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Biology-Physics-Chemistry (GK) | Set 1
1. Which gland is not associated with human alimentary canal?
A. salivary glands
B. adrenal gland
C. liver
D. pancreas
Correct : B. adrenal gland
2. In humans, bile juice is secreted by
A. pancreas
B. small intestine
C. esophagus
D. liver
Correct : D. liver
3. An enzyme which can only act in acidic medium is
A. pepsin
B. trypsin
C. rennin
D. amylase
Correct : A. pepsin
4. The part of digestive system where no digestion occurs
A. duodenum
B. esophagus
C. stomach
D. mouth
Correct : B. esophagus
5. Which of the following animals has no need for a gall bladder?
A. horse
B. lion
C. dog
D. human
Correct : A. horse
6. About how much saliva does a person produce each day?
A. 100 ml
B. 250 ml
C. 500 ml
D. 1500 ml
Correct : D. 1500 ml
7. Saliva has the enzyme
A. pepsin
B. ptyalin
C. trypsin
D. rennin
Correct : B. ptyalin
8. Curdling of milk in the stomach is due to the action of
A. pepsin
B. rennin
C. HCL
D. rennin
Correct : B. rennin
9. Pepsinogen is secreted by
A. gastric glands
B. intestinal glands
C. chief cells
D. parietal cells
Correct : C. chief cells
10. Pancreas has
A. only endocrine cells
B. only one type of cell, the same functioning both in an exocrine and endocrine fashion
C. two types of cells-exocrine and endocrine
D. only exocrine cells
Correct : C. two types of cells-exocrine and endocrine
11. Largest gland in human body is
A. liver
B. pancreas
C. pituitary
D. thyroid
Correct : A. liver
12. Grana refers to
A. glycolysis of glucose
B. by-product of photosynthesis
C. stacks of thylakoids
D. stacks of quantasomes
Correct : C. stacks of thylakoids
13. A specific function of light energy in the process of photosynthesis is to
A. activate chlorophyll
B. split water
C. synthesis glucose
D. reduce CO2
Correct : A. activate chlorophyll
14. ATP formation during photosynthesis is known as
A. phosphorylation
B. photophosphorylation
C. oxidative phosphorylation
D. substrate level phosphorylation
Correct : B. photophosphorylation
15. Dark reaction in photosynthesis is called so because
A. it does not require light energy
B. cannot occur during daytime
C. occurs more rapidly at night
D. it can also occur in darkness
Correct : A. it does not require light energy
16. Which of the following is connected with transport of water in plants?
A. phloem
B. xylem
C. epidermis
D. cambium
Correct : B. xylem
17. The ultimate cause for movement of water against gravity in a tree is
A. osmosis
B. imbibitions
C. transpiration
D. photosynthesis
Correct : C. transpiration
18. Which of the following is not an example of a selectively permeable membrane?
A. plasma lemma
B. cell Wall
C. mitochondrial membrane
D. chloroplast membrane
Correct : B. cell Wall
19. Which of the following is responsible for guttation?
A. root pressure
B. transpiration
C. photosynthesis
D. osmosis
Correct : A. root pressure
20. Phenyl mercuric acetate
A. reduces transpiration rate
B. reduces photosynthesis
C. kills the plant
D. reduce respiration
Correct : A. reduces transpiration rate
21. Which of the following has no blood but respires?
A. earthworm
B. hydra
C. cockroach
D. fish
Correct : A. earthworm
22. Which type of respiratory organs are present in spiders and scorpions?
A. book lungs
B. gill books
C. gills
D. lungs
Correct : A. book lungs
23. At high altitude, RBCs of human blood will
A. increase in number
B. decrease in number
C. decrease in size
D. increase in size
Correct : A. increase in number
24. Vocal cords occur in
A. pharynx
B. glottis
C. bronchial tube
D. larynx
Correct : D. larynx
25. Which one of the following structures closes the respiratory passage during ingestion of food?
A. larynx
B. epiglottis
C. hard palate
D. soft palate
Correct : B. epiglottis
26. The covering of lungs is called
