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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
| 551. |
Consider the following types of Plants:
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| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 1 & 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 552. |
The pneumatophores are negatively geotropic roots which grow upward & meant for gaseous exchange. These are a characteristic of _______? |
| A. | Halophytes |
| B. | Heliophytes |
| C. | Sciophytes |
| D. | Lithophytes |
| Answer» A. Halophytes | |
| 553. |
In which of the following Cloaca which is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts is present? |
| A. | Aves only |
| B. | Aves & Amphibians |
| C. | Aves, Amphibians and Reptiles |
| D. | Pisces, Aves, Amphibians & Reptiles |
| Answer» C. Aves, Amphibians and Reptiles | |
| 554. |
Which among the following is correct about Viruses? |
| A. | They have DNA only |
| B. | They have RNA only |
| C. | They have both DNA & RNA |
| D. | They have either DNA or RNA |
| Answer» D. They have either DNA or RNA | |
| 555. |
Lepidopterology is a branch of biology, which deals with the following? |
| A. | Ferns |
| B. | animals in stagnant waters |
| C. | Lipids and Fats |
| D. | Moths & Butterflies |
| Answer» D. Moths & Butterflies | |
| 556. |
The existence of genes was first suggested by? |
| A. | Gregor Mendel |
| B. | George Wells Beadle |
| C. | Edward Lawrie Tatum |
| D. | Frederick Griffith |
| Answer» A. Gregor Mendel | |
| 557. |
The human musculoskeletal system consists of |
| A. | human skeleton |
| B. | bones attached to other bones with joints |
| C. | skeletal muscle attached to the skeleton by tendons. |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 558. |
Lipoproteins which are the large molecules and which transport the cholesterol in the bloodstream are ______-? |
| A. | protein molecules |
| B. | fat molecules |
| C. | protein and fat molecules |
| D. | Lipids |
| Answer» C. protein and fat molecules | |
| 559. |
Cobalt is a component of which of the following Vitamins? |
| A. | Vitamin A |
| B. | Vitamin D |
| C. | Vitamin E |
| D. | Vitamin B12 |
| Answer» D. Vitamin B12 | |
| 560. |
Which among the following conditions will give birth to Fraternal Twins? |
| A. | a single egg is fertilized to form one zygote which then divides into two separate embryos |
| B. | sperm cells fertilize both the ovum and the second polar body |
| C. | two eggs are independently fertilized by two different sperm cells |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. two eggs are independently fertilized by two different sperm cells | |
| 561. |
In which of the following conditions a person is born with both ovarian and testicular tissues i.e. both female & male organs? |
| A. | Swyer syndrome |
| B. | Penile agenesis |
| C. | Polyorchidism |
| D. | Hermaphroditism |
| Answer» D. Hermaphroditism | |
| 562. |
In which of the following branches of science study of functions, characteristics, and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to world of machine is studied? |
| A. | Biometry |
| B. | Bionics |
| C. | Bionomy |
| D. | Bionomy |
| Answer» B. Bionics | |
| 563. |
Which of the following places are main centers of silicosis and silico-tuberculosis diseases affecting the workers in India? |
| A. | Glass Factories |
| B. | Stone quarries and stone crushing factories. |
| C. | Fireworks Factories |
| D. | Brick Kilns |
| Answer» B. Stone quarries and stone crushing factories. | |
| 564. |
Which among the following is correct about triticale? |
| A. | A hybrid seed |
| B. | A man made cereal |
| C. | A genetically modified cereal |
| D. | A leguminous plant |
| Answer» B. A man made cereal | |
| 565. |
Which among the following is a main constituent of Histosols? |
| A. | Acidic Salts |
| B. | Organic Matter |
| C. | Minerals |
| D. | Clay Content |
| Answer» B. Organic Matter | |
| 566. |
Which among the following correctly denotes Net Reproduction Rate? |
| A. | Average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime |
| B. | Average number of children that would be born to a couple over their life time |
| C. | Birth Rate — Death rate |
| D. | The rate at which women are replaced by daughters who will have children |
| Answer» D. The rate at which women are replaced by daughters who will have children | |
| 567. |
Which among the following is correct about Saliva of a Healthy Human? |
| A. | It is slightly acidic |
| B. | It is slightly saline |
| C. | It is slightly alkaline |
| D. | It is neutral |
| Answer» C. It is slightly alkaline | |
| 568. |
With which of the following diseases Project Kavach is related to |
| A. | Malaria |
| B. | Dengue |
| C. | AIDS |
| D. | Swineflu |
| Answer» C. AIDS | |
| 569. |
Which among the following is the first country to issue research licenses for human embryonic cloning to create stem cells? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Britain |
| Answer» D. Britain | |
| 570. |
Japanese encephalitis is a disease caused by __ ? |
| A. | Virus |
| B. | Protozoa |
| C. | Bacteria |
| D. | Fungi |
| Answer» A. Virus | |
| 571. |
Which among the following is caused by Virus? |
| A. | Mumps |
| B. | Beri Beri |
| C. | Tuberculosis |
| D. | Dysentery |
| Answer» A. Mumps | |
| 572. |
Which among the following causes ‗Dumdum Fever‘ or Kala Azar? |
| A. | Bacteria |
| B. | Fungi |
| C. | protozoa |
| D. | Virus |
| Answer» C. protozoa | |
| 573. |
Who among the following worked on Tuberculosis? |
| A. | Robert Koch |
| B. | Karl Ernst von Baer |
| C. | Erwin Neher |
| D. | Richard Goldschmidt |
| Answer» A. Robert Koch | |
| 574. |
Which among the following is not a carnivorous plant? |
| A. | Pitcher plant |
| B. | Venus Fly Trap |
| C. | waterwheel plant |
| D. | Marsh Mallow |
| Answer» D. Marsh Mallow | |
| 575. |
A four chambered heart is found in which of the following? |
| A. | mammals only |
| B. | mammals and fish |
| C. | mammals & Birds |
| D. | mammals and Amphibians |
| Answer» C. mammals & Birds | |
| 576. |
What would be the percentage of Glucose in the Urine of a healthy person? |
| A. | less than 1% |
| B. | More than 1% |
| C. | More than 0.1% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
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