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1701.

Question : The brain is the controlling centre of all the body activities.

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ANSWER :CORRECT
1702.

Question : The brain of leech lies above the

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Mouth
Buccal CAVITY
PHARYNX
CROP

ANSWER :C
1703.

Question : The brain is responsible for

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THINKING
REGULATING the HEART BEAT
regulating the breathing
all of the above

ANSWER :D
1704.

Question : The Bowman's capsule function as a

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FILTER
SUCTION pump
sponge
all of the above

Answer :A
1705.

Question : The book named "Philosophic Zoologique" was published in 1809 and was written by:

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Mendel
Darwin
DeVries
Lamarck

Answer :D
1706.

Question : The book 'Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex' was written by:

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CHARLES Darwin
J.B. LAMARCK and C. Darwin
F.B. SUMNER and E. Darwi
Robert Brown

Answer :A
1707.

Question : The body of leech has

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23 segments
33 segments
38 segments
30 segments

ANSWER :B
1708.

Question : The body of an earthworm is

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thin and MOIST
HARD and DRY
YELLOW
black

Answer :A
1709.

Question : The blood vessel with least wastes coming out of the Bowman's capsule is called

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AFFERENT ARTERIOLE
EFFERENT arteriole
renal PORTAL vein
renal vein

Answer :D
1710.

Question : The blood sucking habit of leech is known as __________ .

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SOLUTION :SANGUIVOROUS
1711.

Question : The blood pigment of earthworms is

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haemocyanin
haematin
cyanin
haemoglobin

Answer :D
1712.

Question : The blood leaving the tissues becomes richer in :

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CARBON dioxide
water
haemoglobin
oxygen

Answer :A
1713.

Question : The blood leaving the kidney has

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more urea and LESS oxygen
less urea and more oxygen
less urea less oxygen
less urea and less carbon dioxide

Solution :Blood entering the KIDNEY through renal artery will have more and more oxygen while the blood LEAVING the kidney through renal vein will have less urea as urea will be FILTERED in kidney and less oxygen as kidney tissuewill use the oxygen for RESPIRATION.
1714.

Question : The biggest opponent of Lamarck was

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G. Cuvier
A. Weismann
I. Pavlov
Kamrer

Answer :B
1715.

Question : The biggest living creatures in the world belong to

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echinodermata
mammals
reptiles
birds 

ANSWER :B
1716.

Question : The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by…..........

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Radio-carbon method
Uranium LEAD method
Potassium - ARGON method
Both (a) and (C )

ANSWER :A
1717.

Question : The basic unit of a vertebrate kidney is the

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ureter
nephron
malpighain tubule
islets of Langerhans

Answer :B
1718.

Question : The basal cell of ulothrix is devoid of

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chloroplast
pyrenoid
chlorophyll
nucleus 

ANSWER :A
1719.

Question : The barrel shaped innermost layer of Dicot stem Endodermis is also called …………

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SOLUTION :STARCH SHEATH
1720.

Question : The bark of which one of the following plants is used as a condiment in food stuffs?

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SOLUTION :Through LENTICELS .
1721.

Question : The bacterium, which lives symbiotically in the root nodules of leguminous plant and fix atmospheric nitrogen, is

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Nitrobacter
Nitrosomonas 
Rhizobium
Xanthomonas 

ANSWER :C
1722.

Question : The average value for the amount of organic matter that is present at each step and reaches the next level of consumers is

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0.01
0.2
0.05
0.1

Solution :As PER STANDARD 10% RULE.
1723.

Question : The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires :

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CARBON DIOXIDE and water
chlorophyll
sunlight
all of the above

Answer :D
1724.

Question : The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires

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CARBON DIOXIDE and water
chlorophyll.
sunlight
All the above

Answer :A::B::C::D
1725.

Question : The assimilatory power in photosynthesis is

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ATP
NADPH
ATP and NADPH2
ATP, NADPH and `CO_(2)`

ANSWER :C
1726.

