NATURE &
SCOPE OF BIOLOGY EXERCISE-1
1.In ancient India which of the following is
regarded as God of Medicine ?
(1) Susruta (2) Charaka
(3) Dhanvantari (4) Atreya
2. Who was the first physician in ancient India
who developed the concept of digestion, metabolism and immunity ?
(1) Atreya (2) Charaka
(3) Agnivesa (4)
Susruta
3. Which of the following is regarded as Father of surgery?
(1)
Andreas (2) William Harvey
(3) Susruta (4) Atreya
4. Which of the following is honoured as Father of anatomy?
(1)
Susruta (2) William
Harvey
(3) Andreas Vesalius (4)
Atreya
5. A plant classified as dicot but without visible
cotyledon is:-
(1)
Cuscta (2) Charaka
(3) Drosera (4) Dionaea
6. Science dealing with nose and olfactory organs is
(1)
Rhinology (2) Radiology
(3) Dermatology (4)
Kinesiology
7. The physical sufferings are often caused by bad
deeds in the previous birth. It may be called:-
(1)
Serenidipty (2) Teleology
(3) Control
experiment (4) Hypothesis
8. Herpetology is study of:-
(1) Reptiles and amphibians
(2)Snake
(3) Helminths (4) Mammals
9. Lightest wood is:-
(1) Tectona
(2) Morus
(3)
Hard Wichita (4) Ochroma
10. The
correct match is –
Scientists Associated with
(i) William Bateson A. Rediscovered
Mendel’s
contribution
(ii) T.H. Morgan B. Discovered that
genes are made
up of D.N.A.
(iii) O.T. Avery C. Introduced the
term genetics
(iv) Hugo de Vries D.Created first
gene map
A
B C D
(1) (i) (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(2) (iv) (iii)
(i) (ii)
(3)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(4)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
11. Match the names of branches of science listed under
Column I with the fields of study
given under Column II. Choose the
correct combination of alphabets:-
Column I Column
II
(Branch of science)(Fields of study)
A.
Mycology P. Study of bird
B.
Ornithology Q. Study of worms
C.
Herpetology R. Study of fishes
D. Ichthyology S. Study of fungi
T. Study of
snakes
(1) A-P, B-S, C-R, D-T
(2) A-S, B-T, C-P, D-R
(3) A-Q, B-S, C-R, D-T
(4)
A-S, B-P, C-T, D-R
12. Study of nuclcytology is:-
(1) Neurology (2) Mycology
(3) Rhinology (4) Karyology
13. Chemotherapeutic value of penicillin was given by
(1) A. Fleming
(2) Florey and chin
(3) Schultz and Waksman
(4) Flemming
and Waksman
14. The correct match is:-
Column
I Column
II
(Science) (Contribution)
A. Andreas Vesalius P.
Micrographia
B. A.V. Leeuwenhoek Q. De Humani
Corporis
Fabrica
C. W. Harvey R. Species plantarum
D. C. Linnaeus S. Philosophic
Zoologique
E. Robert
Hooke T. Anatomical
Exercise on the
motion of
the
F. Lamarck heart and blood
(1) A-P, B-S, C-R, D-T
(2)
A-S, B-T, C-P, D-R
(3)
A-Q, B-S, C-R, D-T
(4)
A-S, B-P, C-T, D-R
15. Scientist associated with Indian Palaeobotany is: [BHU-2010]
(1) P. Maheswari (2) Birbal Sahni
(3) M.O.P. Iyengar (4)
Swaminathan
16. Circulation of blood was discovered by :-
[Manipal-95]
(1) William
Harvey (2) Karl Landsteiner
(3) Watson
and Crick (4) Bose
17. Rearing of bees is:- [RPMT-96]
(1) Horticulture
(2) Apiary
(3)
Apiculture
(4) Poultry
18. Branch of science connected with diagnosis, prevention and cure of
mental disorders is :-
[AIMS-97]
(1) Psychiatry
(2) Psychology
(3)
