With reference to Pisces – a category of animals, consider the following statements:
1. Their skin is covered with scales and it has mucus glands on their skin.
2. They are aquatic animals that obtain oxygen dissolved in water by using gills.
3. Unlike humans, they are cold-blooded and have only three chambers in their heart.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Read the following statements carefully:
1. Vector-borne diseases are caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria.
2. Skin infections are generally caused by different kinds of fungi.
3. Elephantiasis is a disease caused by different species of worms.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements given below carefully:
Assertion (A): The Sun at the sunrise or the sunset appears red whereas at noon, the Sun appears white.
Reason (R): Light from the Sun near the horizon passes through larger distance in the earth’s atmosphere than the light from the Sun overhead.
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Read the following statements carefully and select the correct answer from codes given below:
1. Working of electric motors involves the electric effect of electric current.
2. Working of electric generators involves the magnetic effect of moving magnets.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Read the following statements carefully and select the correct answer from the code given below:
1. Dugong (Dugong dugon) is an herbivorous mammal.
2. Dugongs are listed as Critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
3. Recently, an announcement was made by Tamil Nadu State government for the set-up of Dugong conservation reserve.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to ‘Magnetic Field’, consider the following statements:
1. The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire at a given point depends directly on the current passing through it.
2. The magnetic field inside a long straight solenoid-carrying current is zero.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the ‘properties of ethanol’:
1. Ethanol is insoluble in water.
2. Consumption of small quantities of dilute ethanol causes drunkenness.
3. Ethanol can be blended with diesel.
4. Ethanol is used as a solvent in many medicines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which among the following are the characteristic features of birds?
1. They are cold-blooded animals.
2. They lay eggs.
3. Two forelimbs are modified for flight.
4. They breathe through lungs.
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In the context of nature of light, read the following statements carefully:
1. Light does not travel in the same direction in all mediums.
2. Light propagates with different speeds in different mediums.
3. Light travels fastest in air with speed of 3×108 m/s.
4. Speed of light reduces considerably in glass or water.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
According to Archimedes’ principle - When a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. Which among the following are based on the application of this principle?
1. Ships
2. Lactometer
3. Thermometer
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Match the following pairs with reference to common air pollutants and its effect/impact on plants and animals:
Pollutant | Associated Effect |
1. Sulphur dioxide | A. Aging in plants. |
2. Oxides of nitrogen | B. Reduces oxygen carrying capacity of blood. |
3. Hydrocarbons | C. Red haze in the traffic. |
4. Carbon monoxide | D. Stiffness of flower buds. |
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