General Science – Biology MCQs

31. Apart from sugarcane (most commonly Saccharum officinarum) which among the following plants is widely known in the world as a commercial source of table sugar ?

[A] Toona cilata
[B] Gloriosa superba
[C] Asparagus pulmosus
[D] Beta vulgaris

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32. The correct group of animals that suffer from the “Foot & Mouth ” disease is as follows:

[A] Only Cattle
[B] Cattle & Sheeps
[C] Cattle and Pigs
[D] Cattle, Sheeps and Pigs

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33. “Pratham” the first animal born in 1990 by the IVF (In vitro Fertilization) at the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal was a ________ ?

[A] Cow
[B] Buffalo
[C] Sheep
[D] Goat

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34. The term “Gypsophils” is associated with the people who have liking for which among the following?

[A] Vultures
[B] Eagles
[C] Hawks
[D] Falcons

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35. A treatment with which among the following plant hormones would prevent water loss from the plant leaves, by reducing transpiration, in times of low water availability?

[A] Ethylene
[B] Abscisic Acid
[C] Gibberelic Acid
[D] Auxin

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36. Antipyretic medicines are used for which among the following purposes?

[A] In fever
[B] In Diarrhea
[C] In Cough
[D] In Allergy

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37. What is PRINT (Particle Replication in Non-wetting Templates)  Technology ?

[A] It’s a technology related to genetic engineering and refers to duplication of the DNA codes
[B] It’s a technology related to climate change and refers to a new technique of combating air pollution
[C] It’s a new technology related to synthesis of artificial blood
[D] None of them

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38.  Late Hargobind Khorana had received Nobel Prize in physiology in 1968, for work on which among the following?

[A] Mechanisms of the action of hormones
[B] Chemical Structure of antibodies
[C] Interpretation of the genetic code
[D] Structural and functional organization of the cell

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39. How does calcium carbide ripen mangoes?

[A] It reacts with moisture and releases Ethylene
[B] It reacts with moisture and releases Acetaldehyde, which in turn releases ethylene
[C] It reacts with starch and releases Acetylene
[D] It reacts with moisture and releases Ethyne

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40. Which of the following branches of biology studies the Joint of bones is?

[A] Autecology
[B] Araneology
[C] Arthrology
[D] Anthropology

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