A. pericardium
B. pleural membrane
C. perichondrium
D. peritoneum
Correct : B. pleural membrane
27. The narrowest and most numerous tubes of lungs are termed as
A. bronchus
B. alveoli
C. bronchioles
D. hilum
Correct : C. bronchioles
28. The exchange of gases in a mammal takes place is
A. trachea
B. bronchioles
C. bronchi
D. alveoli
Correct : D. alveoli
29. Volume of air inspired and expired with each normal breath is called
A. tidal volume
B. inspiratory capacity
C. total lung capacity
D. residual volume
Correct : A. tidal volume
30. Tidal volume of air in a normal healthy man during inspiration is about
A. 300 – 400 ml
B. 500 – 700 ml
C. 900 – 1000 ml
D. 100 – 250 ml
Correct : B. 500 – 700 ml
31. The maximum possible volume of air, which can be inspiration, is called as
A. tidal air volume
B. vital lung capacity
C. complemental air volume
D. total lung capacity
Correct : B. vital lung capacity
32. Percentage of O2 present in inhaled air in man is about
A. 21%
B. 78%
C. 1%
D. 43%
Correct : A. 21%
33. Oxygen is transported in blood mainly by
A. leucocytes
B. erythrocytes
C. thromobocytes
D. blood plasma
Correct : B. erythrocytes
34. Asthma is a respiration disease caused due to
A. infection of trachea
B. infection of lungs
C. bleeding into pleura cavity
D. spasm in bronchial muscles
Correct : D. spasm in bronchial muscles
35. Mountain sickness results due to
A. anaemic hypoxia
B. arterial hypoxia
C. lack of sufficient RBCs
D. lack of sufficient WBCs
Correct : B. arterial hypoxia
36. Which one of the following is the most common type of transpiration?
A. stomatal
B. lenticular
C. foliar
D. cuticular
Correct : A. stomatal
37. The process of the escape of liquid from the tip of uninjured leaf or through hydathodes is called
A. transpiration
B. guttation
C. evapo-transpiration
D. evaporation
Correct : B. guttation
38. In a closed circulatory system, blood is completely enclosed within
A. the skeleton
B. sinuses
C. vessels
D. hearts
Correct : C. vessels
39. The smallest blood vessel in the body is a
A. capillary
B. artery
C. vena cava
D. vein
Correct : A. capillary
40. Both erythrocytes and leucocytes are formed in the
A. bone marrow
B. thymus
C. arterial walls
D. lymph nodes
Correct : A. bone marrow
41. An erythrocyte lives for approximately
A. one week
B. one month
C. four months
D. one year
Correct : C. four months
42. The abnormal increase in the total RBC count is referred to as
A. pneumonia
B. polycythemia
C. leucopenia
D. anaemia
Correct : B. polycythemia
43. The life span of human WBC is normally
A. 12–13 days
B. 80-90 days
C. 100-120 days
D. 20-30 days
Correct : A. 12–13 days
44. The function of vitamin K is in
A. regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism
B. blood clotting
C. respiration
D. carbohydrate metabolism
Correct : C. respiration
45. Oxygenated blood is carried by
A. pulmonary vein
B. pulmonary artery
C. hepatic portal vein
D. renal vein
Correct : A. pulmonary vein
46. In mammals, oxygenated blood enters the heart at the
A. right atrium
B. left atrium
C. right ventricle
D. left ventricle
Correct : B. left atrium
47. Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscular walls
A. right atrium
B. left atrium
C. right ventricle
D. left ventricle
Correct : D. left ventricle
48. When the right ventricle of heart contracts, the blood goes to
A. all parts of the body
B. Pulmonary arteries
C. aorta
D. lungs
Correct : D. lungs
49. The tricuspid valve occurs between the
A. right auricle and right ventricle
B. pulmonary aorta
C. carotico-systemic aorta and left ventricle
D. left ventricle
Correct : A. right auricle and right ventricle
50. Typical ‘lub-dub’ sound heard in heartbeat are due to
A. closing of bicuspid and tricuspid valves
B. closing of semilunar valves
C. closure of bicuspid-tricuspid valves followed by semilunar valves
