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Biology Quiz Test 04

Foot and mouth disease is found in
(A) Humans
(B) Cats and dogs
(C) Cattle
(D) Poultry

Answer
Cattle

A woman who weighs 45 kg and whose work involves a lot of physical exertion needs
(A) 2800 calories per day
(B) 3000 calories per day
(C) 25000 calories per day
(D) 3700 calories per day

Answer
3000 calories per day

Carotene in Indian cow’s milk causes
(A) Creamish white colour
(B) Yellow colour
(C) Deep yellow colour
(D) No change

Answer
Yellow colour

Which of the following vegetable proteins is considered as good as an animal protein?
(A) Soyabean protein
(B) Corn protein
(C) Wheat protein
(D) Bengal gram protein

Answer
Soyabean protein

Which nutrients are most likely to be affected by food processing and storage?
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Fats
(C) Proteins
(D) Vitamins

Answer
Vitamins

Two richest known sources of edible protein are
(A) Meat and eggs
(B) Milk and vegetables
(C) Soyabean and groundnut
(D) Some algae and other micro-organisms

Answer
Soyabean and groundnut

Oncogene is responsible for
(A) Aids
(B) Typhoid
(C) Malaria
(D) Cancer

Answer
Cancer

During sleep a man’s blood pressure
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) remains constant
(D) Fluctuates

Answer
Fluctuates

The combination of foods providing protein quality nearest to that of meat is
(A) Wheat, dal and groundnuts
(B) Bread and butter
(C) Sprouted gram and groundnuts
(D) Groundnuts and jiggery

Answer
Sprouted gram and groundnuts

Which one of the following plants is used for green manuring in India?
(A) Wheat
(B) Sun hemp
(C) Cotton
(D) Rice

Answer
Sun hemp

Which one of the following produces seeds but no flowers?
(A) Cashew nut
(B) Coffee
(C) Ground nut
(D) Pine

Answer
Ground nut

Food wrapped in newspaper is likely to get contaminated with
(A) Lead
(B) Aluminium
(C) Iron
(D) Magnesium

Answer
Lead

To which one of the following types of organisms do mushrooms belong?
(A) Algae
(B) Ferns
(C) Fungi
(D) Lichens

Answer
Fungi

Among the following elements, which one is essential for the transmission of impulses in the nerve fiber?
(A) Calcium
(B) Iron
(C) Sodium
(D) Zinc

Answer
Calcium

In certain amino acids, which one of the following elements is found in addition to carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen?
(A) Phosphorus
(B) Zinc
(C) Calcium
(D) Sulphur

Answer
Sulphur

Which of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?
(A) Dengue fever
(B) Malaria
(C) Sleeping sickness
(D) Filariasis

Answer
Sleeping sickness

Which of the following is least infectious?
(A) Leprosy
(B) Hepatitis
(C) Tuberculosis
(D) Conjunctivitis

Answer
Leprosy

For which among the following is not a true fruit?
(A) Apple
(B) Date
(C) Plum
(D) Grape

Answer
Plum

Which of the following tests helps in diagnosis of cancer?
(A) X-ray
(B) Urine test
(C) Blood test
(D) Biopsy test

Answer
Biopsy test

The richest source of vitamin D is
(A) Cod liver oil
(B) Spinach
(C) Milk
(D) Cheese

Answer
Cod liver oil

Which of the following is a skin disease?
(A) Anaemia
(B) Pellagra
(C) Osteomalacia
(D) Rickets

Answer
Pellagra

The compound used in anti-malarial drug is
(A) Aspirin
(B) Neoprene
(C) Isoprene
(D) Chloroquin

Answer
Chloroquin

The vitamin which is very liable and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage is
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitaminb6
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin K

Answer
Vitamin C

BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Guerine) is injected to get immunity from
(A) Polio
(B) Cholera
(C) Small pox
(D) Tuberculosis

Answer
Tuberculosis

Little leaf disease develops due to deficiency of
(A) Copper
(B) Sodium
(C) Zinc
(D) Molybdenum

Answer
Zinc

For which one among the following diseases no vaccine is yet available?
(A) Tetanus
(B) Malaria
(C) Measles
(D) Mumps

Answer
Malaria

The earliest animal to have been domesticated by man most likely the
(A) Horse
(B) Pig
(C) Dog
(D) Cow

