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Biology test -I

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Genetics is the study of

  1. forms and features of plant organs

  2. heredity and variations

  3. classification based on characters of somatic chromosomes

  4. growth and differentiation in living organisms


Correct Option: B

Study of external characters of organisms is referred to as

  1. anatomy

  2. physiology

  3. morphology

  4. eugenics


Correct Option: C

Plant pathology includes the study of

  1. plant diseases

  2. symptoms

  3. control of diseases

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

The tallest tree is

  1. Pinus

  2. Acanthocephalus

  3. Sequoia

  4. Eucalyptus


Correct Option: D

The study of the pollen grains is

  1. palynology

  2. pedology

  3. phrenology

  4. mycology


Correct Option: A

Father of taxonomy is

  1. Aristotle

  2. Linnaeus

  3. Theophrastus

  4. Koch


Correct Option: B

National bird of India is

  1. Indian bustard

  2. ibis

  3. peacock

  4. nightingale


Correct Option: C

Microbiology deals with the study of

  1. animals

  2. plants

  3. microorganisms

  4. viruses


Correct Option: C

Branch of zoology dealing with study of behaviour of animals is

  1. ethology

  2. ecology

  3. sociology

  4. ichthyology


Correct Option: A

The branch of biology that deals with heredity is called

  1. genetics

  2. eugenics

  3. euthenics

  4. cytology


Correct Option: A

Zoology, Botany and Biology are Greek terms. The father of Biology and Zoology is Aristotle. Who is father of Botany?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Theophrastus

  3. Hippocrates

  4. Darwin


Correct Option: B

One Angstorm is equal to

  1. 10-6 metres

  2. 10-8 metres

  3. 10-10 metres

  4. 10-12 metres


Correct Option: C

Study of eggs of birds is called

  1. osteology

  2. odontology

  3. oology

  4. ornithology


Correct Option: C

The father of modern botany is

  1. Brunfels

  2. Bauhin

  3. Pasteur

  4. Linnaeus


Correct Option: B

Study of nuclear cytology is known as

  1. neurology

  2. mycology

  3. karyology

  4. radiology


Correct Option: C

Who among the following demonstrated that A + T = G + C in all the classes of DNA?

  1. Watson and Crick

  2. R.Q. Holley

  3. Luria

  4. E. Chargaff


Correct Option: D

Study of animals that live and subsist on other animals is

  1. pathology

  2. ecology

  3. parasitology

  4. taxonomy


Correct Option: C

Electron microscope employs

  1. fluorochromes

  2. polarizer and analyser filters

  3. objective and occular lenses

  4. electromagnetic lenses


Correct Option: D

Ozone layer is found in

  1. hydrosphere

  2. stratosphere

  3. lithosphere

  4. troposphere


Correct Option: B

The study of growing flowering plants is called _____________

  1. Floriculture

  2. Horticulture

  3. Anthropology

  4. none above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The study of growing flowering plants is called floriculture.

The word 'Genetics' was coined by

  1. Mendel

  2. Watson

  3. Johnson

  4. Bateson


Correct Option: D

Who discovered and coined and term 'cell'?

  1. Hooke and Harvey

  2. Hook

  3. Leeuwenhoek

  4. Schleiden and Schwann


Correct Option: B

'Omnis cellula e cellula' was given by

  1. Leeuwenhoek

  2. Robert Brown

  3. L. Pasteur

  4. R. Virchow


Correct Option: D

A person who has to plant trees in the forest, must have the knowledge of

  1. sericulture

  2. silviculture

  3. apiculture

  4. pisciculture


Correct Option: B

The increase in the rate of world population is because of

  1. industrialization

  2. increased food supply

  3. increased fecundity

  4. decreased infant mortality


Correct Option: A
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