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What is the new name of ‘Leo Port Ville’?
1. Botswana
2. Kinshasha
3. Tasmania
4. Jibowti
Option 2 – Kinshasha
Which country’s ancient name is ‘Pleasant Island’?
1. Lesotho
2. Togo
3. Burkinafaso
4. Nauru
Option 4 – Nauru
What is the New name of Pondichery recently changed?
1. Puduchheri
2. Panjim
3. Pudutharini
4. Broach
Option 1 – Puduchheri
‘Sumatra’ is one of the islands of Indonesia. What is its new name? ( hardest GK question )
1. Alua
2. Andalas
3. Vanoutu
4. Luta
Option 2 – Andalas
What is the present name of Abyssinia?
1. Ethiopia
2. Thailand
3. Namibia
4. Malawi
Option 1 – Ethiopia
Which of the following cities’s old and new names are wrongly matched?
1. Ellis Island – Tuvalu
2. Stalingrad – Saint Petersberg
3. Kutch Sindhu Gulf – Khambhat Sindhu Gulf
4. Aurangabad – Shambhaji Nagar
Option 2 – Stalingrad – Saint Petersberg
What is the ancient name of ‘Yangoon’, the Capital of Myanmar?
1. Kaladan
2. Rangoon
3. Golden Pagoda
4. Malaya
Option 2 – Rangoon
Which of the following cities’ present and old names are wrongly matched?
1. Tiruvananthapuram – Trivendrum
2. Surat – Baroda
3. Panaji – Panjim
4. Thuthukudi – Tutikorin
Option 2 – Surat – Baroda
What is the ancient name of ‘Istanbul’, the capital city of Turkey?
1. Constantinople
2. Kampuchea
3. Canvaral
4. Kịch
Option 1 – Constantinople
What is the ancient name of ‘Beijing’?
1. Formosa
2. Saigon
3. Peking
4. Lagos
Option 3 – Peking
Which state’s ancient name is NEFA (North East Frontier Agency)?
1. Nagaland
2. Manipur
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Asom
Option 3 – Arunachal Pradesh
Which country’s ancient name is Mesopotamia?
1. Iran
2. Turkey
3. Egypt
4. Iraq
Option 4 – Iraq
Which of the following Island’s names has been recently changed to Kalaallit Nunaat?
1. Micronacia
2. Greenland
3. Malanacia
4. Polynacia
Option 2 – Greenland
Which state of India recently declared to change its name to Asom?
1. Tripura
2. Mizoram
3. Assam
4. Meghalaya
Option 3 – Assam
How did South Africa change its Capital’s name ‘Pretoria’ as a step of removing the remnants of Apartheid?
1. Lesotho
2. Republic of Lesotho
3. Tshwane
4. Dodoma
Option 3 – Tshwane
What is the ancient name of “Tasmania’?
1. Togoland
2. British Guiana
3. Demons land
4. Loncongs
Option 3 – Demons land
The new name of ‘Lenin Grad’ is ‘Saint Petersburg’. Then what is the ancient name of ‘Volga Grad’?
1. Upper Volta
2. Stalin Grad
3. Solice Berry
4. Neva Grad
Option 2 – Stalin Grad
What is the new name of ‘Calicut’?
1. Kochi
2. Kollam
3. Kojikod
4. Quailon
Option 3 – Kojikod
What is ‘Belij’ once called?
1. British Honduras
2. Nicaragua
3. Aksai Chin
4. Malivinas
Option 1 – British Honduras
Which of the following was once called as ‘Pearl of the Antles’?
1. Mumbai
2. Cuba
3. Manila
4. Shanghai
Option 2 – Cuba
Which Country’s old name is “Ellice Island”?
1. Nauru
2. Kiribathi
3. Basutland
4. Thuvalu
Option 4 – Thuvalu
What is the new name of ‘Persia’?
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Egypt
4. Cairo
Option 1 – Iran
What is the old name of “Thailand’?
1. Siam
2. Farmosa
3. Ellice Islands
4. Dahomi
Option 1 – Siam
What is the ancient name of ‘Oslo’, the capital city of Norway?
