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According to Darwin, the organic evolution is due to

  • intraspecific competition

  • interspecific competition

  • competition within closely related species

  • competition within closely related species


B.

interspecific competition

Darwin stated that the organic evolution is due to interspecific competition. it is the competition between members of different species. Intraspecific competition occurs amongst members of the same species for obtaining optimum amounts of their food, shelter, mate, water, light, species etc. Closely species compete cannot cause evolution. Reduced feeding efficiency in one species due to the presence of interfering species is due to strugle for existance.

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If both parents are carriers for thalassemia, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, what are the chances of pregnancy resulting in an affected child?

  • No Chance

  • 50%

  • 25%

  • 25%

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Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

  • drinking water containing egg of Ascaris

  • eating imperfectly cooked port

  • tse -tse fly

  • tse -tse fly

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Which of the following cannot be detected in a developing foetus by amniocentesis?

  • Klinefelter's syndrome

  • sex of the foetus

  • Down's syndrome

  • Down's syndrome

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The incorrect statement with regard to haemophilia is

  • It is a sex - linked disease

  • It is a recessive disease

  • It is dominant disease

  • It is dominant disease

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Which enzyme/s will be produced in cell in which there is a non-sense mutation in the lac Y gene?

  • beta - galactosidase

  • Lactose permease

  • Transacetylase

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Artificial insemination means

  • transfer of sperms of a healthy donor to test-tube containing ova

  • transfer of sperms of a husband to test-tube containing ova

  • artificial introduction of sperms of the healthy donor into the vagina

  • artificial introduction of sperms of the healthy donor into the vagina

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Which one of the following is not the function of the placenta? It

  • facilitates the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the embryo

  • secretes oestrogen

  • facilitates removal of carbon dioxide and waste material from embryo

  • facilitates removal of carbon dioxide and waste material from embryo

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One of the legal methods of birth control is 

  • abortion by taking an appropriate medicine

  • by abstaining from coitus from day 10-17 of the menstrual cycle. 

  • by having coitus at the time of daybreak

  • by having coitus at the time of daybreak

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Which is Mendelian idea depicted by a cross in which the F1 generation resembles both the parents?

  • Incomplete dominance

  • Law of dominance

  • Inheritance of one gene

  • Inheritance of one gene

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