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1. Where is glucose stored in the body?
bones
blood
organs
None of the above
2. Which is the Largest Organ in the Human Body?
Heart
Brain
Skin
Liver
3. The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient
calcium
sodium
iodine
iron
4. Organisms that feed on the excreta of other organisms are called
autotrophs
heterotrophs
coprophagous
saprotrophs
5. Nissil granules occur in
Eosinophil
Glial cell
Neuron
Lymphocyte
6. Amino acids can be distinguished from one another by
type of bond between the R group and the rest of the molecule
the number of R groups found on the amino acid molecules
the chemical properties of their R groups
the chemical properties of the amino and carboxyl groups
7. Conversion of Glycogen to Glucose is stimulated by
Insulin
Cortisol
Glucagon
Progesterone
8. Branch of biology in which we study about relationship between living and their environment
Physiology
Genetics
Ecology
Geology
9. In which of the following organelles does photosynthesis take place?
Miochondria
Chloroplast
Central Vacuole
Ribosome
10. Food wrapped in news paper is likely to get contaminated by
Magnesium
Alluminium
Lead
Copper
11. Cholesterol belongs to which class of molecules?
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids
Proteins
12. Genes are situated on _________
Chromosome
Mitochondria
Plastids
Ribosomes
13. Which of the following crops would be preffered for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen?
Wheat
Mustard
Sunflower
Gram
14. Branch of science which deal with the study of causative agent of disease is __________
Ecology
Etiology
Eugenics
Euthenics
15. Which of the following is not an enzyme?
Oxytocin
Trypsin
Pepsin
Ptyalin
16. When during the Cell Cycle are Chromosomes visible?
only during interphase
only during cell division
only during G1 phase
only during they are replicated
17. Which of the following statements best describes nutrient density?
Consume a variety of foods from MyPyramids ve major food groups every day.
Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories
Choose a number of diFerent foods within any given food group rather than the same old thing.
All the above
18. Where are Enzymes found?
food
human body
medicines
none
19. Voluntary muscles are contained in the .........
heart
hind limb
liver
lung
20. The process of bones increasing in width is known as
appositional growth
closing of the epiphyseal plate
concentric growth
long bones reaching adult length and width
21. What happens during the S-phase of the cell cycle?
cell division
cell growth
DNA replication
protein and enzyme synthesis
22. Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?
Centriole
Chloroplast
Central Vacuole
Mitochondria
23. What provides electrons for the light reactions?
Water
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Light
24. Origins of genetic variation
intragenic recombination
mutation
reticulation
All the above
25. Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands
Thymus
Parathyroid
Thyroid
Adrenal
26. Green pigment is called
Chlorophyll
Xanthophyll
Carotene
Phycobillin
27. The technique of DNA fingerprinting in human was developed for first time by _________
Lalji Singh
Alec Jeffreys
R. Ericson
J. Black
28. At what temperature do pathogenic bacteria grow best in food?
5 to 15 degrees Celsius
15 to 25 degrees Celsius
20 to 45 degrees Celsius
40 to 65 degrees Celsius
29. Finger like ends of the fallopian tubes are called
Fimbriae
Cysts
Papillae
Labia
30. ATP is a compound that is synthesized when
digestive enzymes break amino acids into smaller pieces
energy stored in nitrogen is released froming amino acids
energy is stored in chemical bonds is released during cellular respiration
chemical bonds between carbon atoms are formed by during photo synthesis
31. Best suited for areas subject to friction, the epithelial tissue is called as
transitional
simple columnar
straited squamous
areolar
32. An olfactory stimulus travels from receptor to
amygdala
pons
olfactory bulb
thalamus
33. Antisnake venom is prepared by
Pasteur institute
Hoffkine's institute
Birla's Institute
Indian science Institute
34. Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to
tetanus
mumps
pyorrhoea
ulcers
35. Which structure is not part of the Endomembrane System?
Chloroplast
Plasma membrane
Nuclear envelope
Golgi apparatus
36. Man has _____ pairs of salivary glands
3
4
6
8
37. Which of the following serve as antibodies?
Proteins
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids
38. Which of the following does not influence haemoglobin saturation?
Nitric oxide
Carbon dioxide
Temperature
DPG
39. Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are
Exteroceptors
Proprioceptors
Interoceptors
Mechanoreceptors
40. Where in the cell are chromosomes located?
mitochondria
DNA
RNA
Nucleus
41. Cells with similar markers stick together and function as
Organs
Tissues
Systems
Organisms
42. Genes contain instructions for assembling what?
Amino acids
Proteins
Nucleotides
All of the above
43. How many pints of blood in the human body?A) 6 - 8 B) 10 - 12C) 8 - 10 D) 5 - 7
6 8
10 12
8 10
5 7
44. What part of the body controls balance?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla oblangata
Amygdala
45. How many chromosomes are in a human gamete?
23
46
92
102
46. What process immediately preceeded protein synthesis at the ribosome?
transcription
replication
translation
duplication
47. Genes are made of
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Nucleotides
48. What color is Lobster blood?
Blue
White
Red
Colourless
49. Which of these does not contain a structural protein?
Tendons
Ovalbumin
Muscles
Ligaments
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