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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 16401. |
Which of the following best illustrates FEEDBACK in development? |
| A. | As tissue (X) develops, it secretes something that induces tissue (Y) to develop |
| B. | As tissue (X) develops, it secretes enzymes that inhibit the development of tissue (Y) |
| C. | Tissue (X) secretes RNA which changes the development of tissue (Y) |
| D. | As tissue (X) develops, it secretes something that slows down the growth of tissue (Y) |
| Answer» B. As tissue (X) develops, it secretes enzymes that inhibit the development of tissue (Y) | |
| 16402. |
Which of the following elements is a constituent of biotin? |
| A. | Phosphorus |
| B. | Calcium |
| C. | Magnesium |
| D. | Sulphur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16403. |
Which two distinct microbial processes are responsible for the release of fixed nitrogen as dinitrogen gas (N2) to the atmosphere? |
| A. | Aerobic nitrate oxidation, and nitrite reduction |
| B. | Anaerobic ammonium oxidation, and denitrification |
| C. | Decomposition of organic nitrogen, and conversion of dinitrogen to ammoniumcompounds |
| D. | Enteric fermentation in cattle, and nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium in root nodules oflegumes |
| Answer» C. Decomposition of organic nitrogen, and conversion of dinitrogen to ammoniumcompounds | |
| 16404. |
The viability of seeds is tested by? |
| A. | Safranine |
| B. | 2, 3, 5 triphenyl tetrazolium chloride |
| C. | 2, 6 dichlorophenol indophenols |
| D. | DMSO |
| Answer» C. 2, 6 dichlorophenol indophenols | |
| 16405. |
The pineapple which under natural conditions is difficult to blossom has been made to produce fruits throughout the year by application of? |
| A. | IAA, IBA |
| B. | Phenyl acetic acid |
| C. | NAA, 2, 4-D |
| D. | Cytokinin |
| Answer» D. Cytokinin | |
| 16406. |
Which of the following type of plastids does not contain stored food material? |
| A. | Amyloplasts |
| B. | Eleioplasts |
| C. | Chromoplasts |
| D. | Aleuroplasts |
| Answer» D. Aleuroplasts | |
| 16407. |
During the metaphase stage of mitosis spindle fibres attach to chromosomes at? |
| A. | Centromere |
| B. | Centromere, kinetochore and areas adjoiningcentromere |
| C. | Kinetochore |
| D. | Both centromere and kinetochore |
| Answer» D. Both centromere and kinetochore | |
| 16408. |
Inflorescence is racemose in? |
| A. | Aloe |
| B. | Tulip |
| C. | Brinjal |
| D. | Soyabean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16409. |
Meristematic tissue responsible for increase in girth of tree trunk is? |
| A. | Apical meristem |
| B. | Intercalary meristem |
| C. | Phellogen |
| D. | Lateral meristem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16410. |
During meiosis I, the chromosomes start pairing at? |
| A. | Leptotene |
| B. | Diplotene |
| C. | Pachytene |
| D. | Zygotene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16411. |
Uridine, present only in RNA is a? |
| A. | Pyrimidine |
| B. | Nucleotide |
| C. | Nucleoside |
| D. | Purine |
| Answer» D. Purine | |
| 16412. |
The term ‘glycocalyx’ is used for? |
| A. | A layer surrounding the cell wall of bacteria |
| B. | Bacterial cell glyco-engineered to possess N-glycosylated proteins |
| C. | Cell wall of bacteria |
| D. | A layer present between cell wall and membrane of bacteria |
| Answer» B. Bacterial cell glyco-engineered to possess N-glycosylated proteins | |
| 16413. |
In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and sudras speak |
| A. | Sauraseni |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Prakrit |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» D. Sanskrit | |
| 16414. |
The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by |
| A. | the Arabs |
| B. | the Chinese |
| C. | the Romans |
| D. | the Greeks |
| Answer» B. the Chinese | |
| 16415. |
What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo? |
| A. | Independent sporophyte |
| B. | Well developed vascular tissues |
| C. | Presence of archegonia |
| D. | Independent gametophyte |
| Answer» D. Independent gametophyte | |
| 16416. |
Among flowers of Calotropis, tulip, Sesbania, Asparagus, Colchicine, Sweet pea, Petunia, Indigofera, Mustard, Soybean, Tobacco and groundnut how many plants have corolla with valvate aestivation? |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» C. Four | |
| 16417. |
ConsiderAssertion (A) : Nehru had no regard for the upanishads.Reason (R) : His attitude was scientific. |
| A. | A is false but R is true |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A |
| C. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| D. | A is true but R is false |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A | |
