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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Branch of science dealing with the study of cultural evolution of mankind is |
| A. | Archaeology |
| B. | Anthropology |
| C. | Palaeontology |
| D. | Euthenics |
| Answer» C. Palaeontology | |
| 2. |
Adaptions of animal is their [AFMC 1980] |
| A. | Shedding of skin |
| B. | Genetic trait |
| C. | Acquired trait |
| D. | Metamorphosis |
| Answer» C. Acquired trait | |
| 3. |
The basic unit of animal population which is communal interbreeding, in a species is known as |
| A. | Cline |
| B. | Sub-species |
| C. | Sibling species |
| D. | Deme |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Multiplication of species is also known as |
| A. | Over production |
| B. | Speciation |
| C. | Sub-species |
| D. | Sibling species |
| Answer» D. Sibling species | |
| 5. |
Sibling species are also known as |
| A. | Sub-species |
| B. | Genus |
| C. | Subline species |
| D. | Biological races |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
A population splits into two or more groups and these groups occupy the different ecological zones. This is known as |
| A. | Allopatric speciation |
| B. | Sympatric speciation |
| C. | Ecological speciation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Sympatric speciation | |
| 7. |
A star fish with six arms may be a case of [CPMT 1984] |
| A. | Variation |
| B. | Evolution |
| C. | Autotomy |
| D. | Mutation |
| Answer» B. Evolution | |
| 8. |
In which era mammals and birds evolved [DPMT 1992; CPMT 1993, 96] |
| A. | Mesozoic |
| B. | Cenozoic |
| C. | Palaeozoic |
| D. | Procambrian |
| Answer» C. Palaeozoic | |
| 9. |
Replica plating experiment was performed by |
| A. | Haeckel |
| B. | Lederberg |
| C. | Lamarck |
| D. | Darwin |
| Answer» C. Lamarck | |
| 10. |
Which of the following resembles the ancestral form from which the animals and plants have evolved [DPMT 1982] |
| A. | Amoeba |
| B. | Paramaecium |
| C. | Plasmodium |
| D. | Euglena |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Organisms are dependent on each other because |
| A. | They are forced to lead such life |
| B. | During the course of organic evolution the interdependency was progressively evolved |
| C. | It is a compulsory phenomnon |
| D. | It is a biological obligation |
| Answer» C. It is a compulsory phenomnon | |
| 12. |
First vertebrates were appeared in a period of palaeozoic era, called |
| A. | Silurian |
| B. | Ordovician |
| C. | Devonian |
| D. | Mississipian |
| Answer» C. Devonian | |
| 13. |
The feature which enabled reptiles to dominate the land fauna for 100 million years was their [CPMT 1975] |
| A. | Large size |
| B. | Heavy armour |
| C. | Large teeth |
| D. | Large eggs |
| Answer» C. Large teeth | |
| 14. |
Which epoch is of human civilization |
| A. | Pliocene |
| B. | Holocene |
| C. | Palaeocene |
| D. | Pleistocene |
| Answer» C. Palaeocene | |
| 15. |
The first life on earth came in water and evidences indicate that life orginated in one of the following eras [CPMT 1976] |
| A. | Palaeozoic |
| B. | Mesozoic |
| C. | Cenozoic |
| D. | Proterozoic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The most accepted theory of organic evolution [DPMT 1992] |
| A. | Natural selection theory |
| B. | Phase theory |
| C. | Synthetic theory |
| D. | Mutation theory |
| Answer» D. Mutation theory | |
| 17. |
Fruit pulp of which plant yield commercial oil |
| A. | Arachis hypogea |
| B. | Olea eurocarpa |
| C. | Ricinus communis |
| D. | Linum |
| Answer» C. Ricinus communis | |
| 18. |
Which of the following oil is poisonous purgative |
| A. | Ricinus communis |
| B. | Arachis hypogea |
| C. | Jatropha curcus |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 19. |
Which of the oil is used as a purgative drug |
| A. | Ground nut oil |
| B. | Castor seed oil |
| C. | Cotton seed oil |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Cotton seed oil | |
| 20. |
Which of the oil cake is used in the preparation of sweets [BVP 2003] |
| A. | Sunflower |
| B. | Coconut |
| C. | Cotton seed oil |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Cotton seed oil | |
| 21. |
From which plant-seeds oil is obtained [MP PMT 2001] |
| A. | Saccharum officinarum |
| B. | Saccharum munja |
| C. | Arachis hypogea |
| D. | Cicer arietinum |
| Answer» D. Cicer arietinum | |
| 22. |
Which of the oil is used in the preparation of paints and varnishes |
| A. | Linseed oil |
| B. | Tung oil |
| C. | Soybean oil |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Sesamum indicum, from which sesame oil is obtained, belongs to the family [CET Pune 1998] |
| A. | Meliaceae |
| B. | Euphorbiaceae |
| C. | Cruciferae |
| D. | Pedaliaceae |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Castor oil is obtained from [CET Pune 1998; MP PMT 2004] |
| A. | Ricinus communis |
| B. | Brassica campestris |
| C. | Azadirachta indica |
| D. | Sesamum indicum |
| Answer» B. Brassica campestris | |
| 25. |