1. Lankongs
2. Batastre
3. Christiana
4. French West Africa
Option 3 – Christiana
The largest cell in the human body is-
(a) Muscle cell
(b) skin cell
(c) muscle cell
(d) liver cell
Option a – Muscle cell
What is the normal blood pressure of humans?
(a) 120/80 mmHg
(b) 90/140 mmHg
(c) 120/160 mmHg
(d) 85/150mmHg
Option a – 120/80 mmHg
Diabetes occurs because-
(a) The amount of insulin in the body worsens
(b) Vitamin ‘A’ is deficient in the body
(c) Vitamin ‘B’ is deficient in the body
(d) Changes in blood cells in the body
Option a – The amount of insulin in the body worsens
The cover of Capsule is made up of-
(a) Protein
(b) Egg peel
(c) cellulose
(d) Starch
Option d – Starch
Provides the most energy from the following-
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Protein
(c) Vitamin
(d) Mineral salts
Option a – Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate reabsorption in the human body is-
(a) sugar
(b) starch
(c) glucose
(d) glycogen
Option a – sugar
Which of the following would give the athlete more energy quickly?
(a) fat
(b) vitamin
(c) Protein
(d) Carbohydrate
Option d – Carbohydrate
Who makes tissues in the body-
(a) protein
(b) fat
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Vitamin
Option a – protein
Enzyme is basically what-
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Protein
(c) lipids
(d) amino acids
Option b – protein
Soybean contains a percentage of protein.
(a) 42%
(b) 50%
(c) 60%
(d) 80%
Option a – 42%
In which of the following is the highest source of protein found?
(a) urad
(b) gram
(c) Peas
(d) Soya bean
Option d – Soya bean
What is protein made of?
(a) amino acids
(b) alcohol
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) Ammonia
Option a – amino acids
Camel remains in the desert for a few days without water. He can do this-
(a) Using the water stored in his muscle
(b) Using the lubricant deposited in your hump
(c) By reducing metabolic activity
(d) By reducing the use of water
Option b – Using the lubricant deposited in your hump
Iodine deficiency disease, which gland increases in Guitre-
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(d) parotid
Option a – thyroid
The largest book in man is-
(a) Pancreas
(b) Liver
(c) pancreas
(d) renal
Option b – Liver
The female reproductive hormone is
(a) Estrogen
(b) Progesterone
(c) Relaxin
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The male sex hormone is-
(a) Adrenaline
(b) Progesterone
(c) Testosterone
(d) Estrogen
Option c – Testosterone
Which hormone is called ‘fight-fly hormone’-
(a) Insulin
(b) Adenylene
(c) Estrogen
(d) Oxytocin
Option b – Adenylene
Who controls blood pressure-
(a) adrenal
(b) unbroken
(c) thymus
(d) yellow body
Option a – adrenal
Insulin is a type of-
(a) salt
(b) hormone
(c) enzyme
(d) vitamin
Option b – hormone
Who discovered insulin?
(a) Muller
(b) FT Benting
(c) oprine
(d) Robert Brown
Option b – FT Benting
Who is the father of modern antiseptic surgery-
(a) Joseph Lister
(b) Edward Jenner
(c) Louis Pasteur
(d) William Harvey
Option a – Joseph Lister
Which part of the eye is used in eye donation-
(a) retina
(b) cornea
(c) eye lens
(d) whole eye
Option b – cornea
Who is the largest organ of the human body-
(a) brain
(c) leather
(b) heart
(d) liver
Option c – leather
Which part of the human body cannot be transplanted-
(a) kidney
(b) heart
(c) lung
(d) brain
Option d – brain
The yellow color of human urine is caused by
(a) Euro chrome
(b) Blood
(c) cholesterol
(d) bile
Option a – Euro chrome
(a) liver
(b) heart
(c) kidney
(d) stomach
Option c – kidney
Where does the action of fertilization take place-
(a) in uterus
(b) In the oviduct
(c) in the ovaries
(d) Vaginal tract
Option b – In the oviduct
In which fluid does the human fetus float in the uterus?
