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Lecturer / Subject Specialist Biology Sample MCQs Paper
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SUBJECT: BIOLOGY (B-17) IN Higher EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Time: 1 hour 30 minute
DIRECTION: Each of the questions below is followed by four suggested answers. Select the one that is BEST in each case and shade your choose option A, B, C or D.
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SELECT THE BEST ANSWER FOR FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
| 1 | The scientific study of livings is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Anatomy | B. | Biology | ||||||
| C. | Geology | D. | Zoology | ||||||
| 2 | The word “BIOLOGY” has been derived from __________ word? | ||||||||
| A. | Latin | B. | English | ||||||
| C. | Greek | D. | French | ||||||
| 3 | According to modern system of taxonomy, living organisms have been classified into? | ||||||||
| A. | Three Kingdoms | B. | Five Kingdoms | ||||||
| C. | Two Kingdoms | D. | Six Kingdoms | ||||||
| 4 | Kingdom Protoctista includes __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Fungi | B. | Prokaryotes | ||||||
| C. | Protists | D. | Piantae | ||||||
| 5 | Kingdom Fungi includes __________? | ||||||||
| A. | A cellular, eukaryotic organisms | B. | Non-chlorophylls, multicellular eukaiyotlc organisms | ||||||
| C. | Non-chlorophylls, multioellular, thailophytic organisms | D. | Chlorophyllus, multicellular, eukaryotic Organisms | ||||||
| 6 | Earthworm is included in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Kingdom Plantae | B. | Kingdom Protoctista | ||||||
| C. | Kingdom Monera | D. | Kingdom Animalia | ||||||
| 7 | The Study of organisms inhabiting the sea and Ocean and the physical and chemical characteristics of their environment is: | ||||||||
| A. | Social Biology | B. | Marine Biology | ||||||
| C. | Environmental Biology | D. | Fresh Water Biology | ||||||
| 8 | The branch of Biology which deals with the use of data and techniques of engineering & technology concerning living organisms is: | ||||||||
| A. | Human Biology | B. | Environmental Biology | ||||||
| C. | Genetics | D. | Bio-technology | ||||||
| 9 | The branch in which organism’s life cycle, mode of transmission and interaction with their hosts are studied is: | ||||||||
| A. | Anatomy | B. | Physiology | ||||||
| C. | Parasitology | D. | Social Biology | ||||||
| 10 | The molecules of living matter that provide building blocks are mostly based on: | ||||||||
| A. | Carbon | B. | Nitrogen | ||||||
| C. | Hydrogen | D. | Ammonia | ||||||
| 11 | Human blood is an example of __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Organelle | B. | Tissues | ||||||
| C. | Organic compound | D. | Inorganic compounds | ||||||
| 12 | With different chemical arrangements and formation Of complex molecules, the life emerges on the level of the? | ||||||||
| A. | Cells | B. | Tissues | ||||||
| C. | Organs | D. | Organ System | ||||||
| 13 | Organelles are __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Unicellular structures | B. | Multi-cellular structures | ||||||
| C. | Sub-cellular structures | D. | Non-cellular structures | ||||||
| 14 | Functional unit of DNA is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Nucleus | B. | Genes | ||||||
| C. | Chromosomes | D. | Nucleolus | ||||||
| 15 | Various tissue types combine to make up __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Cells | B. | Organs | ||||||
| C. | Organ System | D. | Organelles | ||||||
| 16 | Two or more populations of different species living and interacting in the same area form: | ||||||||
| A. | Biosphere | B. | Community | ||||||
| C. | Population System | D. | Ecosystem | ||||||
| 17 | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function is: | ||||||||
| A. | Organ | B. | Tissues | ||||||
| C. | Organelle | D. | Organ System | ||||||
| 18 | Which of the following is an example of “molecule”? | ||||||||
| A. | Chloroplast | B. | A Nerve Cell | ||||||
| C. | DNA | D. | Hydrogen | ||||||
