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Biology (GK) | Set 5
1. Animals living in the three trunks are known as -
A. Arboreal
B. Voiant
C. Amphibious
D. Aquaticx
Correct : A. Arboreal
2. The discoverer of pencillin was -
A. Lord Lister
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Karl Landsteiner
D. Walter Reed
Correct : B. Alexander Fleming
3. Blood groups were discovered by -
A. Altmann
B. Landsteiner
C. Losch
D. Ronald Ross
Correct : B. Landsteiner
4. The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is -
A. 4 - 6
B. 2 - 4
C. 8 - 10
D. 12 - 16
Correct : A. 4 - 6
5. An example of false fruit is –
A. Apple
B. Guava
C. Mango
D. Tomato
Correct : A. Apple
6. The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of -
A. Proteins
B. Lipids
C. Chlorophyll
D. Carbohydrates
Correct : C. Chlorophyll
7. The edible part of an onion is -
A. Modified root
B. Aerial flower
C. Aerial stem
D. Fleshy leaves
Correct : D. Fleshy leaves
8. Haemophilia is mostly associated with
A. Labourers
B. Royal families
C. Miners
D. Sportsmen
Correct : B. Royal families
9. Approximately how many times each day, do our heart valves open and close normally?
A. 10,000 times
B. 1,00,000 times
C. 1,50,000 times
D. 2,00,000 times
Correct : B. 1,00,000 times
10. Normal blood pressure of man is -
A. 80/120 mm
B. 90/140 mm Hg
C. 120/160 mm Hg
D. 85/120 mm Hg
Correct : A. 80/120 mm
11. To which group of blood an universal recipient belongs?
A. A group
B. B group
C. O group
D. AB group
Correct : D. AB group
12. The normal body temperature of human beings is -
A. 96.4 °F
B. 97.4 °F
C. 98.4 °F
D. 99.4 °F
Correct : C. 98.4 °F
13. Normal fasting blood sugar level per 100 ml. of blood in man is -
A. 30 - 50 mg
B. 50 - 70 mg
C. 80 -100 mg
D. 120 -140 mg
Correct : C. 80 -100 mg
14. The vector of disease sleeping sickness is
A. sand-fly
B. house-fly
C. fruit-fly
D. tse-tse fly
Correct : D. tse-tse fly
15. The animal which can tolerate more summer heat is -
A. Buffalo
B. Cow
C. Goat
D. Donkey
Correct : C. Goat
16. Ringworm is a disease.
A. Bacterial
B. Protozoan
C. Viral
D. Fm gal
Correct : D. Fm gal
17. Pituitary gland is situated in -
A. the base of the heart
B. the base of the brain
C. the neck
D. the abdomen
Correct : B. the base of the brain
18. The percentage of Plasma in the total blood volume in human beings is about :
A. 45
B. 50
C. 55
D. 60
Correct : C. 55
19. Both erythrocytes and leucocytes are formed in the .
A. Bone marrow
B. Thymus
C. Arterial walls
D. Lymph nodes
Correct : A. Bone marrow
20. Tetanus is caused by -
A. Clostridium
B. Virus
C. Bacteriophage
D. Salmonella
Correct : A. Clostridium
21. Which of the following organisms is most likely to produce green-house gases such as nitrous oxide and methane?
A. Fungi
B. Earthworm
C. Bacteria
D. Green plants
Correct : D. Green plants
22. Which of the following is a fish?
A. Silverfish
B. Starfish
C. Dogfish
D. Cuttlefish
Correct : C. Dogfish
23. Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?
