Comprehensive Biology Test 11
501. Cholesterol is absent in — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ (Assamese): āĻā§āϞā§āώā§āĻā§ā§°āϞ āĻ’āϤ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§ — ?
Ans: Groundnut oil āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§° āϤā§āϞ
Explanation: Cholesterol is found only in animal fats, not in plant oils. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āϞā§āώā§āĻā§ā§°āϞ āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāύā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āϤā§āϞāϤ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
502. Insufficient blood supply to body tissues — ?
Ans: Ischemia āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Explanation: It reduces oxygen supply and damages tissues. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āώ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āϏā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
503. ICZN established in — ?
Ans: 1895 āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§§ā§Žā§¯ā§Ģ
Explanation: It standardizes animal naming globally. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
504. Basic characteristic of living organisms — ?
Ans: Respiration āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ
Explanation: It releases energy from food. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
505. Father of Medicine — ?
Ans: Hippocrates āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: He introduced scientific medical practices. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
506. Cells with shortest life span — ?
Ans: Intestinal cells āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ
āύā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻā§āώ
Explanation: They renew frequently due to digestion. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻāύāĻžāĻ āύāϤā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
507. Bees are used for — ?
Ans: Apiculture āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ
Explanation: Helps in honey production and pollination. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāϧ⧠āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
508. Protein digestion occurs in — ?
Ans: Small intestine āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏ⧰⧠āĻ
āύā§āϤā§ā§°
Explanation: Enzymes break proteins into amino acids. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
509. Pathogenic bacteria secrete — ?
Ans: Antigens āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āύ
Explanation: They trigger immune response. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°ā§āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
510. Insulin is secreted by — ?
Ans: Pancreas āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ
āĻā§āύā§āϝāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ
Explanation: It controls blood sugar levels. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
511. Scientific naming language — ?
Ans: Latin āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞā§āĻāĻŋāύ
Explanation: Provides universal naming system. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
512. Master gland of body — ?
Ans: Pituitary gland āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋ
Explanation: Controls other endocrine glands. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāύ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
513. Harmful air particles — ?
Ans: PM 2.5 āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: PM 2.5
Explanation: They enter lungs and bloodstream. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻā§āϤāϤ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
514. Dialysis works on — ?
Ans: Diffusion āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§ā§°āϏ⧰āĻŖ
Explanation: Waste moves across membrane by diffusion. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏ⧰āĻŖā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
515. Anaemia caused by — ?
Ans: Iron āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞā§āĻšāĻž
Explanation: Iron is needed for hemoglobin formation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§āϞā§āĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ āύāϤ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
516. Reflex action controlled by — ?
Ans: Spinal cord āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻž
Explanation: Gives quick response without brain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻāĻā§ā§° āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
517. Vitamin B6 deficiency causes — ?
Ans: Anaemia āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāϤāĻž
Explanation: Needed for RBC formation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻā§āώ āĻāĻ āύāϤ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
518. Instrument to measure stem growth — ?
Ans: Auxanometer āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻžāύā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Explanation: Measures plant growth rate. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĨ¤
519. Harmful substance in tobacco — ?
Ans: Nicotine āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύ
Explanation: It is addictive and harmful. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϏāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
520. Pancreas secretes which hormone — ?
Ans: Insulin āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋāύ
Explanation: Converts glucose into glycogen. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻā§āύāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
521. Yellowish color of cow’s milk is due to — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§°ā§ā§° āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻšāĻžāϞāϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Carotene āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāύ
Explanation: Carotene is a yellow pigment present in cow’s milk. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻžāϞāϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻāĨ¤
522. Transplant between genetically identical individuals — ?
Ans: Isograft āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ
Explanation: No immune rejection occurs due to identical genes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§ āύāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
523. Lactose is found in — ?
Ans: Milk āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĻā§āϧ
Explanation: Lactose is natural milk sugar. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
524. Meiosis occurs in — ?
Ans: Reproductive cells āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύāύ āĻā§āώ
Explanation: It produces gametes with half chromosomes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
