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1. Plague is caused by
a) Virus O
b) Fungi
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c) Bacteria (Correct Answer)
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d) Protozoa
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2. Who is the Father of Biology?
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a) Darwin
b) Aristotle (Correct Answer)
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c) Mendel
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d) Lamarck
3. What is the outer portion of a stem or root called?
a) Cortex
b) Pericycle (Correct Answer)
c) Epidermis
d) Xylem
4. What is the yellow powder that contains the secret of plant life?
a) Nectar
b) Pollen (Correct Answer)
c) Resin
d) Chlorophyll
5. What is the organ produced bile?
a) Gallbladder
b) Liver (Correct Answer)
c) Pancreas
d) Stomach
6. Which vitamin helps the body absorb calcium?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D (Correct Answer)
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin B
7. The term pisciculture is related with
a) Bird farming
b) Fish Farming (Correct Answer)
c) Dairy farming
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d) Poultry farming
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8. Carrier of Malaria disease is
a) Culex Mosquito O
b) Anopheles Mosquito (Correct Answer)
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c) Aedes Mosquito
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d) Housefly
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9. Name the organ responsible for purification of blood o
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a) Lungs
b) Kidney (Correct Answer)
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c) Liver
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d) Heart
10. Heart attack is caused due to
a) High sugar levels
b) Cholesterol (Correct Answer)
c) Low hemoglobin
d) Deficiency of calcium
11. Light energy is converted into chemical energy during the process of
a) Respiration
b) Photosynthesis (Correct Answer)
c) Fermentation
d) Transpiration
12. Which of the following organisms breathes from skin?
a) Frog
b) Earthworm (Correct Answer)
c) Fish
d) Snail
13. Who is the Father of modern Physics?
a) Galileo Galilei
b) Albert Einstein
c) Sir Isaac Newton (Correct Answer)
d) Niels Bohr
14. Hydraulic Brakes work on which principle?
a) Archimedes' Principle
b) Pascal’s Principle (Correct Answer)
c) Bernoulli’s Principle
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d) Newton’s Third Law
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15. The ideal fluid which is a hypothetical fluid should contain _______?
a) Zero Density O
b) Zero Viscosity & Zero Compressibility (Correct Answer)
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c) Maximum Surface Tension
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d) Zero Cohesion
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16. A vehicle moving on a circular path experiences ________?
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a) Centrifugal force
b) Gravitational force
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c) Centripetal force (Correct Answer)
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d) Frictional force
17. If a moving body turns its speed to 1.5 times, what will be the impact
on its kinetic energy?
a) Will become 3 times
b) Will become 2.25 times (Correct Answer)
c) Will remain the same
d) Will become 1.5 times
18. The force between charged particles is called as:
a) Gravitational Force
b) Magnetic Force
c) Electromagnetic Force (Correct Answer)
d) Nuclear Force
19. What is the product of the mass of the body and its velocity called as?
a) Inertia
b) Linear Momentum (Correct Answer)
c) Acceleration
d) Force
20. What is the dot product of two perpendicular vectors?
a) 1
b) Infinity
c) 0 (Correct Answer)
d) -1
21. What is the unit of intensity of Gravitational field in the c.g.s system?
a) dyne cm⁻¹
b) dyne g⁻¹ (Correct Answer)
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c) g cm²
d) g cm⁻²
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22. A laser beam is always
a) Convergent beam O
b) Parallel beam
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c) Divergent beam (Correct Answer)
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d) Oscillating beam
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23. A liquid drop tends to assume a spherical shape because
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a) Gravity
b) Surface tension (Correct Answer)
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c) Viscosity
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d) Adhesion
24. A steam engine converts
a) Mechanical energy into heat energy
b) Chemical energy into mechanical energy
c) Heat energy into mechanical energy (Correct Answer)
d) Heat energy into electrical energy
25. Which of the following is not a non-metallic mineral?
a) Limestone
b) Bauxite (Correct Answer)
c) Graphite
d) Sulphur
26. The chemical name of quick lime is
a) Calcium Carbonate
b) Calcium Oxide (Correct Answer)
c) Calcium Hydroxide
d) Calcium Sulphate
27. The first transgenic crop is
a) Cotton
b) Tobacco (Correct Answer)
c) Wheat
d) Corn
28. The Modern periodic table has:
a) Seven periods and sixteen groups
b) Seven periods and eighteen groups (Correct Answer)
c) Eight periods and eighteen groups
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d) Six periods and eighteen groups
29. The most abundant element is
a) Hydrogen
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b) Oxygen (Correct Answer)
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c) Carbon
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d) Nitrogen
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30. The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is
a) Carbon Dioxide
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b) CFC (Correct Answer)
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c) Methane
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d) Sulphur Dioxide G
31. Metal stored in Kerosene oil
a) Magnesium
b) Sodium (Correct Answer)
c) Potassium
d) Lithium
32. How many electrons can the s-orbital accommodate?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 2 (Correct Answer)
d) 8
33. Who among the following conceived the first recognizable periodic
table of chemical elements?
a) Henry Moseley
b) Dmitri Mendeleev (Correct Answer)
c) John Newlands
d) Antoine Lavoisier
34. Nobel oil is the name of which of the following explosives?
a) TNT
b) RDX
c) TNG (Correct Answer)
d) PETN
35. Stainless steel usually contains about 14%
a) Nickel
b) Chromium (Correct Answer)
c) Iron
d) Carbon 6
36. Carbon footprint can be reduced by:
a) Burning fossil fuels
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b) Recycling waste materials (Correct Answer)
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c) Using more plastic
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d) Increasing deforestation
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37. Which of the following gases is known as “Laughing Gas”?
