Question: When we eat something we like, our mouth waters. This is actually not water fluid secreted form
1. salivary glands
2. nasal glands
3. oval epithelium
4. tongue
Answer: 1
Question: Which one among the following groups of items contains only biodegradable items?
1. Wood, Grass, Leather
2. Wood, Grass, Plastic
3. Fruit peels, Lime juice, China clay cup
4. Lime juice, Grass, Polystyrene
Answer: 1
Question: Dog bite can cause rabies. Which among the following other animals can also cause rabies.
1. Bat
2. Donkey
3. Horse
4. Crocodile
Answer: 2
Question: Which of the following diseases are transmitted from one person to another?
1. Aids
2. Cirrhosis
3. Hepatitis
4. Syphilis
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. 1, 3, 4 only
2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: 1
Question: It has been observed that astronauts lose substantial quantity of calcium through urine during space flight. This is due to –
1. microgravity
2. hypergravity
3. intake of dehydrated food tablet
4. low temperature in cosmos
Answer: 1
Question: If we sprinkle common salt on an earthworm, it die due to –
1. osmotic shock
2. respiratory failure
3. toxic effect of salt
4. closure of pores of skin
Answer: 1
Question: Cutting and peeling of onions brings tears to the eyes because of the presence of –
1. Sulphur in the cell
2. Carbon in the cell
3. Fat in the cell
4. Aminoacid in the cell
Answer: 1
Question: The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. The plant is –
1. Neem
2. Eucalyptus
3. Cinnamon
4. Cinchona
Answer: 4
Question: The cat can survive fall from height much more than human or any other animal. It is because the cat-
1. also gets injury equally with other animal but has tremendous endurance, body resistance and speedy recovery
2. can immediately adjust itself to land on all four paws and bend the legs to absorb the impact of falling
3. has thick and elastic skin
4. has elastic bones
Answer: 1
Question: Development of Goitre (enlarged thyroid gland) is mainly due to deficiency of –
1. Sodium
2. Iodine
3. Calcium
4. Iron
Answer: 2
Question: To suspect HIV/AIDS in a young individual, which one among the following symptoms is mostly associated with?
1. Severe persistent headache
2. Long standing jaundice and chronic liver disease
3. Severe anaemia
4. Chronic diarrhoea
Answer: 1
Question: Which one of the following is not a mammal?
1. Shark
2. Dolphin
3. Seal
4. Whale
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following organelles is called ‘Atom bombs’?
1. Lysosome
2. Nucleolus
3. Golgi bodies
4. Microtubules
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following vertebrates lack exoskeleton?
1. Aves
2. Mammalia
3. Amphibia
4. Chondrichthyes
Answer: 4
Question: The contractile proteins in a muscle are
1. Myosin and Troponin
2. Actin and Myosin
3. Actin and Tropomyosin
4. Troponin and Tropomyosin
Answer: 2