This document contains 10 multiple choice questions testing general science knowledge across several topics: 1. Which disease is not hereditary - the options given are Thalassemia, Color Blindness, Hemophilia, and Leukemia. 2. The main location of the bacterium Escherichia coli is listed as options for the human intestine, plants, legume root nodules, and rice paddies. 3. Options are given to match plant parts to specific plants - ginger and tuber, potato and rhizome, onion and bulb. 4. Statements about the spleen and lifespan of red blood cells are given as options for being correct or not. 5. Factors essential

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1.Which among the following is not a ‘heriditary’ disease?
[A] Thalessemia
[B] Colour-Blindness
[C] Haemophilia
[D] Leukemia
2.The bacterium ‘Escherichia coli’ is found mainly in:
[A] Human Intestine
[B] Pteridophytes
[C] Root Nodules of leguminous plants
[D] Paddy fields for nitrogen fixation
3.Which among the following is/are correctly paired:
1.Ginger:Tuber
2.Potato:Rhizome
3.Onion:Bulb
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 1
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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4.Consider the following Statements:
1. Spleen is also known as the ‘graveyard of RBCs’.
2. The lifespan of RBCs is 90 days.
Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
5.Which among the following factors are essential for ‘blood
coagulation’?
1. Vitamin K
2. Calcium ions (Ca++)
3. Christmas factor
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 and 2
[B] 1 and 3
[C] 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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6.Saffron’ is obtained from which among the following parts of the
plant?
[A] Stigma
[B] Anther
[C] Stamen
[D] Pollen
7.Pancreas’ functions as an:
1.Endocrine gland
2.Exocrine gland
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
8.Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a :
[A] Steroid
[B] Sedative
[C] Analgesic
[D] Hallucinogen

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9.Which among the following have a ‘mixed heart’ ,that is the heart in
which the oxygenated and the deoxygenated blood is mixed?
[A] Birds
[B] Fishes
[C] Reptiles
[D] Nematodes
10.Plants which are adapted to grow in soils containing high
concentration of salt are known as:
[A] Xerophytes
[B] Mesophytes
[C] Halophytes
[D] Thallophytes