Biology - Biology and Its Branches
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
Consider the following statements
1. Branch of Botany in which we study about algae is called Phycology.
2. Branch of Biology in which we study about the relationship between livings and their environment is called dEcoloy.
3. Branch of Biology in which we study about art and hobby of growing dwarf forms of trees and shrub in pots is called Arboriculture.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1, 2 and 3
- (d)
None of the above
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. A science of human race | 1. Ethnology |
B. Study of Liver | 2. Hepatology |
C. Study of hair | 3. Trichology |
D. Study of joint articulations and ligaments | 4. Syndesmology |
- (a)
A B C D 4 1 2 3 - (b)
A B C D 3 4 1 2 - (c)
A B C D 2 3 4 1 - (d)
A B C D 1 2 3 4
Under which branch, we would study both Amoeba and Plasmodium?
1. Parasitology
2. Parazoology
3. Protozoology
4. Philosophy Zoolozique
- (a)
1, 2 and 3
- (b)
1, 2, 3 and 4
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1 and 3
Who is the Father of Binomial Nomenclature of Organisms?
- (a)
Julian Huxley
- (b)
JB Lamarck
- (c)
Carolus Linnaeus
- (d)
RH Whittaker
Match List I ( Contribution ) with List II ( Name ) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Father of circulatory system | 1. Stephan Hales |
B. Father of plant physiology | 2. William Harvey |
C. Coined the term 'Genera' | 3. Karl Landsteiner |
D. Discovered A, B and O blood group and Rh factor | 4. John Ray |
- (a)
A B C D 1 4 3 2 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 4 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
Consider the following statements.
1. Spores of anthrax bacterium used in the USA during 2000 for bio-terrorism.
2. Germany used anthrax and bacterial diseases to infect sheep at firs world war
3. Japan infected prisoners with several biological agents in occupied China at the time of Japan-China war.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Study the following statements
1. Silviculture is the branch of Botany in which we study about the development of the forest.
2. Branch of Agriculture concerned with the production of crops called as Agronomy.
3. Agrostology is the study of grass.
4. Spermology is the study of fruits.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1, 2 and 4
- (d)
1, 2 and 4
In Exo-Biology, we study about
- (a)
External structure of Living beings
- (b)
Life present on the Earth
- (c)
Life present in the other layer of Earth atmosphere
- (d)
Life found in space and on other satellite
Match List ( Biological Institutes ) with List II (Places) select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) | 1. Shimla (HP) |
B. Central Potato Research Institute( CPRI) | 2. Lucknow (UP) |
C. Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) | 3. Cuttack (Odisha) |
D. Central Forest Research Institute (CFRI) | 4. Dehradun (UttaarUttarakhand |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 1 3 4 2 - (c)
A B C D 3 4 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 4 2 1 3
Term 'Biology' was coined by
- (a)
Lamarck and Treviranus
- (b)
Lamarck and Darwin
- (c)
Lamarck and Hugo de Vries
- (d)
Darwin and Hugo de Vries
Match List I ( Contribution ) with List II (Indian Biologist) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Father of surgery and plastic surgery | 1. Charaka |
B. Father of Ayurveda | 2. Sushruta |
C. Tes-tube baby | 3. Salim Ali |
D. Ornithologist | 4. Indira Hinduja |
- (a)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (b)
A B C D 1 4 3 2 - (c)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
Consider the following statements
1. Branch of Biology in which we study about the cultivation of flowering plants is Floriculture.
2. Study of the flower is called Anthology.
3. Palaeobotany is the branch of Botany in which we study about plant fossils.
- (a)
1 and 3
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Oath is taken by medical graduates was given by
- (a)
Aristotle
- (b)
Theophrastus
- (c)
Hippocrates
- (d)
