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PART - III
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1. ]Á¨£qUPøÍ }ºUPa ö\´²® vµÁ® :
(A) ÷í¯®ì vµÁ® (B) hºUì vµÁ®
(C) L÷£õ¼ß L¥ÚõÀ vµÁ® (D) hõ´éõß vµÁ®
Diluting fluid used for total RBC count is :
(a) Hayem’s solution (b) Turk’s solution
(c) Folin Phenol reagent (d) Toisson solution
2. ]Ö}µP ~sSÇÀPÎÀ }º «Í EÔg\¨£ku¾US EuÄ® íõº÷©õß :
(A) Bßiøh³›miU íõº÷©õß
(B) ÷Põ¼]ì÷hõøPÛß
(C) £õßQ›÷¯õø\ªß
(D) Bg]÷¯õöhß]ß II
The hormone which helps in the reabsorption of water in kidney tubules is :
(a) antidiuretic hormone
(b) cholecystokinin
(c) pancreozymin
(d) angiotensin II
3. Cu¯ C¯UPa _ÇØ]°ß Põ» AÍÄ :
(A) 0.5 ÂÚõiPÒ (B) 0.6 ÂÚõiPÒ
(C) 0.7 ÂÚõiPÒ (D) 0.8 ÂÚõiPÒ
Duration of the Cardiac Cycle :
(a) 0.5 seconds (b) 0.6 seconds
(c) 0.7 seconds (d) 0.8 seconds
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4. ÷|õ´zuøhUPõ¨¦hß öuõhº¦øh¯ _µ¨¤ Gx ?
(A) øu©ì _µ¨¤ (B) ¥Û¯À _µ¨¤
(C) £õµõøuµõ´k _µ¨¤ (D) Am›ÚÀ _µ¨¤
Which of the following gland is related with immunity ?
(a) thymus gland (b) pineal gland
(c) parathyroid gland (d) adrenal gland
5. Põv¾ÒÍ G¨£Sv AÊzu Aø»PøÍa ö\¯À{ø» ªßÚÊzu©õP ©õØÖQÓx ?
(A) }ÒÁmh¨ £»Po (oval window)
(B) ö\¨£øÓ \ÆÄ
(C) AøµÁmhU SÇÀPÒ
(D) Põºmøh EÖ¨¦
Which structure in the ear converts pressure waves to action potentials ?
(a) Oval window
(b) Tympanic membrane
(c) Semicircular canal
(d) Organ of Corti
6. Psh Aø©¨¦ Cuß •UQ¯¨ £s¦ :
(A) PqUPõ¼PÒ (B) ÁøÍzuø\¨ ¦ÊUPÒ
(C) SȲh¼PÒ (D) •m÷uõ¼PÒ
Metameric segmentation is the main feature of :
(a) Arthropoda (b) Annelida
(c) Coelenterata (d) Echinodermata
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7. _Áõ\zøuU Pmk¨£kzxÁx :
(A) ]Ö‰øÍ (B) ö£¸‰øÍ
(C) £õßì (D) •SÍ®
Breathing is controlled by :
(a) Cerebellum (b) Cerebrum
(c) Pons (d) Medulla oblongata
8. Cu¯zvÀ "h¨' J¼ CuÚõÀ HØ£kQÓx.
(A) Aøµa\¢vµ ÁõÀÄPÒ ‰kÁuõÀ
(B) B›US÷»õ & öÁßm›US»õº ÁõÀÄPÒ ‰kÁuõÀ
(C) B›US÷»õ & öÁßm›US»õº ÁõÀÄPÒ vÓ¨£uõÀ
(D) Aøµa\¢vµ ÁõÀÄPÒ vÓ¨£uõÀ
Dub sound of heart is caused by :
(a) closure of semi-lunar valves
(b) closure of atrio-ventricular valves
(c) opening of atrio-ventricular valves
(d) opening of semi-lunar valves
9. GvÀ vÓ¢u ÁøP _Ø÷Óõmh ©sh»® Põn¨£kQßÓÚ ?
(A) ¦Óõ (B) uÁøÍ
(C) Pµ¨£õß§a] (D) ©s¦Ê
Which of the following have an open circulatory system ?
