1. Bile is secreted by which of the following cells?
[A] Hepatocytes
[B] Brown Fat Cells
[C] Lymphocytes
[D] Somatocytes
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Correct Answer: A [Hepatocytes]
Notes:
Bile is secreted by Hepatocytes. It is a complex aqueous secretion that originates from hepatocytes. It is modified distally by absorptive and secretory transport systems in the bile duct epithelium.
2. Among Globulin, Albumin, Glutein and collagen which protein is abundant in Eggs?
[A] Globulin
[B] Collagen
[C] Albumin
[D] Thaimine
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Correct Answer: C [Albumin]
Notes:
Albumin is most abundant in eggs. Albumin is a family of globular proteins are water-soluble, moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experience heat denaturation. Substances which contain albumins are called albuminoids.
3. Which among the following is not a carnivorous plant?
[A] Pitcher plant
[B] Venus Fly Trap
[C] waterwheel plant
[D] Marsh Mallow
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Correct Answer: D [Marsh Mallow]
Notes:
Marsh Mallow is not a carnivorous plant. Whereas Pitcher plant, Venus Fly Trap and waterwheel plant are carnivorous plants. Carnivorous plants derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods.
4. The term “Halitosis” denotes which among the following?
[A] Bad hearing
[B] bad breathe
[C] Baldness
[D] Excessive Sweating
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Correct Answer: B [bad breathe]
Notes:
The term “Halitosis” denotes bad breath. It is the persistent, unpleasant odour in exhaled breath, usually not serious, commonly referred to as bad breath.
5. Golden rice is a variety of rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene. This genetically engineered (GE) rice variety, can help to alleviate deficiency of _?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B
[C] Vitamin C
[D] Vitamin D
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Correct Answer: A [Vitamin A]
Notes:
Golden Rice is a genetically engineered (GE) rice variety that has been developed by the biotech industry to produce pro-vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency can be caused by infections that reduce appetite or the body’s ability to absorb vitamin A or may cause night blindness. Golden Rice has the potential to complement existing efforts that seek to reduce blindness and other VAD induced diseases.
6. Water hyacinth is related to which of the following genus?
[A] Lemna
[B] Pistia
[C] Eichhornia
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: C [Eichhornia]
Notes:
Water hyacinth, an aquatic plant of the genus Eichhornia of the pickerelweed family, consisting of about five species is native primarily to tropical America. Some species float in shallow water; others are rooted in muddy stream banks and lakeshores.
7. Camel uses its hump for which of the following purposes?
[A] Storing water
[B] storing fat
[C] balancing the body during walking in desert sand
[D] temperature regulation
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Correct Answer: B [storing fat]
Notes:
A camel’s hump does not hold water at all – it actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. The hump is not used for water storage, but camels can go for long periods of time without water.
8. The main components of biogas are
[A] Methane and Sulphur di-oxide
[B] Methane, Hydrogen and Nitric oxide
[C] Methane and Nitric oxide
[D] Methane and Carbon di-oxide
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Correct Answer: D [Methane and Carbon di-oxide]
Notes:
Biogas comprises of CH4, CO2 and small amounts of H2S.
9. What does B denote in the term RBCs ?
[A] Build
[B] Blood
[C] Bloody
[D] Building
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Correct Answer: B [Blood]
Notes:
The term RBC stands for Red Blood Cells (RBCs) which performs the function of transferring oxygen to other tissues of the body. The RBCs are also known as Red Blood Corpuscles.
10. Who among the following discovered the cytoplasm?
[A] Rudolf von Kölliker
[B] Camillo Golgi
[C] Christian de Duve
[D] Walther Flemming
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Correct Answer: A [Rudolf von Kölliker]
Notes:
The term was introduced by Rudolf von Kölliker in 1863. It was originally synonymous with protoplasm, but later changed to mean cell matter and organelles outside the nucleus.