Answer
Dog

Which one of the following disease is Inheritable?
(A) Leukaemia
(B) Colour blindness
(C) Malignancy
(D) Hepatitis

Answer
Colour blindness

Which of the following was most influential upon Darwin’s formulation of theory of natural selection?
(A) De Vries concept of mutation
(B) Wallace’s paper on survival
(C) Malthus’s essay on population
(D) Lamarck’s on inheritance of acquired characters

Answer
Malthus’s essay on population

Survival of the fittest’ was used by
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Jean Baptiste Lamarck
(C) Herbert Spencer
(D) Hugo deVries

Answer
Herbert Spencer

The first organisms were
(A) Primitive eukaryotes
(B) Aerobic bacteria
(C) Prokaryotic
(D) Photosynthetic

Answer
Prokaryotic

Russian scientist who proposed the theory of origin of life was
(A) Oparin
(B) Miller
(C) Haldane
(D) Fox

Answer
Oparin

The richest source of fossils is
(A) Basalt
(B) Granite
(C) Lava
(D) Sedimentary rock

Answer
Sedimentary rock

Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are
(A) Taxonomists
(B) palaeobiologists
(C) misologists
(D) systematists

Answer
palaeobiologists

Which were dominant in Mesozoic?
(A) Dinosaurs
(B) Gymnosperms
(C) Fishes
(D) Mammals

Answer
Dinosaurs

The “Golden age of Reptiles” was
(A) Late Paleozoic
(B) Cenozoic
(C) Mesozoic
(D) Proterozoic

Answer
Mesozoic

The fossil remains of Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between
(A) Amphibians
(B) Reptiles and birds
(C) Fish and amphibians
(D) Reptiles and mammals

Answer
Amphibians

Which of the following set is the evidence of evolution?
(A) Homologous and vestigial organs
(B) Analogous and vestigial organs
(C) Homologous and analogous organs
(D) All of the above

Answer
Analogous and vestigial organs

Of the following anatomical structures, which is homologous to the wing of a bat?
(A) The arm of a human
(B) The wing of a butterfly
(C) The tail of a fish
(D) The dorsal fin of a shark

Answer
The arm of a human

Which one of the following sets of structures includes only analogous organs?
(A) Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat
(B) Hind legs of horse
(C) Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo
(D) Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and honeybee

Answer
Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat

Which of the following set represents all vestigial structures in the human body?
(A) Vermiform appendix, body hair and cochlea
(B) Wisdom teeth, coccyx and patella
(C) Coccyx, vermiform appendix and muscles of ear pinna
(D) Body hair, muscles of ear pinna and atlas vertebra

Answer
Coccyx, vermiform appendix and muscles of ear pinna

Presence of gill slits in the embryo of all vertebrates supports the theory of
(A) Organic evolution
(B) Recapitulation
(C) Metamorphosis
(D) Biogenesis

Answer
Recapitulation

Evolution is defined as
(A) History of race
(B) Development of race
(C) History and development of race with variations
(D) Progressive history of race

Answer
History and development of race with variations

The book named “Philosophic zoologique” was published in 1809 and was written by
(A) Mendel
(B) Darwin
(C) De Vries
(D) Lamarck

Answer
Lamarck

Penguin is a bird that lost the use of its wings by not flying. Such a statement would express the views of
(A) Darwin
(B) Wallace
(C) Lamarck
(D) Huxley

Answer
Lamarck

Lateral meristem is responsible for
(A) Growth in parenchyma
(B) Growth in thickness
(C) Growth in cortex
(D) Growth in length

Answer
Growth in thickness

As a tree grows older, which increases more rapidly in thickness?
(A) Sapwood
(B) Cortex
(C) Phloem
(D) Heartwood

Answer
Heartwood

The cross-section of a trunk of a tree showed 50 annual rings. The age of tree is
(A) 50 years
(B) 50 months
(C) 100 years
(D) 25 years

Answer
50 years

Trees at seashore do not have annual rings because
(A) There is climatic variation
(B) There is no marked climatic variation
(C) There is enough moisture in the atmosphere
(D) Soil is sandy

Answer
There is no marked climatic variation

Grafting is not possible in monocots because they
(A) Have scattered vascular bundles
(B) Have parallel venation
(C) Are herbaceous
(D) Lack cambium

