Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following is categorised as a parasite in the true sense?

  • Human foetus developing inside the uterus draws nourishment from the mother

  • Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair

  • The cuckoo (koel) lays its eggs in crow's nest

  • The cuckoo (koel) lays its eggs in crow's nest


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Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair

Human louse (pediculus) lives among hair and surface of human body feeding on blood. It spreads diseases like typhus.

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Which one of the following also acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell?

  • sn RNA

  • hn RNA

  • 23 S rRNA

  • 23 S rRNA

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Mutations can be induced with

  • IAA

  • ethylene

  • gamma radiations

  • gamma radiations

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Which one of the following statements in wrong in case Bhopal gas tragedy?

  • Thousands of human beings died

  • Radioactive fallout engulfed Bhopal

  • It took place on the night of December 2/3, 1984

  • It took place on the night of December 2/3, 1984

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Wind pollination is common in 

  • lilies

  • grasses

  • orchids

  • orchids

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Which one of the following acts as a physiological barrier to the entry of microorganisms in the human body? 

  • Tears

  • Monocytes

  • Skin

  • Skin

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What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors? 

  • shortening of jaws

  • Binocular vision

  • Increasing brain capacity 

  • Increasing brain capacity 

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'Himgiri' developed by hybridization and selection for disease resistance against rust pathogens is a variety of

  • Maize

  • sugarcane

  • wheat

  • wheat

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At which stage of HIV infection does one usually shows symptoms of AIDS?

  • When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase

  • When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T- lymphocytes and damages large number of these

  • With 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person

  • With 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person

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Eutrophication is often seen in 

  • fresh water lakes

  • Ocean

  • Mountains

  • Mountains

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