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The largest artery in human body is:

  • Aorta
  • Capillary
  • Vena cava
  • Pulmonary vein
  • Correct Option: A  [ Aorta ]

    Remark: The aorta is the largest artery of the body and carries blood from the heart to other part of the body.

Hydro?uoric acid is not kept in glass bottles because it reacts with:

  • visible light
  • sodium oxide of glass
  • aluminium oxide of glass
  • silicon dioxide of glass
  • Correct Option: D  [ silicon dioxide of glass ]

    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).

Which quantity is increased in step-down transformer?

  • Voltage
  • Current
  • Wattage
  • Frequency
  • Correct Option: B  [ Current ]

    Remark: a step-down transformer the voltage is stepped down, or reduced, and the current is increased.

What is the meaning of the word 'Tsunami' in Japanese?

  • High waves
  • Destructive waves
  • Harbour waves
  • none of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ Harbour wave ]

    Remark: Indian Ocean Tsunami occurred on 26 December, 2004 with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Entomology is the science that studies:

  • The origin and history of technical and scientific terms.
  • Insects
  • The formation of Rocks
  • Behavoiur of human beings
  • Correct Option: B  [ Insects ]

    Remark:

Ramsar Convention is for the conservation of:

  • Mountain
  • Grassland
  • Forest
  • Wetland
  • Correct Option: D  [ Wetland ]

    Remark:

Which among the following helps in circulation of blood ?

  • Arithrocytes
  • Blood platelets
  • Monocytes
  • Lymphocytes
  • Correct Option: D  [ Lymphocytes ]

    Remark:

Consider the following diseases:

i)Cholera
ii)Tuberculosis
iii)Small pox
iv)Typhoid

Which of the above diseases are caused by bacteria ?

  • (i) and (iii) only
  • (ii) and (iv) only
  • (i), (iii) and (iv)
  • (i), (ii) and (iv)
  • Correct Option: D  [ (i), (ii) and (iv) ]

    Remark:

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

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

    Remark:

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