Neurology
(4) Neuropsychiatry
19. Mexican dwart varieties of wheat were developed by:- [C.E.T.
chd.-2009]
(1) Sahani
(2) Swaminathan
(3) Borlaug
(4) Khush
20.Genetic engineering is connected with:-
(1) Development
of transgenic plants
(2) Development
of vaccination [A.F.M.C.97]
(3) Gene therapy
(4) All the above
21.Irrationalfearof disease is – [AIMS-97]
(1Algophobia
(2)Mysophobia
(3)Pathophobi
(4) Haematophobia
22. Improvement of human race through improvement of human environment
is- [MPPMT-98]
(1) Eugenics (2)Euphenics
(3)
Euthenics (4)Anthropology
23. Utilisation of living organisms for human welfare is: - [Manipal,
98]
(1) Ecobiology (2)
Applied
(3)
Basic biology (4) Biophysics
24. Metamorphosis is studied under: - [B.V.-2009]
(1) Neurology (2) Embryology
(3)
Cardiology (4)
Physiology
25. Study of human population growth comes under [Kerla-2010]
(1) Anthropology
(2) Sociology
(3)
Demography (4) Geography
26. Scientific enquiry about life in outer space is :
[Kerla-2011]
(1) Exobiology (2)Cryobiology
(3)
Investigative (4) Euphenics
27. In 1928, a scientist discovered the first effective antibiotic.
Scientist and antibiotics are :
[A.I.I.M.S.2000, Manipal, 2000]
(1) Fleming
– streptomycin
(2)
Fleming –pencillin
(3) Waksman
– pencillin
(4) Waksman
– streptomycin
28. Choose the correct pair :-
(1) Sericulture-Fish
(2) Apiculture-Honey Bee
(3) Pisciculture-Silkworm
(4) Silviculture-Silkworm
29. Match the
columns [Karnataka-2001]
Column I
Column II
a Palynology p
Silkworms
b Oncolohy q
Pollen grain
c
Phycology r Cancer
d
Sericulture s Algae
(1) a
– s, b – r, c – q, d – p
(2) a – q, b – r, c – s, d – p
(3) a –s, b – q, c – r, d – p
(4) a – r, b – q, c – s, d – p
30. Prevention of deterioration of human race through
reducing birth rate among defective
individuals is
[TNPCEE-2011]
(1) Positive euthenics
(2) Negative euthenics
(3)Negative euthenics
(4) Positive euthenics
31. Which one of the following sequence is correct:
(1) Problem, defining, hypothesis,
observation, experiment [Pb. P.M.T. 2012]
(2) Observation,
problem, hypothesis,
defining, experiment
(3) Observation,
problem, defining, hypothesis,
experiment
(4) experiment
hypothesis, problem, defining,
observation,
32. Match the columns and pick up the correct combination:
- [Har. PMT-2002]
Column I Column II
(a) Mendel (i) Zoology
(b) Borlaug (ii) Genetics
(c)
Galton (iii) Green revolution
(d) Aristotle (iv) Eugenics
(1) a –
(i), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (iv)
(2) a –
(ii), b – (iv), c – (i), d – (iii)
(3) a –
(ii), b – (iii), c – (iv), d – (i)
(4) a –
(iii), b – (iv), c – (i), d – (ii)
33. Study of ants in :- [JIPMER-2002]
(1) Mycology
(2) Myrmecology
(3)
Malacology (4)
Myology
34. Branch of botany connected with food, fibre
and wood yielding plants is :-
[MPPMT-2002]
(1) Suaruta (2) Charaka
(3) Dhanvantari (4) Atreya
35. Acarology is study of:- [MPPMT-2002]
(1) Suaruta (2)
Charaka
(3) Dhanvantari (4) Atreya
36. For solving a scientific problem which is not
correct
(1) Suaruta (2)
Charaka
(3) Dhanvantari (4) Atreya
37. Science of engineering and technology which
is applied to life sciences is :- [AFMC-2003]
(1) Suaruta (2)
Charaka
(3) Dhanvantari (4) Atreya
38. Match the column I and II and choose the correct
answer :- [Karnataka-2003]
Column I Column II
(a) Helminthology p
Study of
insects
(b) Entomology q
Study of
fungi
(c) Ornithology r
Study of
algae
(d) Phycology s Study of
birds
(e) Phycology t
Study of worms
(1)
a –p. b – s, c – q,
d – t
(2)
a – t, b – p, c – s,
d – r
(3)
a – s, b – t, c – r,
d – p
(4) a–r, b–p, c–s, d–q
UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE
1. All living beings show :-
(1)
Irritability
(2) Irregular shape
(3) Locomotion
(4) Absence of
coordination
2. Bending of a shoot towards light is :-
(1) Irritability
(2) Healing
(3) Regeneration
(4) A photochemical
reaction
3. Physical basis of life is :-
(1)