A. Protein analysis
B. Chromosome counting
C. Quantitative analysis of DNA
D. DNA finger printing
Correct : D. DNA finger printing
24. Many Fungi belonging to the general Microporum Trichophyton and Epidermophyton are responsible for
A. Filarial
B. Cancer
C. Ringworms
D. AIDS
Correct : C. Ringworms
25. In man, the normal number of chromosomes is -
A. 42
B. 44
C. 46
D. 48
Correct : C. 46
26. Scurvy is a disease which is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin.
A. A
B. K
C. C
D. Byg
Correct : C. C
27. Which are the largest fixator of solar energy -
A. Bacteria
B. Protozoa
C. Fungi
D. Green plants
Correct : D. Green plants
28. Study of field crops is called -
A. Pomology
B. Agronomy
C. Olericulture
D. Floriculture
Correct : B. Agronomy
29. Locked jaw disorder is the other name of the disease -
A. Tetanus
B. Muscular disorder
C. Typhoid
D. Filariasis
Correct : A. Tetanus
30. Excretory products of mammalian embryo are eliminated out by -
A. Placenta
B. Amniotic fluid
C. Allantois
D. Ureter
Correct : A. Placenta
31. Who among the following analysed DNA for the first time?
A. Arthur Cornberg
B. Hargobind Khurana
C. M. W. Nirenberg
D. Watson and Krick
Correct : D. Watson and Krick
32. Virus contains -
A. Protein and lipid
B. Nucleic acid and protein
C. Lipid and carbohydrate
D. Carbohydrate and nucleic acid
Correct : A. Protein and lipid
33. By which the sex of a child is determined before birth?
A. Sperms of father
B. Foetus of mother
C. Both (1) and (2)
D. Nutrition of mother
Correct : B. Foetus of mother
34. AIDS virus has –
A. single-stranded RNA
B. double-stranded RNA
C. single-stranded DNA
D. double-stranded DNA
Correct : A. single-stranded RNA
35. ECG is done to diagnose an ailment connected with?
A. Kidney
B. Heart
C. Brain
D. Blood
Correct : B. Heart
36. Process of digestion is helped by -
A. Enzyme
B. Hormone
C. Mineral
D. Vitamin
Correct : A. Enzyme
37. Glaucoma is a disease of the -
A. Skin
B. Lungs
C. Liver
D. Eyes
Correct : D. Eyes
38. The chemical used for destroying Fungi in water tanks is -
A. Copper sulphate
B. Magnesium sulphate
C. Zinc sulphate
D. Nitric acid
Correct : A. Copper sulphate
39. Which of the following blood cells is compulsory for blood coagulation?
A. Platelets
B. Red Blood Corpuscles
C. White Blood Corpuscles
D. Lymphocites
Correct : A. Platelets
40. Which was the first antibiotic -
A. Terramycin
B. Neomycin
C. Penicilin
D. Streptomycin
Correct : C. Penicilin
41. Human kidney disorder is caused by the pollution of –
A. Cadmium
B. Iron
C. Cobalt
D. Carbon
Correct : A. Cadmium
42. Dehydration in human body is caused due to the deficiency of –
A. Vitamin
B. Salt
C. Hormone
D. Water
Correct : D. Water
43. Which is the organ that excretes water, fat and various catabolic wastes :
A. Kidney
B. Skin
C. Spleen
D. Salivary glands
Correct : A. Kidney
44. Blood Circulation was discovered by –
A. Mary Anderson
B. Virginia Apgar
C. William Harvey
D. Robert Feulgen
Correct : C. William Harvey
45. Heart is devoid of -
A. cardiac muscle
B. involuntary muscle
C. voluntary muscle
D. smooth muscle
Correct : B. involuntary muscle
46. From which part of the Omit is clove, the commonly used spice, obtained -
A. Fruit
B. Flower bud
C. Stern
D. Root
Correct : B. Flower bud
47. Chewing gum is made from -
A. Resin
B. Tannin
C. Latex
D. Gum
Correct : C. Latex
48. Rickets is the deficiency disease of Vitamin D, in which the affected part is the -
A. skin
B. hair
C. bone
D. blood
Correct : C. bone
49. Darvvin finches' refers to a group of -
A. Fishes
B. Lizards
C. Birds
D. Amphibians
Correct : C. Birds
50. Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use to find prey, predators or obstacles?
