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Biology (GK) | Set 7
1. Which part of the nervous system controls the activities of internal organs?
A. Spinal cord
B. Cerebrum
C. Cerebellum
D. Medulla Oblongata
Correct : D. Medulla Oblongata
2. The antibiotic Ampicillin is -
A. a synthetic drug
B. obtained from a bacterium
C. obtained from a plant extract
D. a semi-synthetic drug
Correct : B. obtained from a bacterium
3. Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma?
A. Globulin
B. Albumin
C. Fibrin
D. Fibulir
Correct : B. Albumin
4. How many valves does a human heart have?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One
Correct : A. Four
5. The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are –
A. red blood cells
B. neutrophils
C. lymphocytes
D. platelets
Correct : C. lymphocytes
6. Which of the following branches deals with the interactions of same species of living organisms with their nonliving environment?
A. Autecology
B. Synecology
C. Ecology
D. Palaeontology
Correct : C. Ecology
7. Which of the following organelles is called 'Atom bombs'?
A. Microtubules
B. Nucleolus
C. Golgi bodies
D. Lysosome
Correct : D. Lysosome
8. Which of the following causes poliomyelitis?
A. Dengue Virus
B. Entero Virus
C. Mumps Virus
D. Rhabo Virus
Correct : B. Entero Virus
9. Which one of the following animals is sanguinivorous?
A. Fruit-fly
B. Mosquito
C. House-fly
D. Snail
Correct : B. Mosquito
10. Functional unit of 'Kidney' –
A. A on
B. Neuron
C. Nephron
D. Artery
Correct : C. Nephron
11. An invertebrate does not have –
A. Notochord
B. Body cavity
C. Haernocoel
D. Gills
Correct : A. Notochord
12. Which of the following weeds has been found useful to check water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
A. Partheniurn
B. Elephant grass
C. Water hyacinth
D. Both (1) and (2)
Correct : D. Both (1) and (2)
13. All are protozoan diseases except –
A. Elephantiasis
B. Oriental sores
C. Sleeping sickness
D. Kula-czar
Correct : A. Elephantiasis
14. Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the next generation is by -
A. RNA
B. Codon
C. DNA
D. messenger RNA
Correct : C. DNA
15. An eardrum is absent in –
A. snakes
B. turtles
C. tuatara
D. toads
Correct : A. snakes
16. Animals adapted to life in air are called :
A. fossorial
B. arboreal
C. cursorial
D. volant
Correct : B. arboreal
17. Plants used for the production of biofuel are:
A. Pongamia glabra
B. Jatropa curcus
C. Acacia melanoxylon
D. Azadirachta indica
Correct : B. Jatropa curcus
18. , found in blood, is responsible for oxygen transportation.
