141. ‘Cerebral palsy’ is a brain disorder found generally in
Old people
Drug addicts
Small children
Only ladies
142. Some marine animals and insects emit light from their body in darkness. This phenomenon is known as
Phosphorescence
Bioluminescence
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
143. After menopause, production of which of the following hormones does not take place in women?
Progesterone
Testosterone
Estrogen
None of these
144. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List–I List–II A. Vitamin B12 1. Magnesium B. Haemoglobin 2. Cobalt C. Chlorophyll 3. Copper D. Brass 4. Iron Codes: A B C D
2 4 1 3
2 1 3 4
4 1 2 3
3 4 2 1
145. Which of the following species is the largest of the 'toothed-whales'?
Finback whale
Blue whale
Sperm whale
Humpback whale
146. When a doctor tells a person that he/she has been affected with tetraplegia, it means that he/she is suffering from paralysis of
right hand only
left hand only
his both legs only
both hands and both legs
147. The disease caused due to deficiency of iron in known as
colour-blindness
night-blindness
anaemia
tuberculosis
148. If a human disease breaks out across a large region of the world, what is it called?
Pandemic
Epidemic
Endemic
Epizootic
149. Which one of the following is a water-borne disease?
Smallpox
Malaria
Cholera
Tuberculosis
150. Which of the following is a stem?
Turnip
Ginger
Carrot
Sweet potato
151. In which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?
Root
Fruit
Seed
Bark
152. ‘Cloves’ are
nodules of stem
nodules of roots
leaves
dried flower
153. Which one of the following is a plant hormone?
Insulin
Thyroxin
Estrogen
Cytokine
154. The 'xylem' in plants is responsible mainly for
transportation of food
transportation of amino acid
transportation of water
transportation of oxygen
155. The temperature of the human body
decreases in winter
increases in summer
neither decreases in winter nor increases in summer
increases in winter
156. A person with vision defect 'myopia' can see
nearby objects clearly
distant objects clearly
nearby as well as distant objects clearly
neither nearby nor distant objects clearly
157. Which of the following air pollutants gets dissolved in haemoglobin of the blood more rapidly than oxygen?
PAN
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Ozone
158. Consider the following statements about haemoglobin: 1. It carries oxygen in the blood. 2. It is iron-containing compound. 3. It provides immunity against certain diseases. 4. It imparts red colour to the blood. The correct statements out of these are
1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
159. Change in the base sequence within the gene is called
breeding
cloning
mutation
fusion
160. In a food chain, man is
producer
only primary consumer
only secondary consumer
primary as well as secondary consumer
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