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a) Ammonia
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b) Nitrous Oxide (Correct Answer)
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c) Carbon Monoxide
d) Sulphur Dioxide G
38. The number of trophic levels in a food chain is mainly determined by the
a) Amount of biomass
b) Number of producers
c) Deficiency of energy transfer between levels (Correct Answer)
d) Predator-prey ratio
39. Which one of the following characteristics of a parasite is not a means of
ensuring continuity of species of the parasite?
a) High reproductive rate
b) Degeneration of redundant body structures (Correct Answer)
c) Ability to evade host immunity
d) High adaptability to hosts
40. A good pesticide is one which
a) Is highly toxic for all organisms
b) Easily transforms to non-toxic forms (Correct Answer)
c) Accumulates in the food chain
d) Requires frequent application
41. Ecology deals with the study of
a) Chemistry of soil
b) Evolution of species
c) Reciprocal relationship between living and non-living components
(Correct Answer)
d) Structure of Earth’s crust
42. Energy flow in ecosystem is
a) Cyclical
b) Unidirectional (Correct Answer)
c) Multidirectional
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43. The source of energy in an ecosystem is
a) Sunlight
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b) DNA
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c) Sunlight (Correct Answer)
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d) Chlorophyll
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44. The final stable community in an ecological succession
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a) Pioneer community
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b) Climax community (Correct Answer)
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c) Transient community
d) Seral stage G
45. Conservation within the natural habitat is
a) Ex-situ conservation
b) In-situ conservation (Correct Answer)
c) Ecological conservation
d) Genetic conservation
46. Conservation outside the natural habitat is
a) In-situ conservation
b) Ex-situ conservation (Correct Answer)
c) Community conservation
d) Species-based conservation
47. What is the animal symbol of W.W.F (World Wildlife Fund)?
a) Polar Bear
b) Giant Panda (Correct Answer)
c) Tiger
d) Dolphin
48. Plants are also regarded as
a) Fauna
b) Flora (Correct Answer)
c) Ecosystem
d) Producers
49. Trophic levels are formed by
a) Producers only
b) Consumers only
c) Organisms linked in food chain (Correct Answer)
d) Decomposers only
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50. Soil conservation is the process where
a) Soil is transformed into clay
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b) Soil is protected against loss (Correct Answer)
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c) Soil nutrients are removed
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d) Soil becomes saline
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51. Which of the following is the lightest metal?
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a) Magnesium
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b) Lithium (Correct Answer)
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c) Sodium
d) Aluminium G
52. The most important ore of aluminium is
a) Hematite
b) Magnetite
c) Bauxite (Correct Answer)
d) Galena
53. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is
a) Oxygen
b) Iron
c) Silicon (Correct Answer)
d) Aluminium
54. Air is a/an
a) Compound
b) Mixture (Correct Answer)
c) Element
d) Molecule
55. Which of the following is an element?
a) Salt
b) Diamond (Correct Answer)
c) Water
d) Sand
56. The filament of an electric bulb is made of
a) Copper
b) Tungsten (Correct Answer)
c) Aluminium
d) Nickel
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57. Heavy water is
a) H₂O₂
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b) Deuterium oxide (Correct Answer)
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c) Tritium oxide
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d) Calcium oxide
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58. Which of the following is a compound?
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a) Silica (Correct Answer)
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b) Graphite
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c) Diamond
d) Sulphur G
59. Which of the following metal was first discovered by man?
a) Iron
b) Copper (Correct Answer)