A. WBC
B. Platelets
C. RBC
D. Plasma
Correct : C. RBC
19. Which one of the following is the ideal food for newborn babies?
A. Water
B. Sugar
C. Honey
D. Milk
Correct : D. Milk
20. Transcription means the synthesis of –
A. Lipids
B. Protein
C. DNA
D. RNA
Correct : C. DNA
21. Approximate life span of parrot is –
A. 20 years
B. 40 years
C. 70 years
D. 140 years
Correct : A. 20 years
22. Tendons and ligaments are –
A. Connective tissue
B. Muscular tissue
C. Epithelial tissue
D. Skeletal tissue
Correct : A. Connective tissue
23. A plant with 30 cm or more circumference from human chest height is identified as -
A. Herb
B. Shrub
C. Medicinal herbs
D. Tree
Correct : C. Medicinal herbs
24. The skin biting mosquito has legs as locomotory organ which are –
A. Four pairs
B. Three pairs
C. Two pairs
D. One pair
Correct : B. Three pairs
25. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the –
A. Oral cavity
B. Stomach
C. Ileum
D. Colon
Correct : B. Stomach
26. Emulsification is -
A. breaking fats into small globules
B. digestion of fats
C. absorption of fats
D. storage of fats
Correct : A. breaking fats into small globules
27. Which of the following is also known as the Biochemical Laboratory of the Human Body?
A. Small Intestine
B. Brain
C. Pancreas
D. Liver
Correct : D. Liver
28. With which of the following body organ is 'pace-maker' associated?
A. Liver
B. Brain
C. Heart
D. Lungs
Correct : C. Heart
29. The smallest size of a cell that can be seen with naked eye is:
A. 1 micron
B. 10 micron
C. 100 micron
D. 1000 micron
Correct : C. 100 micron
30. Cosmetic powder is prepared from –
A. Asbestos
B. Talc
C. Gypsum
D. Serpentine
Correct : B. Talc
31. Rutherford's scattering experiment proved the presence of –
A. atoms in all matter
B. electrons in atoms
C. neutrons in atoms
D. nucleus in atoms
Correct : D. nucleus in atoms
32. Which of the following does not cause pollution?
A. Burning of petrol
B. Use of solar energy
C. Burning of rubber
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Use of solar energy
33. Excess amount of absorbed water by plants is liberated out by –
A. Evaporation
B. Osmosis
C. Diffusion
D. Transpiration
Correct : D. Transpiration
34. The life span of RBC of man is -
A. 120 days
B. 150 days
C. 180 days
D. 190 days
Correct : B. 150 days
35. The communication between the central nervous system and the other parts of the body is facilitated by -
A. Peripheral Nervous System
B. Central Nervous System
C. Both are correct
D. Both are incorrect
Correct : A. Peripheral Nervous System
36. Which of the following disease is not affected by bacteria?
A. Anthrax
B. T.B.
C. Rubella
D. Cholera
Correct : C. Rubella
37. From the bark of which plant is quinine extracted?
A. Eucalyptus
B. Cinchona
C. Neem
D. Cedar
Correct : B. Cinchona
38. Hypertension is the term used for –
A. increase in heart rate
B. decrease in heart rate
C. decrease in blood pressure
D. increase in blood pressure
Correct : D. increase in blood pressure
39. The source of the enzyme, diastase is –
A. salivary gland
B. stomach
C. liver
D. pancreas
Correct : A. salivary gland
40. Mycoplasma is associated with a disease that affects the organs of -
A. respiration
B. excretion
C. reproduction
D. digestion
Correct : A. respiration
41. Which one of the following is a hereditary disease?
A. Cataract
B. Haemophilia
C. Pellagra
D. Osteoporosis
Correct : B. Haemophilia
42. In how many parts is the human brain divided?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Correct : B. 3
43. The total number of bones in the body of an adult human is .
A. 205
B. 206
C. 216
D. 636
Correct : B. 206
44. The floral part that produces pollen grains is
A. Sepal
B. Petal
C. Anther
D. Ovary
Correct : C. Anther
45. Which of these fruits develop from an inflorescence?
A. Apple
B. Guava
C. Pineapple
D. Grape
Correct : C. Pineapple
46. When day light hours are increased, the rate of photosynthesis:
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remains same
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Remains same
47. Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?
A. Wool
B. Polythene bags
C. Plastics
D. Nylon
Correct : A. Wool
48. Persons who are colour-blind cannot distinguish between –
A. yellow and white
B. green and blue
C. red and green
D. black and yellow
Correct : C. red and green
49. The acid present in gastric juice is –
A. Hydrochloric
B. Nitric
C. Sulphuric
D. Ascorbic
Correct : A. Hydrochloric
50. Housefly spreads –
A. Common cold
B. Malaria
C. Flu
D. Typhoid
Correct : D. Typhoid
51. 'Lockjaw' is the last phase of which of the following diseases?
