Biology - Nature and Scope of Biology
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Who is the Birdman of India?
- (a)
MS Swaminathan
- (b)
SR Kashyap
- (c)
K Mishra
- (d)
Salim Ali
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
Under which branch, we would study both Amoeba and Plasmodium ?
- (a)
Parasitology
- (b)
Parazoology
- (c)
Protozoology
- (d)
Epidemiology
Syndesmology is the study of
- (a)
syndromes
- (b)
ligaments and bones
- (c)
muscles
- (d)
joint articulations and ligaments
The Father of Protozoology is
- (a)
Robert Hooke
- (b)
Aristotle
- (c)
Leeuwenhoek
- (d)
Louis Pasteur
The study of human beauty is called
- (a)
Kalology
- (b)
Mastology
- (c)
Myology
- (d)
Myrmecology
Professor Salim Alis is associated with
- (a)
Saurology
- (b)
Ornithology
- (c)
Ichthyology
- (d)
Serpentology
The branch of Biology dealing with the study of trees is
- (a)
Pomology
- (b)
Anthology
- (c)
Forestry
- (d)
Dendrology
Amniocentesis is used for knowing
- (a)
chromosome aberration
- (b)
health of foetus
- (c)
growth of cancer
- (d)
All of these
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 considered as 'God of Medicine'?
- (a)
Dhanwantri
- (b)
Misra
- (c)
Maheswari
- (d)
Butler
Central Rice Research Institute is located in
- (a)
Odisha
- (b)
Karnataka
- (c)
Delhi
- (d)
Haryana
Name the fungus producing penicillin
- (a)
Penicillium notatum
- (b)
Albugo
- (c)
Ustilago
- (d)
Puccinia
The branch of Zoology that deals with the nutrition of animals is
- (a)
Trophology
- (b)
Tricology
- (c)
Nidology
- (d)
Teratology
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
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
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
Phycology deals with the study of
- (a)
algae
- (b)
fungi
- (c)
microbes
- (d)
bryophytes
The branch of biology dealing with similarities and difference between the individuals related by descent is
- (a)
Ecology
- (b)
Genetics
- (c)
Eugenics
- (d)
Evolution
The branch of biology dealing with structures, function and reproduction of cell is
- (a)
Cytology
- (b)
Anatomy
- (c)
Histology
- (d)
Cell biology
Who coined the term ''gene?
- (a)
Johannsen
- (b)
Watson
- (c)
Morgan
- (d)
Williamson
Theory of continuity of germplasm was propounded by
- (a)
Mendel
- (b)
Lamarck
- (c)
Weismann
- (d)
Haeckel
HG Khorana also contributed to genetic engineering by synthesising
- (a)
PBR322
- (b)
Viroid
- (c)
PBR42
- (d)
artificial genes
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