1. Which among the following Vitamins helps in clotting of Blood?
[A] Vitamin C
[B] Vitamin D
[C] Vitamin E
[D] Vitamin K
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Correct Answer: D [Vitamin K]
Notes:
Vitamin K is naturally produced by the bacteria in the intestines, and plays an essential role in normal blood clotting, promoting bone health, and helping to produce proteins for blood, bones, and kidneys.
2. Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma?
[A] Globulin
[B] Albumin
[C] Fibrin
[D] Fibulin
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Correct Answer: B [Albumin]
Notes:
Albumin is an energy storage protein and also an important osmoregulator of blood.
3. Which among the following is true regarding fraternal twins?
[A] They may look similar but are not genetically identical
[B] They are exactly similar but are not genetically identical
[C] They are exactly similar and are genetically identical
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [They are exactly similar but are not genetically identical]
Notes:
Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy. Twins can be either monozygotic (‘identical’), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic (‘fraternal’), meaning that each twin develops from a separate egg and each egg is fertilized by its own sperm cell.
4. Which of the following plant growth hormone was recognized by Japanese scientists?
[A] Auxin
[B] Gibberellins
[C] Abscisic acid
[D] Cytokinin
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Correct Answer: B [Gibberellins]
Notes:
Gibberellins, first recognized in 1926 by a Japanese scientist, Eiichi Kurosawa. He was studying foolish seedling disease in Rice called as bakanae
5. Which among the following is NOT a true bast fiber?
[A] Jute
[B] Hemp
[C] Flax
[D] Cotton
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Correct Answer: D [Cotton]
Notes:
Please note that Bast Fibers are obtained from Phloem
6. What is the number of the Chromosomes affected by Turner syndrome?
[A] 44
[B] 45
[C] 46
[D] 47
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Correct Answer: B [45]
Notes:
Chromosomes number 45 is affected by Turner syndrome. Turner syndrome is a condition which affects only females. It results when one of the X chromosomes (sex chromosomes) is missing or partially missing.
7. Who among the following scientists is known for devising four criteria designed to establish a causal relationship between a causative microbe and a disease?
[A] Louis Pasteur
[B] Emil Behring
[C] Ivan Pavlov
[D] Robet Koch
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Correct Answer: D [Robet Koch]
Notes:
Dr. Robert Koch was a German (Prussian) physician. In 1877 he isolated Bacillus anthracis (causative agent of Anthrax) . He also isolated Tuberculosis bacillus (Causative agent of TB) and Vibrio cholera (causative agent of Cholera). He is also known to develop Koch’s postulates, the four criteria designed to establish a causal relationship between a causative microbe and a disease. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in 1905.
8. In human body, the largest amount of the carbon dioxide produced by body cells is carried to the lungs as__:
[A] CO2 attached to haemoglobin in the red blood cells
[B] The bicarbonate ion attached to haemoglobin
[C] CO2 gas in solution in the plasma
[D] Bicarbonate ion dissolved in the plasma
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Correct Answer: D [ Bicarbonate ion dissolved in the plasma]
Notes:
Although a small amount of CO2 is carried by the red blood cells, most is carried as the bicarbonate ion in plasma. Carbon dioxide can travel in the bloodstream in many forms. It can mix with water and form carbonic acid. It can also attach to hemoglobin in red blood cells.
9. Which among the following blood vessels has the smallest diameter?
[A] Arterioles
[B] Capillaries
[C] Venules
[D] Lymphatic
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Correct Answer: B [Capillaries]
Notes:
Blood is carried through the body by Blood Vessels. With the help of perfusion process capillaries supplies blood to the tissues. The diameter of capillary ranges from 5-10 micrometers. The diameter of arteriole is approximately 30 micrometer.
10. Who among the following has given the theory of evolution of species by natural selection?
[A] Mendel
[B] Darwin
[C] Dalton
[D] Morgan
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Correct Answer: B [Darwin]
Notes:
Charles Robert Darwin gave the theory of evolution in his book “The Origin of Species”. The theory proposed by him is known as “The Theory of Natural Selection”.
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