(a) Korean fluid
(b) amniotic fluid
(c) placental fluid
(d) None of these
Option b – amniotic fluid
Gestation in man is-
(a) 6 months
(b) 7 months
(c) 8 months
(d) 9 months
Option d – 9 months
The name of the first test tube baby was-
(a) Faith
(b) Indira
(c) Dolly
(d) Lewis
Option d – Lewis
Which text of the human body is called the ‘master book’-
(a) Pancreas
(b) Avatu
(c) Piyush
(d) spleen
Option c – Piyush
Shortest text of human body-
(a) liver
(b) thyroid
(c) Pituitary
(d) Salivary gland
Option c – Pituitary
The most important gland of the human body is-
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) pancreas
(d) liver
Option b – Pituitary
Where is the pituitary gland located?
(a) brain
(b) Pancreas
(c) Throat
(d) Kidney
Option a – brain
Which hormone is used to wean milk in cow and buffalo udder Injected is?
(a) Sametotopin
(b) oxytocin
(c) Interferon
(d) Insulin
Option b – oxytocin
Blood groups are explorers –
(a) Landsteiner
(b) Leuven
(c) Wiener
(d) Leuvenhawk
Option a – Landsteiner
Antibodies are not found in which blood group-
(a) A
(b) B
(c) AB
(d) O
Option c – AB
In which blood group both antibodies were found-
(a) A
(b) B
(c) AB
(d) 0
Option d – 0
In which blood class no antigen is found?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) AB
(d) 0
Option d – 0
Which blood group is ubiquitous?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) O
(d) AB
Option d – AB
The following blood group is the universal donor-
(a) B
(b) 0
(c) A
(d) AB
Option b – 0
(a) liver
(b) heart
(c) brain
(d) pulse
Option c – brain
The largest part of the human brain is-
(a) Brains
(b) cerebellar
(c) cerebrum
(d) Middle brain
Option c – cerebrum
The largest cell in the human body is-
(a) White blood cell
(b) red blood cell
(c) nerve cell
(d) None of these
Option c – nerve cell
How many times a person breathes in a minute-
(a) 16-18
(b) 20-25
(c) 12-41
(d) 70-72
Option d – 70-72
What is the approximate amount of Co in the air of our exhaled breath?
(a) 4%
(b) 8%
(c) 12%
(d) 16%
Option a – 4%
Where is urea produced in the human body-
(a) heart
(b) kidney
(c) liver
(d) spleen
Option c – liver
Blood impurities go into which organ and filter-
(a) lungs
(b) kidneys
(c) liver
(d) heart
Option b – kidneys
Blood in human filtering is-
(a) in the lungs
(b) Bowman Samput
(c) in the convoluted tube
(d) ureter
Option b – Bowman Samput
The blood pressure (systolic and dystolic) of a healthy person is-
(a) 120 mm and 80 mm
(b) 201 mm and 110 mm
(c) 90 mm and 60 mm
(d) 85 mm and 55 mm
Option a – 120 mm and 80 mm
What percentage of water is found in the human body?
(a) 70%
(b) 67%
(c) 60%
(d) 40%
Option b – 67%
Blood pressure of a human while running-
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) moves up and down
(d) remains the same
Option a – increases
The function of the heart in the human body is-
(a) Like a pumping station
(b) Energy to the body
(c) To increase the temperature
(d) None of these
Option a – Like a pumping station
What is the total amount of blood in the body of a healthy human?
(a) 10% of body weight
(b) 25% of body weight
(c) 7% of body weight
(d) 5% of body weight
Option c – 7% of body weight
What changes in blood pressure at bedtime?
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) first decreases then increases
(d) remains the same
Option c – first decreases then increases
In a healthy person, the heartbeat per minute is-
(a) 58 times
(b) 67 times
(c) 72 times
(d) 90 times
Option c – 72 times
Which enzyme is found in saliva?
(a) renin
(b) tyline
(c) tannin
(d) resins
Option b – tyline
Whose saliva is digested from the mouth?
(a) protein
(b) starch
(c) fat
(d) vitamin
Option b – starch
Which of the following acids is present in the human stomach?
(a) Sulfuric acid
(b) hydrochloric acid
(c) nitric acid
(d) picric acid
Option b – hydrochloric acid
Where does protein digestion begin?
