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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
| 501. |
Jamnapari is a breed of which of the following? |
| A. | Goat |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Horse |
| D. | Cow |
| Answer» A. Goat | |
| 502. |
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 | |
| 503. |
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 | |
| 504. |
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 | |
| 505. |
What is the correct name of premature death of cells and living tissue? |
| A. | Neutrophilia |
| B. | Necrosis |
| C. | Neoplasia |
| D. | Nephrosis |
| Answer» B. Necrosis | |
| 506. |
Which of the following groups of plants is known as Magnoliophyta? |
| A. | Gymnosperms |
| B. | Angiosperms |
| C. | Algae |
| D. | Bryophyte |
| Answer» B. Angiosperms | |
| 507. |
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 | |
| 508. |
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 | |
| 509. |
Which among the following is true attribute to Polar bear? |
| A. | Herbivore |
| B. | Omnivore |
| C. | Carnivore |
| D. | Marsupial |
| Answer» C. Carnivore | |
| 510. |
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 | |
| 511. |
With which of the following animals Galton‘s whistle is most commonly associated? |
| A. | Horses |
| B. | Dogs |
| C. | whales |
| D. | Shark |
| Answer» B. Dogs | |
| 512. |
Causing agent of which of the following disease produces Integrase enzyme? |
| A. | Malaria |
| B. | Small Pox |
| C. | Swine flu |
| D. | AIDS |
| Answer» D. AIDS | |
| 513. |
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 | |
| 514. |
world‘s first cloned Buffalo was born in which country? |
| A. | India |
| B. | China |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» A. India | |
| 515. |
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 | |
| 516. |
Non-vascular embryophytes are also known as following? |
| A. | Pteridophytes |
| B. | Algae |
| C. | Bryophytes |
| D. | Gymnosperms |
| Answer» C. Bryophytes | |
| 517. |
How many arteries are present in Human Umbilical Cord? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 518. |
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 | |
| 519. |
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 | |
| 520. |
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 | |
| 521. |
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 | |
| 522. |
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 | |
| 523. |
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 | |
| 524. |
From which part, Coconut coir is obtained? |
| A. | Epicarp |
| B. | Mesocarp |
| C. | Endocarp |
| D. | Seed |
| Answer» B. Mesocarp | |
| 525. |
Which of the following plants have respiratory roots? |
| A. | Marshy Plants |
| B. | Mangroves |
| C. | Epiphytes |
| D. | Submerged Hydrophytes |
| Answer» B. Mangroves | |
| 526. |
From which part of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra , Liquorice or Mulethi is obtained? |
| A. | Leaves |
| B. | Roots |
| C. | Fruits |
| D. | Stem |
| Answer» B. Roots | |
| 527. |
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 | |
| 528. |
Which part of the plant Raphanus sativus is edible? |
| A. | Fruit |
| B. | Leaves |
| C. | Roots |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 529. |
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 | |
| 530. |
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 | |
| 531. |
In which profession a qualification FRCS is awarded in many parts of the world? |
| A. | Doctors |
| B. | Architectures |
| C. | Engineers |
| D. | Chemists |
| Answer» A. Doctors | |
| 532. |
Hodophobia is a fear associated with which of the following? |
| A. | Sleeping |
| B. | Walking |
| C. | Traveling |
| D. | Running |
| Answer» C. Traveling | |
| 533. |
In which part of the human body ―Pleura‖ is found? |
| A. | Lungs |
| B. | Brain |
| C. | Liver |
| D. | Heart |
| Answer» A. Lungs | |
| 534. |
Plants growing on marshy areas are commonly called as _____? |
| A. | Oxylophytes |
