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

1. The theory that believes that the first living organism came from another planet is known as
A. Catastrophism
B. Special creation
C. Organic evolution
D. Cosmozoic theory
Answer : D

2. Life begets life' or biogenesis was stated by
A. Robert Koch
B. Miller
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Lord Lister
Answer : C

3. What is an antigen?
A. toxic substance
B. a kind of protein
C. blood platelets
D. blood corpuscles
Answer : B

4. Organisms that feed on the excreta of other organisms are called
A. autotrophs
B. heterotrophs
C. coprophagous
D. saprotrophs
Answer : C

5. Sexual selection theory was propounded by
A. Wallace
B. De Vires
C. Lamarck
D. Charles Darwin
Answer : D

6. The study of ecology with pyramids was invented by
A. Darwin
B. Elton
C. Odum
D. Joshua
Answer : B

7. Vessels leaving the heart are
A. veins
B. arteries
C. capillaries
D. lymph ducts
Answer : B

8. Which of the following diseases is considered as completely eradicated from India, as no case of the same has been reported in last one year?
A. Polio
B. Tuberculosis
C. Cancer
D. Swine flu
Answer : A

9. The Green Revolution in India owes much to
A. MS Swaminathan
B. TS Venkataraman
C. Norman Borlaug
D. Prime Minister
Answer : A

10. Scurvy is prevented by vitamin
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer : C

11. The gestation period for the elephant is
A. 10 months
B. 15 months
C. 22 months
D. 30 months
Answer : C

12. The counting of RBC's can be performed by
A. Haemocytometer
B. Haemoglobinometer
C. Clinostat
D. Thermometer
Answer : A

13. The tallest tree in the world Sequoia™ is found in
A. UK
B. USA
C. former USSR
D. China
Answer : B

14. The country where commercial production of cultured pearls is undertaken on large scale is
A. India
B. Mexico
C. Netherlands
D. Japan
Answer : D

15. Which one of the following cells helps in storing water and food materials?
A. Parenchyma cell
B. Flame cell
C. Nematoblast
D. None of the above
Answer : A

16. Sterilization, as the means for the prevention of sepsis in surgery, was practised and advocated by
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Edward .Jenner
C. Joseph Lister
D. Martinus Willem Beijerinck
Answer : C

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

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

19. Which of these is most consistently observed in Vitamin B12 deficiency?
A. Pigmentation of skin
B. Red, sore tongue with capillary atrophy
C. Megaloblastic anemia
D. Absence of tendon reflexes
Answer : C

20. What is the colour of the outer portion of the spinal cord?
A. gray
B. brown
C. white
D. yellow
Answer : C

21. Bio indicators are
A. stains
B. pH indicators
C. weather indicators
D. soil indicators
Answer : D

22. Total number of amino acids in plants is
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. Plenty
Answer : B

23. Light compensation zone refers to
A. where light is available in plenty
B. where all light energy is used
C. where light is maximum
D. beyond which light does not penetrate
Answer : D

24. A person with a blood group ____ is considered to be an universal donor.
A. A Positive
B. AB Positive
C. AB Negative
D. O Positive
Answer : D

25. 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

26. Hydrotropism means the growth of roots
A. away from water
B. towards water
C. into water
D. out of water
Answer : B

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. In one minute normally the heart beats
A. 60 times
B. 80 times
C. 100 times
D. 72 times
Answer : D

29. 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

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

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

32. Which one of the following is not caused by bacteria?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Typhoid
C. Cholera
D. Mumps
Answer : D

33. When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called
A. Apomixis
B. Pleiotropy
C. Polyploidy
D. Polyteny
Answer : B

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

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

36. Louis Pasteur developed the vaccine for ______ for the first time.
A. smallpox
B. cowpox
C. tetanus
D. chicken cholera
Answer : D

37. The best and easy method of control of crop pests is by
A. crop rotation
B. chemicals
C. quarantine
D. biological control
Answer : A

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

39. The metallic part in haemoglobin is
A. Copper
B. Molybdenum
C. Nickel
D. Iron
Answer : D

40. Diseases in plants can be caused by
A. virus
B. bacteria
C. fungi
D. All the above
Answer : D

41. Fledgling is a term often used to denote the young one of a
A. bird
B. fox
C. dog
D. man
Answer : A

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

43. Animals that feed only on dead flesh are
A. herbivorous
B. carnivorous
C. omnivorous
D. carrion-eaters
Answer : D

44. The age of a tree can be determined by
A. counting the number of annual rings
B. thickness of the bark
C. the bulk of the tree
D. the number of leaves
Answer : A

45. The cortex of human brain normally consists of
A. five billion, two hundred million cells
B. nine billion, two hundred million cells
C. six billion, two hundred million cells
D. eight billion, two hundred million cells
Answer : B

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

47. 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

48. Eugenics is the application of genetics to improve
A. crop plants
B. fruit trees
C. cattle
D. human beings
Answer : D

49. The drug Ergot is obtained from
A. Alga
B. Fungus
C. Bacteria
D. Virus
Answer : B

50. The blood without corpuscles is called
A. bile
B. lymph
C. plasma
D. blood
Answer : C