31. How many bones are there in the average person’s body?
[A] 33
[B] 206
[C] 639
[D] It varies by individual
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Correct Answer: B [206]
Notes:
206 bones are there in the average person’s body. These include the bones of the skull, spine, ribs, arms and legs. Bones are made up of connective tissue reinforced by calcium and specialized bone cells.
32. Which of the following immunity is present from our birth?
[A] Passive immunity
[B] Active immunity
[C] Innate Immunity
[D] Acquired immunity
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Correct Answer: C [Innate Immunity]
Notes:
Innate immunity is the defense system you are born with. It protects against all antigens. Innate immunity involves barriers that prevent harmful substances from entering the body.
33. The undigested food stored in the liver in the form of carbohydrates is called __
[A] Pulp
[B] Glucose
[C] Glycogen
[D] Carbohydrate
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Correct Answer: C [Glycogen]
Notes:
Glycogen is the undigested food stored in the liver in the form of carbohydrates.
34. The greater omentum connects the stomach to which structures?
[A] Spleen, transverse colon
[B] Spleen, ascending colon
[C] Spleen, descending colon
[D] Spleen, small bowel
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Correct Answer: A [Spleen, transverse colon]
Notes:
The greater omentum connects the stomach to Spleen and transverse colon.
35. What causes East Coast Fever in cattle?
[A] Cryptosporidium parvum
[B] Theileria parva
[C] Escherichia coli
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [Theileria parva]
Notes:
East Coast fever (ECF) is caused by Theileria parva, a parasitic protozoan that lives in the white blood cells and red blood cells of its mammalian host and is transmitted by ticks.
36. Which of the following is also known as rabbit fever?
[A] Rinderpest
[B] Tularemia
[C] Vesicular stomatitis
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [Tularemia]
Notes:
Tularemia is also known as rabbit fever or deer fly fever. Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease mainly affects rabbits and rodents.
37. 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.
38. If a hybrid expresses a character, it is called __.
[A] Epistasis
[B] Dominant
[C] Co-dominant
[D] Recessive
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Correct Answer: B [Dominant]
Notes:
If a hybrid expresses a character, it is called Dominant. And not expressing character is called recessive character.
39. Restriction enzymes were discovered by?
[A] Smith and Nathans
[B] Alexander Fleming
[C] Berg
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Smith and Nathans]
Notes:
Restriction enzymes were discovered by Smith and Nathans. Proteins produced by bacteria that cleave DNA at specific sites along the molecule are called restriction enzymes.
40. Which of the following is the first GM crop in India?
[A] mustard
[B] brinjal
[C] potato
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [brinjal]
Notes:
Brinjal is the first GM crop in India. Genetically modified crops are plants used in agriculture and the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering methods.
