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From the following pairs, find the one which is correctly matched?

 

A) Scurvy- Thiamine B) Tuberculosis- ATS
C) Tetanus- BCG D) Malaria- Chloroquine

Answer:   D) Malaria- Chloroquine



Explanation:

Chloroquine is a medication used to prevent and to treat malaria.

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Deficiency of fluoride leads to Which one of the following health problems?

A) Tooth caries B) Mottling of tooth
C) Bending of bones D) Stiffening of joints
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tooth caries

Explanation:

Fluoride deficiency is a disorder which may cause increased dental caries due to a lack of fluoride in the diet. Dental caries or tooth decay is the breakdown of dental tissues by the acidic products released by the "bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates”

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An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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The cell wall in plants is interrupted by narrow pores carrying fine stands of cytoplasm which interlink the contents of the cells. These strands are called:-

A) Plasmahole B) Microvilli
C) Plasmodesmata D) Plasmalemma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Plasmodesmata

Explanation:

Plasmodesmata are interrupted by narrow pores carrying fine strands of cytoplasm, which interlink the contents of the cells.

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

Explanation:

Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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At which stage in its life cycle does the silkworm yield the fiber of commercial use

A) Larva B) Egg
C) Pupa D) Imago
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pupa

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Which of the following plays an important role in photosynthesis?

A) Chloroplast B) Centrosome
C) Tonoplast D) Nematoblast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chloroplast

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The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called__________

A) Ecology B) Ethrology
C) Genealogy D) Iconology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ecology

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The presence of air bubble in blood stream is dangerous to life because

A) Air combines with blood forming a complex B) The flow of blood increases manifold
C) The flow of blood is obstructed D) The pressure of blood increases manifold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The flow of blood is obstructed

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