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This section includes 903 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
601. |
Immunity which is achieved by introduction of antigen artificially in body is called |
A. | active immunity |
B. | passive immunity |
C. | artificially induced immunity |
D. | auto-immunity |
Answer» D. auto-immunity | |
602. |
Glucose, fructose and galactose (C₆H₁₂O₆) are |
A. | simple sugars |
B. | polymer sugar |
C. | complex sugar |
D. | compound sugar |
Answer» B. polymer sugar | |
603. |
In dim light, the circular muscles |
A. | contract |
B. | relax |
C. | denature |
D. | inactivate |
Answer» C. denature | |
604. |
Atherosclerosis causes |
A. | fatty deposits on the inner wall of arteries |
B. | lumen becoming narrower |
C. | blockage in blood vessels |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
605. |
Number of alkaloids in opium are at least |
A. | 20 |
B. | 25 |
C. | 30 |
D. | 35 |
Answer» C. 30 | |
606. |
Friends teasing that non-smoker is not sporting enough and lively turns into |
A. | teasing pressure |
B. | community-pressure |
C. | moral-pressure |
D. | peer group pressure |
Answer» E. | |
607. |
Nitrates (NO₃⁻¹) and phosphates (PO₄⁻³) reach underground water with |
A. | acid rains |
B. | fertilizers washed away by rain water |
C. | decomposition of organic compounds by anaerobic bacteria |
D. | decomposition of organic compounds by aerobic bacteria |
Answer» C. decomposition of organic compounds by anaerobic bacteria | |
608. |
To make their own food, green plants take in |
A. | organic food substances |
B. | raw materials |
C. | water |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
609. |
More than 90% families of flowering plants have |
A. | hyphae |
B. | mycorrhizae |
C. | chloroplast |
D. | nutrients |
Answer» C. chloroplast | |
610. |
Death of fish in lakes and rivers in some countries has been attributed to |
A. | gaseous pollutants |
B. | air toxics |
C. | acid rains |
D. | pollution |
Answer» D. pollution | |
611. |
Incipient plasmolysis is stage when plasmolysis |
A. | end |
B. | transition |
C. | about to start |
D. | cease |
Answer» D. cease | |
612. |
According to homeostatic division, Crocodiles are |
A. | poikilothermic |
B. | homoeothermic |
C. | heterothermic |
D. | hypoeothermic |
Answer» B. homoeothermic | |
613. |
Conservation of resources can be tackled through |
A. | human population control only |
B. | by reducing pollution only |
C. | increasing use of resources |
D. | human population control and by reducing pollution |
Answer» E. | |
614. |
Heart attack or stroke results due to |
A. | dilution of blood |
B. | blood clotting |
C. | lack of sleep |
D. | feeling hungry all the time |
Answer» C. lack of sleep | |
615. |
The drug postum dates back to |
A. | 1893 |
B. | 2700 BC |
C. | 1000 years |
D. | 1975 |
Answer» B. 2700 BC | |
616. |
Sugar (CₙH₂ₘOₘ) formed in mature leaves may |
A. | travel only downwards |
B. | travel only upwards |
C. | may travel both upwards and downwards |
D. | get stored in leaves |
Answer» D. get stored in leaves | |
617. |
Formation of carboxyhemoglobin |
A. | does not readily give up carbon monoxide |
B. | can result in a persons death |
C. | can suffocate a person |
D. | can squeeze through capillaries |
Answer» B. can result in a persons death | |
618. |
Lub' sound is produced when tricuspid and bicuspid valves are |
A. | opened |
B. | closed |
C. | half-opened |
D. | half-closed |
Answer» C. half-opened | |
619. |
Transpiration is very essential for plants as it |
A. | cools |
B. | exchange gases |
C. | removes water |
D. | uptake water |
Answer» B. exchange gases | |
620. |
Double circuit heart is present in |
A. | reptiles |
B. | birds |
C. | mammals |
D. | All of the Above |
Answer» E. | |
621. |
Proteins which are synthesized by blood to protect body from nucleic acids and toxins of invading organism |
A. | interferon |
B. | antitoxins |
C. | antigens |
D. | Both a and b |
Answer» E. | |
622. |
In carbon cycle, the flow of energy is |
A. | linear |
B. | cyclical |
C. | reversible |
D. | irreversible |
Answer» B. cyclical | |
623. |
Advantages of seed dispersal includes |
A. | less spread of disease |
B. | plants colonizing new habitats |
C. | prevention of overcrowding of plants in same habitat |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
624. |
Gaseous pollutants may be carried to other countries to |
A. | form acid rain |
B. | cause acidification of soil |
C. | form alkaline rain |
D. | cause water pollution |
Answer» B. cause acidification of soil | |
625. |
In Ecosystem pyrethrum is used in |
A. | insecticides |
B. | quinine |
C. | morphine |
D. | antibiotics |
Answer» B. quinine | |
626. |
Groups of different tissues working together are called as |
A. | cell |
B. | muscle |
C. | organ |
D. | system |
Answer» D. system | |
627. |
Narrow tolerance of oxygen (O₂) is found in |
A. | humans |
B. | plants |
C. | mammals |
D. | fish |
Answer» E. | |
628. |
All hormones move in body via blood and |
A. | lymphs |
B. | plasma and bones |
C. | plasma |
D. | antigens |
Answer» D. antigens | |
629. |
Soluble plasma protein is |
A. | fibrin |
B. | fibrinogen |
C. | casein |
D. | caseinogen |
Answer» C. casein | |
630. |
Clot facilitate an injury by covering it to prevent further bleeding until damaged tissue can be |
A. | produce |
B. | repair |
C. | destroyed |
D. | phagocytosed |
Answer» C. destroyed | |
631. |
Transport of deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs is done by |
A. | arterial circulation |
B. | venous circulation |
C. | pulmonary circulation |
D. | systemic circulation |
Answer» D. systemic circulation | |
632. |
Plasma is composed of dissolved |
A. | proteins |
B. | salts |
C. | wastes |
D. | All of the Above |
Answer» E. | |
633. |
Together, HCl (Hydrochloric Acid), rennin and pepsin form the |
A. | bile juice |
B. | pancreatic juice |
C. | gastric juice |
D. | intestinal juice |
Answer» D. intestinal juice | |
634. |
Healthy consumption of fats is |
A. | unsaturated fats |
B. | saturated fats |
C. | blubber |
D. | glycogen |
Answer» C. blubber | |
635. |
Water-soluble vitamins need to be supplied |
A. | daily |
B. | weekly |
C. | fortnightly |
D. | yearly |
Answer» B. weekly | |
636. |
In which lipase enzyme is found |
A. | pancreatic juice only |
B. | intestinal juice only |
C. | liver juice |
D. | pancreatic and intestinal juices |
Answer» E. | |
637. |
In anaerobic (without O₂) environment, the sugar (CₙH₂ₘOₘ) in dough is converted into |
A. | glucose |
B. | water |
C. | alcohol |
D. | carbon monoxide |
Answer» D. carbon monoxide | |
638. |
Outcomes of long term alcohol (CₙH₂ₙ₊₁OH) consumption includes |
A. | liver cirrhosis only |
B. | gastric ulcers only |
C. | intestinal injuries |
D. | liver cirrhosis and gastric ulcers |
Answer» E. | |
639. |
All are wrong about denatured enzyme, but |
A. | looses its concave structure |
B. | looses its active sites |
C. | gets divided into many smaller enzymes |
D. | becomes even more quicker in chemical reactions |
Answer» C. gets divided into many smaller enzymes | |
640. |
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is released in the atmosphere through |
A. | respiration |
B. | combustion |
C. | decay |
D. | all of above |
Answer» E. | |
641. |
During weight loss, an increased protein diet |
A. | is good for health |
B. | helps build muscles and cuts fats |
C. | is necessary for vital processes |
D. | may increase the amount of nitrogen in body |
Answer» E. | |
642. |
Lactose (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁) is largely obtained from |
A. | malt sugar |
B. | grape sugar |
C. | milk sugar |
D. | cane sugar |
Answer» D. cane sugar | |
643. |
Cuticular transpiration occurs in |
A. | microorganisms |
B. | animals |
C. | plants |
D. | none of others |
Answer» D. none of others | |
644. |
Exhaust motor vehicle is the main source of |
A. | manganese |
B. | carbon monoxide |
C. | sulphur dioxide |
D. | nitrogen oxide |
Answer» C. sulphur dioxide | |
645. |
Major components of an immune system include |
A. | T-lymphocytes |
B. | B-lymphocyte |
C. | antibodies |
D. | All of the Above |
Answer» E. | |
646. |
Formation of thrombus in heart can lead to |
A. | heart burning |
B. | heart attack |
C. | heart blockage |
D. | heart failure |
Answer» C. heart blockage | |
647. |
When a person becomes ill due to infection and survives, this activity is called |
A. | naturally induced immunity |
B. | auto-immune response |
C. | immuno-survival |
D. | Both a and b |
Answer» D. Both a and b | |
648. |
One of the waste product of respiration is |
A. | carbon dioxide and oxygen |
B. | energy |
C. | fats |
D. | carbohydrates |
Answer» B. energy | |
649. |
Percentage of plasma in human blood is about |
A. | 50% |
B. | 35% |
C. | 55% |
D. | 40% |
Answer» D. 40% | |
650. |
Renal retention of salts and water lead to disease |
A. | kidney stones |
B. | oedema |
C. | leucaemia |
D. | Anemia |
Answer» C. leucaemia | |