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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?
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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Consider the following statements about ‘Biochemical Oxygen Demand’ (BOD):
1. It is the amount of oxygen required by bacteria to break down the organic matter present in a certain volume of a sample of water.
2. Highly polluted water have BOD value of less than 5 ppm.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In context of Air pollution in India, consider the following statements:
1. Presence of high levels of pollutants in air causes visibility to be lowered.
2. Formation of smog is a visible indication of air pollution.
3. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dissolve in rain to give rise to acid rain.
Which of the statement(s) 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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Which among the following method(s) is/are used by pests to attack crops sown in the field?
1. They attack the root of the plant.
2. They bore into stem and fruits of the plant.
3. They suck water from various parts of the plant.
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Vaccines are now available for preventing a whole range of infectious diseases. Which among the following infectious diseases are preventable by the use of vaccine?
1. Polio
2. Measles
3. Whooping cough
4. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
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Consider the following statements:
1. The direction of current is taken opposite to the direction of flow of electrons.
2. Resistance is a property of a conductor that generates heat in the electrical circuit.
3. The SI unit of electric current is Amperes.
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In context of ‘Scrub Typhus’, which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1. It is a disease caused by a bacterium and it spreads to people through bites of infected chiggers.
2. Antibiotics are most effective form of medicine to cure this disease.
3. Recently, a special vaccine has been developed for its prevention by the Department of Biotechnology.
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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?