| 16418. |
In a cymose inflorescence the main axis? |
| A. | Has unlimited growth but lateral branches end in flowers |
| B. | Bears a solitary flower |
| C. | Has unlimited growth |
| D. | Terminates in a flower |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16419. |
Which of the following statements is not true for stomatal apparatus? |
| A. | Inner walls of guard cells are thick |
| B. | Guard cells are always surrounded by subsidiary cells |
| C. | Guard cells invariably possess chloroplasts and mitochondria |
| D. | Stomata are involved in gaseous exchange |
| Answer» C. Guard cells invariably possess chloroplasts and mitochondria | |
| 16420. |
The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their? |
| A. | Genus |
| B. | Order |
| C. | Family |
| D. | Division |
| Answer» D. Division | |
| 16421. |
Specialized cells for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in Nostoc are? |
| A. | Akinetes |
| B. | Hormogonia |
| C. | Heterocysts |
| D. | Nodules |
| Answer» D. Nodules | |
| 16422. |
The plant body is thalloid in? |
| A. | Marchantia |
| B. | Salvinia |
| C. | Sphagnum |
| D. | Funaria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16423. |
Consider according to BuddismAssertion (A) : There is no rebirth.Reason (R) : There is no soul. |
| A. | A is false but R is true |
| B. | A is true but R is false |
| C. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| D. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| Answer» B. A is true but R is false | |
| 16424. |
Which one of the following is true for fungi? |
| A. | They are phagotrophs |
| B. | They are heterotrophs |
| C. | They lack a rigid cell wall |
| D. | They lack nuclear membrane |
| Answer» C. They lack a rigid cell wall | |
| 16425. |
Place Chronalogically the following treaties1. Treaty of Amritsar2. Treaty of Bassein3. Treaty of Seringapatam4. Treaty of Salbai |
| A. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| B. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| D. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| Answer» C. 4, 3, 1, 2 | |
| 16426. |
The famous book Geet Govind was written by |
| A. | Kalidas |
| B. | Mirabai |
| C. | Jayadev |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» D. Banabhatta | |
| 16427. |
The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by |
| A. | Chamundaraya |
| B. | Amoghavarsha |
| C. | Kharvela |
| D. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Answer» B. Amoghavarsha | |
| 16428. |
Which among the following is a martial dance ? |
| A. | Bhangra of Punjab |
| B. | Chhau of Mayurbhanj |
| C. | Bamboo dance of Meghalaya |
| D. | Kathakali |
| Answer» C. Bamboo dance of Meghalaya | |
| 16429. |
Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra ? |
| A. | Eknath |
| B. | Namdeva |
| C. | Tukaram |
| D. | Ramdas |
| Answer» C. Tukaram | |
| 16430. |
The Prakrit text Gaudavaho describes the deeds of |
| A. | Yasovarman |
| B. | Sasanka |
| C. | Isanavarman |
| D. | Bhaskaravarman |
| Answer» B. Sasanka | |
| 16431. |
‘Charak’ was the famous court Physician of which king? |
| A. | Kanishka |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Harsha |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 16432. |
Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal ? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16433. |
The leader of the Young Bengal Movement was |
| A. | Henry Vivian Derozio |
| B. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| C. | Chandrashekhar Deb |
| D. | Dwarkanath Tagore |
| Answer» B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | |
| 16434. |
The affairs of East India Company came into the hands of the British Crown under |
| A. | Govt. of India Act |
| B. | Regulating Act |
| C. | Cabinet Mission Plan |
| D. | Pitt’s India Act |
| Answer» C. Cabinet Mission Plan | |
| 16435. |
Assertion (A): The type of inflorescence in Sphaeranthus is cyathium.Reason (R): In cyathium type of inflorescence, the flowers are achlamydeous.The correct answer is? |
| A. | Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
| B. | Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanations of Assertion. |
| C. | Assertion is true, but Reason is false. |
| D. | Assertion is false, but Reason is true. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16436. |
The leaves are modified into spines in? |
| A. | Australian Acacia |
| B. | Nepenthes |
| C. | Opuntias |
| D. | Utricularia |
| Answer» D. Utricularia | |
| 16437. |
Multicostate parallel type of venation is found in the leaves of? |
| A. | Castor and China Rose |
| B. | Grass and Palms |
| C. | Banana and Canna |
| D. | Castor and Tapioca |
| Answer» C. Banana and Canna | |
