Biology - Nature and Scope of Biology
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Who is the Father of Biology and Zoology?
- (a)
Theophrastus
- (b)
Aristotle
- (c)
Darwin
- (d)
Bateson
Teratology deals with the
- (a)
ageing
- (b)
hair
- (c)
improvement of human race
- (d)
development of abnormalities in foetus
Trichology is the study of
- (a)
hair
- (b)
tetrapods
- (c)
ageing
- (d)
developmental abnormalities
Professor Salim Alis is associated with
- (a)
Saurology
- (b)
Ornithology
- (c)
Ichthyology
- (d)
Serpentology
Which one of the following branch is applicable to both plants and animals?
- (a)
Herpetology
- (b)
Taxonomy
- (c)
Saurology
- (d)
Ichthyology
The study of development of the forests and utilisation of its product is
- (a)
Serology
- (b)
Apiculture
- (c)
Silviculture
- (d)
Pisciculture
The branch of biology that deals with the social, geographical, cultural and historical aspect of physical and mental constitution of mankind is
- (a)
Euphenics
- (b)
Euthenics
- (c)
Anthropology
- (d)
Eugenics
Amniocentesis is used for knowing
- (a)
chromosome aberration
- (b)
health of foetus
- (c)
growth of cancer
- (d)
All of these
Which is known as the Father of Indian Palaeobotany?
- (a)
Lalji
- (b)
R Misra
- (c)
Birbal Sahni
- (d)
Dhanwantri
Who is considered as 'God of Medicine'?
- (a)
Dhanwantri
- (b)
Misra
- (c)
Maheswari
- (d)
Butler
The Indian phycologists is/are
- (a)
RN Singh
- (b)
Bhardwaj
- (c)
Both (a) and (b)
- (d)
Butler
Central Rice Research Institute is located in
- (a)
Odisha
- (b)
Karnataka
- (c)
Delhi
- (d)
Haryana
NBRI is located in state
- (a)
Punjab
- (b)
Haryana
- (c)
Rajasthan
- (d)
UP
Name the fungus producing penicillin
- (a)
Penicillium notatum
- (b)
Albugo
- (c)
Ustilago
- (d)
Puccinia
The term used for discoveries made by chance is
- (a)
serendipity
- (b)
serpentine
- (c)
sercine
- (d)
None of these
In 1929, a scientist discovered an antibiotic from a fungus. The name of the scientist and antibiotic are respectively
- (a)
Alexander Fleming, streptomycin
- (b)
Waksman, penicillin
- (c)
Alexander Fleming, penicillin
- (d)
Waksman, streptomycin
The branch of Zoology that deals with the nutrition of animals is
- (a)
Trophology
- (b)
Tricology
- (c)
Nidology
- (d)
Teratology
The Father of Botany is
- (a)
Aristotle
- (b)
Robert Hooke
- (c)
Darwin
- (d)
Theophrastus
Science that deals with the study of external form, size, colour, structure and relative position of various parts of an organism is known as
- (a)
Anatomy
- (b)
Morphology
- (c)
Entomology
- (d)
Histology
Whose experiments cracked the genetic code and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a triplet?
- (a)
Nirenberg and Methaei
- (b)
Hershey and Chase
- (c)
Morgan and Sturtevant
- (d)
Beadle and Tatum
Which one of the following scientist's name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?
- (a)
Weismann - Theory of Continuity of Germplasm
- (b)
Pasteur - Inheritance of Acquired Characters
- (c)
de Vries - Natural Selection
- (d)
Mendel - Theory of Pangenesis
The results of Miller's experiments, were discussed in the book 'The Planets' written by
- (a)
Sayere
- (b)
Harold Urey
- (c)
Huxley
- (d)
Stanley
Branch of biology, which deals with the process of ageing is called
- (a)
Geology
- (b)
Geneolog
- (c)
Genetics
- (d)
Gerontology
The stydy of relationship between the size and shape is called
- (a)
allopatric
- (b)
allelopathy
- (c)
allometry
- (d)
allogamy
Match the following columns.
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| A. Malacology | 1. Reptiled |
| B. Pomology | 2. Fungi |
| C. Mycology | 3. Fruits |
| D. Oinithology | 4. Molluscs |
| 5. Birds |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 5 - (b)
A B C D 5 4 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 5 - (d)
A B C D 4 3 1 5
Phycology deals with the study of
- (a)
algae
- (b)
fungi
- (c)
microbes
- (d)
bryophytes
Study of ticks and mites is called
- (a)
Acarolgy
- (b)
Entomology
- (c)
Malacology
- (d)
Carcinology
Who coined the term ''gene?
- (a)
Johannsen
- (b)
Watson
- (c)
Morgan
- (d)
Williamson
Branch of zoology dealing with the study of fishes is called
- (a)
Arthrology
- (b)
Ichthyology
- (c)
Saurology
- (d)
Herpetology
Who postulated the mutation theory?
- (a)
G Mendel
- (b)
Charles Darwin
- (c)
Hugo de Vries
- (d)
A Weismann
- (e)
JB Lamarck
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