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Biology (GK) | Set 3

1. The disease caused by Asbestos is -

Correct : A. Emphysema

2. In the eye, colour vision is effected by the presence of -

Correct : D. Cones

3. During photosynthesis the liberated gas is

Correct : B. oxygen

4. Which one of the following is considered as the drug of last resort for human beings?

Correct : C. Chloramphenicol

5. Which one of the following is not a digestive enzyme?

Correct : C. Insulin

6. The ‘Theory of Evolution’ wasput forward by -

Correct : D. Charles Darwin

7. Which of the following is an air-borne disease?

Correct : A. Measles

8. Which of the following book is centered on “Environment"?

Correct : B. Silent Spring

9. Which of the following elements is obtained from the sea algae?

Correct : D. Iodine

10. Which of the following is not a component of chlorophyll?

Correct : D. Calcium

11. Development of an egg without - fertilization is called

Correct : B. Parthenogenesis

12. In the process of dialysis, used on patients with affected kidneys, the phenomenon involved is

Correct : C. Osmosis

13. The language used in writing the scientific name of animals is -

Correct : B. Latin

14. Ripe grapes contain –

Correct : A. Fructose

15. Of all micro-organisms, the most adaptable and versatile are –

Correct : A. Viruses

16. According to WHO, the bird flue virus cannot be transmitted through food cooked beyond -

Correct : B. 70 degrees celsius

17. The number of chambers in a human heart is

Correct : A. Four

18. Human cloning is permitted in Britain for the purpose of -

Correct : C. Therapeutics

19. Pick out the viral disease among the following -

Correct : A. Hepatitis

20. EEG records the activity of -

Correct : C. brain

21. The colotr of cow's milk is slightly yellow due to the presence of -

Correct : D. Carotene

22. Antibodies are mainly synthesized from

Correct : C. Lymphocyte

23. Penicillin is widely used as –

Correct : C. an antibiotic

24. Antacids are found in medicines that cure –

Correct : B. stomachache

25. Where do plants synthesize protein from?

Correct : C. Amino Acids

26. The damage of the human body due to radiation (x-rays or y-rays etc,) is measured in

Correct : A. Rads

27. Mangifera indica is the phylum –

Correct : B. Mango

28. Amoebiasis is causing -

Correct : A. Dysentery

29. The nitrogen in the ecosystem is circulated by -

Correct : B. Bacteria

30. Which of the following is not a part of the Darwin's theory of evolution?

Correct : D. Inheritance of acquired characters

31. The brain of a computer is -

Correct : A. C.P.U.

32. Who is the father of Biology?

Correct : C. Aristotle

33. The total number of bones in our body is -

Correct : B. 206

34. Which category of compound is most concentrated energy source?

Correct : A. Fats

35. Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma?

Correct : A. Albumin

36. Which of the following vitamins is stored in the liver?

Correct : A. Vitamin A

37. Which of the following is a Parthenocarpic fruit?

Correct : A. Banana

38. Which one of these is a communicable disease?

Correct : B. Diphtheria

39. The concentration of which of the following decreases in anaemia?

Correct : A. Haemoglobin

40. Dolly, the World's First cloned animal was a –

Correct : A. sheep

41. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of -

Correct : B. water

42. A universal recipient belongs to the blood group -

Correct : A. AB

43. The vitamin that helps in blood clotting is -

Correct : D. Vitamin K

44. The disease in which the sugar level of blood increases is known as -

Correct : A. Diabetes mellitus

45. Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease’?

