G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 08
1. Normal adult human male has
- (A) 10
gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
- (B) 14
gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
- (C) 18
gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
- (D) 24
gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
2. Plant bends towards the source of light on account of the movement of curvature known as
- (A) Geotropism
- (B) Thigmotropism
- (C) Chemotropism
- (D) Phototropism
3. Monocot root differs from dicot root in having
- (A) Open
vascular bundles
- (B) Scattered
vascular bundles
- (C) Well
developed pith
- (D) Radially
arranged vascular bundles
4. Mumps is a disease caused by
- (A) Fungus
- (B) Bacterium
- (C) Virus
- (D) None
of these
5. Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named
- (A) Haemoglobin
- (B) Keratin
- (C) Collagen
- (D) Myoglobin
6. Pollination by wind is called
- (A) Anemophily
- (B) Hydrophily
- (C) Zoophily
- (D) Entomophily
7. Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called
- (A) Osmosis
- (B) Active
transport
- (C) Diffusion
- (D) Passive
transport
8. Out of 900 reported species of living gymnosperms, conifers are represented by about 500 species, About 2,50,000 species of angiosperms (flowering plants) have also been reported in the world. The vast and dominant woodlands in Europe, Asia, North America and mountains such as Himalayas are wooded with
- (A) All
gymnosperms, except conifers
- (B) Only
angiosperms
- (C) Only
conifers
- (D) Angiosperms
and all gymnosperms except conifers
9. Plant development is influenced by
- (A) Quality of
light only
- (B) Quality
and quantity of light
- (C) Quality
and duration of light
- (D) Quality,
quantity and duration of light
10. Other than spreading malaria, anopheles mosquitoes are also vectors of
- (A) Dengue fever
- (B) Filariasis
- (C) Encephalitis
- (D) Yellow fever
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