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20501.

Question : Biodiversity is important in the maintenance of biosphere and its ecosystem.

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Solution :Various aspects like maintenance of proper AMOUNTS of atmospheric gases, maintenance of global temperature, oceanic currents and WINDS for maintenance of CLIMATE regulation of rainfall, forests, conservation of soil, pollution of plants and purification of ground WATER are made possible due to biodiversity.
THUS we can say that biodiversity is important in the maintenance of biosphere and its ecosystem.
20502.

Question : Biodiversity is determined by

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NUMBER of INDIVIDUALS in an area
species richness
evenness
Both (B) and ( C )

ANSWER :D
20503.

Question : Biodiversity impacts can be assessed by Assertion (A) : Fragmentation and Isolation. Reason (B) : Soil mapping.

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ASSERTION and Reason is TRUE and Reason is correct EXPLANATION of Assertion.
Assertion and Reason is true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion.
Assertion is true Reason is false.
Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer :A::C
20504.

Question : Biodiversity conservation means………..

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The conservation of ECOSYSTEMS.
The conservation of SPEICES.
The conservation of GENE complexes.
The conservation of all above.

SOLUTION :The conservation of all above.
20505.

Question :Biodiversity act of India was passed in _____________.

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1992
1996
2000
2002

Answer :D
20506.

Question : Biocontrol is the best alternative for chemical control. Give one example for organisms that can be used as biocontrol agents pests.

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SOLUTION :BACILLUS thuringiensis
20507.

Question : Biodiesel is obtained from :

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Jatropa biloba
Cedrus
Jatropha curcas
None of these

Answer :A
20508.

Question : Biochemical phase in photosynthesis was discovered for the first time by using C^(14)

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CALVIN
BLACKMAN
HILL
Arnon

Answer :A
20509.

Question : Biocontrol agents.

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Solution :(1)Te USE of microbes in controlling plant diseases and pests is called biocontrol,while the microbes called biocontrol agents.(2)There are four groups of biocontrol agents,ciz.,bacteria,FUNGI,protozoans and viruses,which are either pathogens,predators or PARASITES on the pest.(3)The list below shows the microbes and their HOSTS
20510.

Question : Biochemical oxygen demand measures

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AIR pollution
Industrial pollution
Pollution CAPACITY of effluents
Dissolved oxygen NEEDED by microbes to decompose wastes

Answer :D
20511.

Question : Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution in water bodies receiving effluents from

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DOMESTIC sewage
dairy INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM industry
SUGAR industry

SOLUTION :petroleum industry
20512.

Question : Biochemical cycle with gaseous phase is

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CARBON
SODIUM
PHOSPHORUS
MAGNESIUM.

ANSWER :a
20513.

Question : Biochar is ............ (i) a kind of char coal used as a soil amendment (ii) a potent way of sequestring cash (iii)made from biomass via pyrolysis (iv) a notable solid, rich in carbon.

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(a) (i) and (III) is correct
(b) (II) and (iv) is correct
(c) (i) and (ii) is correct
(d)all the above is correct

Solution : all the above is correct
20514.

Question :Bio-pesticides are(A) The chemicals which are used to destroy the pests.(B) The living organism or their products which are used for the pest control.(C) The organisms which destroy the crops.(D) None of these

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The CHEMICALS which are used to destroy the pests.
The living ORGANISM or their products which are used for the pest CONTROL.
The ORGANISMS which destroy the crops.
None of these

Solution :The living organism or their products which are used for the pest control.
20515.

Question : Bio-magnification is a .......... in the amount of substance in tropic level of food chain ?(A) Decrease(B) Little bit change(C) Increase(D) No change

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Decrcase
Little BIT CHANGE
Increase
No change 

ANSWER :C
20516.

Question : Bio-fortification is a practical approach to improve the public health. Name any four such crops released by IARI.

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SOLUTION :(1) Vitamin A enriched CARROTS
(2) Vitamin C enriched tomato
(3)Iron and CALCIUM enriched spinach
(4) Protein enriched garden pea
20517.

Question : Binomial of teak is ___________ .

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ANSWER :Tectona grandis
20518.

Question : Binomial nomenclature includes three words.

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ANSWER :TWO
20519.

Question : Binary fission involves

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MITOSIS only
MEIOSIS only
mitosis and meiosis only
AMITOSIS

ANSWER :A
20520.

Question : Bilirubin and biliverdin are derived from

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Globin
Haem
Iron
Fat

Answer :B
20521.

Question : Bilirubin and biliverdin are excreted cheify through_____.

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Urine
Faeces
Sweat
Vitamins

Answer :B
20522.

Question : Bile produced in the liver is associated with which of the following?

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EMULSIFICATION of FATS into tiny GLOBULES in the small INTESTINE
Digestive action of pancreatic amylase
Emulsification of fats into tiny globules in the stomach
Digestion of proteins into AMINO acids

Answer :A
20523.

