1. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the Vitamin C?
Correct : B. Vitamin C is the only vitamin which is also a hormone.
2. Which of the following tests is used for the diagnosis of ‗Colour-Blindness‘ in people ?
Correct : A. Ishihara Test
3. Which of the following artificial sweeteners is not broken down by the body and therefore it
is non-caloric (no-calorie sweetener) :
Correct : C. Sucralose
4. The Science of using mechanical devices with human muscle skeleton and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control lost by trauma, disease or defect is called:
Correct : B. Biomechatronics
5. Consider the following:
Waste products
HormonesIons
Circulation of blood is responsible for transport of which among the above in our bodies?
Correct : D. 1, 2 & 3
6. Which among the following is not among Micronutrients required for plants?
Correct : B. Magnesium
7. Why do the bacteria develop resistance after slowly being exposed to a particular antibiotic?
Due to mutation in genes
Due to Horizontal Gene Transfer
Due to Vertical Gene Transfer
Choose the correct option:
Correct : B. Only 1 & 2
8. If a person wants to increase the level of good Cholesterol in his / her body, which among the following you would advise?
1. Increase the use of trans fatty acids in diet
2. Stop smoking
3. Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids
Choose the correct option:
Correct : C. Only 2 & 3
9. How does calcium carbide ripen mangoes?
Correct : A. It reacts with moisture and releases Ethylene
10. Which among the following is the edible part in Rice?
Correct : C. Endosperm
11. Late Hargobind Khorana had received Nobel Prize in physiology in 1968, for work on which among the following?
Correct : C. Interpretation of the genetic code
12. A person with ―Bombay Blood group‖ can receive blood from a person who is from____?
Correct : D. None of them
13. What is the average life of the Red Blood corpuscles?
Correct : A. 100-120 days
14. Daps one‖ immunotherapy is related to which among the following diseases?
Correct : C. Leprosy
15. What is PRINT (Particle Replication in Non-wetting Templates) Technology ?
Correct : C. It‘s a new technology related to synthesis of artificial blood
16. The vaccine of which of the following diseases was not included in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) initiated by the Government of India in 1978?
Correct : C. Measles
17. The term Cyberknife is most closely associated with which among the following?
Correct : B. Cancer Surgery
18. Deposition of which among the following in the joints, causing inflammation is reason of Gout, one of the forms of arthritis?
Correct : D. Uric Acid
19. The phenomenon in which seeds germinate and seedlings grow while still attached to their mother plant before dropping down to establish themselves or be transported elsewhere, is most commonly found in which among the following plants?
Correct : B. Rhizophora
20. The hormonal activities of which of the following substances were discovered while studying ―foolish seedling‖ disease in rice?
Correct : D. Gibberellin
21. The useful part of Zingiber officinale is ____?
Correct : B. Rhizome
22. Beta-Keratin is found in which among the following in abundance?
Correct : B. Reptiles
23. Antipyretic medicines are used for which among the following purposes?
Correct : A. In fever
24. A health problem which is characterized by inability of the bone marrow to produce the red blood cells is placed in which among the following groups?
Correct : B. Aplastic Anemia
25. In context with the connective tissues, which among the following connect join Bones to Bones?
Correct : A. Ligaments
26. Brachytherapy is commonly used as an effective treatment for cervical, prostate, breast, and skin cancer in many parts of the world. Why Brachytherapy is an offshoot of which among the following forms of Cancer Treatment?
Correct : A. Radiotherapy
27. From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, which of the following set of animals
is a correct sequence of evolution?
Correct : D. Echidna, Kangaroo, Whale
28. Which among the following live tissues of the Human Eye does not have blood vessels?
Correct : B. Cornea
29. Which among the following is involved in the Research on Desert Flora and Fauna?
Correct : A. CAZRI
30. The Indian Pipe Plant or Monotrapa can be best placed in which among the following groups?
Correct : B. Saprophyte
31. The monocarpic plants produce flowers only ________?
Correct : C. Once in lifetime
32. Which among the following is the correct meaning of Phyllotaxy?
Correct : B. The manner of arrangement of leaves in stem or branch
33. In which of the following insects, a pigment called luciferin is found?
Correct : B. Firefly
34. A plant belonging to which of the following groups would show least adaptation to marine water?
Correct : C. Angiosperms
35. A treatment with which among the following plant hormones would prevent water loss from the plant leaves, by reducing transpiration, in times of low water availability?