The fleshy mesocarp of a plant is the source of palm oil which is now in common use as an edible oil. This plant is known by the botanical name [KCET 1994; CPMT 1999] |
| A. | Metroxylon rumphii |
| B. | Elaeis guineensis |
| C. | Phoenix sylvestris |
| D. | Calamus rotung |
| Answer» C. Phoenix sylvestris | |
| 26. |
Ground nut oil is a [MP PMT 1993] |
| A. | Non-drying oil |
| B. | Essential oil |
| C. | Drying oil |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Essential oil | |
| 27. |
Turpentine is obtained from [CBSE PMT 1992; MP PMT 2003; BVP 2003] |
| A. | Pteridophytes |
| B. | Gymnosperms (Pinus) wood |
| C. | Angiosperms wood |
| D. | Angiosperms (Neem) flower |
| Answer» C. Angiosperms wood | |
| 28. |
Cultivation of groundnut in India is highest in [CBSE PMT 1991; CPMT 1995; CET Pune 1998] |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 29. |
In ground nut (Arachis hypogea) oil is stored in [CBSE PMT 1990; MP PMT 1995, 99, 2000] |
| A. | Endosperm |
| B. | Cotyledons |
| C. | Embryo |
| D. | Tuber |
| Answer» C. Embryo | |
| 30. |
A genus of ornamental plants which is being cultivated for extracting an important edible oil from its Cypsela fruits is [CPMT 1989] |
| A. | Helianthus |
| B. | Brassica |
| C. | Sesamum |
| D. | Cocos |
| Answer» B. Brassica | |
| 31. |
Which of the following oils are called fixed oils |
| A. | Essential oil |
| B. | Fatty oils |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both a and b | |
| 32. |
Palm oil is extracted from [BHU 1989] |
| A. | Glycine |
| B. | Gossypium |
| C. | Elacis |
| D. | Olea |
| Answer» D. Olea | |
| 33. |
Clove oil is obtained from [MP PMT 1989; BHU 1981; AIIMS 1990] |
| A. | Wood of Santalum |
| B. | Leaves of Syzygium aromaticum |
| C. | Flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum |
| D. | Rhizome of Vatevaria |
| Answer» D. Rhizome of Vatevaria | |
| 34. |
Pea nut oil is obtained from [RPMT 1989; BVP 2000] |
| A. | Lathyrus odoratus |
| B. | Pisum sativum |
| C. | Arachis hypogea |
| D. | Glycine max |
| Answer» D. Glycine max | |
| 35. |
Lemon grass oil is extracted from [CPMT 1986] |
| A. | Bambusa beecheyana |
| B. | Cymbopogon citratus |
| C. | Cymbopogon nardus |
| D. | Cymbopogon martini |
| Answer» C. Cymbopogon nardus | |
| 36. |
An important oil yielding plant is [DPMT 1986] |
| A. | Carthamus tinctorious |
| B. | Cicer arietinum |
| C. | Lens esculantum |
| D. | Eleusine coracana |
| Answer» B. Cicer arietinum | |
| 37. |
"Gingelly oil'' or "Til oil" is obtained from the seeds of [BHU 1985; MP PMT 1988] |
| A. | Arachis hypogea |
| B. | Brassica compestris |
| C. | Carthamus tinctorius |
| D. | Sesamum indicum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Sunflower is principally cultivated for its [CPMT 1982, 89; MP PMT 1989, 2000] |
| A. | Starch |
| B. | Protein |
| C. | Alkaloid |
| D. | Oil seed crop |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
One of the following is an oil seed crop [NCERT 1980; DPMT 1981; CBSE PMT 1993; MP PMT 2004] |
| A. | Sunflower |
| B. | Rose |
| C. | Marigold |
| D. | Chrysanthemum |
| Answer» B. Rose | |
| 40. |
Which of the following is not an essential oil [NCERT 1982; MP PMT 2003] |
| A. | Clove oil |
| B. | Eucalyptus oil |
| C. | Sandal wood oil |
| D. | Ground nut oil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which of the following is an oil yielding tree crop of south India |
| A. | Arachis hypogea |
| B. | Brassica campestris |
| C. | Ricinus communis |
| D. | Gossypium herbaceum |
| Answer» D. Gossypium herbaceum | |
| 42. |
Rice bran is used to obtain |
| A. | Oil |
| B. | Protein |
| C. | Starch |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Protein | |
| 43. |
The oil obtained from the cotyledons of Arachis hypogea is |
| A. | An essential oil |
| B. | A drying oil |
| C. | A non-essential non-drying oil |
| D. | An essential drying oil |
| Answer» D. An essential drying oil | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is the source of oil and protein both |
| A. | Cajanus cajan |
| B. | Gossypium |
| C. | Glycine max |
| D. | Phaseolus vulgare |
| Answer» D. Phaseolus vulgare | |
| 45. |
Seeds of Arachis hypogea are rich in |
| A. | Protein and nicotinic acid |
| B. | Fats and lecithin |
| C. | Vitamin B1, B2, B6 roman and E |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
In cotton and castor seed, the oil is respectively stored in |
| A. | Endosperm and cotyledons |
| B. | Cotyledons and endosperm |
| C. | Endosperm in both |
| D. | Perisperm and endosperm |
| Answer» C. Endosperm in both | |
| 47. |
Khas oil is obtained from which part of the Vetiveria |
| A. | Leaf |
| B. | Flower |
| C. | Root and rhizome |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is semidrying oil |
| A. | Cotton seed oil |
| B. | Corn oil |
| C. | Sesame oil |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which is a non-drying oil |
| A. | Olive oil |
| B. | Ground nut oil |
| C. | Castor oil |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which of the following may be used in mental weakness |
| A. | Mustard oil |
| B. | Linseed oil |
| C. | Til oil |
| D. | Almond oil |
| Answer» D. Almond oil | |