1. For which among the following is not a true fruit?
A.
Apple
B.
Date
C.
Grape
D.
Plum
2. Which of the following is least infectious ?
A. leprosy
B. hepatitis
C. tuberculosis
D. conjunctivitis
3. Which of the following is not a
mosquito borne disease?
A.
Dengue fever
B.
Malaria
C.
Sleeping sickness
D.
Filariasis
4. In certain amino acids, which one of
the following elements is found in addition to carbon , hydrogen, nitrogen and
oxygen?
A.
Phosphorus
B.
Zinc
C.
Calcium
D.
Sulphur
5. Among the following elements, which
one is essential for the transmission of impulses in the nerve fibre?
A.
Calcium
B.
Iron
C.
Sodium
D.
Zinc
6. The vitamin which is very liable and
easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage is
A.
Vitamin A
B.
Vitaminb6
C.
Vitamin C
D.
Vitamin K
7. The compound used in anti-malarial
drug is
A.
Aspirin
B.
Neoprene
C.
Isoprene
D.
Chloroquin
8. Which of the following is a skin
disease?
A.
Anaemia
B.
Pellagra
C.
Osteomalacia
D.
Rickets
9. The richest source of vitamin D
is
A.
Cod liver oil
B.
Spinach
C.
Milk
D.
Cheese
10. Which of the following tests helps
in diagnosis of cancer?
A.
X-ray
B.
Urine test
C.
Blood test
D.
Biopsy test
11. Which one of the following is an
enzyme?
A.
Glucagon
B.
Insulin
C.
Somatotropin
D.
Trypsin
12. Which vitamin is provided by
sunlight to the body?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
13. The deficiency of which of the
following leads to dental caries?
A.
Iron
B.
Copper
C.
Fluorine
D.
Zinc
14. Healing of wounds is hastened by
vitamin
A.
A
B.
E
C.
C
D.
K
15. Which of the following diseases is
caused by the bite of a mad dog?
A.
Hydrocele
B.
Hydrophobia
C.
Hydrocephatus
D.
Hydroperitoneum
16. Which of the following vegetable
proteins is considered as good as an animal protein?
A.
Soyabean protein
B.
corn protein
C.
Wheat protein
D.
Bengal gram protein
17. Carotene in Indian cow’s milk
causes
A.
Creamish white colour
B.
yellow colour
C.
deep yellow colour
D.
no change
18. A woman who weighs 45 kg and whose work
involves a lot of physical exertion needs
A.
2800 calories per day
B.
3000 calories per day
C.
25000 calories per day
D.
3700 calories per day
19. Foot and mouth disease is found
in
A.
Cats and dogs
B.
Cattle
C.
Poultry
D.
Humans
20. Which one of the following is a
primate?
A.
Bear
B.
Otter
C.
Loris
D.
Pangolin
21. To which one of the following types
of organisms do mushrooms belong?
A.
Algae
B.
Ferns
C.
Fungi
D.
Lichens
22. Food wrapped in newspaper is likely
to get contaminated with
A.
Lead
B.
Aluminium
C.
Iron
D.
Magnesium
23. Which one of the following produces
seeds but no flowers?
A.
Cashew nut
B.
Coffee
C.
Ground nut
D.
Pine
24. Which one of the following palnts is
used for green manuring in India?
A.
Wheat
B.
Sunhemp
C.
Cotton
D.
Rice
25. The combination of foods providing
protein quality nearest to that of meat is
A.
Wheat, dal and groundnuts
B.
Bread and butter
C.
Sprouted gram and groundnuts
D.
Groundnuts and jiggery
26. Which one of the following disease
is Inheritable?
A.
Leukaemia
B.
Colour blindness
C.
Malignancy
D.
Hepatitis
27. Which one of the following elements
are present in all proteins? 1. Carbon 2. Hydrogen 3. Oxygen 4. Nitrogen
A.
2 and 3
B.
1,2 and 4
C.
1,3 and 4
D.
1,2,3 and 4
28. For which one among the following
diseases no vaccine is yet available?
A.
Tetanus
B.
Malaria
C.
Measles
D.
Mumps
29. Which of the following vitamins is
synthesised in the body by intenstinal bacteria?
