1.Which of the following is the largest living bird?
[A] Eagle
[B] Kiwi
[C] Peacock
[D] Ostrich
Correct Answer: D [Ostrich]
2.Sporangia bearing leaf of a fern is called ____:
[A] Sorus
[B] Indusium
[C] Ramentum
[D] Sporophyll
Correct Answer: A [Sorus]
3.Hind limbs thumping on ground by a rabbit is a behaviour related to _____:
[A] Courtship
[B] Warning signal to members
[C] Preparation for a duet
[D] Surrender to a stronger opponent
Correct Answer: B [Warning signal to members]
4.Vitamin C is also known as ____:
[A] Ascorbic acid
[B] Amino acid
[C] Acetic acid
[D] Azelaic acid
Correct Answer: A [Ascorbic acid]
5.Anaemia is caused because of deficiency of which of the following?
[A] Cobalt
[B] Iron
[C] Sodium
[D] Calcium
6.The substrate of Photorespiration is _____:
[A] Fructose
[B] Glucose
[C] Glycolate
[D] Pyruvic acid
Correct Answer: C [Glycolate]
7.Which vitamin is made at a higher rate in our body?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B
[C] Vitamin C
[D] Vitamin D
Correct Answer: D [Vitamin D]
8.The maximum biological damage is produced by ____:
[A] X-rays
[B] Gamma-rays
[C] Alpha-rays
[D] Beta-rays
Correct Answer: B [Gamma-rays]
9.How does a Unicellular Organism reproduce?
[A] Cell reproduction
[B] Cell synthesis
[C] Fragmentation
[D] Cell division
Correct Answer: D [Cell division]
10.Loss of water in plants in the form of liquid is known as _____:
[A] Transpiration
[B] Imbibition
[C] Osmosis
[D] Guttation
Correct Answer: D [Guttation]
11.Which of the following vitamins help in the absorption of calcium?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B
[C] Vitamin C
[D] Vitamin D
Correct Answer: D [Vitamin D]
12.Which of the following is an example of Ball and Socket joint in humans?
[A] Hip Joint
[B] Neck Joint
[C] Wrist Joint
[D] Finger Joint
Correct Answer: A [Hip Joint]
13.The most suitable soil for the production of cotton is ____:
[A] Alluvial soil
[B] Well drained soil
[C] Loamy soil
[D] Black lava soil
Correct Answer: D [Black lava soil]
14.The average life span of red blood corpuscles is about ____:
[A] 100 – 120 days
[B] 100 – 200 days
[C] 160 – 180 days
[D] 150 – 200 days
Correct Answer: A [100 – 120 days]
15.The chemical which is used in art and craft and can cause anemia and leukemia is ____:
[A] Aldrin
[B] Phthalate
[C] Benzene
[D] Dioxine
Correct Answer: C [Benzene]
16.Which of the following mammals lay eggs?
[A] Bat
[B] Whale
[C] Weasel
[D] Platypus
Correct Answer: D [Platypus]
17.Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of ____:
[A] Silica dust
[B] Coal dust
[C] Iron dust
[D] Zinc dust
Correct Answer: C [Iron dust]
18.Which of the following is an endemic species?
[A] Horn bill
[B] Nicobar pigeon
[C] Indian Rhino
[D] Pink head duck
Correct Answer: A [Horn bill]
19.Which among the following is an example of dicot seed?
[A] Rice
[B] Wheat
[C] Pulses
[D] Maize
20.Leaving agricultural land uncultivated for some years known as ____:
[A] Fallowing
[B] Intensive farming
[C] Shifting cultivation
[D] Subsistence farming
Correct Answer: A [Fallowing]
21.What is the diameter of thick filaments?
[A] 10nm
[B] 16mm
[C] 12nm
[D] 16nm
22.Which of the following cells is involved in humoral immunity?
[A] T-cells
[B] B-cells
[C] Mast cells
[D] Both T and B cells
Correct Answer: B [B-cells]
23.Haematuria is a disorder involving __
[A] Loss of haemoglobin in R.B.C.
[B] The loss of blood through the urine
[C] The increase in concentration blood urea
[D] Loss of glucose in urine
Correct Answer: B [The loss of blood through the urine]
24.Identification of drugs through genomic studies is called?
[A] Genomics
[B] Pharmacogenomics
[C] Pharmacogenetics
[D] Cheminformatics
Correct Answer: B [Pharmacogenomics]
25.Filariasis is not transmitted by ____:
[A] Anopheles mosquito
[B] Aedes mosquito
[C] Culex mosquito
[D] Swamp mosquito
Correct Answer: D [Swamp mosquito]
26.Which of the following man-made disasters is socially induced?
[A] Salt Water Intrusion
[B] Arson
[C] Ozone depletion
[D] Debris Avalanche
Correct Answer: B [Arson]
27.The release of which of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling mosquitoes?
