Biology MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) - SchoolingAxis

Biology MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

 Que- Where are Enzymes found? 

a. Food 

b. Human body 

c. Medicines 

d. None 


Answer- Human body


Que- Enzymes are important because they 

a. Maintain cell shape 

b. Transfer genetic information 

c. Contain water 

d. Speeds up chemical reactions 


Answer- Speeds up chemical reactions


Que- Which one is the largest gland of human body 

a. Liver  

b. Thyroid  

c. Pituitary  

d. Intestine  


Answer- Liver 


Que- Colon and rectum is a part of 

a. Small Intestine  

b. Large Intestine  

c. Stomach  

d. Ureter  


Answer- Large Intestine 


Que- Biological membranes are composed of 

a. Phospholipids 

b. Proteins 

c. Carbohydrate groups 

d. All of the above 


Answer- All of the above


Que- Biological membranes are composed of 

a. 40% proteins and 60% lipids 

b. 50% proteins and 50% lipids 

c. 70% proteins and 30% lipids 

d. 60% proteins and 40% lipids 


Answer- 60% proteins and 40% lipids


Que- They are double membrane structures that are commonly oval or disc shaped. 

a. Ribosomes 

b. Lysosomes 

c. Nucleus 

d. Golgi bodies 


Answer- Ribosomes


Que- The cell wall of plants is generally made up of cellulose and is differently structured then that of a 

a. Moss 

b. Bacterium 

c. Fern 

d. Algae 


Answer- Bacterium


Que- Which cell feature is responsible for making proteins? 

a. Chromosomes 

b. Nucleus 

c. Ribosomes 

d. Cytoplasm 


Answer- Ribosomes


Que- The group of pistals or carpels is collectively spoken off as a 

a. Androecium 

b. Gynaecium 

c. Callyx 

d. Corolla 


Answer- Gynaecium


Que- Each stamen has a slender stalk or filament at the top of which a pollen bearing organ is present 

a. Stigma 

b. Anther 

c. Filament 

d. Ovary 


Answer- Anther


Que- All sepals collectively constitute a structure termed as 

a. Calyx 

b. Corolla 

c. Gynaecium 

d. Androecium 


Answer- Calyx


Que- An expanded basal portion of carpel is called as 

a. Stigma 

b. Ovary 

c. Style 

d. Pollen tube 


Answer- Ovary


Que- Taken together the petals constitute 

a. Calyx 

b. Corolla 

c. Gynaecium 

d. Androecium 


Answer- Corolla


Que- Which structure is specific to eukaryotic cells? 

a. Nucleus 

b. DNA 

c. Cytoplasm 

d. Cell membrane 


Answer- Nucleus


Que- Which of these statements is true of the kingdom protista? 

a. All are unicellular 

b. All are hetertrophic 

c. All are autotrophic 

d. All are eukaryotic 


Answer- All are eukaryotic


Que- Study of internal structure of organism iscalled 

a. Morphology 

b. Anatomy 

c. Histology 

d. Cytology 


Answer- Anatomy


Que- Biology is the scientific study of  

a. Plants 

b. Animals 

c. Bacteria 

d. Living organisms 


Answer- Living organisms


Que- Which of the following does not have blood but undergoes respiration ? 

a. Cockroach 

b. Snail 

c. Hydra 

d. Kangaroo 


Answer- Hydra


Que- Which of the following plants produce only seeds but no fruit? 

a. Sugarcane 

b. Peanut 

c. Cycas 

d. Almond 


Answer- Cycas


Que- Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure is called 

a. Sphygmology 

b. Scerology 

c. Sonography 

d. None of these 


Answer- Sphygmology


Que- Longest artery found in the body of human 

a. Venacava 

b. Arota 

c. Capillaries 

d. Ventricle 


Answer- Arota


Que- Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named 

a. Keratin 

b. Myoglobi 

c. Collagen 

d. Haemoglobin 


Answer- Haemoglobin


Que- Who was the discoverer of human blood groups ? 

a. Landsteiner 

b. Livine 

c. Vinear 

d. Leeuwenhoek 


Answer- Landsteiner


Que- Study of blood is called 

a. Hepatology 

b. Hematalogy 

c. Histology 

d. None of these 


Answer- Hematalogy


Que- What does the central nervous system consists of? 

