1. How many bones are there in the human body?

(a)187
(b) 287
(c) 206
(d) 306
2. Dinosaurs were
(a)mammals that became extinct
(b)large herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species
(c)egg-laying mammals
(d)reptiles that became extinct
3. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with
(a) removal of excess salts
(b) excretion of nitrogenous wastes
(c) thermoregulation
(d)sex-attraction
4. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections in the human body is
(a)vitamin A
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C
(d) vitamin D
5. The normal RBC count in adult male is
(a) 4 million
(b) 6 million
(c) 3 million
(d) 7 million
6. Which of the following is the sweetest sugar?
(a)Sucrose
(b)Glucose
(c)Fructose
(d)Maltose
7. The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in
(a)1991
(b)1995
 (c)1997
(d)2001
8. Tetanus is caused by
(a)Clostridium
(b)Virus
(c)Bacteriophage
(d)Salmonella
9. Vitamin E Is particularly important for
(a)development of teeth
(b)carbohydrate metabolism
(c)normal activity of sex glands
(d)general health of epithelial tissues
10. Birds usually have a single
(a) Kidney
(b) Lung
(c) Testis
(d) Ovary
11. Blood pressure is controlled by
(a)Adrenal gland
(b)Thyroid gland
(c)Thymus
(d)Corpus Luteum
12. The carbon dioxide content in the air that we exhale is about
(a)4%
(b) 8%
(c) 12%
(d) 16%
13. Maximum harm to a tree is caused by
(a)Loss of half of its leaves
(b)loss of all leaves
(c)loss of half of Its branches
(d)loss of its bark
14. Mineral constituent of chlorophyll is
 (a)Iron
(b)Magnesium
(c)Calcium
(d)Potassium
15. Which of the part of tongue bears cells for sour taste?
(a)Front
(b)Back
(c)Sides
(d)Middle
16. The deficiency of Vitamin B causes
(a)Scurvy
(b)Dermatitis
(c)Beri Beri
(d)Phynoderma
17. In which vertebrate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood gets mixed?
(a)Fish
(b)Amphibian
(c)Bird
(d)Mammal
18. The large amount of sugar present in human blood is
(a)sucrose
(b)glucose
(c)fructose
(d)lactose
19. Which one of the following is a viral disease in man?
(a)Mumps
(b)plague
(c)Cholera
(d)Syphilis
20. The expansion for AIDS is
(a)Active Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
(b)Acquired Individual Disease Syndrome
(c)Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
 (d)Acquired Immuno Disease Syndrome
21. Bee Keeping is known as
(a)Sericulture
(b)Apiculture
(c)Aquaculture
(d)Agriculture
22. HYV refers to
(a)Hybrid yielding variety
(b)Human yellow virus
(c)High yielding variety
(d)Human yellow vaccine
23. Among the defects of eye the shortsightedness is called
(a)coma
(b)hypermetropia
(c)myopia
(d)astigmatism
24. Human cloning is permitted in Britain for the purpose of
(a)Reproduction
(b)Research
(c)Therapeutics
(d)Genetics
25. Pick out the viral disease among the following:
(a) Hepatitis (b) Meningitis (c) Arthritis (d) Nephritis
26. Dolly the World s First cloned animal was a
(a) sheep (b) cow (c) goat (d)pig
27. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of
(a)sugars (b) water (c) vitamins (d) enzymes
28. Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of
(a) riboflavin (b) thiamine (c) folic acid (d) niacin
29. For a healthy heart one needs to take a balanced diet adequate sleep and
(a)indulge in vigorous mental activities
(b)play games like carrom chess and cards
(c)do right amount of physical exercise
 (d) do sedentary work
30. AIDS is a/ an
(a)bacterial disease (b)viral disease (c)fungal disease (d)algal disease
31. Amoebic dysentery is caused by
(a)Entamoeba histolytic (b) Salmonella typhi (c)E coil (d)Streptococcus pyogenes
32. DNA test was developed by
(a)Dr. Alec Jeffreys (b)pr. V.K. Kashyap (c)Watson and Crick (d)Gregor Mendel
33. An ECG shows the functioning of the
(a) brain (b) heart (c) lungs (d) kidneys
34. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a)AIDS is retroviral disease
(b)AIDS is transmitted by homo and hetero-sexual contact
(c)AIDS was first recognised in USA in 1981
(d)AIDS causes ano-genital warts
35. 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
36. Cell or tissue death within a living body is called as
(a)Neutrophilia
(b)Nephrosis
(c)Necrosis
(d)Neoplasia
37. Insufficient blood supply In human body is referred as
(a)Ischemia
(b)Hyperemia
(c)Hemostasia
(d)Hemorrhage
38. Deep fried food materials are carcinogenic because they are rich in
(a)Fats
(b)Hydrocarbons
(c)Cooking oil
 (d)Nicotine
39. The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrhosis?
(a)Copper
(b) Lead
(c) Mercury
(d) Zinc
40. Typhoid is caused by
(a)Pseudomonas sp.
