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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) , Staff Selection Commission (SSC) .
Chapters
101. |
What is the average life of Red Blood cells in our body? |
A. | 30-40 days |
B. | 70-80 days |
C. | 100-120 days |
D. | 160-180 days |
Answer» C. 100-120 days |
102. |
Which of the following plant growth hormone was recognized by Japanese scientists? |
A. | Auxin |
B. | Gibberellins |
C. | Abscisic acid |
D. | Cytokinin |
Answer» B. Gibberellins |
103. |
Which among the following does not fall in the category of morbid fear or Phobia? |
A. | Claustrophobia |
B. | Photophobia |
C. | Algophobia |
D. | Anthophobia |
Answer» B. Photophobia |
104. |
Which among the following is the correct location of pyloric sphincter in human body? |
A. | between Oral cavity and esophagus |
B. | between Esophagus and Stomach |
C. | between Stomach and duodenum |
D. | between duodenum and Jejunum |
Answer» C. between Stomach and duodenum |
105. |
Consider the following statements:
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A. | 1 & 2 |
B. | 2 & 3 |
C. | 1 & 3 |
D. | all 1,2 & 3 |
Answer» C. 1 & 3 |
106. |
Consider the following statements:
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A. | 1 & 2 |
B. | 2 & 3 |
C. | 1 & 3 |
D. | 3 only |
Answer» D. 3 only |
107. |
In which of the following, the cellular power plants – Mitochondria are absent ? |
A. | Red algae |
B. | Green Algae |
C. | Bacteria |
D. | Brown Algae |
Answer» C. Bacteria |
108. |
Which among the following is essential gene material ? |
A. | Protein |
B. | Fat |
C. | DNA |
D. | RNA |
Answer» C. DNA |
109. |
Which among the following is the smallest Human Chromosome? |
A. | Chromosome 10 |
B. | Chromosome 16 |
C. | Chromosome 20 |
D. | Chromosome 21 |
Answer» D. Chromosome 21 |
110. |
Consider the following statements:
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A. | 1 only |
B. | 1 & 2 only |
C. | 2 & 3 only |
D. | all 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» C. 2 & 3 only |
111. |
Which among the following group represents the most commonly found cancers in the world? |
A. | Carcinoma |
B. | Sarcoma |
C. | Lymphoma |
D. | Germ cell tumor |
Answer» A. Carcinoma |
112. |
Anesthesia which allows patients to undergo surgery without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience, has been practiced by man since ancient times. Which among the following plant is the most ancient source of anesthesia preparations? |
A. | Opium (poppy) |
B. | Cannabis |
C. | Datura |
D. | Coca |
Answer» A. Opium (poppy) |
113. |
It has been demonstrated by the scientists that, certain wines such as Red Wine posses health benefits because they contain antioxidants, which work in the body as Free Radical Scavengers and slow the oxidation of other molecules by capturing the free radicals. Which among the following is the most common antioxidant found in Red Wine? |
A. | Catechin |
B. | Tetrodotoxin |
C. | Polyphenol |
D. | Tocopherol |
Answer» C. Polyphenol |
114. |
Biologists have been able to demonstrate the hearing and sound sensory mechanism through the acoustico-lateralis system in which of the following vertebrates ? |
A. | amphibians |
B. | snakes |
C. | fishes |
D. | Birds |
Answer» C. fishes |
115. |
The Red color of Red wine is mainly because of _____? |
A. | Chemicals in Wine |
B. | Pigments |
C. | Color blended |
D. | Ageing |
Answer» B. Pigments |
116. |
What is RuBisCO? |
A. | A Sugar |
B. | An Enzyme |
C. | A Fat |
D. | A Carbohydrate |
Answer» B. An Enzyme |
117. |
Which of the following part of the body stores Vitamin A, Vitamin D as well as Vitamin B12? |
A. | Brain |
B. | Liver |
C. | Pancreas |
D. | Red Blood Cells |
Answer» B. Liver |
118. |
Which of the following organ in human body produces albumin, one of the major components of blood serum? |
A. | Bone Marrow |
B. | Liver |
C. | Pancreas |
D. | Spleen |
Answer» B. Liver |
119. |
Which among the following is the only internal human organ which can regenerate? |
A. | Pancreas |
B. | Kidney |
C. | Liver |
D. | Spleen |
Answer» C. Liver |
120. |
Horses can also digest cellulose from grasses because _______? |
A. | They are ruminants and have two stomachs |
B. | They have a long alimentary Canal |
C. | They have hind gut |
D. | They don‘t digest cellulose |
Answer» C. They have hind gut |
121. |
Jamnapari is a breed of which of the following? |
A. | Goat |
B. | Sheep |
C. | Horse |
D. | Cow |
Answer» A. Goat |
122. |
Due to which of the processes in plants the Radiocarbon dating is possible to estimate their age? |
A. | Growth |
B. | Chemosynthesis |
C. | Photosynthesis |
D. | Assimilation |
Answer» C. Photosynthesis |
123. |
Which among the following vitamins is involved in the breakdown of energy molecules such as glucose? |
A. | Vitamin A |
B. | Vitamin B |
C. | Vitamin C |
D. | Vitamin D |
Answer» B. Vitamin B |
124. |
Which among the following correctly refers to Ischemia? |
A. | restriction in blood supply due to factors in the blood vessels |
B. | Abrupt fall in the blood Pressure |
C. | necrosis in a blood vessel due to a local lack of oxygen |
D. | condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body |
Answer» A. restriction in blood supply due to factors in the blood vessels |
125. |
What is the correct name of premature death of cells and living tissue? |
A. | Neutrophilia |
B. | Necrosis |
C. | Neoplasia |
D. | Nephrosis |
Answer» B. Necrosis |
126. |
Which of the following groups of plants is known as Magnoliophyta? |
A. | Gymnosperms |
B. | Angiosperms |
C. | Algae |
D. | Bryophyte |
Answer» B. Angiosperms |
127. |
