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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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Consider the following statements about the ‘scattering of light’:
1. Very fine particles scatter mainly blue light while particles of larger size scatter light of longer wavelengths.
2. If the size of the scattering particles is large enough, then, the scattered light may even appear white.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. Small intestine is the longest part of the human alimentary canal.
2. Carnivores have a longer small intestine than herbivores.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious pathogens between humans, or from animals to humans. The commonest vectors we all know are mosquitoes. Which among the following vector borne diseases are caused by mosquitoes?
1. Yellow Fever
2. Lymphatic Filariasis
3. Zika Fever
4. Japanese Encephalitis
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Consider the following statements:
1. Anti-viral medicines are harder to make as viruses have biochemical mechanisms of their own.
2. Anti-bacterial medicines target both bacteria and fungi.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. Saturated hydrocarbons are linked by only single bonds between the carbon atoms while unsaturated carbon compounds have double or triple bonds.
2. Saturated hydrocarbons generally give a clean flame while unsaturated carbon compounds give a yellow flame with lots of black smoke.
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Desirable characteristics of a crop variety helps in easy adoption of that crop by the farmers. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Incorporating desirable characters into crop varieties can be done through fertilisation.
2. Dwarfness is desired in cereals, so that less nutrients are consumed by these crops.
3. Hybridisation refers to crossing between genetically similar plants.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. The ‘danger’ signal lights are red in colour as the red is least scattered by fog or smoke.
2. The sky appears dark to passengers flying at very high altitudes because of scattering of light.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. Tendons are type of connecting tissue that connect muscles to bones.
2. Nerve impulses are transmitted with the help of tendons throughout our body.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?