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This section includes 879 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
Which of the following is the largest living bird? |
| A. | Peacock |
| B. | Ostrich |
| C. | Dodo |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» C. Dodo | |
| 302. |
Excess amount of absorbed water by plants is liberated out by |
| A. | Evaporation |
| B. | Osmosis |
| C. | Diffusion |
| D. | Transpiration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 303. |
Which one of the following plants is used for green manuring in India? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Sun hemp |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» C. Cotton | |
| 304. |
Which one of the following is also called the 'power plants' of the cell? |
| A. | Golgi body |
| B. | Mitochondrion |
| C. | Ribosome |
| D. | Lysosome |
| Answer» C. Ribosome | |
| 305. |
The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is - |
| A. | Diastase |
| B. | Maltase |
| C. | Invertase |
| D. | Zymase |
| Answer» E. | |
| 306. |
People consuming alcohol in heavy quantities generally die of |
| A. | liver or stomach cancer |
| B. | weakening of heart muscles leading to cardiac arrest |
| C. | blood cancer |
| D. | Cirrhosis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 307. |
Which part of saffron plant is used to obtain the spice 'saffron'? |
| A. | Dry stigma |
| B. | Leaves |
| C. | Fruits |
| D. | Petals |
| Answer» B. Leaves | |
| 308. |
The blood cholesterol level in 100ml of blood in a normal person varies between |
| A. | 150 and 200 mg |
| B. | 120 and 200 mg |
| C. | 100 and 180 mg |
| D. | 80 and 160 mg |
| Answer» B. 120 and 200 mg | |
| 309. |
Normal fasting blood sugar level per 100 ml. of blood in man is - |
| A. | 30 - 50 mg |
| B. | 50 - 70 mg |
| C. | 80 -100 mg |
| D. | 120 -140 mg |
| Answer» D. 120 -140 mg | |
| 310. |
A person having blood type B could safely donate blood to persons with blood types - |
| A. | A and O |
| B. | B and O |
| C. | A and AB |
| D. | B and AB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 311. |
What is the limit of MG/DL, of blood sugar in the normal person at the time of fast? |
| A. | 40-60 |
| B. | 120-150 |
| C. | 70-100 |
| D. | 160-200 |
| Answer» D. 160-200 | |
| 312. |
The large amount of sugar present in human blood is - |
| A. | sucrose |
| B. | glucose |
| C. | fructose |
| D. | lactose |
| Answer» C. fructose | |
| 313. |
For a healthy heart, one needs to take a balanced diet, adequate sleep and - |
| A. | indulge in vigorous mental activities |
| B. | play games like carrom, chess and cards |
| C. | do right amount of physical exercise |
| D. | do sedentary work |
| Answer» D. do sedentary work | |
| 314. |
The main use of salt in the diet is to - |
| A. | increase the solubility of the food particles in water. |
| B. | produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food |
| C. | ease the process of cooking |
| D. | make the taste of the food better |
| Answer» C. ease the process of cooking | |
| 315. |
Camel is a desert animal, that can live without water for many days, because - |
| A. | it does not need water |
| B. | water is formed in the body due to oxidation of fat |
| C. | it has the water sac in the walls of the lumen of stomach |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 316. |
Blood clotting will not occur in the absence of - |
| A. | Iron |
| B. | Calcium |
| C. | Phosphorus |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Phosphorus | |
| 317. |
Which of the following is a rich source of carbohydrates, proteins and fats? |
| A. | Bean |
| B. | Rice |
| C. | Groundnut |
| D. | Gram |
| Answer» C. Groundnut | |
| 318. |
Pepsin digests . |
| A. | proteins in stomach |
| B. | carbohydrates in mouth |
| C. | fats in duodenum |
| D. | minerals in ileum |
| Answer» B. carbohydrates in mouth | |
| 319. |
Lactogenic hormone is secreted by - |
| A. | Mammary glands |
| B. | Placenta |
| C. | Ovary |
| D. | Pituitary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 320. |
When you eat Carrot, you are eating: |
| A. | Root |
| B. | Leaf |
| C. | Stem |
| D. | Fruit |
| Answer» B. Leaf | |
| 321. |
The orange colour of carrot is because of |
| A. | it grows in the soil |
| B. | Carotene |
| C. | it is not exposed to sun-light |
| D. | the entire plant is orange in colour |
| Answer» C. it is not exposed to sun-light | |
| 322. |
Primary source of vitamin-D for human beings is |
| A. | citrus fruits |
| B. | green vegetables |
| C. | yeast |
| D. | Sun |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
Which of the following is a good source of Vitamin 'E'? |
| A. | Me |
| B. | Ghee |
| C. | Yellow Yolk |
| D. | Fresh Vegetables |
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. |
During photosynthesis in plants, the gas evolved is - |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Nitrogen |
| C. | Oxygen |
| D. | Hydrogen |
| Answer» D. Hydrogen | |
| 325. |
Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by - |
