Biology MCQs

1. Which among the following kinds of roots are found in Sugarcane?
[A] Prop Roots
[B] Stilt Roots
[C] Pneumatophores
[D] Nodulose Roots

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2. Which among the following is not a monosaccharide?
[A] Glucose
[B] Sucrose
[C] Fructose
[D] Galactose

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3. The pitcher plant is characterized by which of the following plants ?
[A] Autotrophes
[B] Insectivorous
[C] Allergen
[D] None of the above

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4. Which among the following conditions will give birth to Fraternal Twins?
[A] a single egg is fertilized to form one zygote which then divides into two separate embryos
[B] sperm cells fertilize both the ovum and the second polar body
[C] two eggs are independently fertilized by two different sperm cells
[D] none of the above

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5. Which among the below is not a food plant?
[A] Allium cepa
[B] Allium sativum
[C] Asparagus officinalis
[D] Atropa belladona

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6. Due to which of the processes in plants the Radiocarbon dating is possible to estimate their age?
[A] Growth
[B] Chemosynthesis
[C] Photosynthesis
[D] Assimilation

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7. 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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8. 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

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9. Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?
[A] Red blood cells
[B] Nerves
[C] Plasma
[D] White blood cells

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10. Which of the following micro-organism causes diseases like polio and chicken pox?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Protozoa
[C] Algae
[D] Virus

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