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  1. The odd group from the following is
    (a) Cray fish, pipe fish, puffer fish
    (b) monitor lizard, cobra, tortoise
    (c) scorpion, crab, tick
    (d) jelly fish, sea anemone, coral.
    (NSEB 2009-2010)

  2. Which of the following is not a function of calcitonin?
    (a) Promoting deposition of Ca2+ in bones
    (b) Suppressing Ca2+ absorption in Gl tract
    (c) Countering the action of parathormone
    (d) Increasing reabsorption of Ca2+ in nephrons
    (NSEB 2009-2010)

  3. If a cytotoxin blocks the activity of an enzyme per-
    manently, it is a
    (a) competitive inhibitor
    (b) non-competitive promoter
    (c) non-competitive inhibitor
    (d) competitive promoter.
    (NSEB 2009-2010)

  4. Which of the following adaptations is likely to be
    observed in arid condition?
    (i) Vertically hanging leaves
    (ii) Presence of salt glands
    (iii) Green fleshy stem
    (iv) Absence of vascular tissue, scarcely developed
    vascular tissue
    (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
    (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iii)
    (NSEB 2011)

  5. Which of the following births must have preceded by
    release of maximum number of eggs during ovulation
    phase?
    (a) Identical twins (b) Fraternal twins
    (c) Identical triplet (d) Siamese twins
    (NSEB 2011)

  6. Water from the two tanks shown in the diagram was
    tested 3 hours after they were stocked with indicated
    animals. The predominant nitrogenous waste detected
    in Tank I and Tank II respectively would be


(a) ammonia and urea
(b) ammonia in both
(c) urea in both
(d) urea and uric acid.
(NSEB 2012 -2013)



  1. Rohit complained of stomach ache and heart burn.
    Deepak advised him to take lime juice (i) while Jyoti
    advised him to take milk of magnesia (ii).
    Which of these do you feel will work and how?
    (a) i – because it will neutralise acidity in stomach
    (b) ii – because it will neutralise excess acidity in
    stomach
    (c) i- because it will suppress the secretion of acid in
    stomach
    (d) ii- because it will suppress the secretion of acid in
    stomach
    (NSEB 2012-2013)

  2. A botany student encountered a palm like, short tree
    with pinnately compound leaves and sessile leaflets
    bearing midrib, but no lateral veins. The stem had
    persistent, woody, leaf bases. Branched, blunt finger-
    like structures could be noticed on ground around the
    base of trunk. The plant has to be
    (a) Areca nut (b) Coconut palm
    (c) Fern (d) Cycas.
    (NSEB 2012-2013)


Answer Key



  1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b)

  2. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)

  3. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (d)

  4. (c) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (c)

  5. (c) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (d)


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