Correct : B. Abscisic Acid
36. A tablet of which among the following Vitamins should be advised to be used after purification of water by Iodine as a disinfectant?
Correct : C. Vitamin C
37. Who among the following scientists is known for devising four criteria designed to establish
a causal relationship between a causative microbe and a disease?
Correct : D. Robet Koch
38. A combination of several medicines called SHREZ is used in the treatment of which among
the following diseases?
Correct : C. Tuberculosis
39. The most popular Zero Calorie sugar substitutes in the market are made up of Sucralose, as an artificial sweetner. Why sucralose does not have calories?
Correct : D. Because Sucralose is not digested in the body
40. As per the WHO definition, within how many days of the termination of pregnancy, the death of a woman is counted in the Maternal Mortality?
Correct : B. 42 Days
41. Consider the following statements:
1. For some diseases like Malaria and Denue, techniques of Population suppression of Vectors is favored over the disease resistance techniques
2. RIDL is a Population suppression technique.
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
Correct : C. Both 1 & 2 are correct
42. Which among the following have been found to produce a protein called Defensin-1, which
has been found potential to develop drugs for antibiotic resistant bacteria?
Correct : C. Honey bee
43. The Gram Positive Bacteria can be identified by the Gram staining because of the following
reasons?
Correct : B. The Cells walls have more Peptidoglycan compared to Lipids
44. The Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is commonly known as _______?
Correct : B. Mad Cow Disease
45. Consider the following statements about Archaeopteryx:
1. Archaeopteryx was the earliest and most primitive bird known, when it was found in Germany in late 19th century
2. The discovery of Archaeopteryx put an end to the debate that Birds originated from Dinosaurs or the archosaurian reptiles.
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
Correct : A. Only 1 is correct
46. The natural Pacemaker in the Human Heart is located in the SA node which is present in which among the following chambers?
Correct : A. Right Auricle
47. Consider the following statements regarding the GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) and LMO (Living Modified Organism):
GMO are essentially dead , while the LMO are alive and can grow
GMO are patentable, while LMO are not patentable
GMO are modified using Genetic Engineering, while LMO are modified by other technologies.
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
Correct : D. None of them is correct
48. Overdose of antibiotics will cause the suppression of synthesis of which among the
following vitamins in human body?
Correct : D. Biotin
49. Who among the following first synthesized ―gene‖ in a laboratory ?
Correct : B. Hargobind Khorana
50. Which among the following is correct definition of Bacteriophage?
Correct : B. A Virus that destroys Bacteria
51. A particular cell organelle is sometimes referred certain enzymes that can break down the cell components or even the whole cell. which one of the following is such an organelle ?
Correct : A. Lysosome
52. The disorder ―Pityriasis simplex capillitii ‖ is most commonly known as which among the
following?
Correct : B. Dandruff
53. What is the number of the Chromosomes affected by Turner syndrome?
Correct : B. 45
54. Ornithophily refers to the pollination through which among the following?
Correct : C. Birds
55. The insect ―Apis mellifera‖ is commonly known as which among the following?
Correct : C. Honey Bee
56. Which among the following element in the human body / organ makes the main basis of working of the MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)?
Correct : B. Hydrogen
57. The term ―Halitosis‖ denotes which among the following?
Correct : B. bad breathe
58. The term ―Gypsophils‖ is associated with the people who have liking for which among the
following?
Correct : A. Vultures
59. Bubo bubo is the scientific name of which of the following species?
Correct : D. Owl
60. Which among the following Vitamin is added to the milk in some countries as it is lost
during the process of Fat Removal (Skimming)?
Correct : A. Vitamin A
61. Consider the following statements:
1. All kinds of Color Blindness are result of Genetic disorders
2. All kinds of Night Blindness are result of malnutrition
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
Correct : D. Neither 1 nor 2 are correct
62. Which among the following diseases is very rare in women compared to the men affected with the same disorder?
Correct : B. Color blindness
63. Which among the following disease has the minimum incubation period, comparing to other
ones?
Correct : B. Influenza
64. Deficiency of Vitamin D leads to lack of absorption of which of the following minerals?
Correct : C. Calcium
65. Which among the following indicates Vitamin B12?
Correct : C. Cobalamine
66. Hodophobia is the fear of which of the following?
Correct : B. Travel
67. ―Pratham‖ the first animal born in 1990 by the IVF (In vitro Fertilization) at the National
Dairy Research Institute, Karnal was a ________ ?
