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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2714)

how may phalanges are present

  • 14
  • 13
  • 10
  • 6

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Q. 11 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2854)

Polyembryony commonly occurs in

  • banana
  • tomato
  • Potato
  • Citrus

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Q. 3 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3071)

The primary carbon dioxide acceptor in C4 cycle is

  • malic acid
  • phosphoenol pyruvate
  • rubisco
  • aspartic acid

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Q. 25 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3343)

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito vector ?

  • Filariasis
  • Amoebiasis
  • Typhoid
  • Pneumonia

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Q. 15 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3058)

A characteristic of drupe is

  • fleshy seed coat
  • stony pericarp
  • stony mesocarp
  • stony endocarp

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Q. 23 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3016)

A cell plate is laid down during

  • Cytokinesis
  • Interphase
  • Karyokinesis
  • None of these

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2967)

Amino acids which are specified by single codons are

  • phenylalanine and arginine
  • tryptophan and methionine
  • valine and proline
  • methionine and aroinine

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Q. 2 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3520)

In Ozone Degradation which element acts as catalyst?

  • Chlorine
  • Flurine
  • Oxygen
  • Potassium

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3298)

Which one is not a vestigia organ ?

  • Wings of kiwi
  • Coccyx in man
  • Pelvic girdle of python
  • Flipper of seal

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2786)

the phylogeneticsystem of classification was put forth by

  • Theophrastus
  • George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker
  • Carolus Linnaeus
  • Adolf Engler and Karl Prantl

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Q. 7 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3375)

Biofertilisers are the living organisms which

  • bring about soil nutrient enrichment
  • maximise the ecological benefits
  • minimise the environmental hazards
  • all of these

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2767)

Insulin is secreted by

  • Acinus
  • A cells
  • P cells
  • Y cells

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Q. 16 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2859)

Spiny or sticky pollen grains and large, attractively coloured flowers are associated with

  • hydrophily
  • entomophily
  • ornithophily
  • anemophily

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Q. 15 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3333)

Passive immunity can be conferred directly by

  • vaccines
  • antitoxins
  • colostrum
  • both (b) & (c)

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Q. 23 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3316)

Amphibians were dominant during _______ period.

  • Carboniferous
  • Silurian
  • Ordovician
  • Cambrian

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Q. 6 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3324)

Which of the following pathogens causes whooping coough ?

  • Legionella spp.
  • Burcella melitensis
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Burcella melitensis

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3436)

Bt toxin is :

  • intracellular lipid
  • Intracellular crystalline protein
  • Extracellular crystalline protein
  • Lipid

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Q. 13 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3231)

certain plants called as runners can be easily propagated. This is due to the fact

  • they are numerous in numbers
  • they store the ready food
  • they lie horizontally on the soil
  • they can produce adventitious roots quite readily at the nodes

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Q. 16 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3059)

Incomplete oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid with several intermediate steps is know as

  • TCA pathway
  • Glycolysis
  • Hms pathway
  • Glycolysis

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Q. 3 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3171)

Osteoblasts are found in

  • blood
  • muscle
  • Bone
  • catrilage

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Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3322)

Typhoid fever in human beings is caused by

  • Plasmodium vivax
  • Trichophyton
  • Salmonella typhi
  • Rhinoviruses

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Q. 15 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2708)

Which joint is present between humerus and pectoral girdle

  • Hinge
  • Ball and socket
  • Pivot joint
  • Condyloid

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3473)

Submerged Rooted Hydrophyte are:

  • Uticularia
  • Prapa
  • Nymphea
  • vallisnaria

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Q. 7 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2620)

Which enzyme is responsible for digestion of milk protein in infants

  • Renin
  • Rennin
  • Proteoses
  • None of the above

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Q. 6 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2699)

What are 8,9 and 10th ribs known as

  • True ribs
  • False ribs
  • Floating ribs
  • None of the above

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3002)

The major event that occurs during the anaphase of mitosis, which brings about the equal distribution of chromosomes, is

  • splitting of the centromeres
  • splitting of the chromatids
  • replication of the genetic material
  • condensation of the chromatin

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Q. 13 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3031)

Mechanism of development was explained by

  • Hans Dietrisch
  • Spemann
  • Both a and b
  • Haemmerling

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Q. 22 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3015)

Division of nucleus without being followed by cytokinesis results into

  • Phargmoplast
  • Polyploidy
  • Uninucleate condition
  • Multinucleate condition

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Q. 19 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2662)

Every 100ml of deoxy blood delivers approx

  • 2ml of co2 to alveoli
  • 3 of co2 to alveoli
  • 4ml of co2 to alveoli
  • 7ml of co2 to alveoli

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