D. blood under pressure through aorta
Correct : C. closure of bicuspid-tricuspid valves followed by semilunar valves
51. What is blood pressure?
A. the pressure of blood on the heart muscle
B. the pressure of blood exerted on the walls of arteries and veins
C. the pressure of blood on the walls of veins only
D. the pressure of blood on the walls of arteries only
Correct : B. the pressure of blood exerted on the walls of arteries and veins
52. Which one of following is called pace maker of the heart?
A. SA node
B. AV node
C. Chordae tendianae
D. AV septum
Correct : A. SA node
53. Blood groups in man were discovered by
A. Mendel
B. Francis Nelson
C. S. Miller
D. Landsteiner
Correct : D. Landsteiner
54. Rh factor was discovered by
A. William Harvey
B. Landsteiner
C. Robert Hook
D. C. De Duve
Correct : B. Landsteiner
55. Rh factor is named after
A. Drosophila
B. a Monkey
C. a Rat
D. a Man
Correct : B. a Monkey
56. Excretion means
A. removal of substances present in excess
B. formation of those substances that have some role in the body
C. removal of such substances that have never been part of the body
D. all of the above
Correct : A. removal of substances present in excess
57. A mammal excretes nitrogen in the form of
A. ammonium ions
B. amino acids
C. urea
D. uric acid
Correct : C. urea
58. Kidneys are not only organs of excretion. Their work is supplemented by
A. liver
B. heart
C. large intestine
D. skin
Correct : A. liver
59. The basic unit of a vertebrate kidney is the
A. ureter
B. nephron
C. malpighian tubule
D. islets of Langerhans
Correct : B. nephron
60. The two kidneys lie
A. at the level of ovaries
B. at the same level
C. left kidney at a higher level than the right one
D. right kidney at a higher level than the left one
Correct : C. left kidney at a higher level than the right one
61. Function of glomerulus in mammalian kidney is
A. reasbsorption of salts
B. urine formation through blood filtration
C. urine collection
D. all of the above
Correct : B. urine formation through blood filtration
62. The reabsorption of glucose in a nephron occurs in
A. loop of Henle
B. first half of proximal tubule
C. distal convoluted tubule
D. proximal part of collecting ducts
Correct : B. first half of proximal tubule
63. Strongest cartilage is
A. hyaline cartilage
B. fibrous cartilage
C. elastic cartilage
D. none of the above
Correct : B. fibrous cartilage
64. Striated muscles are found in
A. gallbladder
B. wall of bladder
C. leg muscles
D. lungs
Correct : C. leg muscles
65. Strongest muscle in the body is present in
A. arm
B. jaw
C. thigh
D. neck
Correct : C. thigh
66. Axial skeleton in man is made up of
A. 126 bones
B. 100 bones
C. 103 bones
D. 80 bones
Correct : D. 80 bones
67. Skull of man is made up of
A. 10 bones
B. 22 bones
C. 30 bones
D. 24 bones
Correct : B. 22 bones
68. Longest bone is that of
A. humerus
B. stapes
C. femur
D. radio-ulna
Correct : C. femur
69. In man ribs are attached to
A. calvicle
B. ileum
C. sternum
D. scapula
Correct : C. sternum
70. The smallest bone in mammals is
A. septomaxillary
B. dentary
C. femur
D. stapes
Correct : D. stapes
71. The longest cell in the body of an animal is
A. osteocytes
B. neuron
C. chromatophores
D. lymph corpuscles
Correct : B. neuron
72. Which cell stops dividing after birth?
A. glial cells
B. epithelium
C. liver
D. neuron
Correct : D. neuron
73. The largest number of cells bodies of neurons in our body is found in
A. brain
B. spinal cord
C. tongue
D. retina
Correct : A. brain
74. Which part of human brain is more developed in comparison of others?
A. cerebrum
B. cerebellum
C. optic lobes
D. medulla oblongata
Correct : A. cerebrum
75. Which part of mammalian brain controls the muscular co-ordination?
A. cerebrum
B. cerebellum
C. corpus callosum
D. medulla oblongata
Correct : B. cerebellum
