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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. |
The states of India having common border with Myanmar are- |
| A. | Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalya |
| C. | Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalya, Assam |
| D. | Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalya | |
| 2. |
The largest coal deposit in India is in- |
| A. | Damodar Valley |
| B. | Satpura Valley |
| C. | Godavari Valley |
| D. | Brahmani Valley |
| Answer» B. Satpura Valley | |
| 3. |
The scientist associated with the success of Green Revolution is- |
| A. | V. R. Rao |
| B. | J. C. Bose |
| C. | S. S. Bhatnagar |
| D. | Norman Borlaug |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
In which of the following states 'Koyana Hydro Electric Power Project' is located ? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 5. |
'The United Kingdom' consists of England and- |
| A. | Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| B. | Northern Ireland, Palma and Iceland |
| C. | Scotland, Wales and Faeroe Island |
| D. | Scotland, Sardinia and Wales |
| Answer» B. Northern Ireland, Palma and Iceland | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is the publisher of 'Employment News' ? |
| A. | Indian Express Group |
| B. | Times of India Group |
| C. | Ministry of Human Resources Development |
| D. | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
A Cricket match is being telecasted live from Delhi. If the match commences at 10 a.m. at What time would viewers in London have to tune in their sets ? |
| A. | 10 a.m. |
| B. | 4·30 a.m. |
| C. | 4.30 p.m. |
| D. | 10 p.m. |
| Answer» C. 4.30 p.m. | |
| 8. |
National Highway-2 connects- |
| A. | Srinagar and Leh |
| B. | Varanasi and Kanyakumari |
| C. | Agra and Mumbai |
| D. | Delhi and Kolkata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The Olympic Flame symbolises- |
| A. | Speed, perfection and strength |
| B. | Unity among various nations of the world |
| C. | Continuity between the ancient and modern games |
| D. | Sports as a means of securing harmony among the nations |
| Answer» D. Sports as a means of securing harmony among the nations | |
| 10. |
The place for Amritsar was given by the Mughal Emperor Akbar to- |
| A. | Guru Amar Das |
| B. | Guru Hari Kishan |
| C. | Guru Ram Das |
| D. | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| Answer» D. Guru Tegh Bahadur | |
| 11. |
Which of the following deals with economic offences ? |
| A. | TADA |
| B. | MISA |
| C. | NSA |
| D. | COFEPOSA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ? |
| A. | Sabarigiri Project -Gujarat |
| B. | Sharavathy Project -Karnataka |
| C. | Kundah Project -Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Balimela Project -Orissa |
| Answer» B. Sharavathy Project -Karnataka | |
| 13. |
The earth rotates on its axis from- |
| A. | East to West |
| B. | West to East |
| C. | North to South |
| D. | South to North |
| Answer» C. North to South | |
| 14. |
Which section of IPC is applicable in a case of death due to negligence ? |
| A. | 304 Part-I |
| B. | 304 Part-II |
| C. | 304 A |
| D. | 307 |
| Answer» D. 307 | |
| 15. |
Length of one turn of the helix in a B-formDNA is approximately- |
| A. | 2 nm |
| B. | 20 nm |
| C. | 0.34 nm |
| D. | 3.4 nm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Separation of components of a mixture based on their differential movements is called- |
| A. | Plasmolysis |
| B. | Dialysis |
| C. | Osmosis |
| D. | Chromatography |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Maximum transpiration occurs through/ from- |
| A. | Ground tissue of scale leaf |
| B. | Protoderm and procambium |
| C. | Periderm and lenticels |
| D. | Dermal tissue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Enzymes are absent in- |
| A. | Fungi |
| B. | Cyanobacteria |
| C. | Viruses |
| D. | Algae |
| Answer» D. Algae | |
| 19. |
The free energy in breaking down of glucose into CO2 and H2O is- |
| A. | Negative and exergonic |
| B. | Positive and exergonic |
| C. | Negative and endergonic |
| D. | Positive and endergonic |
| Answer» B. Positive and exergonic | |
| 20. |
If mendel had studied the 7 traits using a plant with 12 chromosomes instead of 14 in what way would the interpretations have been different ? |
| A. | He would not have discovered the law of independent assortment |
| B. | He would have mapped the chromosome |
| C. | He would have discovered blending o r incomplete dominance |
| D. | He would have discovered sex linkage |
| Answer» B. He would have mapped the chromosome | |
| 21. |
Feathery stigma is present in- |
| A. | Ceasalpinia |
| B. | Pisum sativum |
| C. | Datura stramonium |
| D. | Triticum aestivum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
A pome fruit is said to be false because- |
| A. | The fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus |
| B. | The endocarp is cartilaginous |
| C. | The pericarp is inconspicuous |
| D. | The fruit is derived from inferior ovary |
| Answer» B. The endocarp is cartilaginous | |
| 23. |
Floridean starch is found in- |
| A. | Cyanophyceae |
| B. | Chlorophyceae |
| C. | Myxophyceae |
| D. | Rhodophyceae |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Epidermal tissue forms the outer protective covering of a herbaceous plant. It is modified in- |
| A. | Leaves |
| B. | Stems |
| C. | Roots |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Petaloid staminode is seen in genus- |
| A. | Cassia |
| B. | Canna |
| C. | Solanum |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Solanum | |
