GENERAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY ONE LINERS FOR TNPSC UPSC SSC SET 071

GENERAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY ONE LINERS FOR TNPSC UPSC SSC SET 071

701). Tetanus is a disease caused by

A). fungus

B). Virus

C). bacteria

D). dust and cowdung

Answer: dust and cowdung

702). The vaccine triple antigen is given to children to protect them against Diphtheria,

A). Polio and Tetanus

B). Whooping cough and Tetanus

C). Whooping cough and Tuberculosis

D). Polio and Tuberculosis

Answer: Whooping cough and Tetanus

    

703). Insulin is produced by the

A). pituitary Gland

B). gall bladder

C). intestines

D). Pancreas

Answer: Pancreas

704). Ageing in human beings is caused by disappearance of which of the following glands ?

A). Thyroid

B). Thymus

C). Pituitary

D). Parathyroidy

Answer: Thymus

    

705). Common cancer in Indian population is that of

A). mouth

B). breasts

C). lungs

D). uterus

Answer: breasts

706). Hay Fever and Asthma belong to the category of

A). deficiency diseases

B). degenerative diseases

C). hormonal diseases

D). allergies

Answer: allergies

    

707). Milk has sweet taste of its own due to a certain sugar present in it, whereas the curd prepared from milk is sour. This change involves conversion of

A). surcose into succinic acid

B). glucose into glutamine

C). fructose into fumaric acid

D). lactose into lactic acid

Answer: lactose into lactic acid

    

708). Transfer of Genetic information from one generation to the other is accomplished by

A). Messenger RNA

B). Transfer RNA

C). DNA

D). Messenger and Transfer RNA

Answer: DNA

    

709). Deficiency of Vitamin A causes

A). nyctalopia

B). cataract

C). presbyopia

D). hypermetropia

Answer: presbyopia

    

710). A man with blood group A can receive blood from persons having blood groups

A). A, O

B). A, B, O

C). A, AB, B

D). A, B

Answer: A, O