General Science - Biology MCQs

1. Bowman’s Capsule’ works as a part of the functional unit of which among the following human physiological system?

[A] Circulatory System
[B] Respiratory System
[C] Excretory System
[D] Reproductive System

2. Plants which are adapted to grow in soils containing high concentration of salt are known as:

[A] Xerophytes
[B] Mesophytes
[C] Halophytes
[D] Thallophytes

3. Which among the following have a ‘mixed heart’ ,that is the heart in which the oxygenated and the deoxygenated blood is mixed?

[A] Birds
[B] Fishes
[C] Reptiles
[D] Nematodes

4. Saffron’ is obtained from which among the following parts of the plant?

[A] Stigma
[B] Anther
[C] Stamen
[D] Pollen

5. The bacterium ‘Escherichia coli’ is found mainly in:

[A] Human Intestine
[B] Pteridophytes
[C] Root Nodules of leguminous plants
[D] Paddy fields for nitrogen fixation

6. Which among the following is not a ‘heriditary’ disease?

[A] Thalessemia
[B] Colour-Blindness
[C] Haemophilia
[D] Leukemia

7. Human Papilloma Virus is related to which of the following diseases?

[A] Prostate Cancer
[B] Cervical Cancer
[C] Lymphatic Filariasis
[D] Leukemia

8. The nutritional supplements Spirulina, Chorella and the Vitamin-C supplement, Dunaliella are actually :

[A] Algae
[B] Lichens
[C] Probiotics
[D] Bryophytes

9. Anemophily’ is pollination by :

[A] Birds
[B] Wind
[C] Ants
[D] Bats

10. Pest-resistant cotton commonly known as ‘Bt-Cotton’ is genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a:

[A] Bacterium
[B] Virus
[C] Microalgae
[D] Protist