1.

Employment; of hereditary principles in the improvement of human race is

(a) euthenics (b) eugenics
(c) euphenics (d) ethnology.
2. For the first time, the bacteria were observed by
(a) Robert Koch (b) A.V. Leeuwenhoek (c) W.H. Stanley (d) Louis Pasteur.
3. AIDS disease was first reported in
(a) USA (b) France
(c) Russia (d) Germany.
4 H.J. Muller had received Nobel Prize for
(a) his studies on Drosophila for genetic study
(b) proving that the DNA is a genetic material
(c) discovering the linkage of genes
(d) discovering the induced mutations by X-rays.
5. Passive immunity was discovered by
(a) Jonas E. Salk Go) A. Flemming (c) Edward Jenner (d) L. Pasteur.
6. The term ‘Meiosis’ was given by
(a) A. Flemming (b) Farmer and Moore
(c) Johansen (d) Knoll and Ruska.
7. Koch’s postulates are not applicable to
(a) diptheria (b) cholera
(c) TB (d) leprosy.
8. Due to discovery of which of the following in 1980, the evolution was termed
as RNA world
(a) m-RNA, t-RNA, r-RNA synthesise proteins
(b) in some viruses RNA is genetic material
(c) RNA has enzymatic property
(d) RNA is not found in all cells.
Which one of the following discoveries resulted in a Nobel Prize ?
(a) X-rays induce sex-linked recessive lethal mutations
fa) cytoplasmic inheritance fa) recombination of linked genes fa) genetic
engineering 10* The term “antibiotic” was coined by fa) Edward Jenner fa) Louis
Pasteur
(c) Selman Waksman
(d) Alexander Fleming
11. ‘Ge?iera Plantarum’ was written by
(a) Hutchinson
(b) Bessey
(c) Bentham and Hooker
(d) Linnaeus.
12. The maintenance of internal favourable conditions, by a self regulated
mechanism inspite of changes in environment is
(a) homeostasis (b) steady state
(c) cyclosis (d) ecosystem.'
13. The branch, which is associated with diagnosis,
prevention and cure of mental disorders is called
(a) neurology (b) psychiatry
(c) neuropsychiatry (d) psychology.
14. Otorhinolaryngology is the study of
(a) bird’s anatomy (b) ENT
(c) brain cells (d) locomotory system.
15. In 1929, a scientist discovered an antibiotic which was found very effective.
The name of the scientist and the antibiotic, respectively are
(a) Alexander Fleming, Penicillin
(b) Alexander Fleming, Streptomycin .
(c) Stanley Cohen, Penicillin
(d) none of the above.
16. Induction of flowering by low temperature in plants is
(a) cryobiology (b) vernalization
(c) phototropism (d) pruning.
17. The branch of botany which deals with the study of algae is called
(a) taxonomy (b) microbiology
(c) phycology (d) mycology.
18. Branch of biology dealing with study of organisms in outer space is
(a) exobiology (b) ethology
(c) euphenics (<*) ethnology.
19. Which one of the following techniques other than microscopy is used for the
study o ce .
(a) plasmolysis (b) maceration ■
(c) chromatography
(d) auto-radiography.
wbh given by <l(; ^andollci (It) ThoopImiM-u*
l'irmn(t(iw (d) Arlutotlo
bleefroq microscope Iwih mot')’ ii(lviintugeM Ihnn ''1(1)1- microscope beemise II-
(a) gives depth IboilM (It) lout higher magnification (o) requires no light (d)
noon vanium
22. JPrunoh of Itiolo^y dealing will) mechanism ol heredity in
(a) euthonics (It) eugenics
(c) genetics (d) cytology
23. Sexual reproduction in plantn wan discovered
by
(a) Oamorarins (It) Strasburgor
(c) Nawnschin (d) Hofmiowtor
2d. The procoHB of growing dwarf' plants in called an
(a) bonsai (b) horticulture
(c) hydroponics (d) tissue culture
25. Use of' biology in industrial process and for improving quality of life is
called
(a) Biotechnology (b) Microbiology ,
(c) Genetic engineering
(d) Eugenics. .
2(>. Hydroponics is the growth of plants in
< (a) water containing essential nutrients
(b) pure water
(c) soil (d) air.
27. Which branch study about remains of plant life?
(a) palaeontology (b) palaeobotany
(c) eugenics (d) palynology.
