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1. All stages in the life cycle of malarial parasite are haploid except
Sporont
Schizont
Gamout
Ookinete
2. The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
Trophic form
Mature cyst
Sporozoite
Minuta form
3. If an Amoeba is placed in salt water, its contractile vacuole will
Burst
Multiple
Enlarge
Disappear
4. Which of the following is not a true amphibian animal?
Tortoise
Frog
Toad
Salamander
5. Entamoeba histolytica was first discovered by
Craig
Lambel
Losch
Dobell
6. Which of the following vitamins are night blindness?
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
7. The term “Cloning” is related with
Environment
Trade
Genetics
Space technology
8. The A, B, O blood groups were discovered by
Gregor Mendel
Watson
Charles Darwin
Karl Landsteiner
9. Thermostat of a bird or mammal is in its
Cerebrum
Hypothalamus
Spinal cord
Medulla oblongata
10. Which one of the following regulates respiration in man?
Medulla oblongata
Mid brain
Spinal cord
Fore brain
11. The branch of the science dealing with the study of human skin is called
Anatomy
Dermatology
Bio-chemistry
Physiology
12. Malaria is spread by
Anopheles mosquito (female)
Aedes mosquito
Culex mosquito
House fly
13. Human heart contains
2 chambers
3 chambers
4 chambers
No chamber
14. Who are more likely to get tapeworm?
Fish eaters
Meat eaters
Pork eaters
Beef eaters
15. Quinine, utilized in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from
Red ants
Blister flies
Cinchona
Cinnamon
16. The shape of Amoeba is
Irregular
Rectangular
Conical
None of these
17. Where had “ Ronald Ross” done his research related to malaria parasite:
Chennai
Lucknow
London
Hyderabad
18. Sporogony of malaria parasite occurs in
Salivary glands of mosquito
Stomach wall of mosquito
Liver of man
RBC of man
19. The trophozoite of Plasmodium lives in
Blood plasma
Stomach of mosquito
Liver cells
Erythrocytes of man
20. The physical basis of life is
Protoplasm
Cell
Food
Nucleus
21. Which are necessary for the formation of bones and teeth?
Calcium and phosphorous
Sodium and potassium
Calcium and magnesium
Calcium and sodium
22. In man, average weight of heart is
About 310 grams
About 320 grams
About 330 grams
About 340 grams
23. The tubular structures of the kidney are called
Bowman’s capsule
Nephrons
Malpighian tubules
Nephrons
24. Of the following which one is a poisonous snake?
Eryx Johni
Rat snake
Green snake
Sea snake
25. Which of the following organisms has no blood but respires?
Cockroach
Fish
Hydra
Earthworm
26. Fresh foods and fruits contain more of
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
27. Human cell has
21 pairs of chromosomes
22 pairs of chromosomes
23 pairs of chromosomes
24 pairs of chromosomes
28. Poison of snake can be removed by injecting
Antivenom
Penicillin
Insulin
Saline
29. Which one of the following is present in the intestine of termites to digest cellulose?
Protozoa
Yeasts
Bacteria
Alga
30. Which among the following helps in circulation of blood?
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Arithrocytus
Blood platelets
31. Which among the following is a large spectrum Antibiotic?
Penicillin
Paracetamol
Ampicillin
Chloramphenicol
32. Our bones and teeth are generally made of –
Hydrolith
Chloropetite
Fluoropetite
Tricalcium phosphate
33. Angora wool is extracted from –
rabbit
fox
goat
sheep
34. Which of the following diseases affects women easily than that of men?
Hepatitis
Arthritis
Heart attack
Joint arthritis
35. Pituitary gland is located in –
intestine
liver
kidney
brain
36. What is the limit of MG/DL of blood sugar in the normal person at the time of fast?
40-60
70-100
120-150
160-200
37. Why radiologists do not take direct X-ray photographs of intestine?
X-rays cannot cross intestine
X-rays are not able to capture clear picture
Intestine are affected by direct exposure to X-rays
Even short exposure of X-rays causes cancer in intestine
38. Animals do not have enzyme systems which enable them to make use of the energy from:
fat
water
protein
carbohydrate