Correct : B. Buffalo
68. Genetic Modification (GM) technique RIDL was in news. RIDL is being developed for
combating which of the following disease?
Correct : B. Malaria
69. Which among the following acid is NOT a Vitamin ?
Correct : B. Oleic Acid
70. Which among the following is found in a Bacteriophage?
Correct : D. Either RNA or DNA
71. The correct group of animals that suffer from the ―Foot & Mouth ‖ disease is as follows:
Correct : D. Cattle, Sheeps and Pigs
72. Turmeric belongs to from which one of the following family of plants?
Correct : B. Ginger
73. For which of the following diseases first successful vaccination was devloped (it is caused
by Variola virus)?
Correct : C. Small pox
74. In which of the following era began the Self replicating RNA molecules on Earth ?
Correct : A. Basin Era
75. What fraction of Body‘s calcium is stored in Bones and teeth?
Correct : D. 99%
76. Which among the following is NOT a true bast fiber?
Correct : D. Cotton
77. The metals in which among the following groups are required in maximum quantities in a living organism?
Correct : C. Pottassium,Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium
78. which among the following helps to determine the character of a cell?
Correct : C. Genes
79. Consider the following statements:
1. Color blindness is more common in men
2. Color blindness is an X-linked recessive trait
3. If both the X chromosomes are defective, a woman may have color blindness
Which among the above statements are correct?
Correct : D. all are correct
80. What name has been given to the fear of crossing roads?
Correct : D. Agyrophobia
81. What is the average life of Red Blood cells in our body?
Correct : C. 100-120 days
82. Which of the following plant growth hormone was recognized by Japanese scientists?
Correct : B. Gibberellins
83. Which among the following does not fall in the category of morbid fear or Phobia?
Correct : B. Photophobia
84. Which among the following is the correct location of pyloric sphincter in human body?
Correct : C. between Stomach and duodenum
85. Consider the following statements:
Both Cochlea and Vestibular system are parts of Internal ear
Only Cochlea makes the auditory system of human body
None of the malleus, incus, and stapes are found in the internal ear.
Which among the above statements are correct ?
Correct : C. 1 & 3
86. Consider the following statements:
1. Oxygen as well as most Carbon dioxide are transported by Red Blood cells
2. Iron is required for transportation of Oxygen as well as Carbon Dioxide
3. Both Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide bind with Hemoglobin
Which among the above statements are correct ?
Correct : D. 3 only
87. In which of the following, the cellular power plants – Mitochondria are absent ?
Correct : C. Bacteria
88. Which among the following is essential gene material ?
Correct : C. DNA
89. Which among the following is the smallest Human Chromosome?
Correct : D. Chromosome 21
90. Consider the following statements:
1. Most antigens are Proteins or lipids
2. Lipids work as antigens if they combine with Proteins or polysaccharides
3. Most vaccines contain antigens.
Which among the above statements are correct?
Correct : C. 2 & 3 only
91. Which among the following group represents the most commonly found cancers in the world?
Correct : A. Carcinoma
92. Anesthesia which allows patients to undergo surgery without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience, has been practiced by man since ancient times. Which among the following plant is the most ancient source of anesthesia preparations?
Correct : A. Opium (poppy)
93. It has been demonstrated by the scientists that, certain wines such as Red Wine posses health benefits because they contain antioxidants, which work in the body as Free Radical Scavengers and slow the oxidation of other molecules by capturing the free radicals. Which among the following is the most common antioxidant found in Red Wine?
Correct : C. Polyphenol
94. Biologists have been able to demonstrate the hearing and sound sensory mechanism through the acoustico-lateralis system in which of the following vertebrates ?
Correct : C. fishes
95. The Red color of Red wine is mainly because of _____?
Correct : B. Pigments
96. What is RuBisCO?
Correct : B. An Enzyme
97. Which of the following part of the body stores Vitamin A, Vitamin D as well as Vitamin B12?
Correct : B. Liver
98. Which of the following organ in human body produces albumin, one of the major components of blood serum?
Correct : B. Liver
99. Which among the following is the only internal human organ which can regenerate?
Correct : C. Liver
100. Horses can also digest cellulose from grasses because _______?