(a) small intestine
(b) oral cavity
(c) Grass tube
(d) Abdomen
Option d – Abdomen
Bile is produced by which of the following?
(a) liver
(b) stomach
(c) pancreas
(d) duodenum
Option a – liver
Bile accumulates-
(a) Fat changes in fatty acids and .glycerol
(b) conversion of fatty acids and glycerol into fat
(c) emulsification of fat
(d) All of the above
Option c – emulsification of fat
(a) kidney
(b) brain
(c) lung
(d) heart
Option d – heart
The function of the pacemaker is-
(a) Regulation of urine
(b) Regulation of digestion
(c) Start heartbeat
(d) To start breathing
Option c – Start heartbeat
The digesting enzyme of milk protein is-
(a) pepsin
(b) trypsin
(c) Renin
(d) Eropsin
Option c – Renin
The smallest bone in the human body is-
(a) nail
(b) jaw
(c) stepis
(d) nose
Option c – stepis
Which gland controls the temperature in humans?
(a) adrenal
(b) hypothalamus gland
(c) Piyush Granthi
(d) unbroken gland
Option b – hypothalamus gland
In which bone is the tibia found?
(a) Skull
(c) arm
(b) leg
(d) mouth
Option d – mouth
Which part of the human body has the longest bone?
(a) spinal cord
(b) thigh
(c) rib cage
(d) arm
Option b – thigh
Elements found in teeth and bones are
(a) Potassium and calcium
(b) calcium and magnesium
(c) calcium and phosphorus
(d) Phosphorus and Sulfur
Option c – calcium and phosphorus
How many teeth develop twice in a man’s lifetime?
(a) 4
(b) 12
(c) 20
(d) 28
Option c – 20
In which part of the digestion in the human body is the majority?
(a) pancreas
(b) large intestine
(c) small intestine
(d) stomach
Option c – small intestine
Where is the penguin bird found?
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) Antarctica
(d) North America
Option c – Antarctica
The largest bird unable to fly at the fastest speed Might, that is –
(a) Penguin
(b) Kiwi
(c) Ostrich
(d) Emu
Option c – Ostrich
The bird flying in vomit is-
(a) Penguin
(b) Humming Bird
(c) Peacock
(d) Duck
Option b – Humming Bird
Dolphin is an example of which class?
(a) Amphibia
(b) Bird
(c) Mammalia
(d) Fish
Option c – Mammalia
The whale is a mammal because it contains-
(a) Lungs, vesicular heart, and vertebrae are punishment.
(b) Milk glands, chorion and hair
(c) Claims and uterus are
(d) Venous heart and lungs
Option b – Milk glands, chorion and hair
Largest. The living mammal is-
(a) Elephant
(b) Camel
(c) Blue whale
(d) Man
Option c – Blue whale
How many cells are there in the heart of the breast?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Option c – 4
The aviation bird found in New Zealand is-
(a) Ostrich
(b) Alvetras
(c) Kiwi
(d) Penguin
Option c – Kiwi
Whose number is the highest in the world?
(a) fish
(b) beetle
(c) Reptiles
(d) Bird
Option a – fish
The most venomous fish is-
(a) Stone fish
(b) electric fish
(c) Ara fish
(d) Sea horse
Option a – Stone fish
The largest fish found in India are-
(a) whale shark
(b) stone fish
(c) Marlin
(d) Hilsa
Option a – whale shark
How many chambers are there in a frog’s heart?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Option b – 3
The cold-blooded creature is-
(a) fish
(b) frog
(c) Gecko
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The most venomous snake is-
(a) Moosh snake
(b) Python
(c) Hydrofish
(d) axial snake
Option c – Hydrofish
The only snake to make a nest is-
(a) chain wiper
(b) King Cobra
(c) Kareat
(d) saw-scaled wiper da
Option b – King Cobra
Flying Gecko-
(a) Draco
(b) Gacona
(c) Healoderma
(d) Officosaurus
Option a – Draco
The bones of birds are-
(a) solid
(b) strong and solid
(c) Vatil
(d) None of these
Option c – Vatil
The largest living bird is-
(a) Kiwi
(b) Penguin
(c) Ostrich
(d) eagle
Option c – Ostrich
The smallest bird is-
(a) kiwi
(b) hummingbird
(c) Ostrich
(d) Penguin
Option b – hummingbird
Where is a Kiwi bird found?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) South Africa
(d) Canada
Option a – New Zealand
How many pairs of legs are there in insects?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Option c – 3
Lacquer is produced-
(a) From the bark of trees
(b) from the feces of insects
(c) By the secretion of the body of insects
(d) From the ovaries of insects
Option b – By the secretion of the body of insects
Silk is obtained by
(a) From silkworm eggs
(b) silkworm larvae
(c) silkworm pupa
(d) None of these
Option c – silkworm pupa
The larva of the domestic fly is called-
(a) pupa
(b) maggot
(c) Mengot
(d) Bhekashishu
Option c – Mengot
Spreads sleeplessness-
(a) CC fly
(b) sand fly
(c) Bedbug
(d) No
Option a – CC fly
Kala Azar is a mosquito spreading disease in humans-
(a) flea
(b) lice
(c) Bedbug
(d) Sandfly
Option d – Sandfly
Which carrier of malaria disease-
(a) Male culex
(b) Male anopheles
(c) Female culex
(d) Female anopheles
Option b – Male anopheles
Starfish is a creature of which of the following associations?
(a) Mollusca
(b) Fish
(c) Arthropoda
(d) Echinodermata
Option d – Echinodermata
Aristotle’s lantern is-
(a) A clean aquatic echinoderm animal
(b) Chewing mechanism in the dietary system of sea urchin
(c) Strainer egg of the transport system of the sea star
(d) Lantern-like composition of Greek country which is saturated in sea lily
Option b – Chewing mechanism in the dietary system of sea urchin
Respiratory activity in fish is done by [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Gill
(b) Lung
(c) Gills
(d) Nasal hole
Option c – Gills
Which one of the following creatures is actually a fish?
(a) StarFish
(b) Jellyfish
(c) Cuttlefish
(d) Seahorse
Option d – Seahorse
The sea horse is an example of which class?
(a) Fish
(b) Mammal
(c) Reptiles
(d) Mollusca
Option a – Fish
The total number of chromosomes in a human being is-
(a) 46
(b) 48
(c) 52
(d) Indeterminate
Option a – 46
The chromosome responsible for the sex determination of children is-
(a) father’s
(b) Mother
(c) Both mother and father
(d) None of these
Option a – father’s
Which of the following is a cloned merino lamb?
(a) Semolina
(b) Mystic
(c) Matilda
(d) Dolly
Option d – Dolly
Who first explained bio-development?
(a) Newton
(b) Einstein
(c) Darwin
(d) Lamarck
Option d – Lamarck
The basic principle of Lamarckism is-
(a) Variations
(b) Heredity of acquired traits
(c) Life struggle
(d) Sudden development of new organs
Option b – Heredity of acquired traits
The theory of natural selection of organisms has been proposed-
(a) Lamarck
(b) Darwin
(c) D. Bridge
(d) Pasteur
Option b – Darwin
A book titled ‘The Origin of Species’ has been written-
(a) by Lamarck
(b) by Darwin
(c) by operene
(d) by Dunkel
Option b – by Darwin
The theory of mutation was given by
(a) Huxley
(b) Darwin
(c) Lamarck
(d) D. Bridge
Option d – D. Bridge
Life was born [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) On the mountains
(b) on land
(c) in water
(d) in the air
Option c – in water
Protozoa responsible for dysentery or amoebiasis is-
(a) Amoeba
(b) Entamoeba
(c) Paramoecium
(d) Trypanosoma
Option b – Entamoeba
Protozoa causing malaria fever is-
(a) Paramoecium
(b) Leishmania
(c) Plasmodium
(d) Entamoeba
Option c – Plasmodium
The protozoa that produce Kala-Azar are-
(a) Entamoeba
(b) Trypanosoma
(c) Trichomonas
(d) Leishmania
Option d – Leishmania
Sleeping Sickness produces-
(a) Trichomonas
(b) Trypanosoma
(c) Leishmania
(d) Plasmodium
Option b – Trypanosoma
In Japan, the gift is presented as
(a) Hyalonema
(b) Tethya
(c) Euplactella
(d) Pharyonema
Option c – Euplactella
Known as ‘the flower of Venus’
(a) Leucosolenia
(b) Saikoneala
(c) Euspongia
(d) Euplactella
Option d – Euplactella
What is coral? [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) A forest wood
(b) a sea creature
(c) an herb
(d) None of these
Option b – a sea creature
A disease called filariasis occurs-
(a) by Ascaris
(b) by Wuchereria Bancrofti
(c) Plasmodium
(d) by Taenia solium
Option b – by Wuchereria Bancrofti
Which blood pigment is present in earthworms?
(a) Hemocyanin
(b) Hematin
(c) Hemoglobin
(d) Cyanin
Option a – Hemocyanin
How many eyes do earthworms have?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) very
(d) no eye
Option d – no eye
The genetic material found in a cell is [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) DNA
(b) RNA
(c) Protein
(d) Carbohydrate
Option a – DNA
The first synthesis of DNA was done in the laboratory-
(a) Miller
(b) Khurana
(c) D. Breeze
(d) Calvin
Option b – Khurana
Which scientist described the structure of DNA molecules?
(a) G.J. Mandal
(b) Hargovind Khurana
(c) Watson and Crick
(d) JC Bose
Option d – JC Bose
The Center for DNA Finger Print and Diagnostic (CDFD) is located at
(a) in Hyderabad
(b) in Bangalore
(c) in Delhi
(d) in Chennai
Option a – in Hyderabad
The number of diploid chromosomes in humans is-
(a) 23
(b) 24
(c) 46
(d) 48
Option a – 23
By whom was the first replacement of the heart done?
(a) Dr. William Harvey
(b) Sir F. G. Hawkins
(c) Dr. Louis Pasteur
(d) Dr. Christian Bernard
Option d – Dr. Christian Bernard
The ‘theory of development’ was propounded by
(a) Pasteur
(b) Aristotle
(c) Mandel
(d) Darwin
Option d – Darwin
Who is the father of modern antiseptic surgery?
(a) Lister
(b) Jenner
(c) Pasteur
(d) Harvey
Option a – Lister
Who discovered the rabies vaccine? [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Jenner
(b) Pasteur
(c) A. Fleming
(d) Lister
Option b – Pasteur
Who created the principle of ‘natural selection’?
(a) Newton
(b) Mandel
(c) Darwin
(d) Archimedes
Option c – Darwin
Who first used the term histology?
(a) Mayer
(b) Schleiden
(c) Robert Hooke
(d) Mammon
Option a – Mayer
Which one of the following is responsible for keeping the body warm?
(a) sweat glands
(b) connective tissue
(c) sebaceous tissue
(d) Rome
Option c – sebaceous tissue
Human’s skin is the thickest –
(a) palm
(b) on the floor
(c) on the torso
(d) on the head
Option b – on the floor
The longest cell in the human body is-
(a) Hand cell
(b) foot cell
(c) nerve cell
(d) None of these
Option c – nerve cell
What tissue would a camel hump be made of?
(a) skeletal tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) epithelial tissue
(d) sebaceous tissue
Option d – sebaceous tissue
Jean is [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) a part of the liver
(b) a part of RNA
(c) a part of chromosome
(d) a part of DNA
Option d – a part of DNA
Who would have studied ornithology?
(a) bird
(b) mammal
(c) bats
(d) fish
Option a – bird
Mother called the study of extinct beings?
(a) Herpetology
(b) Ornithology
(c) Geology
(d) Paleontology
Option d – Paleontology
(a) tissue
(b) virus
(c) organism
(d) cell
Option a – tissue
The study of rules of inheritance is called-
(a) Taxonomy
(b) cytology
(c) Genetics
(d) Ecology
Option c – Genetics
The study of population is called-
(a) Paleontology
(b) Cartography
(c) Geography
(d) Demography
Option d – Demography
The cradle of bees is called-
(a) Apiculture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Horticulture
(d) PCculture
Option a – Apiculture
Sericulture is called-
(a) Apiculture
(b) Sericulture
(c) peculture
(d) horticulture
Option b – Sericulture
The study of internal organs is-
(a) Aegeology
(b) Arthology
(c) Anthology
(d) Splenology
Option d – Splenology
(a) Odontology
(b) Ornithology
(c) Phenology
(d) Cosmology
Option a – Odontology
The originators of the law of heredity are-
(a) Darwin
(b) Wallace
(c) Mandel
(d) Lamarck
Option c – Mandel
Who was the founder of DNA synthesis?
(a) Ochoa
(b) Kornberg
(c) Lamarck
(d) Weissman
Option b – Kornberg
Who discovered Bacteria?
(a) Louis Pasteur
(b) Leuvenhawk
(c) Robert Hooke
(d) Torricelli
Option b – Leuvenhawk
Hargovind Khurana received the prestigious Nobel Prize in which field?
(a) Biochemistry
(b) Medical Sciences
(c) literature
(d) Economics
Option b – Medical Sciences
The largest ecosystem in the world is-
(a) Grasslands
(b) Large lakes
(c) Sagar
(d) Forest
Option c – Sagar
Soil erosion can be prevented-
(a) By overgrazing
(b) By eradicating vegetation
(c) Afforestation
(d) By increasing the number of birds
Option c – Afforestation
Who receives solar energy? [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Moon
(b) Sea
(c) Sun
(d) Wind
Option c – Sun
Major air pollutants in cities like Mumbai and Kolkata are-
(a) CO and SO2
(b) Hydrocarbons
(c) Algae spores
(d) Ozone
Option a – CO and SO2
Which gas contributes most to the ‘greenhouse effect’ on Earth?
(a) Frion
(b) Methane
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Chlorofluorocarbons
Option c – Carbon dioxide
In the Bhopal gas leakage accident, which gas leaked?
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Ethyl isocyanate
(c) Methyl isocyanate
(d) SO2 and NO
Option c – Methyl isocyanate
Damage to the Taj Mahal is taking place due to
(a) Yamuna floods
(b) Decomposition of marble at high temperatures
(c) Air pollutants released from Mathura oil refinery
(d) None of the above
Option c – Air pollutants released from Mathura oil refinery
Which of the following tests are done to measure water pollution?
(a) Biological Oxygen Demand
(b) Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(c) Biomechanical Oxygen Demand
(d) None of the above
Option c – Biomechanical Oxygen Demand
D.D.T. is a [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Antibiotic
(b) Biodegradable pollutant
(c) Non-biodegradable pollutant
(d) None of the above
Option c – Non-biodegradable pollutant
Which of the following gases does not pollute the air?
(a) O2
(b) CO
(c) NO2
(d) SO2
Option a – O2
The branch of science that studies human skin is called-
(a) Physiology
(b) Anatomy
(c) Biochemistry
(d) Dermatology
Option d – Dermatology
The study of bones is done under which branch of science?
(a) Orology
(b) Osteology
(c) Ceramology
(d) Geology
Option b – Osteology
What is the study of insects called?
(a) Anthropology
(b) Entomology
(c) Ontology
(d) Ecology
Option b – Entomology
The study of butterflies is called?
(a) Ecology
(b) Neonatology
(c) Lepidopterology
(d) Palynology
Option c – Lepidopterology
(a) Ichthyology
(b) Sacrology
(c) Ecology
(d) Cryptology
Option c – Ecology
Cell wall is [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Permeable
(b) Semi-permeable
(c) Selectively permeable
(d) Impermeable
Option a – Permeable
Mitochondria were absent in
(a) Yeast
(b) Fungi
(c) Bacteria
(d) Green algae
Option c – Bacteria
Who first used the word Protoplasm?
(a) Darwin
(b) Purkinje
(c) John Ray
(d) Bacteria
Option b – Purkinje
Whose statement is the physical basis of life?
(a) Henry
(b) Lamarck
(c) Huxley
(d) Treviranus
Option c – Huxley
Who is credited for the first formulation of the term Ecology?
