GENERAL SCIENCE TEST SERIES- 6

1. Mumps is caused by
    a. paramyxo virus b. bacteria c. protozoan d. helminth

2. Scurvy is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin
    a. A  b. B   c. C   d. D

3. Bleeding through gums is the symptom of
    a. pellegra  b. Beri Beri  c. rickets  d. scurvy


4. Niacin deficiency causes
    a. pellegra  b. Beri Beri  c. rickets  d. scurvy

5. Vitamin deficiency causes
     a. rickets  b. pigeon breast  c. osteoporosis  d. all

6. Which mineral deficiency causes rickets?
    a. iron  b. manganese  c. zinc  d. calcium

7. Mineral required for the synthesis of insulin is

    a. iron  b. manganese  c. zinc  d. calcium

8. Insulin is
    a. hormone  b. vitamin  c. enzyme  d. coenzyme

9. Contraction of heart is called
    a. systole  b. diastole  c. phagocytosis  d. pinocytosis

10. Relaxation of heart is called
      a. systole  b. diastole  c. phagocytosis  d. pinocytosis

11. Cell drinking is called
      a. systole  b. diastole  c. phagocytosis  d. pinocytosis

12. Number of ATP required for the synthesis of one molecule of urea is

      a. 12  b. 3. c. 10  d. 21

13. In blood banks, blood coagulation is prevented by the addition of 

      a. sodium citrate   b. sodium oxalate  c. potassium chloride  d. both a & b

14. The term protein was coined by

      a. Muller  b. Funk   c. Aristotle  d. Lamarck

15. The term vitamin was coined by

      a. Muller  b. Funk   c. Aristotle  d. Lamarck

16. Identify the false fruit

      a. mango   b. banana   c. grape   d. apple

17. Mineral required for the synthesis of Hydrochloric acid in gastric juice is

      a. calcium   b. manganese  c. magnesium  d. chloride

18. Enzyme present in snake venom is

      a. lipase   b. hyaluronidase  c. insulin   d. thyroxine

19. Enzyme present in acrosome of spermatozoon is 

      a. lipase   b. hyaluronidase  c. insulin   d. thyroxine

20. Acid present in synovial fluids of joints is 

      a. HCl  b. Nitric acid  c. Nitrous acid  d. hyaluronic acid