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  • Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to


  • Options
  • A. tetanus
  • B. mumps
  • C. pyorrhoea
  • D. ulcers

  • Correct Answer
  • mumps 

    Explanation

    Mumps: This is a swelling caused by inflammation of parotid glands placed in front of our ear region. The Inflammation is caused by a virus.


  • Biology problems


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    • 1. The Mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is

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    • A. holozoic
    • B. holophytic
    • C. saprophytic
    • D. Parasitic
    • Discuss
    • 2. Genes are made of

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    • A. Carbohydrates
    • B. Proteins
    • C. Fats
    • D. Nucleotides
    • Discuss
    • 3. What color is Lobster blood?

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    • A. Blue
    • B. White
    • C. Red
    • D. Colourless
    • Discuss
    • 4. Conversion of Glycogen to Glucose is stimulated by

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    • A. Insulin
    • B. Cortisol
    • C. Glucagon
    • D. Progesterone
    • Discuss
    • 5. Reflex actions are controlled by

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    • A. The Spinal Chord
    • B. The Nerves
    • C. The cells
    • D. The Brain
    • Discuss
    • 6. The insects do not have blood pigments because

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    • A. there is no blood
    • B. tissues have pigments
    • C. blood does not have a respiratory function
    • D. pigments are elsewhere
    • Discuss
    • 7. Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called

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    • A. Adaptation
    • B. Perception
    • C. Habituation
    • D. Sensation
    • Discuss
    • 8. Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2 ?

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    • A. TRUE
    • B. FALSE
    • Discuss
    • 9. What carries Blood back to the Heart?

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    • A. Veins
    • B. Arteries
    • C. Both A & B
    • D. None
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following does not occur during Mitosis?

    • Options
    • A. spindle formation
    • B. condensation of the chromosomes
    • C. breakdown of the nuclear membrane
    • D. replication of the DNA
    • Discuss


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