Biology Part 1 Online Quiz

Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Biology. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Q 1 - Oncology is the study of:

Answer : B

Explanation

Oncology is the branch of Medical Science that studies the treatment of tumors (cancer).

Q 2 - When does the heart of a human embryo start beating?

Answer : C

Explanation

The human embryonic heart normally begins beating approximately after 21 days of fertilization.

Q 3 - Consider the following statements:

1. Proteins are biomolecules.

2. Proteins consist of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

Choose the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : C

Explanation

Proteins are normally large biomolecules or macromolecules.

Q 4 - Cyanocobalamin is the chemical name of …

Answer : B

Explanation

Vitamin B12 is soluble in water.

Q 5 - Biodiversity provides the following essential benefits to humans:

1. It forms soil formation

2. It prevents soil erosion

3. It recycles the waste

4. It pollinates crops

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : B

Explanation

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Q 6 - Consider the following statements:

1. The plants which grows and obtain food from the dead organic matter are known as saprophyte.

2. Saprophyte plants do not have chlorophyll and hence they cannot make their food.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 7 - Which among the following is known as protein packaging plant?

A - Endoplasmic reticulum

B - Golgi apparatus

C - Lysosome

D - Mitochondria

Answer : B

Explanation

Golgi apparatus is composed of numerous layers.

Q 8 - Which among the following is an important source of sugar?

Answer : C

Explanation

Sugar is produced from sugarcane.

Q 9 - Which among the following cities is the center for DNA finger print and diagnostic?

Answer : A

Explanation

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Q 10 - If the food wrapped in newspaper, most likely, the food can get contaminated with

Answer : A

Explanation

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Q 11 - Consider the following statements:

1. The chief characteristic of proteins is to bind other molecules specifically and tightly.

2. Proteins cannot bind to other proteins as well as to small-molecule substrates.

Choose the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : A

Explanation

Proteins can bind to other proteins as well as to small-molecule substrates.

Q 12 - Which among the following carries blood from the stomach, intestines, spleen, and pancreas to the liver?

Answer : A

Explanation

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Q 13 - The main characteristics of blood is _____

A - Neural

B - Acidic

C - Alkaline

D - Sometime acidic – some time alkaline

Answer : C

Explanation

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Q 14 - The edible part of the coconut is known as …

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 15 - Consider the following statements:

1. Petals and sepals are collectively known as tepals.

2. Stigma is the receptive surface area of the carpel.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 16 - …………………. Is not a natural disaster?

A - Landslide

B - Earthquake

C - Nuclear explosion

D - Volcanic explosion

Answer : C

Explanation

Nuclear explosion is not a natural disaster.

Q 17 - Which among the following is the most poisonous fish?

Answer : C

Explanation

Stonefish releases its venom through a row of spines on their back, which can be extended when there is threat.

Q 18 - Who among the following is known as the father Green Revolution?

A - Alexander Fleming

B - Borlaug

C - Karl Ernst von Baer

D - Mendel

Answer : B

Explanation

Norman E. Borlaug, an American biologist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate, is known as the father of green revolution.

Q 19 - Consider the following statements:

1. Chromosomes are composed of DNA.

2. Chromosomes carry genetic information.

Choose the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 20 - The loss of blood from the blood vessels is known as …

Answer : D

Explanation

Haemorrhage normally caused by (corporeal) injury.

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