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10401.

Question : The lawn grass (Cyandon dactylon) needs to be mowed frequently to prevent its overgrowth. Which tissue is responsible for its rapid growth?

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Solution :The CUT MERISTEMATIC tissue of lawn grass is responsible for its fast growth. When the TIP of the grass is cut repeatedly then it stimulates the growth of its LATERAL branches. That makes it more denser.
10402.

Question : The law of limiting factors was proposed by

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R. Emerson
Robert Hill
D. Amon
F.F. Blackman

Answer :D
10403.

Question : The latest formed secondary xylem is located

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Immediately external to VASCULAR CAMBIUM
Immediately BENEATH the vascular cambium
Immediately internal to phellogen
Between secondary phloem and cork cambium

Answer :B
10404.

Question :The last segment of the earthworm is called......

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SOLUTION :PYGIDIUM
10405.

Question : The larval stage of Taenia solium is known as

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HYDATID cyst
Cysticercus
Cercaria
procercoid

ANSWER :B
10406.

Question :The larvae that exhibit extraintestinal migration and nocturnal periodicity respectively

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Larva of WUCHERERIA and larva of TAENIA
Larva of Taenia and larva of ASCARIS
Larva of Ascrais and larva of Wuchereria
Both are EXHIBITED by MICROFILARIA of Wuchereria

Answer :C
10407.

Question : The largest reservoir of nitrogen on earth is :

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soil
oceans
air
granite rocks

Answer :C
10408.

Question : The largest petal in a papilionaceous flower is known as …………

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SOLUTION :STANDARD
10409.

Question : The largest petal in a papilionaceous flower is .......

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SOLUTION :STANDARD
10410.

Question : The largest number of cell bodies of neurons in our body is found in :

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BRAIN
TONGUE
KIDNEYS
STOMACH

SOLUTION :brain
10411.

Question : The largest genus of earthworm is

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Megascolex 
PHERETIMA 
Megascolides 
Lumbicus 

ANSWER :B
10412.

Question : The largest classin Animalia is

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INSECTA
GASTROPODA
CRUSTACEA
Chilopoda

ANSWER :A
10413.

Question : The largest antherozoids are found in :

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CYCAS
CEDRUS
EPHEDRA
PINUS

ANSWER :A
10414.

Question : The largest and heaviest mammals in the world is ………………… .

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blue WHALE
ELEPHANT
lion
TIGER

SOLUTION :blue whale
10415.

Question : The largest alga is

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Laminaria
Macrocystis
Nereocystis
Saragassum

ANSWER :B
10416.

Question : The large hole in the temporal bone is the .............

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SOLUTION :EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS
10417.

Question : The lactic acid generated during muscle contraction is converted to glycogen in

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muscles
kidney
pancreas
liver

Answer :D
10418.

Question : The lacteals are found in(a) spleen(b) mammary gland(c) salivary gland(d) villi

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SPLEEN
MAMMARY GLAND
salivary gland
villi

Solution :villi
10419.

Question : The kind of WBC that has bilobed nucleus and large cytoplasmic granules are

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neutrophils
basophils
eosinophils
monocytes 

ANSWER :C
10420.

Question : The kind of tissue that forms the supportive structure in our pinna (external ears) is also found in

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NAILS 
EAR ossicles 
tip of the nose 
vertebrae 

ANSWER :B
10421.

Question : The kidneys of frog are retroperitoneal because they are covered by peritoneum on

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DORSAL surface 
VENTRAL surface only 
both on dorsal and ventral 
LATERAL surface 

Answer :B
10422.

Question : The kidney of adult mammals is ___________.

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Opisthonephron
pronephros
Mesonephros
METANEPHROS

SOLUTION :Metanephros
10423.

Question : The juxtaglomerular cells of kidney produce erythropoietin which inhibits erythropoiesis (formation of RBC)

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ANSWER :TRUE
10424.

Question : The juvenile stage of the gametophyte of moss is

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Green, filamentous and BRANCHED structure called protonema
A tetraflagellate body
Dorsoventrally flattened PLATE like body
A colourless mass of tubular stuctures

Answer :A
10425.

Question : The junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of the next is called

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constant bridge
junction point
joint
synapse

Solution :Synape is a junction FOUND between the branches at the END of the AXON of ONE neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another neuron.Through this junction NERVE impulse transmits from one neuron to other.
10426.

Question : The junction of two neurons is called …………..

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SOLUTION :SYNAPSE
10427.

Question : The junction between the motor neuron and the sarcolemma of the muscle fibre is called the ......

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Solution :NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION or MOTOR END plate
10428.

Question : The jumping of action potential form node to node (of Ranvier) in a fibre is called

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All or NONE priciple
Threshold stimulas
Nodal condition
Saltatory conduction

Solution :In WHITE fibres (medullated) impule jumps from NODE to node, it is CALLED soltaory conduction.
10429.

