{"id":13406,"date":"2019-04-16T13:13:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T13:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=13406"},"modified":"2019-04-19T01:53:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T01:53:47","slug":"solved-general-biology-mcqs-quiz-for-competitive-exams-set-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/solved-general-biology-mcqs-quiz-for-competitive-exams-set-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Solved General Biology MCQs Quiz for Competitive Exams Set 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>General Biology Mcq&#8217;s Quiz with Answers for NTS, CSS, FPSC, PMS and PPSC Test Online Preparation. These Objective type Questions are also for students who are willing to attempt MCAT entry test. MCQs are taken from Caravan General Knowledge Book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Which act as a hormone ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Carbohydrates<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(b) Proteins<\/span><br \/>\n(c) Vitamins<br \/>\n(d) Fats<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The Hormones are the _______ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(a) Chemical messengers<\/span><br \/>\n(b) Zoological messengers<br \/>\n(c) Physical messengers<br \/>\n(d) Biophysical messengers<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The master gland is pituitary gland which controls the activities of _______ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Adrenal gland<br \/>\n(b) Adrenal and thyroid glands<br \/>\n(c) Pancreas and Gonads glands<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(d) All glands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Who discovered bacteria first in 1697 ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Iwanowsky<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(b) Leeuwenhoek<\/span><br \/>\n(c) Louis Pasteur<br \/>\n(d) Robert Koch<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. One of the followings is not a characteristic of an insect ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Their body is divided into head, thorax and abdomen<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(b) They possess a pair of legs in each segment<\/span><br \/>\n(c) They possess two wings for flying<br \/>\n(d) Two prominent antennae are present on the head<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. An inactive phase of the life cycle during which animal stores a lot of food inside the body and develops a covering around the body is called ____ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(a) Pupa<\/span><br \/>\n(b) Larva<br \/>\n(c) Nymph<br \/>\n(d) Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. If the temperature rises gradually up to 40\u00b0 C, the rate of photosynthesis ______ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Increases<br \/>\n(b) Decreases<br \/>\n(c) Remains constant<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(d) May stop altogether<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. An adult requires how many proteins daily ______ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) 10 \u2013 20 grams<br \/>\n(b) 30 \u2013 50 grams<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(c) 50 \u2013 100 grams<\/span><br \/>\n(d) More than 100 grams<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Proteins are required to make which of the followings ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Antibodies<br \/>\n(b) Connective tissues<br \/>\n(c) Hormones<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(d) All these<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Lipids are obtained from _________ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Animal sources<br \/>\n(b) Plant sources<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(c) Both plant and animal sources<\/span><br \/>\n(d) Synthetically<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. One mole of haemoglobin containing blood carries how much oxygen ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) 16 ml<br \/>\n(b) 18 ml<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(c) 20 ml<\/span><br \/>\n(d) 22 ml<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. The rate of breathing is regulated by _________ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Amount of oxygen in the blood<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(b) Amount of carbon dioxide in the blood<\/span><br \/>\n(c) Amount of oxygen in the cells<br \/>\n(d) Amount of carbon dioxide in the cells<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen gas between the cell and the atmosphere during photosynthesis takes place by ________ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(a) Active transport<\/span><br \/>\n(b) Facilitated diffusion<br \/>\n(c) Osmosis<br \/>\n(d) Diffusion<\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Leucocytes (white blood cells) are produced in ______ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(a) Lymph<\/span><br \/>\n(b) Spleen<br \/>\n(c) Bone marrow<br \/>\n(d) Ribs<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Haemophilia is because of absence of _________ ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) Rh factor<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(b) Clotting<\/span><br \/>\n(c) Antigens<br \/>\n(d) Antibodies<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Biology Mcq&#8217;s Quiz with Answers for NTS, CSS, FPSC, PMS and PPSC Test Online Preparation. These Objective type Questions are also for students who are willing to attempt MCAT entry test. MCQs are taken from Caravan General Knowledge Book. 1. Which act as a hormone ? 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