Cell (2) Nucleus
(3)
Protoplasm (4) Food
4. Fuelgen test is specific for :-
(1) Proteins (2) RNA
(3) Lipids (4)
DNA
5. Which type of organisation is found in only living
beings :-
(1) Atomic (2)
Mixture
(3) Molecular (4)
Subcellular
6. Organisation formed by individuals of a species is
:-
(1) Population (2)
Ecosystem
(3) Community (4)
All the above
7. Number of chemicals found in living cell is :-
(1) 25,000 (2)
2000
(3) 5000 (4) 500
8. Which one is a micromolecule :-
(1) Glucose (2)
Protein
(3) DNA (4) Glycogen
9. Salt concentration of blood is :-
(1) 0.9 gm/100 ml (2) 9 gm/100 ml
(3) 100 mg/100ml (4)500mg/100
ml
10. Glucose concentration of blood for normal body
function is :-
(1) 0.9 gm/100 ml
(2) 200 gm/100 ml
(3) 100 mg/100ml
(4) 500 mg/100 ml
11. Energy currency of a cell is :-
(1) Mitochondria (2)
Golgi body
(3) DNA (4) ATP
12. Energy transfers or transformations are never 100% efficient . This is
due to :-
(1) Entropy (2)Homeostasis
(3) Aggregation (4)
Adaptation
13. During nerve conduction, electric energy is
produced . What is the source of this energy:-
(1) DNA (2)
RNA (3)
ATP (4) ACTH
14. What type of energy is needed to make up the loss
of energy in a living system :-
(1) Heat energy
(2) Free energy
(3) Light energy (4)Mechanical
energy
15. Use of
tail as fifth limb by Kangaroo is an example of-
(1) Short term
adaptation
(2) Homeostasis
(3) Long term
adaptation
(4) Energy
transformation
16. Long term adaptation is :-
(1) Inheritable
(2) Formed due to
evolution
(3) Permanent (4) All the above
17. Which
organ remains functional for a few
hours
even after clinical death :-
(1) Minerals (2) Proteins
(3) Water (4) Fats
18. 80% of the living material of a cell is made
of
(1) Minerals (2) Proteins
(3) Water (4) Fats
19. Sweating is meant for :-
(1) Killing of skin
bacteria
(2) Regulation of body
temperature
(3) Removal of excess
salt(4) Removal of excess water
20. 99% of
living system is formed of four elements :-
(1) CHOP (2)
CHOS
(3) CNOP (4)
CHON
21. Ultimate source of energy is :-
(1) ATP (2) Sun
(3) Glucose (4)
Food
22. Pox
virus contains …………. vitamin :-
(1) Riboflavin (2)
Biotin
(3) Both (1) & (2)
(4) Transcriptase
23. If feedback inhibition a metabolic pathway gets
‘Switched off’ by :-
(1) Lack of substrate
(2) Accumulation of end
product
(3) A rise in
temperature
(4) Competitive
inhibition
24. ACTH consists ……….. amino acids units :-
(1) 8500 (2)
39
(3) 4500 (4) 910,000
25. Hemocyanin of snail consists of ……….. amino acids
:-
(1) 910,000 (2)
8200
(3) 39 (4)
4500
26. The molecule which contain all the information for
carrying all the life process
(1) DNA (2) m-RNA
(3) r-RNA (4)
t-RNA
27. An example of short term adaptation is –
(a) Accumulation of
melanin in the skin
(b) The use of stored
fat in animals
undergoing hibernation.
(c) Dormancy of seeds.
(d) Phototropism of
stems and geotropism
of roots.
(1) a and b are correct
(2) b and c are correct
(3) All are correct
(4) None of the above
is correct
28. Long term adaptation helps in ]
(1) Evolution (2) Survival
(30 Both (1) & (2) (4)
None of these
29. The
species which grow on exposed rocks is :-
(1) Selaginella
lepidophylla
(2) Myrothammus
(3) Craterostigma (4) Nepenthes
30. The largest macromolecule is :-
(1) RNA
(2) DNA
(3) Proteins (4)
Fats
31. Who pointed out that “Life results due to a
relationship of molecules and is not the property of any one molecule” :-
(1) Darwin (2)
Weismann
(3) L. Pauling (4) None of these
32. What
is the energy required in calories for formation of energy rich bond between
phosphorous and ADP molecule in DNA :-
(1) 2000 cal (2) 7600 cal
(3) 12.060 cal (4) 20,000 cal
33. Homeostasis refers to :-
(1) Positive and
negative feedback
(2) Positive feedback
(3) Negative feedback
(4) None of these
34. Dodo (flightless bird) recently got extinct from :-
(1) Indonesia (2)
Mauritius
(3) Australia (4)
India
35. The simplest amino acid is :-
[B.H.U.
