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4401.

Question : The thermoregulatory centre in the body is:

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SPINAL cord
Hypothalamus
Cerebellum
Pituitary

ANSWER :B
4402.

Question :The theory of spontaneous generation stated that

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life AROSE from living forms only
life can arise from both living and non-living
life can arise from non-living things only.
life arises SPONTANEOUSLY, neither from living nor from the non-living.

Solution :For a long time it was also believed that life came out of decaying and rotting matter like straw, mud, etc.(THEORY of Abiogenesis).
According to theory of abiogenesis, life originates from non-living.
According to Louis Pasture, life came from PRE EXISTING one.
4403.

Question : The theory of use and disuse of organ was proposed by

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Darwin
LAMARCK
DE Vries
Hooker

SOLUTION :Lamarck
4404.

Question : The theory of spontaneous generation was proposed by :

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Spallanzani
Von Helmont
F.Redi
LouisPasteur

Answer :B
4405.

Question : The theory of spontaneous generation of life was frfuted by ltbr I.Frencisco ReddiII.Louis Pasteur III.Lazzaro SpallanzaniIV.Von Helmont

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only III
II and III
III and IV
I,II and III

Answer :D
4406.

Question : The theory of spontaneous generation stated that

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life arose from living FORMS only
life cn arise from both living and non-living
life can arise from non-living things only
life arises SPONTANEOUSLY, neither from living nor from the non-living.

Solution :The THEORY of spontaneous generation states that life originated from non-living things in a spontaneous manner.
4407.

Question : The theory of natural selection was given by

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Lamarck
ALFRED Wallce
CHARLES DARWIN
OPARIN and Haldane.

Solution :N//A
4408.

Question : The theory of inheritance of acquired characters was proposed by_____.

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ANSWER :LAMARCK
4409.

Question : The theory of Dixon and Jolly gets support from

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Dendrographic measurements
Porous POT experiment
High TENSILE STRENGTH of XYLEM sap
All of these

ANSWER :D
4410.

Question : The testes in humans are situated outside the abdominal cavity inside a pouch called scrotum. The purpose served is for

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MAINTAINING the scrotal temperture lower than the internal body temperature
Escaping any possible compression by the visceral organs
Providing more space for the growth of epididymis
Providing a secondary SEXUAL FEATURE for exhibiting the MALE sex

Answer :A
4411.

Question : The testis

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is COVERED by a SEROUS membrane called tunica albuginea
is divided into TESTICULAR lobules that contain seminiferous tubules
contains Leydig CELLS that PROVIDE nutrition to the germ cells
produces spermatogonia from spermatocytes

Answer :B
4412.

Question : The tests that are used in the diagnosis of AIDS are

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ELISA and immunoblot
Northern BLOT and ELISA
ELISA and SOUTHERN blot
WESTERN blot and ELISA

Solution :Western blot and ELISA
4413.

Question : The testes in humans are situated outside the abdominal cavity inside a pouch called Scrotum. The purpose served is for :

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Maintaining the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature
Escaping any POSSIBLE compression by the visceral organs
Providing more space for the growth of EPIDIDYMIS
Providing a secondary SEXUAL feature for exhibiting the MALE sex

Answer :A
4414.

Question : The testes in humans are situated outside abdominal cavity insides pouch called scrotum. The purpose served is for

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MAINTAINING the scrotal temperature lower than the internal BODY temperature
escaping any possible compression by the visceral organs
providing more space for the growth of epididymis
providing a secondary sexual FEATURE for exhibiting the male sex

Answer :A
4415.

Question :The test-tube Baby programme employs which one of the following techniques.

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Intra Cytoplasmic SPERM Injection [ICSI]
Intra uterine Insemination [IUI]
Gamete It Intra FALLOPIAN Transfer [GIET]
Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer [ZIFT]

Answer :D
4416.

Question : The test tube baby programme employs which one of the following techniques ?

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Intra cytoplasmic semen INJECTION(ICSI)
Intra-Uterine insemination
Gamete intra fallopian tube transfer(GIFT)
Zygote Intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT)

ANSWER :C
4417.

Question : The test cross of a F1 individual with genotype (++/ab produced the following offsprings ++/ab 10, ab/ab 10, +a /ab 40 + b/ab 40, Based on this data predict the configuration of F1 heterozygous.

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Trans=configuration
cis-configuration
Both (a) and (B)
NONE of these

Answer :A
4418.

Question : The term.totipotency.refers to the capacity of a

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Cell to generate whole plant
Bud to generate whole plant
Seed to germinate
Cell to enlarge in size

Solution :The capacity of explant or any cell to generate whole plant is CALLED cellular totipotency. Cellular totipotency is shown by all plant CELLS. Cellulartotipotency is as DEMONSTRATED by FC. STEWARD.
4419.

Question : The test that confirms HIV positive is…

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WESTERN blot
Northen blot
Southern blot
All the above

Answer :B
4420.

Question : The tern gene which was coined by Johannsen was termed by Mendel as

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Replicon
Factor
Active principal
Cistron

Answer :B
4421.

Question : The terms linkage and recombination were coined by

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SUTTON and Bover
Morgan
Punnet and BATESON
Correns

Answer :B
4422.

Question : The Terminator in transcription unit is located at

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3' END DOWNSTREAM of the CODING strand
5' end downstream of the coding strand
5' end UPSTREAM of the coding strand
3' end upstream of the coding strand

Answer :A
4423.