(a) Pigeon (b) Frog
(c) Cockroach (d) Earthworm
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10. Cµzu® öuõhº£õÚ ÷|õ´PøÍU PshÔ²® ©¸zxÁz xøÓ°ß J¸ ¤›Ä :
(A) |a_ C¯À (B) öí©mhõ»â
(C) ]Ö}µP¯À (D) v_¯À
The branch of medicine concerned with the study of diseases related to blood :
(a) Toxicology (b) Haematology
(c) Nephrology (d) Histology
11. Gsi÷µõøP÷Úì GuøÚ ©õØÖÁvÀ £[÷PØQÓx ?
(A) ¦µu[PøÍ¨ £õ¼ö£¨øhkPÍõP ©õØÖu¼À
(B) ö£¨ê÷ÚõáøÚ ö£¨êÚõP ©õØÖu¼À
(C) Põ]÷ÚõáøÚ Põ]ÚõP ©õØÖu¼À
(D) i›¨ê÷ÚõáøÚ i›¨êÚõP ©õØÖu¼À
Enterokinase takes part in the conversion of :
(a) Protein into polypeptide
(b) Pepsinogen into pepsin
(c) Caseinogen into casein
(d) Trypsinogen into trypsin
12. £À¾°ºz ußø© GßÓ £uzøua `mi¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) A›ìhõiÀ (B) ÁõÀhº ÷µõéß
(C) G.¤.i. Põs÷hõÀ (D) G.â. hõßì÷»
Who coined the term biodiversity ?
(a) Aristotle (b) Walter Rosen
(c) AP de Candole (d) AG Tansley
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13. ¤Ó¢u SÇ¢øuPÎÀ EhÀ |kUP® HØ£kzuõ©À öÁ¨£ EØ£zv ö\´x EhÀ
öÁ¨£® AvP›¨£x Guß ‰»® ?
(A) ©g\Ò öPõʨ¦ (B) öÁÒøÍU öPõʨ¦
(C) {Ó©ØÓ öPõʨ¦ (D) £Ê¨¦U öPõʨ¦
Non-shivering thermogenesis in neonates produces heat through :
(a) Yellow fat (b) White fat
(c) Colourless fat (d) Brown fat
14. uø\a _¸UPzvØPõÚ ATP ÷¯ì ö|õv EÒÍ Ch® :
(A) ø©÷¯õ]ß (B) BUiÛß
(C) BUiß (D) m÷µõ¨÷£õÛß
ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in :
(a) myosin (b) actinin
(c) actin (d) troponin
15. C¢v¯õÂß £ÓøÁ°¯À ÁÀ¾|º ¯õº ?
(A) P÷µõ»ì ¼ß÷Ú¯ì (B) \õº»ì hõºÂß
(C) A›ìhõiÀ (D) hõUhº \½® A¼
Who was the ornithologist of India ?
(a) Carl Linnaeus (b) Charles Darwin
(c) Aristotle (d) Dr. Salim Ali
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24 &US Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 6x2=12
Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 24 is Compulsory.
16. ]ØÔÚU ÷Põm£õmiÀ \õº»ì hõºÂÛß £[S ¯õx ?
What is the role of Charles Darwin in relation to concept of species ?
17. ‰i¯ ©ØÖ® vÓ¢u ÁøP Cµzu Kmh ©sh»zøu J¨¤kP.
Compare closed and opened circulatory system.
18. ]» ÁøP G¤w¼¯[PÒ ö£õ´¯kUQÚõÀ BÚøÁ. Cuß ö£õ¸Ò GßÚ ?
Some epithelia are pseudostratified. What does this mean ?
19. Hß umøh¨¦ÊUPÒ EhØSȯØÓøÁ GÚ AøÇUP¨£kQßÓÚ ?
Why flatworms are called acoelomates ?