| A. | Caventou |
| B. | Pelletier |
| C. | Chlorophyll |
| D. | Caventou and Pelletier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 326. |
What is contained in Chlorophyll? |
| A. | Sodium |
| B. | Potassium |
| C. | Manganese |
| D. | Magnesium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 327. |
Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Schistosomiasis? |
| A. | Parasitic |
| B. | Protozoan |
| C. | Bacterial |
| D. | Viral |
| Answer» B. Protozoan | |
| 328. |
Which of the following is correct about cold blooded animals? |
| A. | Their blood remains cold all the time |
| B. | Their body temperature changes in accordance with the atmosphere |
| C. | Their body temperature remains constant all the time |
| D. | They kill all the animals they come across (SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim Exam. |
| Answer» C. Their body temperature remains constant all the time | |
| 329. |
It causes clotting of blood - |
| A. | Thrombin |
| B. | Haemoglobin |
| C. | Pectin |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Haemoglobin | |
| 330. |
The Rotavirus vaccine ROTOVAC developed by Indian scientists cures which disease? |
| A. | Diarrohea |
| B. | Cancer |
| C. | Diabetes |
| D. | Arthritis |
| Answer» B. Cancer | |
| 331. |
Which vitamin helps in blood- coagulation? |
| A. | Vitamin-A |
| B. | Vitamin-c |
| C. | Vitamin-K |
| D. | Vitamin-E |
| Answer» D. Vitamin-E | |
| 332. |
The vitamin necessary for coagulation of blood is - |
| A. | vitamin B |
| B. | vitamin C |
| C. | vitamin K |
| D. | vitamin E |
| Answer» D. vitamin E | |
| 333. |
The cells which are closely associated and interacting with guard cells are - |
| A. | Transfusion tissue |
| B. | Complementary cells |
| C. | Subsidiary cells |
| D. | Hypodermal cells |
| Answer» D. Hypodermal cells | |
| 334. |
For which one among the following diseases no vaccine is yet available? |
| A. | Tetanus |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Measles |
| D. | Mumps |
| Answer» C. Measles | |
| 335. |
DPT vaccine is categorized as which of the following? |
| A. | Anti viral vaccine |
| B. | Anti protozoan vaccine |
| C. | Anti rickettsial vaccine |
| D. | A combined vaccine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
DPT vaccine is administered to prevent diseases like: |
| A. | Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus |
| B. | Dengue, Pertussis and Typhoid |
| C. | Dengue, Polio and Tetanus |
| D. | Diphtheria, Pertussis and Typhoid |
| Answer» B. Dengue, Pertussis and Typhoid | |
| 337. |
The DPT vaccine is given toyoung babies to protect them from |
| A. | diphtheria, polio and tetanus |
| B. | diphtheria, pneumonia and tuberculosis |
| C. | diphtheria, smallpox and tetanus |
| D. | diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 338. |
In B.C.G. Vaccine the word 'C' stands for |
| A. | Calmette |
| B. | Cough |
| C. | Chlorine |
| D. | Cadmium |
| Answer» B. Cough | |
| 339. |
Bee Keeping is known as - |
| A. | Sericulture |
| B. | Apiculture |
| C. | Aquaculture |
| D. | Agriculture |
| Answer» C. Aquaculture | |
| 340. |
Which of the following is not a mosquito borne disease? |
| A. | Dengue |
| B. | Malaria |
| C. | Sleeping sickness |
| D. | Filariasis |
| Answer» D. Filariasis | |
| 341. |
Which one of the following is a viral disease in man? |
| A. | Mumps |
| B. | plague |
| C. | Cholera |
| D. | Syphilis |
| Answer» B. plague | |
| 342. |
Which one of the following symptoms of nutritional deficiency disorders is specific to Vitamin C deficiency? |
| A. | Cracks on lips |
| B. | Spongy bleeding gums |
| C. | Pale conjunctivae |
| D. | Rashes on skin |
| Answer» D. Rashes on skin | |
| 343. |
Antibodies are mainly synthesized from |
| A. | Megakaryocyte |
| B. | Monocyte |
| C. | Lymphocyte |
| D. | Histiocyte |
| Answer» D. Histiocyte | |
| 344. |
Which vitamin deficiency causes the disease, Pernicious anaemia? |
| A. | Vitamin B5 |
| B. | Vitamin B12 |
| C. | Vitamin B6 |
| D. | Vitamin C |
| Answer» C. Vitamin B6 | |
| 345. |
Scurvy is a disease which is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin. |
| A. | A |
| B. | K |
| C. | C |
| D. | Byg |
| Answer» D. Byg | |
| 346. |
Name the vitamin whose deficiency causes excessive bleeding? |
| A. | Vitamin A |
| B. | Vitamin B |
| C. | Vitamin K |
| D. | Vitamin C |
| Answer» D. Vitamin C | |
| 347. |
The deficiency of Niacina vitamin of B complex group causes the disease - |
| A. | Marasmus |
| B. | Pellagra |
| C. | Rickets |
| D. | Nightblindness |
| Answer» C. Rickets | |
| 348. |
Metals can be temperature. |
| A. | Liquid only |
| B. | Solid only |
| C. | Solid or liquid |
| D. | Solid, liquid or gasat room |
| Answer» D. Solid, liquid or gasat room | |
| 349. |
Which animal produces the biggest baby? |
| A. | Camel |
| B. | Lion |
| C. | Elephant |
| D. | Blue Whale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 350. |
Which of the following is a coldblooded animal? |
| A. | Pigeon |
| B. | Tortoise |
| C. | Fox |
| D. | Goat |
| Answer» C. Fox | |