A.
vitamin B1
B.
vitamin B4
C.
vitamin D
D.
vitaminsK
30. BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette
Guerine) is injected to get immunity from
A.
Polio
B.
Cholera
C.
Small pox
D.
Tuberculosis
31. In which one of the following,
antibody formations takes place?
A.
RBC’s
B.
Blood platelets
C.
Blood Plasma
D.
Donnan’s membrane
32. From the evolutionary point of view,
which one of the following is closer to man?
A. Dolphin
B. Flying fish
C. shark
D. tortoise
33. How do most insects respire?
A.
through skin
B.
through gills
C.
by lungs
D.
by trachea system
34. Which one of the following part of
human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?
A.
Cerebellum
B.
cerebrum
C.
medulla oblongata
D.
pons
35. Production of which one of the
following is a function of the liver?
A.
Lipase
B.
Urea
C.
Mucus
D. Hydrochloric acid
36. During sleep a man’s blood
pressure
A.
Increases
B.
decreases
C.
remains constant
D.
fluctuates
37. Oncogene is responsible for
A. Aids
B. typhoid
C. malaria
D. cancer
38. Which acid is produced when milk
gets sour?
A.
Acetic acid
B.
Tartaric acid
C.
Lactic acid
D.
Butyric acid
39. Two richest kown sources of edible
protein are
A.
Meat and eggs
B.
Milk and vegetables
C.
Soyabean and groundnut
D.
Some algae and other micro-organisms
40. Which nutrients are most likely to
be affected by food processing and storage?
A.
Carbohydrates
B.
Fats
C.
Proteins
D.
Vitamins
41. Which one of the following parts of
the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?
A.
Stem
B.
leaf
C.
stipule
D.
petiole
42. In which one of the following
animals is respiration done by skin?
A.
Flying fish
B.
Sea horse
C.
Frog
D.
Chameleon
43. Which one of the following bacteria
helps in improving the soil fertility?
A. Clostridium
B.
Rhizobium
C.
Salmonella
D.
Staphylococcus
44. Which chamber of human heart pumps
fully oxygenated blood to aorta and hence to the body?
A.
Right Auricle
B.
Left Auricle
C.
Right Ventricle
D.
Left Ventricle
45. Which one of the following is a
vitamin?
A.
Citric acid
B.
Folic acid
C.
Glutamic acid
D.
Linoleic acid
46. Which one of the following is
responsible for converting milk into curd?
A.
Fungi
B.
Bacteria
C.
Virus
D.
None of these
47. In which one of the following
animals is skin a respiratory organ?
A. Cockroach
B. Frog
C. shark
D. Whale
48. A typical human ribcage consists of
how many ribs?
A.
12
B.
14
C.
16
D.
24
49. What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?
A.
4.0 – 4.5
B.
6.45 – 65.5
C.
7.35 – 7.45
D. 8.25 – 8.35
50. Which of the following disease is not a caused by viruses?
A.
Cholera
B.
Chickenpox
C.
Hepatitis
D.
Measles
ANSWERS:
1. Plum
2. leprosy
3. Sleeping
sickness
4. Sulphur
5. Calcium
6. Vitamin
C
7. Chloroquin
8. Pellagra
9. Cod
liver oil
10. Biopsy
test
11. Trypsin
12. Vitamin
D
13. Fluorine
14. C
15. Hydrophobia
16. Soyabean
protein
17. Yellow
colour
18. 3000
calories per day
19. Cattle
20. Loris
21. Fungi
22. Lead
23. Ground
nut
24. Sunhemp
25. Sprouted
gram and groundnuts
26. Colour
blindness
27. 1,2,3
and 4
28. Malaria
29. Vitamin
K
30. Tuberculosis
31. Blood
Plasma
32. Dolphin
33. by
trachea system
34. medulla
oblongata
35. Urea
36. fluctuates
37. cancer
38. Lactic
acid
39. Soyabean
and groundnut
40. Vitamins
41. leaf
42. Frog
43. Rhizobium
44. Left
Ventricle
45. Folic
acid
46. Bacteria
47. Frog
48. 24
49. 7.35
– 7.45
50. Cholera