31. What contagious skin condition leaves small circular patches of bare skin?
[A] Ringworm
[B] Thrush
[C] Round worm
[D] Psoriasis
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Correct Answer: A [Ringworm]
Notes:
Ringworm of the body is a fungal infection that can cause an itchy, circular rash.
32. In patients with hemophilia, which of these can increase the risk of cerebral microbleeds?
[A] cardiovascular risk factors
[B] increased age
[C] Hepatitis C infection
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
In patients with hemophilia, cardiovascular risk factors, age, and hepatitis C infection may increase the risk of cerebral microbleeds.
33. What causes a delay in the ripening of tomatoes?
[A] virulent gene
[B] antisense PG
[C] antibiotic resistance gene
[D] mutation
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Correct Answer: B [antisense PG]
Notes:
Polygalacturonase in tomato is expressed only during the ripening phase of fruit development. PG becomes abundant during ripening and plays a major role in cell wall degradation and fruit softening.
34. ____ is the cell organelle, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur:
[A] Ribosomes
[B] Mitochondria
[C] Nucleus
[D] Chloroplast
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Correct Answer: B [Mitochondria]
Notes:
Mitochondria is an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It is for this reason that mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell mitochondria also play a key role in the ageing process as well as in the onset of degenerative disease.
35. Typhoid fever is caused by ____:
[A] Virus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Fungus
[D] Allergy
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Correct Answer: B [Bacteria]
Notes:
Typhoid fever, also known as typhoid, is a common water borne worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella Typhi.
36. A molecule in plants comparable to haemoglobin in animals is ____:
[A] Carotene
[B] Chlorophyll
[C] Cellulose
[D] Cytochrome
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Correct Answer: B [Chlorophyll]
Notes:
Haemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen transporting metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates. Similarly, Cytochromes are, in general, membrane-bound haemo-proteins containing heme groups and are primarily responsible for the generation of ATP via electron transport.
37. Blood is a connective tissue embedded in which type of intercellular matrix?
[A] Jelly like
[B] Fluid
[C] Dense
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Fluid]
Notes:
Blood is a fluid connective tissue. It has two components: cells and fluid matrix in which it is embedded. The liquid matrix is known as the plasma, in which blood cells are present. Blood travels all around the body in specialized blood vessels.
38. Yeast and mushrooms are the examples of organisms of which kingdom?
[A] Fungi
[B] Protista
[C] Monera
[D] Plantae
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Correct Answer: A [Fungi]
Notes:
Yeasts, moulds (molds), and mushrooms are examples of fungi. Mushrooms are another group of fungi, which are mainly Basidiomycetes and partially Ascomycetes, both of which share a same feature — having a macroscopic “Fruiting-body, a Mushroom”. Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled micro organisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom.
39. Blood cancer is otherwise called as ____:
[A] Anaemia
[B] Leukaemia
[C] Leucopenia
[D] Polycythemia
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Correct Answer: B [Leukaemia]
Notes:
Leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called “blasts”. Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. In turn, it is part of the even broader group of diseases affecting the blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid system, which are all known as haematological neoplasms.
40. Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?
[A] Echidna
[B] Porcupine
[C] Kangaroo
[D] Whale
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Correct Answer: A [Echidna]
Notes:
Along with duck-billed platypus, the four species are among the five species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. Echidna, also known as the Spiny Anteater, is a primitive oviparous (egg-laying) mammal that lives in Australia and New Guinea. Echidnas lay a single egg in a pouch on the female’s belly.