
[A] Autopsy
[B] Autotomy
[C] Autoesism
[D] Autograft
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Correct Answer: A [Autopsy]
Notes:
An autopsy is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode and manner of death or to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.
8. Which among the following blood groups is referred as the universal donor blood group?
[A] O -ve
[B] O +ve
[C] AB -ve
[D] AB +ve
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Correct Answer: A [O -ve]
Notes:
The person with O-ve blood group is considered as the universal donor. Whereas a person with O +ve is not a universal donor as O +ve consists of Rh(Rhesus) factor which makes it incompatible for Rh -ve bloods.
9. Which device is used to measure the growth in plants?
[A] Anemograph
[B] Seismograph
[C] Crescograph
[D] All the above
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Correct Answer: C [Crescograph]
Notes:
Crescograph is a device which is used to measure the growth in plants which was developed by Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in the first half of 20th century.
10. In the branch of biology, what is the transmission of paternal traits to progeny called?
[A] Genetics
[B] Heredity
[C] Gerontology
[D] Genetic Engineering
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Correct Answer: B [Heredity]
Notes:
The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring is called heredity, and can be inferred from inherited characteristics.
