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Q1. The centres for balancing and hearing lie respectively, in the
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Q2. When dust gets into the eye, the part that be inflamed and pink is the
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Q3. The expulsion of milk from the breast during suckling is brought about by
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Q4. The sex of a child is determined
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Q5. Insufficient dietary iodine causes a/an
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Q6. The gland that contains the body's thermostat is
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Q7. Patients who excrete large quantities of sodium in the urine have
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Q8. Because the cells of islets of Langerhans are worn out completely, one would expect to find a
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Q9. Acetyl CoA, a common key compound in intermediary metabolism, is produced in the body by 1 . b-oxidation of fatty acids 2. anaerobic breakdown of glucose 3. breakdown of glucose under aerobic conditions 4. breakdown of anti-ketogenic amino acids
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Q10. The movement of eggs from the ovaries to the uterus proceeds through the
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Q11. Fertilisation occurs normally in the
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Q12. The destruction of mucous membrane of the uterus and consequent bleeding that occurs periodically in females of primates is
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Q13. The period that marks the physiological cessation of the menstrual flow and consequently the end of the child-bearing period is referred to as
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Q14. The most likely period in which a woman may conceive is
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Q15. Ovulation generally occurs
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Q16. In males, testes are contained in scrotal sacs because
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Q17. The average length of human pregnancy is
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Q18. Monozygotic twins are
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Q19. Agents that cause birth defects are
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Q20. Following fertilisation, implantation usually occurs
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Q21. When a child is born, its blood
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Q22. The possibility of fraternal twins occurs
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Q23. The operation to sterilize males is called
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Q24. Bull semen for the purpose of artificial insemination is stored in
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Q25. Every living individual, born through sexual reproduction, is single-celled in its earliest life history. This cell is called
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Q26. A spore is
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Q27. Some plants flower only once in their lifetime. They are called
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Q28. Which one of the following plants has the largest flower
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Q29. Pollination by insects is called
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Q30. The fusion of a male gamete with an egg is called
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Q31. A true fruit develops from the
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Q32. Which one of the following bear the smallest seeds?
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Q33. Which one of the following is a true fruit?
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Q34. Fruit development without fertilisation is called
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Q35. When male and female flowers are borne on different plants, the plant is said to be
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Q36. The dry fruit chilgoza is obtained from
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Q37. Which one of the following is not a fruit?
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Q38. The pollen grains in plants are produced in the
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Q39. Jhum is
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Q40. The age of a tree can be found by
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Q41. Secondary growth in plants refers to the
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Q42. Hydroponics is related with
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Q43. Which of the following plant hormones controls fruit ripening?
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Q44. Seed donuancy can be broken by treating the seeds with
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Q45. An observer claimed in the late 17th century that he could see inside the human spermatozoon a miniature figure of man-a "humunculus"-which would grow into a full-sized man in due course of time. This was referred to as the theory of
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Q46. A person who is associated with undue and extreme suspicion and a progressive tendency to regard the whole world in a framework of delusions is indeed a victim of
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Q47. The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources is located at
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Q48. Which one of the following scientists is known as the father of modern genetics?
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Q49. Genes control heredity in man and other organisms. This gene is
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Q50. Organisms which have similar external appearance with reference to a particular character are called