Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The fruit juices turn bitter in taste if they are kept in open place for some time, because of [CPMT 1977]

A. Bacteria of the atmosphere react with the juice
B. Fermentation of the juice by yeast
C. Some internal factors
D. All the above three statements are correct
Answer» C. Some internal factors
2.

The main technique involved in agricultural biotechnology is called [MP PMT 1998]

A. Tissue culture
B. Transformation
C. Plant breeding
D. DNA replication
Answer» B. Transformation
3.

Due to which of the following organism, yield of rice is increased [CBSE PMT 1999]

A. Anabena
B. Bacillus popilliae
C. Sesbania
D. Bacillus polymena
Answer» B. Bacillus popilliae
4.

Antibiotics are mostly obtained from [MP PMT 1997; AIEEE 2003]

A. Fungi
B. Actinomycetes
C. Cyanobacteria
D. Both a and b
Answer» E.
5.

Waksman got Nobel Prize for the discovery of

A. Chloromycetin
B. Neomycin
C. Streptomycin
D. Penicillin
Answer» D. Penicillin
6.

The phenomenon of antibiotic was discovered by

A. Fleming
B. Pasteur
C. Waksman
D. Babes
Answer» E.
7.

Kohler and Milstein developed biotechnology for the production of [CBSE PMT 1989; MP PMT 2002]

A. Myelomas
B. Steroid conversion
C. Monoclonal antibodies
D. Immobilised enzymes
Answer» D. Immobilised enzymes
8.

Use of living organisms or their substances in industrial processes is called

A. Microbiology
B. Biotechnology
C. Industrial engineering
D. Genetic engineering
Answer» C. Industrial engineering
9.

Which of the following established the scientific basis of vaccination [RPMT 1985]

A. Louis Pasteur
B. Edward Jenner
C. Cesar Milstein
D. George Kohler
Answer» B. Edward Jenner
10.

Who first realized the use of yeast in fermentation

A. Christian Hansen
B. Louis Pasteur
C. A. Spike
D. D.A. Jackson
Answer» C. A. Spike
11.

The enzyme diastase was identified by [RPMT 1987]

A. S.A. Waksman
B. A. Fleming
C. Christian Hasen
D. Payen and Persoz
Answer» E.
12.

Sex hormone is a

A. Fat
B. Protein
C. Carbohydrate
D. Steroid
Answer» E.
13.

For the manufacture of gluconic acid and citric acid, which of the followingmicro-organism is used [CPMT 1998]

A. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
B. Acetobacter sp.
C. Aspergillus niger
D. Gluconobacter sp.
Answer» D. Gluconobacter sp.
14.

First antibiotic isolated was [BHU 1983]

A. Terramycin
B. Neomycin
C. Penicillin
D. Streptomycin
Answer» D. Streptomycin
15.

Which row material is used in fermentation process of making beer [Orissa JEE 2005]

A. Buffer needed to control pH
B. Batch and feed possible
C. Controlled dissolved oxygen
D. Easy in process sampling
Answer» D. Easy in process sampling
16.

Dough kept overnight in warm weather becomes soft and spongy because of [CBSE PMT 2004]

A. Cohesion
B. Osmosis
C. Absorption of carbon dioxide from atmosphere
D. Fermentation
Answer» E.
17.

Alcoholic beverages are obtained with the help of [Karnataka CET 1998]

A. Penicillium
B. Yeast
C. Blue-green algae
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Blue-green algae