Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Bamboo is classified as

A. Tree
B. Grass
C. Shrub
D. Herb
Answer» C. Shrub
2.

Which of the following plants produce only seeds but no fruit?

A. Sugarcane
B. Peanut
C. Cycas
D. Almond
Answer» D. Almond
3.

Epiphytes are plants which depend on other plants for

A. Food
B. Mechanical support
C. Shade
D. Water
Answer» C. Shade
4.

Plant which grow in saline soil are

A. Xerophytes
B. Hydrophytes
C. Halophytes
D. Lithophytes
Answer» D. Lithophytes
5.

Plant which grow on rock are known as

A. Mesophytes
B. Lithophytes
C. Sclerophytes
D. Oxylophytes
Answer» C. Sclerophytes
6.

Which of the following is a good source of protein?

A. Pea
B. Pigeon Pea
C. Black Gram
D. Soyabean
Answer» E.
7.

Which of the following organelles of a cell is involved in photosynthesis?

A. Chloroplast
B. Mitochondria
C. Golgi bodies
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
Answer» B. Mitochondria
8.

The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity is

A. Osmosis
B. Photosynthesis
C. Transpiration
D. Diffusion
Answer» D. Diffusion
9.

A seed is ripened

A. Ovary
B. Flower
C. Gynoecium
D. Ovule
Answer» E.
10.

Which part of the pear is edible?

A. Fleshy thalamus
B. Spores
C. Endosperm
D. Mesocarp
Answer» B. Spores
11.

Which among the following is not a true fruit?

A. Apple
B. Date
C. Grape
D. Plum
Answer» B. Date
12.

Th suitable conditions in which the rate of evaporation occurs more fastly are

A. Low speed of wind
B. High humidity
C. Low humidity and high temperature
D. Excess amount of water in the soil
Answer» D. Excess amount of water in the soil
13.

Which of the following is the cellular respiratory centre?

A. Nucleus
B. Mitochondria
C. Ribosome
D. Golgi body
Answer» C. Ribosome
14.

Which of the following is a plant hormone?

A. Adreneline
B. Insuline
C. Oxytocin
D. Auxin
Answer» E.
15.

The water and mineral salts are transported to the various organs by which of the following?

A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Cortex
D. Cambium
Answer» B. Phloem
16.

The food material prepared in the plants is transported to the various organs by which of the following?

A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Cortex
D. Cambium
Answer» C. Cortex
17.

The device to measure the rate of stem growth is

A. Hydrometer
B. Hygrometer
C. Auxanometer
D. Potometer
Answer» D. Potometer
18.

The photosynthesis occurs in the

A. Day
B. Night
C. Day and Night
D. None of these
Answer» B. Night
19.

The device to measure transpiration in plants is

A. Hygrometer
B. Crescometer
C. Potometer
D. Clinometer
Answer» D. Clinometer
20.

The process of evaporation occurs from

A. Root
B. Stem
C. Leaf
D. Entire 'plants' surface
Answer» D. Entire 'plants' surface
21.

At which region of the electromagnetic spectrum do the plant photosynthesise

A. Red and Blue
B. Green and Yellow
C. Blue and Orange
D. Violet and Orange
Answer» B. Green and Yellow
22.

Coffee is extracted from the

A. flowers
B. Seeds
C. Leaves
D. Fruits
Answer» C. Leaves
23.

Turpentine oil is extracted from

A. Nettle
B. Cycas
C. Teak
D. Pine
Answer» E.
24.

Process by which plants prepare their food is

A. Carbohydrolysis
B. Metabolic synthesis
C. Photosynthesis
D. Photorespiration
Answer» D. Photorespiration
25.

In Photosynthesis

A. Light energy is converted into chemical energy.
B. Chemical energy is converted into light energy
C. Chemical energy is converted into electrical energy
D. Light energy is converted into mechanical eneargy
Answer» B. Chemical energy is converted into light energy
26.

Who of the following is known as the Father of Biology?.

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Aristotle
D. Theophrastus
Answer» D. Theophrastus
27.

Who of the following is known as the Father of Botany?

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Carolus Linnaeus
D. Theophrastus
Answer» E.
28.

Which of the following is known as the Father of Indian Botany?

A. Birbal Shahni
B. K.C.Mehta
C. William Roxburgh
D. T. Sadashivam
Answer» D. T. Sadashivam
29.

Who is called the Father of Taxonomy?

A. Aristotle
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Theophrastus
D. Lamarck
Answer» C. Theophrastus
30.

The Indian Botanical Garden is located at :

A. Lucknow
B. Kolkata
C. Delhi
D. Allahabad
Answer» C. Delhi
31.

The gas released during the photosynthesis by the green plants is

A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Water vapour
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer» B. Nitrogen
32.

Tallest terrestrial tree on the earth is:

A. Deodar
B. Eucalyptus
C. Sequoia
D. Pine
Answer» D. Pine
33.

A typical human ribcage consists of how many ribs ?

A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 24
Answer» B. 14
34.

Chilgoza is optained from

A. Cycas
B. Pinus
C. Sellaginella
D. Ginkgo
Answer» C. Sellaginella
35.

'Sago' is obtained from

A. Cycas
B. Pinus
C. Cedrus
D. Juniperus
Answer» B. Pinus
36.

The age o trees is estimated by

A. Their heights
B. their weights
C. their elongation of roots
D. counting the number of annual rings
Answer» E.
37.

Which of the following gas is necessary for the process of photosynthesis?

A. O
B. CO
C. N
D. CO
Answer» E.
38.

Which of the following metals is found in the chlorophyll?

A. Iron
B. Magnesium
C. Zinc
D. Cobalt
Answer» C. Zinc
39.

Azolla is a

A. Algae
B. Fungi
C. Bryophyta
D. Aqueous fern
Answer» E.
40.

Which of the following is used as an ornamental plant?

A. Psilotum
B. Lycopodium
C. Selaginella
D. Pteris
Answer» D. Pteris
41.

Which of the following bears naked seeds?

A. Angiosperms
B. Gymnosperms
C. Bryophytes
D. Pteridophytas
Answer» C. Bryophytes
42.

Which of the following is a living fossil?

A. Cycas
B. Pinus
C. Sellaginella
D. Cidrus
Answer» B. Pinus
43.

In which of the following chlorophyll does not exist?

A. Algae
B. Fungi
C. Bryophytes
D. Pteridophytes
Answer» C. Bryophytes
44.

The red colour of the red sea is due to the presence of:

A. Moss
B. Bacteria
C. Algae
D. Fungi
Answer» D. Fungi
45.

Lichen is a composite combination of two organisms.

A. Fungi and Bryophyta
B. Fungi and Fern
C. Algae and Bryophyta
D. Algae and Fungi
Answer» E.
46.

Which one is a link between chordates and nonchordates ?

A. Sphenodon
B. Balanoglossus
C. Crocodilia
D. None of these
Answer» C. Crocodilia
47.

The litmus paper utilized in the chemical laboratories is made of :

A. Fern
B. Algae
C. Lichen
D. Fungi
Answer» D. Fungi
48.

An individual whose blood type is B may in an emergency, donate blood to a person whose blood type is

A. B or A
B. AB or A
C. A or O
D. AB or B
Answer» C. A or O
49.

Which one among the following is the largest monkey ?

A. Spider monkey
B. Baboon
C. Gorilla
D. Howler monkey
Answer» C. Gorilla
50.

Sickle-cell anemia is a disease caused due to the abnormality in

A. white blood cell
B. red blood cell
C. thrombocytes
D. blood plasma composition
Answer» C. thrombocytes