136: The human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) is a living entity because it can

(a) Excrete in human serum

(b) Disturb host cell respiration

(c) Undergo auto-reproduction

(d) Move from one cell to another
137: Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by

(a) Bacterium
(b) Fungus
(c) Protozoan
(d) Virus
138: An astronaut weighing 100 kg fires a bullet weighing 1 kg with a gun of 10 kg at the speed of 50 metres/second. What will be the recoil velocity of the gun ?

(a) 5 cm/s

(b) 50 cm/s

(c) 0.5 cm/s

(d) 0.05 cm/s
139: Hybridoma technology is a new biotechnological approach for commercial production of

(a) monoclonal antibodies
(b) interferon
(c) antibodies
(d) alcohol
140: Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period ?

(a) Tamralipti

(b) Broach

(c) Kalyan

(d) Cambray