Biology Set 5

General Knowledge (GK),

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC),

Indian Administrative Service (IAS),

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

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This set of General Science Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Biology Set 5

Q1 | Jamnapari is a breed of which of the following?
  • Goat
  • Sheep
  • Horse
  • Cow
Answer: Goat
Q2 | Due to which of the processes in plants the Radiocarbon dating is possible to estimatetheir age?
  • Growth
  • Chemosynthesis
  • Photosynthesis
  • Assimilation
Answer: Photosynthesis
Q3 | Which among the following vitamins is involved in the breakdown of energy moleculessuch as glucose?
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin B
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
Answer: Vitamin B
Q4 | Which among the following correctly refers to Ischemia?
  • restriction in blood supply due to factors in the blood vessels
  • Abrupt fall in the blood Pressure
  • necrosis in a blood vessel due to a local lack of oxygen
  • condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body
Answer: restriction in blood supply due to factors in the blood vessels
Q5 | What is the correct name of premature death of cells and living tissue?
  • Neutrophilia
  • Necrosis
  • Neoplasia
  • Nephrosis
Answer: Necrosis
Q6 | Which of the following groups of plants is known as Magnoliophyta?
  • Gymnosperms
  • Angiosperms
  • Algae
  • Bryophyte
Answer: Angiosperms
Q7 | Which among the following is a correct definition of Hematocrit?
  • proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells
  • proportion of blood volume that is occupied by white blood cells
  • proportion of blood volume that is occupied by Leucocytes and Thromobocytes
  • proportion of blood volume that is occupied by plasma
Answer: proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells
Q8 | Which among the following is the correct definition of Oxygen toxicity?
  • A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures
  • A condition resulting from the contamination of oxygen with Carbon Monoxide
  • A condition in which the body as a whole or a tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen supply
  • A condition in which due to water pollution, the aquatic animals in water bodies get died
Answer: A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing oxygen at high pressures
Q9 | Which among the following is true attribute to Polar bear?
  • Herbivore
  • Omnivore
  • Carnivore
  • Marsupial
Answer: Carnivore
Q10 | In which year India was certified as being free of variola (small pox virus) due to Indian national smallpox eradication programme (NSEP) and its intensified version (INSEP)?
  • 1975
  • 1977
  • 1980
  • 1985
Answer: 1977
Q11 | With which of the following animals Galton‘s whistle is most commonly associated?
  • Horses
  • Dogs
  • whales
  • Shark
Answer: Dogs
Q12 | Causing agent of which of the following disease produces Integrase enzyme?
  • Malaria
  • Small Pox
  • Swine flu
  • AIDS
Answer: AIDS
Q13 | Apart from the temporal bone, which among the following is considered as strongest bonein human body?
  • Humerus
  • Fibula
  • Femur
  • Tibia
Answer: Femur
Q14 | world‘s first cloned Buffalo was born in which country?
  • India
  • China
  • USA
  • Russia
Answer: India
Q15 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria commonly called ?The Global Fund?or ?GFATM? was established In which year ?
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2004
Answer: 2002
Q16 | Non-vascular embryophytes are also known as following?
  • Pteridophytes
  • Algae
  • Bryophytes
  • Gymnosperms
Answer: Bryophytes
Q17 | How many arteries are present in Human Umbilical Cord?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Answer: 2
Q18 | Lacrimal apparatus, Lacrimal artery, Lacrimal bone, Lacrimal ducts, Lacrimal fossa,Lacrimal fluid & Lacrimal gland are parts of which organ of the body?
  • Ear
  • Nose
  • Eye
  • Throat
Answer: Eye
Q19 | Rafflesia is the plant with largest flowers and found in many parts of the South East Asia.It is a ______?
  • Mangrove Plant
  • Ornamental Plant
  • Parasitic Plant
  • Carnivorous Plant
Answer: Parasitic Plant
Q20 | Who among the following is called father of Modern Genetics?
  • William Bateson
  • Robert Hooke
  • E J Butler
  • F O Bower
Answer: William Bateson
Q21 | Which among the following is correct about biocenosis?
  • The study of energy transformations in the living systems
  • Community of organisms occupying an area
  • Study of the parts of an ecosystem with specific species
  • A kind of abnormality related to organism living in a particular habitat
Answer: Community of organisms occupying an area
Q22 | Apart from sugarcane (most commonly Saccharum officinarum) which among thefollowing plants is widely known in the world as a commercial source of table sugar ?
  • Toona cilata
  • Gloriosa superba
  • Asparagus pulmosus
  • Beta vulgaris
Answer: Beta vulgaris
Q23 | For purity of which of the following commodity is expressed in ICUMSA numbers?
  • Refined Edible Oil
  • Refined Edible Sugar
  • Refined Vegetable Oil
  • Milk
Answer: Refined Edible Sugar
Q24 | From which part, Coconut coir is obtained?
  • Epicarp
  • Mesocarp
  • Endocarp
  • Seed
Answer: Mesocarp
Q25 | Which of the following plants have respiratory roots?
  • Marshy Plants
  • Mangroves
  • Epiphytes
  • Submerged Hydrophytes
Answer: Mangroves
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