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1. Haversian canals occur in

A. Humerus

B. Pubis

C. Clavicle

D. Scapula

Answer: Option A

2. Which are the most primitive group of algae?

A. Blue green algae

B. Red algae

C. Brown algae

D. Green algae

Answer: Option A

3. Venus’s flower basket is a

A. Sea anemone resembling a flower basket

B. Sponge resembling a flower basket

C. Glass rope sponge

D. Ornamental mollusc

Answer: Option B

4. If seed is defined as an ovule modified as a result of fertilization, one may expect to

find seed in

A. All vascular plants

B. Angiopsperm only

C. Gymnosperm only

D. Phanerogams

Answer: Option D

5. The mode of nutrition in Ascaris is

A. Holozoic

B. Holophytic

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C. Saprozoic

D. Saprophytic

Answer: Option C

6. Intercalary meristem results in

A. Secondary growth

B. Apical growth

C. Primary growth

D. None of the above

Answer: Option C

7. Pollen grains are shed at which stage?

A. Two celled

B. Three celled

C. Single celled

D. Usually at two celled, but sometimes three celled

Answer: Option D

8. Aerolar connective tissue joins

A. Haemoglobin

B. Hirudin

C. Myoglobin

D. Histamine

Answer: Option D

9. Shipworm is

A. An annelid

B. An echinoderm

C. A mollusc

D. A limbless amphibian

Answer: Option C

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10. Heterocysts are

A. Green and thin walled

B. Green and thick walled

C. Colourless and thin walled

D. Colourless and thick walled

Answer: Option D

11. Skeleton of sponges is produced by

A. Pinacocytes

B. Thescocytes

C. Choanocytes

D. Sclerocytes

Answer: Option D

12. The megasporium is also known as

A. Ovule

B. Nucellus

C. Fruit

D. Micropyle

Answer: Option B

13. Ascaris normally inhabits the lumen of

A. Stomach

B. Small intestine

C. Appendix

D. Large intestine

Answer: Option B

14. Multiple fruits are those which are produced by

A. Several ripened ovaries of a single flower

B. Several ripened ovaries of several flowers of an inflorescence

C. Part other than ovary

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D. Fusion of calyx with ovary

Answer: Option B

15. Which of the following produces a shell of great ornamental value?

A. Pila

B. Nautilus

C. Unio

D. Ostrea

Answer: Option B

16. Indefinite stamens are characteristic of family

A. Malvaceae

B. Gramineae

C. Labiatae

D. Cruciferae

Answer: Option A

17. Plants which are not differentiated into roots stem and leaves are grouped under

A. Gymnosperms

B. Pteridophytes

C. Thallophytes

D. Spermatophytes

Answer: Option C

18. Sycon belong to the class

A. Calcarea

B. Porifera

C. Desmospongia

D. Hexactinellida

Answer: Option A

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19. A gymnospermic plant

A. Bear flower

B. Exhibit no vascular tissue

C. Produce seeds in cones

D. Does not produce seeds in cones

Answer: Option C

20. The phenomenon by which male and female sexes could be differentiated
morphologically is called

A. Variation

B. Polymorphism

C. Sexual dimprphism

D. None of these

Answer: Option C

21. A fruit which develops from a condensed inflorescence is called

A. A simple fruit

B. An eaterio of fruit

C. An aggaregate fruit

D. A composite fruit

Answer: Option D

22. Sepia is commonly known as

A. Star fish

B. Jelly fish

C. Cattle fish

D. Silver fish

Answer: Option C

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23. The egg apparatus of angiosperm comprises

