GENERAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY ONE LINERS FOR TNPSC UPSC SSC SET 062

GENERAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY ONE LINERS FOR TNPSC UPSC SSC SET 062

611). RH factor is a term that you will hear in connection with
A). blood transfusion
B). air pressure
C). space travel
D). star war

Answer: blood transfusion

   
612). Which one of the following sets of symptoms result from protein de?ciency during the pre school age ?
A). Bow legs, knock knees and pigeon chest
B). Coughs, colds and fever
C). Fever and rashes
D). Stunting of growth, discoloration of hair and mental apathy

Answer: Bow legs, knock knees and pigeon chest


613). Iodization of salt is a public health measure to prevent
A). diabetes mellitus
B). tuberculosis
C). goitre
D). anaemia

Answer: goitre

   
614). The combination of foods providing protein quality nearest to that of meat is
A). bread and butter
B). wheat, dal and groundnuts
C). groundnuts and jaggery
D). sprouted gram and groundnuts

Answer: sprouted gram and groundnuts


615). Which one of the following bones is not in the human body ?
A). Humerus
B). Pericardium
C). stemum
D). Tibia

Answer: Pericardium


616). Anti-rabies vaccine was discovered by
A). Edward Jenner
B). James Lind
C). Louis Pasteur
D). Robert Koch

Answer: Louis Pasteur

617). Energy is stored in the liver and muscles in the form of
A). glycogen
B). starch
C). fat
D). cholesterol

Answer: fat


618). The coliform count in drinking water is done
A). to ascertain faecal contamination
B). to assess hardness of water
C). to determine the effect of chlorination
D). to estimate the amount of suspended imputities

Answer: to assess hardness of water

619). A deficiency in the secretion of hormone from the thyroid gland leads to
A). sluggishness and growth retardation
B). high blood pressure
C). delayed development of secondary sex characteristics
D). defective carbohydrate metabolism

Answer: sluggishness and growth retardation


620). The organ of the body which is mainly damaged in hepatitis is
A). kidney
B). spleen
C). liver
D). lung

Answer: liver