The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is

Q1811. The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is
(a) Diastase (b) Maltase
(c) Invertase (d) Zymase
Ans: (d)
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Q1812. The medical term used for the sleeplessness is
(a) Somnambulism
(b) Insomnia
(c) Hallucination
(d) Nyctinuria
Ans: (b)
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Q1813. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a therapy used
(a) to cure lung cancer
(b) to cure AIDS
(c) to cure fractures in bones
(d) to detect antibodies and hormones present in the blood samples
Ans: (d)
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Q1814. Which one of the following is not a true fish ?
(a) Silver fish
(b) Saw fish
(c) Hammer fish
(d) Sucker fish
Ans: (a)
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Q1815. The age of a tree can be determined more or less accurately by
(a) counting the number of branches
(b) measuring the height of the tree
(c) measuring the diameter of the trunk
(d) counting the number of rings in the trunk
Ans: (d)
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Q1816. Who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award (Ratna) for the year 2007 ?
(a) Dev Anand
(b) Rekha
(c) Dilip Kumar
(d) Shabana Azmi
Ans: (*)
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Q1817. Which one of the following creatures has maximum number of ribs ?
(a) Crocodile
(b) Snake
(c) Ray fish
(d) Flying mammal
Ans: (b)
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Q1818. Which one of the following is related to Silviculture ?
(a) Culture of Hilsa
(b) Culture of silver carp
(c) Culture of oil-producing plants
(d) Forest crops
Ans: (d)
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Q1819. The colour of human skin is produced by
(a) Haemoglobin(b) Insulin
(c) Adrenaline (d) Melanin
Ans: (d)
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Q1820. Which is the anti-coagulant substance in blood?
(a) Fibrinogen (b) Heparin
(c) Thrombin (d) Globin
Ans: (b)
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Q1821. Deficiency of Vitamin B6 in man causes
(a) rickets (b) scurvy
(c) beri-beri (d) anaemia
Ans: (d)
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Q1822. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer from the code given below :
List-I (Discoverer)
p. Jenner
q. Watson
r. Landsteiner
s. Flemming List-II (Discoveries)
1. blood grouping
2. penicillin
3. vaccination
4. double helix
(a) p – 3, q – 1, r – 2, s – 4
(b) p – 3, q – 4, r – 2, s – 1
(c) p – 3, q – 4, r – 1, s – 2
(d) p – 3, q – 2, r – 4, s – 1
Ans: (c)
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Q1823. The number of chambers in a human heart is
(a) Four (b) Two
(c) Three (d) Five
Ans: (a)
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Q1824. Which of the following is correct about cold blooded animals ?
(a) Their blood remains cold all the time
(b) Their body temperature changes in accordance with the atmosphere
(c) Their body temperature remains constant all the time
(d) They kill all the animals they come across
Ans: (b)
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Q1825. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with
(a) removal of excess salts
(b) excretion of nitrogenous wastes
(c) thermoregulation
(d) sex-attraction
Ans: (c)
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Q1826. The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in
(a) 1991 (b) 1995
(c) 1997 (d) 2001
Ans: (c)
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Q1827. Blood pressure is controlled by
(a) Adrenal gland
(b) Thyroid gland
(c) Thymus
(d) Corpus Luteum
Ans: (a)
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Q1828. Which of the part of tongue bears cells for sour taste ?
(a) Front (b) Back
(c) Sides (d) Middle
Ans: (c)
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Q1829. Which one of the following is a viral disease in man ?
(a) Mumps (b) plague
(c) Cholera (d) Syphilis
Ans: (a)
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Q1830. Among the defects of eye, the shortsightedness is called
(a) coma
(b) hypermetropia
(c) myopia
(d) astigmatism
Ans: (c)
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Q1831. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of
(a) sugars (b) water
(c) vitamins (d) enzymes
Ans: (b)
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Q1832. Amoebic dysentery is caused by
(a) Entamoeba histolytica
(b) Salmonella typhi
(c) E. coli
(d) Streptococcus pyogenes
Ans: (a)
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Q1833. If the radius of blood vessels of a person decreases his/her blood pressure will
(a) increase (b) decrease
(c) remain unaffected
(d) increase for males and decrease for females
Ans: (a)
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Q1834. The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrbosis?
(a) Copper (b) Lead
(c) Mercury (d) Zinc
Ans: (a)
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Q1835. The limb bones of children become bent if there is deficiency of vitamin
(a) A (b) B1
(c) D (d) E
Ans: (c)
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Q1836. The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal person is
(a) 82 (b) 92
(c) 72 (d) 98
Ans: (c)
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Q1837. The concentration of which of the following decreases in anaemia ?
(a) Haemoglobin(b) Collagen
(c) Hyoglobin (d) Myosin
Ans: (a)
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Q1838. Respiration process requires
(a) heat (b) water
(c) oxygen (d) sunlight
Ans: (c)
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Q1839. What is the chemical name of vinegar ?
(a) Citric acid
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Pyruvic acid
(d) Malic acid
Ans: (b)
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Q1840. Pituitary gland is situated in
(a) the base of the heart
(b) the base of the brain
(c) the neck
(d) the abdomen
Ans: (b)