76. There are how many pairs of spinal nerves in a human
A. 8
B. 12
C. 25
D. 31
Correct : D. 31
77. There are how many pairs of cranial nerves in a human?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 25
D. 31
Correct : B. 12
78. Pituitary gland is found in
A. around trachea
B. gonad
C. pancreas
D. brains
Correct : D. brains
79. Which of the hormones is responsible for the emotional state such as fear and anger and causes rise of blood pressure and rate of heartbeat?
A. insulin
B. adrenaline
C. progesterone
D. thyroxine
Correct : B. adrenaline
80. The main function of plasma membrane is to
A. maintain cell shape and size
B. control of all cellular activity
C. regulate the flow of materials into and out of the cell
D. store cell material
Correct : C. regulate the flow of materials into and out of the cell
81. Function of a Centriole is
A. formation of spindle fibers
B. formation of nucleolus
C. initiation of cell division
D. formation of cell plate
Correct : A. formation of spindle fibers
82. Functional activities of a cell are controlled by
A. nucleus
B. nucleolus
C. mitochondria
D. cytoplasm
Correct : A. nucleus
83. Study of Algae is called
A. phycology
B. mycology
C. dendrology
D. mycology
Correct : A. phycology
84. Which of the following is a non-poisonous snake?
A. cobra
B. python
C. viper
D. krait
Correct : B. python
85. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
A. typhoid
B. cholera
C. influenza
D. diphtheria
Correct : C. influenza
86. DTP vaccine is given to infants to immunize them against
A. diphtheria, pneumonia and typhoid
B. diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
C. diarrhea, pneumonia and tuberculosis
D. diphtheria, whooping cough and typhoid
Correct : B. diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
87. Jaundice is a disease of
A. kidney
B. pancreas
C. liver
D. duodenum
Correct : C. liver
88. Male mosquito does not carry malarial parasite because:
A. it is too small to bite man.
B. it lacks the modified mouth parts
C. malarial parasites cannot reproduce in them.
D. female mosquito is more deadly
Correct : B. it lacks the modified mouth parts
89. Continuous fever, headache, slow pulse, pain in the stomach, rose colored ashes are the major symptoms of
A. plague
B. typhoid
C. mumps
D. measles
Correct : D. measles
90. Bark of which plant yields famous drug of malaria?
A. cinchona
B. quercus
C. betula
D. eucalyptus
Correct : A. cinchona
91. Deficiency of vitamin C causes
A. rickets
B. beriberi
C. scurvy
D. night blindness
Correct : C. scurvy
92. If there were no ultraviolet rays reaching the earth, human should suffer from deficiency of
A. fatty acids
B. essential amino acids
C. vitamin D
D. vitamin E
Correct : C. vitamin D
93. Smog is a combination of
A. fire and water
B. smoke and fog
C. water and smoke
D. air and water
Correct : B. smoke and fog
94. Sound becomes a hazardous noise pollution if its level is a above
A. 30 Db
B. 120 dB
C. 80 dB
D. 150 Db
Correct : C. 80 dB
95. Maximum threat to the world is from (among the following)
A. global warming
B. ozone hole
C. water pollution
D. soil erosion
Correct : B. ozone hole
96. Which of the following is the symbol of the metal that occurs in liquid form at ordinary temperature?
A. Na
B. Sn
C. Pb
D. Hg
Correct : D. Hg
97. Which of the following is least compressible?
A. gas
B. liquid
C. solid
D. none of these
Correct : C. solid
98. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
A. rusting of iron
B. converting water into steam
C. making curd from milk
D. heating coal
Correct : B. converting water into steam
99. Atomicity of Phosphorous is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
Correct : C. 4
100. The number of atoms present in a molecule of an element is known as its
A. valency
B. atomicity
C. chemical Formula
D. symbol
Correct : B. atomicity