a. Brain 

b. Spinal cord 

c. Nerves 

d. All the above 


Answer- All the above


Que- Virus range in size from 

a. 2 nm to 70 nm 

b. 2 nm to 100 nm 

c. 2 nm to 200 nm 

d. 2 nm to 300 nm 


Answer- 2 nm to 300 nm


Que- Virus was discovered by 

a. V.M.Stanely 

b. Stanely Miller 

c. D.Lwanowski 

d. Karpenchenko 


Answer- D.Lwanowski


Que- The study of microrganisms is termed as  

a. Evolution 

b. Microbiology 

c. Zoology 

d. Palaeontology 


Answer- Microbiology


Que- Entamoeba Histolytica is a 

a. Virus  

b. Protozoan  

c. Fungus  

d. Bacteria  


Answer- Protozoan 


Que- Amoeba belongs to which group 

a. Protozoa  

b. Bacteria  

c. Fungi  

d. None of the above  


Answer- Protozoa 


Que- Who discovered the insecticidal properties of DDT? 

a. Othmanzedicer  

b. R.H. Painter  

c. Paul Muller  

d. Rachel Carson  


Answer- Paul Muller 


Que- There is no bacteria activity in which of the following process? 

a. Sewage disposal 

b. Tanning of leather 

c. Ripening of cheese 

d. Preparation of sillage 


Answer- Ripening of cheese


Que- ________ reproduces by binary fission. 

a. Amoeba 

b. Liverfiuke 

c. Plasmodium 

d. Planaria 


Answer- Amoeba


Que- The DNA of the bacterium is found present in a distinct nuclear region called 

a. Nucleolus 

b. Centrosome 

c. Nucleoid 

d. Nucleus 


Answer- Nucleoid


Que- In autotrophic bacteria, where is chlorophyll located? 

a. In the nucleoid 

b. In the infolded plasma membrane 

c. In the ribosomes 

d. In chloroplast membranes 


Answer- In the infolded plasma membrane


Que- Prokaryotic cells lack 

a. Membrane bound by organelles 

b. Nucleolus 

c. Nuclear membrane 

d. All the above 


Answer- All the above


Que- The science related with the study of living 

a. Physics 

b. Chemistry 

c. Biology 

d. Mathematic 


Answer- Biology


Que- Ribosomes are produced in the  

a. Nucleus 

b. Vacuole 

c. Endoplasmic Reticulum 

d. Cytoplasm 


Answer- Nucleus


Que- Which of the following organelle is known as the 'Power House' of the cell? 

a. Golgi Bodies 

b. Ribosomes 

c. Mitochondria 

d. None of these 


Answer- Mitochondria


Que- Smallest cell in human body is 

a. Ovum 

b. Nerve cell 

c. Sperm 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Sperm


Que- Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to  

a. Tetanus 

b. Mumps 

c. Pyorrhoea 

d. Ulcers 


Answer- Mumps


Que- Which Virus causes Chicken Pox? 

a. Rubella Virus 

b. Herpes Zoster Virus 

c. Rabies 

d. Variola Virus 


Answer- Herpes Zoster Virus


Que- Besides Dog, which one is the other animal that can also cause rabies 

a. Donkey  

b. Bat  

c. Horse  

d. Crocodile  


Answer- Bat 


Que- Theilreia parva causes infection in 

a. Dog  

b. Buffalo  

c. Cat  

d. Horse  


Answer- Buffalo 


Que- The genotype of a plant showing a dominant phenotype can be determined by 

a. Backcross  

b. Dihybrid cross  

c. Testcross  

d. Pedigree analysis  


Answer- Testcross 


Que- Which of the following is not true of colour blindness? 

a. Colour blind people learn to rely on shapes, patterns, and positions of signs and signals 

b. Red-green colour blindness is the most common type of colour blindness 

c. A colour blind person cannot see any colours 

d. For some people, it might be difficult to recognize colours of traffic lights and signs 


Answer- A colour blind person cannot see any colours


Que- Stem Cell Therapy (SCT) is not useful for the treatment of which one of the following ailments ? 

