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Q:

From the following pairs, find the one which is correctly matched?

 

A) Scurvy- Thiamine B) Tuberculosis- ATS
C) Tetanus- BCG D) Malaria- Chloroquine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Malaria- Chloroquine

Explanation:

Chloroquine is a medication used to prevent and to treat malaria.

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Which part of Nervous system controls involuntary actions

A) Medulla oblongata B) Cerebellum
C) Hypothalamus D) Spinal cord
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Medulla oblongata

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The Vitamin required for the synthesis of nucleic acid is

A) Tocoferorl B) Folic acid
C) Cyanocobalamine D) Riboflavin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Folic acid

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Only male frog produce croacking sound because ____

A) Female frog have no larynx B) Female frog have larynx but no vocal cord
C) Male frog have three pair of vocal cord D) Male frog can magnify their voice with the help of sound box
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Female frog have no larynx

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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is 

A) peptidase B) amylase
C) lipase D) thrombokinase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thrombokinase

Explanation:

The clotting of blood is a chain reaction initiated by the enzyme Thrombokinase produced by the platelets. This causes Prothrombin and calcium salts in plasma to join and produce thrombin. Thrombin combines with Fibrinogen to produce Fibrin threads which entangles the corpuscles  to create a clot.

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Monocarpic plants are those that produce fruits ...............during the life of the plant

A) once B) thrice
C) many times D) twice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) once

Explanation:

Plants are of different types. Some grow well and then produce fruits before they die. In other words they fruit only once in their life. Such plants are said to be monocarpic. Other plants produce fruits every season. These are called polycarpic plants.

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Only movable bone in the skull

A) Occipital bone B) Frontal bone
C) Mandible D) Temporal bone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mandible

Explanation:

The skul contains the bones like Occipital bone, Frontal bone, Mandible, Temporal bone, Parietal bone. The mandible, or jaw bone, is the only movable bone of the skull, forming the temporomandibular joint with the temporal bone. The lower teeth are rooted into the mandible while the upper teeth are rooted in the two maxillae.

 

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Q:

Damage to hearing is caused by sounds which exceed

A) 70 decibels B) 80 decibels
C) 100 decibels D) 120 decibels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120 decibels

Explanation:

High frequency sound attacks the tympanic memberance and makes it defective. 120 decibels is too high a pitch to be heard and therefore it impairs the hearing ability.

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