UPSC Biology Biological Classification And System Of Classification / जैविक वर्गीकरण और वर्गीकरण की प्रणाली Question Bank

done Biology Classification/ Cell & Its Division Total Questions - 40

• question_answer1)
  Who was the first to describe that species is the unit of classification?
  A)
  John Ray                         done clear
  B)
  Huxley done clear
  C)
  Linnaeus                done clear
  D)
           Candoll done clear
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• question_answer2)
        Plants that grow in the desert are called
  A)
   hydrophytes     done clear
  B)
                     mesophytes done clear
  C)
   xerophytes done clear
  D)
                     epiphytes done clear
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• question_answer3)
        Basic taxonomic category is
  A)
   population       done clear
  B)
                     species done clear
  C)
   variety                  done clear
  D)
           breed done clear
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• question_answer4)
        An important character of chordata is presence of
  A)
  dorsal notochord done clear
  B)
  dorsal hollow nerve cord done clear
  C)
  post-anal tail done clear
  D)
  all the above done clear
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• question_answer5)
        Venus fly trap is a
  A)
  Bryophyta              done clear
  B)
           Pteridophyta done clear
  C)
  Gymnosperm    done clear
  D)
                     Angiosperm done clear
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• question_answer6)
       

  	Column-I		Column-II
  A.	The name of the genus begins with a letter.	P.	underlined
  B.	The name of the species begin with a letter.	Q.	small
  C.	When printed the scientific name is in a letter.	R.	italics
  D.	When written by hand the scientific name is a letter.	S.	capitals

