Free Biology33 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

Match the following
1.Plant typeHabitat
2.Shoulder and Joints1. Ball and socket joints
3.Ankle, Knee and elbow joints2. Hinge joints
4.Toe bones3. Elipsoid joints
5.Bones in palm4. Gliding joints

A. 1      2     3      4
B. 1      3     4      2
C. 2     4      3        1
D. 2     1     4      3

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 2

Consider the following statements about antigens
1.They induce the formation of antibodies.
2.They provide immunity.
3.They are formed only within the body.
4.Of these statements, the correct ones are

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 3

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I                                                              List II
A.Cell theory in plants                               1. Robert Hooke
B.Cell theory in animals                             2. M. J. Scheleiden
C.Cork material composed of cells            3. Robert Brown
D.Discovered the nucleus in cell                4. Theodore schewann

A. 1      2      3        4
B. 2     4       1        3
C. 2      1        4         3
D. 4     2     3       1

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 4

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I                                           List II
A.Apiculture                                1. Grape vines
B.Silviculture                               2. Fish
C.Viticulture                                3. Honey bees
D.Pisciculture                               4. Forest trees

A. 1      4     3      2
B. 3      4        1         2
C. 2      1      3        4
D. 4    3     2       1

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 5

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I                                                List II
A.Hydrophytes                                 1. Plants growing in saline conditions
B.Xerophytes                                          2. Plants adapted to grow in water
C.Halophytes                                          3.Plants adapted to grow in deserts
D.Epiphytes                                           4.Plants which grow non-parasitic on other plants

A. 2      3     4      1
B. 2      3     1       4
C. 3     1      2      4
D. 4      3      1      2

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 6

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I                                             List II
A.Lemons                                       1. Alginic acid
B.Seaweeds                                   2. Acetic acid
C.Grapes                                        3. Tartaric acid
D.Vinegar                                       4. Citric acid

A. 1      3     4       2
B. 2     4       3       1
C. 3      2     1      4
D. 4      1     3      2

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 7

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I (Plant)                                              List II (Medicinal Value)
A.Vasaka                                                        1. To cure leprosy
B.Chalmogra                                                     2. To lower high blood pressure
C.Isabgol                                                          3. to cure bronchitis
D.Rauwalfia                                                     4. in chronic dysentery

A. 2     3     1     4
B. 1     3     4      2
C. 3     1     4     2
D. 4    2    3      1

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 8

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I                                                                List II
(Tree)                                                             (Product)
A.Cinchona                                                          1. Coir
B.Rubber                                                              2. Quinine
C.Coconut                                                            3. Latex
D.Acacia                                                              4. Tannin

A. 2      3      1      4
B. 4       1      3      2
C. 2      1       3       4
D. 4      3      1       2

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 9

Which of the following is/are true of fertilizer?
1.It supplies nutrients to the plants.
2.It kills the pests.
3.It produces plant growth hormones.
4.It adjusts the soil pH and increases the crop yield.

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 and 4

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 10

The deficiency of which one of the following gives rise to a disease characterised by oedema, subcutaneous haemorrhages, anaemia and pathological changes in the teeth and gums?

A. Retinol
B. Vitamin B complex
C. Ascorbic acid
D. Cyancobalamin

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 
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