| 19 | A group of very similar inter breeding organisms constitutes? | ||||||||
| A. | Biosphere | B. | Ecosystem | ||||||
| C. | Population | D. | Species | ||||||
| 20 | Members of one species inhabiting the same are form __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Species | B. | Community | ||||||
| C. | Ecosystem | D. | Population | ||||||
| 21 | On the basis of collected facts and figures, a scientist formulates a factitive statement called: | ||||||||
| A. | Observation | B. | Research work | ||||||
| C. | Hypothesis | D. | Inductive Reasoning | ||||||
| 22 | Robert Hooke discovered __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Nucleus | B. | Mitochondria | ||||||
| C. | Cell | D. | DNA | ||||||
| 23 | Steps Involved in scientific method are? | ||||||||
| A. | Hypothesis – Accumulated data –observation & experimentation –conclusion | B. | New data — Conclusion — Accumulated data — Observation & experimentation | ||||||
| C. | Accumulated data – New data – Observation & experimentation – Hypothesis – Conclusion | D. | Accumulated data — Hypothesis –Observation & experimentation — New data — Conclusion | ||||||
| 24 | Malaria is associated with __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Culex Mosquito | B. | Culiesta Mosquito | ||||||
| C. | Anopheles Mosquito | D. | Culex & Anopheles Mosquito | ||||||
| 25 | Biologist ‘Grass’ discovered the life cycle of plasmodium in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | 1896 | B. | 1897 | ||||||
| C. | 1898 | D. | 1899 | ||||||
| 26 | The first antibiotic to be discovered was __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Penicillin | B. | Cephalosporin | ||||||
| C. | Amino glycosides | D. | Erythromycin | ||||||
| 27 | Immunization by vaccination was first introduced by? | ||||||||
| A. | Fleming in 1945 | B. | Florey & Chain in 1975 | ||||||
| C. | Flore & Chain in 1795 | D. | Edward Jenner in 1795 | ||||||
| 28 | The science of growing terrestrial plants in an aerated solution is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Hydrodynamics | B. | Hydroponics | ||||||
| C. | Hydroponics | D. | None of them | ||||||
| 29 | An educated guess is called: | ||||||||
| A. | Accumulated Data | B. | Observation | ||||||
| C. | Hypothesis | D. | Conclusion | ||||||
| 30 | Dolly, the sheep was a highly successful clone from a somatic cell, reported back in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | 1993 | B. | 1994 | ||||||
| C. | 1995 | D. | 1996 | ||||||
| 31 | Crop rotation helps in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Growth of pathogens | B. | Soil Infertility | ||||||
| C. | Slowing of crops growth | D. | Eradication of disease | ||||||
| 32 | People living in high altitudes (like mountains) usually have a __________? | ||||||||
| A. | smaller number of Red Blood Cells | B. | larger number of Red Blood Cells | ||||||
| C. | smaller number of White Blood
Cells |
D. | larger number of White Blood Cells | ||||||
| 33 | Which character differentiates living things from non-living organisms? | ||||||||
| A. | They live in the same ecosystem. | B. | They are highly organized and complex made of one or more cells and contain genetic material | ||||||
| C. | They are acted upon by the same environment | D. | Both a and b | ||||||
| 34 | Which Vitamin is needed for the formation of a light-sensitive pigment in the retina? | ||||||||
| A. | Vitamin A | B. | Vitamin C | ||||||
| C. | Vitamin D | D. | B complex | ||||||
| 35 | The average internal temperature of human body is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | 35oC | B. | 36oC | ||||||
| C. | 37oC | D. | 38oC | ||||||
| 36 | The study of fossils is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Environmental Biology | B. | Historical biology | ||||||
| C. | Palaeontology | D. | Social biology | ||||||
| 37 | About __________ of the body weight of a mammal is water? | ||||||||
| A. | 60% | B. | 65% | ||||||
| C. | 70% | D. | 75% | ||||||
| 38 | The experiments on DNA molecules in chromosomes for knowing the basis of inherited diseases are conducted by? | ||||||||