(a) Brown
(b) Aristotle
(c) Khurana
(d) Ritter
Option d – Ritter
The word ecosystem was first propounded by
(a) Weaver
(b) A.G. Tansley
(c) E.P. Odum
(d) Reiter
Option b – A.G. Tansley
The food chain is formed [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) From producers, consumers, and decomposers
(b) From producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers
(c) From producers and consumers
(d) From producers, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers
Option a – From producers, consumers, and decomposers
Who is called the powerhouse of a cell?
(a) Golgi apparatus
(b) Nucleolus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Ribosome
Option c – Mitochondria
Where does protein synthesis occur in the cell?
(a) Golgi apparatus
(b) Ribosomes
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Centrosome
Option b – Ribosomes
What is the active site of protein formation?
(a) Lysosome
(b) Ribosome
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Golgi apparatus
Option b – Ribosome
What provides a variety of attractive colors to flowers and seeds?
(a) Leukoplast
(b) Chromoplast
(c) Chloroplast
(d) Tonoplast
Option b – Chromoplast
What gives a green color to leaves?
(a) Chromoplast
(b) Chloroplast
(c) Leukoplast
(d) Tonoplast
Option b – Chromoplast
The suicide sac of a cell is called-
(a) Lysosome
(b) Ribosome
(c) Nucleosome
(d) Golgi body
Option a – Lysosome
(a) Mustard
(b) Paddy
(c) Millet
(d) Groundnut
Option d – Groundnut
Goljikaya’s major work is [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) respiration
(b) initiating cell division
(c) Producing digestive juices
(d) externally
Option d – externally
The famous ‘Khaira disease’ in paddy is caused by
(a) Due to mildew
(b) Due to bacteria
(c) Due to virus
(d) Due to zinc deficiency
Option d – Due to zinc deficiency
Red Rust disease in tea is caused by
(a) Bacteria
(b) Lichen
(c) Fungi
(d) Green algae
Option d – Green algae
(a) H. C. Bold
(b) K. C. Mehta
(c) Birbal Sahni
(d) D. D. Pant
Option b – K. C. Mehta
The fungus responsible for red rot disease of sugarcane is-
(a) Sarcospora ponetta
(b) Phytophthora infestans
(c) Claviceps purpurea
(d) Colletotrichum falcatum
Option d – Colletotrichum falcatum
The fungus responsible for the late blight disease in potato is-
(a) Sarcospora parinetta
(b) Phytophthora infestans
(c) Claviceps purpurea
(d) Sclerospora graminicola
Option b – Phytophthora infestans
Ring disease is known as
(a) Diarrheal disease
(b) Mosaic disease
(c) Bunchy top
(d) Wart disease
Option a – Diarrheal disease
Business cork is obtained from [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Xylem
(b) Phloem
(c) Cork cambium
(d) Vascular cambium
Option c – Cork cambium
The age of trees is determined by
(a) Its weight
(b) Its height
(c) Based on the number of annual rings in it
(d) By the length of its roots
Option c – Based on the number of annual rings in it
Leaves fall off branches due to
(a) By completing its lifetime
(b) Decline in atmospheric temperature
(c) The formation of a separation layer outside the cork
(d) Due to shortening of daily life
Option c – The formation of a separation layer outside the cork
Who among the following is called the ‘father of genetics’?
(a) Darwin
(b) Weismann
(c) Mendel
(d) D. Breeze
Option c – Mendel
In the laboratory, DNA was first synthesized by
(a) Miller
(b) Khurana
(c) D. Breeze
(d) Calvin
Option b – Khurana
Who first used the word ‘gene’? [ Difficult GK Questions with Answers ]
(a) Valdair
(b) Watson
(c) Crick
(d) Johansen
Option d – Johansen
By whom was the science of heredity called ‘genetics’?
(a) Mendel
(b) Correns
(c) Muller
(d) Watson
Option d – Watson
Which biologist first gave the name ‘cell’?
(a) Fleming
(b) Leeuwenhoek
(c) Robert Hooke
(d) Brown
Option c – Robert Hooke
(a) Cytology
(b) Histology
(c) Psychology
(d) Physiology
Option a – Cytology
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