Question : The artery used for measuring blood pressure is :

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COMMON carotid
External ILIAC
Brachial
Aorta

Answer :C
1727.

Question : The aquatic birds have

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WEBBED feet
long legs
sharp claws
oily FEATHERS 

ANSWER :A
1728.

Question : The appetite and satiety centres in the brain are located in the region of the

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hypothalamus
cerebral HEMISPHERES
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
cerebellum

Answer :A
1729.

Question : The apices of the flaps of tricuspid valves are held in position by …………………….. .

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SOLUTION :CHORDAE tendinae
1730.

Question : The antibiotic chlorimycetin is derived from

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STREPTOMYCES venezuelae
Streptomyces grisesas
Streptomyces rimosus
Streptomyces fradiae 

ANSWER :A
1731.

Question : The anther contains

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Sepals
Ovules
Pistil
Pollen grains

Answer :D
1732.

Question : The anther contains:

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Sepals
Ovules

Solution :POLLEN GRAINS
1733.

Question : The anther contains ........................

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sepals
OVULES
PISTIL
pollen grains

ANSWER :A
1734.

Question : The Anther contains :

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Sepals
OVULES
Carpel
POLLEN GRAINS .

ANSWER :D
1735.

Question : The anterior part of the wind pipe is enlarged to form ………….or………… .

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SOLUTION :LARYNX or VOICE BOX
1736.

Question : The animals which give birth to young ones are

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OVIPAROUS
VIVIPAROUS
OVOVIVIPAROUS
All the above

Answer :D
1737.

Question : The amount of light falling on the eye lens is controlled by

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LENS CAPSULE
CILIARY body
iris
cornea

Answer :C
1738.

Question : The allogamy is best favoured by

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chasmogamy
cleistogamy
dicliny
homogamy

Answer :C
1739.

Question : The alimentary canal and the glands associated with digestion constitute the humandigestive system.

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ANSWER :T
1740.

Question : The air pollution is caused by burning of fossil fuels.

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ANSWER :1
1741.

Question : The advantage of RBC's being bioconcave is that

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to INCREASE SURFACE area
they can be packed up LIKE coins
they can FIT into capillaries
none of the above 

ANSWER :A
1742.

Question : The adrenal medulla is composed of ………..cells.

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SOLUTION :Chromaffin
1743.

Question : The adjoining figure represents

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SPORE formation
Fragmentation
Regeneration
Vegetative propagation

Answer :D
1744.

Question : The adjoining figure represents

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Budding
Binary fission
Multiple fission
Fragmentation

Answer :A
1745.

Question : The additional protective layer in plants present outside the plasma membrane is called ------------------

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CELL wall
Nucleoplasm
Middle Lamella
Both A and B

Answer :A
1746.

Question : The addition or deletion in the number of chromosomes present in a cell is called______

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HOMOGAMETIC
Polymerase
Ploidy
Nucleoside

ANSWER :C
1747.

Question : The adaptations of carnivorous birds are

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the POSSESSION of LONG SHARP claws
the ability to make lightning-fast swoops
the possession of sharp and hooked beaks
ability to sing WELL 

Answer :C
1748.

Question : The absorbed water and minerals from soil are transported upward in plant body through :

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XYLEM
PHLOEM
'Both (A & B)
None of (A & B).

ANSWER :A
1749.

Question : The abnormal increase in the total RBC count is referred to as

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PNEUMONIA
POLYCYTHEMIA
leucopenia
anaemia 

ANSWER :B
1750.

Question : The ability to roll the tongue is dominant over the inability to do o in humans. a] If two heterozygous tonue-roller have childern, what genotypes could their children have? b] If a non-tongue-roller has children with a homozygous tongue-roller, what will theirchildren's genotypes be?

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Solution :a) Their children will have any one of the following GENOTYPES: RR/Rr/rr
b) All their children will have Rr as their genotype with respect to their ABILITY to ROLL the tongue.