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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 138

Assertion (A): Bryophytes are the amphibians of the plant kingdom.

Reason (R): They are found in swamps and areas, where water and land meet.

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 139
Consider the following statements AIDS is transmitted
1. by sexual intercourse.
2. by blood transfusion.
3. by mosquitoes and other blood sucking insects.
4. across the placenta.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 140
'Athlete's Foot' is a disease caused by:
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 141
Match List I (Disease) with List  II (Types of Disease) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I                     List II
A. Haemophilia   1. Deficiency disease
B. Diabetes        2. Genetic disease
C. Rickets          3. Hormonal disorder
D. Ringworm     4. Fungal infection
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 142
Assertion (A) Cutaneous anthrax is the most dangerous.
Reason (R) Bacillus anthracis attacks human skin causing a foetal septicaemia.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 143
Consider the following conditions of a sick human body
1. Swollen lymph nodes.
2. Sweating at night.
3. Loss of memory.
4. Loss of weight.
Which of these are symptoms of AIDS?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 144
Match List-I (Disease) with List-II (Organism) and, select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List-I                                       List-II
A. Malaria                              1. Fungi
B. Poliomyelitis                      2. Bacteria
C. Tuberculosis                      3. Virus
D. Ringworm                          4. Protozoan
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 11 - Biology>Exercise 4>Q 145
Assertion (A) The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty.
Reason (R) A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.