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

1. The part of the eye behind the lens is filled with
A. aqueous humor
B. vitreous humor
C. lymph
D. blood
Answer : B

2. Blood platelets are found in
A. all vertebrates
B. all chordates
C. mammals only
D. birds and mammals
Answer : C

3. Name the nematode which lives in lymph vessels of man.
A. Ascaris
B. Hook worm
C. Filarial worm
D. Guinea worm
Answer : C

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

5. Injection of insulin causes
A. increase in glucose in blood
B. decrease in glucose in blood
C. increase in blood pressure
D. decrease in blood pressure
Answer : B

6. The plant that is dispersed with the help of water is
A. mango
B. coconut
C. teak
D. paddy
Answer : B

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

8. Athlete's Coot is the common name for the fungal disease
A. Tinea pedis
B. Tinea cruris
C. Tinea corporis
D. Tinea capitis
Answer : A

9. Deciduous forests are those with trees
A. that are evergreen
B. that shed leaves periodically
C. that have needle like leaves
D. that have no leaves at all
Answer : B

10. Riboflavin is otherwise known as
A. vitamin B-complex
B. vitamin B2
C. vitamin A
D. vitamin E
Answer : B

11. Viruses have
A. DNA only
B. RNA only
C. Either DNA or RNA
D. Both DNA and RNA
Answer : C

12. Most of the enzymes are
A. proteins
B. lipids
C. acids
D. alkalis
Answer : A

13. Whale reproduces by
A. ovipary
B. vivipary
C. ovovivipary
D. fission
Answer : B

14. Two tall plants, each being a hybrid and carrying a recessive factor for dwarfness are crossed. What proportion of their offspring will be dwarf?
A. 0.5
B. 0.25
C. 0.75
D. 1
Answer : B

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

16. Gases of Jupiter' are
A. Ammonia, Methane, Hydrogen
B. Sulphur, Urethane, Oxygen
C. Carbon, Phosphorus and Oxygen
D. Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Chlorine
Answer : A

17. Pearl is secreted by the __________ of the pearl oyster.
A. foot
B. mantle
C. gills
D. None of these
Answer : B

18. Hormones are carried from their place of production by
A. ducts
B. blood
C. lymph
D. muscus
Answer : B

19. What are top carnivores?
A. biggest carnivores
B. tigers
C. all carnivorous animals
D. carnivores that are not eaten by any other animal
Answer : D

20. A biopsy is performed on a patient generally to detect which one of the following?
A. Cancer
B. Tuberculosis
C. Appendicitis
D. Renal failure
Answer : A

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

22. Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the
A. fungi
B. plants
C. insects
D. bacteria
Answer : C

23. The animal without urinary bladder is
A. Bird
B. Man
C. Rabbit
D. Cow
Answer : A

24. The pigment which is responsible for blood clotting is
A. Fibrinogen
B. Haemoglobin
C. Glucose
D. Blood cells
Answer : A

25. The small pox vaccine was discovered by
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Edward Jenner
C. John
D. Harvey
Answer : B

26. Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA?
A. Centriole
B. Golgi apparatus
C. Lysosome
D. Mitochondrion
Answer : D

27. Bats can fly in the dark because
A. they have a better vision in the dark
B. the light startles them
C. they produce high pitched sounds called ultrasonics
D. None of the above
Answer : C

28. Who considered evolution as due to mutation?
A. Charles Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Hugo de Vries
D. Cuvier
Answer : C

29. Which among the following vitamins is considered to be a harmone?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer : B

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

31. Which element in chillies causes burning sensations?
A. Capsaicin
B. Cyanogen
C. Ammonia
D. Capsicum
Answer : A

32. Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism
A. plasmodium
B. entamoeba
C. giardia
D. trypanosome
Answer : D

33. The germ theory of diseases was put forward by
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Luister
C. Leuwenhoek
D. Flemming
Answer : A

34. What are halophytes?
A. plants found in fresh water
B. plants growing in saline conditions
C. mesophytic plants
D. desert plants
Answer : B

35. 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

36. Formation of blood
A. Histolysis
B. Histogenesis
C. Haemopoiesis
D. Haemolysis
Answer : C

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

38. Which among the following animals has the largest Intestine?
A. Cow
B. Lion
C. Monkey
D. Tiger
Answer : A

39. The latest drug for cancer is obtained from
A. Strychnos nuxvomica
B. Vinca rosea
C. Atropa belladona
D. Phyllanthus niruri
Answer : B

40. Vitamins A and C are predominantly present in
A. brinjal
B. lady's finger
C. potato
D. tomato
Answer : D

41. Malaria is transmitted from one person to another by
A. bad air
B. flies
C. anopheles mosquito
D. culex mosquito
Answer : C

42. Eye is an organ that can be called as
A. Phonoreceptor
B. Thigmoreceptor
C. Photoreceptors
D. Rheoreceptor
Answer : C

43. Sadabahar, a common weed, is the raw material that provides the source of medicines used In the treatment of
A. gout
B. blood cancer
C. coronary heart disease
D. polio
Answer : C

44. The endocrine glands secrete
A. bile
B. harmones
C. sweat
D. genes
Answer : B

45. Which among the following is a Cast growing tree?
A. Teak
B. Eucalyptus
C. Banyan
D. Coconut
Answer : B

46. The theory that cells arise from the pre-existing cells was proposed by
A. Nageli
B. Virchow
C. Schleiden
D. Muller
Answer : B

47. Vivipary is defined as germination
A. during storage
B. within the fruit
C. with cotyledons coming out of soil
D. with cotyledons remaining inside the soil
Answer : B

48. Dr Khorana's work relates to
A. synthesis of simple DNA
B. genetic code
C. reduction of mutation
D. synthesis of RNA from bacterial cell
Answer : B

49. The principal reason why it is better to have two eyes than one is that
A. by having two eyes, one can distinguish colours more easily
B. by having two eyes, one can easily see in the dark and dim light
C. this gives the man a type of vision known as mosaic vision
D. this enhances depth perception in the humans
Answer : D

50. Nephrons are found inside
A. Liver
B. Lung
C. Brain
D. Kidneys
Answer : D