31. What disease is caused by Corynebacterium?
[A] Whooping cough
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Diphtheria
[D] Gonorrhoea
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Correct Answer: C [Diphtheria]
Notes:
Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
32. What is required for nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium?
[A] Potassium
[B] Phosphorus
[C] Nitrate
[D] Sodium
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Correct Answer: B [Phosphorus]
Notes:
Phosphorus is required for nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium. This is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria.
33. Bioethanol is denatured alcohol that is also called __
[A] Ethylene
[B] Methylated spirit
[C] Ethylene glycol
[D] Methylene
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Correct Answer: B [Methylated spirit]
Notes:
Bioethanol is denatured alcohol that is also called Methylated spirit. It is a liquid made from alcohol and other chemicals.
34. Which protein helps in DNA winding?
[A] Helicase
[B] Histone
[C] Lipase
[D] Cellulase
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Correct Answer: B [Histone]
Notes:
A protein that provides structural support to a chromosome is called histone.
35. In coriander, the useful parts are
____:
[A] Leaves & flowers
[B] Flowers & dried fruits
[C] Roots & leaves
[D] Leaves & dried fruits
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Correct Answer: D [Leaves & dried fruits]
Notes:
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also known as cilantro, Chinese parsley or dhania, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.
36. What is Blood?
[A] Muscular tissue
[B] Epithelial tissue
[C] Reproductive tissue
[D] Connective tissue
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Correct Answer: D [Connective tissue]
Notes:
Blood is considered a connective tissue for two basic reasons:
(i) embryologically, it has the same origin (mesodermal) as do the other connective tissue types and
(ii) blood connects the body systems together bringing the needed oxygen, nutrients, hormones and other signaling molecules, and removing the wastes.
37. Gastric juice has a pH of about ____:
[A] 1.5 to 3.5
[B] 5 to 6
[C] 6 to 8
[D] 8.5 to 9.5
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Correct Answer: A [1.5 to 3.5]
Notes:
Gastric acid, also known as gastric juice or stomach acid, is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl), potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). It is strongly acidic with pH varying from 1.5 to 3.5. the acid plays a key role in digestion of proteins.
38. An Antigen is ____:
[A] The result of Antibody
[B] The stimulus for Antibody formation
[C] The opposite of Antibody
[D] The residue of an Antibody
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Correct Answer: B [The stimulus for Antibody formation]
Notes:
Antigens are defined as substances recognized by the body as foreign, causing the body to produce an antibody to react specifically with it. Antibodies are proteins produced by lymphocytes as a result of stimulation by an antigen which can then interact specifically with that particular antigen.
39. In which of the following parts of the human digestive system is the digestion of food completed?
[A] Small intestine
[B] Large intestine
[C] Mouth
[D] Stomach
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Correct Answer: A [Small intestine]
Notes:
Small intestine has three parts – duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The maximum digestion of food takes place in the duodenum. While the digestion of food is completed in jejunum. The maximum absorption of food takes place in ileum.
40. Haemoglobin has highest affinity for ____:
[A] Carbon monoxide
[B] Nitrogen
[C] Oxygen
[D] Carbon dioxide
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Correct Answer: C [Oxygen]
Notes:
Haemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metaloprotein in the red blood cells. It is responsible for binding oxygen in the lung and transporting the oxygen throughout the body to be used up in aerobic metabolic pathways.
