General Science-86

1.     Which of the following find use in the manufacture of candle?
a Bees wax
b Spermaceti wax
C Lanodin Wax
d Paraffin wax

2.     Genes are located on:

a.     Mitochondria

b.    Chromosomes

c.     Plastids

d.     Nuclear membrane

3.     Golgi apparatus is most abundantly found in:

a.     Muscle cells

b.    Nerve cells

c.     Pancreatic cells

d.     Erythrocytes

4.     D N A differs from R N A in having:

a.     Uracil

b.     Adenine

c.     Thymine

d.     Cytosine

5.     Hydrophobia is caused by:

a.     Acute virus

b.    Bacteria

c.     Rabies virus

d.     Varoa virus

6.     A nucleoprotein resembling eukaryotic chromosome is:

a.    Virus

b.     Lipoprotein

c.     Permease

d.     Biloprotein

7.     The discovery of crystal dynamics is associated for?

a.     J. C. Bose

b.     C. Ramanujam

c.     C. V. Raman

d.     Hargovind Khurana

8.     Drinking soda is:

a.     Neutral

b.     An oxidising agent

c.     Acidic in nature

d.     Basic in nature

9.     D. N. A. Deoxyribonucleic acid is concentrated in the:

a.    Chromatin

b.     Nucleoplasm

c.     Microsome

d.     Cell wall

10.  The acid present in lemons and oranges is:

a.     Acetic acid

b.     Hydrochloric acid

c.     Citric acid

d.     Oxalic acid

11.  In a normal man the amount of blood put out by the heart per minute is about:

a.     1 litres

b.     2 litres

c.     3 litres

d.     5 litres

12.  20% of the total volume of the blood is stored up in the:

a.     Heart

b.    Liver

c.     Spleen

d.     Lungs

13.  Insulin controls the metabolism of:

a.     Hormones

b.     Proteins

c.     Sugars

d.     Fats

14.  The cell is considered to be the fundamental living unit because:

a.     It is the smallest part of organism that is visible under the microscope

b.     The biologist cannot test experimentally a smaller unit of material

c.     The organism is composed of cells

d.     It is the smallest amount of material that exhibits growth, metabolism, self regulation and self-reproduction

15.  One of the following pigments protect plants from harmful effect of ultraviolet rays, is:

a.    Chlorophyll

b.    Carotenoid

c.     Phycocyanin

d.     Phycoerythrin

16.  Pyorrhoea is a disease of:

a.     Liver

b.     Lungs

c.     Intestines

d.     Teeth

17.  Bacteria do not need sunlight to grow because:

a.     They make their food without light

b.     They use other kinds of light for manufacturing their food

c.     They are incapable of manufacturing their own food

d.     They like darkness

18.  Total water content in soil is known as:

a.     Echard

b.     Chresard

c.     Apostrophe

d.     Holard

19.  Which of the following disease is caused by a fungus?

a.     Mumps

b.     Trichinosis

c.     Hookworm infestation

d.     Ringworm infestation

20.  Acupuncture is a technique:

a.     To correct a tube puncture

b.     To subside the pain

c.     To cure certain diseases, e.g., arthritis, rheumatism, etc.

d.     For operation and removal of a body part

21.  Putrefaction involves:

a.    Anaerobic degradation of proteins bacteria

b.     Aerobic breakdown of proteins

c.     Degradation of carbohydrates

d.     Degradation of fats

22.  Supersonic jets cause pollution by thinning of :

a.     Sulphur dioxide layer

b.     Carbon dioxide layer

c.     Ozone layer

d.     All of these

23.  The association of nodule bacteria with the roots of legumes is called as:

a.     Parasitism

b.    Symbiosis

c.     Epiphytism

d.      Saprophytism