| 26. |
In the phosphorus cycle, weathering makes phosphate available first to- |
| A. | Producers |
| B. | Consumers |
| C. | Tertiary consumers |
| D. | Decomposers |
| Answer» B. Consumers | |
| 27. |
PCR based markers have been developed to- |
| A. | Create terminate codon |
| B. | Manufacture antibiotics |
| C. | Differentiate different biotypes of gall midge |
| D. | Obtain soil micro-organisms with the help of specific enzyme-reductase |
| Answer» D. Obtain soil micro-organisms with the help of specific enzyme-reductase | |
| 28. |
The function of a root cap is to- |
| A. | Produce embryonic cell |
| B. | Protect the root apical meristem from damage |
| C. | Absorb minerals |
| D. | Absorb water |
| Answer» C. Absorb minerals | |
| 29. |
In a certain dicotyledonous stem the vascular cambium is a meristematic tissue referred to as- |
| A. | Apical |
| B. | Lateral |
| C. | Intercalary |
| D. | Secondary |
| Answer» C. Intercalary | |
| 30. |
A recessive pair of alleles at one locus sometimes prevents the expression of a dominant allele at another locus. This expression is termed as- |
| A. | Pleiotropy |
| B. | Polygenic inheritance |
| C. | Complementary gene |
| D. | Epistasis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The 'first codon' discovered by Nirenberg and Matthaei was- |
| A. | AAU |
| B. | GGG |
| C. | CCC |
| D. | UUU |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
During protein synthesis in prokaryotes, the initiation of polypeptide chain is inducedby- |
| A. | Serine |
| B. | Lysine |
| C. | Methionine |
| D. | Leucine |
| Answer» D. Leucine | |
| 33. |
Which of the following, plants is commonly known as 'redwood' ? |
| A. | Sequoia sempervirens |
| B. | Dacridium laxifolium |
| C. | Sequoia giganteum |
| D. | Polygalia hirsute |
| Answer» B. Dacridium laxifolium | |
| 34. |
The least number of RNA molecules for each of the twenty amino acids found inprotein is- |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» B. Two | |
| 35. |
The smallest unit of genetic material capable of undergoing mutation is- |
| A. | Cistron |
| B. | Muton |
| C. | Recon |
| D. | Proton |
| Answer» C. Recon | |
| 36. |
Spraying of DDT produces pollution of- |
| A. | Air only |
| B. | Airal water |
| C. | Air and soil |
| D. | Air, water and soil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
In Oxalis, the flowers open in the morning and close during evening because of- |
| A. | Phototropism |
| B. | Phototaxis |
| C. | Photonasty |
| D. | Nyctinasty |
| Answer» D. Nyctinasty | |
| 38. |
Conjoint, collateral, open and endarch vascular bundles are found in- |
| A. | Dicot root |
| B. | Dicot stem |
| C. | Monocot root |
| D. | Monocot stem |
| Answer» C. Monocot root | |
| 39. |
The dark staining region in a chromosome is called- |
| A. | Euchromatin |
| B. | Heterochromatin |
| C. | Paracentric |
| D. | Pericentric |
| Answer» C. Paracentric | |
| 40. |
Bacterial nucleoid consists of- |
| A. | One double-stranded DNA |
| B. | Two double-stranded DNA |
| C. | Two single-stranded DNA |
| D. | One single-stranded DNA |
| Answer» B. Two double-stranded DNA | |
| 41. |
The primitive type of stomata are found in- |
| A. | Leaves of moss plants |
| B. | Xerophytic leaves |
| C. | Apophysis of capsule |
| D. | Dorsiventral leaves of monocot |
| Answer» D. Dorsiventral leaves of monocot | |
| 42. |
Plastids are not found in- |
| A. | Gram positive bacteria |
| B. | Gram negative bacteria |
| C. | Fungi |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The number of chromosomes in Pinus pollen grain in 12, the number of chromosomes in the endosperm of its own is- |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» C. 24 | |
| 44. |
Long dark periods of short day plants (SDPs), if interrupted by a brief exposure of red light (660 µ) the flowering is- |
| A. | Inhibited |
| B. | Vigorous |
| C. | Promoted |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Vigorous | |
| 45. |
Number of chromatids per chromosome complex at metaphase is- |
| A. | Two in mitosis and one in meiosis |
| B. | Two in mitosis and four in meiosis |
| C. | Four in mitosis and two in meiosis |
| D. | Two in both mitosis and meiosis |
| Answer» C. Four in mitosis and two in meiosis | |
| 46. |
Phytotron is a device by which- |
| A. | Plants are grown in controlled environment |
| B. | Leaf fall occurs on abscission layer |
| C. | Mutations are produced in plants especially during spores formation |
| D. | Protons are liberated after photosynthesis |
| Answer» B. Leaf fall occurs on abscission layer | |
| 47. |
The chief components of Hill's reaction used in Blackmann's reactions are- |
| A. | ATP and ADP |
| B. | ATP and NADPH2 |
| C. | NADP and ADP |
| D. | ATP and NADH2 |
| Answer» C. NADP and ADP | |
| 48. |
The term 'chromatophore' was coined by- |
| A. | Garner and Allard |
| B. | W. Pfeffer |
| C. | Nawaschin |
| D. | Schmitz |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The process of the escape of liquid from the tip of uninjured leaf is called- |
| A. | Transpiration |
| B. | Osmosis |
| C. | Guttation |
| D. | Evaporation |
| Answer» D. Evaporation | |
| 50. |
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding microtubules ? |
| A. | They are about 200 Adegree to 270 Adegree in external diameter having an electron dense wall some 50Adegree to 70Adegree thick |
| B. | They can be considered as the universal components of eukaryotic cells |
| C. | They are usually found in rotating conditions |
| D. | All of the above statements are correct |
| Answer» E. | |