A. Refraction of sound
B. Formation of beats
C. Scattering of sound
D. Echo location
Correct : D. Echo location
51. Columba livia is the scientific name of -
A. Pigeon
B. Snake
C. Rabbit
D. Shark
Correct : A. Pigeon
52. Bones are pneumatic in -
A. Fishes
B. Amphibians
C. Reptiles
D. Birds
Correct : D. Birds
53. The pigment involved in photosynthetic activity is -
A. anthocyanin
B. fucxanthin
C. carotenoid
D. chlorophyll
Correct : D. chlorophyll
54. Free-living nitrogen fixing micro- organisms are -
A. Rhizobia
B. Soil fungi
C. Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza
D. Blue green algae
Correct : A. Rhizobia
55. Vegetable oils are converted into solid fat (ghee) by -
A. Hydrolysis
B. Addition of agar
C. Oxidation using air and a catalyst
D. Hydrogenation
Correct : D. Hydrogenation
56. A drug which helps in controlling fever is
A. Ibuprofen
B. Penicillin
C. Paracetamol
D. Corticosteroid
Correct : C. Paracetamol
57. An insect - catching plant is :
A. Australian Acacia
B. Smilax
C. Nepenthes
D. Nerium
Correct : C. Nepenthes
58. The method not used as a Biological control is :
A. Use of predators of a pest.
B. Pheromone traps
C. Use of pesticides
D. Use of neem extracts
Correct : C. Use of pesticides
59. 'Cod' is a variety of -
A. Goat
B. Fish
C. Crop
D. oral
Correct : B. Fish
60. Dried flower buds are used as a spice in -
A. Cardamom
B. Cinnamon
C. Cloves.
D. Saffron
Correct : C. Cloves.
