Question 1. Information about local flora can be obtained from _______.
(A) Planetarium
(B) Sanitarium
(C) Auditorium
(D) Herbarium
Question 2. Which of the following is of organic origin?
(A) Topaz
(B) Ruby
(C) Emerald
(D) Coral
Question 3. Gavialis crocodile are mostly found in________.
(A) Cauvery
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Ganga
Question 4. Which date is known as ‘Diabetes Day’?
(A) Cauvery
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Ganga
Question 5. Which of the following leguminous plant is also a petro-plant?
(A) Pongam
(B) Gram
(C) Pea
(D) Pigeon-pea
Question 6. The first bio-diesel plant of the country is being established in _________.
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Question 7. Which of the following plant is used for ‘bio-diesel’?
(A) Jatropha curcas
(B) Senna
(C) White carrot
(D) Sugarcane
Question 8. Which one of the following is a biodiesel plant?
(A) Java grass
(B) Jatropha
(C) Rosha grass
(D) Guggal
Question 9. In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable biofuel can be obtained from _______.
(A) Wheat
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Rice
(D) Potato
Question 10. We obtain chilgoza from the seed of species _________.
(A) Cedar
(B) Cycas
(C) Palm
(D) Pine
Question 11. The yellow colour of human urine is due to a pigment called ________.
(A) Phenolichrome
(B) Haemochrome
(C) Urochrome
(D) Cytochrome
Question 12. Which of the following elements is present in chlorophyll?
(A) Manganese
(B) Magnesium
(C) Copper
(D) Iron
Question 13. Which one of the following is not properly matched?
(A) An inbuilt time keeping the system in all organisms – Biomass
(B) A process by which living organisms break down complex matter into simpler constituents – Bio-degradation
(C) A diagnostic test to detect the presence or absence of genetic disorders in unborn Amniocentesis
(D) Gene splicing and Recombinant DNA technology – Genetic Engineering
Question 14. What is the role of anti-oxidants in human system?
(A) They activate certain genes which delay the ageing process
(B) They protect cells against the effects of free radicals
(C) They prevent excessive oxidation of carbohydrates, protein and fat
(D) They promote vitamin synthesis
Question 15. E.E.G. is done to record the working of ________.
(A) Kidney
(B) Brain
(C) Lungs
(D) Heart
Question 16. Which one of the following organs will not feel any pain on being pricked by a needle?
(A) Eye
(B) Heart
(C) Brain
(D) Skin
Question 17. Diseases of inner parts of the human body are diagnosed through ___________.
(A) Crestograph
(B) Gyroscope
(C) Endoscope
(D) Cardiograph
Question 18. When doctor tells a person that he/she has been affected with tetraplagia, it means that he/she is suffering from paralysis of _________.
(A) Both hands and both legs
(B) His both legs only
(C) Left hand only
(D) Right hand only
Question 19. In living beings, nutrition, respiration and synthesis are the three major aspects of _________.
(A) Self-perpetuation
(B) Reproduction
(C) Metabolism
(D) Growth
Question 20. Another name of artificial silk is ___________.
(A) Nylon
(B) Fibre Glass
(C) Decron
(D) Rayon
Question 21. Silk is made by __________.
(A) Collagen
(B) Keratin
(C) Elastin
(D) Fibrin
Question 22. Which one of the following plant fibre is obtained from the stem?
(A) Kapak
(B) Sun hemp
(C) Coir
(D) Cotton
Question 23. Which organism among these breaths from skin?
(A) Cockroach
(B) Frog
(C) Pigeon
(D) Fish
Question 24. Frogs are cold-blooded animals ___________.
(A) True
(B) False
(C) None of the above
(D) All of the above
Question 25. During the metamorphosis of frog ___________.
(A) Intestine is shortened
(B) Skin becomes rough
(C) Ingestion of food is slowed down
(D) Hind legs disappear