1. Which among the following is a common end product of Anaerobic Respiration?
[A] Acetic Acid
[B] Carbonic Acid
[C] Lactic Acid
[D] Hydrochloric Acid
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Correct Answer: C [Lactic Acid]
Notes:
Lactic Acid is a common end product of Anaerobic Respiration. Anaerobic respiration is the type of respiration through which cells can breakdown sugars to generate energy in the absence of oxygen.
2. Which among the following is a millet?
[A] Sorghum
[B] Maize
[C] Wheat
[D] Rice
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Correct Answer: A [Sorghum]
Notes:
Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. It is usually considered a separate cereal, but sometimes also known as great millet.
3. Poliomyelitis known as Polio is caused by an enterovirus which causes paralysis of muscles. This virus has a particular affinity to ______?
[A] Muscle Cells
[B] Nerve Cells of Spinal Cord
[C] Nerve Cells of Brain
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Nerve Cells of Spinal Cord]
Notes:
Acute poliomyelitis is disease of anterior horn motor neurons of the spinal cord and brain stem caused by poliovirus. The virus infects and kills motor neurons in the grey matter in the ventral horn of the spinal column. Due to this, muscles of the trunk and limbs are no longer able to receive signals from the CNS, so they become weak and begin to atrophy.
4. In which of the following branches of science study of functions, characteristics, and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to world of machine is studied?
[A] Biometry
[B] Bionics
[C] Bionomy
[D] Bionomy
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Correct Answer: B [Bionics]
Notes:
Bionics or biologically inspired engineering is the application of biological methods combined with engineering. It is that branches of science which studies the functions, characteristics, and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to world of machine.
5. Who among the following coined the term Bacterium?
[A] Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
[B] Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
[C] Louis Pasteur
[D] Robert Koch
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Correct Answer: B [Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg]
Notes:
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg was a was one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time. He was a German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. He coined the term Bacterium.
6. World’s first cloned Buffalo was born in which country?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] USA
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
The First cloned buffalo was born in February 2009 at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal.
7. Which among the following helps to determine the character of a cell?
[A] Nucleus
[B] Chromosomes
[C] Genes
[D] Plasma
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Correct Answer: C [Genes]
Notes:
Genes helps to determine the character of a cell. Gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity and are made up of DNA. Some of the genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.
8. What is the number of the Chromosomes affected by Turner syndrome?
[A] 44
[B] 45
[C] 46
[D] 47
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Correct Answer: B [45]
Notes:
Chromosomes number 45 is affected by Turner syndrome. Turner syndrome is a condition which affects only females. It results when one of the X chromosomes (sex chromosomes) is missing or partially missing.
9. The foramen of Monro is associated with _?
[A] Central nervous system
[B] Digestive system
[C] Respiratory system
[D] Excretory system
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Correct Answer: A [ Central nervous system]
Notes:
The interventricular foramen is also known as foramen of Monro. It is a part of the ventricular system and the connection between the third ventricle and the lateral ventricles.
10. Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in which of its body parts?
[A] Rumen
[B] Esophagus
[C] Small intestine
[D] Salivary glands
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Correct Answer: A [Rumen]
Notes:
Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in rumen. The rumen serves as a large fermentation vat in which bacteria and other microorganisms reside. The rumen, also known as a paunch, forms the larger part of the reticulorumen
