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This section includes 1412 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1101. |
How many chromosomes are in a human gamete? |
| A. | 23 |
| B. | 46 |
| C. | 92 |
| D. | 102 |
| Answer» B. 46 | |
| 1102. |
How many bones does a new born human baby have? |
| A. | 350 |
| B. | 206 |
| C. | 211 |
| D. | 411 |
| Answer» B. 206 | |
| 1103. |
How many bones does a human baby have? |
| A. | 206 |
| B. | 234 |
| C. | 270 |
| D. | 354 |
| Answer» D. 354 | |
| 1104. |
How many amino acids are found in living organisms? |
| A. | 1500 |
| B. | 3000 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 1105. |
How does Amoeba reproduce?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Sexual Reproduction |
| B. | Budding |
| C. | Binary fission |
| D. | Fragmentation |
| Answer» D. Fragmentation | |
| 1106. |
How does a Unicellular Organism reproduce? |
| A. | Cell division |
| B. | Cell reproduction |
| C. | Cell synthesis |
| D. | Fragmentation |
| Answer» B. Cell reproduction | |
| 1107. |
Hormones are chemicals secreted and regulated by the endocrine system. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| C. | |
| D. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 1108. |
Honey that has high concentration of sugar does not decay because |
| A. | Bacteria cannot survive in an active state as it is totally deprived of oxygen |
| B. | It contains natural antioxidant that prevents bacterial attack |
| C. | Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1109. |
Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains |
| A. | a relatively stable internal environment within limits |
| B. | a changing state within an unlimited range |
| C. | the lowest possible energy usage |
| D. | a static state with no deviation from preset points |
| Answer» B. a changing state within an unlimited range | |
| 1110. |
Higher doses of barbiturates result in |
| A. | Lack of emotional control |
| B. | Impaired thinking |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 1111. |
Heritable variation is required for which of the following? |
| A. | Evolution |
| B. | Asexual reproduction |
| C. | Mitosis |
| D. | Meiosis |
| Answer» B. Asexual reproduction | |
| 1112. |
Hepatitis virus destroys the cells and may cause the disease |
| A. | Jaundice |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Typhoid |
| D. | Elephantiasis |
| Answer» B. Malaria | |
| 1113. |
Herbivores require a longer small intestine to digest ............._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Proteins |
| B. | Fats |
| C. | Cellulose |
| D. | Vitamins |
| Answer» D. Vitamins | |
| 1114. |
Hepatitis affects which organ of the human body? |
| A. | Liver |
| B. | Pancreas |
| C. | Spleen |
| D. | Small intestine |
| Answer» B. Pancreas | |
| 1115. |
Harmful bacteria in potable water make the water |
| A. | unfit to drink |
| B. | smelly |
| C. | colored |
| D. | turbid |
| Answer» B. smelly | |
| 1116. |
Haemoglobin is an important component of _______. |
| A. | white blood cells |
| B. | red blood cells |
| C. | plasma |
| D. | all options are correct |
| Answer» C. plasma | |
| 1117. |
Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by |
| A. | females and expressed by males |
| B. | males and expressed by males |
| C. | females and expressed by females |
| D. | males and expressed by females |
| Answer» B. males and expressed by males | |
| 1118. |
Haematopoiesis take place in _____. |
| A. | Lungs |
| B. | Pancreas |
| C. | Liver |
| D. | Bone marrow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1119. |
Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the |
| A. | Muscles |
| B. | Nerves |
| C. | Bones |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Nerves | |
| 1120. |
Grevillea Robusta is the scientific name of _______. |
| A. | Peepal |
| B. | Teak |
| C. | Silver Oak |
| D. | Jack fruit |
| Answer» D. Jack fruit | |
| 1121. |
Goitre is due to the deficiency of |
| A. | Calcium |
| B. | Zinc |
| C. | Selenium |
| D. | Iodine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1122. |
Growth hormones function |
| A. | sometimes as growth promotors and sometimes as growth inhibitors |
| B. | always as growth inhibitors |
| C. | rarely as growth promotors |
| D. | always as growth promotors |
| Answer» B. always as growth inhibitors | |
| 1123. |
Green pigment is called |
| A. | Chlorophyll |
| B. | Xanthophyll |
| C. | Carotene |
| D. | Phycobillin |
| Answer» B. Xanthophyll | |
| 1124. |
Genetic information is carried by long chains of molecules. What are these molecules called?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Phosphates |
| B. | Nitrogenous Bases |
| C. | RNA |
| D. | Nucleotides |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1125. |
Glaucoma is usually caused by |
| A. | High pressure on the optic nerve |
| B. | Loss of hearing |
| C. | Loss of Bone density |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Loss of hearing | |
