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Question 81. Aves have evolved from which of the following?
  1.    Amphibians
  2.    Arthropods
  3.    Mammals
  4.    Reptiles
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Reptiles
BIRDS EVOLVED FROM THEROPOD DINOSAURS DURING THE JURASSIC AROUND 165–150 MILLION YEARS AGO. BIRDS AREN’T JUST CLOSELY RELATED TO DINOSAURS, THEY REALLY ARE DINOSAURS! THIS IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE MEAN WHEN THEY SAY THAT BIRDS ARE REPTILES, ALTHOUGH TECHNICALLY ACCORDING TO THE PHYLOGENETIC SYSTEM MAMMALS ARE ALSO REPTILES.
Question 82. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?
  1.    Common cold
  2.    Syphilis
  3.    Tuberculosis
  4.    Cholera
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Common cold
A VIRAL DISEASE (OR VIRAL INFECTION OR INFECTIOUS DISEASE), OCCURS WHEN AN ORGANISM’S BODY IS INVADED BY PATHOGENIC VIRUS, AND INFECTIOUS VIRUS PARTICLES (VIRIONS) ATTACH TO AND ENTER SUSCEPTIBLE CELLS.
Question 83. Cereals are a rich source of which of the following?
  1.    Starch
  2.    Maltose
  3.    Glucose
  4.    Fructose
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Answer: Option A. -> Starch
CEREALS WHICH ARE MADE WITH PUFFED OR POWDERED RICE AND REFINED WHEAT TYPICALLY CONTAIN STARCH. STARCH IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CARBOHYDRATE AND TYPICALLY FOUND IN STAPLE GRAINS LIKE RICE, WHEAT, AND CORN.
Question 84. The name of which spice comes from the French word for ‘nail’?
  1.    Cinnamon
  2.    Cardamom
  3.    Clove
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Clove
CLOVES ARE BROWN, HARD, AND NAIL-LIKE IN SHAPE. THE ENGLISH NAME DERIVES FROM THE LATIN CLAVUS (NAIL) AND THE FRENCH WORD FOR NAIL IS CLOU. AS A SPICE, IN WHOLE OR POWDER FORM, CLOVES ARE USED IN CUISINES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
Question 85. Anaemia is caused because of deficiency of which of the following?
  1.    Cobalt
  2.    Iron
  3.    Sodium
  4.    Calcium
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Iron
ANAEMIA IS CAUSED BY A SHORTAGE OF IRON IN YOUR BODY. YOUR BONE MARROW NEEDS IRON TO MAKE HEMOGLOBIN. WITHOUT ADEQUATE IRON, YOUR BODY CAN’T PRODUCE ENOUGH HEMOGLOBIN FOR RED BLOOD CELLS.
Question 86. ‘Pace-maker’ is associated with which of the following body organs?
  1.    Liver
  2.    Brain
  3.    Heart
  4.    Lungs
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Heart
A PACEMAKER IS A SMALL DEVICE THAT’S PLACED IN THE CHEST OR ABDOMEN TO HELP CONTROL ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS. THIS DEVICE USES ELECTRICAL PULSES TO PROMPT THE HEART TO BEAT AT A NORMAL RATE.
Question 87. Haemoglobin is an important component of which of the following?
  1.    Red blood cells
  2.    White blood cells
  3.    Plasma
  4.    All options are correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Red blood cells
HEMOGLOBIN IS THE IRON-CONTAINING OXYGEN-TRANSPORT METALLOPROTEIN IN THE RED BLOOD CELLS OF ALMOST ALL VERTEBRATES AS WELL AS THE TISSUES OF SOME INVERTEBRATES. HAEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD CARRIES OXYGEN FROM THE LUNGS OR GILLS TO THE REST OF THE BODY.
Question 88. Which spice consists of the seed of the Myristica fragrans, a tropical evergreen tree?
  1.    Cardamom
  2.    Clove
  3.    Nutmeg
  4.    Turmeric
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Nutmeg
NUTMEG IS A DARK-LEAVED EVERGREEN TREE CULTIVATED FOR TWO SPICES DERIVED FROM ITS FRUIT: NUTMEG, FROM ITS SEED, AND MACE, FROM THE SEED COVERING. ALTHOUGH USED IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERS, NUTMEG HAS NO KNOWN MEDICINAL VALUE.
Question 89. Xylem helps in transportation of which of the following?
  1.    Food
  2.    Water
  3.    Both food and water
  4.    Nutrients
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Water
XYLEM IS A TYPE OF TISSUE IN VASCULAR PLANTS THAT TRANSPORTS WATER AND SOME NUTRIENTS FROM THE ROOTS TO THE LEAVES. WATER IS PASSIVELY TRANSPORTED INTO THE ROOTS AND THEN INTO THE XYLEM. THE FORCES OF COHESION AND ADHESION CAUSE THE WATER MOLECULES TO FORM A COLUMN IN THE XYLEM.
Question 90. Albert Sabin is known for developing which of the following?
  1.    Smallpox vaccine
  2.    penicillin
  3.    Polio vaccine
  4.    hepatitis B vaccine
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Polio vaccine
ALBERT BRUCE SABIN WAS A POLISH AMERICAN MEDICAL RESEARCHER, BEST KNOWN FOR DEVELOPING THE ORAL POLIO VACCINE, WHICH HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN NEARLY ERADICATING THE DISEASE.

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