Zoology Gk interview questions – page 5

Opium is

1. Preservatives
2. Tobacco product
3. Narcotic
4. Sedative

Beriberi is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin

1. A
2. D
3. B1
4. B12

Effective drug for T.B.

1. Azedothynidine
2. Penicillin
3. Isoniazid
4. All of the above

Solanum nigrum is

1. Manathakalli
2. Kizhanelli
3. Vallarai
4. Kandankathiri

Vitamins ___ and ___ are water soluble vitamins.

1. A, B
2. C, D
3. D, K
4. B, C

Hypo pigmented patches is the symptom for

1. AIDS
2. Malaria
3. Leprosy
4. Scabies

____ grams of cereals are needed to give balanced diet for an average man.

1. 200
2. 520
3. 440
4. 600

Number of milk teeth in man is

1. 18
2. 20
3. 22
4. 24

Cretinism is caused due to the

1. Under activity of pituitary
2. Over activity of pituitary
3. Under activity of thyroid
4. Over activity of thyroid

Viral zoonoses

1. Kalaazar
2. Malaria
3. Rabies
4. Plague

In crocodile, the skin is covered by

1. Beaks
2. Hairs
3. Bony scales
4. Hooves

The medicinal plant used for the treatment of hypertension and epilepsy is

1. Katrazhai
2. Kandankathiri
3. Vallarai
4. Ginger

The substance that can stimulate the production of antibody is

1. Antigen
2. Anti agglutinin
3. Leucocytes
4. Lymphocytes

The entire plant used as a medicine for Jaundice and ulcers is

1. Thulasi
2. Vallarai
3. Kizhanelli
4. Ginger

The widely accepted definition for Health was given by WHO in the year

1. 1946
2. 1948
3. 1952
4. 1956

Rabies is transmitted by

1. Contact with soil
2. By bite of the animal
3. Droplet infection
4. Direct contact

The botanical name for Karisalanghanni is

1. Eclipta prostrata
2. Lawsonia inermis
3. Ricinus communis
4. Ferula asafetida

The earths surface temperature is increased by

1. Carbon monoxide
2. Ozone
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Nitrogen

Which is called as social disease?

1. AIDS
2. Polio
3. Leprosy
4. T.B.

The state AIDS Cell started functioning in Tamil Nadu from

1. 1982
2. 1990
3. 1992
4. 2000

The study of resistance to infection is

1. Entomology
2. Physiology
3. Immunology
4. Palaentology

This is the contribution of Louis Pasteur

1. Dehydration
2. Pasteurization
3. Canning
4. Drying

Mango has chief source of vitamin

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. K

Nicotine is a

1. Sedative
2. Depressant
3. Pollutant
4. Tobacco product

The vaccine given at the time of birth is

1. DT
2. BCG
3. DPT
4. TT

Small pox vaccination was discovered by

1. J.J. Thomson
2. Edward Jenner
3. John Cato
4. Louis Pasteur

Which of the following is a communicable disease?

1. Heart attack
2. CHD
3. RHD
4. Cold

Which of the following is a water borne disease?

1. Measles
2. Dysentry
3. Typhoid
4. Malaria

Which of the following disease is transmitted by contact with soil?

1. Tetanus
2. Rabies
3. Scabies
4. Cold

The best chemical used for purifying drinking water is

1. Calcium hypochlorite
2. Sodium thio sulphate
3. Potassium permanganate
4. Sodium chloride