Biology MCQs

11. Stripes can be seen over the body of many animals. Which of the following indication is given by the stripes?
[A] Mating habit
[B] Food habit
[C] Cave dwelling
[D] Matching of skin colour with surroundings

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12. Which one of the following is cultivated by transplanting seedlings? (UPSC Prelims 1997)
[A] Maize
[B] Sorghum
[C] Onion
[D] Soyabean

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13. Which among the following genus is known as the ‘handy man’?
[A] Homo sapiens sapiens
[B] Homo habilis
[C] Homo sapiens neanderthelensis
[D] Homo erectus

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14. In which branch of biology is the study of breasts deals?
[A] Mammology
[B] Mastology
[C] Malacology
[D] None of these

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15. Who among the following discovered Vitamin E?
[A] Evans and Bishop
[B] Henrik Dam
[C] Harry Holmes and Ruth Corbet
[D] Sir Edward Mellanby

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16. Red algae are known as__?
[A] Chlorophyceae
[B] Rhodophyceae
[C] Phaeophyceae

[D] None of these

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17. Which is the largest phylum of Animalia?
[A] Arthropoda
[B] Annelida
[C] Moluska
[D] Aves

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18. Which of the following possesses the characteristics of both plants and animals?
[A] Azolla
[B] Lycopodium
[C] Euglena

[D] Sphagnum

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19. What is the approximate number of specific cells in the human body?
[A] 200 types
[B] 300 types
[C] 250 types
[D] 150 types

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20. Viruses are usually divided into several large groups based mainly on?
[A] nature of the host
[B] nucleic acid characteristics
[C] capsid symmetry
[D] diameter of the viroin or nucleocapsid

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