1. Chronic exposure to which among the following minerals/ salts in groundwater may cause Black-Foot Disease?
[A] Fluoride
[B] Nitrates
[C] Arsenic
[D] Lead
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Correct Answer: C [Arsenic]
Notes:
Arsenicosis or Black foot is caused by exposure over a period of time to Arsenic in drinking water. It may also be due to intake of arsenic via food or air. Kindly note that Itai-itai disease is caused by Cadmium poisoning.
2. A ripe Tomato is Red, Leaves are Green, Flower is Purple, Hair is Black. Bring out the pigments responsible for these colors respectively ?
[A] Lycopene, Melanin, Chlorophyll, Anthocyanin
[B] Lycopene, Chlorophyll, Anthocyanin, Melanin
[C] Anthocyanin, Chlorophyll, Lycopene, Melanin
[D] Melanin, Anthocyanin, Chlorophyll, Lycopene
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Correct Answer: B [Lycopene, Chlorophyll, Anthocyanin, Melanin]
Notes:
A ripe Tomato is Red, Leaves are Green, Flower is Purple, Hair is Black. The pigments responsible for these colors are Lycopene, Chlorophyll, Anthocyanin, Melanin respectively.
3. Fructose is a form of carbohydrate synthesized in plants. It become table sugar by combining which of the following ?
[A] Glucose
[B] Galactose
[C] Maltose
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Glucose]
Notes:
Fructose is a form of carbohydrate synthesized in plants. It becomes table sugar by combining with glucose. It is a simple ketonic monosaccharide found in many plants.
4. Excessive consumption of which substance may lead to the development of cirrhosis?
[A] Alcohol
[B] Tobacco
[C] Caffeine
[D] Carbonated soft drinks
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Correct Answer: A [Alcohol]
Notes:
Cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism. Alcoholism is the most common cause of cirrhosis in the world. It occurs when the liver is damaged over time and cannot function properly, leading to scarring and eventually cirrhosis.
5. Meg-1 is an imprinted gene which finds expression only from maternal chromosomes which regulates the transfer of nutrients from the plant to the seed. This gene has been discovered in :
[A] Maize
[B] cotton
[C] jute
[D] Sugarcane
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Correct Answer: A [Maize]
Notes:
Meg-1 gene was developed in Maize. It is an imprinted gene which finds expression only from maternal chromosomes which regulates the transfer of nutrients from the plant to the seed.
6. Which of the following is the best reason behind the fact that bats can fly in the dark?
[A] Bats have a better vision in the dark
[B] The light startles them
[C] Bats produce high pitched sounds ultrasonic
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Bats produce high pitched sounds ultrasonic]
Notes:
The sounds that bats make are so high pitched that humans cannot hear them. High pitched sounds like this are called ultrasound. So, bats make high pitched squeaks while they fly. The echoes travel back to the bat and it can then tell how far away the objects are.
Bats use echoes or reflected sounds to determine the surrounding situation and to locate their prey. Often we see the bats fly at night. They fly in the dark so quickly without hitting anything. This process is called echolocation.
7. Why honey bees are called social insects?
[A] They visit all flowers to collect nectar
[B] They live in large family groups
[C] They depend for their food upon other insects
[D] They move socially with other insects
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Correct Answer: B [They live in large family groups]
Notes:
Social insects are highly evolved insects that engage in a variety of complex tasks not practiced by the multitude of solitary insects. Honey bees are social insects because they live together in large, well-organized family groups. A single honeybee cannot grow or survive by itself. The three distinct kinds of honeybees in a colony are queen, worker, and drone.
8. The highest fat content is found in the milk of which of the following animals?
[A] Buffalo
[B] Cow
[C] Camel
[D] Reindeer
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Correct Answer: A [Buffalo]
Notes:
Buffalo milk has the highest fat content, which is on average twice as high as that of cow milk. The fat-to-protein ratio in buffalo milk is about 2:1.
9. Who was awarded Nobel Prize for deciphering the language of bees?
[A] H.G. Khurana
[B] K.V. Frisch
[C] Julian Huxley
[D] Dorothy Hodgkins
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Correct Answer: B [K.V. Frisch]
Notes:
K.V. Frisch shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with K. Lorenz and N. Tinbergen for his pioneering work in ethology. He deciphered the ‘language’ of bees by studying their dance patterns in which one bee tells others in the hive the direction and distance of a food source.
10. Which one of the following is a membrane that protects the developing embryo from desiccation?
[A] Amnion
[B] Allantois
[C] Chorion
[D] Yolk sac
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Correct Answer: A [Amnion]
Notes:
The amnion or amniotic sac protects everyone embryo from desiccation, it contains amniotic fluid which cushions the embryo from shocks.
