1. A doctor, while using the Sphygmomanometer to measure the blood pressure of a patient, also uses the Stethoscope to listen a whooshing sound of blood, in which among the following arteries?
[A] Radial Artery
[B] Brachial Artery
[C] Auxiliary Artery
[D] Median Artery
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Correct Answer: B [Brachial Artery]
Notes:
A doctor, while using the Sphygmomanometer to measure the blood pressure of a patient, also uses the Stethoscope to listen a whooshing sound of blood in the Brachial Artery.
2. Which among the following diseases is not caused by a virus ?
[A] Chickenpox
[B] Hepatitis
[C] Cholera
[D] Dengue
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Correct Answer: C [Cholera]
Notes:
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae
3. The name of Karl Landsteiner is associated with the discovery of which of the following ?
[A] Human Endocrine System
[B] Human Blood Groups
[C] Vitamin B Group
[D] Proteins
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Correct Answer: B [Human Blood Groups]
Notes:
The name of Karl Landsteiner is associated with the discovery of Human Blood Groups. He was given the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for his discovery in 1901 of, and outstanding work on, the blood groups.
4. Which among the following is not rightly matched : (Ailments and affected parts of Body)
[A] Dermatitis – Skin
[B] Glossitis – Tongue
[C] Peritonitis – Abdomen
[D] Cystitis – Caecum
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Correct Answer: D [Cystitis – Caecum]
Notes:
Cystitis is related to Bladder
5. Which part of the plant Raphanus sativus is edible?
[A] Fruit
[B] Leaves
[C] Roots
[D] All the above
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Correct Answer: D [All the above]
Notes:
Raphanus sativus is Radish. The Edible parts are roots, but Radish leaves and seedpods which are fruits are also edible.
6. Beta-Keratin is found in which among the following in abundance?
[A] Fishes
[B] Reptiles
[C] Mammalians
[D] Amphibians
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Correct Answer: B [Reptiles]
Notes:
Beta-Keratin is found in reptiles in abundance. β-keratin also known as beta-keratin is a member of a structural protein family and is found in the epidermis of reptiles and birds.
7. How many types of tissues are present in the body of all complex animals?
[A] 400
[B] 4000
[C] 40
[D] 4
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Correct Answer: D [4]
Notes:
In biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level between cells and a complete organ. Animal tissues are grouped into four basic types: connective, muscle, nervous, and epithelial.
8. In which of the following situations the Identical twins are born?
[A] Two sperms fertilise one ovum
[B] Two sperms fertilise two ovums simultaneously
[C] One sperm fertilises the ovum and zygote divides into two separate cells developing independently
[D] One sperm fertilises two ovums
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Correct Answer: C [One sperm fertilises the ovum and zygote divides into two separate cells developing independently]
Notes:
Identical twins form when one egg has been fertilised by one sperm and the zygote splits into two. This happens at the very earliest stage of development, when the zygote is no more than a cluster of a few cells. If this egg then splits into two, an identical twin pregnancy can result.
9. Which of the following is the taxonomic family of humans?
[A] Hominidae
[B] Haplorhini
[C] Primates
[D] Homini
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Correct Answer: A [Hominidae]
Notes:
The genus of the human being today is called Homo and the man today is called as Homo sapiens. From simple life forms that were unicellular to the development of multicellular organisms gave rise to the vertebrates. The family to which human beings belong is called Hominidae. It was in the Miocene age that the family Hominidae split from the Pongidae(apes) family.
10. Lepidopterology is a branch of biology, which deals with the studies of which of the following?
[A] Lipids and fats
[B] Butterflies and moths
[C] Tongue
[D] Lakes and Ponds
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Correct Answer: B [Butterflies and moths]
Notes:
Lepidopterology is a branch of entomology that deals with the scientific study of moths and three superfamilies of butterflies.
