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Consider the following statements.

a. Beta particles are negatively charged and more penetrating than Alpha particles, which are positively charged.

b. Gamma particles are natural and more penetrating than Beta-particles.

c. In general neutral particles can be said to be having very high penetrating power.

1 a and b are universally true.

2 a and b are false but c is true.

3 c is resultant statement of a and b.

4 c is not resultant statement of a and b.

During in elastic collision between two bodies, which of the following quantities always remains conserved?

1 Total kinetic energy

2 Total mechanical energy

3 Total liner momentum

4 Speed of each body

Name the transgenic crop in which three genes for synthesis of vitamin A are introduced through the technique of genetic engineering.

1 Kalyan Sona wheat

2 Sweet sorghum

3 Hybrid bajra

4 Golden rice

How many linkage groups are present in the female and male grasshopper insect?

1 04 and 04

2 10 and 10

3 12 and 12

4 23 and 24

Name the plant having H.S.K or C4 pathway of photosynthesis.

1 Sugarcane

2 Groundnut

3 Sunflower

4 Potato

Chemosynthetic bacteria obtain energy by oxidizing __________chemical compounds.

1 Organic

2 Inorganic

3 Synthetic

4 Processed

In the nephron of man, what is the correct sequence of urine formation?

1 Selective reabsorption, tubular secretion and ultrafiltration

2 Ultrafiltration, tubular secretion and ultrafiltration

3 Ultrafiltration, selective reabsorption and tubular secretion

4 Tubular secretion, selective reabsorption and ultrafiltration

Which of the following situations will be fatal to second foetus?

1 RH+ male marries Rh- woman

2 RH- male marries Rh- woman

3 RH + male marries Rh+ woman

4 RH- male marries Rh- woman

Match the following:

Respiratory Pigment Animal/ animal group

Hemoglobin I. Annelida
Chlorocruorin II. Vertebrates
Hemerythrin III. Lingula
Haemocyanin IV. Molluses

1 a b c d II III I IV

2 a b c d II I III IV

3 a b c d III II IV I

4 a b c d IV III I II

Consider the following statements about sliding filament theory of muscle contraction:

1. This theory explains the modem concept of muscle contraction.
2. This theory was put forward by Huxley and Niedergerke.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

1 Only a

2 Only b

3 Both a and b

4 None of the above

During calcination process

1 Only CO2 is given out

2 Only H2o from hydrates is given out

3 (1) Or (2), depending on type of ore

4 H2S is given out

By green chemistry, we mean

1 Producing chemicals of our daily use from greenhouse gases.

2 Performing chemical process which use green plants.

3 Performing only those reactions which are of biological origin.

4 The use of non-toxic reagents and solvents to produce environmentally- friendly products.

Which of the following is not a not a Lewis acid?

1 Barium chloride(BaCl2)

2 Boron trichloride (BCl3)

3 Beryllium chloride(BeCl2)

4 Boron trifluoride(BF3)

The following are some of the properties of the colloidal sols:

Tyndall b. Brownian motion
Maxwell d. van der Waals forces

1 a, b and c

2 a and b

3 a and c

4 b and d

Which of the following statements are correct?

HF and H2O are polar molecules.
CH4 and CO2 are non-polar molecules.
CO2 and SO2 are non-polar molecules.

1 a and b

2 b and c

3 a and c

4 a, b and c

Which of the following reactants can be used to prepare ammonia?

NH4Cl + Ca(OH)2
N2 + H2
CaCN2 + H2O

1 a and b

2 b and c

3 a and c

4 a, b and c