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Exam Year: 1995

  • Consider the series given below : 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96,… The next term of the series is

    (a)

    24/3/96

    (b)

    25/3/96

    (c)

    26/3/96

    (d)

    27/3/96

    Correct Answer:

  • “It begins as a single cell and grows into a merciless disease that claims millions of lives year after year. But scientists are steadily unlocking its mysteries, and the fight against it may now have reached a dramatic turning point. New discoveries promise better therapies and hope in the war against …” The disease referred to in the above quotation is

    (a)

    Cancer

    (b)

    AIDS

    (c)

    Tuberculosis

    (d)

    Alzheimer’s disease

    Correct Answer:

  • “By weaving threads of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry, this remarkable scientist provided a unifying molecular view of the world… He touted the wonderful properties of Vitamin C first as a cure of common cold and later as a preventive agent against cancer.” One of science’s major figures of all time referred to above is

    (a)

    G.N. Lewis

    (b)

    Linus Carl Pauling

    (c)

    Fritz London

    (d)

    Walter Heitler

    Correct Answer:

  • ‘The final Agent Orange raid in Vietnam took place in 1970;… areas have begun to bloom again. But 19 years after the war’s end, it seems plain that Agent Orange is killing and maiming human beings, something it never intended to do. The apparent toxic fall out from those clouds … is a crop of human miseries including cancers, miscarriages and birth defects—that may persist for decades.” The offensive substance referred to in the above quotation is

    (a)

    DDT used as insecticide

    (b)

    a complex mixture of herbicides and weedicides used to increase agricultural output in the then South Vietnam under the US aid programme

    (c)

    a complex mixture of DDT and other insecticides used as aerial sprays for protection against malaria and other tropical diseases

    (d)

    dioxin used as defoliants

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following hormones contains iodine ?

    (a)

    Thyroxine

    (b)

    Testosterone

    (c)

    Insulin

    (d)

    Adrenaline

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which of the following elements are present in all proteins ? I. Carbon II. Hydrogen III. Oxygen IV. Nitrogen Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

    (a)

    II and III

    (b)

    I, II and IV

    (c)

    I, III and IV

    (d)

    I, II, III and IV

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Most of the desert plants bloom during night time because

    (a)

    their blooming is controlled by low temperature

    (b)

    they are sensitive to the phases of moon

    (c)

    the desert insects eat away flowers during day time

    (d)

    the desert insects are active during night time

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The only snake that builds a nest is

    (a)

    Chain viper

    (b)

    King Cobra

    (c)

    Krait

    (d)

    Saw-scaled viper

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following antimicrobial drugs is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy ?

    (a)

    Isoniazid

    (b)

    p-aminosalicylic acid

    (c)

    Streptomycin

    (d)

    Rifampicin

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following is a membrane that protects the developing embryo from desiccation ?

    (a)

    Amnion

    (b)

    Allantois

    (c)

    Chorion

    (d)

    Yolk sac

    Correct Answer: