General Biology Set 2 MCQ Solved Paper for NEET PG

1. The plant hormone which promotes ripening of fruits is
A. auxin
B. ethylene
C. gibberellin
D. cytokinin
Answer : B

2. Desert plants are called
A. Xerophytes
B. Bryophytes
C. Pteridophytes
D. Halophytes
Answer : A

3. The counting of RBCs is done with
A. haemocytometer
B. haemoglobinometer
C. clinostat
D. thermometer
Answer : A

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

5. Bordetella pertussis causes
A. tetanus
B. diphtheria
C. whooping cough
D. rabies
Answer : C

6. What are the symptoms of Xeroph-thalmia?
A. eye weakness
B. dry skin and night blindness
C. nervous break down
D. All the above
Answer : B

7. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy refers to
A. Brain Fever
B. Mad Cow Disease
C. Enteric Fever
D. Poultry Diarrhoea
Answer : B

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

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

11. The dinosaurs (terrible lizards) became very successful during
A. Palaeozoic era
B. Mesozoic era
C. Cenozoic era
D. Archaeozoic era
Answer : B

12. 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

13. Diabetes is caused by
A. fall in insulin level
B. increase in insulin level
C. eating too much sugar
D. decrease in glucose
Answer : A

14. Bird nu is a disease which affects and spreads through
A. Cattle
B. Sheep
C. Prawn
D. Poultry
Answer : D

15. The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is
A. cerebellum
B. medulla oblongata
C. pons
D. cerebrum
Answer : D

16. The golden age of Dinosaurs was
A. Palaezoic
B. Cenozoic
C. Mesozoic
D. Proterozoic
Answer : C

17. Plant diseases are spread by
A. insects
B. man
C. wind
D. All the above
Answer : D

18. Which of the following diseases is water borne?
A. Cholera
B. Malaria
C. Filiariasis
D. None of the above
Answer : A

19. The brain is covered by
A. meninges
B. bone
C. skin
D. All the above
Answer : D

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

21. 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

22. A child goes on vomiting profusely and develops symptoms of diarrhoea. Chances are that in the child's blood serum there is a drop In
A. calcium
B. iron
C. sodium
D. phosphorus
Answer : C

23. The amount of blood in a normal man is about
A. 5.0 litres
B. 2.5 litres
C. 3.8 litres
D. 4.7 litres
Answer : A

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

25. The biologist who believed in the spontaneous creation of microorganisms was
A. Leuwenhock
B. Needham
C. Spallanzeni
D. Pasteur
Answer : B

26. The development of new organs is termed
A. Parthenogenesis
B. Morphogenesis
C. Histogenesis
D. Paedogenesis
Answer : B

27. Blood plasma from which fibrinogen is removed is known as
A. serum
B. blood concentrate
C. lymph
D. antibody component
Answer : A

28. The eland having endorine as well as exocrine function is
A. Adrenal gland
B. Thyroid gland
C. Pituitary gland
D. Pancreatic gland
Answer : D

29. Intravascular clotting of blood is known as
A. anaemia
B. leucopenia
C. thrombosis
D. thrombin
Answer : C

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

31. The genetic code DNA is carried from the nucleus to Ribosome by
A. t-RNA
B. r-RNA
C. S-DNA
D. ATP
Answer : B

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

33. What are the symptoms of 'Pellagra'?
A. Colour blindness
B. Rickets
C. Patches of skin
D. Soft bones
Answer : C

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

35. Who discovered the electron microscope?
A. Knoll and Ruska
B. Rudolf and Kolliker
C. Robert Hooke
D. CP Swanson
Answer : A

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

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

38. An organism eating its own species is called
A. carnivore
B. detritivore
C. cannibal
D. herbivore
Answer : C

39. The oldest era is
A. Palaeozoic
B. Mesozoic
C. Cenozoic
D. Proterozoic
Answer : D

40. Coagulation of blood in vessels is prevented during normal circulation by
A. heparin
B. prothrombin
C. plasmogen
D. thromboplastin
Answer : A

41. The life cycle of Malarial Parasite consists of two phases in man. Where do they occur?
A. In RBC and liver cells
B. In WBC and RBC
C. In lymph
D. In gall bladder and pancreas
Answer : A

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

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

44. Higher plants take up nitrogen as
A. Nitrites only
B. Nitrates only
C. Nitrates and Ammonia
D. Urea
Answer : C

45. Man is warm-blooded, frog is cold-blooded, Which one of the following is cold-blooded?
A. snake
B. peacock
C. parrot
D. camel atmospheric pressure
Answer : A

46. In case of a heart attack a hormone is injected as an emergency measure. Which one is it?
A. Thyroxine
B. Adrenaline
C. Heparin
D. Insulin
Answer : B

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

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

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

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