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Biology (GK) | Set 8

1. A plant with fibrous root system is –

Correct : A. Wheat

2. Haemoglobin is a –

Correct : A. protein

3. Why death of fish is more common during summer than in winter? It is because of –

Correct : C. depletion of oxygen

4. Which of the following groups of organisms reproduce faster?

Correct : C. Bacteria

5. Normal blood pressure of man is –

Correct : A. 80/120 mm Hg

6. Which of the following stores glycogen?

Correct : D. Liver

7. The form of carbohydrate which is synthesized in plants is –

Correct : B. Glucose

8. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

Correct : A. Influenza

9. From which part of a plant is turmeric obtained?

Correct : B. Stem

10. Genes, the hereditary units, are located in the –

Correct : B. chromosomes

11. Which of these is a modified underground stem?

Correct : D. Potato

12. The food conducting tissue of a plant is

Correct : A. Phloem

13. Opium is a plant product obtained from –

Correct : B. dried latex

14. Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of –

Correct : D. unsaturated fatty acids

15. Crabs belongs to the phylum –

Correct : C. Arthropoda

16. Clove is a –

Correct : A. Dried flower bud

17. Dormancy period of animals during winter season is called –

Correct : B. Hibernation

18. Breeding and management of bees is known as –

Correct : D. Apiculture

19. Which one of the following is not a constituent of biogas?

Correct : D. Nitrogen dioxide

20. Which one of the following is the best source of vitamin A?

Correct : B. Carrot

21. Which one of the following glands is responsible for secretion of sex hormones?

Correct : C. Pituitary gland

22. In cauliflower plant the useful part is :

Correct : C. Young inflorescence

23. A man suffering from diabetes mellitus drinks water more frequently as he has to eliminate from the blood extra

Correct : A. glucose

24. Jaws are absent in –

Correct : C. Protochordates

25. Which of the following is a true fish?

Correct : C. Dog fish

26. Which of the following micro- organisms is used in milk curdli –

Correct : D. Lactobacillus

27. Which of the following is present In Chlorophyll molecule?

Correct : B. Mg

28. The ambient air quaility standard (24 hours' average) for lead in industrial area is

Correct : D. 1.5 pg/m3

29. Thinner particles responsible for deteriorating the air quality resulting in the damage of vital body organs are referred as PM:

Correct : C. 2.5

30. Sams crane is the state bird of –

Correct : B. Uttar Pradesh

31. The animal who can consume more salt among the following is –

Correct : B. Camel

32. How many chambers does a mammalian heart have?

Correct : A. 4

33. The release of which of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling mosquitoes?

Correct : D. Gambusia fish

34. The ambient air is stable when the ambient lapse rate is –

Correct : C. Sub-adiabatic

35. In dicots the pollen-grains possess :

Correct : B. three germ pores

36. Acceptable "Noise Pollution Level" in India range between:

Correct : B. 40 - 45 db

37. An example of protein which acts as a hormone is :

Correct : B. Oxytocin

38. The primary producer in an ecosystem are;

Correct : C. Plants

39. White Revolution' is related to –

Correct : B. Milk production

40. Metal present in blood is –

Correct : D. Iron

41. An adult human normally has –

Correct : D. 12 molar teeth

42. Chicken pox is caused by –

Correct : C. Virus

43. Aquatic animal with the most developed intelligence is –

Correct : A. Shark

44. The blood vessel which carries oxygenated blood to the liver is –

Correct : D. Hepatic Artery

45. Bile is stored in the –

Correct : A. Gall - bladder

46. The saliva secreted in the mouth digests

Correct : B. Starch

47. Which of the following animals has a clitellum?

Correct : C. Earthworm

48. The number of chromosomes present in the somatic cell of the human cell is -

Correct : C. 46

49. Ecology deals with:

Correct : C. Relation between organisms and their environment

50. What is the total number of bones that are present in human body?

Correct : D. 206

51. IUCN categorized major threatened species under :

Correct : D. Eight classes

52. Minamata disease was caused by:

Correct : A. Mercury

53. Chromosomes are made up of –

Correct : C. DNA and Protein

54. Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?

