Which one of the following cannot be used for the preparation of vaccines against plague?

• Formalin - inactivated suspensions of virulent bacteria

• Avirulent live bacteria

• Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material

• Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material

A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterised by
(i) a low metabolic rate
(ii) increase in body weight
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissue is 

• hypthyroidism

• simple goitre

• myxoedema

• myxoedema

When breast feeding is replaced by nutritive food in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from

• marasmus

• rickets

• kwashiorkor

• kwashiorkor

Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?

• Ringworm, AIDS

• common cold, AIDS

• Dysentery, common cold

• Dysentery, common cold

Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of 

• dopamine

• glutamic acid

• acetylcholine

• acetylcholine

Use of antihistamines and steroids give a quick relief from

• allergy 

• nausea

• cough

• cough

Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?

• Late blight of potato - Alternaria solani

• Black rust of wheat - puccinia graminis

• Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda

• Loose smut of wheat - Ustilago nuda

48.

Which one of the following statements is correct?

• Patients, who had undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain

• Benign tumours show the property of metastasis

• Heroin accelerates body functions

• Heroin accelerates body functions

The letter T in T-lymphocyte refer to 

• thyroid

• thalamus

• tonsil

• tonsil

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

• Flavr savr tomatoes

• Starlink maize

• Bt soybean

• Bt soybean