Multiple Choice Questions

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AIDS virus contains

  • RNA with protein

  • DNA with protein

  • DNA without protein

  • bNA only


D.

bNA only

AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It is a lentivirus belonging to the family-Retroviridae. The core of this virus contains two single strands of RNA molecules (genetic material) proteins and the enzyme reverse transcriptase.


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A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of nightblindness in developing countries is

  • Flavr savr tomatoes

  • Starlink maize

  • Bt soyabean

  • Golden rice


Cells obtained from cancerous tumours are known as

  • Hybridomas

  • Myelomas

  • Lymphocytes

  • Monoclonal cells


Zero growth means

  • Natality balance mortality

  • Natality is more than mortality

  • Natality is less than mortality

  • Natality is zero


Who received Nobel Prize in 2008 for the discovery of HIV?

  • Harald Zur Hausen

  • Luc Montagnier

  • Jack Szostak

  • Carol Greider


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Addiction to alcohol causes

  • Cirrhosis

  • Epilepsy

  • Neurosis

  • Psychosis


‘Treponema pallidum’ pathogen is a cause of

  • Leprosy

  • Plague

  • Syphilis

  • Pertussis


Match the following Columns.

Column I (Disease) Column II (Related Hormone)
A. Cretinism 1. Glucocorticoid
B. Cushing's Syndrome 2. Testosterone
C. Diabetes Insipidus 3. Thyroid
D. Eunuchoidism 4. ADH

  • A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2

  • A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1

  • A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1

  • A – 3; B – 1; C – 4; D – 2


Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

  •  Diphtheria – Corynebacerium

  • Elephantiasis – Wuchereria

  • Plague – Paramyxo

  • Lockjaw – Clostridium


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Agar-Agar is produced by

  • Fungi

  • Alage

  • Bacteria

  • Blue-green algae


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