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The vaccine for Polio was first prepared by:

  1. Paul Ehrlich
  2. Jonas Salk
  3. Louis Pasteur
  4. Joseph Lister
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The bacillus haemophilus influenza causes ?

  1. Whooping cough
  2. A form of meningitis in young children
  3. Pneumonia
  4. Influenza
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The nucleus of an atom consists of:

  1. Electrons and Neutrons
  2. Electrons and Protons
  3. Protons and Neutrons
  4. Protons and Radons
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Vinegar is an aqueous solution of:

  1. Oxalic acid
  2. Citric acid
  3. Hydrochloric acid
  4. Acetic acid
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Which one of the following gases, released from bio-gas plant is used as a fuel gas?

  1. Butane
  2. Propane
  3. Methane
  4. Ethane
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The most important factor contributing to the loss of vulture population in India is:

  1. Viral infection
  2. Bacterial infection
  3. Administering of pain killers to cattle
  4. Administering of Estrogen injection to cattle
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Statement (A): The signal of danger is made of red colour.
Reason (R): The scattering of red is least

Select the right answer with the help of code given below.
Code:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
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The famous "Bubble Baby Disease" is so called because:

  1. It is caused by water dubbles
  2. The suffering baby makes bubbles of saliva
  3. The suffering baby is treated in a germ-free plastic bubble
  4. It is cured only water bubble
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Wireless communication is reflected to earth’s surface by

  1. Troposphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Ionosphere
  4. Exosphere
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Which of the following contains carbon?

  1. Lignite
  2. Tin
  3. Silver
  4. Iron
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The disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

  1. Kwashiorkor
  2. Pellagra
  3. Beri beri
  4. Rickets
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The micro-organism which is associated with the production of Bt cotton is a:

  1. Fungus
  2. Bacterium
  3. Blue green Alga
  4. Virus
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Assertion (A): "Golden rice" is biotechnological achievement to the benefit of consumers as much as the farmers.

Reason (R): The yellow colour of this rice reflects high level of betacarotene, a compound that is converted to vitamin A in the body.

Codes:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
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Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Thiamine - Beriberi
  2. Ascorbic acid - Scurvy
  3. Vitamin A - Colour- blindness
  4. Vitamin K - Blood clotting
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If a human disease breaks out across a large region of the world, what is it called?

  1. Pandemic
  2. Epidemic
  3. Endemic
  4. Epizootic
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CNG used in automobiles to check pollution, mainly consists of

  1. H2
  2. CH4
  3. CO2
  4. N2
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Bauxite is the ore of:

  1. Iron
  2. Copper
  3. Aluminium
  4. Gold
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A mobile phone charger is:

  1. An inverter
  2. AUPS
  3. A step-up transformer
  4. A step-down transformer
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What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television?

  1. Infrared
  2. Ultravoilet
  3. Visible
  4. None of the above
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Which of the following statements about Bacteria is correct?

  1. They are on the border line of living and non-living
  2. They are on the border line of plants and animals
  3. They are on the border line of flowering and non flowering plants
  4. None of the above
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Which hormone is known as "fight or flight" hormone:

  1. Insulin
  2. Adrenaline
  3. Estrogen
  4. Oxytocin
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With reference to the radioactivity, which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1. Radioactivity is a nuclear property.
2. Hydrogen bomb is prepared on the principle of nuclear fission.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Maximum number of the species of butterflies are found in tropical countries.
Reason (R): Butterflies can not tolerate low temperatures.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
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Which of the following statements are correct? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Femur is the longest bone, in the human body.
2. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria.
3. "Athletic's" foot is a disease caused by virus.

Codes:

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 2 and 3
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