Multiple Choice Questions

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Disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

  • Obesity

  • Marasmus

  • Diabetes

  • Kwashiorkor


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Kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkor is caused by the deficiency of proteins in diet. It occurs in the age group of 1 to 5 years. Its symptoms are oedema (swelling of abdomen), thining of limbs, diarrhoea and retarded brain.

Obesity is caused by overeating and less physical inactivity. It is common in American adults and children. Symptoms include breathing disorders, dperession, diabetes etc.

Marasmus is the under-nourishment causing a child's weight to be significantly low for their age. Symptoms includes chronic diarrhea, respiratory infections, stunted growth etc.

Diabetes is a condition that impairs the body's ability to process blood glucose. Symptoms includes increased hunger, thirst, weight loss, extreme fatigue etc.


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Pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamin

  • B1

  • B2

  • B5

  • B6


The species, which is going to become extinct due to lack of proper care would be called

  • rare

  • endangered

  • vulnerable

  • extinct


Abnormal growth of the tumor in cancer is due to

  • abnormal mitotic division

  • accumulation of body fluid

  • abnormal meiotic division

  • metastasis


Antibody is produced by

  • B-Lymphocyte

  • Heparin

  • T- Lymphocyte

  • Both (a) and (b)


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Which one of the following can help in the diagnosis of a genetical disorder?

  • ELISA

  • ABO blood group

  • PCR

  • NMR


Ischihara chart is used to detect

  • TB

  • eye sight

  • colourblindness

  • diabetes


The children of a haemophilic man and a normal woman are

  • all haemophilic

  • only daughters are haemophilic

  • only sons are haemophilic

  • neither sons nor daughters are haemophilic


Double fertilisation was discovered by

  • Nawaschin

  • Starsburger

  • Emerson

  • None of the above


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If a plant having yellow or round seeds was crossed with another plant having green and wrinkled seeds then F, progeny are in the ratio

  • 15 : 1

  • 1 : 15

  • 1 : 13

  • all yellow and round seeds