31. Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?
[A] Whooping cough
[B] Amoebic dysentery
[C] Measles
[D] Athlete’s foot
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Correct Answer: B [Amoebic dysentery]
Notes:
Amoebic dysentery diseases are caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
32. Which of the following is an example of starch crops biomass feedstocks?
[A] Sugar cane
[B] Wheat straw
[C] Corn stover
[D] Orchard prunings
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Correct Answer: A [Sugar cane]
Notes:
Sugar cane is an example of starch crops biomass feedstocks. Biomass feedstocks include forest product waste, agricultural residues, organic fractions of municipal solid waste, paper, cardboard, plastics, food waste, green waste, and other wastes.
33. Which of the following is the method of cellular defense in animals and plants?
[A] Recombinant DNA technology
[B] RNA interference
[C] Immune response
[D] Mutation
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Correct Answer: B [RNA interference]
Notes:
RNA interference is the method of cellular defense in animals and plants.
34. Both, haemoglobin and myoglobin require ____ for formation:
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B12
[C] Iron
[D] Calcium
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Correct Answer: C [Iron]
Notes:
Haemoglobin is called as tetrameric hemoprotein, while myoglobin is called monomeric protein. Haemoglobin is found systematically all over the body, while myo-globin is found in muscles tissues only. The body requires iron for the synthesis of its oxygen transport proteins, in particular hemo-globin and myoglobin.
35. The pigment that gives human skin, hair and eyes their colour is called ____:
[A] Quinacridone
[B] Alizarin
[C] Melanin
[D] Phthalocyanine
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Correct Answer: C [Melanin ]
Notes:
The pigment that gives human skin, hair, and eyes their color. Dark-skinned people have more melanin in their skin than light-skinned people have. Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes. Everyone has the same number of melanocytes, but some people make more melanin than others.
36. 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.
37. People with Downs syndrome invariably affected by _____:
[A] Alzheimers disease
[B] Huntingtons disease
[C] Brain haemorrhage
[D] Meningitis
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Correct Answer: A [Alzheimers disease]
Notes:
The best-known and most common chromosome abnormality in humans is Down’s syndrome, (Trisomy of 21st pair of chromosome). Down’s syndrome individuals also almost invariably develop Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia that is fairly common among the elderly people. People with Down’s syndrome develop this disease in their fourth or fifth decade of life, much sooner than other people. These people are also characterized by presence of webbed neck, Plamers crease, very broad forehead, round face and forked tongue.
38. Element that is not found in blood is ___:
[A] Copper
[B] Iron
[C] Chromium
[D] Magnesium
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Correct Answer: C [Chromium ]
Notes:
In the blood the key minerals are iron, copper, zinc, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Minerals constitute important part of blood plasma that constitutes almost 55% of blood. In the blood, iron is found in larger amounts than any other mineral.
39. ____ is a straw coloured, viscous fluid constituting nearly 55 per cent of the blood:
[A] Plasma
[B] Formed Elements
[C] Blood Groups
[D] Coagulation of Blood
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Correct Answer: A [Plasma]
Notes:
Plasma is a straw coloured, viscous fluid constituting nearly 55 per cent of the blood. 90-92 per cent of plasma is water and proteins contribute 6-8 per cent of it. Fibrinogen, globulins and albumins are the major proteins. Fibrinogens are needed for clotting or coagulation of blood; while, globulins primarily are involved in defense.
40. Stethoscope works on which principle?
[A] Reflection of sound
[B] Reflection of light
[C] Conversion of current into sound
[D] Conversion of sound into current
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Correct Answer: A [Reflection of sound]
Notes:
The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device listening to the internal sounds of an animal or human body. It typically has a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest, and two tubes connected to earpieces. Working of a stethoscope is based on reflection of sound. In a stethoscope, the sound of the patient’s heartbeat reaches the doctor’s ear by multiple reflections of sound.
