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This section includes 5751 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
The flavour of apples is mainly due to which one of the following? |
A. | Formalin |
B. | Benzene |
C. | Ethanal |
D. | Benzaldehye |
Answer» D. Benzaldehye | |
202. |
What is the mode of nutrition of mushroom? |
A. | Photosynthetic |
B. | Chemosynthetic |
C. | Parasitic |
D. | Saprophytic |
Answer» E. | |
203. |
Reproduction in most of the bacteria is by a process known as |
A. | Sexual |
B. | Budding |
C. | Sporulation |
D. | Binary fission |
Answer» E. | |
204. |
The "scientific method" involves all of the following except |
A. | A rigid set of logical steps |
B. | A suspicion of what the truth might be |
C. | Imagination and insight |
D. | An educated guess |
Answer» B. A suspicion of what the truth might be | |
205. |
Which of the following is not part of the scientific process? |
A. | Making predictions |
B. | Proving theories are true |
C. | Using creative insight |
D. | Asking questions |
Answer» C. Using creative insight | |
206. |
In AIDS, HIV kills |
A. | Antibody molecule |
B. | Bone-marrow cells |
C. | T-cytotoxic cell |
D. | T-helper cell |
Answer» E. | |
207. |
In the study of science |
A. | Deductive reasoning may be used, but inductive reasoning is preferred |
B. | Inductive reasoning may be used, but deductive reasoning is preferred |
C. | Either deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, or both may be used |
D. | Only inductive reasoning is used |
Answer» D. Only inductive reasoning is used | |
208. |
Fertilization is process in which- |
A. | A male gamete fuse with egg cell |
B. | Transfer of pollen grains nuclei |
C. | Fusion of male gamete with polar |
D. | Formation of seed from ovule |
Answer» B. Transfer of pollen grains nuclei | |
209. |
All of the evidence gathered by Darwin to support his theory of evolution by natural selection |
A. | Was gathered from observations made by darwin and from information presented by others |
B. | Was gathered based solely on observations made during his trip to the galapagos islands |
C. | Was presented in his book essay on the principle of population |
D. | Included an explanation of how traits can be passed from generation to generation |
Answer» B. Was gathered based solely on observations made during his trip to the galapagos islands | |
210. |
Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity? |
A. | Lichens |
B. | Algae |
C. | Fungi |
D. | Mosses and ferns |
Answer» D. Mosses and ferns | |
211. |
A successful scientific experiment will result only in |
A. | Confirming predictions |
B. | Accepting many hypotheses |
C. | Rejection of one or more hypotheses |
D. | Proving a hypothesis |
Answer» D. Proving a hypothesis | |
212. |
Which of the following diseases is due to an allergic reaction? |
A. | Hay fever |
B. | Enteric fever |
C. | Goitre |
D. | Skin cancer |
Answer» B. Enteric fever | |
213. |
Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of |
A. | Mycobacterium |
B. | Rhizobium |
C. | Escherichia |
D. | Saccharomyces |
Answer» D. Saccharomyces | |
214. |
Carbon dioxide is called green-house gas because it is |
A. | Used in green-house to increase plant growth |
B. | Transparent to both sunlight and heat |
C. | Transparent to sunlight but traps heat |
D. | Used in green-house to increase plant growth |
Answer» D. Used in green-house to increase plant growth | |
215. |
Which of the following part modified into pitcher in pitcher plant- |
A. | Stem |
B. | Leaf |
C. | Petiole |
D. | Stipule |
Answer» C. Petiole | |
216. |
Lungs of a plant are- |
A. | Leaves |
B. | Stems |
C. | Flowers |
D. | Roots |
Answer» B. Stems | |
217. |
Which part of pear is edible- |
A. | Fleshy thalmus |
B. | Spores |
C. | Pod |
D. | Both (a) and (b) |
Answer» B. Spores | |
218. |
Crop shown at the commencement of the monsoon is called - |
A. | Rabi crop |
B. | Cash crop |
C. | Kharif crop |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
219. |
From which part of Opium plant we get morphine? |
A. | Leaves |
B. | Stem |
C. | Bank |
D. | Fruit coat |
Answer» E. | |
220. |
The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a- |
A. | Herb |
B. | Shrub |
C. | Small trees |
D. | Very big tree |
Answer» C. Small trees | |
221. |
Lenticels are involved in |
A. | Food transport |
B. | Gaseous exchange |
C. | Photosynthesis |
D. | Transpiration |
Answer» C. Photosynthesis | |
222. |
Age of a tree can be estimated by |
A. | Biomass |
B. | Its height and girth |
C. | Diameter of its heartwood |
D. | Number of annual rings |
Answer» E. | |
223. |
The term "antibiotic" was coined by: |
A. | Edward jenner |
B. | Selman waksman |
C. | Alexander fleming |
D. | Louis pasteu |
Answer» C. Alexander fleming | |
224. |
Darwin spent 5 years sailing around the world on the |
A. | H.m.s. beagle |
B. | H.m.s. evolution |
C. | H.m.s. tortoise |
D. | H.m.s. species |
Answer» B. H.m.s. evolution | |
225. |
Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection. This is referred to as |
A. | Genetic drift |
B. | Genetic load |
C. | Genetic flow |
D. | Random mating |
Answer» B. Genetic load | |
226. |
Seed coat is not thin, membranous in |
A. | Gram |
B. | Groundnut |
C. | Coconut |
D. | Maize |
Answer» D. Maize | |
227. |
Select the wrong statement: |
A. | Anisogametes differ either in structure, function or behaviour |
