Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Typhoid | (i) | Wuchereria |
| (b) | Pneumonia | (ii) | Plasmodium |
| (c) | Filariasis | (iii) | Salmonella |
| (d) | Malaria | (iv) | Haemophilus |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 2. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (iv) |
| 3. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 4. | (i) | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) |
Ernst Haeckel's embryological support for evolution was disapproved by:
| 1. | Alfred Wallace | 2. | Charles Darwin |
| 3. | Oparin | 4. | Karl Ernst von Baer |
Match the following columns and select the correct option:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Gregarious, polyphagous pest | (i) | Asterias |
| (b) | Adult with radial symmetry and larva with bilateral symmetry | (ii) | Scorpion |
| (c) | Book lungs | (iii) | Ctenoplana |
| (d) | Bioluminescence | (iv) | Locusta |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 3. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (iv) |
| 4. | (i) | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) |
Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are exemplified by:
| 1. | Platyhelminthes | 2. | Aschelminthes |
| 3. | Annelida | 4. | Ctenophora |
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
| Column I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Floating Ribs | (i) | Located between second and seventh ribs |
| (b) | Acromion | (ii) | Head of the Humerus |
| (c) | Scapula | (iii) | Clavicle |
| (d) | Glenoid cavity | (iv) | Do not connect with the sternum |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (i) | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 3. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
| 4. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
If the head of the cockroach is removed, it may live for a few days because:
| 1. | The cockroach does not have a nervous system |
| 2. | The head holds a small proportion of the nervous system while the rest is situated along the ventral part of its body |
| 3. | The head holds 1/3rd of the nervous system while the rest is situated along the dorsal part of its body |
| 4. | The supra-oesophageal ganglia of the cockroach are situated in ventral part of abdomen |
Which of the following refers to correct example(s) of organisms that have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action?
| (a) | Darwin's Finches of Galapagos islands |
| (b) | Herbicide-resistant weeds |
| (c) | Drug-resistant eukaryotes |
| (d) | Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs |
1. (a) and (c)
2. (b), (c) and (d)
3. only (d)
4. only (a)
Select the correct statement.
1. Glucagon is associated with hypoglycemia.
2. Insulin acts on pancreatic cells and adipocytes.
3. Insulin is associated with hyperglycemia.
4. Glucocorticoids stimulate gluconeogenesis.
Select the correct events that occur during inspiration.
(a) Contraction of diaphragm
(b) Contraction of external inter-costal muscles
(c) Pulmonary volume decreases
(d) Intra pulmonary pressure increases
| 1. | (c) and (d) | 2. | (a), (b) and (d) |
| 3. | only (d) | 4. | (a) and (b) |
Cuboidal epithelium with brush border of microvilli is found in :
1. Ducts of salivary glands
2. Proximal convoluted tubule of nephron
3. Eustachian tube
4. Lining of intestine