[A] Snail
[B] Crab
[C] Dogfish
[D] Gambusia fish
Correct Answer: D [Gambusia fish]
28.An example of false fruit is ___:
[A] Guava
[B] Mango
[C] Tomato
[D] Apple
Correct Answer: D [Apple]
29.Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
[A] Nostoc
[B] Utricularia
[C] Bryophyta
[D] Sequoia Gigantia
Correct Answer: B [Utricularia]
30.How the rate of absorption of water through roots can be increased?
[A] Keeping the plants under the fan
[B] Keeping the plants in the dim light
[C] Keeping the plants in the shade
[D] Covering the plants with a polythene bag
Correct Answer: A [Keeping the plants under the fan]
31.Exobiology refers to the study of which of the following?
[A] Organism
[B] Endodermis
[C] Life in the air
[D] Life on the other planets
Correct Answer: D [Life on the other planets]
32.Which of the following is not a part of the three kingdom Classification by Ernest Haeckel?
[A] Plantae
[B] Protista
[C] Animalia
[D] Monera
Correct Answer: D [Monera]
33.Which of the following is hemoglobin?
[A] Primary structure
[B] Secondary structure
[C] Tertiary structure
[D] Quaternary structure
Correct Answer: D [Quaternary structure]
34.Porins are located in?
[A] the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria
[B] the peptidoglycan layer of gram-positive bacteria
[C] the cytoplasmic membrane of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria
[D] the periplasmic space of gram-negative bacteria
Correct Answer: A [the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria]
35.Who among the following is considered as the “Father of Indian Phycology”
[A] Prof. M.O.P. Iyenger
[B] Prof. J.N. Mishra
[C] Prof. R.R. Mishra
[D] Prof. R.N. Singh
Correct Answer: A [Prof. M.O.P. Iyenger]
36.Where does agar-agar come from?
[A] Gigartina
[B] Gelidium
[C] Gracillaria
[D] All the above
Correct Answer: D [All the above]
37.When did the effect of cytokinin first appear?
[A] adding the liquid endosperm of papaya
[B] adding the liquid endosperm of coconuts
[C] adding the liquid endosperm of mango
[D] adding the liquid endosperm of grapes
Correct Answer: B [adding the liquid endosperm of coconuts]
38.Which of the following is not a part of the flower?
[A] Petals
[B] Sepals
[C] Pistil
[D] Pericarp
Correct Answer: D [Pericarp]
39.The blue pigment of Molluscan blood is hemocyanin from?
[A] Iron
[B] Magnesium
[C] Copper
[D] Manganese
Correct Answer: C [Copper]
40.Both male and female pigeons secrete milk through which of the following gland?
[A] Mammary glands
[B] Crop glands
[C] Salivary glands
[D] Gizzard glands
Correct Answer: B [Crop glands]
41.The Stomata in the aquatic plants is ________?
[A] Not Found
[B] Found & available on both the surfaces
[C] Found & available on upper surface only
[D] Found and available only on lower surface
Correct Answer: C [Found & available on upper surface only]
42.When the body’s immune system cells destroy the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas is termed as ________?
[A] Type 1 diabetes
[B] Type 2 diabetes
[C] hybrid diabetes
[D] none of the above
Correct Answer: A [Type 1 diabetes]
43.Which of the following vertebrae are found in Neck ?
[A] Cervical
[B] Thoracic
[C] Lumbar
[D] None
Correct Answer: A [Cervical]
44.Which among the following cells is capable to develop in any of the type of cell?
[A] Endothelial
[B] Endodermal
[C] Stem
[D] None of the above
45.Efforts of which of the following scientists led the government of India to set up Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics?
[A] Dr Lalji Singh
[B] Samir K Brahmachari
[C] Prof M Vijayan
[D] Kanury Venkata Subba Rao
Correct Answer: A [Dr Lalji Singh]
46.Which among the following is correct ?
[A] Caffeine which is a diuretic is a constituent of coffee but not found in tea
[B] Vitamin C which is also called ascorbic acid can be replaced with citric acid in our food
[C] Citric acid is used in Cola drinks
[D] All are wrong statements
Correct Answer: B [Vitamin C which is also called ascorbic acid can be replaced with citric acid in our food]
47.In which of the following conditions a person is born with both ovarian and testicular tissues i.e. both female & male organs?
[A] Swyer syndrome
[B] Penile agenesis
[C] Polyorchidism
[D] Hermaphroditism
Correct Answer: D [Hermaphroditism]
48.Which of the following organ in human body produces albumin, one of the major components of blood serum?
[A] Bone Marrow
[B] Liver
[C] Pancreas
[D] Spleen
Correct Answer: B [Liver]
49.A tablet of which among the following Vitamins should be advised to be used after purification of water by Iodine as a disinfectant?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B
[C] Vitamin C
[D] Vitamin D
Correct Answer: C [Vitamin C]
50.Who among the following is considered to be the father of botany?
[A] Aristotle
[B] Theophrastus
[C] Leonardo di Vinci
[D] Francis Galton
Correct Answer: B [Theophrastus ]