61. Which one of the following is a 'fish'?
Cray fish
Cattle fish
Flying fish
Silver fish
62. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List–I List–II A. Sour milk 1. Malic acid B. Vinegar and pickle 2. Carbonic acid C. Soda water and 3. Acetic acid other cold drinks D. Apple 4. Lactic acid Codes: A B C D
1 2 3 4
4 3 1 2
4 3 2 1
3 4 2 1
63. A ‘smart gel’ is a:
material mimicking life system
gel obtained from fish
gel obtained from the seaweed
none of the above
64. Which one of the following is a bio-diesel plant?
Java grass
Jatropha
Guggul
Rosha grass
65. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List–I List–II (Plant) (Use) A. Brahmi 1. Anti-diabetic B. Sadabahar 2. Carminative C. Pudina 3. Expectorant D. Tulsi 4. Brain tonic Codes: A B C D
1 2 3 4
4 1 2 3
3 2 1 4
2 4 3 1
66. On increase of percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which one of the following will not happen?
Earth will be warmer.
Ice at poles will melt.
Sea level will be lowered.
Temperature of air will rise.
67. What is that in household dust that offends asthmatics?
Chemical present with dust
Dust inorganic particles
Dust mites
Moisture of dust
68. Consider the following statements about haemoglobin and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. It contains iron. 2. It imparts red colour to the blood. 3. It provides immunity against certain diseases. 4. It is a carrier of oxygen in the blood. Codes:
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
69. Pyrethrin used in a mosquito coil is obtained from
a seed plant
an insect
a bacterium
a fungus
70. Which one of the following chemicals helps in fruitripening?
Ethaphon
Atrazine
Isoproturan
Malathion
71. Heroin is obtained from
Indian hemp
Opium poppy
Tobacco
Arecanut
72. Arteether, a drug to cure malaria, is obtained from a
seed plant
fungus
bacterium
moss
73. The Mutation Theory of Evolution was enunciated by
Huxley
Darwin
Lamarck
Hugo de Vries
74. Cholesterol is
an insecticide
a vitamin
a steroid
an enzyme
75. The bacteria responsible for fixing nitrogen in soyabean is
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rhizobium japonicum
Rhizobium phaseoli
Rhizobium trifolii
76. Crop logging is a method of
soil fertility evaluation
plant analysis for assessing the requirement of nutrients for crop production
assessing crop damage
testing suitability of fertilisers
77. Ripening hormone is
Gibberellin
Morphactin
Ethylene
I.B.A.
78. We obtain turmeric from which part of the plant?
Stem
Root
Fruit
Flower
79. The age of the tree can be determined from the
counting of leaves on the tree
counting of the number of rings on its stem
counting of the branches on the tree
measurement of its height
80. On July 3, 2006, the first train was out from Lhasa Railway Station. When it passed through its highest point over the Tibetan grassland, many passengers reached out for which of the following to ward off altitude sickness?
Mineral water bottle
Pollution filter mask
Oxygen mask
Cold drink bottle
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