2. Consider the following statements:
1. Typhoid fever in human beings is caused by a virus.
2. Plasmodium is a tiny protozoan responsible for causing malaria.
3. Plasmodium enters the human body through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquito.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which of the following diseases and their causative agents is NOT correctly matched?
Disease | Causative Agent |
1. Ringworms | Fungi |
2. Amoebiasis | Protozoan |
3. Plague | Bacterium |
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Which of the following are the properties of the image formed by a plane mirror?
1. The image is always real and erect.
2. The size of the image is equal to that of the object.
3. The image formed is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
4. The image is laterally inverted.
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Read the following statements carefully:
1. Motion of the moon around the earth.
2. Tides in open seas.
3. Rotation of earth.
4. Motion of planets around the Sun.
Which of the events given above are result of force of ‘Gravitation’?
A lemon kept in water in a glass tumbler appears to be bigger than its actual size, when viewed from the sides. This is because of which of the following reasons:
The parasitic nutritive strategy, by which some organisms derive nutrition from plants or animals without killing them, is used by which of the following organisms?
1. Cuscuta (amar-bel)
2. Ticks
3. Bread moulds
4. Tape-worms
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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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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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In context of General Science, consider the following statements:
1. All fluids exert pressure on the base and walls of the container in which they are enclosed.
2. All objects experience a downward force of buoyancy when they are immersed in a fluid.
3. The magnitude of buoyancy force is independent of the density of the fluid in which the object is immersed.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following is NOT an example of ‘Autoimmune Disease’?
Some countries now use alcohol as an additive in petrol. In context of this, consider the following statements:
1. Addition of alcohol increases the burning efficiency of petrol and reduces knocking.
2. Petrol added with small quantities of alcohol becomes more stable and doesn’t become too hot in warm areas or too cold in freezing temperatures.
3. Alcohol is a cleaner fuel which gives rise to only carbon dioxide and water on burning in sufficient oxygen.
Which of the statements given above is the correct reason for using alcohol as an additive in petrol?