Question : The joints between the carpal bones are

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GLIDING joints
hinge joint
Saddle joint pivot joints
pivot joints

Solution :Joints between carpal bones are gliding joints. A gliding joints is a type of SYNOVIAL joint whose articular surfacre is USUALLY FLAT, PERMITTING only back-and-forth and side-to-side movements.
10430.

Question : The joint of radio-ulna with the upper arm is

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hinge joint
SOCKET joint
pivot joint
none of these.

Solution :The joint of radius-ulna WEITH the UPPER arm is a hing joint. This joint allows the mevement only in a single PLANE.
10431.

Question : The joint in which one of the two bones is fixed in its place and bears a peg like process over which the other bone rotates is called

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hinge joint
saddle joint
pivot joint
angular joint

Solution :Pivot joint allows only a rotatory movement of one BONE on the other, which remains stationary. A ROUNDED end of one bone fits into a shallow pit of another bone. E.g., joint between atlas and axis vertebrae which enables the head to TURN from SIDE to side.
10432.

Question : The joint of femur with pelvic girdle is

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HINGE JOINT
non-movable joint
pivot joint
ball and socket joint

Solution :In a ball and socket joint, a ball LIKE structure one BONE fits into a socket like structure of ANOTHER bone. Joint between acetabulm of pelvic girdle (hip girdle) and head of fenur is an example of ball and socket joint.
10433.

Question : The joint between carpal and metacarpals is .............

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PIVOT joint
Ball and socket joint
SADDLE joint
Hinge joint

SOLUTION :Saddle joint
10434.

Question : The joint between atlas and axis vertebrae that allows movement of head from side to side is a

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PIVOT JOINT
gliding joint
ELLIPSOID joint
hinge joint

10435.

Question : The jelly like substance in a cell was identified by

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CORTI & Fontana
Dujardin
Robert BROWN
PURKINJE

ANSWER :A
10436.

Question : The jelly-like fluid protoplasmic matrix which surrounds thenucleus and constitutes the true internal milieu of the cellis called ....

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SOLUTION :CYTOPLASM
10437.

Question : The Islets of Langerhans are found in

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pancreas
stomach
liver
alimentary CANAL

10438.

Question : The ......... is the boundary between a cell and its environment.

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SOLUTION :PLASMA MEMBRANE
10439.

Question : The irregular, elongated gland in between stomach and duodenum is

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MIXED GLAND 
ENDOCRINE gland 
exocrine gland 
none 

Answer :A
10440.

Question : The involuntary muscular movements of the alimentary canal are called ……………………………

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SOLUTION :PERISTALSIS
10441.

Question : The involuntary muscles that cause the wave like contractions pushing food along the intestine are :

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STRIATED MUSCLES
skeletal muscles
SMOOTH muscles
intercalated muscles

Solution : smooth muscles
10442.

Question : The interphase nucleus is enclosed in :

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a non-POROUS DOUBLE MEMBRANE
a non-porous SINGLE membrane
a porous double membrane
MANY membranes

Solution :a porous double membrane
10443.

Question : The internal bone surfaces are covered with a delicate connective tissue membrane called the ........

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SOLUTION :ENDOSTEUM
10444.

Question : The intermediate from kerb's cycle which is used for chlorophyll production is _______

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Fumaric ACID
Isocitric acid
Succinic acid
oxaloacetic acid

Solution :Succinic acid
10445.

Question : The intermediate compound which is not detected inplant tissues because of its great instability during nitrate reduction is ........................

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SOLUTION :hyponitrite, HYDROXYLAMINE
10446.

Question : The interior of the cell of the resting neuron is negative due to .......

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greater EFFLUX of `NA^+` outside the cell than `K+` INFLUX into the cell.
only greater efflux of `Na^+` outside the cell.
greater efflux of `K^+` outside the cell than `Na^+` influx into the cell.
Only greater efflux of `K^+` outside the cell.

Solution :greater efflux of `K^+` outside the cell than `Na^+` influx into the cell.
10447.

Question : The intercalary meristerm results in

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APICAL growth
secondary tissues
primary tissues
cambium

Answer :C
10448.

Question : The instrument which is used for measuring the humidity of air is known as:

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HYGROMETER
potometer
auxanometer
psychrometer

Answer :A
10449.

Question : The instrument by which BP is determined

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ULTRASOUND
BP meter
stethoscope
SPHYGMOMANOMETER

Solution : sphygmomanometer
10450.

Question : The innermost layer of the humen eye is

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choroid
cornea
sclera
retina

Solution :The innermost LAYER of the HUMAN eye is retina which is a light sensitive layer.It CONSISTS of RODS and cones.