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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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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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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?
Consider the following statements about ‘Photochemical Smog’:
1. It is a phenomenon of cool humid climate.
2. It occurs when sunlight acts on unburnt hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
3. Ozone in photochemical smog is responsible for the haze.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the context of ‘immunity’ in human body, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Skin on our body is an example of innate immunity.
2. Acquired immunity is characterised by memory.
3. Injecting the microbes deliberately during immunisation induce passive immunity.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The aperture of the pupil of a human eye can be changed with the help of the ciliary muscles.
2. The curvature of human eye cannot be changed, because the lens of a human eye is fixed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. The motion of the moon around the earth is due to the centrifugal force.
2. The moon rotates around its axis due to the gravitational pull of the earth.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?
In the Animal Kingdom, which of the following groups of organisms shows the highest level of cellular organisation?
1. Annelids
2. Sponges
3. Coelenterates
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If we study a cell under a microscope, we will come across which among the following bodies inside it?
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The twinkling of a star occurs due to atmospheric refraction of starlight. This twinkling phenomenon occurs only in stars and not in planets, it is because of which of the following reasons?