Nature and Scope of Biology
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
The Father of Gerontology
- (a)
Paul Ehrlich
- (b)
Harrison
- (c)
Korenchevsky
- (d)
Erdtman
Who is the Birdman of India?
- (a)
MS Swaminathan
- (b)
SR Kashyap
- (c)
K Mishra
- (d)
Salim Ali
Who wrote a book on histology for the first time ?
- (a)
Albrecht von Kolliker
- (b)
von Mohl
- (c)
Felix Dujardin
- (d)
Both (a) and (c)
Term 'Biology' was coined by
- (a)
Lamarck and Treviranus (1802)
- (b)
Lamarck and Darwin (1802)
- (c)
Lamarck and Hugo de Vries (1808)
- (d)
Darwin and Hugo de Vries (1808)
Teratology deals with the
- (a)
ageing
- (b)
hair
- (c)
improvement of human race
- (d)
development of abnormalities in foetus
Under which branch, we would study both Amoeba and Plasmodium ?
- (a)
Parasitology
- (b)
Parazoology
- (c)
Protozoology
- (d)
Epidemiology
Study of liver is called
- (a)
Hepatology
- (b)
Phenology
- (c)
Horology
- (d)
Herpetology
Who predicted that chromosomes bear the unit of heredity or genes?
- (a)
TH Morgan
- (b)
A Kornberg
- (c)
WS Sutton
- (d)
MS Swaminathan
Who discovered artificial synthesis of the nucleic acids ?
- (a)
Ochoa, Kornberg and HG Khorana
- (b)
Jacob and Monod
- (c)
Gierer and Schwann
- (d)
Hershey and Juria
Edaphology or Pedology is the study of
- (a)
fossil plants
- (b)
mountain trees
- (c)
sea weeds
- (d)
soil
The study of development of the forests and utilisation of its product is
- (a)
Serology
- (b)
Apiculture
- (c)
Silviculture
- (d)
Pisciculture
Sex determination of foetus is banned because it leads to
- (a)
malformation
- (b)
infections and diseases
- (c)
growth of cancer
- (d)
female foeticide
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
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
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
Match of the following columns.
Column I | Column II |
---|---|
A. Banting and Best | 1. Enzymes |
B. Buchner | 2. Isolation of insulin |
C. Schleiden | 3. tRNA |
D. Hoagland | 4. Cell theory |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 3 2 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 4 3 2 1
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
Who is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?
- (a)
John Ray
- (b)
Carolus Linnaeus
- (c)
AP de Candolle
- (d)
Charles Darwin
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
One gene-one enzyme hypothesis was postulated by
- (a)
R Franklin
- (b)
Hershey and Chase
- (c)
A Garrod
- (d)
Beadle and Tatum
The results of Miller's experiments, were discussed in the book 'The Planets' written by
- (a)
Sayere
- (b)
Harold Urey
- (c)
Huxley
- (d)
Stanley
The branch of biology dealing with the study of rudimentary organs is
- (a)
Dysteleology
- (b)
Dermatology
- (c)
Etiology
- (d)
Chirology
The stydy of relationship between the size and shape is called
- (a)
allopatric
- (b)
allelopathy
- (c)
allometry
- (d)
allogamy
The branch of biology, which deals with the study of processes and functions of an organism is called
- (a)
Histology
- (b)
Anatomy
- (c)
Physiology
- (d)
Entomology
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
Branch of zoology dealing with the study of fishes is called
- (a)
Arthrology
- (b)
Ichthyology
- (c)
Saurology
- (d)
Herpetology
HG Khorana also contributed to genetic engineering by synthesising
- (a)
PBR322
- (b)
Viroid
- (c)
PBR42
- (d)
artificial genes