A. Diptheria
B. Pneumonia
C. Syphilis
D. Tetanus
Correct : D. Tetanus
52. Mendel's principles of inheritance are based on –
A. Vegetative reproduction
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Sexual reproduction
D. All of the above
Correct : C. Sexual reproduction
53. Viruses are made up of –
A. Protein and lipids
B. Nucleic and protein
C. Lipids and carbohydrate
D. Carbohydrate and Nucleic acid
Correct : B. Nucleic and protein
54. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A. Tetanus — BCG
B. Tuberculosis — ATS
C. Malaria — Chloroquin
D. Scurvy — Thiamin
Correct : C. Malaria — Chloroquin
55. A person having AB-group of blood can donate blood to a person having -
A. A-group
B. B-group
C. AB-group
D. O-group
Correct : C. AB-group
56. The contractile proteins in a muscle are
A. Actin and Myosin
B. Actin and Tropomyosin
C. Myosin and Troponin
D. Troponin and Tropomyosin
Correct : A. Actin and Myosin
57. Acute lead poisoning is also known as
A. Itai-itai
B. Plumbism
C. Neuralgia
D. Byssinosis
Correct : B. Plumbism
58. The main thinking part of the brain is the .
A. Mid brain
B. Fore brain
C. Hind brain
D. Both A and C
Correct : B. Fore brain
59. Consider the following and select the right option.
A. Oncology - study of cancer
B. Dermatology - study of skin diseases
C. Both are right
D. Both are wrong
Correct : C. Both are right
60. Which organ is the alternate term for womb?
A. Uterus
B. Ureter
C. v*gina
D. Vulva
Correct : A. Uterus
61. In onion the edible part is –
A. Leaf
B. Root
C. Stem
D. Flower
Correct : A. Leaf
62. What is a sponge?
A. a fossil
B. a plant
C. an animal
D. a fungus
Correct : C. an animal
63. Types of vertebrate animals which creep and crawl are called –
A. mammalians
B. amphibians
C. mollusks
D. reptilians
Correct : D. reptilians
64. The deficiency of Vitamin A causes –
A. Scurvy
B. Night blindness
C. Beri-Beri
D. Dermatitis
Correct : B. Night blindness
65. Which drug is used to cure Osteoporosis?
A. Risedronate
B. Tramadol
C. Promethazine
D. Levothyroxine
Correct : A. Risedronate
66. Which of the following is an anti oxidant?
A. Vitamin-C
B. Vitamin-K
C. Vitamin-B
D. Vitarnin-D
Correct : A. Vitamin-C
67. The red, orange and yellow colours of leaf is due to –
A. Aldehydes
B. Tannis
C. Lignins
D. Carotenold
Correct : D. Carotenold
68. Estrogen and progesterone control and stimulate the growth of –
A. pituatary gland
B. thyroid gland
C. mammary gland
D. supra renal gland
Correct : C. mammary gland
69. Taxonomy is a science that deals with
A. Morphology
B. Anatomy
C. Classification
D. Economic uses
Correct : C. Classification
70. The outer skin most of the crustaceans are made up of a carbohydrate. This carbohydrate is
A. cellulose
B. galactose
C. chitin
D. starch
Correct : C. chitin
71. A molecule in plants comparable to haemoglobin in animals is –
A. Cytochrome
B. Cellulose
C. Chlorophyll
D. Carotene
Correct : C. Chlorophyll
72. An Antigen is –
A. the result of Antibody
B. the opposite of Antibody
C. the stimulus for Antibody formation
D. the residue of an Antibody
Correct : C. the stimulus for Antibody formation
73. Blood does not coagulate inside the body due to the presence of –
A. Plasma
B. Haemoglobin
C. Heparin
D. Fibrin
Correct : C. Heparin
74. Leech is an ectoparasite on cattle, which is –
A. Carnivorous
B. Omnivorous
C. Sangu1omus
D. Herbivorous
Correct : D. Herbivorous
75. Blood pressure may be increased by the excessive secretion of
A. Thyroxine
B. Testosterone
C. Estradiol
D. Estrol
Correct : A. Thyroxine
76. The Particulate Matter (PM-10) exhaled from the polluted atmosphere is often filtered out during the process of
A. Coughing
B. Sneezing
C. A and B
D. Urination
Correct : B. Sneezing
77. Which of the following organelles are called the Protein Factories of the cell?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Lysosomes
