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This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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Mendel failed to get linkage because |
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Answer» Mendel failed to get linkage because |
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The waxy substance which coats the surface of the auditory canal is produced by |
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Answer» The waxy substance which coats the surface of the auditory canal is produced by |
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In Tippo's classification the plants in which embryo is formed but in which true vascular tissues are absent were placed in : (1) Bryophyta (2) Filicineae (3) Gymnospermae (4) Angiospermae |
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During replication of the DNA does the number of chromosomes remains the same. |
| Answer» During replication of the DNA does the number of chromosomes remains the same. | |
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A taxon gets moved to the "Endangered" list from the _______ category. |
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Answer» A taxon gets moved to the "Endangered" list from the _______ category. |
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The amount of energy_______as we move up the trophic levels. |
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Answer» The amount of energy_______as we move up the trophic levels. |
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During systole |
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Answer» During systole |
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How many of the following vegetative propagules are subaerial stem modifications? Runner, Rhizome, Sucker, Tuber, Offset, Bulb. |
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Answer» How many of the following vegetative propagules are subaerial stem modifications? Runner, Rhizome, Sucker, Tuber, Offset, Bulb. |
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‘Mammalian thymus’ is mainly concerned with |
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Answer» ‘Mammalian thymus’ is mainly concerned with |
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What is the instrument that measures the amount of air inhaled and exhaled with each breath? |
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Answer» What is the instrument that measures the amount of air inhaled and exhaled with each breath? |
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In embryogenesis process, cell division increase the number of cells while cell differentiation help in |
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Answer» In embryogenesis process, cell division increase the number of cells while cell differentiation help in |
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An exception (deviation) to Mendelian law of independent assortment is |
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Answer» An exception (deviation) to Mendelian law of independent assortment is |
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DNA replication requires |
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Answer» DNA replication requires |
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What is the function of mucous gland present in the skin of a toad? |
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Answer» What is the function of mucous gland present in the skin of a toad? |
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What happens after double fertilisation? |
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Answer» What happens after double fertilisation? |
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Which one of the following secreted by posterior pituitary regulates water retention by the kidneys? |
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Answer» Which one of the following secreted by posterior pituitary regulates water retention by the kidneys? |
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Which of the following is a false statement regarding kingdom Protista? |
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Answer» Which of the following is a false statement regarding kingdom Protista? |
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What are the factors which are responsible for land degradation? |
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Answer» What are the factors which are responsible for land degradation? |
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Comment upon the role of the ear in maintaining the balance of the body and posture. |
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Answer» Comment upon the role of the ear in maintaining the balance of the body and posture. |
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The World Summit on Sustainable Development to reduce biodiversity losses at global and local levels was held in 2002 in ___. |
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Answer» The World Summit on Sustainable Development to reduce biodiversity losses at global and local levels was held in 2002 in ___. |
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The chemiosmotic theory for photophosphorylation was given by |
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Answer» The chemiosmotic theory for photophosphorylation was given by |
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Number of oxygen molecules required for glycolytic breakdown of one glucose molecule is |
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Answer» Number of oxygen molecules required for glycolytic breakdown of one glucose molecule is |
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When will you find maximum sugar in the blood of human? |
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Answer» When will you find maximum sugar in the blood of human? |
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The mung bean variety developed through induced mutations, possesses resistance to which disease(s)? |
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Answer» The mung bean variety developed through induced mutations, possesses resistance to which disease(s)? |
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It is believed that true chordates have evolved from the phylum ___ |
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Answer» It is believed that true chordates have evolved from the phylum ___ |
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Is raphe similar to an integument? |
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Answer» Is raphe similar to an integument? |
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what are the types of apomixis? |
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Answer» what are the types of apomixis? |
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A family consists of two parents and their five children and the pedigree chart below shows the inheritance fo the trait colour blindness in them. (a) Who is colour blind in the parents - the Father or the Mother? (b) How many daughters and how many sons have been born in the family? (c) What does the child 1 indicate about this trait? (d) On which chromosome is the gene of this trait located? (e) Name one other trait in humans which follows the similar pattern of inheritance. |