Darwin
Consider the following statements
1. Carolus Linnaeus is the Father of Binomial Nomenclature of organisms.
2. Mention here father of Indian Systematic Botany.
3. The word 'Taxonomy' was coined by De Candolle.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Branches of Science in which we study about curing disease, deformities and injuries by physical operations, is called
- (a)
Pharmacy
- (b)
Psychology
- (c)
Surgery
- (d)
Medicine
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List1 | List II |
A. Ecotoxicology | 1. Study of ductless gland |
B. Hematology | 2. Study about molluscs |
C. Malacology | 3. Study of blood |
D. Endocrinology | 4. Study of the effects of toxic chemical substance on animal and plant |
- (a)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (b)
A B C D 3 2 1 4 - (c)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (d)
A B C D 1 4 3 2
Study the following statements
1. Study of a parasitic organism is called Parasitology.
2. Study of lizards is called Saurology.
3. Branch of Science which deals with the study of the causative agent of disease is Etiology.
4. Study of integrated use of microbiology, biochemistry and engineering is Bioinformatics.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1, 2 and 3
- (d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Consider the following statements
1. Study of a vestigial organ is called Dysteleology.
2. The word 'Histology' is related with tissue.
3. Ornithology is the study of birds.
4. Study of the butterfly is Lepidopterology.
4. Study of bone is called Orology.
- (a)
1, 2, 3 and 4
- (b)
1, 2, 3 and 5
- (c)
1, 2, 4 and 5
- (d)
1, 2 , 3, 4 and 5
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Father of Biology and Zoolog | 1. Theophrastus |
B. Father of Botan | 2. Aristotle |
C. A person, who developed a vaccine against rabies | 3. Lessuwenhoek |
D. Father of Protozoology | 4. Louis Pasteur |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 1 4 3 3 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 4 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 1
Study the following statements.
1. Branches of Science that deal with the improvements of the human race by providing better environment condition is called Euthenics.
2. Study of the typical behaviour of organisms in their natural habitats is called Ethology.
3. Branch of Science which deal with the study of various aspects of different races of mankind is called Ethology.
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Estimation of age of woody plant by counting annual ring is
- (a)
Dendrology
- (b)
Dendrochronology
- (c)
Agronomy
- (d)
Demography
The branch of Biology, which deals with the process of ageing is called
- (a)
Geology
- (b)
Geneology
- (c)
Genetics
- (d)
Gerontology
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Malacolgy | 1. Birds |
B. Pomology | 2. Fungi |
C. Mycology | 3. Fruits |
D. Ornithology | 4. Molluscs |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 3 4 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 4 3 1 2
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List | List II |
A. Helminthology | 1. Study of insects |
B. Entomology | 2. Study of worms |
C. Ornithology | 3. Study of algae |
D. Phycology | 4. Study of birds |
- (a)
A B C D 1 4 2 3 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 4 2 3 1 - (d)
A B C D 3 1 4 2
The correct match is
A. Alec Jefferey | 1. Split genes |
B. Doherty and R Zink Emagles | 2. DNA fingerprinting |
C. Snell, Dausset and Benaceraf | 3. MHC antigens |
D. Robert and Sharp | 4. Vell mediated immune response |
- (a)
A B C D 2 3 4 1 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (c)
A B C D 3 2 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
Who among the following were awarded Nobel prize for artificial synthesis of the nucleic acids?
- (a)
Ocho, Kornberg and HG Khorana
- (b)
Jacob and Monod
- (c)
Gierer and Schwann
- (d)
Hershey and Juria
Functional genomics deals with the
- (a)
Sequencing of the genome
- (b)
Study of functions g of genes and metabolic pathways
- (c)
Determination of the Complete sequence of genomes
- (d)
Construction of high-resolution genetic and physical maps
Consider the following statements
1. Jones Salk developed the polio vaccine.
2. Selman Waksman discovered streptomycin from streptomyces griseous.
3. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin from Penicillium
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
In 1928, a scientist discovered an antibiotic which is not a broad spectrum. The name of the scientist and antibiotic are respectively
- (a)
Alexander Fleming - Streptomycin
- (b)
Waksman - Penicillin
- (c)
Alexander Fleming - Penicillin
- (d)
Waksman - Streptomycin
Study the following statements.
1. William Harvey produced first operational microscope.
2. Robert Hooke is called Father of Cytology. He wrote a book 'Micrographia'
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
None of these