Static GK. Biology. innovation. Assignment 01

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1 Static GK Biology innovation Assignment 01

2 Biology Practice Assignment 01 Direction for Question 1-35:Mark The Best Option 1. Thalassemia is A) due to nutrient deficiency B) a genetic disorder C) due to heavy metal toxicity D) caused by parasitic fungi 2. Camels are able to survive severe water shortage by A) Using water present in muscles B) Using the fat stored in the hump C) Reducing metabolic activity D) Reducing water use 3. A patient is put on the dialysis if he suffers from a A) Liver problem B) Kidney problem C) Heart problem D) Blood pressure problem 1

3 4. Humans have poor night vision due to the presence of A) Rod cells in the retina B) Smaller number of cone cells in the retina C) Smaller number of rod cells D) None of the above 5. You feel hot and sultry on a rainy day because of the A) High Temperature B) Low Temperature C) Sweat not drying up D) none of these 6. Earthworms are useful to farmers because they A) Manufacture fertilizers B) Reduce the soil salinity C) Ensure soil retentively D) None of these 7. Medically speaking, a person can remain without food (and can survive on water) for a maximum of 2

4 A) 60 days B) 30 days C) 14 days D) 50 days 8. The double-helix model of DNA structure was proposed by A) Watson and Crick B) Barbara McClintock C) Morgan Hunt D) Craig Venter 9. An animal will be classified as fish if it has A. gills for respiration in adult stage B. fins all over the body C. cold-blooded body system Which of the above are correct? A) A only B) B and C C) A, B and C D) A and B 10. Which of the following is known as green fuel? A) Unleaded petrol B) Compressed Natural Gas 3

5 C) Kerosene D) Both A and B 11. Jasmine is the name of a plant commonly called A) Dophar-khili B) Amar Bel C) Raat Ki Rani D) Kalpavariksh 12. Which of the following is a sex-linked disorder? A. AIDS B. Baldness C. Color-Blindness A) A, B and C B) A only C) B and C D) A and C 13. Homo Sapiens is the scientific name of A) Lion B) Dog C) Man D) Cow 14. Due to the deficiency of which vitamin does the blood in human not clot? A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin K C) Vitamin B12 D) Vitamin C 4

6 15. The amniocentesis technique is a method used for A) Determination of fetal sex B) Determination of the sequence of amino acids in a protein C) Separation of amino acids D) Inducing abortion 16. Vitamin D is produced in our body A) by the action of ozone B) by the action of ultra-violet light C) by the conversion of oxygen into ozone D) by the conversion of hydrogen into helium 17. Penicillin, an important antibiotic, was developed by A) Alexander Fleming B) Robert Koch C) Jonas Salk D) Edward Jenner 18. Which of the following is called "sugarless" sugar? A) Sucrose B) Glucose C) Saccharine D) Ephedrine 5

7 19. Which of the following gadgets would be used to know the purity of milk? A) Hygrometer B) Lactometer C) Anemometer D) Tachometer 20. Tetanus is a disease caused by A) Fungus B) Virus C) Bacteria D) Insects 21. Zoology can be defined as the study of A) Living animals only B) Both living and dead animals C) Dead, living and yet-to-evolve animals D) None of these 22. A fully-grown human adult has bones in the body. A) 212 B) 209 C) 206 D) 208 6

8 23. If a person loses the ability of muscular coordination after an accident, his has been most likely damaged A) Hypothalamus B) Cerebellum C) Diencephelon D) Broca's area 24. Amnesia refers to the loss of A) Appetite B) Memory C) Sight D) Sense of touch 25. Which among are known as the scavengers of the earth? A) Bacteria and fungi B) Insects C) Viruses D) Birds 26. The largest organ in the human body is the A) Heart B) Brain C) Liver D) Kidney 7

9 27. Who among the following developed the oral vaccine for polio? A) Edward Jenner B) Jonas Salk C) Louis Pasteur D) Joseph Lister 28. The Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome is caused by a A) Bacteria B) Fungus C) Protozoa D) Virus 29. Which of the following disease is not caused by a bacteria? A) AIDS B) Diphtheria C) Cholera D) Whooping Cough 30. The laws of heredity were discovered by A) Gregor John Mendel B) Charles Darwin C) Robert Hook D) Morgan Hunt 31. Spot the correct pair. 8

10 A) Vitamin A : Milk B) Vitamin D : Citrus C) Vitamin B : Green Vegetables D) Vitamin C : Eggs 32. Athlete s Foot is a/ an A) Book on athletics B) Olympic oath C) Disease D) Novel by Jesse Owens 33. Ultraviolet rays, if present in excess, can cause A) Burns B) Skin cancer C) Leukaemia D) Blindness 34. The master gland in the body is A) Pancreas B) Liver C) Pituitary D) Brain 35. The pre-natal technique used to see the image of the growing foetus in the womb is known as 9

11 A) Radiotherapy B) Amniocentesis C) Ultrasound D) X-ray marking 10

12 Biology Practice Assignment 01 - Answer Key Q No. Key Q No. Key 1. B 19. B 2. B 20. C 3. B 21. B 4. B 22. C 5. C 23. B 6. C 24. B 7. C 25. A 8. A 26. C 9. C 27. B 10. D 28. D 11. C 29. A 12. C 30. A 13. C 31. A 14. B 32. C 15. A 33. B 16. B 34. C 17. A 35. C 18. C 11