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This section includes 2103 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Dermatitis is a symptom of a disease caused by the deficiency (incompleteness) of which? |
| A. | Vitamins |
| B. | Iron |
| C. | Fat |
| D. | Potassium |
| Answer» B. Iron | |
| 152. |
In countries where polished rice is the main cereal in their diet, people suffer from ________. |
| A. | Osteomalacia |
| B. | Pellagra |
| C. | Scurvy |
| D. | Beri - beri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
High blood pressure is an example of : |
| A. | Contagious disease |
| B. | Non-infectious disease |
| C. | Infectious disease |
| D. | Sexually transmitted disease |
| Answer» C. Infectious disease | |
| 154. |
Alexander Fleming discovered |
| A. | Penicillin |
| B. | X-Ray |
| C. | Streptomycin |
| D. | Telephone |
| Answer» B. X-Ray | |
| 155. |
Match the Vitamin deficiencies (List I) with the Diseases (List II):List I (Vitamin Deficiency)List II (Disease)A.I. Beri BeriB.II. ScurvyC.III. XerophthalmiaD.IV. Rickets Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below: |
| A. | A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV |
| B. | A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III |
| C. | A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV |
| D. | A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
In our blood, oxygen is transported by a protein, which is named - |
| A. | Collagen |
| B. | Myoglobin |
| C. | Hemoglobin |
| D. | Keratin |
| Answer» D. Keratin | |
| 157. |
______ controls involuntary activities like coughing and sneezing. |
| A. | Medulla |
| B. | Brain |
| C. | Pons |
| D. | Cerebellum |
| Answer» B. Brain | |
| 158. |
Different types of vitamins are |
| A. | Fat Soluble |
| B. | Water Soluble |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 159. |
Food chain starts with ________. |
| A. | Nitrogen fixation |
| B. | Decay |
| C. | Photosynthesis |
| D. | Respiration |
| Answer» D. Respiration | |
| 160. |
Pollination by birds is called: |
| A. | entomophily |
| B. | anemophily |
| C. | ornithophily |
| D. | autogamy |
| Answer» D. autogamy | |
| 161. |
Cortex is one type of: |
| A. | Meristematic tissue |
| B. | Ground tissue |
| C. | Vascular tissue |
| D. | Epidermal tissue |
| Answer» C. Vascular tissue | |
| 162. |
_________ are commonly known as comb jellies. |
| A. | Platyhelminthes |
| B. | Arthropoda |
| C. | Ctenophora |
| D. | Mollusca |
| Answer» D. Mollusca | |
| 163. |
In Uromastix cloaca is divided into |
| A. | Coprodaeum and Urodaeum |
| B. | Coprodaeum and Proctodeum |
| C. | Coprodaeum Urodaeum and Proctodaeum |
| D. | Urodaeum and Proctodaeum |
| Answer» D. Urodaeum and Proctodaeum | |
| 164. |
Leech obtains continuous blood stream from its victim by pouring in it |
| A. | Heparin |
| B. | Hirudin |
| C. | Insulin |
| D. | Pepsin |
| Answer» C. Insulin | |
| 165. |
“All plants and animals are composed of cells and cell is the basic unit of life”. The given statement is for which of the following theories? |
| A. | Theory of evolution |
| B. | Theory of inheritance |
| C. | Cell theory |
| D. | Theory of natural selection |
| Answer» D. Theory of natural selection | |
| 166. |
Loss of water from the body through perspiration depends on |
| A. | Atmospheric temperature only |
| B. | Atmospheric humidity only |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of (a) and (b) |
| Answer» D. None of (a) and (b) | |
| 167. |
Ficus benghalensis is the scientific name of _________. |
| A. | Banyan |
| B. | Pineapple |
| C. | Babul |
| D. | Tulsi |
| Answer» B. Pineapple | |
| 168. |
Islets of Langerhans are |
| A. | Modified lymph glands |
| B. | Specialized areas in pituitary |
| C. | Small tubules in kidneys |
| D. | Ductless glands in pancreas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
Name the process in which oxygen is released and carbon dioxide is consumed. |
| A. | Respiration |
| B. | Transpiration |
| C. | Photosynthesis |
| D. | Translocation |
| Answer» D. Translocation | |
| 170. |
In Funaria the peristome teeth are: |
| A. | Arthodontous type |
| B. | Nematodontous type |
| C. | Amphidontous type |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Nematodontous type | |
| 171. |
Bone is connected to another bone by: |
| A. | Cartilage |
| B. | Tendons |
| C. | Ligaments |
| D. | Both tendons and ligaments |
| Answer» D. Both tendons and ligaments | |
| 172. |
First mammal appeared in |
| A. | Permian period |
| B. | Triassic period |
| C. | Jurassic period |
| D. | Cretaceous period |
| Answer» C. Jurassic period | |
| 173. |
How is a disease diagonised? |
| A. | Signs of the disease will decide the basis of the symptoms |
| B. | Signs and symptoms of the disease |
| C. | Symptoms may indicate a disease |
| D. | The body systems will be worsened |
| Answer» C. Symptoms may indicate a disease | |
| 174. |
In Pinus present only |
| A. | male cone |
| B. | female cone |