| A. | Molecular biologists | B. | Microbiologists | ||||||
| C. | Freshwater biologists | D. | Social biologist | ||||||
| 39 | On wound __________ fight foreign particles, like bacteria? | ||||||||
| A. | White Blood cells | B. | Red Blood Cells | ||||||
| C. | Platelets | D. | Plasma | ||||||
| 40 | Synthetic insulin from pork was formed by which technique? | ||||||||
| A. | Biotechnology | B. | Social biological techniques | ||||||
| C. | Parasitology | D. | Both a and c | ||||||
| 41 | Blood is carried towards the heart by __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Arteries | B. | Capillaries | ||||||
| C. | Veins | D. | none of these | ||||||
| 42 | The branch of biology which deals with the study of social behavior and communal life of human beings living in any environment is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Environmental biology | B. | Social biology | ||||||
| C. | Human biology | D. | Both b and c | ||||||
| 43 | __________ is essential for the formation of hemoglobin. | ||||||||
| A. | Calcium | B. | Iron | ||||||
| C. | Water | D. | Carbohydrates | ||||||
| 44 | Out of 92 naturally occurring chemical elements how many are considered as bio-elements? | ||||||||
| A. | 6 | B. | 16 | ||||||
| C. | 26 | D. | 15 | ||||||
| 45 | __________ are needed as a source of energy for the vital activities of the body? | ||||||||
| A. | Calcium | B. | Iron | ||||||
| C. | Water | D. | Carbohydrates | ||||||
| 46 | Oxygen accounts for __________% of totals human body mass? | ||||||||
| A. | 65% | B. | 18% | ||||||
| C. | 10% | D. | 3% | ||||||
| 47 | The atoms of different elements combine with each other through ionic or covalent bonding to produce compounds this stable form is called: | ||||||||
| A. | An organ | B. | A molecule | ||||||
| C. | Tissue | D. | Both a and c | ||||||
| 48 | Which one of them is a micro-molecule? | ||||||||
| A. | Polysaccharide | B. | Protein | ||||||
| C. | Hemoglobin | D. | ATP | ||||||
| 49 | A structure formed by groups of similar cells organized into loose sheets or bundles performing similar functions is called as: | ||||||||
| A. | An organ | B. | An organism | ||||||
| C. | A Tissue | D. | A Cell | ||||||
| 50 | Haemodialysis means cleaning of __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Urine | B. | Blood | ||||||
| C. | Glomerular filterate | D. | Coelomic fluid | ||||||
| 51 | In animals coordination is achieved by means of? | ||||||||
| A. | Nervous system | B. | Endocrine system | ||||||
| C. | Respiratory system | D. | Both A and B | ||||||
| 52 | Production of sweat and sebum is related with? | ||||||||
| A. | Skin | B. | Liver | ||||||
| C. | Lungs | D. | GIT | ||||||
| 53 | Group of living organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Community | B. | Population | ||||||
| C. | Ecosystem | D. | Biome | ||||||
| 54 | The evaporative cooling in the respiratory tract of dogs is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Vasodilation | B. | Vasoconstriction | ||||||
| C. | Panting | D. | All of these | ||||||
| 55 | Different species of plants and animals living in the same habitat is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Population | B. | Community | ||||||
| C. | Biome | D. | Habitat | ||||||
| 56 | Which of the following pathogen type cause disease that can be treated with antibiotics? | ||||||||
| A. | Bacteria | B. | Fungi | ||||||
| C. | Virus | D. | none of these | ||||||
| 57 | A large regional community primarily determined by climate is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Population | B. | Community | ||||||
| C. | Biome | D. | Habitat | ||||||
| 58 | Most cell membranes are composed principally of? | ||||||||
| A. | DNA ad protein | B. | Protein and Lipids | ||||||
| C. | Protein and Chitin | D. | Protein and RNA | ||||||
| 59 | The concept that various organisms dominated this planet during various geological time period and thus placing organisms in a time sequence came from the studies by? | ||||||||
| A. | Environmental biologist | B. | Paleontologist | ||||||
