Which microorganism is responsible for Dengue fever?

• Fungi
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Protozoa
Correct Option: B  [ Viruses ]

Remark: transmitted by mosquitoes 'Aedes aegypti'.

Which pigment gives pale yellow color to urine?

• Erithromycin
• Amoxylin
• Urochronie
• Unicom
Correct Option: C  [ Urochronie ]

Remark:

PINAKA often seen in news, is a / an:

• Anti-submarine torpedo and research vehicle
• Aircraft carrier
• Multi barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) system
• Guided missile frigate submarine warship
Correct Option: C  [ Multi barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) system ]

Remark:

"ELISA" test is employed to diagnose:

• Polio Virus
• AIDS antibodies
• Tuberculosis
• Cancer
Correct Option: B  [ AIDS antibodies ]

Remark: The assay used most widely to detect or diagnose virus infection, especially infection of blood borne viruses e.g. HBV, HCV, HIV and HTLV, is the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

J J Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of ________.

• Protons
• Electrons
• Neutrons
• Positrons
Correct Option: B  [ Electrons ]

Remark:

The exit of food from the stomach is regulated by which muscle

• cardiac
• sphincter
• skeletal
• None of these
Correct Option: B  [ sphincter ]

Remark:

The mountaineers carry oxygen with them because:

• at an altitude of more than 5 km there is no air
• the amount of air available to a person on mountain is lesser than that available on the ground
• the temperature of air is lesser than that on the ground.
• The pressure of air is higher than that on the ground.
Correct Option: B  [ the amount of air available to a person on mountain is lesser than that available on the ground ]

Remark:

What is the unit for measuring the intensity of sound ?

• Decibel
• Coulomb
• Henry
• Hertz
Correct Option: A  [ Decibel ]

Remark:

The radioactive element used in heart-pacemakers is:

• Uranium
• Deuterium
• Plutonium
• Radium
Correct Option: C  [ Plutonium ]

Remark: Plutonium 238 devices are used as heat sources in cardiac pacemakers and satellites.

Study of, and the selection, planting, care, and removal of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants is known as

• Olericulture
• Floriculture
• Arboriculture
• Viticulture
Correct Option: C  [ Arboriculture ]

Remark: Arboriculture is the art of cultivating, properly managing, and studying individual shrubs, trees, vines, and any other woody plants.