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1.
Algae would
generally NOT be found residing
in which of
the following?
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Dry
stone
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2.
Ascariasis, a
disease is caused
due to which
of the following
helminths is known
to be pathogenic to
man?
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Common
round worms
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3.
Different species
of Plasmodium (a
tiny protozoan) are
responsible for different
types of malaria, of
these, malignant malaria
which is the
most serious is
caused by ______.
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plasmodium
falciparum
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4.
The exaggerated
response of the ______ system to
certain antigens present in the
environment is called allergy
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immune
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5.
Which of
the following is
an example of
a natural pesticide?
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Rotenone
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6.
Which of
the following is
NOT a characteristic of
Amphibia class of
animals?
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Amphibians’
eyes are without eyelids.
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7.
Which of
the following is
NOT a characteristic of
Aves (birds) class
of animals?
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The
hind limbs are
modified into wings.
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8.
Which of
the following is
NOT a disease
caused by bacteria?
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Malaria
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9.
What
is the term
used for a
non-living part of
an ecosystem that
shapes its environment?
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Abiotic factor
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10.
Communicable
diseases are indirectly transmitted by way of what are known popularly as ‘5
Fs’. Which of the following does not figure among them ?
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Fungi
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11.
According to
the Central Pollution
Control Board of
India, particulate sizes
of diameter ______ micrometres
are responsible for
causing the greatest
harm to human health.
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equal to
or less than
2.5
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12.
Which
of the following
does NOT figure
among the Five
Kingdom Classification
proposed by RH
Whittaker (1969)?
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Euglena
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13.
Who
among the following
scientists is famous
for her notable
work on sugarcane
and eggplant?
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Janaki Ammal
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14.
The
rate of change
of ______ of
an object is
its acceleration.
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velocity
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15.
The unit
of electrical resistance
in the metre-kilogram-second system
is called a/an ______.
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ohm
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16.
The thickness
of the ozone
in a column
of air from
the ground to the top
of the atmosphere is
measured in terms
of ______.
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Dobson
Units (DU)
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17.
Which of
the following has
the same dimension
as pressure?
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Stress
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18.
Which of
the following is
a unit of
energy?
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kilowatt-hour
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19.
Which of the following
parasites are responsible for malaria in humans ?
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Plasmodium
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20.
Which of the
following vitamins are normally made in the kidneys ?
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Vitamin
D
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21.
Which of the
following protein is found in plasma ?
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Albumin
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22.
Which of the
following group of animals are marine and characterised by a spiny skin ?
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Phylum
Echinodermata
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23.
Elephantiasis, also
known as lymphatic filariasis, is caused by____.
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Parasitic
worms
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24.
Which of the
following terms, also known as hypersensitivity, is used to describe a
condition in which the human body has an exaggerated response to a substance
(e.g. food or drug)?
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Allergy
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25.
Which of the
following is not a barrier under innate immunity ?
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Mental
barriers
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26.
Each step or level
of a food chain forms a trophic level. Which of the following is at the first
trophic level of the said food chain ?
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Autotrophs
or the producers
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27.
In biological
terminology, the naked – seeded plants are called _______.
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Gymnosperms
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28.
Malaria disease is
caused by which of the following type of protozoa ?
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Plasmodium
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29.
Which of the
following metal traces were found in chemical analyses of both Omani copper
and Harappan artefacts suggesting a common origin ?
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Nickel
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30.
Acid rain is caused
by the chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulphur dioxides and
_____ are released into the air ?
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Nitrogen
oxides
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31.
Which of the
following gases is not included in greenhouse gases ?
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Nitrogen
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32.
Ozone depletion from
the atmosphere becomes the reason for causing which of the following diseases
?
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Skin
cancer
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33.
Which of the
following metals has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity ?
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Silver
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34.
An apparatus used
only for receiving the sounds generated by underwater objects is called a
passive _____ system.
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Sonar
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35.
What is the name of
the device for measuring some characteristics of a liquid, such as its
density or specific gravity ?
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Hydrometer
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36. The
instrument used to measure either direct or alternating electric current in
amperes is called.
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Ammeter
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37. ‘Force’ divided by ‘mass’ is equal to
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acceleration
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38. Impulse is defined as the change in
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linear momentum
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39. Which of the following devices is used for
measuring distance?
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Odometer
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40. In which of the following years did Albert
Einstein receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?
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1921
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41. Which of the following is NOT a vector
quantity?
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Kinetic energy
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42. The weight of an object of mass 1 kg is
approximately equal to ______ newton.
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10
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43. The square root of the dimension of energy
divided by mass is the same as that of
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velocity
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44. The Technology of production of ultra-high magnetic
fields is based on which of the following scientific principles?
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Superconductivity
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45. Typhoid fever could be confirmed by which of
the following tests?
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Widal Test
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46. Which of the following is an example of the
phylum Mollusca?
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Octopus
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47. What is the full form of LED, which are among
the most widely used of all the different types of semiconductor diodes
available today and are commonly used in TV and colour displays?
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Light Emitting Diode
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48. ______ is used to remove the temporary and
permanent hardness of water.
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Sodium carbonate
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49. Honey is composed of water and two types of
sugars ______ and glucose.
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fructose
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50. How many atoms of hydrogen are there in
Ammonium Chloride?
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Four
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51. How many hydrogen atoms does a molecule of
acetic acid contain?
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Four
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52. How many hydrogen atoms does a molecule of
calcium hydroxide contain?
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Two
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53. How many hydrogen atoms does a molecule of
Phosphoric Acid contain?
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3
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54. How many oxygen atoms are there in a molecule
of sodium peroxide?
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Two
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55. What is the atomic number of lithium?
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3
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56. Which of the following is NOT a chemical
compound?
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Air
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57. Which of the following is the first step in
drinking water treatment?
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Coagulation and Flocculation
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58. Yeast is a microbe that uses simple
carbohydrates to produce ______ in a chemical reaction.
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carbon dioxide
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59. Cassowary, Kiwi and Rhea are examples of
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Aves
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60. During the process of respiration in plants,
which of the following is NOT released as a product?
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Oxygen
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61. Human red blood cells are formed mainly in the
______.
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bone marrow
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62. In the movement of the tectonic plates when
one plate plunges beneath another it is called ______.
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subduction
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63. Mosaic is a viral disease that affects ______.
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plants
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64. One of the most infectious human ailments, the
common cold is caused by which of the following group of viruses?
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Rhinovirus
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65. Respiratory failure is a condition in which
your blood doesn’t have enough ______ or has too much ______.
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oxygen; carbon dioxide
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66. Roots that grow out from the tree trunk and
which helps to support the tree are called
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buttress root
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67. Sugarcane feedstock is readily fermented into
______.
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ethanol
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68. The following are three processes of
reproduction in plants
(a) Vegetative,
(b) Sexual,
(c)
Asexual
Which of them is adopted by algae?
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(a), (b) and (c)
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69. The most unique characteristic of animals of
the Mammalia class is the presence of
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mammary glands
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70. Which of the following is NOT a hermaphrodite?
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Queen honey bee
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71. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT
about redworms ?
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Redworms need dry surroundings for
their survival
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72. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT
regarding DNA?
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The bases found in DNA come in only three
varieties- adenine, cytosine and guanine.
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73. Which of the following vitamin dependent
carboxylase is found in the liver?
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Vitamin K
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