a. Kidney failure 

b. Cancer 

c. Brain injury 

d. Vision impairment 


Answer- Vision impairment


Que- Which part of human eye controls the amount of light entering the eye 

a. Pupil  

b. Iris  

c. Cornea  

d. Retina  


Answer- Pupil 


Que- A seed is ripened 

a. Ovary 

b. Flower 

c. Gynoecium 

d. Ovule 


Answer- Ovule


Que- Which among the following is not a true fruit? 

a. Apple 

b. Date 

c. Grape 

d. Plum 


Answer- Apple


Que- Which of these is unique to flowering plants? 

a. Double fertilization 

b. An embryo surrounded by nutritive tissue 

c. Haploid gametophytes 

d. Pollen production 


Answer- Double fertilization


Que- The pollination by snail is called 

a. Zoophily 

b. Entomophily 

c. Chiropteriphily 

d. Malacophily 


Answer- Malacophily


Que- Which one of the following completes the given statement correctly ?A seed is a ripened 

a. Ovary 

b. Flower 

c. Gynoecium 

d. Ovule 


Answer- Ovule


Que- Sponges belongs to the phylum 

a. Protozoa 

b. Annelida 

c. Porifera 

d. Cnidaria 


Answer- Porifera


Que- Study of algae is called 

a. Phycology 

b. Micro biology 

c. Psychology 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Phycology


Que- Study of butterfly is 

a. Ichthyology 

b. Neonatology 

c. Lapidopterology 

d. Polynalogy 


Answer- Lapidopterology


Que- Which one of the following is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom ? 

a. Annelida 

b. Arthopoda 

c. Chordata 

d. Protozoa 


Answer- Arthopoda


Que- When a Cuttlefish is described as a Molluscs, it is at which level of classification? 

a. Class 

b. Order 

c. Family 

d. Phylum 


Answer- Phylum


Que- Late blight of potato is caused by 

a. Alternia solanii  

b. Phytophthora infestens  

c. Albugo candida  

d. Fusarium  


Answer- Phytophthora infestens 


Que- Amoeba proteus was discovered by 

a. Gerald Durrell  

b. William Bullock  

c. Johann Rösel von Rosenhof  

d. Paul Émile de Puydt 


Answer- Johann Rösel von Rosenhof 


Que- Which of the fungi is commonly called as bread mould 

a. Puccinia  

b. Rhizopus  

c. Ustilago  

d. All of these  


Answer- Rhizopus 


Que- In N2- fixation process, nitrite is converted to nitrate by 

a. Nitrobacter  

b. Azotobacter  

c. Nitosomonas  

d. Azospirillum  


Answer- Nitrobacter 


Que- Green mould is common name for 

a. Neurospora  

b. Mucor  

c. Penicillium  

d. Saccharomyces  


Answer- Penicillium 


Que- In test tube baby 

a. Fertilization of ova and development takes place in test tube 

b. Fertilization of ova takes place in test tube which development of embryo occur in uterus 

c. Fertilization takes place in uterus while development takes place in test tube 

d. Development of ova take place in test tube without fertilization 


Answer- Fertilization of ova takes place in test tube which development of embryo occur in uterus


Que- In uterus embryo get their nutrition through a structure called 

a. Fallopian tube 

b. Placenta 

c. Uterus 

d. None of these 


Answer- Placenta


Que- Study of female reproductive system is 

a. Gerontology 

b. Gastroenterology 

c. Gyneocology 

d. None of these 


Answer- Gyneocology


Que- Which among the following is/are female hormones? (i) Estrogen (ii) Progesterone (iii) Testosterone 

a. (i) and (iii) 

b. (i) and (ii) 

c. (ii) and (iii) 

d. Only (iii) 


Answer- (i) and (ii)


Que- Fertilization in human takes place inside 

a. Uterus 

b. Oviduct 

c. Ovigland 

d. None of these 


Answer- Oviduct


Que- Which of the following bacterium causes crown gall disease in plants? 

a. Bacillus thurigiensis 

b. Agrobacterium tumefaciens 

c. Pseudomonas fluorescens 

d. None of these 


Answer- Agrobacterium tumefaciens


Que- In plants which one of the following tissues is dead ? 

