Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following is correctly matched regarding an Institute and its location

  • National Institute of Virology - Pune

  • National lnstitute of Communicable Diseases - Lucknow

  • Central Drug Research Institute - Kasauli

  • National Institute of Nutrition - Mumbai


A.

National Institute of Virology - Pune

The Virus Research Centre (VRC). Pune came to existance in 1952 under the joint auspices of the ICMR and the Rockefeller Foundation, as a part of the global programme of investigations on the arthropod - borne group of viruses. In view of its expanded scope and activities, the VRC was undesignated as the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in 1978. The NIV is identified today as the WHO collaborating centre for arbovirus reference and research. NIV also acts as the National Monitoring Centre for Influenza and Hepatitis


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Electron beam therapy is a kind of radiation therapy to treat

  • Enlarged prostrate gland

  • Gall bladder stones by breaking them

  • Certain types of cancer

  • Kidney stones.


Nitrogen oxides produced from the emission of automobiles and power plants, are the source of fine air borne particles which lead to

  • photochemical smog

  • dry acid deposition

  • industrial smog

  • wet acid deposition


Which one of the following is a pair of endangered species

  • Garden lizard and Mexican poppy

  • Rhesus monkey and Sal tree

  • Indian peacock and carrot grass

  • Hornbill and Indian aconite


Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

  • is caused by a variant of Pneumococcus pneumonia

  • is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (coronavirus)

  • is an acute form of asthma 

  • affects non-vegetarians much faster than the vegetarians


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Which one of the following is a matching pair of a drug and its category

  • Amphetamines - stimulant

  • Lysergic acid dimethyl amide - narcotic

  • Heroin - psychotropic

  • Benzodiazepine - pain killer


If the Bengal Tiger becomes extinct

  • hyenas and wolves will become scars

  • the wild areas will be safe for man and domestic animals

  • its gene pool will be lost forever

  • the populations of beautiful animals like deers will get stabilized.


The Great Barrier Reef along the east coast of Australia can be categorised as

  • population

  • community

  • ecosystem

  • biome.


A baby has been born with a small tail. It is a case exhibiting

  • retrogressive evolution

  • mutation

  • atavism

  • metamorphosis


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Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol

  • are healthier due to a good diet

  • catch infections easily

  • may suffer vitamin K deficiency and prolonged bleeding

  • may suffer from beri beri due to deficiency of B vitamins.