Correct : B. Pitcher plant

55. The chemical which is used in art and craft and can cause anemia and leukemia is -

Correct : A. Benzene

56. Total number of muscles present in our body is –

Correct : B. 656

57. Biogradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substances with the help of:

Correct : D. bacteria

58. An ant can see the objects all around it due to the presence of –

Correct : C. Compound eyes

59. Which one of the following plant is used to treat blood pressure?

Correct : A. Sarpagandha

60. BCG vaccination is given at the age of

Correct : D. Within 15 days

61. The Rotavirus vaccine ROTOVAC developed by Indian scientists cures which disease?

Correct : A. Diarrohea

62. Which base in place of thymine is present in RNA?

Correct : C. Uracil

63. Pick out the correct match:

Correct : D. Egg yolk Protein and Fat

64. Respiration is regarded as a –

Correct : B. Catabolic Process

65. The structure which helps in the nutrition of the Embryo is –

Correct : A. Yolk sac

66. Which one of the following parts of the human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?

Correct : C. Medulla Oblongata

67. Which one of the following animals is devoid of lateral line sense organ?

Correct : C. Sea horse

68. Hypothermia occurs due to loss of excessive heat from body due to sudden low body temperature in:

Correct : B. Human beings

69. The disease that has been eradicated from the world is:

Correct : D. Small pox

70. Protein part of enzyme is know as –

Correct : C. Apoenzyme

71. Time required for the organism to eliminate 50% the total body burden or tissue concentration of chemical is referred as –

Correct : D. Half-life period

72. The sum of genes in a population is called –

Correct : D. Gene pool

73. 'Plague' is caused by             .

Correct : A. Bacteria

74. Growing more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as –

Correct : B. Multiple cropping

75. Immunisation is a phenomenon of formation of antibodies by using inactive -

Correct : A. Antigens

76. Which one of the following is an indicator of air pollution?

Correct : D. Lichens

77. Symptoms of Jaundice occur mainly due to disorder and malfunction of -

Correct : B. Liver

78. Which of the plant products is used in leather industry?

Correct : D. Tannin

79. Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of –

Correct : B. hydrogenation

80. Which of the following is a good source of Vitamin 'E'?

Correct : D. Fresh Vegetables

81. Penicillinis isolated from :

Correct : A. Fungi

82. Insulin for Diabetes is invented by

Correct : C. E.F. Banting

83. What is the term used for the process of pollination by birds?

Correct : B. Ornithophily

84. The trace metal present in insulin is –

Correct : B. zinc

85. Male mosquitoes -

Correct : B. Feed on plant juices

86. Where is the Pineal Gland situated?

Correct : B. in the Brain

87. Which of the following cells secrete insulin?

Correct : D. Beta cells

88. In the human body, fats are stored in the –

Correct : B. Adipose tissue

89. Blood pressure is measured with:

Correct : C. Sphygmomanometer

90. The reagent used to test the presence of starch in leaves is –

Correct : B. Iodine solution

91. Malaria can be cured with a drug extracted from

Correct : B. Cinchona tree

92. Blood does not clot in the blood vessels due to the presence of –

Correct : C. Heparin

93. The substance used to bring down body temperature in high fever, is –

Correct : B. Antipyretics

94. Which of these produces energy?

Correct : A. Carbohydrates

95. Which of the following metals is present in chlorophyll?

Correct : B. Magnesium

96. What vessel carries the venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation?

Correct : A. Pulmonary arteries

97. The main thinking part of the brain is –

Correct : C. forebrain

98. Enzymes are –

Correct : B. Proteins

99. The total number of bones in the human body is :

Correct : A. 206

100. Bile is secreted by :

Correct : B. Liver