39. A clone is a colony of:
Cells having similar shape
Cells having different shapes
Cells having similar genetic constitutions
Cells having different genetic constitutions
40. The pollen grains of flower pollinated by insects are:
smooth and dry
rough and dry
rough and sticky
large and showy
41. The disease caused by Asbestos is:
Emphysema
Diarrhea
Paralysis
Dysentery
42. In the eye, colure vision is effected by the presence of:
Rods
Cones
Choroid coat
Sclerotic coat
43. Dehydration in human body is caused due to the loss of:
vitamins
salts
hormones
water
44. Which of the following is the largest living bird?
Peacock
Ostrich
Kiwi
Eagle
45. In the case of test tube babies
egg is fertilized in the uterus.
embryo completes its development in a test tube
embryo is placed in uterus after 2 months.
egg is fertilized outside mother’s body.
46. Kidney disease in man is caused by the pollutant:
Cadmium
Iron
Cobalt
Carbon
47. A rare and endangered animal in Silent Valley is:
Tiger
Musk deer
Rhinosores
Lion-tailed macaque
48. Quantity of fresh air required for a man is
1000 cubic feet of air for every 20 minutes
1000 cubic feet of air for every 20 seconds
1000 cubic feet of air for every 10 minutes
1000 cubic feet of air for every 10 seconds
49. Reserpine is used to:
cure arthritis
alleviate pain
reduce high blood pressure
increases blood pressure when it is low
50. ‘ELISA’ test is employed to diagnose:
Cancer
Polio virus
AIDS antibodies
Tuberculosis bacterium
51. Why excessive heating and repeated use of cooking oil is most undesirable?
Loss and wastage of oil
Nutrient value of food is lost
Carcinogenic substances like benzpyrene are produced
The oil vapours can cause indoor population
52. Which one of the following is a female sex hormone?
Estrogen
Insulin
Oxytocin
Androgen
53. Labourers who do hard manual labour develop thick skin on their palms and soles due to:
thick epidermis
thick dermis
thick subcutaneous tissue
all of these
54. AIDS virus has:
single-stranded RNA
double stranded RNA
single stranded DNA
double stranded DNA
55. A ‘breath test’ used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses:
turmeric on filter paper
silica gel coated with silver nitrate
potassium perma-nganate-sulphuric acid
potassium dichromate-sulphuric acid
56. Anglo-Nubian is a breed of:
Sheep
Goat
Poultry
Cattle
57. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?
Acidic
Alkaline
Water-logged
Soil with excessive clay content
58. Typhoid fever is caused by-
allergy
fungus
bacteria
virus
59. Which of the following blood group is a universal recipient?
A
B
AB
O
60. The animal which has become extinct recently in India happens to be
Golden cat
Cheetah
Wooly wolf
Rhinoceros
61. Which of the following blood groups may be present in the children of a couple having blood groups A and B, respectively?
A and B only
A, B and O
A, B, AB and O
AB only
62. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
Malaria
Ring worn
Whooping cough
Polimyletis
63. Which of the following is known as Vitamin B1?
Retinol
Thiamin
Thiamin
Ascorbic acid
64. Which of the following is true?
RNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
DNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
RNA is the genetic material in most viruses and bacteria
DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism
65. Pathogenic bacteria secrete
Antigens
Antibodies
Hormones
Interferons
66. Who amongst the following was awarded Nobel Prize for path breaking contributions to develop treatment against Parkinson’s diseases?
Walter Kohn
Arvid Carlsson
Ferid Murad
Robert B. Laughlin
67. Sweetex used by the diabetic patients has energy content of:
Five calories
Ten calories
Hundred calories
Zero calories
68. The element which is the most abundant in the human body is:
Oxygen
Iron
Carbon
Nitrogen
69. Who discovered sex hormones?
Dresser
Eugen Steinach
Edward Calvin
Samuel Cohen
70. What are the basic units from which human spare parts can be created?
Kidney cells
Heart cells
Stem cells
Nerve cells
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