Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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51.

Nucleic acid occur in

A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Mammal
D. All form life
Answer» E.
52.

Genetic Identity of human male is known by

A. Nucleolus
B. Cell organelles
C. Autosomes
D. Sex chromosomes
Answer» E.
53.

Deploid number of chromosome in man is

A. 23
B. 24
C. 46
D. Indefinite number
Answer» B. 24
54.

Mendel's law were rediscovered by

A. Correns
B. Tshermak
C. Devaries
D. All of these
Answer» E.
55.

All offspring of a parents are not similar due to

A. Variation
B. Variation in environment
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
56.

Nucleosome contains

A. Only histones
B. Both DNA and histones
C. Only DNA
D. Both DNA and RNA
Answer» C. Only DNA
57.

Mendel's law of independent assortment is based on F

A. 1 : 2 : 1
B. 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
C. 2 : 1
D. 3 : 1
Answer» C. 2 : 1
58.

Mendal select pea plant for his experiment because

A. They are cheaper
B. These are easily avilable
C. These are of great economic importance
D. They have contrasting fraits
Answer» E.
59.

An exception to Mendel's principles / Mendel did not include in his discoveries.

A. Dominance
B. Purity of gametes
C. Linkage
D. Independent assortment
Answer» D. Independent assortment
60.

Who proved that DNA is the basic genetic material ?

A. Griffith
B. Watson
C. Boveri and sutton
D. Hershey and Chase
Answer» E.
61.

Sex chromosome in human male are named

A. XX
B. XO
C. XY
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
62.

In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following

A. Both children suffer from colour blindness
B. Daughter suffer from colour blindness while son does not suffer from it
C. Both children do not suffer from colour blindness
D. Son suffers from colour blindness while daughter does not suffer from it.
Answer» E.
63.

In humans, height shows a lot of variation. It is an example of

A. Multiple alloles
B. Pleiotropic inheritance
C. Polygenic Inheritance
D. Pseudoalleles
Answer» D. Pseudoalleles
64.

A colour blind person cannot distinguish

A. Black and yellow
B. Red and green
C. Yellow and white
D. Green and blue
Answer» C. Yellow and white
65.

Which one is exception to Mendel's principle of dominance ?

A. Wild pea
B. Mirablius
C. Garden pea
D. Maize
Answer» C. Garden pea
66.

Which one of the following is wrongly matched

A. Adenine, Thymine-Purines
B. Thymine, Uracil_Pyrimidines
C. Uracil, Cytosine-Pyrimidines
D. Guanine, Adenine-Purines
Answer» B. Thymine, Uracil_Pyrimidines
67.

B which combination of chromosome a child will be male

A. X from male and X from female
B. X from male and Y from female
C. Y from male and X from female
D. Y from male and Y from female
Answer» D. Y from male and Y from female
68.

Which one of the following is not a genetic disease in human beings ?

A. Huntington's chorea
B. Phenylketonuria
C. Rheumatic heart disease
D. Tay-Sach's disease
Answer» D. Tay-Sach's disease
69.

Heamophilia is due to

A. Dominant autosomal genes
B. Recessive atuosomal genes
C. Recessive sex linked genes
D. Dominant sex linked gene
Answer» D. Dominant sex linked gene
70.

Characters are transferred from parents to progeny through

A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Phospholipids
Answer» B. RNA
71.

Colour-blindness is related with a defect in

A. Rod cells
B. Cone cells
C. Eye muscles
D. All of these
Answer» C. Eye muscles
72.

Number of autosomes in human sperm

A. 20 pairs
B. 21 pairs
C. 22 pairs
D. 23 pairs
Answer» D. 23 pairs
73.

Branch of biology which deal with the study of heredity

A. Cytology
B. Evolution
C. Genetics
D. Phisology
Answer» D. Phisology
74.

Synthesis of DNA is called

A. Replication
B. Transcription
C. Termination
D. Amination
Answer» B. Transcription
75.

Nucleoside is

A. Nitrogenous base + Sugar
B. Nitrogenous base + Sugar + Phosphate
C. Sugar + Phosphate
D. Nitrogenous base + Phosphate
Answer» B. Nitrogenous base + Sugar + Phosphate
76.

Genetic code is a

A. Singlet
B. Doublet
C. Triplet
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
77.

A child is male when

A. Child have XXYY chromosome
B. Child have YY chromosome
C. Child have XY chromosomes
D. Child have XX Chromosomes
Answer» D. Child have XX Chromosomes
78.

Human beings have

A. 23 pairs of chromosomes
B. 24 pair of chromosomes
C. 25 pairs of chromosomes
D. 26 pairs of chromosomes
Answer» B. 24 pair of chromosomes
79.

Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which lead to

A. Decrease in haemoglobin level
B. Rheumatic heart disease
C. Decrease in WBC
D. Non-clotting of blood
Answer» C. Decrease in WBC
80.

The first cloned animal Dolly was a

A. Dog
B. Rabbit
C. Cat
D. Sheep
Answer» E.
81.

Colour blindness in which all colours are precevid as gray, is termed as

A. Chromasia
B. Dichromasia
C. Monochromasia
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
82.

Who is responsible for the sex determination of a child

A. Father
B. Mother
C. Both mother and father
D. None of these
Answer» B. Mother
83.

Match List_I with List_II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
Answer» C. C.