Which of the following is a fungal disease? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is a fungal disease?
A. Ringworm
B. Tetanus
C. Polio
D. Cholera
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Ringworm (tinea) is caused by dermatophyte fungi (Trichophyton, Microsporum). Tetanus is bacterial, polio viral, cholera bacterial.

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Question #1
The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary muscle movements and maintains balance is the:
A. Thalamus
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. Medulla oblongata

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The cerebellum, located at the back of the brain, integrates sensory input and fine-tunes motor activity, posture, and equilibrium. The cerebrum handles conscious thought and voluntary actions, the thalamus relays sensory information, the medulla controls vital autonomic functions like breathing and heart rate.

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Question #2
The 'Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty' experiment in 1944 provided strong evidence that:
A. Lipids are the genetic material
B. Proteins are the genetic material
C. DNA is the genetic material
D. RNA is the genetic material in some viruses

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
In 1944, Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty conducted a landmark experiment building on Griffith's transformation experiment. They purified various macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids) from the virulent S strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae and tested which one could transform the non-virulent R strain into the virulent form. They found that only DNA could cause transformation, and this activity was destroyed by DNase but not by RNase or proteases. This provided the first strong, direct evidence that DNA, not protein, is the genetic material.

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Question #3
Consider the following statements about mitosis:
1. It produces diploid cells.
2. It is involved in growth and repair.
3. It reduces chromosome number by half.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Mitosis yields two identical diploid cells, important for growth/repair. Meiosis halves chromosome number. So 3 is incorrect.

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