Question : The terminator gene technology causes

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Failure of SEED setting after one generation
Breakage of seed dormancy
Early FLOWERING in plants
None of the above

Answer :A
4424.

Question : The term wild life was given by W.G. Rosen .

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ANSWER :WILLIAM Hornaday
4425.

Question : The term which is used to describe the natural ageing of lake by nutrient enrichment of its water.

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SOLUTION :EUTROPHICATION
4426.

Question : The term 'Vernalin' was coined by

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Lysenko
Chourad
Purvis
Melcher

Answer :D
4427.

Question : The term taxonomy was coined by

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DE Candolle
LINNAEUS
JOHN Ray
Bauhin

ANSWER :A
4428.

Question : The term vaccine was introduced by

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Jenner
KOCH
pasteur
Jointly by koch and Pasteur

Answer :A
4429.

Question : The term used when anther and stigmas of intersexual or perfect flower ripen before the opening of bud is(A) bud pollination(B) cleistogamy(C) immature pollination(D) self pollination

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BUD pollination
cleistogamy
immature pollination
self pollination

Answer :B
4430.

Question : The term used to define the ability of a cell to generate entire individual is

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a) PLEURIPOTENT
B) TOTIPOTENT
C) Multipotent
d) Unipotent

Answer :B
4431.

Question : The term ‘tensile strength’ represents that there is

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A strong cohesion force between water MOLECULES, so that column does not break when stretched by TRANSPIRATION pull
A strong adhesion between water molecules and walls of XYLEM vessels so the column does not break and it is stretched by transpiration pull
Absence of vacuoles in the vessels, so the column does not break and it is stretched by transpiration pull
Loss of water by leaves, so positive TENSION is created and column does not break and it is stretched by transpiration pull

Answer :A
4432.

Question : The term taxon refers to :-

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Name of a species
Name of genus
Name of family
A taxonomic GROUP of any RANK

ANSWER :D
4433.

Question : The term sacrode was used for livingsubstance of cell by

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Hooke
Dujardin
Purkinje
Brown

Answer :B
4434.

Question : The term pureline was coined by ………….. .

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ANSWER :A
4435.

Question : The term 'niche' of a species refers to

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specific PLACE where an ORGANISM lives
competitive power of an organism
specific FUNCTION of an organism
specific and habitual function

Answer :D
4436.

Question : The term 'molecular scissors' refers to

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recombinant DNA
RESTRICTION enzymes
Taq polymerase
polindromic nucleotide sequences.

Solution :The restriction endonuclease enzyme inspects the length of a DNA sequence. Once it recongnises specific sequence, it binds to the DNA and cuts each of the two strands of the DOUBLE helix at specific points in their SUGAR phosphate back bone. Special sequence in the DNA recongnised by restriction endonuclease is called palindromic nucleotide sequence. Restriction endonuclease enzymes are also known as molecular scissors or biological scissors or chemical KNIVES or chemical scalpels.
4437.

Question : The term microsphere was given by

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SYDNEY FOX
HALDANE
MILLER
Oparin

Answer :A
4438.

Question : The term meiosis -I andmeiosis- !! Were used by:

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Flemming
Strasburger
Gregoire
Mendel

Answer :C
4439.

Question :The term linkage was coined by

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G. MENDEL
W. SUTTON
T.H. MORGAN
T. Boveri

Answer :C
4440.

Question : The term linkage was coined by :

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W.Sutton
T.H.Morgan
T.Boveri
G.Mendel

Answer :B
4441.

Question : The term "linkage" was coined by

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T.H MORGAN
T.Boveri
G.Mendel
W.Sutton

SOLUTION :T.H Morgan
4442.

Question : The term 'kranz' anatomy refers to

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Presence of large SIZE chloroplasts in bundle sheath cells
Presence of thick WALLS in bundle sheath cells
Appearance of wreath of cells surrounding the vascular bundles in `C_4` LEAF
Presence of THREE type of cells in leaves (PALISADE, spongy and bundle sheath ) in `C_4` leaf

Answer :C
4443.

Question : The term keel is used for

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Carples
Stamens
Petals
Sepals

Answer :C
4444.

Question : The term _____is used for termination of pregnancy before the fetus becomes viable.

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ANSWER :ABORTION
4445.

Question : The term .Health. is defined in many ways. The most accurate definition of the health would be

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HEALTH is the state of body and MIND in a balanced condition
Health is the reflection of a SMILING face
Health is a state of complete PHYSICAL, MENTAL and social well-being
Health is the symbol of economic prosperity.

Solution :Health is not just the absence of disease.
It is a state of complete physical, mental, social and psychological well-being.
prosperity increases because of healthy people.
4446.

Question : The term heterosis was first coined by

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McClintock
Boweri
Swaminathan
Shull

Answer :D
4447.

Question : The term green revolution was coind by …………. .

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a) WILLIAM S Gaud
b) M.S Swaminathan
c) DR. B.P. Pal
d) Dr. N.E.Borlaug

Answer :A
4448.

Question : The term given by Darwin and having same meaning as prebiotic soup is

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WARM LITTLE pond
Cold OCEAN
Postbiotic soup
Both (a) and (B)

ANSWER :A
4449.

Question : The term genome denotes :

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HAPLOID SET of CHROMOSOME
bivalent
monovalent
diploid CHROMSOME set

Answer :A
4450.

Question : The term 'Genetics' was introduced by ...........

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a) Gregor Mendel
B) BATESON
c) Hugo DE Vries
d) Carl Correns

ANSWER :B