Correct : C. Sleeping sickness

46. M.R.I. stands for -

Correct : B. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

47. Raja Rao the famous Indian Novelist who died on 8 July 2006. The title of his first novel was -

Correct : A. Kanthapura

48. What is the normal blood sugar level of a human being?

Correct : B. 120 - 150 mg/dl

49. Literal meaning of the term “ho*mo Sapiens” is -

Correct : A. Man — The Wise

50. The normal temperature of the human body is –

Correct : A. 37°C

51. Eyes of potato are useful for -

Correct : D. Vegetative propagation

52. In which part of the eye lies the pigment that decides the colour of the eyes of a person’?

Correct : C. Iris

53. Which of the following food items is rich in iron?

Correct : B. Apple

54. Who discovered Cholera germs?

Correct : A. Robert Koch

55. What is the limit of MG/DL, of blood sugar in the normal person at the time of fast?

Correct : C. 70-100

56. The cross-section of a stem of tree has fifty rings, what is the age of the tree?

Correct : D. 50 years

57. Onion is a modified form of –

Correct : B. stern

58. The pollination of maize takes place by

Correct : C. pollination by air

59. Sweetex used by the diabetic patients has energy content of :

Correct : D. Zero calories

60. The element which is the most abundant in the human body is :

Correct : A. Oxygen

61. Animals do not have enzyme systems which enable them to make use of the energy from -

Correct : A. fat

62. Who discovered sex hormones?

Correct : B. Eugen Steinach

63. Fermentation is a process of decomposition of an organic compound by

Correct : B. enzymes

64. The branch of agriculture which deals with the feeding, shelter, health and breeding of the domestic animals is called -

Correct : B. Veterinary Science

65. Edward Jenner is associated with -

Correct : C. Small Pox

66. Carbohydrate is stored in the body as

Correct : C. glycogen

67. Which one of the following substances is used for preservation of food grains?

Correct : A. Sodium benzoate

68. Which of the following animals has the longest life span?

Correct : D. Tortoise

69. Which animal produces the biggest baby?

Correct : D. Blue Whale

70. Which of the following is effective against tuberculosis?

Correct : D. Streptomycin

71. Which one of the following can be synthesized by Liver -

Correct : D. Vitamin - K

72. Which one of the following is not a true fish?

Correct : A. Silver fish

73. Johann Gregor Mendel is famous for propounding -

Correct : B. Laws of heredity

74. Yellow Fever is transmitted by -

Correct : A. Aedes

75. Washing of peeled vegetables removes the vitamin -

Correct : B. C

76. For the aquatic organisms, the source of food is –

Correct : D. Zooplankton

77. 'Crabs' belongs to the phylum of –

Correct : C. Arthropoda

78. A medicine which promotes the secretion of urine is called –

Correct : C. Diuretic

79. The chemicals released by one species of animals in order to attract the other members of the same species are -

Correct : C. Pheromones

80. Who propounded the theory of natural selection?

Correct : C. Darwin

81. Rabies is a –

Correct : B. Viral disease

82. Which one of the following symptoms of nutritional deficiency disorders is specific to Vitamin C deficiency?

Correct : C. Pale conjunctivae

83. Which organ has finger like outgrowths which are called as Villi (Singular Villus)?

Correct : C. Small Intestine

84. Viruses are –

Correct : B. Acellular

85. Brain of a normal human adult weighs about -

Correct : C. 3 lb

86. Number of Eyes in an Earthworm is –

Correct : D. no eyes

87. Accupuncture is -

Correct : C. a treatment method with needles

88. The presence of air cavities is an adaptation of -

Correct : C. Water plants

89. The vitamin necessary for coagulation of blood is -

Correct : C. vitamin K

90. Ringworm is a disease caused by

Correct : A. Fungi

91. Which of the following instrument is used to measure the blood-pressure?

Correct : C. Sphygmomanometer

92. In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline?

Correct : A. Hormone

93. The anti-malarial drug quinine is made from a plant. The plant is

Correct : D. Cinchona

94. Tuberculosis is transmitted through –

Correct : A. Droplet transmission

95. Which of the following is the largest living bird?

Correct : C. Ostrich

96. Which cell organelle is called the Master of the Cell?

Correct : D. Nucleus

97. Generally insects respire through –

Correct : D. Spiracle

98. Which of the following foodcrops has the maximum content of proteins?

Correct : B. Soyabean

99. Where did the new form of pneumonia “SARS” start?

Correct : C. China

100. If an insect that feeds on feces sits on the food you are going to eat, you are most likely to be infected by which disease?

Correct : C. Typhoid