1986, Manipal 1999. P.M.T. 1999]
(1) Glycine (2) Lysine
(3) Tyrosine (4) Aspartic acid
36. Steroid is :- [D.P.M.T.1999]
(1) Cholesterol (2) Thyroxine
(3) Vitamin A (4) Fatty acid ester
37. Water protects organisms from thermal shock due to
its high :- [A.M.U. 1991]
(1) Thermal
conductivity(2) Latent heat
(3) Dielectric
constant (4) All the above
38. Homeostasis is :-
[C.B.S.E..1991]
(1) Tendency to change
with change in
environment
(2) Tendency to resist change
(3) Disturbance in
regulatory control
(4) None of these
39. Cholesterol is :- [B.H.U.2009]
(1)Monosaccharide (2) Protein
(3) Sterol (4) Wax
40. Maintenance of internal favourable conditions
despite changes in external environment is :-
[B.H.U. 2002]
(1) Enthalpy (2)
Homoestasis
(3) Entropy (4) Steady state
41. Total heat content of a system is :
[Kamataka
2000]
(1) Free energy (2)
Enthalpy
(3) Entropy (4)
Kinetic energy
42. A person exposed to cold environment does not show
:- [D.P.M.T. 2001]
(1) Shivering
(2) Vasoconstriction of
peripheral vessels
(3) Increased secretion
of thyroid and
adrenal medulla
(4) Increased heart
beat and volume per
stoke
43. Which
is correct about energy changes in
living cells [A.M.U. 2001]
(1) First energy
transfer, then energy transformation
(2) First energy
transformation then energy transfer
(3) Both occur
discontinuously
(4) Both occur continuously
44. Animals not possessing a fixed temperature are
called:- [C.M.C.2002]
(1)Homeotherms
(2)Mexotherms
(3) Poikilotherms
(4) Heterotherms
45. Which one is incorrect :-
[C.E.T. Chd. 2002]
(1) New individuals
replace the dead ones
(2) Homeostasis
produces a self regulated s teady state
(3) Most homeostatic
mechanisms operate through feed-back systems
(4) Cell obtains
instructions for division from a hereditary protein
NATURE & SCOPE OF BIOLOGY PMT EXAMS EXERCISE
1. The study of the energy transfer and
relationships between all living organisms is known as : [JHARKHAND -2000]
(1) Thermodynamics (2)
Bioenergetics
(3) Kinetic energy (4)1st
December
2. On
which day we celebrate malarial day ?
[BIHAR-2003]
(1) 5th June (2) 15th August
(3) 20th October (4)
Spencer
3. ‘Philosophic zoologique’ was written by :
[UP
CPMT-2001, BIHAR-03]
(1) Lamarck
(2) de Vries
(3) Mendal
(4) Spencer
4. The book ‘Micrographia’ was written by :
[BIHAR-2002]
(1) Huxley
(2) Robert Hooke
(3) Fritsch
(4) J.D.Hooker
5. 5th June is
celebrated as [UP CPMT-2002]
(1) World forest day
(2) World environment
day
(3) World red cross day
(4) World food day
6. Study of environment and animal relation is [UP
CPMT-2002]
(1) Ecosystem
(2) phytosociology
(3) Biotic community (4) Ecology
7. Which of the following is connecting link between
reptiles and birds?
[UP
CPMT-2002]
(1) Archaeopterix (2) Euglena
(3) Neopiline (4) Latimeria
8. Cuscuta is a [UP
CPMT-2003]
(1) Parasitic plant (2) Symbiotic
(3) Predator (4) Decomposer
9. Which organism was used by Beadle and Tatum to
proposed one gene-one enzyme hypothesis? [UP CPMT-2004]
(1) E. coli (2)
Nostoc
(3) Drosophila (4) Neurospora
10. Pangenesis hypothesis was proposed by:
[MP PMT-2001]
(1) Weismann
(2) Gelton
(3) Wagner
(4) Darwin
11. World AID’s day is organised every year on:
[MP PMT-2002]
(1) 1st December (2)
6th December
(3) 15th December (4)
31st December
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