a. Parenchyma 

b. Collenchyma 

c. Sclerenchyma 

d. Phloem 


Answer- Sclerenchyma


Que- ________ connects muscle to the bones. 

a. Cartilage 

b. Areolar 

c. Ligaments 

d. Tendons 


Answer- Tendons


Que- In animals like Annelids, Molluscs, organs have associated to form functional systems, each system concerned with a specific physiological function. This pattern is called ________ system level of organization. 

a. Organ 

b. Open 

c. Closed 

d. Coelom 


Answer- Organ


Que- Xylem helps in transportation of which of the following? 

a. Food 

b. Water 

c. Nutrients 

d. Both food and water 


Answer- Water


Que- Saliva secreted from mouth digest 

a. Protein 

b. Starch 

c. Fat 

d. Vitamin 


Answer- Starch


Que- Which organ has finger like outgrowths which are called as Villi (Singular Villus)? 

a. Large Intestine 

b. Bladder 

c. Small Intestine 

d. Stomach 


Answer- Small Intestine


Que- A large number of bacteria in our digestive system, especially in the ________ and large intestine are important in completing digestive processes 

a. Large intestine 

b. Small intestine 

c. Stomach 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Small intestine


Que- Pepsin is an enzyme that digests ________ . 

a. Proteins 

b. Starch 

c. Carbohydrate 

d. Fats 


Answer- Proteins


Que- Which among the following is used to treat Indigestion? 

a. Antacid 

b. Antiseptic 

c. Analgesic 

d. Antibiotic 


Answer- Antacid


Que- The subcellular organelle not bound by a single membrane is 

a. Golgi apparatus  

b. Endoplasmic Reticulum  

c. Mitochondria  

d. Lysosomes  


Answer- Lysosomes 


Que- Which one is not found in the composition of Plasma membrane 

a. Minerals  

b. Phospholipids  

c. Carbohydrates  

d. Proteins  


Answer- Minerals 


Que- Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus contains DNA 

a. Golgi body  

b. Mitochondria  

c. Lysosome  

d. Centriole  


Answer- Mitochondria 


Que- The single membrane surrounding vacuoles in plant cells is known as 

a. Apoplast  

b. Symplast  

c. Tonoplast  

d. Chloroplast  


Answer- Tonoplast 


Que- Cellular respiration occurs in 

a. Centromere  

b. Nucleus  

c. Mitochondria  

d. Golgi complex  


Answer- Mitochondria 


Que- Reflex actions are controlled by 

a. The Spinal Chord 

b. The Nerves 

c. The cells 

d. The Brain 


Answer- The Spinal Chord


Que- What part of the body controls balance? 

a. Cerebrum 

b. Cerebellum 

c. Medulla oblangata 

d. Amygdala 


Answer- Cerebellum


Que- Which part of the brain is responsible for consciousness? 

a. Brain stem 

b. Cerebrum 

c. Cerebellum 

d. None of the above 


Answer- Cerebrum


Que- Which part of Nervous system controls involuntary actions 

a. Medulla oblongata 

b. Cerebellum 

c. Hypothalamus 

d. Spinal cord 


Answer- Medulla oblongata


Que- The brain is covered by 

a. Meninges 

b. Skin 

c. Bone 

d. All the above 


Answer- All the above


Que- Metal present in Haemoglobin 

a. Copper 

b. Iron 

c. Mangnese 

d. Zinc 


Answer- Iron


Que- The right portion of human heart receives ________ blood. 

a. Pure 

b. Impure 

c. Mixed 

d. None 


Answer- Impure


Que- Arteries supplying blood to the heart are called 

a. Carotid arteries 

b. Hepatic arteries 

c. Coronary arteries 

d. Pulmonary arteries 


Answer- Coronary arteries


Que- The plasma of the blood contains which among the following constituents? I. Proteins II. Salts III. Hormones 

a. Only I and II 

b. Only I and III 

c. Only II and III 

d. All I, II and III 


Answer- All I, II and III


Que- Antibodies is produced in the plasma of blood by 

a. Monocytes 

b. Lymphocytes 

c. Eosinophils 

d. Neutrophils 


Answer- Lymphocytes

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