NEET Biology Solved Question Paper 2011

Multiple Choice Questions

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Vaccine for tuberculosis is known as

  • PAS vaccine

  • BCG vaccine

  • OPVA

  • DPT

B.

BCG vaccine

Baccillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis. It was first used in 1921. BCG is the only vaccine available today for protection against tuberculosis. It is most effective in protecting children from the disease. BCG contains a live attenuated (weakened) strain of Mycobacterium bovis. This vaccine was developed by Calmette and Guerin at Pasteur Institute, Paris.

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    Sir Godfrey Hounsfield developed the diagonosi technique of

    • CT scanning

    • MRI

    • Endoscopy

    • Bronchoscopy

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    Intermediate community between pioneer and climax communities is called

    • Seral community

    • Biotic community

    • Temporary community

    • Ecosphere

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    Age of fishes is also known as

    • Permian Era

    • Silurian Era

    • Devonian Era

    • Ordovician Era

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    Minamata disease is caused due to the presence of in water.

    • Cadmium

    • Lead

    • Arsenic

    • Mercury

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    The codon for anticodon 3-UUUA-5' is

    • 3-AAU-5

    • 5-UAAA-3

    • 5-AAAU-3

    • 3-UAAU-5'

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    A hereditary disease which is never passed on from father to son is

    • X-chromosomal linked disease

    • Autosomal linked disease

    • Y chromosomal linked disease

    • None of the above

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    Amount of Co, in expired air is about

    • 0.04%

    • 0.03%

    • 4.5%

    • 21%

    Answer

    Alcoholism may leads to

    • Skin cancer

    • Liver cirrhosis

    • Viral disease

    • Eye Infection

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    A kind of biotechnology involving manipulation of
    DNA is

    • DNA replication

    • Genetic engineering

    • Denaturation

    • Renaturation

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