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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. |
Who said 'all cells arise from pre-existing cells [AMU 1993] |
| A. | Robert Hooke |
| B. | Rudolf Virchow |
| C. | Robert Brown |
| D. | Antony van Leeuwenhoek |
| Answer» C. Robert Brown | |
| 2. |
The cell theory was proposed by [CPMT 1991; BHU 1991; JIPMER 1992; MP PMT 1995, 98, 2001; AMU 2001; Kerala PMT 2002, 03] |
| A. | Metchnikoff |
| B. | August Weismann |
| C. | Sutton and Boveri |
| D. | Antony van Leeuwenhoek |
| E. | (e) Schleiden and Schwann |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3. |
The cell nucleus was discovered by [CPMT 1996; BCECE 1997; Pb. PMT 2000; Kerala PMT 2000] |
| A. | Robert Brown |
| B. | Schleiden |
| C. | Robert Hooke |
| D. | Rudolf Virchow |
| Answer» B. Schleiden | |
| 4. |
'Protoplasm is the physical basis of life.' This fact was given by [BHU 1992; Orissa JEE 1992; CPMT 1993] |
| A. | Harvey |
| B. | Von Mohl |
| C. | O. Hertwig |
| D. | J. Huxley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who among the following scientists is credited to show that viruses are the cause of cancer [AMU 2002] |
| A. | Pasteur |
| B. | Dulbecco |
| C. | Baltimore |
| D. | F. Reddy |
| Answer» C. Baltimore | |
| 6. |
Plant virus was first crystallized by [MP PMT 1994; CPMT 1996] |
| A. | Pirie |
| B. | Bawden |
| C. | Stanley |
| D. | Beijerinck |
| Answer» D. Beijerinck | |
| 7. |
Primitive conditions of earth were experimentally shown by [Kerala PMT 1997] |
| A. | Oparin |
| B. | Urey |
| C. | Miller |
| D. | Both and |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Who proved that life has originated from simple amino acids [CPMT 1995] |
| A. | Oparin |
| B. | Lamarck |
| C. | de Vries |
| D. | Miller and Urey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Swan-necked flask experiment was done by [KCET 1996] |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Louis Pasteur |
| C. | Robert Koch |
| D. | Francesco Redi |
| Answer» C. Robert Koch | |
| 10. |
The theory of spontaneous generation or abiogenesis was disproved by [Kerala PMT 2003] |
| A. | A.I. Oparin |
| B. | Sidney Fox |
| C. | A.R. Wallace |
| D. | Louis Pasteur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The statement 'Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution' was given by [Kerala PMT 2000] |
| A. | A.I. Oparin |
| B. | Th. Dobzhansky |
| C. | Joseph Hooker |
| D. | Charles Darwin |
| Answer» C. Joseph Hooker | |
| 12. |
The bacteria were first observed in the year 1675 by [CBSE PMT 1995; AFMC 1997; Kerala PMT 2000] |
| A. | Robert Koch |
| B. | Louis Pasteur |
| C. | Robert Brown |
| D. | Antony van Leeuwenhoek |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The 'three kingdom system' of general classification was proposed by [Assam CEE 2001] |
| A. | Copeland |
| B. | Ernst Haeckel |
| C. | R.H. Whittaker |
| D. | Carolus Linnaeus |
| Answer» C. R.H. Whittaker | |
| 14. |
The book 'Systema Naturae' was written by [CPMT 1991, 92] |
| A. | Lamarck |
| B. | Linnaeus |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Haeckel |
| Answer» C. Aristotle | |
| 15. |
In which book has binomial nomenclature been used for the first time [Pb. PMT 1999] |
| A. | Systema Naturae |
| B. | Scala Naturae |
| C. | Species Plantarum |
| D. | Historia Plantarum |
| Answer» B. Scala Naturae | |
| 16. |
The art of growing short plants is called [EAMCET 1995; AFMC 2002] |
| A. | Bonsai |
| B. | Horticulture |
| C. | Topiary |
| D. | Tissue culture |
| Answer» B. Horticulture | |
| 17. |
The book "Philosophie Zoologique" was written by [CPMT 1991, 2001] |
| A. | Lamarck |
| B. | Mendel |
| C. | Haeckel |
| D. | Hugo de Vries |
| Answer» B. Mendel | |
| 18. |
'Father of Botany' is [Orissa JEE 2004] |
| A. | Brunfels |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Theophrastus |
| D. | Linnaeus |
| Answer» D. Linnaeus | |
| 19. |
Who is called 'Father of Zoology' [CPMT 1992; MP PMT 1999] |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Darwin |
| C. | Hippocrates |
| D. | Theophrastus |
| Answer» B. Darwin | |
| 20. |
What is the name of the book written by Aristotle [Pb. PMT 1999] |
| A. | Histoire Naturella |
| B. | Systema Nature |
| C. | Historia Animalia |
| D. | Philosophie Zoologique |
| Answer» D. Philosophie Zoologique | |
| 21. |
The term "biology" was introduced by [MP PMT 1995] |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Darwin |
| C. | Lamarck and Treviranus |
| D. | Linnaeus |
| Answer» D. Linnaeus | |
| 22. |
'Father of Biology' is [MP PMT 1994] |
| A. | Cuvier |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Lamarck |
| D. | Theophrastus |
| Answer» C. Lamarck | |
| 23. |
Study of snakes is called [Orissa JEE 1994] |
| A. | Herpetology |
| B. | Ichthyology |
| C. | Entomology |
| D. | Serpentology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Study of interaction of antigens and antibodies in the blood is [JIPMER 1993,98] |
