Question: An antibiotic used for treating tuberculosis is
1. Terramycin
2. Penicillin
3. Streptomycin
4. Polymixin
Answer: 3
Question: All germ cells or reproductive cells divide by the process of
1. Mitosis
2. Meiosis
3. Both mitosis and meiosis
4. Neither mitosis nor meiosis
Answer: 2
Question: Algae often float on surface of water during the day but sink down during the night due to
1. evolution and trapping of oxygen bubbles during the day in their photosynthesis
2. becoming light as they consume most of their food in the night
3. warming action of sun during the day
4. release of absorbed air by warming of water
Answer: 1
Question: A simple sequence in which the grass grows, a cow eats the grass, a human eats the cow, or drinks its milk, is an example of a
1. Food chain
2. Food web
3. Food cycle
4. Pyramid
Answer: 1
Question: A serious viral infection is transmitted from many wild and domesticated animals, including dogs, to man. The disease is known as
1. Plague
2. Smallpox
3. Influenza
4. Hydrophobia
Answer: 4
Question: A main function of the autonomic nervous system, which consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, is to
1. act as an inhibitory system for skeletal muscle
2. control the activity of a variety of secretory cells throughout the body
3. communicate between the two halves of the brain
4. control involuntary reflexes such as the knee-jerk response
Answer: 2
Question: A herbarium is
1. a collection of herbs in dried form
2. a garden with a varied collection of herbs
3. a garden with a collection of medical herbs
4. a centre for the preservation of dried specimens of plants
Answer: 4
Question: A disorder which is linked to the Y chromosome in humnas (holandric)will
1. only be expressed in males whose mothers were a carrier of the gene
2. never be passed from father to child
3. show a pattern of skipping generations in a family
4. be passed only from father to son
Answer: 4
Question: A dicot root shows
1. Large Path
2. Reduced or no pith
3. Endarch Xylem
4. Conjoint Bundles
Answer: 2
Question: A cancer that arises from the cells of the skin or he lining cells of the inner organs is named
1. Lymphoma
2. Carcinoma
3. Sarcoma
4. Leukemia
Answer: 2
Question: Wisdom teeth normally grow between the age of
1. 34-40
2. 17-30
3. 45-55
4. 10-17
Answer: 1
Question: Who are the main producers in an ecosystem?
1. Green Plants
2. Animals
3. Fungi and bacteria
4. Sometimes all the above
Answer: 1
Question: Which two organs/glands are affected by malaria ?
1. Lungs and heart
2. Spleen and liver
3. Kidneys and lungs
4. Heart and brain
Answer: 2
Question: Which tissue is responsible for the passage of water in plants?
1. Sclerenchyma
2. Xylem
3. Phloem
4. Collenchynatous cells
Answer: 2
Question: Which protein occurs abundantly in eggs?
1. Keratin
2. Albumin
3. Collagen
4. Haemoglobin
Answer: 2
Question: Which part of the human body coordinates the functions of various organs?
1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Brain
4. Kidneys
Answer: 3
Question: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
1. Chloroplast-storage of enzymes
2. Peroxisomes-cellular transporation
3. Nucleolus-site of ribosomal subunit sysnthesis
4. Lysosomes-power house of cell
Answer: 3