Q1.A film of _____ lines lung alveoli that lowers _____ of the alveoli and makes breathing _____ :
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
A thin film of lecithin lines lung alveoli that lowers surface tension of the alveoli and makes breathing easier. The lining also reduces the friction of alveoli to avoid its damage.
Q2.The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell or ex-plant is called
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
The capacity to generate a whole plant form any cell or ex-plant is called totipotency. Plants are totipotent and from small part of plant new whole plant can be grown.
Q3.World wetland day: a) Is celebrated every year on 2nd January. b) In 2014, Indian ministry organised it’s celebrations at the chilka lake.
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
In 2014, Indian ministry organised it’s celebrations at the chilka lake.
Q4.The correct matched pair out of the following is :
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
Glucagon hormone released from pancreas increase the sugar level in blood in case deficiency of glucose. Parathyroid hormone is not hypocalcemin and TSH is not a neurohormone.
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
Half of the sperm contain X-sex chromosome and remaining half contain Y-sex chromosome. Hence two kinds of sperms are formed by human male.
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
In grasshopper, sex determination is of XO type, in which the males have only one X-chromosome besides the autosomes whereas females have a pair of X-chromosome.
Q9.What is the common name of Drosophila melanogaster?
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (the taxonomic order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. A number of experiments related to inheritance of trait were carried out on this small fly.
column A a)Waller b) Landsteiner c) de castello and Steini d) Landsteiner and Weiner
column B i) rhesus antigen ii) first ECG iii) A, B and O blood group iv) AB blood group
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
Waller performed first ECG. Landsteiner and Weiner discovered rhesus antigen (Rh). De castello and Steini shows the AB blood grouping and Landsteiner A,B,O blood grouping.
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Scored Mark :
Mark for Correct Answer : 1
Mark for Wrong Answer : -0.5
Mark for Left Answer : 0