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401.

Question : The term nucleoid is used for underfined nuclear region of

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Amoeba
Prokaryotes
eukaryotes
yeast

Answer :B
402.

Question : The tail-like cylindrical process of a nerve cell is called

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CYTON
DENDRON
DENDRITE
axon

Answer :D
403.

Question : The system of scientific naming (nomenclature) was introduced for the first time by............

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SOLUTION :LINNAEUS
404.

Question : The symptoms of the disease depend upon the tissue or organ that has been made target by microbes (pathogens).

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Solution :If LUNGS have been MADE target, then symptoms would be of common cold, TB. If liver has been made target, then symptoms would be of jaundice. If RBCs are have been made target, then symptoms would be of malaria.
If gut lining (digestive tract) has been made target, the symptoms would be of typhoid. If BRAIN has been made target, then symptoms would be of Japanese encephalitis.
Hence, the symptoms of the disease depend upon the tissue or ORGAN that has been made target by microbes (pathogens).
405.

Question : The symbiotic association of fungi and vascular plants is...............

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Lichen
Rhizobium
Mycorhizae
Azotobacter

Answer :C
406.

Question : The structural and functional unit of the kidney is........................

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Villi
Liver
Nephron
Ureter

Answer :C
407.

Question : The sprouting of onion and potatoes can be delayed by the process of …………………..

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FREEZING
Irradiation
Salting
Canning

Answer :B
408.

Question : The small intestine of humans is about …………. Long.

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ANSWER :5 to 6 METERS.
409.

Question : The skeleton of shark is entirely made of cartilage.

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ANSWER :T
410.

Question : The skeletal framework of porifera is ……………

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ANSWER :SPICULES
411.

Question : The shoot system grows upward in response to …….

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SOLUTION :NEGATIVE GEOTROPISM
412.

Question : The scientist ......... coined the term 'protoplasm for the living substance of the cell. (Robert Brown, Crick, Purkinje)

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SOLUTION :PURKINJE
413.

Question : The scieintific name of rock honey is ……….

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ANSWER :APIS dorsata
414.

Question : The root of the plant is …….. . (i)positively phototropic but negatively geotropic (ii) positively geotropic but negatively phototropic (iii) negatively phototropic but positively hydrotropic (iv) negatively hydrotropic but positively phototropic

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(i) and (II)
(ii) and (III)
(iii) and (IV)
(i) and (iv)

ANSWER :B
415.

Question : The response of a plantpart towards gravity is …………

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SOLUTION :GEOTROPISM
416.

Question : The response of a plant part to the chemical stimulus is called phototropism.

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Solution :FALSE
CORRECT STATEMENT : The response of a plant PART to the chemical stimulus is CALLED chemotroism.
417.

Question : The relative densityof gold is 19.3. The density of water is 103kg//m^(3). What is the density of gold in SI unit.

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Solution :Realative DENSITY of gold `=("Density of gold")/("Density of WATER")`
Therefore Density of gold `=` RELATIVE density of gold X
Density of water `=19.3xx10^(3)kg//m^(3)`
`=19300kg//m^(2)`
418.

Question : The recruitment process of many cells to the affected tissue to kill off the disease causing microbes is called .........

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ANSWER :INFLAMMATION
419.

Question : The pupa of mosquito is called

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tumbler
grub
maggot
tadpole

Answer :A
420.

Question : The public cleanliness is important way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

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Solution :If our LIVING conditions are made crowded, then AIRBORNE diseases can be spread widely. To prevent the spread of cholera causing MICROBES (Vibrio cholerae) through water, the drinking water should be clean and SAFE. It can be done by chlorinating water. To prevent the spread of disease by the VECTORS like mosquito, their breeding sites should be destroyed and keep surrounding clean and dry. Hence, the public cleanliness is important way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
421.

Question : The public cleanliness is important for individual health.

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Solution :If our living conditions are made crowded, then airborne diseases can be spread widely. To prevent the spread of cholera causing microbes (Vibrio cholerae) through water, the DRINKING water should be CLEAN and safe. It can be done by chlorinating water. To prevent the spread of disease by the vectors like mosquito, their breeding sites should be destroyed and keep surrounding clean and dry. Hence, the public cleanliness is important way to prevent the spread of INFECTIOUS diseases.
422.

Question : The production and management of fist is called ...............

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Pisciculture
Sericulture
Aquaculture
Monoculture

Answer :A
423.

