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Q:

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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Q:

Oparin is known for his hypothesis on

A) origin of species B) origin of life
C) one germ one disease D) one gene one enzyme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) origin of life

Explanation:

A. J . Oparin was the first to propose the origin of life from inorganic chemical atoms like Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Carbon.

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Q:

Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the

A) acromion B) foramen
C) cancellous bone D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) acromion

Explanation:

Outward extension of the shoulder bone is called as the acromion.

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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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Q:

Improving muscular strength and endurance slows bone density loss.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

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Improving muscular strength and endurance slows bone density loss.

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Q:

Antigens 'A' and 'B' are absent in persons belong to blood group

A) 'O' B) 'A'
C) 'B' D) 'AB'
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 'O'

Explanation:
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Q:

Localized area of pus formation in the lungs is

A) Pulmonary embolism B) Pulmonary abscess
C) Pleurisy D) Pulmonary edema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pulmonary abscess

Explanation:

Pulmonary abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue. 

 

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Hence, Localized area of pus formation in the lungs is Pulmonary abscess.

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Q:

Nitrogenous Food is

A) Proteins B) Carbohydrates
C) Salts D) Lipids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Proteins

Explanation:

Here the Nitrogenous Food is Proteins.

Nitrogenous Food ::

The animal body is more than a machine. It requires fuel to enable it not only to work but also to live, even without working. A part of the food eaten must go to maintain the body

Nitrogenous food compounds are sometimes classed together under the name of proteins. These may be divided into proteids, gelatinoids, and extractives.

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