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The group of crop plant that are vegetatively propagated is:

 

A) potato,papaya and banana B) Sugarcane,potato and banana
C) groundnut,drumstick and cashew nut D) Onion,coriander and lime

Answer:   B) Sugarcane,potato and banana



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Q:

Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A) plasmodium B) entamoeba
C) giardia D) trypanosoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) trypanosoma

Explanation:

Trypanosoma is a protozoan animal. It lives as a parasite in the blood and later invades the cerebrospinal fluid to cause the sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

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Damage to hearing is caused by sounds which exceed

A) 70 decibles B) 80 decibles
C) 100 decibles D) 120 decibles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120 decibles

Explanation:

High frequency sound attacks the tympanic memberane and makes it defective. 120 decibles is too high a pitch to be heard and therefore it impairs the hearing ability.

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Q:

AIDS is caused by the organisms which are

A) bacteria B) fungi
C) viruses (HTLV III) D) ProtoZoa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) viruses (HTLV III)

Explanation:

AIDS: The term means Acquired Immunity Deficiency Synodrome. The virus attacks the T cells of the (white corpuscle type) blood and destroys them.

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Biological control is to check growth of 

A) plants B) animals
C) weeds D) one pest by another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) one pest by another

Explanation:

Biological Control: This method is very effective. One pest is destroyed by another organism. For example the aphids are killed by lady beetle. The prickly pear is eradicted by cochineal insect. Here the advantage is, one does not use harmful chemicals which may get into the host plants.

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Genes are made of 

A) Carbohydrates B) Proteins
C) Fats D) Nucleotides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nucleotides

Explanation:

Genes: The DNA is the genetic material. The DNA is made of several nucleotides. A nucleotide means, one nitrogenous base one sugar molecule and a phosphate molecule. These Nucleotides occur in sequences and several nucleotides form one gene ( a functional gene is called a cistron)

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Q:

Vivipary is defined as germination

A) during storage B) within the fruit
C) with cotyledons coming out of soil D) with cotyledons remaining inside the soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) within the fruit

Explanation:

Vivipary means germination even when attached to the mother plant. Usually the saline marsh plants (Halophytes) have their seeds growing even when they are inside the fruits attached to the tree.

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Plantain is

A) a tree B) an annual herb
C) a perennial herb D) a shrub
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a perennial herb

Explanation:

Plantain plant is a herb, because it does not have an aerial stem - what appears as a stem is really the leaves with sheathing bases. As the piant lives for several years it is called perennial herb

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Monocarpic plants are those that produce fruits ...............during the life of the plant

A) once B) thrice
C) many times D) twice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) once

Explanation:

Plants are of different types. Some grow well and then produce fruits before they die. In other words they fruit only once in their life. Such plants are said to be monocarpic. Other plants produce fruits every season. These are called polycarpic plants.

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