1000+ General Biology Set 2 MCQ for UPSC IES [Solved]

1. Blood cancer is otherwise called
A. Leukaemia
B. Leucoderma
C. Leucocytopenia
D. Erythrocemia
Answer : A

2. The part of the brain which is responsible for intelligence is
A. cerebrum
B. opthalmic
C. cochlea
D. semicircular canals
Answer : A

3. Enzymes are produced by
A. endocrine glands
B. exocrine glands
C. liver
D. spleen
Answer : B

4. The hormone which is Popularly called as stress hormone is
A. Epinephrine
B. Cortisone
C. Thyroxine
D. Insulin
Answer : A

5. Spontaneous generation signifying the development of living organisms from non-living has been termed
A. Biogenesis
B. Abiogenesis
C. Cosmozoic
D. Catastrophism
Answer : B

6. Cutting and layering are the methods of plant propagation usually referred to as
A. asexual reproduction
B. sexual reproduction
C. vegetative reproduction
D. gardening
Answer : C

7. Hormone promoting maleness in flowering plants is
A. Indole Acetic Acid
B. Kinetin
C. Cytokinin
D. Gibberellin
Answer : D

8. Pneumonia is ,a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called
A. Bacilli
B. Cocci
C. Sprilli
D. Vibrio
Answer : B

9. The radicle of the seeding always grows
A. towards the gravity
B. away from gravity
C. neutral to gravity
D. towards light
Answer : A

10. The grouping o( blood is based on substances called
A. antibodies
B. antigens
C. antitoxin
D. enzymes
Answer : B

11. Which among the following diseases is not caused by viral infection?
A. pneumonia
B. small pox
C. mumps
D. active transport
Answer : A

12. The biogenetic law was proposed by
A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Charles Darwin
C. Ernst von Haeckel
D. Lamarck
Answer : C

13. The blood clotting requires the vitamin
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. K
Answer : D

14. Antisnake venom is prepared by
A. Pasteur institute
B. Hoffkine's institute
C. Birla's institute
D. Indian Science Institute
Answer : B

15. Kwashiorkar is a deficiency disease
A. due to poor intake of proteins
B. due to poor intake of carbohydrates
C. due to (a) and (b)
D. due to poor intake of lipids
Answer : A

16. Heart is made up of
A. nonstriated muscle
B. cardiac muscle
C. connective tissue
D. nervous tissue
Answer : B

17. The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient
A. calcium
B. sodium
C. iodine
D. iron
Answer : C

18. Spiders can take only
A. solid food
B. liquid food
C. plant juice
D. flesh of dead animals
Answer : B

19. Insects that make a clicking sound are
A. crickets
B. beetles
C. flies
D. silver fish
Answer : B

20. Edward Jenner to find out the efficacy of vaccination used
A. his own body
B. his friend's body
C. a corpse
D. a laboratory animal
Answer : A

21. Which among the following is a balanced fertiliser for plants?
A. Urea
B. Ammonium Sulphate
C. Nitrates
D. Compost
Answer : D

22. Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to
A. tetanus
B. mumps
C. pyorrhoea
D. ulcers
Answer : B

23. The most primitive mammals are
A. carnivorous
B. herbivorous
C. omnivorous
D. insectivorous
Answer : D

24. Which of the following plays an important part in photosynthesis?
A. Chloroplast
B. Centrosome
C. Tonoplast
D. Nematoblast
Answer : A

25. What do you mean by the term fauna?
A. plant kingdom
B. animal kingdom
C. both plant and animal kingdoms
D. A part of plant kingdom
Answer : B

26. Blood of cockroach is
A. red
B. bluish
C. greenish
D. colourless
Answer : D

27. The smallest size of a cell which can be seen directly by the eye is
A. One micron
B. 10 micron
C. 100 micron
D. 1000 micron
Answer : C

28. Late Blight' is a disease that affects the _______ crop.
A. coconut
B. cashew
C. potato
D. pepper
Answer : C

29. Chemical substances that called have effect on growth of plants are called
A. enzymes
B. catalysts
C. hormones
D. pesticides
Answer : C

30. Nucleus was first discovered by
A. Porter
B. Robert Brown
C. Palade
D. None of these
Answer : B

31. Which of the following is a disease of brain?
A. SARS
B. AlDS
C. Diabetes
D. Alzheimer's
Answer : D

32. Insulin is concerned with the metabolism of
A. sugar
B. fats
C. proteins
D. vitamins
Answer : A

33. Which among the following may carry rabies?
A. Cat
B. Dog
C. Fox
D. All the three
Answer : D

34. In plants water is carried upwards by
A. phloem
B. paranchyma
C. xylem
D. meristem
Answer : C

35. Typhoid is a disease caused by
A. virus
B. bactena
C. fungus
D. animal
Answer : B

36. The spider spins its web from a liquid secreting from its
A. posterior silk gland
B. posterior abdomen glands
C. mouth
D. salivary glands
Answer : A

37. Vitamin D deficiency leads to
A. sterility
B. pellagra
C. rickets
D. capillary fragility
Answer : C

38. The hormones are carried to target organs through the
A. blood
B. lymph
C. water
D. corpuscles
Answer : A

39. Lactose and Rennin, the enzymes required to digest milk, disappear in the human body by the age of _______ years.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
Answer : A

40. The geotropism of the roots that makes them grow towards gravity is said to be
A. positive
B. negative
C. neutral
D. oblique
Answer : A

41. The blood pressure is controlled by the hormone
A. Vasopressin
B. Oxytocin
C. Oestrogen
D. Testasterone
Answer : A

42. The involuntary muscles are controlled by the
A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla oblongata
D. Pons
Answer : C

43. Under the immunisation programme's Govt. of India is providing vaccination to prevent some vaccine-preventable diseases. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Diphtheria
C. Tetanus
D. Plague
Answer : D

44. The aphotic zone means that light is
A. always present
B. present during day
C. always absent
D. present during night
Answer : C

45. When a movement of a plant organ is stimulated by contact with an object, it is termed
A. heliotropism
B. geotropism
C. haptotropism
D. gardening
Answer : C

46. At the end of a reaction enzymes are
A. left as they are
B. reduced
C. increased
D. neutralised
Answer : A

47. Decomposition of organic matter is due to
A. Virus
B. Fungi
C. Bacteria
D. None of these
Answer : C

48. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
A. Cancer
B. Rabies
C. AlDS
D. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Answer : A

49. The insects do not have blood pigments because
A. there is no blood
B. blood does not have a respiratory function
C. tissues have pigments
D. pigments are elsewhere
Answer : B

50. Which among the following cows give maximum milk yields?
A. Jersey
B. Holstein
C. Red Sindhi
D. Sahiwal
Answer : A