Multiple Choice Questions

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'Adaptation' of eyes in dark is due to

  • depletionof vision pigment in rods

  • depletion of vision pigment in cones

  • repletion of vision pigment in rods

  • repletion of vision pigment in cones


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repletion of vision pigment in rods

Two types of photoreceptor cells are present in retina, ie, rods and cones.

(i) Rods : These cells are active in dark rhodopsin, a vision pigment is present in rods. In strong light, rhodopsin is bleached due to splitting of its two components, ie, scotopsin and retinal.

(ii) Cones : These cells are active in strong light. Iodopsin a pigment is present in cones. These cells produce hare coloured image in bright light.


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The blood of cockroach contains no respiratory pigment. It means that

  • respiration is anaerobic

  • cockroach does not respire

  • oxygen goes directly into tissues by diffusion

  • oxygen goes into tissue by intracellular capillary system


Which part of an animal virus is not reproduced in multiple copies?

  • Capsid

  • Protein

  • Envelope

  • Ribosome


The echinoderms are

  • arborial insects

  • marine animals

  • terrestrial insects

  • freshwater forms


Which of the following vitamins is water soluble as well as an antioxidant?

  • Vitamin- B1

  • Vitamin-A

  • Vitamin-D

  • Vitamin-C


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Human ear ossicles are

  • incus and stapes

  • stapes

  • incus, malleus and stapes

  • incus and malleus


During strenuous excercise, glucose is converted into

  • glycogen

  • pyruvic acid

  • starch

  • lactic acid


Follicle Stimulating Hormone is secreted by

  • anterior lobe of pituitary

  • hypothalamus

  • gonads

  • poterior lobe of pituitary


Tube feet is the locomotory organ in 

  • starfish

  • jelly fish

  • silver fish

  • Scoliodon


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Which of the following amino acids is not optically active?

  • Glycine

  • Valine

  • Leucine

  • Isoleucine