Question : The process of preparing manure with the help of earthworms and kitchen wastes is called

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GREEN manuring
manuring
vermicomposting
farming

Answer :C
424.

Question : The process of digestion begins from the …………….

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ANSWER :MOUTH
425.

Question : The process of affecting the natural composition and the quality of food substance is known as ……………….

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SOLUTION :Foord SPOILAGE
426.

Question : The proces of ………….. Will not take place in green plants at night.

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SOLUTION :PHOTOSYNTHESIS
427.

Question : The practice of ploughing green legume-bearing plants into the soil for improving its fertility is called

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COMPOSTING
vermicomposting
plant BREEDING
GREEN MANURING

ANSWER :D
428.

Question : The plumule is covered by a protective sheath called ……….. .

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SOLUTION :COLEOPTILE
429.

Question : The plants which have naked seeds belong to the group :

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ANGIOSPERMS
GYMNOSPERMS
Algae
Fungi

SOLUTION :Gymnosperms
430.

Question : The plants respond to gravity and are termed as ……… .

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SOLUTION :GEOTROPISM
431.

Question : The plants of which division are known as amphibians of the plant kingdom?

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SOLUTION :BRYOPHYTA
432.

Question : The plants of group ........ are the first to have specialised tissue for conduction of water and other substances

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SOLUTION :PTERIDOPHYTA
433.

Question : The plant cell wall is mainly composed of.....

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SOLUTION :CELLULOSE
434.

Question : The plant body of mushroom is ................

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Spawn
Mycelium
Leaf
All of these.

Answer :C
435.

Question : The physician who discovered that Scurvy can be cured by ingestion of citrus fruit is ………………..

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James LIND
Louis PASTEUR
Charles Darwin
ISAAC Newton

Answer :A
436.

Question : The phathogens causing typhoid are found in digestive tract.

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ANSWER :TRUE
437.

Question : The person suffering from HIV- infection sometimes meets with death.

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Solution :After the HIV-infection, the HIV enter the immune system of the body, CAUSE damage to it and inhibit its functioning. That is why the person suffering from AIDS is unable to fight against other minor infections. e.g., Slight infection of COMMON COLD gets transformed into pneumonia. Slight infection in the intestinal tract gets transformed into severe diarrhoea. Thus, it becomes difficult for the patient of AIDS to PROTECT himself against infections and ultimately he meets with death due to other infections.
438.

Question : The penicillin blocks the bacterial process that build the………

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ANSWER :CELL WALL
439.

Question : The oxygen needed for the oxidation of glucose is absorbed from…..

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ANSWER :ATMOSPHERIC AIR
440.

Question : The other name for thigmonasty is ……… .

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SOLUTION :Seismonasty
441.

Question : The other name for Geotropism is ………… .

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SOLUTION :GRAVITROPISM
442.

Question : The organs which spiders use for spinning webs are called

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spiracles
spicules
spinneretes
carapaces

Answer :C
443.

Question : The organic manure are of utmost importance in farming.

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Solution :The organic manure: 1. Add nutrients in the soil and make it FERTILE. 2. Add organic substance in the soil. 3. Increase the moisture holding capacity of the soil. 4. Increase the draining capacity of black soil. 5. Provide food for the soil bacteria. 6. Using biological waste material is a way of recylcling FARM waste. Hence, the organic maures are of utmost importance infarming.
444.

Question : The organelle responsible for exchange of some materials is ......... (cell wall, mitochondrion, nuclear membrane)

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SOLUTION :NUCLEAR MEMBRANE
445.

Question : The only cell organelle seen in prokaryotic cell is

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mitochondria
ribosomes
plastids
lysosomes

Answer :B
446.

Question : The nutrient required in trace amounts to accomplish various body functions is …………………

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CARBOHYDRATE
PROTEIN
Vitamin
FAT

ANSWER :C
447.

Question : The nuclear region of prokaryotic cells is called…………..

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Nucleosome
Nucleoid
Nucleus
All of the above

Answer :A
448.

Question : The non-directional movement of a plant part in response to temperature is called……………….

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themotropism
thermonasty
chemotropism
thingmonasty

Answer :B
449.

Question : The muscular and sensory organ which helps in mixing the food with saliva is .......................

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ANSWER :TONGUE
450.

Question : The most outstanding feature of arthropods is :

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BILATERALLY SYMMETRICAL body
closed CIRCULATORY system
jointed legs
spiny-skinned body

Answer :C