Question : Bile is secreted by which part of liver?

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Sinusoids
Hepatocytes
Kupffer cells
Glisson's capsule

Answer :B
20524.

Question :Bile is formed in(B) (C) (D) Blood.

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GALL BLADDER
LIVER
Spleen
blood

ANSWER :B
20525.

Question : Bile helps in digestion of:

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Carbohydrate
Fat
Protein
Minerals

Answer :B
20526.

Question : Bignonia and Habanera are plants mainly living on rocks of which area ?

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NORTHERN Ghats
Southern Ghats
Eastern Ghats
WESTERN Ghats

SOLUTION :Western Ghats
20527.

Question : Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by a(A) machine(B) bacterium that produces methane gas(C) bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide(D) fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activities.

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machine
bacterium that produces methane GAS
bacterium producing a large amount of carbon DIOXIDE
fungus that releases a lot of GASES during its METABOLIC activities.

Solution : Large holes in Swiss CHEESE are due to production of large amount of `CO_2`by a bacterium named Proponibacteriumsharmanii.
20528.

Question : Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by a :

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a machine
a bacterium that produces methane gas
a bacterium producing a large amount of CARBON dioxide
a fungus that releases a LOT of gases during its METABOLIC activities

Answer :C
20529.

Question : Big bang theory explains

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ORIGIN of earth
Origin of universe
Origin of ocean
Origin of FIRST life

Answer :B
20530.

Question : Big bang theory is connected with

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ORIGIN of earth
origin of universe
origin of moon
origin of life

Answer :B
20531.

Question : Bicollateral vascular bundles are. found in_____stem

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ANSWER :CUCURBITA
20532.

Question : Biceps is a_____muscle.

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FLEXOR
Extensor
Both flexor and extensor
None of these

Answer :A
20533.

Question : Bicarbonate ions formed inside erythrocytes pass out into plasma while chloride of plasma pass into erythrocytes, This phelomenon is called:

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BOHR effect
Haldane effect
Hamburger phenomenon
Pneumotaxic area

Answer :C
20534.

Question : Bicarbonat is produced inside

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Lymphocyte
Erythrocyte
Neutrophils
Basophils

Answer :B
20535.

Question : Bhutia is an indian breed of

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CATTLE
horse
sheep
pigs

Answer :B
20536.

Question : Bhopal gas tragedy occurred in 1986

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ANSWER :A::D
20537.

Question : Bhakarwal breed of sheep is distributed in

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GUJRAT
maharashtra
rajasthan
JAMMU & KASHMIR

Answer :D
20538.

Question : BGA chiefly used as_____.

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ANSWER :BIOFERTILIZER
20539.

Question : BGA is chiefly used as fertilizer in:

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Wheat
Paddy
Mustard
Gram

Answer :B
20540.

Question : Between breaths, the intrapleural pressure is approximately _______ mmHg less than atmospheric pressure.

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1
4
8
10

Answer :B
20541.

Question : Between an annual and a perennial plant, which one has a shorter juvenile phase ? Give one reason.

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Solution :An ANNUAL has a SHORTER juvenile phgase as they have to complete its life CYCLE in one growing season. HENCE has shorter juvenile PHASE.
20542.

Question : Best milch breed of cattle is

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Holstein-Friesian
Sahiwal
Red SINDHI
Deoni

Solution :Holstein-Friesian
20543.

Question : Best source to obtain areolar connective tissue for histology is

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Perimysium
Periosteum
Perichondrium
Epimysium

Answer :A
20544.

Question : Best genetic material is :-

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any nucleic acid
a nucleic acid made from a nucleic acid template that has been or is capable of being USED as a template in REPLICATION
a nucleic acid that is capable of being used a template in transcription
a nucleic acid that is capable of being used as a template in replication and transcription

Answer :D
20545.

Question : Best example of co-evolution is

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Fig trees and POLLINATOR species of wasp 
FUNGUS and CYANOBACTERIA 
Sea anemone and CLOWN fish
All of them 

ANSWER :D
20546.

Question : Best egg-layer laying large sized whitish egg is __________________.

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ANSWER :WHITE LEGHORN
20547.

Question :Best defined function of manganese in green plants is,

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PHOTOLYSIS of water
Clavin cycle
Nitrogen fixation
Water absorption

Answer :A
20548.

Question : Best contraceptive measure in males is :-

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COITUS interruptus
Spermicidal jelly
Drug gossypol
Condom

Answer :D
20549.

Question : Best cloning organism for genetic engineering and biotechnology is

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Agrobacterium
Pseudomonas
E. coli
Lambda phage

Answer :C
20550.

Question : Best aquarium is located at

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VISHAKHAPATNAM
chennai
tarapur MUMBAI
z.s.i CALCUTTA

ANSWER :C