BLOOD

nucleus is very small

1. Formation of red blood cells is called

haemolysis

haemocytolysis

denuclaeted

5. Which of the following lack blood supply?

bone

haemocytosis
cartilage
haemopoiesis
connective tissue
2. Blood clot is mainly due to
plasma and RBC

plasma and thrombocytes

none of these

6. Which blood corpuscles is the largest in diameter?

Neutrophil

heparin and corpuscles

monocyte
fibrin and corpuscles
lymphocyte
3. Blood platelets are present in the blood of
fishes

reptiles

neutrophil

7. Structure absent from fresh frozen blood plasma is

platelets

mammals
immunoglobulin
amphibians
plasma
4. Blood platelets are
nucleated

nucleus is many lobed

albumin

8. Percentage of protein is more in

plasma

lymph

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin C
3. Osteomalacia in adults is caused due to the
deficiency of

blood

WBC

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin E
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin C
4. Xerophthamia in man is caused by the deficiency of

9. Heparin is secreted by
kidney

blood cells

nerve cells

liver

10. In camel, erythrocytes are

a) Vitamin K
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin C
5. Cobalt containing vitamin is
a) Vitamin B2
b) Vitamin B6
c) Vitamin B12
d) Vitamin B6
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly
matched?

circular, biconcave, non nucleated

a) Vitamin B4- Pellagra

b) Vitamin B12 - Pernicious anaemia
c) Vitamin C- scurvy
d) Vitamin B6 - Beriberi

oval and nucleated

7. Vitamins often act as

oval and non nucleated

a) apoenzymes
b) holoenzymes
c) co fators
d) co enzymes

circular, biconcave and nucleated

8. Castle intrinsic factor is connected with internal

absorption of

VITAMINS
1. The first person to discover vitamins was
a) Jenner
b) Funk
c) Calvin
d) Mellanby
2. Scurvy is due to the deficiency of

a) Pyridoxine
b) Riboflavin
c) Thiamine
d) Cobalamine
9. A steroid vitamin is
a) A
b) D
c) E
d) K

10. Vitamin E prevents

a) Formation of Vitamin D in Skin
b) Secretion of Superfluous enzymes
c) Keratinisation of epidermal cells
d) Absorption of harmful enzymes
11. Folic acid and panthothenic acid are vitamin
belonging to group
a) K
b) A
c) B-complex
d) D
12. Richest source of B12
a) Chocolate and green grains
b) Rice and egg
c) Carrot and chicken beast
d) Goat liver and Spirulina
13. Pellagra is caused due to the deficiency of
a) Ascorbic acid/ Vitamin C
b) Folic acid
c) Panthothenic acid
d) Nicotinic acid/ Vitamin B3
14. Nyctalopia (Night Blindness) is caused by
deficiency of
a) E
b) A
c) D
d) B12
15. Megaloblastic anaemia is caused due to the
deficiency of
a) Vitamin B9
b) Vitamin B6
c) Vitamin B2
d) Vitamin B12
16. Vitamin K is required for
a) Change of prothrombin into thrombin
b) Synthesis of prothrombin
c) Change of fibrinogen to fibrin
d) Formation of thromboplastin
17. Calcium deficiency in the body occurs in the
absence of
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D

c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin E
18. The Vitamin C or ascorbic acid prevents
a) Scurvy
b) Antibody synthesis
c) Rickets
d) Pellagra
19. The Haemorrhagic disease of new born is caused
to the deficiency of
a) Vitamin K
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin B6
20. To which of the following families do folic acid and
panthothenic acid belong?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin K
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin B complex
21. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
a) Vitamin E - Tocopherol
b) Vitamin D - Riboflavin
c) Vitamin B - Calciferol
d) Vitamin A - Thiamine
22. Continuous bleeding from an injured part of body
is due to deficiency of
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin E
23. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched?
a) Vitamin C- Scurvy
b) Vitamin B2- Pellagra
c) Vitamin B2- Pernicious Anaemia
d) Vitamin B6- Beri beri
24. Which one of the following is a fat soluble vitamin
and its related deficiency disease?
a) Retinol- Xerophthalmia
b) Cobalamine-Beri beri
c) Calciferol- Pellagra
d) Ascorbic acid- Scurvy