A. An egg cell and two antipodals

B. An egg cell and the central cell

C. An egg cell and the two polar nuclei

D. An egg cell and two synergids

Answer: Option D

24. Histamine secreting cells are found in

A. Connective tissues

B. Nervous tissue

C. Lungs

D. Muscular tissue

Answer: Option A

25. Characteristic of simple epithelium is that they

A. Are arranged indiscriminately

B. Continue to divide and help in organ function

C. Make a definite layer

D. None of above

Answer: Option C

26. Iodine is obtained from

A. Ulothrix

B. Ectocarpus

C. Laminaria

D. Oedogonium

Answer: Option C

27. Parazoa includes

A. Cnidaria

B. Acidaria

C. Porifera

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D. None of these

Answer: Option C

28. In a bisexual flowers when the gynoecium matures earlier than the androecium it
is called

A. Protogyny

B. Protandry

C. Autogamy

D. Heterogamy

Answer: Option A

29. Elephantiasis caused by

A. Wuchereia bancrofti

B. Ascaris lumbricoides

C. Enterobius vermicular is

D. Fasiola hepatica

Answer: Option A

30. The bark of a tree comprises

A. All the tissues outside the cork cambium

B. All the tissues outside the vascular camboim

C. Only the cork

D. Just inside the cork cambium

Answer: Option A

31. Pearls of commercial value are produced by which of the following genera

A. Pinctada

B. Unio

C. Anodonta

D. Ostrea

Answer: Option A

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32. Endosperm is formed during the double fertilization by

A. One polar nuclei and one male gamete

B. Two polar nuclei and one male gamete

C. Two polar nuclei and two male gamete

D. Ovum and male gamete

Answer: Option B

33. Vascular cambium is an example of

A. Secondary meristem

B. Intercalary meristem

C. Lateral meristem

D. Primary meristem

Answer: Option C

34. The movement of chloride ions into erythrocytes from the plasma to maintain
osmotic balance during transport of gases is known as

A. Chlorination

B. CO2 transport

C. Hamburger phenomenon

D. Passive transport

Answer: Option C

35. Amphiphloic siphonstele occurs in the stem of

A. Pteris

B. Lycopodium

C. Marsilea

D. Lycopodium

Answer: Option C

36. The volume of air breathed in and out during effortless respiration is referred to as

A. Vital volume

B. Tidal volume

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C. Vital capacity

D. Ideal volume

Answer: Option B

37. The waxy substance associated with the walls of trunks of some angiospermic
trees is

A. Cutin

B. Suberin

C. Lignin

D. Hemicellulose

Answer: Option B

38. Tracheoles are found in

A. Insects

B. Fish gill

C. Yeast cells

D. Diaphragm

Answer: Option A

39. Foliar gap in vascular cylinder of fern is

A. Parenchymatous zone

B. Air spaces

C. Exclusively xylem area

D. Exclusively phloem area

Answer: Option A

40. The exchange of respiratory gases in the lung occur in

A. Alveoli

B. Trachea

C. Bronchiole

D. Bronchi

Answer: Option A

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41. The scientific study of soil is -

A. Pedology

B. Earth Study

C. Soil Science

D. Soil Chemistry

Answer: Option A

42. A fall in GFR (glomerular filtration rate) activates

A. Juxtaglomerular cells to release renin

B. Adrenal cortex to release aldosterone

C. Adrenal medulla to release adrenaline

D. Posterior pituitairy to release vasopressin

Answer: Option A

43. Which of the following water conducting element is considered as most advanced

A. Tracheids

B. Multiple vessels

C. Annular tracheids

D. Simple vessels

Answer: Option D

44. The method of inducing rooting by girdling aerial branches is called air layering.
Air layering is also called as

A. Gootee

B. Chinese layering

C. Pot layering

D. all of these

Answer: Option D

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45. Functional kidney of mammals is

A. Archinephros type

B. Metanephros type

C. Pronephros type

D. Ophisthosnephros type

Answer: Option B

46. Phloem consists of

A. Vessels, sieve tube cells, phloem parenchyma, phloem fibres

B. Sieve tube cells, companion cells, phloem parenchyma, phloem fibres

C. Vessels, tracheids, phloem parenchyma, phloem fibres

D. Vessels, tracheids, sieve tube cells, companion cells

Answer: Option B

47. Loop of Henle is found in

A. Lung

B. Liver

C. Neurn

D. Nephron

Answer: Option D

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48. Xylem consists of

A. Tracheids, vessels, fibres and parenchyma

B. Tracheids, vessels and companion cells

C. Tracheids, fibres and parenchyma

D. Tracheids, vessels, sieve cells and companion cells

Answer: Option A

49. The peritubular capillaries of the nephron arise from the

A. Afferent arteriole

B. Efferent arteriole

C. Renal artery

D. Arcuate artery

Answer: Option B

50. HD 2967 is the new high yielding variety of -

A. Rice

B. Maize

C. Wheat

D. Mustered

Answer: Option C

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