| 1126. |
Goitre is caused by the deficiency of ___________ |
| A. | Zinc |
| B. | Calcium |
| C. | Iodine |
| D. | Chlorine |
| Answer» D. Chlorine | |
| 1127. |
Genes contain instructions for assembling what? |
| A. | Amino acids |
| B. | Proteins |
| C. | Nucleotides |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Nucleotides | |
| 1128. |
Genes are situated on _________ |
| A. | Chromosome |
| B. | Mitochondria |
| C. | Plastids |
| D. | Ribosomes |
| Answer» B. Mitochondria | |
| 1129. |
Genes are made of |
| A. | Carbohydrates |
| B. | Proteins |
| C. | Fats |
| D. | Nucleotides |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1130. |
Gastrulation is the process that directly forms the |
| A. | Ectoderm |
| B. | Endoderm |
| C. | Mesoderm |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1131. |
Gaseous exchange takes place in leaves through tiny pores for the purpose of photosynthesis. What are these pores? |
| A. | Chloroplast |
| B. | Stomata |
| C. | Chlorophyl |
| D. | Vacuole |
| Answer» C. Chlorophyl | |
| 1132. |
Function of Leghaemoglobin in nitrogen fixation _____ |
| A. | Absorption of oxygen |
| B. | Nutrion of bacteria |
| C. | Absorption of light |
| D. | All |
| Answer» B. Nutrion of bacteria | |
| 1133. |
Gametes are produced by the process of |
| A. | Mitosis |
| B. | Meiosis |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both A & B | |
| 1134. |
From the following pairs, find the one which is correctly matched?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Scurvy- Thiamine |
| B. | Tuberculosis- ATS |
| C. | Tetanus- BCG |
| D. | Malaria- Chloroquine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1135. |
For the oxidation, carbohydrates should be in the form of |
| A. | Starch |
| B. | Cellulose |
| C. | Glucose |
| D. | Fats |
| Answer» D. Fats | |
| 1136. |
For the aquatic organisms, the source of food is |
| A. | Phytoplankton |
| B. | Sea Weed |
| C. | Aqua plankton |
| D. | Zooplankton |
| Answer» B. Sea Weed | |
| 1137. |
Foods that allow micro organisms to grow are called Parasites. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| C. | |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 1138. |
Food wrapped in news paper is likely to get contaminated by |
| A. | Magnesium |
| B. | Alluminium |
| C. | Lead |
| D. | Copper |
| Answer» D. Copper | |
| 1139. |
Flowers in which polllination takes place by insect their pollen grains are ________ |
| A. | Smooth and dry |
| B. | Rough and sticky |
| C. | Rough and dry |
| D. | Large in Size |
| Answer» C. Rough and dry | |
| 1140. |
Floridian starch is characteristic energy storage material of which algae? |
| A. | Blue green algae |
| B. | Brown algae |
| C. | Red algae |
| D. | Green algae |
| Answer» D. Green algae | |
| 1141. |
Five Kingdom Classification was preposed by _________ |
| A. | Linnacus |
| B. | George Bentham |
| C. | Ariostotle |
| D. | whittaker |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1142. |
Finger like ends of the fallopian tubes are called |
| A. | Fimbriae |
| B. | Cysts |
| C. | Papillae |
| D. | Labia |
| Answer» B. Cysts | |
| 1143. |
Find the similarity in the following_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Cod liver Oil, Sunflower Oil_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | All of them are vegetable Oils. |
| B. | All of them are rich in vitamin A. |
| C. | All of them are rich in Vitamin D. |
| D. | All of them are Oils. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1144. |
Fishes have a ........ chambered heart. |
| A. | Single |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Two |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1145. |
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option. _x005F_x000D_ Plants that do not have a differentiated plant body belong to the group _____ |
| A. | Bryophyta |
| B. | Phanerogams |
| C. | Thallophyta |
| D. | Pteridophyta |
| Answer» D. Pteridophyta | |
| 1146. |
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ If the genotype of a plant is ttRr, the phenotype would be ___._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Dwarf and Wrinkled |
| B. | Tall and Wrinkled |
| C. | Dwarf and Round |
| D. | Tall and Round |
| Answer» D. Tall and Round | |
| 1147. |
Fertilisation of sperm with the ovum takes place in |
| A. | Uterus |
| B. | Cervix |
| C. | Fallopian Tube |
| D. | Ovary |
| Answer» D. Ovary | |
| 1148. |
Fertilisation occurs in the .........._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Vagina |
| B. | Uterus_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | Fallopian tube |
| D. | Cervix |
| Answer» D. Cervix | |
| 1149. |
Fertilisation results in the formation of a/an |
| A. | Ovary |
| B. | Zygote |
| C. | Gamete |
| D. | Germ cell |
| Answer» C. Gamete | |
| 1150. |
Ferns belong to which division of plants? |
| A. | Gymnosperms |
| B. | Angiosperms |
| C. | Thallophyta |
| D. | Pteridophyta |
| Answer» E. | |