MIUN Free NEET Quiz Unit 8

1. Several plants, fruits and seeds having hallucinogenic properties have been used for hundreds of years in folk-medicine, religious ceremonies, and rituals all over the globe.

2. Lower BOD levels in wastewater indicate its higher polluting potential.

3. Diphtheria is a bacterial disease in man.

4. Antibiotics have significantly impacted the control of infectious diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, and pneumonia.

5. Lower BOD levels in sewage lead to higher pollution potential.

6. Virus-uninfected cells secrete proteins called antibodies which protect non-infected cells from further viral infection.

7. Morphine induces the pain.

8. Saliva in the mouth is the cellular barrier which prevents the proliferation of invaded pathogens.

9. Atropa belladonna do not have hallucinogenic property.

10. The spent slurry in the biogas plant is removed through an outlet, and it has no use.

11. Many fungi belonging to the species Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton are responsible for ringworms which is one of the most common infectious diseases in man.

12. Most drugs used in chemotherapy have no side effects.

13. In males the side effects of the use of anabolic steroids includes increased aggressiveness.

14. Cattle dung is available in large quantities in rural areas where cattle are used for a variety of purposes.

15. The ringworm causative fungi thrive in skin folds such as groin, between the toes etc.

16. Virus-infected cells secrete lipoproteins called antibodies which protect infected cells from further viral infection.

17. The more the BOD of wastewater indicates, the less its potential to cause pollution.

18. Peer pressure is a factor that have been seen to be associated with drug and alcohol abuse among adolescents.

19. A healthy person acquires the pneumonia by sharing glasses and utensils with an infected person.

20. Methanogens do not produce methane (biogas) during the degradation of plant waste.

21. Mosquitoes are preyed upon by dragonflies.

22. Ringworms which is one of the most common infectious pathogen in man.

23. These days cannabinoids are also being abused by some sportspersons.

24. Cocaine, commonly called coke or crack is usually snorted.

25. Antibiotics like penicillins produced by useful microbes are used to kill disease-causing harmful microbes.

26. Epidermophyton is a fungal genera.

27. Air filled sacs of lung alveoli is known as pneumonia.

28. Ringworms are generally acquired by using clothes of infected individuals.

29. Antibiotics have played a major role in controlling infectious diseases like diphtheria, whooping cough and pneumonia.

30. In rural areas, cattle are used for a variety of purposes.

31. While organic matter in the effluent is being consumed, the BOD decreases.

32. Microbes have been employed for over a century in sewage treatment through processes like activated sludge formation, aiding in water recycling.

33. Tumor cells have been shown to avoid detection and destruction by immune system.

34. Many fungi belonging to the species Trichophyton are responsible for ringworms which is one of the most common infectious diseases in man.

35. Adolescence is a very vulnerable phase of mental and psychological development of an individual.

36. There is no need to promote the use of biofertilizers over chemical fertilizers.

37. Most cancers are treated using only one of surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy.

38. A major part of the organic matter in the effluent is consumed by growing microbes.

39. An integral aspect of biological farming involves familiarizing oneself with the diverse life forms present in the field, including predators, pests, and understanding their life cycles, feeding patterns, and preferred habitats.

40. Dragonflies belong to the family Diptera.

41. Adolescence does not mean both ‘a period’ and ‘a process.’

42. Ladybird is a predator of aphids.

43. Numerous microbes offer substantial benefits to humanity.

44. The various uses of microbes by humans have had no impact on the welfare of human society.

45. BOD is a measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required by aerobic microorganisms to decompose organic matter in water under certain conditions over a specific period.

46. Mosquitoes are preyed upon by ladybirds.

47. Virus-uninfected cells secrete proteins called interferons which protect non-infected cells from further viral infection.

48. In severe cases of pneumonia, the finger nails may turn gray to red in colour.

49. Aphids are preyed upon by ladybirds.

50. Interferons is an example for cytokine barrier.