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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.
| 17451. |
The percentage of forest cover recommended by the National Forest policy (1988) is |
| A. | 33% for plains and 67% for hills |
| B. | 20% for plains and 70% for hills |
| C. | 37% for plains and 63% for hills |
| D. | 23% for plains and 77% for hills |
| Answer» B. 20% for plains and 70% for hills | |
| 17452. |
The term Alpha diversity refers to ? |
| A. | Species diversity |
| B. | Community and ecosystem diversity |
| C. | Genetic diversity |
| D. | Diversity among the plants |
| Answer» C. Genetic diversity | |
| 17453. |
Which company on 6 May 2013 signed agreement with Falcorp of South Africa to float a new company? |
| A. | Tech Mahindra |
| B. | Mahindra Satyam |
| C. | Mahindra and Mahindra |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Mahindra Satyam | |
| 17454. |
The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at ? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 17455. |
Which one of the following is an example ex-situ conservation? |
| A. | National park |
| B. | Wildlife sanctuary |
| C. | Wildlife sanctuary |
| D. | Seed bank |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17456. |
Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots? |
| A. | Endemism |
| B. | Species richness |
| C. | Lesser inter-specific competition |
| D. | Accelerated species loss |
| Answer» D. Accelerated species loss | |
| 17457. |
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 2 May 2013 cleared 10500-crore rupees investment proposal in India for which company? |
| A. | IKEA |
| B. | HP |
| C. | SONY |
| D. | Mu0026S |
| Answer» B. HP | |
| 17458. |
The least porous soil among the following is a ? |
| A. | Silty soil |
| B. | Loamy soil |
| C. | Clayey soil |
| D. | Peaty soil |
| Answer» D. Peaty soil | |
| 17459. |
How many Padma Vibhushan Awards Awards were presented for the year 2013? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» B. 9 | |
| 17460. |
Which one of the following is not a renewable, exhaustible natural resource? |
| A. | Wild life |
| B. | Aquatic animals |
| C. | Soil fertility |
| D. | Minerals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17461. |
Who is chairman of N.D.A.? |
| A. | Atal Bihari Baj Payee |
| B. | Raja Nath Singh |
| C. | Venkaiah Naidu |
| D. | L.K. Advani |
| Answer» B. Raja Nath Singh | |
| 17462. |
Who among is the present Prime Minister of Russia? |
| A. | Vladimir Putin |
| B. | Gorba Chev |
| C. | Dimitri Medvedev |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 17463. |
Which team is the winner of Confederations Cup 2013 |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Uruguay |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» B. Spain | |
| 17464. |
Darwin’s finches are a good example of ? |
| A. | Industrial melanism |
| B. | Connecting link |
| C. | Convergent evolution |
| D. | Adaptive radiation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17465. |
Lime is added to the soil which is too ? |
| A. | Salty |
| B. | Acidic |
| C. | Sandy |
| D. | Alkaline |
| Answer» C. Sandy | |
| 17466. |
Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India? |
| A. | Teak |
| B. | Mango |
| C. | Tea |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» C. Tea | |
| 17467. |
How many bio-geographical regions are present in India? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17468. |
which country is helping India for developing Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | U.K. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17469. |
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana for rural employment was started in the year |
| A. | 1953 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1989 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17470. |
The phenomenon of ' poverty in plenty' is associated with |
| A. | banking services |
| B. | industrial sector |
| C. | transport and communication |
| D. | agricultural sector |
| Answer» D. agricultural sector | |
| 17471. |
The most important source of energy in India is |
| A. | Electricity |
| B. | petroleum |
| C. | atomic energy |
| D. | fire wood and charcoal |