Answer
Lack cambium

A tissue is a
(A) A group of separate organs that are coordinate in their activities
(B) Group of similar cells tat function together in a specialized activity
(C) Layer of cells surrounding an organ
(D) Sheet of cells, one layer thick

Answer
Group of similar cells tat function together in a specialized activity

Which type of tissue forms the inner lining of a blood vessel?
(A) Epithelial
(B) Connective
(C) Muscle
(D) Nervous

Answer
Epithelial

Epithelial tissue with thin flat cells appearing like packed tiles occur on
(A) Inner lining of stomach
(B) Inner lining of fallopian tube
(C) Inner lining of cheek
(D) Outer surface of ovary

Answer
Inner lining of cheek

Mammary glands are modified
(A) Sebaceous gland
(B) Sweat gland
(C) Oil gland
(D) Lymph gland

Answer
Sweat gland

Which of the following tissue has matrix, which is the source of its structural and functional performances?
(A) Connective tissue
(B) Muscular tissue
(C) Nervous tissue
(D) Epithelial tissue

Answer
Connective tissue

The white fibrous tissue occurs in
(A) Ligaments
(B) Cartilage
(C) Tendons
(D) Bone

Answer
Tendons

Ligaments are made up of
(A) White fibers and some yellow elastic fibers
(B) White fibers only
(C) Yellow fibers only
(D) Yellow fibers and muscle fibers

Answer
White fibers and some yellow elastic fibers

The major constituent of vertebrate bone is
(A) Calcium phosphate
(B) Potassium hydroxide
(C) Sodium chloride
(D) Calcium carbonate

Answer
Calcium phosphate

Blood is
(A) Acidic
(B) Alkaline
(C) Variable
(D) Neutral

Answer
Alkaline

Mammalian erythrocytes are
(A) circular
(B) Biconcave
(C) Non-nucleated
(D) All the above

Answer
All the above

Life span of RBC is
(A) 50 days
(B) 75 days
(C) 120 days
(D) 100 days

Answer
120 days

Which of the following tissues in a human being uses the greatest amount of energy?
(A) Vascular tissue
(B) Muscular tissue
(C) Nervous tissue
(D) Epithelial tissue

Answer
Muscular tissue

Striped muscle fiber has
(A) Many nuclei
(B) Two nuclei
(C) No nuclei
(D) One nucleus

Answer
Many nuclei

In human, increased heat production is achieved most rapidly by increase the activity of the
(A) sweat gland
(B) Liver
(C) Skeletal muscle
(D) Brain

Answer
Skeletal muscle

The strongest muscle in the body is present in
(A) Arm
(B) Jaw
(C) Neck
(D) Thigh

Answer
Jaw

Which of the following tissues in mammals show the least capacity for regeneration?
(A) Endothelium of blood vessels
(B) Skeletal tissue of long bones
(C) Nervous tissue of brain
(D) Epithelial tissue

Answer
Nervous tissue of brain

Nerve impulses are conducted towards the cell body by
(A) Axons
(B) Ganglia
(C) Dendrites
(D) Neurons

Answer
Dendrites

The study of fish culture is called
(A) Ophiology
(B) Ichthyology
(C) Herpetology
(D) Pisciculture

Answer
Pisciculture

Catla and rohu are examples of
(A) Freshwater fish
(B) Brackish water fish
(C) Marine fish
(D) None of these

Answer
Freshwater fish

Silver Revolution is associated with the increase in the production of
(A) Meat
(B) Cereals
(C) Eggs
(D) Milk

Answer
Eggs

The Jersey bull used for cross breeding is exotic variety from
(A) USA
(B) Switzerland
(C) Holland
(D) UK

Answer
USA

The IPN (Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis) and VMS (Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia) are well known infectious diseases of
(A) Fish
(B) Cattle
(C) Poultry
(D) None of the above

Answer
Fish

Human genome contains about
(A) 10,000 nucleotides
(B) 10,000 genes
(C) 6 billion nucleotides
(D) 6 billion genes

Answer
6 billion nucleotides

The best method to determine the age of tree is
(A) To measure its diameter
(B) To count the number of leaves
(C) To count the number of annual rings in the main stem at the base
(D) To measure its height