| C. | Marine biologist | D. | Social biologist | ||||||
| 60 | Normally, in the process of osmosis, the net flow of water molecules into or out of the cell depends upon differences in the? | ||||||||
| A. | Concentration of water molecules inside and outside the cell | B. | Concentration of enzymes on either side of the cell membrane | ||||||
| C. | Rate of molecular motion on either side of the cell membrane | D. | None of these | ||||||
| 61 | An unbroken series of species arranged in ancestors to descendent sequence with each later species having evolved from one that immediately preceded it is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Biome | B. | Phyletic lineage | ||||||
| C. | Community | D. | Population | ||||||
| 62 | Proteins are made from amino acids by the process of ? | ||||||||
| A. | Hydrolysis | B. | Pinocytosis | ||||||
| C. | Dehydration synthesis | D. | Active transport | ||||||
| 63 | Biological sciences have a set methodology and it is based on? | ||||||||
| A. | Experimental inquiry | B. | Esthetic preference | ||||||
| C. | Philosophical ideas | D. | Imaginations | ||||||
| 64 | Which is an organic compound found in most cells? | ||||||||
| A. | Water | B. | Glucose | ||||||
| C. | Oxygen | D. | Sodium chloride | ||||||
| 65 | A series of hypothesis supported by the results of many tests is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Scientific law | B. | Theory | ||||||
| C. | Data | D. | Deduction | ||||||
| 66 | Which are the four most abundant elements in living cells? | ||||||||
| A. | carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur | B. | carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen | ||||||
| C. | carbon, oxygen, sulfur,
phosphorus |
D. | carbon, sulfur, hydrogen,
magnesium |
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| 67 | Which one is not correct for a productive theory? | ||||||||
| A. | It is predictive | B. | It has explanatory power | ||||||
| C. | It discourages suggestion of different hypotheses | D. | None of these | ||||||
| 68 | Conclusion of Mendels work latter became a __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Scientific hypothesis | B. | Theory | ||||||
| C. | Scientific law | D. | Productive theory | ||||||
| 69 | Starch is converted into maltose by? | ||||||||
| A. | Diastase | B. | Invertase | ||||||
| C. | Maltase | D. | Amylase | ||||||
| 70 | Breeders have developed new and better varieties of food items by using which technique? | ||||||||
| A. | Pasteurization | B. | Hydroponic culture technique | ||||||
| C. | Genetic engineering | D. | Biological control techniques | ||||||
| 71 | Co-enzyme is often formed from? | ||||||||
| A. | Lipid | B. | Protein | ||||||
| C. | inorganic ion | D. | Vitamin | ||||||
| 72 | Production of genetically identical copies of organisms/cells by asexula reproduction is called? | ||||||||
| A. | Mitosis | B. | Replication | ||||||
| C. | Cloning | D. | Biological control | ||||||
| 73 | Messenger RNA is formed in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Nucleus | B. | Chloroplast | ||||||
| C. | Mitochondria | D. | none of these | ||||||
| 74 | Astronauts may use which technique to grow fruits and vegetables? | ||||||||
| A. | Tissue culture techniques | B. | Cloning | ||||||
| C. | Pasterisation | D. | Hydroponic culture technique | ||||||
| 75 | Number of chromosomes in E.coli? | ||||||||
| A. | 1 | B. | 2 | ||||||
| C. | 4 | D. | 6 | ||||||
| 76 | Which statement is incorrect for pasteurization? | ||||||||
| A. | It is used to preserve yogurt and milk | B. | It was developed by Louis Pasteur. | ||||||
| C. | It involves heating the substance at high temperature for just few
sec. |
D. | It can be used to preserve vegetables and meat. | ||||||
| 77 | Protein factory is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Nucleus | B. | Ribosome | ||||||
| C. | golgi complex | D. | Centriole | ||||||
| 78 | What is the mode of transmission of Hepatitis virus? | ||||||||
| A. | Aerosol | B. | Parentral (via blood) | ||||||
| C. | Skin penetration | D. | Unknown | ||||||
