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In the autotrophic mode of nutrition:
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food is prepared from simple inorganic substances by the process of photosynthesis
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food is obtained from dead and decaying organic substances
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food is obtained from green plants
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food is obtained from the host
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None of these
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Non-renewable resources:
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can never be replaced once they get used up
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can be replaced but the time varies from few hundred to million of years
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can be replaced in 10 to 20 years
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can be replaced in 20 to 50 years
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None of these
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Find the odd one from the following.
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Ingestion
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Absorption
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Assimilation
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Excretion
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None of these
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Find the odd one from the following.
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Conduction
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Convection
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Evaporation
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Radiation
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None of these
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A rare and expensive fibre called cashmere is obtained from:
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camel
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goat
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rabbit
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sheep
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None of these
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The process of taking out silk fibres from the cocoons for use as silk is called:
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reeling
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shearing
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scouring
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rearing
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None of these
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Which among the following is the best conductor of heat?
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Aluminium
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Water
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Air
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Wood
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None of these
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Organisms, which live in or near the host and obtain their nutrition from the host, are called:
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autotrophs
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heterotrophs
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parasites
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saprophytes
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None of these
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During digestion, proteins are changed into:
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fatty acids
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glucose
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sugar
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amino acids
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None of these
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What does F represent in the following figure?
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Optical centre of the lens
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Centre of curvature
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Radius of curvature
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Focus
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None of these
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Which one of the following type of medium is required in the stomach for the proper action of digestive juices on proteins?
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Acidic
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Basic
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Neutral
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following will expand the most on heating?
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Water
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Air
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Iron
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Silver
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None of these
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A car travels 30 km in 20 minutes. What is the speed of the car?
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50 km/h
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70 km/h
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80 km/h
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110 km/h
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None of these
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A \[15{}^\circ C\] increase in temperature is equal to:
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\[32{}^\circ F\] fall in temperature
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\[32{}^\circ F\] increase in temperature
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\[27{}^\circ F\] fall in temperature
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\[27{}^\circ F\] increase in temperature
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is correct about acids?
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Acids are corrosive in nature
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Acids are not soluble in water
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Acidic solutions do not conduct electricity
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Acids do not corrode aluminium and iron
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None of these
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Which one of the following natural phenomena involving high speed wind?
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Cyclone
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Earthquake
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Tornado
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Both (B) and (c)
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None of these
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Potassium hydroxide will turn:
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blue litmus to red
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china rose indicator to magenta
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turmeric paper to yellow
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phenolphthalein indicator to pink
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None of these
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Water logging can be expected in soil which is rich in:
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Sand
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Clay
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Silt
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Gravel
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None of these
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In which one of the following changes two substances react chemically?
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Melting of ice
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Rusting of iron
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Boiling of alcohol
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Tearing of paper
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None of these
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Which one of the following is a combination reaction?
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\[2Mg+{{O}_{2}}\to 2MgO\]
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\[{{N}_{2}}+3{{H}_{2}}\to 2N{{H}_{3}}\]
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\[2{{H}_{2}}O\to 2{{H}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\]
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Both and
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None of these
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Find the odd one from the following.
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Nostrils
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Pharynx
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Trachea
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Ureters
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None of these
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Name the instrument which is used to measure the humidity.
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Rain gauge
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Hygrometer
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Stethoscope
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Endoscope
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None of these
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Which one of the following animals is well adapted to live in the rainforests?
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Seal
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Camel
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Elephant
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Lion
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None of these
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Which one of the following is an acid?
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Calcium hydroxide
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Ammonium hydroxide
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Sodium carbonate
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Magnesium hydroxide
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None of these
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Which one of the following types of soil is the best for growing pulses?
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Sandy soil
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Clayey soil
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Loamy soil
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All of these
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None of these
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In case of tornado, it is good to take shelter:
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in a car
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in a room having many large windows
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in a room situated underground or deep inside a building with no windows
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under a big tree
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None of these
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Which one of the following is not true about cellular respiration?
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It releases energy
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It occurs only during the day
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It utilizes oxygen and liberates carbon dioxide
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It occurs in all living things
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None of these
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Which one of the following factors determines the climate of a place?
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Distance from the equator
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Distance from sea or high mountain ranges
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Height above sea level
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All of these
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None of these
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Name the process which is involved in the absorption of water from the soil by the roots of a plant?
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Transpiration
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Translocation
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Osmosis
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Respiration
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements about the image formed by a plane mirror is correct?
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It is a real image
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Image is always formed in front of the mirror
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Image is always smaller than the object
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Image is always inverted
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None of these
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Which one of the following reproduces by spore formation?
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Ferns
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Mosses
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Bread moulds
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following statement is correct about ammeter?
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It is a safety device that cuts off the supply if suddenly heavy current starts flowing in the circuit.
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It is an instrument that measures the current flowing in the circuit.
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It is a device which supply current in circuit.
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It is an instrument which is used to measure the resistance of the circuit
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None of these.
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Which component of blood is responsible for blood clotting in case of cut or wound?
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RBC
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WBC
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Haemoglobin
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Platelets
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None of these
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Which one of the following statement is correct for nephron?
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It is a tiny filtering unit of kidney.
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It is a tube which carries urine from kidney to urinary bladder.
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It brings blood from arteries to kidney.
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following statement is correct about budding?
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It is an asexual method of reproduction.
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It is a sexual method of reproduction.
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It is a method of growing new plants from the flower of parent plant.
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It is a method of transforming a baby plant to a big plant.
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None of these
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The upper two chambers of our heart are called:
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Auricles
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Ventricles
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Pulmonary veins
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Pulmonary arteries
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None of these
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Find the odd one from the following.
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Meter
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Second
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Kelvin
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Celsius
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Inhaled air contains less oxygen than exhaled air.
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Exhaled air contains less carbon dioxide than inhaled air.
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Inhaled air contains less water vapour than exhaled air.
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All of these
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None of these
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The bulb in the circuit does not glow. Identify the problem.
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The switch is off
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The circuit is open
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Batteries are wrongly connected
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Forests help in maintaining water cycle in nature.
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Forests maintain the balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere.
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Forests prevent soil erosion.
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All of these
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None of these
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