161. Which one of the following is an important source of Vitamin E?
Palm oil
Coconut oil
Wheat germ oil
Mustard oil
162. Smallest man-like ape is
Gibbon
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Orangutan
163. Quinine, the effective medicine in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from
Bark of Cinnamon
Bark of Cinchona
Leaves of Ocimum
Bark of Acacia Catechu
164. The brain is responsible for
thinking
regulating the heartbeat
balancing the body
All of these
165. The plants receive nitrogen in the form of
nitric oxide
nitrate
ammonia
nitride
166. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Thiamine – Beriberi
Ascorbic acid – Scurvy
Vitamin A – Colour-blindness
Vitamin K – Blood-clotting
167. Leukaemia is a type of cancer in which there is an abnormal increase in the number of
bone cells
platelets
red blood cells
white blood cells
168. A man who does not know when to stop eating is suffering from
bulimia
diabetes
anorexia nervosa
hyperacidity
169. For human blood transfusion, which blood group is known as universal?
B+ Group
O Group
AB Group
A+ Group
170. Pungency in chillies is due to the presence of
lycopene
capsaicin
carotene
anthocyanin
171. Which one of the following food materials contains all the essential amino acids?
Rice
Milk
Egg
Soyabean
172. Given below are two statements: Assertion (A): Human body is incapable of digesting cellulose. Reason (R): Starch-degrading enzyme, diastase, is found in a human body. Choose 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.
173. Which one of the following organs will not feel any pain on being pricked by a needle?
Skin
Brain
Heart
Eye
174. In which of the following animals, hooves are not found?
Deer
Jackal
Zebra
Horse
175. The cause of sweet taste in fruits is
maltose
ribose
lactose
fructose
176. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Hormone Function
Insulin – regulation of blood glucose
Melatonin – regulation of sleep
Oxytocin – release of milk from mammary glands
Gastrin – regulation of blood pressure
177. Which one of the following is not a genetic disease?
Night blindness
Albinism
Haemophilia
Colour blindness
178. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Vitamin Role
Vitamin B12 – antianaemic factor
Vitamin C – antiscorbutic factor
Vitamin D – antisterility factor
Vitamin K – antihaemorrhagic factor
179. Deficiency of iodine causes
night blindness
cancer
goitre
osteoporosis
180. Which of the following has the largest brain in proportion to its body size?
Ant
Elephant
Dolphin
Human being
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