Multiple Choice Questions

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Which extraembryonic membrane in humans prevents desiccation of the embryo inside the uterus?

  • Chorion

  • Allantois

  • Yolk sac

  • Yolk sac


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Yolk sac

Amnion is an extraembryonic membrane that surrounds embryo in reptiles, birds and mammals. It provides a kind of private aquarium to the embryo and protects it from mechanical shock and desiccation.

Chorion (serosa) is the outermost extraembryonic membrane in reptiles, birds and mammals. It surrounds the whole embryonic system of the embryo.

Yolk sac contains yolk in reptiles and birds. In mammals yolk, the sac is also known as a umnillical vesicle. It is connected to enter on of the embryo by a slender yolk stalk.

Allantois functions as an embryonic urinary bladder or as a respiratory extension of a handgun in reptiles and birds. In mammals, it is modified to carry blood vessel to and from the placenta.

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Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of 

  • acidophiles 

  • alkaliphiles

  • thermoacidophiles 

  • thermoacidophiles 

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Unisexuality of flowers prevents

  • autogamy, but not geitonogamy

  • Both geitonogamy and xenogamy

  • geitonogamy, but not xenogamy

  • geitonogamy, but not xenogamy

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According to central pollution control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in diameter (n micrometres) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health?

  • 2.5 or less

  • 1.5 or less

  • 1.0 or less 

  • 1.0 or less 

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Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid?

  • GUU, GCU - Alanine

  • UAG, UGA - stop

  • AUG, ACG - start/ methionine

  • AUG, ACG - start/ methionine

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Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug specified

  • Hashish cause alter thought perceptions and hallucinations

  • Opium stimulates nervous system and cause hallucinations

  • Morphine leds to delusions and disturbed emotions

  • Morphine leds to delusions and disturbed emotions

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Which one of the following pairs of organs includes only the endocrine glands?

  • Parathyroid and adrenal 

  • Pancreas and parathyroid

  • Thymus and testes

  • Thymus and testes

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About 70% of total global carbon is found in 

  • grasslands

  • agro -ecosystem

  • Oceans

  • Oceans

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Bacterial leaf blight of rice is caused by a species of 

  • Xanthomonas

  • Pseudomonas

  • Alternaria

  • Alternaria

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Consider the following four measure (A-D) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common

A) spray with Bordeaux mixture

B) control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen

C) Use of only disease-free seeds

D) Use of varieties resistant to the disease

Which two fo the above measures can control the disease?

  • B and C

  • A and B

  • C and D

  • C and D

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