- Biology Notes for UPSC IAS Prelims (Part II)
- Biology - Home
- Biology - Classification of Organisms
- Biology - Cell Division
- Biology - Virus
- Biology - Bacteria
- Biology - Fungi
- Biology - The Roots
- Biology - The Plant Stem
- Biology - The Plant Leaf
- Biology - The Flowers
- Biology - The Fruit
- Biology - Plant Diseases
- Biology - The Blood
- Biology - Blood Group
- Biology - Human Brain
- Biology - Skeleton System
- Biology - Endocrine System
- Biology - Endocrine Diseases
- Biology - Carbohydrate
- Biology - Proteins
- Biology - Fats
- Biology - Vitamins
- Biology - Minerals
- Biology - Genetic Terminology
- Organisms & their Chromosome Counts
- Biology - Viral Diseases
- Biology - Bacterial Diseases
- Branches of Biology
- Inventions & Discoveries in Biology
- Nobel Prize in Biology
Biology Part 2 Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Consider the following statements:
1. Oesophagus is a muscular tube that squeezes food along to the stomach.
2. Stomach stores, mixes, and digests food with the gastric juice.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
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Q 2 - Consider the following statements:
1. The iris is the colored portion of the eyeball placed behind the cornea.
2. The iris automatically adjusts the size of the pupil in respect of the intensity of light falling on it.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
The lens attached to the ciliary body is situated behind the iris.
Q 3 - Consider the following statements:
1. Cerebrum is the center of intelligence, memory association, imagination, and will.
2. Cerebrum controls voluntary actions.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
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Q 4 - Consider the following statements:
1. The pulmonary artery is the only artery that carries impure blood to the lungs from the heart.
2. The pulmonary vein is the only vein that carries pure blood again to the heart from the lung.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
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Q 5 - Which among the following vitamins passes out through urine?
Answer : B
Explanation
N/A
Q 6 - Which among the following is beneficial for the kidney treatment?
Answer : B
Explanation
Bryophyllum is popular as it can treat the kidney problems and urinary disorders.
Q 7 - Cholecalciferol is the chemical name of …
Answer : B
Explanation
Vitamin D is soluble in fat.
Answer : C
Explanation
N/A
Q 9 - Which among the following organs breaks fat and produce cholesterol?
Answer : D
Explanation
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Q 10 - In reference to heart sound, which one among the following statements is correct?
A - Heart sounds because of the internal blood flow inside the heart
B - Heart sounds because of the external blood flow outside the heart
C - Heart sounds because of the opening and closing of heart valves
Answer : C
Explanation
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Q 11 - Consider the following statements:
1. Plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by photosynthesis process.
2. Plants store the absorbed energy internally, normally, in the form of starch or lipids.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes:
Answer : C
Explanation
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Q 12 - Consider the following statements:
1. Plant cells have fixed size and shape.
2. Animal cells have varying sizes and shapes.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes:
Answer : B
Explanation
Plant cells have different sizes.
Answer : D
Explanation
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Q 14 - Which among the following sugars predominates in honey?
Answer : B
Explanation
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Q 15 - Consider the following statements:
1. Enzymes are complex chemical substances, which largely consist of proteins.
2. Enzymes are accountable for biochemical reactions in the protoplasm.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
Enzymes are produced in the living cells.
Q 16 - Which among the following is comparatively less harmful to the environment and does not have global impact?
Answer : D
Explanation
The chemical formula of methane is CH4.
Q 17 - Which among the following statements correctly defines bipedalism?
A - Movement of an organism on his/her two front limbs
B - Movement of an organism on his/her two rear limbs
C - Movement of an organism on his/her two limbs – one front limb and one rear limb
D - Movement of an organism on his/her two rear limbs especially while running
Answer : B
Explanation
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Q 18 - Consider the following statements:
1. The human bodies’ store different vitamins widely.
2. Vitamins A, D, and B12 are stored in considerable amounts, mainly in the liver.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes:
Answer : C
Explanation
Humans must consume vitamins periodically to avoid deficiency.
Q 19 - Salicylic acid is the chemical name of …
Answer : D
Explanation
N/A
Q 20 - Which among the following hormones affects the female organs?
Answer : B
Explanation
Oestrogen is produced by ovary.
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