25. Which of the following is mismatched?

a) Vitamin A- Xerophthalmia
b) Vitamin D- Rickets
c) Vitamin K- Beriberi
d) Vitamin C-Scurvy
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
1. The major pollutant from automobile exhaust is
a) NO
b) CO
c) SO2
d) Soot
2. The green house gases, otherwise called
radioactively active gases includes
a) Carbon dioxide
b) CH4
c) N2O
d) All of these
3. Algal bloom results in
a) Global warming
b) Salination
c) Eutrophication
d) Biomagnification
4. A high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicates
that:
a) water is pure
b) absence of microbial action
c) Low level of microbial pollution
d) High level of microbial pollution
5. The effects of radioactive pollutants depends upon
a) Rate of diffusion
b) energy releasing capacity
c) rate of deposition of the contaminant
d) all of these
6. The range of normal human hearing is in the range
of
a) 10 Hz to 80 Hz
b) 50 Hz to 80 Hz
c) 50Hz to 15000 Hz
d) 15000 Hz and above
7. The pollution which does not persistent harm to life
supporting system is
a) Noise pollution
b) Radiation pollution
c) Organochlorine pollution
d) All of these

8. Soap and detergents are the source of organic

pollutants like:
a) glycerol
b) polyphosphates
c) sulphonated hydrocarbons
d) all of these
9. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted
trees is known as
a) Social forestry
b) Jhum
c) Taungya system
d) Agroforestry
10. The main atmospheric layer near the surface of
earth is
a) troposphere
b) mesophere
c) ionosphere
d) stratospere
List of Vitamins & their deficiency diseases
1. Vitamin A--------- Night blindness
2. Vitamin B1---------Beriberi
3. Vitamin B2-------- Ariboflavinosis
4. Vitamin B3 --------Pellagra
5. Vitamin B5 --------Paresthesia
6. Vitamin B6 --------Anemia
7. Vitamin B7 ------ Dermatitis, enteritis
8. Vitamin B9 & Vitamin B12 ----- Megaloblastic
anemia
9. Vitamin C ------ Scurvy, Swelling of Gums
10. Vitamin D ------ Rickets & Osteomalacia
11. Vitamin E ------ Less Fertility
12. Vitamin K ------ Non-Clotting of Blood.
NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES
1). Anna Zoological Sanctuary --Vandalur (T.N.)
2). Anamalai Sanctuary

==> Coimbatore, (T.N.)

3). Bandipur National Park ==> Mysore (Karnataka)

4). Corbett National Park ==> Nainital (Uttaranchal)
5). Crocodile Farm
6). Dachigam Santuary

==>

Kovalam (Chennai)

==> Srinagar (J & K)

7). Ghana Bird Sanctuary ==>

Bharatpur

(Rajasthan)
8). Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary ==> Belgaum
(Karnataka)
9). Gir National Park

==>

Junagarh (Gujarat)

10). Guindy Deer Sanctuary ==> Guindy (Chennai)

11). Guindy Snake Park

==> Guindy (Chennai)

12). Hazaribagh National Park ==> Hazaribagh

(Jharkhand)
13). Kanha National Park ==>Mandla (M.P.)
14). Kaziranga Natinoal Park ==> Jorhat (Assam)
15). Manas Tiger Sanctuary ==> Barbeta (Assam)

10 Rapeseed And Mustard Rajasthan, UP,

Haryana
11 Soyabean Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan

16). Mudumalai Sanctuary ==> Nilgris

17). Periyar Sanctuary ==> Idukki (Kerala)
18). Pichavaram Bird Sanctuary ==> Chidambaram

12 Sunflower Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,

Maharashtra

(T.N.)
19). Rangathitto Bird Sanctuary ==> Mysore
(Karnataka)

13 Total Oilseeds MP, Maharashtra,

Rajasthan

20). Ranthanbor Tiger Sanctuary ==> Sawai

(Rajasthan)
21). Sivpuri National Park

14 Sugarcane UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka

==>Sivpurai (M.P.)

22). Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary ==> Kancheepuram

15 Cotton Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra

Pradesh

Important Crops India

1

Rice West Bengal, Punjab, UP

Wheat UP, Punjab, Haryana

Maize Madhya Pradesh, Andhra

16 Jute and Mesta WB, Bihar, Assam

17 Tea Assam, West Bengal, Himachal
Pradesh
18 Coffee Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Pradesh, Karnataka
19 Rubber Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
4

Bajra Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP

Jowar Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, AP

Total Coarse Cereals Maharashtra,

eri and muga. Mulberry is the main

Karnataka, UP

variety, while tussar is mainly found in

20 Silk Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir,

Andhra Pradesh. In India all 4 varieties
of silk are available; Mulberry, tussar,

Total Pulses MP, UP, Maharashtra

Total Foodgrains UP, Punjab, West

Bengal

Groundnut Gujarat, Tamil Nadu,

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar.
21 Tobacco Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka