Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

This section includes 29 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In the given item consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other labelled as 'Reason (R)'. Assertion (A): The sons of a colour blind woman are always colour blind but not the daughters. Reason (R): Colour blindness is a sex-linked character and such characters are transferred from mother to son only. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below. Codes:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
2.

In the given item consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other labelled as 'Reason (R)'. Assertion (A): Saturated fats are more reactive as compared to unsaturated fats. Reason (R): Molecules of unsaturated fats have double bonds. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below. Codes:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» E.
3.

In the given item consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other labelled as 'Reason (R)'. Assertion (A): Persons with AB blood group can accept blood from any blood group. Reason (R): They are universal acceptor Select your answers to these items using the codes given below. Codes:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
4.

Which of the following statement is related with the 'Sulphur shower'?

A. Discharge of large quantities of Crocus (yellow kesar) pollen grains into the air.
B. Discharge of large quantities of pinus pollen grains into the air forming yellowish clouds.
C. Release of a large amount of sulphur particles into the air from factories processing sulphur.
D. Release of a large amount of sulphur particles into the air near sulphur mines.
Answer» C. Release of a large amount of sulphur particles into the air from factories processing sulphur.
5.

How many bones comprise the adult human skeleton?

A. 204 bones
B. 206 bones
C. 208 bones
D. 214 bones
Answer» C. 208 bones
6.

In how many times human will lose their consciousness if blood will stop flowing to the brain?

A. 2 sec
B. 5 sec
C. 15 to 20 sec
D. 5 min
Answer» C. 15 to 20 sec
7.

What happen when the exposure to carbon monoxide (from coal gas) is extremely dangerous and can kill a patient?

A. The compound carboxy-haemoglobin (COHb) it forms with haemoglobin can gradually clot the blood resulting in circulatory failure.
B. COHb reduces the ability of blood to transport oxygen by rupturing a vast majority of erythrocytes.
C. COHb is stable compound and thus deprives blood of its ability to transport oxygen.
D. COHb greatly modifies the structure of haemoglobin thus making it lose its affinity for oxygen.
Answer» D. COHb greatly modifies the structure of haemoglobin thus making it lose its affinity for oxygen.
8.

Which of the following disease occur when the replacement of breast feeding by less nutritive food, low in proteins and calories, infants below the age of one year?

A. Kwashiorkor
B. Marasmus
C. Rickets
D. Pellagra
Answer» C. Rickets
9.

What part of the Quinine plant is commonly used drug for Malaria?

A. Leaves
B. Fruits
C. Root
D. Stem bark
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following blood group is considered as Universal Donor?

A. a
B. ab
C. b
D. o
Answer» E.
11.

. What proportion of children is likely to be colour blindness when their parent (mother has normal vision & father has colour-blindness)?

A. 0 per cent
B. 25 per cent
C. 50 per cent
D. 100 per cent
Answer» B. 25 per cent
12.

Which of the following is the universal recipient blood group?

A. a
B. b
C. ab
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
13.

Where does fertilization occurs in the female?

A. Fallopian tube
B. Uterus
C. Cervix
D. Vagina
Answer» B. Uterus
14.

Which of the following led to the expulsion of milk from the breast during suckling?

A. Prolactin
B. Oxytocin
C. Vasopressin
D. Estrogen and Progesterone
Answer» C. Vasopressin
15.

Which of the following pigment causes eye colour of person (brown eyes, blue eyes or black eyes)?

A. Cornea
B. Choroid
C. Iris
D. Vitreous body
Answer» D. Vitreous body
16.

Which of the following is the volume of the urine produced in an adult human every 24 hours?

A. 1 litre
B. 1.5 litres
C. 3.0 litres
D. 5.0 litres
Answer» C. 3.0 litres
17.

What is the averages rate of the heart beats (per minute) in an adult?

A. 60
B. 62
C. 84
D. 96
Answer» C. 84
18.

Why it is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night?

A. Release of less oxygen
B. Release of more oxygen
C. Release of carbon dioxide
D. Release of carbon monoxide
Answer» D. Release of carbon monoxide
19.

Who said this statement? "I flatter myself having discovered the method that nature employs to purify air. It is vegetation."

A. Antonine Laurent Lavoisier
B. Joseph Priestley
C. Louis Pasteur
D. William Harvey
Answer» C. Louis Pasteur
20.

Which of the following teeth of child (3-4 Years) is not a part of the milk teeth?

A. Incisors
B. Canines
C. Molars
D. Premolars
Answer» D. Premolars
21.

Who among the following discovered the anti-rabies vaccine?

A. Edward Jenner
B. James Lind
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Koch
Answer» D. Robert Koch
22.

If a person can see an object clearly when it is placed at about 25cm away from him, he is suffering from:

A. Myopia
B. Hyper- myopia
C. Astigmatism
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
23.

Excess of amino acids is broken down to form urea in:

A. Kidney
B. Liver
C. Spleen
D. Rectum
Answer» B. Liver
24.

Chromosome complement in Turner's syndrome is

A. 47; XXY
B. 45; XO
C. 46; XX
D. 47; XYY
Answer» C. 46; XX
25.

Which of the following are known as the suicide bags of cells?

A. Ribosomes
B. Golgi bodies
C. Lysosomes
D. Nucleoli
Answer» D. Nucleoli
26.

Which one of the following plant nutrients is not supplemented in the soil for growing legumes?

A. Nitrogen
B. Potassium
C. Phosphorus
D. None of these
Answer» C. Phosphorus
27.

In the human body, the blood enters the aorta of the circulatory system from the:

A. Left atrium
B. Left ventricle
C. Right atrium
D. Right ventricle
Answer» C. Right atrium
28.

Which one of the following systems of the body is primarily attacked by the HIV?

A. Cardiovascular
B. Immune
C. Respiratory
D. Reproductive
Answer» C. Respiratory
29.

Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease?

A. Leukaemia
B. Hepatitis
C. Colour Blindness
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above