Some strains of Bacillus thuringiensis produce toxic proteins that do not kill:

Which one of the following is the cause of extinction of Stellar's Sea Cow and Passenger Pigeon?

Genetically modified plants have been useful in:

The correct sequence of the formation of pollen grains is -
(A) Sporogenous tissue
(B) Formation of microspore
(C) Microspore tetrad formed by meiotic divisions
(D) Pollen grains develop from microspores
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Identify the correct statements with respect to human evolution
A. Modern Homo sapiens arose during ice age between 50,000 to 75,000 years.
B. Ramapithecus was more man-like.
C. The brain capacity of Homo erectus was about 650-800 cc.
D. Dryopithecus was more ape-like.
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India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal.
These programmes called 'family planning' were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation. Creating awareness among the people about various reproduction-related aspects and providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under these programmes.
'Saheli' - an oral contraceptive pill, also known as the 'Once a week' pill, was developed by :

Scientific term for a situation where a single gene can exhibit multiple
phenotypic expressio is:

If a moneylender charges interest at the rate of 10 rupees per 100 rupees per half year, payable in advance, then the effective rate of interest per annum is :

Aniline does not undergo the Friedel-Crafts reaction because:
(A) It forms salt with the Lewis acid catalyst, AlCl3.
(B) Nitrogen of aniline acquires negative charge.
(C) Nitrogen of aniline acquires positive charge.
(D) Nitrogen acts as a strong deactivating group in the further reaction.
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'GEAC' stands for -

Which of the following statements are true with reference to homology or homologous organs?
(A) Homology indicates common ancestry.
(B) Whale and Cheetah share similarities in the pattern of the bones of the forelimbs.
(C) Vertebrate heart is an example of homologous organs.
(D) Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of cucurbita represent homology.
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Certain types of leukocytes (WBC) of our body like polymorpho-nuclear leukocytes (PMNL-neutrophils) and monocytes and natural killer (type of lymphocytes) in the blood as well as macrophages in tissues can phagocytose and destroy microbes. For determining the cause of allergy, the patient is exposed to or injected with very small doses of possible allergens, and the reactions studied. The use of drugs like anti-histamine, adrenalin and steroids quickly reduce the symptoms of allergy. Heroin, commonly called smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound. This is obtained by acetylation of morphine. Techniques like radiography (use of X-rays), CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) are very useful to detect cancers of the internal organs. Different species of Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. malaria and P. falciparum) are responsible for different types of malaria. Of these, malignant malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is the most serious one and can even be fatal.
Which of the following drugs are commonly used to quickly reduce the symptoms of allergy?

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Aldehydes are generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions due to steric and electronic reasons. Sterically, the presence of two relatively large substituents in ketones hinders the approach of nucleophile to carbonyl carbon more than aldehydes having only one such substituent Electronically aldehydes are more reactive than ketones because two alkyl groups reduce the elctrophilicity of the carbonyl more effectively than in former.
Write the reaction sequence when phthalic acid reacts with ammonia.


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