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To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears the eyes, belong?

  • Cytokine barriers

  • cellular barriers

  • Physiological barriers

  • Physiological barriers


C.

Physiological barriers

Innate immunity is the resistance to infection, which an individual possess by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup. Thus, it comprises all those defence elements with which an individual is born and , which are always available to protect a living body. Physiological barriers like body temperature, pH of the body fluid, and various body secretions (saliva, tears) prevent the growth of many disease causing micro-organisms. 
Skin is the physical barrier of the body. Its outer tough layer the stratum corneum pervents the entry of bacteria and viruses.

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Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to

  • eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour

  • eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides

  • encourage eco- friendly herbicides

  • encourage eco- friendly herbicides

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Human insulin is being commericially produced from a transgenic species of 

  • Escherichia

  • Mycobacterium 

  • Rhizobium

  • Rhizobium

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Cry-I endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thringiensis are effective against 

  • mosquitoes

  • flies

  • nematodes

  • nematodes

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Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

  • Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines

  • Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines

  • Guanine, Adenine - Purines

  • Guanine, Adenine - Purines

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The table below gives the populations (in thousand) of ten species (A-J) in four areas (a-d) consisting of the number of habitats given within  brackets aginst each. study the table and answer the question which follows: 

Area and number of habitats

Species and their populations (in thousands) in the area

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

a(11)

b(11)

c(13)

d(12)

23

1.2

0.52

6.0

-

3.1

1.1

9.0

-

10.3

10.2

-

0.62

-

1.5

3.0

-

8.2

1.1

11.2

11.3

0.9

0.48

2.4

1.4

4.2

0.8

8.4

2.2

4.1

3.2

10.2

11.1

4.8

0.4

3.3

0.8

7.3

11.3

2.1

 Which area out of a to d shows maximum species diversity?

  • b

  • c

  • d

  • d

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Consider the statements given below regarding contraception and answer as directed thereafter

A) Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) during first trimester is generally safe

B) Generally chances of conception are nil until mother breast -feeds the infant upto two year

C) Intrauterine devices like copper T- are effecitve contraceptives

D) Contraception pills may be taken upto one week after coitus to prevent conception

Which two of the above statements are correct?

  • B, C

  • C, D

  • A, C

  • A, C

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What is true about the isolated small tribal populations? 

  • There is a decline in population as boys marry girls only from their own tribe

  • Hereditary diseases like colour blindness do not spread in the isolated population

  • Wrestlers who develop strong body muscles in their lifetime pass this character on their progeny

  • Wrestlers who develop strong body muscles in their lifetime pass this character on their progeny

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Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hot spots? 

  • Endemism

  • Accelerated species loss

  • Lesser interspecific competition

  • Lesser interspecific competition

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Darwin's finches are an excellent example of 

  • adaptive radiation

  • seasonal migration

  • brood parasitism

  • brood parasitism

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