c) Gold
d) Silver
60. Which of the following is the lightest gas?
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen (Correct Answer)
c) Helium
d) Neon
61. Titanium is purified by
a) Bayer's process
b) Van Arkel method (Correct Answer)
c) Hall-Heroult process
d) Mond process
62. The hardest substance available on earth?
a) Graphite
b) Diamond (Correct Answer)
c) Quartz
d) Corundum
63. Wisdom teeth normally grow during the age of
a) 10-15 years
b) 17-30 years (Correct Answer)
c) 30-40 years
d) After 40 years
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64. Shortsightedness is due to
a) Weak eye muscles
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b) Elongation of eyeballs (Correct Answer)
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c) Flattening of lens
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d) Old age
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65. The yellow color of urine is due to the presence of
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a) Bilirubin
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b) Urochrome (Correct Answer)
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c) Hemoglobin
d) Melanin G
66. Which of the following is essential for blood clotting?
a) White blood cells
b) Blood platelets (Correct Answer)
c) Red blood cells
d) Plasma
67. The tooth with three roots is
a) Incisor
b) Canine
c) Molar (Correct Answer)
d) Premolar
68. A color-blind person has difficulty in distinguishing between which
colors
a) Blue and Yellow
b) Green and Red (Correct Answer)
c) Black and White
d) Orange and Purple
69. Ovulation is prevented by using
a) Antibiotics
b) Pills (Correct Answer)
c) Painkillers
d) Sedatives
70. Pancreas secretes hormones which help in
a) Increasing metabolism
b) Keeping sugar balance in the body (Correct Answer)
c) Protein synthesis
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d) Producing bile
71. Which of the following bone articulations forms the gliding joint?
a) Skull
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b) Carpals (Correct Answer)
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c) Hip joint
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d) Elbow
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72. Which of the following is not a vestigial organ?
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a) Appendix
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b) Wisdom teeth
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c) Diaphragm (Correct Answer)
d) Coccyx G
73. The smallest cells in the human body are
a) Nerve cells
b) Red blood cells
c) Blood cells (Correct Answer)
d) White blood cells
74. The number of ribs in the human body is
a) 22
b) 24 (Correct Answer)
c) 26
d) 28
75. Oxygen is transported to every cell of the human body by
a) White blood cells
b) Plasma
c) Red blood cells (Correct Answer)
d) Platelets
76. How many bones are there in the human body?
a) 208
b) 204
c) 206 (Correct Answer)
d) 210
77. Which muscle is the strongest of all in the human body?
a) Biceps
b) Thigh (Correct Answer)
c) Jaw
d) Calf
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78. The longest bone in the human body is
a) Spine
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b) Thigh bone (Correct Answer)
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c) Arm bone
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d) Rib
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79. The largest cell in the human body is
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a) Egg cell
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b) Nerve cell (Correct Answer)
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c) Muscle cell
d) White blood cell G
80. The largest living bird is
a) Peacock
b) Ostrich (Correct Answer)
c) Eagle
d) Albatross
81. The mammal which lays eggs is
a) Hedgehog
b) Duck Billed Platypus (Correct Answer)
c) Echidna
d) Pangolin
82. Hormones are normally absent in
a) Plants
b) Animals
c) Bacteria (Correct Answer)
d) Fungi
83. The gestation period of cows is
a) 300 days
b) 280 days (Correct Answer)
c) 240 days
d) 320 days
84. Taenia solium (Tape worm) lives as a parasite in
a) Blood of man
b) Intestine of man (Correct Answer)
c) Stomach of man
d) Skin of man
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85. Camel uses its humps for
a) Storing water
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b) Storing fat (Correct Answer)
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c) Regulating body temperature
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d) Generating energy
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86. Wood is the common name for
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a) Primary phloem
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b) Secondary xylem (Correct Answer)
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c) Bark
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87. Foxglove plant yields a drug which is stimulant to
a) Brain
b) Heart (Correct Answer)
c) Lungs
d) Liver
88. Plants that grow on salty soils are
a) Hydrophytes
b) Halophytes (Correct Answer)
c) Xerophytes
d) Epiphytes
89. Veins in leaf are
a) For transpiration
b) For conduction of food (Correct Answer)
c) For storing water
d) For support
90. Bamboo is a
a) Tree
b) Grass (Correct Answer)
c) Shrub
d) Herb
91. Cow milk is a rich source of
a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin A (Correct Answer)
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin E
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92. Which of the following is a fungal disease?
a) Malaria
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b) Ringworm (Correct Answer)
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c) Typhoid
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d) Measles
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93. Which of the following seeds can benefit a patient of diabetes mellitus by
normalizing his blood sugar level?
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a) Mustard seeds
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b) Fenugreek seeds (Correct Answer)
c) Sunflower seeds G
d) Flax seeds
94. The protein content of the edible portion of an egg is
a) 10.5%
b) 13.30% (Correct Answer)
c) 15%
d) 8.5%
95. Typhoid is a disease of
a) Stomach
b) Intestine (Correct Answer)
c) Lungs
d) Liver
96. Which milk contains more fat?
a) Cow
b) Buffalo
c) Reindeer (Correct Answer)
d) Goat
97. Amnesia is related to
a) Loss of appetite
b) Loss of vision
c) Loss of memory (Correct Answer)
d) Loss of balance
98. Which of the following is a communicable disease?
a) Diabetes
b) Diphtheria (Correct Answer)
c) Arthritis
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d) Asthma
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99. The best method for improving the nutrient composition of a diet is
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a) Eating more junk food
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b) Combining various foods (Correct Answer)
c) Drinking only water
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d) Avoiding fruits
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100. Honey has the largest percentage of lK
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a) Fructose
b) Glucose (Correct Answer)
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c) Sucrose
d) Lactose
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