Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following is a wrong statement

  • Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas

  • Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals

  • Greenhouse effect is a natural Phenomenon

  • Greenhouse effect is a natural Phenomenon


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Greenhouse effect is a natural Phenomenon

Ozone (O3) is an isotope of oxygen which exists is so-called ozone layer at a height of about 15-60 km in the middle and upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. This ozone layer absorbs UV-rays of longer wavelength and protects life on Earth from damaging effects of these radiations.
Ozone in the lower atmosphere (troposphere) is regarded as a pollutant. 

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The common bottle cork is a product of

  • dermatogen

  • Phellogen

  • Xylem

  • Xylem

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Common cold differs from pneumonia in that

  • pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease

  • Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine

  • Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium haemophilus influenzae

  • Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium haemophilus influenzae

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The figure below is the diagrammatic representation o the E.Coli vector pBR 322. Which one of the given options correctly identifies its certain components(s)?

  • Ori- original restriction enzyme

  • rop-reduced osmotic pressure

  • Hind III, Eco RI-selectable markers

  • Hind III, Eco RI-selectable markers

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Widal test is carried out to test

  • malaria

  • diabetes mellitus

  • HIV/AIDS

  • HIV/AIDS

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Removal of RNA polymerase -III from nucleoplasm will affect the synthesis of

  • tRNA

  • rRNA

  • mRNA

  • mRNA

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In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined significantly because

  • birds stopped laying eggs

  • earthworms in the area got eradicated

  • cobras were feeding exclusively on birds

  • cobras were feeding exclusively on birds

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Which part would be most suitable for raising virus-free plants for micropropagation?

  • Bark

  • Vascular tissue

  • Meristem

  • Meristem

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What is the figure given below showing in particular?

  • Ovarian cancer

  • Uterine cancer

  • Tubectomy

  • Tubectomy

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Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as

  • Adaptive radiation

  • Natural selection

  • Migration

  • Migration

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