(b)Staphylococcus
(c)Bacillus
(d)Salmonella typhi
41. BCG immunization is for
(a)Measles
(b)Tuberculosis
(c)Diphtheria
(d)Leprosy
42. Besides carbohydrates a major source of energy in our food is constituted by
(a)Proteins
(b) Fats
(c)Minerals
(d) Vitamins
43. The limb bones of children become bent if there is deficiency of vitamin
(a)a
(b) b
(c)D
(d)E
44. A medicine which promotes the secretion of urine is called
(a)Adrenaline
(b)Monouretic
(c)Diuretic
(d)Triuretic
45. The chemicals released by one species of animals in order to attract the other members of the same
species are
(a)Hormones
 (b)Nucleic acids
(c)Pheromones
(d)Steroids
46. Jaundice is caused due to the infection of
(a)Brain
(b)Liver
(c)Kidney
(d)Spleen
47. The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal person is
(a)82
(b)92
(c)72
(d)98
48. EEC records the activity of
(a)heart
(b)lungs
(c)brain
(d)muscles
49. The colour of cow’s milk is slightly yellow due to the presence of
(a)Xanthophyll
(b) Riboflavin
(c)Ribulose
(d)Carotene
50. Which one of these is a communicable disease?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Arthritis
(d) Cancer
51. The concentration of which of the following decreases in anemia ?
(a)Hemoglobin
(b) Collagen
(c) Hyoglobin
(d) Myosin
52. Which of the following diseases usually spreads through air ?
 (a)Plague
(b) Typhoid
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Cholera
53. Cereals are a rich source of
(a)Starch
(b)Glucose
(c)Fructose
(d)Maltose
54. Small Pox is caused by
(a)Rubeola Virus
(b)Variola Virus
(c)Varicella
(d)Myxovirus
55. Respiration process requires
(a)heat
(b)water
(c)oxygen
(d)sunlight
56. A vitamin requires cobalt for its activity. The vitamin is
(a)Vitamin B12
(b)Vitamin D
(c)Vitamin B2
(d)Vitamin A
57. Plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells is made up of
(a)Phospholipid
(b)Lipoprotein
(c)Phospholipo-protein
(d)Phospho-protein
58. Which one of the following is also called the power plants of the cell?
(a)Golgi body
(b)Mitochondrion
(c)Ribosome
(d)Lysosome
59. What is the chemical name of vinegar?
(a)Citric acid
(b)Acetic acid
(c)Pyruvic acid
(d)Malic acid
60. Animals living in the three trunks are known as
(a)Arboreal
(b) Volant
(c) Amphibious
(d) Aquatics
61. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood?
(a)All the arteries constrict
(b)All the arteries dialates
(c)The RBCs agglutinate
(d)The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate
62. Ringworm is a disease.
(a)Bacterial
(b) Protozoan
(c) Viral
(d) Fungal
63. Pituitary gland is situated In
(a)the base of the heart
(b)the base of the brain
(c)the neck
(d)the abdomen
64. From which part of the plant is clove the commonly used spice obtained ?
(a)Fruit
(b)Flower bud
(c)Stem
(d)Root
65. Chewing gum is made from
(a)Resin
(b)Tannin
(c)Latex
 (d)Gum
66. The brain of human adult weighs about
(a)1200- 1300 gm
(b)1600 - 2000 gm
(c)500 -800 gm
(d)100-200 gm
67. Total number of bones In man is
(a) 206
(b) 300
(c) 306
(d) 270
68. Which of the following Snakes killed for its beautiful skin has been declared an endangered species ?
(a)Python
(b)King Cobra
(c)Russel Viper
(d)Krait
69. The colour of the eye depends upon the pigment present In
(a) cornea
(b) iris
(c) rods
(d) cones
70. The ability of the eye to see in the dark is due to the production of a purple pigment known as
(a) Carotene
(b) Rhodopsin
(c) Iodopsin
(d) Retinene
71. The vitamin most readily destroyed by heat is
(a)Riboflavin
(b)Ascorbic acid
(c)Tocopherol
(d)Thiamine
72. Which one of the following is not a vaccine?
(a) BCG
(b)Anti-rabies
 (c)Polio vaccine
(d)Progesterone
73. The disease that is caused by virus is
(a)Typhoid
(b) Cholera
(c) Common Cold
(d) Tetanus
74. The locomotory organ of Amoeba is
(a)Pseudopodia
(b)Parapodia
(c)Flagella
(d) Cilia
75. The number of chromosomes present in normal human being are
(a)23
(b) 46
(c) 22
(d) 48
76. An instrument for measuring blood pressure is called
(a)Barometer
(b)Spirometer
(c)Sphygmomanometer
(d)Haemocytometer
77. The term RH factor refers to
(a)Rhesus factor
(b)Rheumatoid factor
(c)Renal factor
(d)Rhombic factor
78. The discoverer of penicillin was
(a)Lord Lister
(b)Alexander Fleming
(c)Karl Landsteiner
(d)Walter Reed
79. 370 Blood groups were discovered by
(a)Altmann
 (b)Landsteiner
(c)Losch
(d)Ronald Ross
80. The animal which can tolerate more summer heat is
(a) Buffalo
(b) Cow
(c) Goat
(d) Donkey
81. According to Darwin s Theory of Evolution Jong necks in giraffes
(a)arose because of constant attempt to reach leaves on tall trees generation after generation
(b)do not give them any special advantage and is just an accident
(c)give them advantage in finding food because of which those with long necks survive
(d)is a result of the special weather prevalent in African Savannah
82. Rickets is the deficiency disease of Vitamin D in which the affected part is the
(a)skin
(b)hair
(c)bone
(d)blood
83. The dried flower buds are used as a spice in
(a)Cardamom
(b)Cinnamon
(c)Cloves
(d)Saffron