525. Study of cells is called — ?
Ans: Cytology āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ’āϞāĻāĻŋ
Explanation: Study of cell structure and function. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āώ⧰ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻ
āϧā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύāĨ¤
526. Proteins are digested by — ?
Ans: Protease āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ
Explanation: Breaks protein into amino acids. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
527. Xerophthalmia is caused by deficiency of — ?
Ans: Vitamin A āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ A
Explanation: Causes dryness of eyes and vision problems. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋā§° āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
528. Stomatal opening is based on — ?
Ans: Endosmosis āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ
’āĻāĻŽ’āĻāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Water enters guard cells causing opening. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ āώā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āĨ¤
529. Emulsification means — ?
Ans: Breaking fats into small globules āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧠āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž
Explanation: Helps enzymes digest fats easily. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻāĻŽ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
530. Double helix model of DNA was proposed by — ?
Ans: James Watson and Francis Crick āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āĻŽāĻ ā§ąāĻžāĻāĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϏāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ
Explanation: They described DNA structure as a double helix. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: DNA ā§° āĻāĻ āύ āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāϞ āĻšā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§āϏ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
531. Mendel is famous for — ?
Ans: Gregor Mendel (Genetic laws) āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Explanation: He discovered laws of inheritance. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻāϤāĻŋā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
532. Exhaled air contains about — ?
Ans: 4% Carbon dioxide āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§Ē% āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ
Explanation: COâ is a waste gas of respiration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: COâ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
533. Percentage of fat in ghee — ?
Ans: 99% āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ⧝⧝%
Explanation: Ghee is almost pure fat. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāĨ¤
534. Sex chromosomes are called — ?
Ans: Allosomes āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϞ’āĻ’āĻŽ
Explanation: They determine sex (XX/XY). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
535. Digestive bag of the cell is — ?
Ans: Lysosome āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞāĻžāĻāĻ’āĻ’āĻŽ
Explanation: Contains enzymes to break waste. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
536. Master copy of genetic information — ?
Ans: DNA āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĄāĻŋ āĻāύ āĻ
Explanation: Stores hereditary information. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻāϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
537. Term "Rhizosphere" was given by — ?
Ans: Lorenz Hiltner āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞ⧰ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāϞā§āĻāύāĻžā§°
Explanation: Refers to soil region around roots. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§āϞ⧰ āĻāĻā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāϞāĨ¤
538. Another name for kneecap — ?
Ans: Patella āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āĻā§āϞāĻž
Explanation: Protects knee joint. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
539. Main components of food — ?
Ans: Fats, Proteins, Carbohydrates āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ, āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāύ, āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation: Provide energy and growth. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
540. Green pigment responsible for photosynthesis — ?
Ans: Chlorophyll āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āϞ’ā§°’āĻĢāĻŋāϞ
Explanation: Absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻļā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
541. Most sensitive indicator of community health — ?
Ans: Infant Mortality Rate āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝā§ā§° āĻšāĻžā§°
Explanation: Reflects healthcare and nutrition. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
542. Elephant tusk develops from — ?
Ans: Second incisor āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ
Explanation: Modified teeth form tusks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤāĨ¤
543. Most productive natural source — ?
Ans: Marine source āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϏ
Explanation: Rich in biodiversity and resources. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻĒā§ā§°āĨ¤
544. Lichen is a combination of — ?
Ans: Algae and Fungi āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļā§ā§ąāĻžāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāϤā§
Explanation: Symbiotic relationship. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻšāĻžā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĨ¤
545. Grass leaves roll due to — ?
Ans: Motor cells āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽā§āĻā§° āĻā§āώ
Explanation: Reduce water loss. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
546. Treatment of cancer — ?
Ans: Chemotherapy āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĨā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒāĻŋ
Explanation: Uses drugs to kill cancer cells. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāώāϧā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āώ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
547. Greenhouse effect means — ?
Ans: Trapping of heat by gases āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻāĻā§ā§ąāĻž
Explanation: Causes global warming. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
548. Waste from toilets is called — ?
Ans: Sanitary waste āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Explanation: Human excreta waste. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