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosomes
Correct : D. Ribosomes
78. Which of the following structures present in mammalian skin directly helps in keeping the body warm?
A. Pigmented cells
B. Sweat glands
C. Lymph vessels
D. Blood capillaries
Correct : B. Sweat glands
79. Crude oil is sometimes termed sweet because it is –
A. sweet in taste due to dissolved sugars
B. mildly sweet due to low sulphur content
C. less acidic
D. less alkaline
Correct : B. mildly sweet due to low sulphur content
80. Master copy of genetic information is
A. DNA
B. Nucleus
C. r-RNA
D. m-RNA
Correct : A. DNA
81. In coriander, the useful parts are –
A. roots & leaves
B. leaves & flowers
C. leaves & dried fruits
D. flowers & dried fruits
Correct : C. leaves & dried fruits
82. Which of the following enzymes aids in coagulation of blood?
A. Tryptase
B. Pepsin
C. Rennin
D. Amylase
Correct : C. Rennin
83. Bio - diesel is mostly produced by –
A. Myrtaceae
B. Malvaceae
C. Liliaceae
D. Euphorbiaceae
Correct : D. Euphorbiaceae
84. Mushroom cultivation is not useful in –
A. Biogas production
B. Biological control of crop diseases
C. Recycling of agricultural wastes
D. Preventing cancer
Correct : B. Biological control of crop diseases
85. The Drone in honey-bee are –
A. Fertile male
B. Fertile female
C. Sterile male
D. Sterile female
Correct : A. Fertile male
86. Blood clotting will not occur in the absence of -
A. Iron
B. Calcium
C. Phosphorus
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Calcium
87. 'Antibodies', which protect our body from infections, are which type of compounds?
A. Carbohydrates
B. Fats
C. Proteins
D. Vitamins
Correct : C. Proteins
88. Which one of the following is called the 'digestive bag' in the cell?
A. Golgi body
B. Mitochondrion
C. Ribosome
D. Lysosome
Correct : D. Lysosome
89. Osteocytes are found in –
A. Bone
B. Blood
C. Cartilage
D. Lymph
Correct : A. Bone
90. Which of the following is known as the graveyard of RBC?
A. Liver
B. Spleen
C. Brain
D. Heart
Correct : B. Spleen
91. The largest mixed gland of human body is
A. Thymus
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Spleen
Correct : C. Pancreas
92. Which acid is present in the stomach of humans?
A. sulphuric acid
B. hydrochloric acid
C. nitric acid
D. citric acid
Correct : B. hydrochloric acid
93. Study of Crop production is –
A. Entology
B. Ecology
C. Botany
D. Agronomy
Correct : D. Agronomy
94. Reflex actions are controlled by –
A. the Brain
B. the Spinal Chord
C. the Nerves
D. the Cells
Correct : B. the Spinal Chord
95. The floral part that receives pollen grains during pollination is -
A. ovary
B. style
C. stigma
D. ovules
Correct : C. stigma
96. A warm-blooded animal is –
A. Shark
B. Snake
C. Bat
D. Ascorbic
Correct : C. Bat
97. Which of the following is the hardest substance in the human body?
A. Bone
B. Enamel
C. Dentine
D. Nail
Correct : B. Enamel
98. Which of the following is a coldblooded animal?
A. Pigeon
B. Tortoise
C. Fox
D. Goat
Correct : B. Tortoise
99. The membrane covering the lungs is a –
A. pleura
B. pericardium
C. peritoneum
D. mesothelium
Correct : A. pleura
100. Ascent of sap in plants takes place through –
A. Pith
B. Phloem
C. Cambium
D. Xylem
Correct : D. Xylem