Which one is a mammal?
A. Shark
B. Squid
C. Octopus
D. Whale
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Quinine, used to treat malaria is obtained from which plant's part?
A. Leaf
B. Root
C. Bark
D. Flower
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Who among the following was the first to determine the composition of a virus?
A. Schelsinger
B. Harrison
C. Valentine
D. Watanbe
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Major component of cotton is
A. Protein
B. Fatty acid
C. Cellulose
D. Glycerene
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According to Plant (1965), in which of the following types of stomata the subsidiary cells develop from the cells lying around the mother cell of the guard cells?
A. Mesogenous type
B. Perigenous type
C. Mesoperigenous type
D. None of the above
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We get morphine from
A. Flower
B. Leave
C. Fruit
D. Stem
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Which of the following is a type of bryophyte that lives in many environments and is characterised by its small, flattened leaves, root-like rhizoids and peristome?
A. Funaria
B. Ulothrix
C. Cladophora
D. Ulva
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Assertion (A): Some bacteria can synthesize their own food.
Reason (R): These bacteria have green matter called chloroplasts.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Red chillies are hot because these contain
A. Ricin
B. Capsaicin
C. Arecoline
D. Caffeol
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The nectaries of grandular tissues present on leaves e.g., at the junction of petiole and leaf blade are known as
A. Extrafloral nectaries
B. Floral nectaries
C. Latex vessels
D. None of the above
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Fishes survive under the frozen lake, because
A. Fishes have hot blood
B. Fishes are in hibernation under it
C. Water does not freeze near bottom
D. Ice is the conductor of heat
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The yeast cells secrete enzymes on the substratum which are collectively called the
A. Lygase
B. Lyase
C. Zymase
D. Proteinase
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Assertion (A): Amoeba reproduces by fission.
Reason (R): All unicellular organisms reproduce by asexual methods.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Which of the following divisions of plants does not have a well differentiated body?
A. Gymnosperms
B. Bryophyta
C. Thallophyta
D. Pteridophyta
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A group of archae bacteria is used in the production of
A. Ethane
B. Methane
C. Acids
D. Alchohols
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Who among the following for the first time made recognition of existence of latex, bulbs, ovary and also correlative position of other floral parts, fruits and seeds?
A. Jean-Bauhim
B. Andrea Cesalpino
C. Robert Morision
D. John Ray
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The drug obtained from the bark of cinchona was used for treating malaria. The synthetic drug which replaced the natural product is
A. Chloromycetin
B. Chloroquine
C. Tetracycline
D. Ampicillin
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Which is not insect amongst following?
A. Butterfly
B. Cockroach
C. Mosquito
D. Spider
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In which of the following types of root apices in dicots, there are two layers of initials at the tip, one forming the central cylinder and the other forming the cortex and root cap?
A. Ranunculus type
B. Casuarina type
C. Common type
D. None of the above
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The euglenoids differ from the green algae in that the reserve food is
A. Glycogen
B. Paramylum
C. Volutin
D. Starch
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