G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 11
1. Ornithology is the
- (A) Study of
bones
- (B) Study
of birds
- (C) Study of
smells
- (D) None
of the above
2. The common pesticides which are in use consist of
- (A) PCBs
- (B) Organochlorines
- (C) Olefins
- (D) Heterocyclic
compounds
3. The increased use of groundwater for irrigation purposes has led to
- (A) Stalinization
- (B) Lowering
of the water table
- (C) Water
logging
- (D) All of the
above
4. The number of chromosomes in human body is
- (A) 42
- (B) 44
- (C) 46
- (D) 48
5. Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress are the famous timber-yielding plants of which several also occur widely in the hilly regions of India. All these belong to
- (A) Angiosperms
- (B) Gymnosperms
- (C) Monocotyledons
- (D) Dicotyledons
6. Plants synthesis protein from
- (A) Starch
- (B) Sugar
- (C) Amino acids
- (D) Fatty acids
7. Most highly intelligent mammals are
- (A) Whales
- (B) Dolphins
- (C) Elephants
- (D) Kangaroos
8. Pyorrhoea is a disease of the
- (A) Nose
- (B) Gums
- (C) Heart
- (D) Lungs
9. Neurospora is used as genetic material because
- (A) It has short
life cycle of 10 days
- (B) The
product of single meiosis can be easily analyzed
- (C) Meiotic
products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads
- (D) Is a diploid
fungus
10. Most of the red, blue and purple colors of plants are due to a pigment called
- (A) Anthocyanin
- (B) Carotene
- (C) Chlorophyll
- (D) Xanthophylls
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