Answer
To count the number of annual rings in the main stem at the base

Which types of tissue form the thin surface for the gas exchange in the lungs?
(A) Epithelial
(B) Connective
(C) Nervous
(D) Muscle

Answer
Epithelial

Endothelium of the inner surface of blood vessels in vertebrates is
(A) Simple squamous epithelium
(B) Columnar epithelium
(C) Cuboidal epithelium
(D) Ciliated cells

Answer
Simple squamous epithelium

The epithelium best adapted for a body surface subject to abrasion is
(A) Simple squamous
(B) stratified squamous
(C) stratified columnar
(D) Simple cuboidal

Answer
stratified squamous

In man thickest skin is found in
(A) Palm
(B) Thigh
(C) Sole
(D) Thumb

Answer
Sole

Which type of tissue forms glands?
(A) Epithelial
(B) Connective
(C) Nervous
(D) Muscle

Answer
Epithelial

Sebaceous glands are found in
(A) Dermis of skin of mammals
(B) Epithelium of stomach of frog
(C) Epithelium of intestine of frog
(D) Epidermis of skin of mammals

Answer
Dermis of skin of mammals

Which type of tissue forms the framework of the external ear?
(A) Epithelial
(B) Connective
(C) Muscle
(D) Nervous

Answer
Connective

Wrinkling in old age is due to
(A) Collagen
(B) Myosin
(C) Keratin
(D) Actin

Answer
Collagen

Which one of the following directly helps in keeping the body warm?
(A) Sweat glands
(B) Adipose tissue
(C) Connective tissue
(D) Hairs

Answer
Adipose tissue

The fibrous tissue, which connects the two bones, is
(A) Connective tissue
(B) Ligament
(C) Tendon
(D) Adipose tissue

Answer
Ligament

Tendon connects
(A) Cartilage with muscles
(B) Bone with muscles
(C) Ligament with muscles
(D) Bone with bone

Answer
Bone with muscles

Bone forming cells are
(A) Osteoblasts
(B) Osteoclasts
(C) Chondroblasts
(D) Chondroclasts

Answer
Osteoblasts

Which one of these is a kind of tissue?
(A) Lung
(B) Kidney
(C) Blood
(D) Pancreas

Answer
Blood

In camel, erythrocytes are
(A) Oval and nucleated
(B) Circular, biconcave and nucleated
(C) Oval and non-nucleated
(D) Circular, biconcave, non-nucleated

Answer
Circular, biconcave and nucleated

Striated muscles are found in
(A) gall bladder
(B) Wall of bronchi
(C) Leg muscles
(D) Lungs

Answer
Leg muscles

Triceps and biceps are examples of
(A) Antagonistic muscles
(B) Involuntary muscles
(C) Sphincter muscles
(D) Smooth muscles

Answer
Antagonistic muscles

Anthrax is a serious disease of
(A) Cattle
(B) Poultry
(C) Fish
(D) All of these

Answer
Cattle

High milk yielding varieties of cows are obtained by
(A) Super ovulation
(B) Artificial insemination
(C) Use of surrogate mothers
(D) All of the above

Answer
All of the above

Mutation is
(A) a change that is inherited
(B) a change, which affects the parents only but never inherited
(C) a change, which affects the offspring of F2 generation only
(D) a factor responsible for plant growth

Answer
a change that is inherited

Which of the following is not heritable?
(A) Point mutation
(B) Chromosomal mutation
(C) Somatic mutation
(D) Gene mutation

Answer
Somatic mutation

Which of the following is a mutagen?
(A) SO2
(B) CO2
(C) CO
(D) HNO2

Answer
HNO2

Mutations used in agriculture are
(A) Lethal and recessive
(B) Artificially induced and recessive
(C) Lethal and dominant
(D) None of the above

Answer
Artificially induced and recessive

Barr body is derived from
(A) Autosomes in males
(B) Autosomes in females
(C) X-chromosome in female
(D) X-chromosome in males

Answer
X-chromosome in female

Rh factor derives its name from
(A) Monkey
(B) Ape
(C) Rhino
(D) Human care

Answer
Monkey

Watson and Crick composed the model of DNA structure in
(A) 1953
(B) 1943
(C) 1955
(D) 1963

Answer
1953

Which one of the following is responsible for guttation?
(A) Root pressure
(B) Transpiration
(C) Photosynthesis
(D) Osmosis

Answer
Root pressure

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