   
  A)
  A-Q;   B-R;   C-S;   D-P done clear
  B)
  A-P;   B-Q;   C-R;   D-S done clear
  C)
  A-S;   B-R;   C-Q;   D-P done clear
  D)
  A-S;   B-Q;   C-R;   D-P done clear
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• question_answer7)
        Largest group in Animal Kingdom is
  A)
  Mollusca                done clear
  B)
           Amphibia done clear
  C)
  Arthropods      done clear
  D)
                     Reptilia done clear
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• question_answer8)
        Pollination takes place in
  A)
  Gymnosperms   done clear
  B)
                     Pteridophyta done clear
  C)
  Both [a] & [b]   done clear
  D)
                     None of these done clear
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• question_answer9)
        The generic name of mango is
  A)
  Mangifera indica done clear
  B)
  Helminthosporium oryzae done clear
  C)
  Solarium tuberosum done clear
  D)
  Lycopersicon esculentum done clear
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• question_answer10)
        Mitochondria are absent in
  A)
  green algae done clear
  B)
  brown algae done clear
  C)
  cynobacteria and bacteria done clear
  D)
  all above done clear
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• question_answer11)
        Angiosperms have
  A)
  tracheids and vessels done clear
  B)
  tracheids only done clear
  C)
  vessels only done clear
  D)
  tracheids and albuminous cells done clear
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• question_answer12)
        Which of the followings are correct order of hierarchy?
  A)
  Kingdom, division, phylum, genus and species done clear
  B)
  Phylum, division, genus and class done clear
  C)
  Kingdom, genus, class, phylum and division done clear
  D)
  Phylum, kingdom, genus, species and class done clear
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• question_answer13)
        Which one of the following is responsible for converting milk into curd? [CDS]
  A)
   Fungi                    done clear
  B)
           Bacteria done clear
  C)
  Virus                      done clear
  D)
           None of these done clear
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• question_answer14)
        Bryophytes are photosynthetic but do not have vascular tissue and true roots. This feature enables them to resemble with which of the following? [CDS]
  A)
  Fungi           done clear
  B)
           Algae done clear
  C)
   Pteridophytes    done clear
  D)
           Angiosperms done clear
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• question_answer15)
        Which one of the following is a free living bacterium that helps in nitrogen fixation in soil? [CDS]
  A)
  Azotobacter done clear
  B)
           Anabaena done clear
  C)
  Azolla                    done clear
  D)
           Nostoc done clear
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• question_answer16)
        Which one among the following groups of animals maintains constant body temperature in changing environmental conditions? [CDS]
  A)
  Birds           done clear
  B)
           Fishes done clear
  C)
  Amphibians     done clear
  D)
                     Reptiles done clear
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• question_answer17)
        Among the following animals, choose the one having three pairs of legs. [CDS]
  A)
   Spider                   done clear
  B)
           Scorpion done clear
  C)
  Bug            done clear
  D)
           Mite done clear
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• question_answer18)
        Cyanobacteria are
  A)
  Mosses which attack bacteria done clear
  B)
  Bacteria which attack cyanophyceae done clear
  C)
  Autotrophic organisms with phycocyanin done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer19)
        Rough endoplasmic reticulum is concerned with
  A)
  Protein synthesis done clear
  B)
           Fat synthesis done clear
  C)
   Respiration      done clear
  D)
           Photosynthesis done clear
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• question_answer20)
        The most abundant compound in cytoplasm is
  A)
   fat              done clear
  B)
           water done clear
  C)
  protein                   done clear
  D)
           carbohydrates done clear
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• question_answer21)
        Nucleolus is
  A)
  rounded structure found in cytoplasm near nucleus. done clear
  B)
  rounded structure inside nucleus and having rRNA. done clear
  C)
  rod-shaped structure in cytoplasm near the nucleus. done clear
  D)
  none of the above. done clear
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• question_answer22)
        Silver nitrate solution is used to study
  A)
  endoplasmic reticulum done clear
  B)
  Golgi apparatus done clear
  C)
  nucleus done clear
  D)
  mitochondria done clear
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• question_answer23)
        Human cheek cells are commonly stained with
  A)
  methylene blue done clear
  B)
                     safranin done clear
  C)
  acetocarmine                    done clear
  D)
  eosine done clear
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• question_answer24)
        The chromosome number in humans is
  A)
  94               done clear
  B)
           23 done clear
  C)
  46              done clear
  D)
           22 done clear
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• question_answer25)
        Which of the following statement is incorrect?
  A)
  Mycoplasma is the smallest cell (0.3\[\mu \]). done clear
  B)
  Bacteria are 3 to 5 urn in size. done clear
  C)
  The largest cell is the egg of an ostrich. done clear
  D)
  Nerve cells are some of the smallest cells. done clear
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• question_answer26)
        Which of the following group is present in animal cells? [NDA]
  A)
  Mitochondria, Cell membrane. Cell wall, Cytoplasm done clear
  B)
  Chloroplasts, Cytoplasm, Vacuole, Nucleus done clear
  C)
  Nucleus, Cell membrane, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm done clear
  D)
  Vacuole, Cell membrane, Nucleus, Mitochondria done clear
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• question_answer27)
         Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA? [NDA]
  A)
  Endoplasmic reticulum done clear
  B)
  Golgi apparatus done clear
  C)
  Lysosome done clear
  D)
  Mitochondria done clear
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• question_answer28)
        Which of the following parts are found in both plant and animal cells? [CDS]
  A)
  Cell membrane, Chloroplast, Vacuole done clear
  B)
  Cell wall, Nucleus, Vacuole done clear
  C)
  Cell membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus done clear
  D)
  Cell wall, Chloroplast, Cytoplasm done clear
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• question_answer29)
        Which one among the following statements is correct? [CDS]
  A)
  Prokaryotic cells possess nucleus. done clear
  B)
  Cell membrane is present both in plant and animal cells. done clear
  C)
  Mitochondria and chloroplasts are not found in eukaryotic cells. done clear
  D)
  Ribosomes are present in eukaryotic cells only. done clear
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• question_answer30)
        What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway?
  A)
  Endoplasmic reticulum done clear
  B)
  Golgi apparatus done clear
  C)
   Cell membrane done clear
  D)
  Mitochondria done clear
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• question_answer31)
        Which of the following is a part of endomembrane system of eukaryotic cell?
  A)
   Peroxisomes     done clear
  B)
           Chloroplasts done clear
  C)
  Mitochondria    done clear
  D)
           Golgi complexes done clear
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• question_answer32)
        Mitochondria supply most of the necessary biological energy by
  A)
  Breaking down of sugar done clear
  B)
  Oxidizing substrates of TCA cycle done clear
  C)
  Reducing NADP done clear
  D)
  Breaking down of protein done clear
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• question_answer33)
        70S type of ribosomes is found in
  A)
  Prokaryotic cells done clear
  B)
  Prokaryotic cells, chloroplasts and mitochondria done clear
  C)
  Mitochondria done clear
  D)
  Nucleus, mitochondria done clear
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• question_answer34)
        Crossing over occurs during
  A)
   leptotene        done clear
  B)
           pachytene done clear
  C)
  diplotene        done clear
  D)
           diakinesis done clear
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• question_answer35)
        Recombination involves
  A)
  crossing over done clear
  B)
  chromosome duplication done clear
  C)
  spindle formation done clear
  D)
  cytokinesis done clear
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• question_answer36)
        Chiasmata are first seen in
  A)
   leptotene        done clear
  B)
           zygotene done clear
  C)
   pachytene        done clear
  D)
           diplotene done clear
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• question_answer37)
        Terminalization occurs during
  A)
  mitosis                   done clear
  B)
           diakinesis done clear
  C)
  meiosis II        done clear
  D)
           cytokinesis done clear
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• question_answer38)
        In cell cycle, DNA replication takes place in
  A)
  G1 phase               done clear
  B)
           G2 phase done clear
  C)
   Mitotic metaphase  done clear
  D)
  S phase done clear
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• question_answer39)
        Which phase of cell cycle is known as quiescent stage?
  A)
  M phase                 done clear
  B)
           G0 phase done clear
  C)
  G1 phase               done clear
  D)
           S phase done clear
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• question_answer40)
        Which of the following phase follows S and G2 phases of interphase?
  A)
  Prophase    done clear
  B)
           Metaphase done clear
  C)
  Anaphase               done clear
  D)
           Telophase done clear
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