61. The brain of human adult weighs about -
A. 1200 - 1300 gm
B. 1600 - 2000 gm
C. 500 - 800 gm
D. 104 - 200 gm
Correct : A. 1200 - 1300 gm
62. Total number of bones in man is -
A. 206
B. 266
C. 300
D. 306
Correct : A. 206
63. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A. Vitamin C- Scurvy
B. Vitamin K - Haomorrhage
C. Vitamin A Night Blindness
D. Vitamin E - Rickets
Correct : D. Vitamin E - Rickets
64. ‘Bos Taurus’ is a scientific name of –
A. Buffalo
B. Horse
C. Cow
D. Cat
Correct : C. Cow
65. The carbon dioxide content in the air that we exhale is about -
A. 4%
B. 8%
C. 12%
D. 16%
Correct : A. 4%
66. Maximum harm to a tree is caused by
A. Loss of half of its leaves
B. loss of all leaves
C. loss of half of its branches
D. loss of its bark
Correct : B. loss of all leaves
67. Which one of the following is not a plant product?
A. Caffeine
B. Pipeline
C. Nicotine
D. Saccharin
Correct : D. Saccharin
68. Which one of the following is not a true snake?
A. Glass snake
B. Sea snake
C. Tree snake
D. Blind snake
Correct : A. Glass snake
69. Tamiflu is frontline drug against -
A. bird flu
B. cancer
C. AIDS
D. polio
Correct : A. bird flu
70. Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called -
A. Vector
B. Transmitter
C. Drones
D. Conductor
Correct : A. Vector
71. Clove, the commonly used spice,is obtained from the -
A. root
B. stem
C. flower bud
D. fruit
Correct : C. flower bud
72. Milk is not considered a balanced diet now-a-days because of the absence of :
A. Magnesium and Vitamin D
B. Iron and Vitamin C
C. Calcium and Vitamin C
D. Iron and Vitamin A
Correct : B. Iron and Vitamin C
73. Which vitamin helps in blood- coagulation?
A. Vitamin-A
B. Vitamin-c
C. Vitamin-K
D. Vitamin-E
Correct : C. Vitamin-K
74. A substance that stimulates the production of antibodies when introduced into a living organism is known as—
A. carcinogen
B. androgen
C. antigen
D. oestrogen
Correct : C. antigen
75. Night blindness results from the deficiency of —
A. Glucose
B. Vitamin-E
C. Vitamin-B
D. Vitamin-A
Correct : D. Vitamin-A
76. How many feet has a crab got?
A. 12
B. 10
C. 8
D. 6
Correct : C. 8
77. Typhoid fever is caused by –
A. virus
B. bacteria
C. fungus
D. allergy
Correct : B. bacteria
78. Which of the following blood group is a universal reciptient?
A. A
B. B
C. AB
D. 0
Correct : C. AB
79. Which of the following is the largest living bird?
A. Peacock
B. Ostrich
C. Dodo
D. Turkey
Correct : B. Ostrich
80. In which of the following generally hormone is not found?
A. Rat
B. Monkey
C. Bacteria
D. Cat
Correct : D. Cat
81. Which organ of Human body is affected by Alzheimer disease?
A. Brain
B. Bone Marrow
C. Lung
D. Intestine
Correct : A. Brain
82. Instrument for measuring light intensity is called -
A. Lucimeter
B. Cryometer
C. Cyanometer
D. Barometer
Correct : A. Lucimeter
83. In a human body, the longest bone is in the -
A. vertebral column
B. thigh
C. rib cage
D. arm
Correct : B. thigh
84. Hay fever is a sign of -
A. malnutrition
B. allergy
C. oldage
D. over work
Correct : B. allergy
85. Which of the following moves/transports water and mineral from the soil to other parts of the plants?
A. Phloem
B. Xylem
C. Chlorophyll
D. Roots
Correct : B. Xylem
86. Which is the longest bone in the human body?
A. Fibula
B. Radius
C. Stapes
D. Femur
Correct : D. Femur
87. Which of the following is NOT one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?
A. Rolling
B. Drying
C. Fermenting
D. Withering
Correct : C. Fermenting
88. Dehydration in human body is caused due to the loss of:
A. vitamins
B. salts
C. hormones
D. water
Correct : D. water
89. The average heart beat rate per minute in a normal person is -
A. 82
B. 92
C. 72
D. 98
Correct : C. 72
90. HYV refers to -
A. Hybrid yielding variety
B. Human yellow virus
C. High yielding variety
D. Human yellow vaccine
Correct : C. High yielding variety
91. Among the defects of eye, the shortsightedness is called -
A. coma
B. hypermetropia
C. myopia
D. astigmatism
Correct : C. myopia
92. A man with colour blindness will see red as -
A. Yellow
B. Blue
C. Green
D. Violet
Correct : C. Green
93. EEG is used to detect the functioning of
A. Heart
B. Lung
C. Kidney
D. Brain
Correct : A. Heart
94. The metal, which is a constituent of vitamin B12 is -
A. Iron
B. Magnesium
C. Zinc
D. Cobalt
Correct : D. Cobalt
95. Which of the following has no skeleton at all?
A. Starfish
B. Sponge
C. Jelly fish
D. Silver fish
Correct : D. Silver fish
96. Fluid part of blood devoid of corpuscles is called -
A. Tissue fluid
B. Plasma
C. Serum
D. Lymph
Correct : C. Serum
97. Heart murmur indicates a -
A. defective valve
B. poor oxygenation
C. dislocation of the heart
D. improper development of muscles
Correct : A. defective valve
98. Which of these components of the blood is responsible for clotting -
A. R.B.C.
B. Lymphocytes
C. Monocytes
D. Platelets
Correct : D. Platelets
99. A person will have brown eyes, blue eyes or black eyes depending on the particular pigment present in the :
A. Pupil
B. Cornea
C. Iris
D. Choroid
Correct : C. Iris
100. Which of the following crops are used for producing Bio fuels?
A. Sugarcane
B. Corn
C. Jatropha
D. All options are correct
Correct : D. All options are correct