| C. | male and female cones |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 175. |
________ provides various attractive colors to flowers and seeds. |
| A. | Leucoplast |
| B. | Chromoplast |
| C. | Chloroplast |
| D. | Tonoplast |
| Answer» C. Chloroplast | |
| 176. |
Pollination in Pinus is |
| A. | Anemophilous |
| B. | Hydrophilous |
| C. | Zoophilous |
| D. | Cheriopterous |
| Answer» B. Hydrophilous | |
| 177. |
Legumes are highly nutritious because they are rich in |
| A. | Fat |
| B. | Protein |
| C. | Oil |
| D. | Starch |
| E. | None of the above / More than one of the above |
| Answer» C. Oil | |
| 178. |
Limbs of frog, lizard, bird and human are example of ________ organs. |
| A. | Homogenous |
| B. | Heterogeneous |
| C. | Analogous |
| D. | Homologous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Osteoporosis is caused by deficiency of |
| A. | Vitamin A |
| B. | Vitamin B |
| C. | Vitamin C |
| D. | Vitamin D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 180. |
Leguminous plants replenish the soil by the presence of ______. |
| A. | Firmicutes |
| B. | Spirochaete |
| C. | Rhizobium |
| D. | Aquificae |
| Answer» D. Aquificae | |
| 181. |
Infection with H5N1 leads to which one of the following diseases? |
| A. | HIV |
| B. | Swine flu |
| C. | Bird flu |
| D. | Fowl cholera |
| Answer» D. Fowl cholera | |
| 182. |
Bifocal lenses are used by people suffering from ____. |
| A. | Hypermetropia but not Myopia |
| B. | Myopia or Hypermetropia |
| C. | Myopia but not Hypermetropia |
| D. | Myopia and Hypermetropia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
In DNA, thymine always pairs with ______. |
| A. | Adenine |
| B. | Cytosine |
| C. | Guanine |
| D. | Thymine |
| Answer» B. Cytosine | |
| 184. |
An individual nerve cell may be up to ________ long. |
| A. | 10 cm |
| B. | 100 cm |
| C. | 50 cm |
| D. | 80 cm |
| Answer» C. 50 cm | |
| 185. |
Dry cell is a type of : |
| A. | primary cell |
| B. | secondary cell |
| C. | lead-acid cell |
| D. | nickel-iron cell |
| Answer» B. secondary cell | |
| 186. |
Air, water and soil provide total of __________ nutrients for plants to grow. |
| A. | 61 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» D. 60 | |
| 187. |
Organic farming is a system in which the use of ______ is avoided. |
| A. | catch crop |
| B. | mixed crop |
| C. | fertilizer |
| D. | manure |
| Answer» D. manure | |
| 188. |
________ are analogous organs. |
| A. | the tailfin of a lobster and the flukes of a whale |
| B. | A human arm and a bull’s leg |
| C. | A bat’s wing and a whale’s fin |
| D. | The leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin |
| Answer» B. A human arm and a bull’s leg | |
| 189. |
After digestion, Protein is converted into _____? |
| A. | Glucose |
| B. | Sucrose |
| C. | Fat |
| D. | Amino Acid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
In Funaria, the calyptra is formed by |
| A. | Antheridium |
| B. | Columella |
| C. | Capsule |
| D. | Archegonium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
Kala-azar and 'oriented sore' are diseases spread by |
| A. | Sand fly |
| B. | Housefly |
| C. | Dragon fly |
| D. | Grasshopper |
| Answer» B. Housefly | |
| 192. |
In mendellian dihybrid cross, how many types of genotypes and phenotypes will be present? |
| A. | 4 and 9 respectively |
| B. | 9 and 4 respectively |
| C. | 9 and 16 respectively |
| D. | 4 and 12 respectively |
| Answer» C. 9 and 16 respectively | |
| 193. |
Moringa Oleifera is the scientific name of ________. |
| A. | Banyan |
| B. | Gulmohar |
| C. | Amla |
| D. | Drumstick |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
In which type of plants, axillary buds of stems may also get modified into woody, straight and pointed thorns? |
| A. | Pistia |
| B. | Bougainvillea |
| C. | Eichhornia |
| D. | Chrysanthemum |
| Answer» C. Eichhornia | |
| 195. |
Phloem always flows from a ________. |
| A. | Carbohydrate source to carbohydrate sink |
| B. | Carbohydrate sink to carbohydrate source |
| C. | Root to leaf |
| D. | Trunk leaf |
| Answer» B. Carbohydrate sink to carbohydrate source | |
| 196. |
Phylum ______ occurs exclusively in marine animals. |
| A. | Platyhelminthes |
| B. | Echinodermata |
| C. | Coelenterate |
| D. | Nematode |
| Answer» C. Coelenterate | |
| 197. |
On which organ of the human body is angioplasty performed? |
| A. | Heart |
| B. | Lungs |
| C. | Stomach |
| D. | Kidney |
| Answer» B. Lungs | |
| 198. |
In gametophytic phase of Bryophyta the last cell is |
| A. | Gamete |
| B. | Spore |
| C. | Elater |
| D. | Zygote |
| Answer» B. Spore | |
| 199. |
If in an amino acid - NH2 and - COOH groups are attached to same carbon, the type of amino acid is |
| A. | α - AA |
| B. | β - AA |
| C. | γ - AA |
| D. | - AA |
| Answer» B. β - AA | |
| 200. |
Blood circulates from arteries to veins through microscopic vessels known as- |
| A. | Corpuscles |
| B. | Cells |
| C. | Capillaries |
| D. | Calories |
| Answer» D. Calories | |