1000+ General Biology Set 2 Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. The spores of Puccinia formed on the leaves of wheat are called
A. Basidiospores
B. Ascidiospores
C. Uredospores
D. Pycnospores
Answer : C

2. Which one of the following is caused by the expression of a recessive gene present on sex chromosome?
A. Rheumatism
B. Nervous shock
C. Muscular dystrophy
D. Cerebral haemorrhage
Answer : C

3. Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands
A. Thymus
B. Parathyroid
C. Thyroid
D. Adrenal
Answer : C

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

5. Blood clotting requires vitamin
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. K
Answer : D

6. Afforestation means
A. study of forests
B. growing new forests
C. destroying the forests
D. go into the forests
Answer : B

7. Diabetes is a disease which is
A. contagious
B. non-communicable
C. communicable
D. epidemic
Answer : B

8. Pacemaker is the
A. Sinu-auricular node
B. Auriculo-ventricular node
C. Bundle of His
D. Purkinje fibres
Answer : A

9. The two minerals required to keep teeth and bones intact and in good condition are
A. lead and zinc
B. calcium and phosphorus
C. copper and sulphur
D. iron and iodine
Answer : B

10. The artificial kidney is a
A. machine
B. transplant
C. another's kidney
D. other kidney form same body
Answer : A

11. Lymphocytes are manufactured by
A. bone marrow
B. spleen
C. liver
D. lymph nodes
Answer : B

12. Haemoglobin is dissolved in the plasma of
A. frog
B. fish
C. man
D. earthworm
Answer : D

13. Metastasis' is the process by which
A. cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs
B. cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs
C. the chromosomes in cell nuclei are attached to the spindle before moving to the anaphase poles
D. cance cells are successfully inhibited to divide any futhere
Answer : B

14. Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by
A. August Weismann
B. Hugo de Vries
C. Herbert- Spencer
D. Carl Linnaeus
Answer : A

15. Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they are
A. different in structure
B. non-dividing
C. starved of nutrition
D. undergoing rapid division
Answer : D

16. The method of inducing artificial immunity was discovered by
A. Jenner
B. Tolstoy
C. Pasteur
D. Morgan
Answer : A

17. The pH of normal urine of man ranges from
A. 6 - 8
B. 4.5 - 6
C. 2.5 - 6
D. 8 10
Answer : A

18. Genes are arranged in chromosomes
A. In clusters
B. In binary fashion
C. In linear fashion
D. Scattered
Answer : C

19. Insect pollination is known as
A. Hydrophily
B. Ornithophily
C. Anemophily
D. Entomophily
Answer : D

20. Blood is
A. acidic
B. alkaline
C. neutral
D. like a buffer
Answer : B

21. Which one of the following is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland?
A. Gastric glands
B. Pancreas
C. Salivary glands
D. Liver
Answer : B

22. Who coined the term gene?
A. Mendel
B. Devries
C. Jacob and Monod
D. Johanson
Answer : D

23. From the end of the Triassic to the cretaceous period the earth was ruled by
A. eurypterids
B. cotylosaurs
C. dinosaurs
D. mammals
Answer : C

24. Which one of the following is essential for blood clotting?
A. RBC
B. WBC
C. Blood platelets
D. Lymph
Answer : C

25. Blood clot Inside blood vessels is prevented by
A. heparin
B. fibrinogen
C. thrombin
D. prothrombin
Answer : A

26. Desert plants are called
A. Xerophytes
B. Bryophytes
C. Pteridophytes
D. Halopytes
Answer : A

27. Insulin is produced in the human body by the
A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Liver
D. Pancreas
Answer : D

28. Blood is a kind of
A. epithelial tissue
B. connective tissue
C. nervous tissue
D. cartilage
Answer : B

29. In a gamete there will be
A. one pair of sex chromosomes
B. only one sex chromosome
C. no sex chromosome
D. only autosomes
Answer : B

30. When the earth was formed it had an atmosphere with
A. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen
B. Water Vapour, Hydrogen and Oxygen
C. Oxygen, Carbondioxide and Nitrogen
D. Water Vapour, Ammonia and Methane
Answer : D

31. 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

32. Turner's syndrome is a disease caused by
A. bacteria
B. virus
C. fungus
D. chromosomal imbalance
Answer : D

33. Origin of species was published by
A. Lamarck
B. Weismann
C. de Vries
D. Charles Darwin
Answer : D

34. The grouping of blood is based on substances called
A. antibodies
B. antigens
C. antitoxin
D. enzymes
Answer : B

35. Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by
A. females and expressed by females
B. females and expressed by males
C. males and expressed by females
D. males and expressed by males
Answer : B

36. The equilibrium and co-ordination is looked after by which part of the brain?
A. Cerebrum
B. Medulla oblongata
C. Cerebellum
D. Olfactory lobes
Answer : C

37. Which hormone is secreted when there is a rise in the blood glucose level?
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin
C. Nor-adrenaline
D. Thyroxine
Answer : B

38. The science of improving the hereditary qualities of future generations of mankind is referred to as
A. genetics
B. eugenics
C. epigenesist
D. epistasis
Answer : B

39. The most accepted theory of the origin of earth is the fiery origin which was propounded by
A. Laplace
B. Chamberlain
C. James Jean
D. Hoyle
Answer : B

40. Which among the following is the best source of proteins?
A. apples
B. butter
C. beans
D. fish
Answer : D

41. Calcium and phosphorus assimilation will depend on sufficient intake of
A. vitamin B complex
B. vitamin D
C. vitamin A
D. vitamin C
Answer : B

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

43. Organisms that depend only on raw plant products are said to be
A. herbivorous
B. vegetarian
C. carnivorous
D. omnivorous
Answer : A

44. Which of the following contains the highest protein content per gram?
A. Groundnut
B. Soyabean
C. Apple
D. Wheat
Answer : B

45. 1 gm of carbohydrate gives energy which is about
A. 3 k cal
B. 2 k cal
C. 4.2 k cal
D. 8.1 k cal
Answer : C

46. Stripes on the bodies of animals Indicate
A. mating habit
B. food habit
C. cave dwelling
D. matching of skin colour with the surroundings
Answer : D

47. The workers in the honey bee colony are
A. males
B. females
C. sterile females
D. intersex
Answer : C

48. 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

49. Development without fertilization is called
A. parthenogenesis
B. asexual reproduction
C. sporulation
D. budding
Answer : A

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