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  • A. Head region
  • B. Tail region
  • C. Neck region
  • D. Capsule region

Explanation: The phage virus uses its tail region to secrete lysozyme, an enzyme essential for breaking down the bacterial cell wall during the…

Correct answer: Tail region
  • A. Penicillin
  • B. Histamine
  • C. Interferon
  • D. Antigens

Explanation: Interferons are a group of signaling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of viruses.

Correct answer: Interferon
  • A. 50%
  • B. 60%
  • C. 80%
  • D. 90%

Explanation: Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and potentially deadly disease. It is caused by the poliovirus.

Correct answer: 90%
  • A. 2-6 weeks
  • B. 4-10 weeks
  • C. 4-20 weeks
  • D. 4-26 weeks

Explanation: Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects the liver. It causes inflammation and swelling, which damages the liver tissues over time.

Correct answer: 4-20 weeks
  • A. Hepatitis A
  • B. Hepatitis B
  • C. Hepatitis C
  • D. Hepatitis D

Explanation: Viroids are infectious agents that consist only of naked RNA without any protective layer such as a protein coat.

Correct answer: Hepatitis D
  • A. 1 - 2 weeks
  • B. 2 - 3 weeks
  • C. 3 - 4 weeks
  • D. 4 - 5 weeks

Explanation: The correct answer is 2 - 3 weeks. Leaf curl disease symptoms in cotton typically become visible within this timeframe due to the…

Correct answer: 2 - 3 weeks
  • A. Antibodies
  • B. Histamines
  • C. Antigens
  • D. Interferons

Explanation: The correct answer is Interferons. Interferons are proteins produced by host cells in response to viral infections.

Correct answer: Interferons
  • A. Whooping cough
  • B. German measles
  • C. African sleeping sickness
  • D. Tay Sach's Disease

Explanation: It is also called German measles, but it is caused by a different virus than measles.

Correct answer: German measles
  • A. Single strand RNA
  • B. Double strand DNA
  • C. Single strand DNA
  • D. Double stranded RNA

Explanation: Influenza viruses, belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family, have a segmented, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genome.

Correct answer: Single strand RNA
  • A. Hepatitis C
  • B. Hepatitis B
  • C. Hepatitis A
  • D. Hepatitis A and B

Explanation: some viruses, such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, can indeed cause chronic liver disease.

Correct answer: Hepatitis A
  • A. Bacteria
  • B. Algae
  • C. Fungus
  • D. Virus

Explanation: Meristems are devoid of viruses because they lack a vascular system. Since viruses require a host to replicate and spread, the absence of…

Correct answer: Virus
  • A. Lysozyme
  • B. Hemagglutinin
  • C. Neuraminidae
  • D. Integrase

Explanation: The bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria. It uses an enzyme called lysozyme to break down the cell wall of the bacterium it…

Correct answer: Lysozyme
  • A. Oral Polio vaccine
  • B. Small Pox Vaccine
  • C. MMR Vaccine
  • D. Tetanus Vaccine

Explanation: The first scientifically approved vaccine was the smallpox vaccine. It was developed by Edward Jenner in the late 18th century.

Correct answer: Small Pox Vaccine
  • A. 0%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 75%
  • D. 100%

Explanation: If the father is hemophilic (has the disease) and the mother is a carrier, the chances of the baby inheriting the disease will be 50%.

Correct answer: 50%
  • A. 0%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 75%
  • D. 100%

Explanation: If the father has hemophilia and the mother is a carrier, there is a 50% chance that the baby will inherit the disease.

Correct answer: 50%
  • A. X - chromosome
  • B. XX - chromosomes
  • C. YY - chromosomes
  • D. XY - chromosomes

Explanation: The correct answer is that a single ovum of a human being contains an X chromosome.

Correct answer: X - chromosome
  • A. Male
  • B. Female
  • C. Both male and female
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Color blindness is an X-linked recessive trait, meaning it is carried on the X chromosome.

Correct answer: Female
  • A. X linked recessive
  • B. X linked dominant
  • C. Dominant autosomes
  • D. Y linked inheritance

Explanation: Haemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder, which means it is more commonly seen in males than females.

Correct answer: X linked recessive
  • A. Baldness
  • B. Albinism
  • C. None of these
  • D. Myopia

Explanation: Males with higher testosterone levels have a dominant baldness gene, whereas females with lower testosterone levels have a recessive…

Correct answer: Baldness
  • A. WZ-ZZ type
  • B. XY - XX
  • C. X0 - XX
  • D. Compound Sex

Explanation: In Drosophila, the sex determination is based on the presence of sex chromosomes.

Correct answer: XY - XX