Which among the following is a correct definition of Hematocrit? |
A. | proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells |
B. | proportion of blood volume that is occupied by white blood cells |
C. | proportion of blood volume that is occupied by Leucocytes and Thromobocytes |
D. | proportion of blood volume that is occupied by plasma |
Answer» A. proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells |
128. |
Which among the following is the correct definition of Oxygen toxicity? |
A. | A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures |
B. | A condition resulting from the contamination of oxygen with Carbon Monoxide |
C. | A condition in which the body as a whole or a tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen supply |
D. | A condition in which due to water pollution, the aquatic animals in water bodies get died |
Answer» A. A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures |
129. |
Which among the following is true attribute to Polar bear? |
A. | Herbivore |
B. | Omnivore |
C. | Carnivore |
D. | Marsupial |
Answer» C. Carnivore |
130. |
In which year India was certified as being free of variola (small pox virus) due to Indian national smallpox eradication programme (NSEP) and its intensified version (INSEP)? |
A. | 1975 |
B. | 1977 |
C. | 1980 |
D. | 1985 |
Answer» B. 1977 |
131. |
With which of the following animals Galton‘s whistle is most commonly associated? |
A. | Horses |
B. | Dogs |
C. | whales |
D. | Shark |
Answer» B. Dogs |
132. |
Causing agent of which of the following disease produces Integrase enzyme? |
A. | Malaria |
B. | Small Pox |
C. | Swine flu |
D. | AIDS |
Answer» D. AIDS |
133. |
Apart from the temporal bone, which among the following is considered as strongest bone in human body? |
A. | Humerus |
B. | Fibula |
C. | Femur |
D. | Tibia |
Answer» C. Femur |
134. |
world‘s first cloned Buffalo was born in which country? |
A. | India |
B. | China |
C. | USA |
D. | Russia |
Answer» A. India |
135. |
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria commonly called ―The Global Fund‖ or ―GFATM‖ was established In which year ? |
A. | 1999 |
B. | 2000 |
C. | 2002 |
D. | 2004 |
Answer» C. 2002 |
136. |
Non-vascular embryophytes are also known as following? |
A. | Pteridophytes |
B. | Algae |
C. | Bryophytes |
D. | Gymnosperms |
Answer» C. Bryophytes |
137. |
How many arteries are present in Human Umbilical Cord? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» B. 2 |
138. |
Lacrimal apparatus, Lacrimal artery, Lacrimal bone, Lacrimal ducts, Lacrimal fossa, Lacrimal fluid & Lacrimal gland are parts of which organ of the body? |
A. | Ear |
B. | Nose |
C. | Eye |
D. | Throat |
Answer» C. Eye |
139. |
Rafflesia is the plant with largest flowers and found in many parts of the South East Asia. It is a ______? |
A. | Mangrove Plant |
B. | Ornamental Plant |
C. | Parasitic Plant |
D. | Carnivorous Plant |
Answer» C. Parasitic Plant |
140. |
Who among the following is called father of Modern Genetics? |
A. | William Bateson |
B. | Robert Hooke |
C. | E J Butler |
D. | F O Bower |
Answer» A. William Bateson |
141. |
Which among the following is correct about biocenosis? |
A. | The study of energy transformations in the living systems |
B. | Community of organisms occupying an area |
C. | Study of the parts of an ecosystem with specific species |
D. | A kind of abnormality related to organism living in a particular habitat |
Answer» B. Community of organisms occupying an area |
142. |
Apart from sugarcane (most commonly Saccharum officinarum) which among the following plants is widely known in the world as a commercial source of table sugar ? |
A. | Toona cilata |
B. | Gloriosa superba |
C. | Asparagus pulmosus |
D. | Beta vulgaris |
Answer» D. Beta vulgaris |
143. |
For purity of which of the following commodity is expressed in ICUMSA numbers? |
A. | Refined Edible Oil |
B. | Refined Edible Sugar |
C. | Refined Vegetable Oil |
D. | Milk |
Answer» B. Refined Edible Sugar |
144. |
From which part, Coconut coir is obtained? |
A. | Epicarp |
B. | Mesocarp |
C. | Endocarp |
D. | Seed |
Answer» B. Mesocarp |
145. |
Which of the following plants have respiratory roots? |
A. | Marshy Plants |
B. | Mangroves |
C. | Epiphytes |
D. | Submerged Hydrophytes |
Answer» B. Mangroves |
146. |
From which part of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra , Liquorice or Mulethi is obtained? |
A. | Leaves |
B. | Roots |
C. | Fruits |
D. | Stem |
Answer» B. Roots |
147. |
Which among the following plants is known as Indian ginseng? |
A. | Withania somnifera |
B. | Datura ceratocaula |
C. | Iberis amara |
D. | Capsella bursa pastoris |
Answer» A. Withania somnifera |
148. |
Which part of the plant Raphanus sativus is edible? |
A. | Fruit |
B. | Leaves |
C. | Roots |
D. | All the above |
Answer» D. All the above |
149. |
Who among the following coined the term Bacterium? |
A. | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek |
B. | Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg |
C. | Louis Pasteur |
D. | Robert Koch |
Answer» B. Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg |
150. |
Which among the following is a correct definition of Saprophytes? |
A. | A parasitic plant that can complete its life cycle independent of a host |
B. | A heterotrophic plant that feeds upon other living plants |
C. | A heterotrophic plant that feeds upon dead organic matter |
D. | A plant that is unable to synthesize a particular organic compound |
Answer» C. A heterotrophic plant that feeds upon dead organic matter |
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