| 16438. |
Find out the wrongly matched pair? |
| A. | Leaf buds – Banana |
| B. | Offset – Water hyacinth |
| C. | Rhizome – Ginger |
| D. | Bulbil – Agave |
| Answer» B. Offset – Water hyacinth | |
| 16439. |
Assertion: In a food chain members of successive higher levels are fewer in number.Reason: Number of organisms at any trophic level depends upon the availability of organisms which serve as food at the lower level.The correct answer is? |
| A. | Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
| B. | Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
| C. | Assertion is true statement but Reason is false. |
| D. | Both Assertion and Reason are false statements. |
| Answer» B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. | |
| 16440. |
An example of axile placentation is? |
| A. | Lemon |
| B. | Marigold |
| C. | Argemone |
| D. | Dianthus |
| Answer» B. Marigold | |
| 16441. |
Seeds possess spongy aril in? |
| A. | Nymphaea |
| B. | Eichhornia |
| C. | Potamogeton |
| D. | Sagittaria |
| Answer» B. Eichhornia | |
| 16442. |
Study the following lists:List – I List – IIA. Population I. Part of the earth consisting of all the ecosystems of the worldB. Community II. Assemblage of all the individuals belonging to different species occurring in an areaC. Ecosystem III. Group of similar individuals belonging to the same species found in an areaD. Ecosphere IV. Interaction between the living organisms and their physical environmental components V. Classification of organisms based on the type of environment. |
| A. | A-III, B - II, C - IV, D - I |
| B. | A - II, B - III, C - V, D - IV |
| C. | A - V, B - II, C - III, D - I |
| D. | A - I, B - IV, C - V, D - III |
| Answer» B. A - II, B - III, C - V, D - IV | |
| 16443. |
Identify the correct type of food chain ?dead animal → blow fly maggots → common frog → snake |
| A. | Decomposer food chain |
| B. | Grazing food chain |
| C. | Detrital food chain |
| D. | Predator food chain |
| Answer» D. Predator food chain | |
| 16444. |
In a comparative study of grassland ecosystem and pond ecosystem, it may be observed that? |
| A. | primary and secondary consumers are similar |
| B. | the biotic components are almost similar |
| C. | the abiotic components are almost similar |
| D. | both biotic and abiotic components are different |
| Answer» D. both biotic and abiotic components are different | |
| 16445. |
Assertion: A network of food chains existing together in an ecosystem is known as a food web.Reason: An animal like kite cannot be a part of a food web.The correct answer is? |
| A. | Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
| B. | Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
| C. | Assertion is true statement but Reason is false. |
| D. | Both Assertion and Reason are false statements. |
| Answer» D. Both Assertion and Reason are false statements. | |
| 16446. |
The pyramid of energy is always upright for any ecosystem. This situation indicates the fact that? |
| A. | Herbivores have a better energy conversion efficiency than carnivores. |
| B. | Producers have the lowest energy conversion efficiency. |
| C. | Carnivores have better energy conversion efficiency than herbivores. |
| D. | Energy conversion efficiency is the same in all trophic levels. |
| Answer» B. Producers have the lowest energy conversion efficiency. | |
| 16447. |
The average trophic efficiency of transfer of energy from one trophic level to the. higher trophic level is called? |
| A. | Gross primary production |
| B. | Assimilation. Efficiency |
| C. | Exploitation efficiency |
| D. | Linderman's trophic efficiency rule |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16448. |
These belong to the category of primary consumers? |
| A. | Snakes and Frogs |
| B. | Eagle and snakes |
| C. | Insects and cattle |
| D. | Water insects |
| Answer» D. Water insects | |
| 16449. |
Study the following lists:List - I List - II(A) Usage of bisexual flowers as female parents (I) Clonal selection(B) Incorporation of several desirable characters into a single variety (II) Pure line selection(C) Exploiting hybrid vigour for many generations (III) Emasculation(D) Improving local varieties of self pollinated crop (IV) Hybridization (V) Polyploidy breeding The correct match is? |
| A. | A - IV, B - V, C - III, D - I |
| B. | A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II |
| C. | A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - V |
| D. | A - I, B - V, C - II, D - IV |
| Answer» C. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - V | |
| 16450. |
Energy flow in ecosystem is ____? |
| A. | Bidirectional |
| B. | Multidirectional |
| C. | Unidirectional |
| D. | All around |
| Answer» D. All around | |