31. This plasma protein is responsible for blood clotting:
[A] Fibrinogen
[B] Globulin
[C] Serum amylase
[D] Albumin
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Correct Answer: A [Fibrinogen]
Notes:
Fibrinogen is a protein produced by the liver. This protein helps stop bleeding by helping the blood clot form. It is a glycoprotein complex.
32. Which statement is true about Passive Immunity?
[A] This immunity causes reactions
[B] This immunity develops immediately
[C] This immunity lasts only for a few weeks or months
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Passive immunity is conferred when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than produced through their own immune system. A newborn baby receives passive immunity from its mother through the placenta.
33. Which of the following are bacterial diseases in Humans?
[A] Pulmonary Tuberculosis
[B] Cholera
[C] Leprosy
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Cholera, and Leprosy are bacterial diseases in Humans.
34. The pathogen causing Amoebiasis is transmitted through__.
[A] By touch
[B] Insect bite
[C] Food or water contaminated with cysts
[D] Droplet Infection
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Correct Answer: C [Food or water contaminated with cysts]
Notes:
The pathogen causing Amoebiasis is transmitted through food or water contaminated with cysts.
35. Which of the following are the important applications of biofertilizers?
[A] Seedling root dip
[B] Soil Treatment
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]
Notes:
Seedling root dip, Seed, and Soil Treatment are the important applications of biofertilizers.
36. Which of the following forestry materials can be used as biomass?
[A] Logging residues
[B] Tallow
[C] Fish oil
[D] Manure
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Correct Answer: A [Logging residues]
Notes:
The forestry material used as biomass is accumulating residues. Tallow, fish oil, and manure belong to animal products used as biomass.
37. Which of the following structures are present in the throat to prevent the air passage from collapsing?
[A] Rings of cartilage
[B] Rings of muscle
[C] Rings of bone
[D] Rings of connective tissue
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Correct Answer: A [Rings of cartilage]
Notes:
Rings of cartilage are present in the throat, specifically in the trachea or windpipe, to ensure that the air passage does not collapse. These semi-circular rings provide the necessary structural support to keep the airway open regardless of pressure changes that occur during breathing. This is very important for maintaining a clear, open path for air to flow into our lungs for respiration.
38. Which of the following is not a connective tissue?
[A] Cardiac Muscle
[B] Areolar Tissue
[C] Compact Bone
[D] Adipose Tissue
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Correct Answer: A [Cardiac Muscle]
Notes:
Connective tissue is a group of tissues in the body that maintain the form of the body and its organs and provide cohesion and internal support. Bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and adipose (fat) tissue are examples of connective tissue. Cardiac muscle is an example of muscle tissue. It is so named because it is found in the heart.
39. The vitamin which is very labile and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage is vitamin ____:
[A] Vitamin D
[B] Vitamin C
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Vitamin B6
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Correct Answer: B [Vitamin C]
Notes:
Vitamin C is quite unstable when cooked or stored improperly. It is very liable and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage. It is a water-soluble and temperature-sensitive vitamin, so is easily degraded during cooking, and elevated temperatures and long cooking times have been found to cause particularly severe losses of vitamin C.
40. Penicillin is extracted from ____:
[A] Yeast
[B] Lichen
[C] Algae
[D] Fungus
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Correct Answer: D [Fungus ]
Notes:
Penicillin the so called ‘Wonder drug’ discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1927 is produced from the genus of fungi “Penicillia”. All penicillin are â-lactam antibiotics and are used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Grampositive organisms.
