Biology MCQs

11. In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum(potato) and Panthera leo(lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo represent?
[A] Taxonomic Hierarchy
[B] Specific Epithet
[C] Binomial Nomenclature
[D] Identification

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12. Triple Antigen IPV immunizes against three diseases. Which of the following is not immunized by ‘Triple Antigen’? (UPSC Prelims 1979).
[A] Typhoid
[B] Whooping cough
[C] Tetanus
[D] Diphtheria

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13. Which of the following cell organelles does not contain DNA?
[A] Nucleus
[B] Mitochondria
[C] Lysosomes
[D] Chloroplast

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14. Which of the following protects the body from infectious disease?
[A] Leukocytes
[B] Red Blood Cells
[C] Endoplasmic Reticulum
[D] Golgi Bodies

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15. What is another name for Koshland’s theory of enzyme action?
[A] Reduced fit theory
[B] Induced fit theory
[C] Enzyme coenzyme theory

[D] Lock and key theory

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16. Who among the following is considered as the “Father of Indian Phycology”
[A] Prof. M.O.P. Iyenger
[B] Prof. J.N. Mishra
[C] Prof. R.R. Mishra
[D] Prof. R.N. Singh

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17. Which place in India is called the “Gold Mine of Liverworts”?
[A] Eastern Himalayas
[B] Western Himalayas
[C] Western Ghats
[D] Eastern Ghats

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18. Which of the following performs an important function of flowers?
[A] They help in the process of reproduction
[B] They produce diaspores without fertilization
[C] The gametophytes develop inside the flower
[D] All of the above

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19. To which family do brown mustard and broccoli belong?
[A] Solanaceae
[B] Fabaceae
[C] Cruciferae
[D] None of these

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20. There are two nuclei at the end of the pollen tube, what are they called?
[A] Tube nucleus and a generative nucleus
[B] Sperm and ovum
[C] Generative nucleus and stigma
[D] Tube nucleus and sperm

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