| Answer» D. fire wood and charcoal | |
| 17472. |
The Raj committee (1972 ) probed |
| A. | indirect tax |
| B. | no tax revenue |
| C. | direct taxes |
| D. | agricultural holding tax |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17473. |
Study the four statements (a–d) given below and select the two correct ones out of them ?(a) A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain are ecologically similar in being consumers(b) Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates(c) Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species(d) Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the plants are metabolic disordersThe two correct statements are: |
| A. | (a) and (d) |
| B. | (c) and (d) |
| C. | (b) and (c) |
| D. | (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17474. |
Value -added tax is |
| A. | a special tax levied by states on products from other States |
| B. | tax on final consumption collected at the consumption stage |
| C. | an ad valorem tax on domestic final consumption collected at all stages between production and the point of final sale |
| D. | an ad valorem tax on final comsumption collected at the manufacturing level |
| Answer» D. an ad valorem tax on final comsumption collected at the manufacturing level | |
| 17475. |
Some of the nutrient cycles are labelled as below: Sulphur cycle (a), Phosphorus cycle (b), Carbon cycle (c) and Nitrogen cycle (d) Of these, the sedimentary cycle is represented by |
| A. | (a) only |
| B. | (b) only |
| C. | (a) and (b) only |
| D. | (c) only |
| Answer» D. (c) only | |
| 17476. |
Wild life conservation aims at ?(a) Maintaining the ecological process(b) To enrich the wildlife diversity with exotic species(c) Preventing migration of species(d) Maintaining the diversity of lifeThe correct statements are : |
| A. | b,c |
| B. | a, b |
| C. | c,d |
| D. | a,d |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17477. |
Sacred groves are specially useful in ? |
| A. | Preventing soil erosion |
| B. | Year-round flow of water in rivers |
| C. | Generating environmental awareness |
| D. | Conserving rare and threatened species |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17478. |
Plants like Aegle marmelos, Ocimum sanctum and Ficus religiosa are a group of plants designated as ? |
| A. | Sacred species of plants |
| B. | Medicinal plant species |
| C. | Traditional food crops |
| D. | Lesser known food plants |
| Answer» B. Medicinal plant species | |
| 17479. |
An inexhaustible non-conventional universal source of energy is ? |
| A. | Solar energy |
| B. | Wind energy |
| C. | Hydrothermal energy |
| D. | Tidal energy |
| Answer» B. Wind energy | |
| 17480. |
Which one of the following expanded forms of the followings acronyms is correct? |
| A. | IPCC = International Panel for ClimateChange |
| B. | IUCN = International Union for Conservationof Nature and Natural Resources |
| C. | EPA = Environmental Pollution Agency |
| D. | UNEP = United Nations Environmental Policy |
| Answer» C. EPA = Environmental Pollution Agency | |
| 17481. |
–1°C to 13°C annual variations in the intensity and duration of temperature and 50 to 250 cm annual variation in precipitation, account for the formation of major biome as ? |
| A. | Coniferous forest |
| B. | Temperate forest |
| C. | Grassland |
| D. | Tropical forest |
| Answer» B. Temperate forest | |
| 17482. |
Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity? |
| A. | Sunderbans |
| B. | Western Ghats |
| C. | Gangetic Plain |
| D. | Eastern Ghats |
| Answer» C. Gangetic Plain | |
| 17483. |
Prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields is likely to create the problem of ? |
| A. | Aridity |
| B. | Salinity |
| C. | Metal toxicity |
| D. | Acidity |
| Answer» C. Metal toxicity | |
| 17484. |
The greatest problem of water conservation is to reduce the amount of ? |
| A. | Runoff water |
| B. | Groundwater |
| C. | Precipitation |
| D. | Evaporation |
| Answer» B. Groundwater | |
| 17485. |
Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation? [NEET 2013] ? |
| A. | Seed banks |
| B. | Field gene banks |
| C. | Botanical Gardens |
| D. | Shifting cultivation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17486. |
Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity? [NEET 2013] ? |
| A. | Lichens |
| B. | Fungi |
| C. | Algae |
| D. | Mosses and Ferns |
| Answer» C. Algae | |
| 17487. |
Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group ? |
| A. | Plantae |
| B. | Monera |
| C. | Animalia |
| D. | Fungi |
| Answer» C. Animalia | |
| 17488. |
Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them [NEET 2013] ?(A) In liverworts, mosses, and ferns gametophytes are free-living(B) Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous(C) Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous(D) The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses(E) Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioeciousHow many of the above statements are correct? |
| A. | one |
| B. | three |
| C. | two |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. two | |
| 17489. |
Select the wrong statement: [NEET 2013] ? |
| A. | In oomycetes female gamete is smaller andmotile, while male gamete is larger andnonmotile |
| B. | Isogametes are similar in structure,function and behaviour |
| C. | Anisogametes differ either in structure,function or behaviour |
| D. | Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy andanisogamy and fucus shows oogamy |
| Answer» B. Isogametes are similar in structure,function and behaviour | |
| 17490. |
Match items in Column I with those in Column II Column I Column II (A) Peritrichous flagellation (J) Ginkgo(B) Living fossil (K) Macrocystes(C) Rhizophore (L) Escherichia coli(D) Smallest flowering plant (M) Selaginella(E) Largest Perennial alga (N) Wolffia Select the correct answer with the following ? |
| A. | A – J, B – K, C – N, D – L, E – K |
| B. | A – K, B – J, C – L, D – M, E – N |
| C. | A – L, B – J, C – M, D – N, E – K |
| D. | A – N, B – L, C – K, D – N, E – J |
| Answer» D. A – N, B – L, C – K, D – N, E – J | |
| 17491. |
Which of the following taxa shows zooidogamous oogamy?(I) Spirogyra(II) Funaria(III) Pteris(IV) CycasThe correct answer is : |
| A. | I, III, IV |
| B. | I, II, IV |
| C. | I, II, III |
| D. | II, III, IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17492. |
Nostoc fixes dinitrogen in symbiotic association with the following ?I. AlnusII. GunneraIII. AnthocerosIV. CasuarinaThe correct combination is : |
| A. | I and III |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I and IV |
| D. | I and II |
| Answer» C. I and IV | |
| 17493. |
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched while the remaining three are correct? |
| A. | Penicillium – Conidia |
| B. | Agave – Bulbils |
| C. | Bryophyllum – Leaf buds |
| D. | Water hyacinth – Runner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17494. |
Haploid brown, hairlike, delicate unicellular outgrowths are ? |
| A. | Root modules of Pulses |
| B. | Paraphyses of mosses |
| C. | Rhizoids of fern plants |
| D. | Root hairs of Gymnosperms |
| Answer» D. Root hairs of Gymnosperms | |
| 17495. |
Two adjacent filaments of Spirogyra affinis each 10 cells participating in reproduction. How many new Spirogyra plants are produced during sexual reproduction? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 17496. |
Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in [NEET 2013] ? |
| A. | Spirogyra |
| B. | Chlamydomonas |
| C. | Fucus |
| D. | Volvox |
| Answer» B. Chlamydomonas | |
| 17497. |
Which one pair of examples will correctly represent the grouping Spermatophyta according to one of the schemes of classifying plants ? |
| A. | Rhizopus, Triticum |
| B. | Pinus, Cycas |
| C. | Acacia, Sugarcane |
| D. | Ginkgo, Pisum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17498. |
Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of [NEET 2013] ? |
| A. | Cycas |
| B. | Equisetum |
| C. | Pinus |
| D. | Psilotum |
| Answer» B. Equisetum | |
| 17499. |
Megasporangium is equivalent to [NEET 2013] ? |
| A. | Fruit |
| B. | Embryo sac |
| C. | Ovule |
| D. | Nucellus |
| Answer» D. Nucellus | |
| 17500. |
Which one of the following in Spirogyra is different based on its nucleus? |
| A. | Azygospore |
| B. | Zygospore |
| C. | Akinete |
| D. | Aplanospore |
| Answer» C. Akinete | |