NEET Biology - Nature and Scope of Biology
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
The Father of Gerontology
- (a)
Paul Ehrlich
- (b)
Harrison
- (c)
Korenchevsky
- (d)
Erdtman
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)
Who is the Father of Biology and Zoology?
- (a)
Theophrastus
- (b)
Aristotle
- (c)
Darwin
- (d)
Bateson
Ethnology is the science of
- (a)
birds
- (b)
animals behaviour
- (c)
human races
- (d)
insects
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
Study of liver is called
- (a)
Hepatology
- (b)
Phenology
- (c)
Horology
- (d)
Herpetology
Professor Salim Alis is associated with
- (a)
Saurology
- (b)
Ornithology
- (c)
Ichthyology
- (d)
Serpentology
The study of development of the forests and utilisation of its product is
- (a)
Serology
- (b)
Apiculture
- (c)
Silviculture
- (d)
Pisciculture
Amniocentesis is used for knowing
- (a)
chromosome aberration
- (b)
health of foetus
- (c)
growth of cancer
- (d)
All of these
Sex determination of foetus is banned because it leads to
- (a)
malformation
- (b)
infections and diseases
- (c)
growth of cancer
- (d)
female foeticide
Study of relationship between environment and plants or human is
- (a)
Mycology
- (b)
Ehnobotany
- (c)
Ethology
- (d)
Ecology
Which of these branches of science dealing with the improvement of future human race?
- (a)
Eugenics
- (b)
Euthenics
- (c)
Epigenesis
- (d)
None of these
Which is known as the Father of Indian Palaeobotany?
- (a)
Lalji
- (b)
R Misra
- (c)
Birbal Sahni
- (d)
Dhanwantri
Who is regarded as the Indian pioneer in DNA fingerprinting?
- (a)
Lalji
- (b)
Butler
- (c)
Charaka
- (d)
Dhanwantri
NBRI is located in state
- (a)
Punjab
- (b)
Haryana
- (c)
Rajasthan
- (d)
UP
Match the following columns.
Column I | Column II |
---|---|
A. TIFR | 1. Kasauli |
B. ICAR | 2. New Delhi |
C. NBRI | 3. Lucknow |
D. CRI | 4. Mumbai |
- (a)
A B C D 2 3 4 1 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (c)
A B C D 4 2 3 1 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
National Science Day is on
- (a)
7th April
- (b)
1st December
- (c)
29th December
- (d)
28th February
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
Who is known as the Father of Physiological Genetics or the Father of Biochemical Genetics?
- (a)
Slatyer
- (b)
Charles Elton
- (c)
Taylor
- (d)
Archibald Garrod
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
Match the following columns.
Column I | Column II |
---|---|
A. Helminthology | 1. Study of insects |
B. Entomology | 2. Study of fungi |
C. Ornithology | 3. Study of algae |
D. Phycology | 4. Study of birds |
5. Study of worms |
- (a)
A B C D 1 4 2 5 - (b)
A B C D 5 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 4 5 3 1 - (d)
A B C D 3 1 4 2
Match of the following columns.
Column I | Column II |
---|---|
A. Mycology | 1. Study of birds |
B. Ornithology | 2. Study of worms |
C. Herpetology | 3. Study of fishes |
D. Ichthyology | 4. Study of fungi |
5. Study of snakes |
- (a)
A B C D 2 4 3 5 - (b)
A B C D 1 4 3 5 - (c)
A B C D 4 1 5 3 - (d)
A B C D 4 5 1 3
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
HG Khorana also contributed to genetic engineering by synthesising
- (a)
PBR322
- (b)
Viroid
- (c)
PBR42
- (d)
artificial genes