| A. | Serology |
| B. | Haematology |
| C. | Angiology |
| D. | Cryobiology |
| Answer» B. Haematology | |
| 25. |
Study of abnormal embryonic growth comes under [AIIMS 1992] |
| A. | Teratology |
| B. | Ontogeny |
| C. | Morphogenesis |
| D. | Parthenogenesis |
| Answer» B. Ontogeny | |
| 26. |
Biology is concerned with [Haryana PMT 1994] |
| A. | DNA |
| B. | Biomass |
| C. | Living organisms |
| D. | Life as recorded for fossils |
| Answer» D. Life as recorded for fossils | |
| 27. |
Obtaining silk from silkworms is called [CPMT 1991] |
| A. | Apiculture |
| B. | Sericulture |
| C. | Horticulture |
| D. | Pisciculture |
| Answer» C. Horticulture | |
| 28. |
Evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called [HP PMT 2000] |
| A. | Ontogeny |
| B. | Taxonomy |
| C. | Phylogeny |
| D. | Systematics |
| Answer» D. Systematics | |
| 29. |
The study of action of drug is known as [MP PMT 2001] |
| A. | Physiology |
| B. | Pharmacology |
| C. | Phramacognosy |
| D. | Pharmaceutical chemistry |
| Answer» D. Pharmaceutical chemistry | |
| 30. |
Phycology deals with the study of [KCET 1993; 2002; RPMT 1996] |
| A. | Algae |
| B. | Fungi |
| C. | Microbes |
| D. | Bryophytes |
| Answer» B. Fungi | |
| 31. |
Pedology is the science of [CBSE PMT 1991] |
| A. | Rocks |
| B. | Diseases |
| C. | Soil |
| D. | Pollution |
| Answer» D. Pollution | |
| 32. |
Study of animals that live and subsist on other animals is [JIPMER 1998] |
| A. | Ecology |
| B. | Pathology |
| C. | Taxonomy |
| D. | Parasitology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The study of eggs of birds is termed [Haryana PMT 1997] |
| A. | Oology |
| B. | Odontology |
| C. | Osteology |
| D. | Ornithology |
| Answer» B. Odontology | |
| 34. |
Existence of coal and petroleum may be detected with the study of [AMU 1998] |
| A. | Bacteriology |
| B. | Ecology |
| C. | Palaeobotany |
| D. | Economic botany |
| Answer» D. Economic botany | |
| 35. |
Ornithology is the study of [CPMT 1992] |
| A. | Reptiles |
| B. | Birds |
| C. | Fossils |
| D. | Fishes |
| Answer» C. Fossils | |
| 36. |
Oncology is the study of [BHU 1992] |
| A. | Dead cells |
| B. | Living cells |
| C. | Dividing cells |
| D. | Cancer cells |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Choose the correct pair [RPMT 1996; CPMT 2000; JKCMEE 2000] |
| A. | Sericulture ? Fish |
| B. | Silviculture ? Silkworm |
| C. | Apiculuture ? Honeybee |
| D. | Pisciculture ? Forestry |
| Answer» D. Pisciculture ? Forestry | |
| 38. |
Study of ants is [JIPMER 2002] |
| A. | Myology |
| B. | Mycology |
| C. | Malacology |
| D. | Myrmecology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Olericulture is the cultivation of [CPMT 1994] |
| A. | Vegetables |
| B. | Fruits |
| C. | Crop plants |
| D. | Mushrooms |
| Answer» B. Fruits | |
| 40. |
Myology is the study of |
| A. | Muscles |
| B. | Bones |
| C. | Epithelium |
| D. | Cartilages |
| Answer» B. Bones | |
| 41. |
The study of fungi is [AMU 1998] |
| A. | Phycology |
| B. | Bryology |
| C. | Pteridology |
| D. | Mycology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Phylogentic evidence cannot be given by [VVMC Safdarjung 2001] |
| A. | Embryology |
| B. | Physiology |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Biogeography |
| Answer» D. Biogeography | |
| 43. |
Ikebana is the art of |
| A. | Sketching flowers |
| B. | Rangoli drawing |
| C. | Floral arrangement |
| D. | Making models of flowers |
| Answer» D. Making models of flowers | |
| 44. |
Study of form and structure of organisms is [DPMT 1999] |
| A. | Ecology |
| B. | Taxonomy |
| C. | Anatomy |
| D. | Morphology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which of the following pairs is mismatch [Manipal 1995] |
| A. | Pedology ? Study of soil |
| B. | Kinesiology ? Study of fossils |
| C. | Limnology ? Study of fresh water ecosystem |
| D. | Physiology ? Study of processes and functions of life |
| Answer» C. Limnology ? Study of fresh water ecosystem | |
| 46. |
The branch of study dealing with microscopic anatomy of tissues is [AFMC 1991] |
| A. | Histology |
| B. | Cytology |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Palaeontology |
| Answer» B. Cytology | |
| 47. |
Study of flowers is known as [DPMT 1992] |
| A. | Anthology |
| B. | Phenology |
| C. | Agrostology |
| D. | Palynology |
| Answer» B. Phenology | |
| 48. |
The study of reptiles is kown as [Orissa JEE 1994; CPMT 2003] |
| A. | Ichthyology |
| B. | Herpetology |
| C. | Serpentology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Serpentology | |
| 49. |
Exobiology refers to study of [BVP 2003; Kerala PMT 2004] |
| A. | Life in the air |
| B. | Exodermis |
| C. | Terrestrial organisms |
| D. | Life on other planets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Inland fisheries is [St. Johns MC 2002] |
| A. | Fishing inside water |
| B. | Fishing in island |
| C. | Fish in culture pond |
| D. | Fishing in freshwater |
| Answer» E. | |