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Biology - 2

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Loop of Henle refers to the absorption of

  1. potassium

  2. glucose

  3. urea

  4. water


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Loop of Henle refers to the absorption of water. The kidneys produce concentrated urine by a complex sequence of events which is known as the counter-current multiplier system. This system resides in the loop of Henle, which is a hairpin loop interposed between the proximal and distal tubules of a nephron. 

Addison's disease is caused by

  1. hypertrophy of gonad

  2. hyposecretion of adrenal cortex

  3. hyperactivity of leydig cells

  4. hypersecretion of pituitary


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Addison's disease is characterised by low blood pressure, muscular weakness, loss of appitite and excessive loss of NaCl in the urine. It occurs due to hyposecretion of adrenal cortex. 

Which of the following diseases is caused by an allergic reaction?

  1. Goitre

  2. Skin cancer

  3. Enteric fever

  4. Hay fever


Correct Option: D

The adipose tissue of mammals is rich in

  1. triglycerides

  2. phospholipids

  3. cholesterol

  4. glycolipids


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The main component of fats in mammals are triglycerides. 

Edward's syndrome is an abnormality leading to mental deficiency. It is caused by trisomy of chromosome number

  1. 5

  2. 9

  3. 15

  4. 18


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Edward's syndrome is an abnormality leading to mental deficiency. It is caused by trisomy of chromosome number 18.

The reason of trisomy in Down's syndrome is

  1. diploidy

  2. non-disjunction

  3. triploidy

  4. transfer


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Down's syndrome is a trisomic condition on the 21st chromosome which is the result of non disjunction, i.e. failure of synapsed homologous chromosomes to separate during anaphase-I of meiosis. 

Which of the following is a purely motor nerve?

  1. Vagus

  2. Facial

  3. Abducens

  4. Trigeminal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Abducens is a purely motor nerve which  orginates form the ventral side of the medulla and supplies to the posterior rectus muscles of the eye ball. 

Which of the following diseases is caused by a nematode?

  1. Poliomyelits

  2. Filariasis

  3. Leprosy

  4. Amoebiasis


Correct Option: B

Albinism is a

  1. deficiency disease

  2. hereditary disease

  3. degenerative disease

  4. sex-linked disease


Correct Option: B

In sickle cell anemia, death occurs when lethal gene is present in

  1. homozygous dominant state

  2. homozygous recessive state

  3. codominant condition

  4. heterozygous state


Correct Option: A

Mumps is a viral disease that causes inflammation of

  1. parotid gland

  2. sublingual gland

  3. sub maxillary gland

  4. infraorbital gland


Correct Option: A

In which of these plants, sex organs are embedded in thallus?

  1. Moss

  2. Azolla

  3. Riccia

  4. Fern


Correct Option: C

Sporangia bearing leaf in Pteridophytes is called sporophyll. A group of sporangia on fern leaf is called

  1. indusium

  2. apophysis

  3. strobilus

  4. sorus


Correct Option: D

If a moss protonema develops from few cells of capsule wall, then most probably it will be

  1. haploid

  2. diploid

  3. triploid

  4. polyploid


Correct Option: B

The bacteria that cause botulism are

  1. facultative anaerobes

  2. obligate aerobes

  3. facultative aerobes

  4. obligate anaerobes


Correct Option: D
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