20. ©s¦ÊÂß ö£›ì÷hõª¯® ©ØÖ® ¦÷µõì÷hõª¯zøu ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
Differentiate between Peristomium and Prostomium in Earthworm.
21. Áõzvß uÛ¨£s¦PøÍ GÊxP.
Write the peculiar characters of duck.
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22. ìöhzuì÷Põ¨¤ß £¯ßPøÍ Á›ø\¨£kzxP.
Enumerate the uses of Stethoscope.
23. ©Ûu›À PõºÛ¯õ ©õØÖ ]Qaø\ ö£õxÁõP {µõP›UP¨£kÁvÀø». Hß ?
Cornea transplant in humans is almost never rejected. State the reason.
24. ]ÖShÀ }›À EÒÍ ö|õvPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the enzymes in intestinal juice ?
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33 &US Pm-hõ-¯-©õP Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 6x3=18
Note : Answer any six questions. Question No. 33 is Compulsory.
25. ÷Põ÷ÁÖ PÊøu Hß ©»mkz ußø© Eøh¯uõP EÒÍx ?
Why mule is sterile in nature ?
26. ¼®¤U ©sh»® Hß Enºa] ‰øÍ GÚ¨£kQÓx ?
Why the limbic system is called the emotional brain ?
27. ©Ûu ]Ö}µPzvß }ÒöÁmkz ÷uõØÓzøu £h® Áøµ¢x £õP® SÔUPÄ®.
Draw a neat labelled diagram of the L.S. of human Kidney.
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28. ö\¯ØøP •øÓ ¢ymhzvß £¯ßPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the advantages of artificial insemination ?
29. öÁÒøÍ Ai¨÷£õì v_øÁ £Ê¨¦ Ai¨÷£õì v_¼¸¢x ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
Differentiate white adipose tissue from brown adipose tissue.
30. uÁøÍ°ß ö£õ¸Íõuõµ •UQ¯zxÁ® ‰ßøÓ GÊxP.
Write any three economic importance of frog.
31. ©ØÓ {Ç¾Ö P¸ÂPøÍ Âh CT GÆÂu® ÷©®£kQÓx ?
What are the advantages of CT over other imaging techniques ?
32. ¥Û¯À _µ¨¤ J¸ |õͪÀ»õa _µ¨¤ & Cuß £o £ØÔ GÊxP.
Pineal gland is an endocrine gland, write its role.
33. íõÀ÷hß ÂøÍÄ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Haldane effect ?
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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh-¯-ÎU-P-Ä®. 5x5=25
Note : Answer all the questions.
34. (A) uø\a _¸UPzvØPõÚ \ÖUS CøÇU ÷Põm£õmøh ÂÍUSP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) ]ÖSh¼À EnÄ ö\›zuø» ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Explain the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.
OR
(b) Describe in detail, the process of digestion in the small intestine.
35. (A) öuõSv AßÚ¼hõÂß ö£õx¨£s¦PøÍ GÊxP.
AÀ-»-x
(B) Am›Ú¼ß íõº÷©õß £oPøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
(a) Write down the general characteristics of the Phylum Annelida.
OR
(b) Comment on the functions of adrenalin.
36. (A) _Áõ\® |øhö£Ö® •øÓø¯ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) Psoß JλPÀ SøÓ£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Describe the mechanism of breathing.
OR
(b) Explain the Refractive errors of eye.
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37. (A) £mk¨¦ÊÂß ÁõÌUøPa _ÇØ]ø¯ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) »õ®¤m÷hõ ©õ›mj°ß PÈÄ }UP ©sh»zøu ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain the life cycle of Bombyx Mori.
OR
(b) Explain the excretory system of Lampito Mauritii.
38. (A) Cµzu¨§a_ u¯õ›US® ÁÈ•øÓPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ-»-x
(B) Cu¯zxi¨¦ ÷uõßÓÀ ©ØÖ® Pmk¨£kzxuÀ |øhö£Ö® •øÓø¯
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Describe the method of blood smear preparation.
OR
(b) Describe the mechanism by which the human heart beat is initiated and controlled.
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