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Answer» A family consists of two parents and their five children and the pedigree chart below shows the inheritance fo the trait colour blindness in them. (a) Who is colour blind in the parents - the Father or the Mother? |
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Which of the following isotopes would be useful in finding the path of translocation of food? |
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Answer» Which of the following isotopes would be useful in finding the path of translocation of food? |
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Eukaryotic chromosomes are composed of |
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Answer» Eukaryotic chromosomes are composed of |
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Hypothalamus |
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Answer» Hypothalamus |
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Apperance of vegetative propagules from hte nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because (a) Nodes are shorter than (b) Nodes have meristematic cells (c) Nodes are located near the soil (d) Nodes have non-photosynthetic cells |
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Answer» Apperance of vegetative propagules from hte nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because |
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List 10 modern day animals and using the internet resources link it to a corresponding ancient fossil, Name both. |
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Answer» List 10 modern day animals and using the internet resources link it to a corresponding ancient fossil, Name both. |
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Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in ____A____ the male and the female gametophytes do not have _____B_____ existence. In above statements, fill A and B. |
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Answer» Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in ____A____ the male and the female gametophytes do not have _____B_____ existence. |
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Select correctly matched pair |
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Answer» Select correctly matched pair |
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List the organisms in which hepatic portal system is present. |
| Answer» List the organisms in which hepatic portal system is present. | |
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(a) What is an ecological pyramid? Compare the pyramids of energy, biomass and numbers. (b) Write any two limitations of ecological pyramids. [5] |
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Answer» (a) What is an ecological pyramid? Compare the pyramids of energy, biomass and numbers. (b) Write any two limitations of ecological pyramids. [5] |
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Discuss briefly the following (a) Radioactive wastes (b) Defunct ships and E-wastes (c) Municipal solid wastes |
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Answer» Discuss briefly the following (a) Radioactive wastes (b) Defunct ships and E-wastes (c) Municipal solid wastes |
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Select the appropriate words to fill in the blanks. |
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Answer» Select the appropriate words to fill in the blanks. |
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What is the role of catalyst in a chemical reaction |
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Answer» What is the role of catalyst in a chemical reaction |
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How does lactic acid accumulation cause muscle fatigue? |
| Answer» How does lactic acid accumulation cause muscle fatigue? | |
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Most living organisms cannot survive at the temperature above 450C How are some microbes able to live in habitats with temperatures exceeding 1000C? |
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Answer» Most living organisms cannot survive at the temperature above 450C How are some microbes able to live in habitats with temperatures exceeding 1000C? |
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If four molecules of oxygen bind to haemoglobin then the compound oxyhaemoglobin formed can be represented as |
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Answer» If four molecules of oxygen bind to haemoglobin then the compound oxyhaemoglobin formed can be represented as |
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What reproductive health matters are being conveyed by images 1 -4 shown below respectively? |
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Answer» What reproductive health matters are being conveyed by images 1 -4 shown below respectively?
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what is turgor movement? explain with example |
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Answer» what is turgor movement? explain with example |
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Cowper’s gland is another name for |
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Answer» Cowper’s gland is another name for |
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The central canal inside the spinal cord in the upper part, is continuous with the: |
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Answer» The central canal inside the spinal cord in the upper part, is continuous with the: |
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Oogonia go through____(i)____ during the first three months of fetal development, producing all the primary oocytes. Primary oocytes begin the process of meiosis but are halted in___(ii)____. Meiosis resumes, one oocyte at a time, beginning with the first ___(iii)______. This process is stimulated by ____(iv)_______. The secondary oocyte is arrested in ____(v)_____. |
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Answer» Oogonia go through____(i)____ during the first three months of fetal development, producing all the primary oocytes. Primary oocytes begin the process of meiosis but are halted in___(ii)____. Meiosis resumes, one oocyte at a time, beginning with the first ___(iii)______. This process is stimulated by ____(iv)_______. The secondary oocyte is arrested in ____(v)_____. |
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What is inflammation. How is it caused in joints |
| Answer» What is inflammation. How is it caused in joints | |
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An electrostatic precipitator in a thermal power plant is not able to generate high voltage of several thousands. Write the ecological implication because of it. [1] |
| Answer» An electrostatic precipitator in a thermal power plant is not able to generate high voltage of several thousands. Write the ecological implication because of it. [1] | |
