31. How are Infectious Diseases transmitted?
[A] Droplet Infection
[B] They are inherited
[C] By seeing patients
[D] Eating an unhealthy diet
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Correct Answer: A [Droplet Infection]
Notes:
Infection can occur when a healthy person inhales droplets from the saliva, sputum, or nasal passages of an infected person.
32. 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.
33. Which of the following is an oncogenic trait?
[A] a type of trait whose phenotype is influenced by more than one gene
[B] a trait produced by the effect of a gene or an allele.
[C] a gene that has the potential to cause cancer.
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: C [a gene that has the potential to cause cancer.]
Notes:
A gene that has the potential to cause cancer is called an oncogenic trait.
34. Which of the following is the best fertilizer for paddy?
[A] Azolla pinnata
[B] Bacillus megatherium
[C] Rhizobium meliloti
[D] Bacillus polymyxa
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Correct Answer: A [Azolla pinnata]
Notes:
Azolla pinnata is the best fertilizer for paddy. Azolla pinata is a species of fern that is known by several common names, including mosquito fern, winged mosquito fern, and water velvet.
35. Biotechnology has been defined by which of the following?
[A] The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
[B] National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
[C] National Institutes of Health (NIH)
[D] National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS)
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Correct Answer: A [The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)]
Notes:
Biotechnology has been defined by The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB).
36. Blue-green algae are included in the group ____:
[A] Protozoa
[B] Eubacteria
[C] Fungi
[D] Cyanobacteria
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Correct Answer: D [Cyanobacteria]
Notes:
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue green algae, are single-celled and belong to the family of Prokaryotes. That means, they do not have a well defined cell nucleus. The ability of cyanobacteria to perform oxygenic photosynthesis is thought to have converted the early reducing atmosphere into an oxidizing one, which dramatically changed the composition of life forms on Earth by stimulating biodiversity and leading to the near-extinction of oxygen-intolerant organisms.
37. What is the normal blood pressure in human beings?
[A] 120/90
[B] 120/80
[C] 140/90
[D] 140/100
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Correct Answer: B [120/80]
Notes:
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), normal blood pressure is a systolic pressure of less than 120 millimeter of mercury (mm Hg) and a diastolic pressure of less than 80 mm Hg, or 120/80 mm Hg. Having a blood pressure greater than 140/ 90 mm Hg is considered high blood pressure or hypertension.
38. The biological decomposition of organic substances in wastes under controlled conditions known as
____:
[A] Incineration
[B] Pyrolysis
[C] Composting
[D] Sanitary landfill
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Correct Answer: C [Composting]
Notes:
Composting is defined as the biological degradation process of heterogeneous solid organic materials under controlled moist, self-heating, and aerobic conditions to obtain a stable material that can be used as organic fertilizer. It is formally known as “natural organic reduction”.
39. Smooth muscles are likely to be found in ____:
[A] Muscles of arms
[B] Heart
[C] Stomach
[D] Muscles of legs
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Correct Answer: A [Muscles of arms]
Notes:
The term smooth muscle refers to a muscle of the human body that is part of a involuntary muscle group. The walls of hollow organs are the primary place that smooth muscles can be found. Some of those locations include: Walls of blood vessels, walls of stomach, intestines, large (aorta) and small arteries and veins, urinary bladder, uterus, male and female reproductive tracts, respiratory tract, etc.
40. Eyes must be removed within ___ hours after the death for eye donation:
[A] 6
[B] 8
[C] 12
[D] 24
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Correct Answer: A [6]
Notes:
Organ donation is the process of donating organs or biological tissue to a living recipient, who is in need of a transplant. The eyes of a dead person can be used only if they are taken out within 6 hrs of death. Only corneal blinds can be benefitted through this process not other Blinds.