| 79 | Smallest disease causing agents in plants are? | ||||||||
| A. | Virion | B. | Mycoplasma | ||||||
| C. | Viroids | D. | Prions | ||||||
| 80 | Which disease can be controlled by vaccination? | ||||||||
| A. | Measles | B. | Cancer | ||||||
| C. | Diabetes | D. | Heart attack | ||||||
| 81 | The major cell infected by the HIV is lymphocyte? | ||||||||
| A. | helper-T | B. | B | ||||||
| C. | both T and B | D. | none of these | ||||||
| 82 | Vaccine was first developed by __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Louis Pasture | B. | Edward Jenner | ||||||
| C. | Jaber Ibn Hayan | D. | Aristotle | ||||||
| 83 | Pigment present in red algae is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Fucoxanthin | B. | Phycocyanin | ||||||
| C. | Phycoerythrin | D. | Bilirubin | ||||||
| 84 | Which disease has been totally eradicated from the world because of effective vaccination? | ||||||||
| A. | Measles | B. | Polio | ||||||
| C. | Small pox | D. | Hepatitis | ||||||
| 85 | Nutrition in fungi is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Photosynthetic | B. | Chemosynthetic | ||||||
| C. | Completely parasitic | D. | Absorptive heterotrophs | ||||||
| 86 | Which of the following statement is incorrect about antibiotics? | ||||||||
| A. | Used They are used against microorganisms | B. | They are always effective against bacteria | ||||||
| C. | They are used in diseases like
tuberculosis and pneumonia |
D. | They are derived from bacteria only | ||||||
| 87 | Fungi resemble plants because they lack __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Cell wall | B. | Cytoplasm | ||||||
| C. | Centriole | D. | Nucleus | ||||||
| 88 | Which treatment is instituted in a cancerous patient? | ||||||||
| A. | Antibiotic therapy | B. | Radiotherapy | ||||||
| C. | Gene therapy | D. | None of these | ||||||
| 89 | Which is a parasitic plant? | ||||||||
| A. | Cuscuta | B. | Rose | ||||||
| C. | Ferns | D. | Mosses | ||||||
| 90 | Which statement is incorrect for cloning? | ||||||||
| A. | The nucleus of a fertilized egg is replaced by the nucleus from the cell of a fully developed individual | B. | Division of a single egg into one or more separate embryos. | ||||||
| C. | The individual is the mirror image of the parent organism | D. | It involve methods of sexual reproduction | ||||||
| 91 | True roots absent in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Ferns | B. | Bryophytes | ||||||
| C. | Gymnosperms | D. | Angiosperms | ||||||
| 92 | Removal or degradation of environmental pollutants or toxic materials by living organisms is called __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Integrated disease management | B. | Hydroponic culture technique | ||||||
| C. | Pasteurization | D. | Bioremediation | ||||||
| 93 | The mechanism for ATP synthesis is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Chemosynthesis | B. | Photosynthesis | ||||||
| C. | Phosphorylation | D. | Chemiosmosis | ||||||
| 94 | Which of the following is not a viral disease? | ||||||||
| A. | Cowpox | B. | Mumps | ||||||
| C. | Tetanus | D. | Small pox | ||||||
| 95 | Enzyme present in the saliva is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Lipase | B. | Trypsin | ||||||
| C. | Ptyalin | D. | Invertase | ||||||
| 96 | In human body 99% of total mass is formed of __________? | ||||||||
| A. | 16 Bio-elements | B. | 12 Bio-elements | ||||||
| C. | 10 Bio-elements | D. | 6 Bio-elements | ||||||
| 97 | Nitrogen is present in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Carbohydrates | B. | Proteins | ||||||
| C. | Lipids | D. | Carbonates | ||||||
| 98 | Biological organization is __________? | ||||||||
| A. | Simple | B. | Advance | ||||||
| C. | Complex | D. | highly complex | ||||||
| 99 | Operculum is present in __________? | ||||||||
| A. | bony fish | B. | sea fish | ||||||
| C. | cartilaginous fish | D. | none of these | ||||||
| 100 | The arrangement of __________ speaks of the division of labour within cell? | ||||||||
| A. | Molecule | B. | Subatomic particles | ||||||
| C. | Atoms | D. | Organelles | ||||||