| B. | Lithophytes |
| C. | Helophytes |
| D. | Psilophytes |
| Answer» C. Helophytes | |
| 535. |
Who among the following were awarded Nobel Prize in 1958 for One Gene One Enzyme Concept? |
| A. | Landsteiner & Weiner |
| B. | Avery, Mccleod and mc Carthy |
| C. | Jacob & Wollman |
| D. | George Beadle and Edward Tatum |
| Answer» D. George Beadle and Edward Tatum | |
| 536. |
Which among the following is not a beverage plant? |
| A. | Camellia sinensis |
| B. | Theobroma cacao |
| C. | Coffea Arabica |
| D. | Alonsoa grandiflora |
| Answer» D. Alonsoa grandiflora | |
| 537. |
Which of the following organism grows on Common Bread? |
| A. | Bacterium |
| B. | Yeast |
| C. | Mucor |
| D. | Virus |
| Answer» C. Mucor | |
| 538. |
Which among the following correctly defines Hypoglycemia ? |
| A. | Lower than normal level of thyroxin secretion |
| B. | Lower than normal level of protein |
| C. | Lower than normal secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland |
| D. | Lower than normal level of blood glucose |
| Answer» D. Lower than normal level of blood glucose | |
| 539. |
Who among the following is best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine.? |
| A. | Jonas Salk |
| B. | David Bodian |
| C. | Almroth Wright |
| D. | Albert Sabin |
| Answer» A. Jonas Salk | |
| 540. |
Who among the following scientists is known for developing techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used all over the world in forensic science to assist police detective work? |
| A. | Vernon Heywood |
| B. | Patrick Laidlaw |
| C. | Alec Jeffreys |
| D. | Heinz Wolff |
| Answer» C. Alec Jeffreys | |
| 541. |
Which among the following is not rightly matched : (Ailments and affected parts of Body) |
| A. | Dermatitis – Skin |
| B. | Glossitis – Tongue |
| C. | Peritonitis – Abdomen |
| D. | Cystitis – Caecum |
| Answer» D. Cystitis – Caecum | |
| 542. |
Any disease which has a name with a suffix encephalitis is a disorder of ______? |
| A. | Nerves |
| B. | Brain |
| C. | Lungs |
| D. | Heart |
| Answer» B. Brain | |
| 543. |
In which of the following diseases copper accumulates in tissues ? |
| A. | Fabry disease |
| B. | Canavan disease |
| C. | Wilson‘s disease |
| D. | Gunther disease |
| Answer» C. Wilson‘s disease | |
| 544. |
Which among the following is essential for both activation and action of thrombin ? |
| A. | Na+ |
| B. | Cl- |
| C. | Ca2+ |
| D. | Mg2+ |
| Answer» C. Ca2+ | |
| 545. |
Which among the following is correct about Blood Group B ? |
| A. | It has B antigen on its red cells and Anti A antigen in its plasma |
| B. | It has B antigen on its red cells and Anti B antigen in its plasma |
| C. | It has no antigens on its red cells but, anti A antigen in its plasma |
| D. | It has B antigen on its red cells but no antigen in its plasma |
| Answer» A. It has B antigen on its red cells and Anti A antigen in its plasma | |
| 546. |
Which among the following is not a function of Sympathetic nerves in Autonomic nervous system? |
| A. | Enhancing the heart beats |
| B. | constricting the blood vessels |
| C. | dilate pupils |
| D. | contract urinary bladder |
| Answer» D. contract urinary bladder | |
| 547. |
Which among the following is largest animal Phylum? |
| A. | Mollusca |
| B. | Arthropoda |
| C. | Mammalia |
| D. | Annelida |
| Answer» B. Arthropoda | |
| 548. |
Which among the following enzyme plays an important role in adding the building blocks to the primer in a sequence determined by the DNA template? |
| A. | Helicase |
| B. | Primase |
| C. | Polymerase |
| D. | Diastase |
| Answer» C. Polymerase | |
| 549. |
Which among the following bacterial cells are found in cubical packets? |
| A. | Tetracocci |
| B. | Streptococci |
| C. | Staphylococci |
| D. | Sarcinae |
| Answer» D. Sarcinae | |
| 550. |
Which among the below is not a food plant? |
| A. | Allium cepa |
| B. | Allium sativum |
| C. | Asparagus officinalis |
| D. | Atropa belladona |
| Answer» D. Atropa belladona | |
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