B. | In oomycetes female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is larger and nonmotile |
C. | Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and fucus shows oogamy |
D. | Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour |
Answer» C. Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and fucus shows oogamy | |
228. |
When it was shown that animals could reproduce geometrically but didn't, Darwin concluded that |
A. | The study from which the conclusions were drawn was flawed |
B. | The mathematics was faulty |
C. | They actually reproduce arithmetically |
D. | They failed to reach their potential because of the selective action of nature |
Answer» E. | |
229. |
Deductive reasoning- |
A. | Is rarely applied in science |
B. | Determines principles from observations |
C. | Applies general principles to predict or explain specific results |
D. | Uses specific observations to draw more general conclusions |
Answer» D. Uses specific observations to draw more general conclusions | |
230. |
The study of the way individual traits are transmitted from one generation to the next is called |
A. | Analogy |
B. | Ecology |
C. | Homology |
D. | Genetics |
Answer» E. | |
231. |
Darwin explained his theory of evolution in a book called |
A. | Survival of the fittest |
B. | The principles of population |
C. | Around the world in eighty days |
D. | On the origin of species |
Answer» E. | |
232. |
Homologous structures among animals provide evidence for evolution in that these structures are |
A. | All shown in the fossil record |
B. | Similar in function, but of different basic structure |
C. | Different in different animals, but are modifications of the same basic structure |
D. | All produced by the same gene |
Answer» D. All produced by the same gene | |
233. |
Flower in which pollination takes place by insect their pollen grains are- |
A. | Smooth and dry |
B. | Rough and stickly |
C. | Rough and dry |
D. | Large in size |
Answer» C. Rough and dry | |
234. |
Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of |
A. | Psilotum |
B. | Pinus |
C. | Cycas |
D. | Equisetum |
Answer» D. Equisetum | |
235. |
Chemical reactions could have converted simple organic compounds into ______ for the origin of life. |
A. | Macromolecules |
B. | Micromolecules |
C. | Nitrogen, oxygen and other gases |
D. | Cells |
Answer» B. Micromolecules | |
236. |
Who wrote an essay on population growth that helped Darwin formulate his theory of evolution? |
A. | Thomas malthus |
B. | Charles lyell |
C. | Karl popper |
D. | Alfred russel wallace |
Answer» B. Charles lyell | |
237. |
Global warming can be controlled by |
A. | Increasing deforestation, reducing efficiency of energy usage |
B. | Reducing deforestation, cutting down use of fossil fuel |
C. | Reducing reforestation, increasing the use of fossil fuel |
D. | Increasing deforestation, slowing down the growth of human population |
Answer» C. Reducing reforestation, increasing the use of fossil fuel | |
238. |
Structures that have the same evolutionary origin even though they may now have different structures or functions are said to be |
A. | Geometric |
B. | Analogous |
C. | Immutable |
D. | Homologous |
Answer» E. | |
239. |
What is meant by the term Darwin fitness? |
A. | High aggressiveness |
B. | Physical strength |
C. | The ability to survive and reproduce |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
240. |
The concept of chemical evolution is based on |
A. | Effect of solar radiation on chemicals |
B. | Interaction of water, air and clay under intense heat |
C. | Possible origin of life by combination of chemicals under suitable environmental conditions |
D. | Crystallization of chemicals |
Answer» D. Crystallization of chemicals | |
241. |
Using general principles to analyze specific cases is called |
A. | Natural reasoning |
B. | Artificial reasoning |
C. | Inductive reasoning |
D. | Deductive reasoning |
Answer» E. | |
242. |
The inflorescence of wheat is- |
A. | Raceme |
B. | Catkin |
C. | Spike |
D. | Panicle |
Answer» D. Panicle | |
243. |
Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation? |
A. | Shifting cultivation |
B. | Botanical gardens |
C. | Field gene banks |
D. | Seed banks |
Answer» B. Botanical gardens | |
244. |
Which of the following oils is gaining popularity as a cooking option in India? |
A. | Olive |
B. | Coconut |
C. | Pongamia |
D. | Peanut |
Answer» C. Pongamia | |
245. |
Of the following biological levels of organization, which represents the smallest or lowest level? |
A. | Cells |
B. | Populations |
C. | Organs |
D. | Tissues |
Answer» B. Populations | |
246. |
The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by |
A. | Lack of mutations |
B. | Lack of random mating |
C. | Lack of migration |
D. | Lack of mutations |
Answer» C. Lack of migration | |
247. |
Homologous organs indicate the |
A. | Parallel evolution |
B. | Natural selection |
C. | Convergent evolution |
D. | Common descendent |
Answer» E. | |
248. |
Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in |
A. | Spirogyra |
B. | Fucus |
C. | Chlamydomonas |
D. | Volvox |
Answer» B. Fucus | |
249. |
What is common to whale, seal and shark? |
A. | Seasonal migration |
B. | Homeothermy |
C. | Convergent evolution |
D. | Thick subcutaneous fat |
Answer» D. Thick subcutaneous fat | |
250. |
Megasporangium is equivalent to |
A. | Embryo sac |
B. | Ovule |
C. | Nucellus |
D. | Fruit |
Answer» C. Nucellus | |