101. 'Chilgoza' is obtained from the seeds of a species of
Pine
Palm
Cycus
Deodar
102. Apart from quinine, which one of the following herbal drug is used to cure malaria?
Arteether
Glace
Lutivit
Cineraria
103. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List–I List–II (Disease) (Cause) A. Marasmus 1. Prolonged starvation B. Kwashiorkor 2. Protein deficiency C. T.B. 3. Bacterial infection D. Hepatitis B 4. Viral infection Codes: A B C D
1 2 3 4
2 1 3 4
4 2 3 1
2 4 1 3
104. Which of the following leguminous plants is also a petro-plant?
Pigeon-pea
Pea
Gram
Pongamia
105. The micro-organism which is associated with the production of Bt cotton is a
Fungus
Bacterium
Blue-green algae
Virus
106. In countries where polished rice is the mean cereal in their diet, people suffer from
pellagra
beriberi
scurvy
osteomalacia
107. Which one of the following is not properly matched?
Gene splicing and recombinant DNA technology – Genetic Engineering
A diagnostic test to detect the presence or absence of genetic disorder – Amniocentesis
A process by which living organisms break down complex matter – Biodegradation into simpler constituents
An inbuilt time-keeping system in all organisms– Bio-mass
108. Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles leads to fatigue?
Lactic acid
Benzoic acid
Pyruvic acid
Uric acid
109. Which of the following is a substance abundantly available in the sea and administered in a certain deficiency disease?
Iron
Vitamin A
Fluorine
Iodine
110. Salk's vaccine is connected with which one of the following diseases?
Smallpox
Tetanus
T.B.
Polio
111. Which one of the following statements is not true for a person suffering from hypermetropia?
The person can see far objects distinctly.
The focal length of the lens is large.
The image of the close objects is focussed behind the retina.
A concave lens is used to correct this defect.
112. An enzyme which helps in the digestion of protein is
urease
sulfatase
trypsin
protease
113. Which one of the following gases is essential for photosynthesis process?
CO
CO2
N2
O2
114. Which one of the following is useful in the treatment of scurvy disease?
Mango
Papaya
Aonla
Ber
115. Golden rice has the highest quantity of
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
116. Which one of the following human organs is most susceptible to harmful relations?
Eyes
Heart
Brain
Lungs
117. Which one of the following is NOT formed in our body?
Vitamin A
Protein
Enzyme
Hormone
118. Assertion (A): If somebody stops taking green vegetables, he will suffer from night blindness. Reason (R): He will suffer from Vitamin A deficiency. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
119. Anosmia is the
loss of the sense of taste
loss of the sense of smell
loss of the sense of touch
loss of the sense of heat
120. Retina of the eye is comparable to which of the following parts of a traditional camera?
Film
Lens
Shutter
Cover
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