28. Pasteurization is
(a) heating of liquid at 65°C
(b) heating of liquid between 65° to 80°C followed by rapid cooling
(c) heating of solid at 65°G
(d) none of these.
29. The scientist, who coined the term Protista to include both plants and animal
like organisms
was
(a) Louis Pasteur (b) E.H. Haeckel (c) Robert Koch (d) Joseph Leister
30. Which fundamental law of physics applies to the living system just as does to
non-living ones?
(a) law of maintenance of energy
(b) law of conservation of energy
(c) law of electrical energy
, (d) law of segregation
/tl. Binomial system of naming an organism was ' first used by
(a) G. Mendel (b) C.Linnaeus
(c) K. J. Hooke (d) Charles Darwin
,12. The. largest, herbarium of Mm world is loc«|((fj at;
(a) New York lit) Gnimvu
(c) Berlin Id) Kew
33. I nut, il.nl, e of Paleobotany in situated id,
(a) Delhi (Id Allahalwd
Ac) Lucknow (d) Aurangabad,
i)‘f. In binomial nomenclature, Mm name ol’nnin,^ is written by (o) family and
genua
(b) genua and species
(c) order and family
(d) genua and variation,
35. Birbal Snhni, Maheswari and Ktishyap an, respectively related to
(a) paleontologist, plant breeder, genetist
(b) plant breeder, physiologist, hryologist
(c) paleontologist, plant breeder and bryologisj,
(d) genetist, phycologist and anthropologist,
36. Which of the following planet is called twin of the Earth?
(a) Mars (b) Pluto
(c) Venus (d) Mercury,
37. The branch of biology, which deals with the study of processes and function
of an organism, is called:
(a) Histology (b) Anatomy
(c) Physiology (d) Entomology
3&,CDRI is situated at ^ (a) Simla (b) Lucknow
(c) Delhi (d) Dohrodun
39. Phytotron is
(a) fish culture
(b) controlled plant culture instrument
(c) plant hormone
(d) animal hormone
40. The rule of embryonic development was given by
(a) Von Baer (b) Mendel
(c) Haeckel (d) Darwin
41. Darwin was influenced by reading the essay of
(a) Lyell (b) Wallace
(c) Malthus (d) Herbert Spencer
42. Gynandromorphs are
(a) harcister
(b) male having some female characters
(c) individual with both male and female characters
(d) neither male nor female
43. Which of the following techniques, other than microscopy, is used for the
study of cell?
(a) plasmolysis (b) chromatography
(c) maceration (d) auto-reidography
44. Biosystematics aims at
(a) the classification of organisms based on broad morphological chai acteis
(b) delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships
(c) the classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and
establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields
of studies
(d) identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of their cytological
characteristics
45. Two free ribonucleotide units are interlinked with, which of the following
bond?
(a) peptide (b) hydrogen
(c) covalent (d) phosphodiester
46. The term ‘protoplasm’ was given by
(a) Fischer (b) Purkinje
(c) Brown (d) Dujardine
47. The term cell was coined by
(a) Robert Brown (b) Melvin Calvin (c) Robert Hooke (d) De Robertis
48. Phagocytosis was first of all seen by
(a) Huxley (b) Metchnikoff
(c) Haeckel : (d) Strasburger
49. A constituent laboratory, located in Lucknow is
attached to which of the following organization, where extensive and exclusive
research on medicinal and aromatic plants is carried out?
(a) IARI (b) CIMAP
(c) ICMR (d) CSIR '
50. Peter Mitchell is associated with
(a) virology (b) chemiosmotic theory
(c) genetic code Ad) bacterial transduction
51. The technique of growing plants, in water culture, is called
(a) ikebana e (b) tissue culture
(c) hydroponics (d) cell culture
52. The study related to the structure and function of cells is known as
% (a) cytology (b) anatomy
(c) histology (d) palynol'ogy
53. National Botanical Research Institute is situated
at •
(a) DeRii • (b) Calcutta
^(cLHlucknow (d) Dehradun
54. Study of form and structure of an organism is called
(a) anatomy . (b) ecology
(c) taxonomy (d) morphology
55. Maximum carbon content in a variety of coal is
(a) anthracite (b) peat
(c) Bituminous (d) equal in all
56. Sufficient criteria for defining life is
(a) reproduction (b) growth
(c) interaction (d) all of these.