1. Which of the following is not a variety of mango?
[A] Banganapalle
[B] Alphonso
[C] Sindhoora
[D] Red Dacca
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Correct Answer: D [Red Dacca]
Notes:
Red Dacca is a variety of banana with reddish-purple skin. Others are varieties of mango found in India.
2. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes?
[A] Rickets
[B] Night blindness
[C] Goitre
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Rickets]
Notes:
Deficiency of Vitamin D can lead to a loss of bone density, which can result in osteoporosis and fractures (broken bones). In children the deficient of Vitamin D can cause rickets.
3. Which among the following kinds of roots are found in Sugarcane?
[A] Prop Roots
[B] Stilt Roots
[C] Pneumatophores
[D] Nodulose Roots
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Correct Answer: B [Stilt Roots]
Notes:
In Maize and Sugarcane, roots arise from the first few nodes of the stem and penetrate obliquely down in to the soil and give support to the plant. They are called Stilt roots.
4. What is the number of “True Ribs” in human body?
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Correct Answer: B [14]
Notes:
There are total 24 ribs (12 pairs), out of which 14 (7 pairs) are true ribs
5. Which among the following diseases is characterized by “complete loss of memory”?
[A] Amnesia
[B] Schizophrenia
[C] Alzheimer’s disease
[D] Parkinson’s disease
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Correct Answer: A [Amnesia ]
Notes:
Amnesia refers to a loss of memory due to illness, injury, drug abuse or other causes.
6. Which among the following is not present in pure sugar ?
[A] Carbon
[B] Hydrogen
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Oxygen
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Correct Answer: C [Nitrogen]
Notes:
Pure Sugar is sucrose C12H22O11
7. Daltonism is the name referred to which of the following disorders as this name was kept in honour of John Dalton , the father of atomic theory?
[A] Deafness
[B] Color Blindness
[C] Night Blindness
[D] Astigmatism
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Correct Answer: B [Color Blindness]
Notes:
Daltonism refers to the Colorblindness of the red-green type which is also known as deuteranopia or deuteranomaly.The term “Daltonism” is derived from the name of the chemist and physicist, John Dalton (1766-1844).
8. In which among the following diseases, Seed Therapy is used now a days for treatment?
[A] AIDS
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Cancer
[D] Asthama
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Correct Answer: C [Cancer]
Notes:
Seed Therapy which is based on Sujok Therapy deals with the application of seeds or other parts of plants and attaching it with a tape at a corresponding point in the hand or foot of a person feeling pain. This is used now-a-days for cancer treatment.
9. What is the main function of Lymphocytes?
[A] Production of Antibodies
[B] Production of Antigens
[C] Production of White Blood Cells
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Production of Antibodies]
Notes:
Pathogens contain certain chemicals called antigens. When a pathogen enters the human body, the antigens stimulate the lymphocytes to produce antibodies.
Lymphocytes secrete Globulins which are known as antibodies. These antibodies help to fight specific pathogens that attack the body
10. In which among the following organ, “Bowman’s Capsule” is found?
[A] Liver
[B] Kidney
[C] Heart
[D] Small intestine
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Correct Answer: B [Kidney]
Notes:
Each kidney is made of tube like structures called nephrons (renal tubules). A nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney. The cup-shaped upper end called Bowman’s capsule, has a network of capillaries within it called glomerulus. Glomerulus is a knot of capillaries formed from the artery which brings blood containing wastes and excess of water to the kidney. Bowman’s capsule leads into a tubular structure.
