- Biology Notes for UPSC IAS Prelims (Part I)
- Biology - Home
- Biology - Structure and Functions
- The Fundamental Unit of Life
- Biology - Tissues
- Biology - Animal Tissue
- Diversity in Living Organisms
- Biology - Plantae Kingdom
- Biology - Animalia Kingdom
- Biology - Vertebrata
- Biology - Transportation in Humans
- Biology - Transportation in Plants
- Biology - Excretion
- Biology - Control and Coordination
- Biology - Hormones in Animal
- How do Organisms Reproduce?
- Biology - Sexual Reproduction
- Biology - Reproduction in Animals
- Reaching the Age of Adolescence
- Biology - Heredity and Evolution
- Biology - Life Processes
- Biology - Respiration
- Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
- Biology - Why do We Fall Ill
- Biology - Natural Resources
- Biology - Our Environment
- Conservation of Plants and Animals
Biology Part 1 Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Anthranilic acid is the chemical name of …
Answer : C
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Q 2 - Which part of the human brain is the regulating center for swallowing and vomiting?
Answer : C
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Q 3 - Consider the following statements:
1. Lungs are a pair of spongy organs consisting of elastic tissues located in the chest.
2. The pair of lungs are separated by the heart.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
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Q 4 - Who among the following has written the book “On the Origin of Species?”
Answer : A
Explanation
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Q 5 - How do the antioxidants that provided by the green vegetables help to maintain the human health?
C - Antioxidants neutralize the free radicals produced in the body during metabolism
D - Antioxidants activate certain genes in the cell of the body and delay the ageing process
Answer : A
Explanation
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Q 6 - On an average a human heart beats about ……. times a day.
Answer : A
Explanation
Normally, a heart of an adult beats, range between 60 to 100 times per minute.
Q 8 - Consider the following statements:
1. Cell division is the process by which one parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells.
2. Usually, eukaryote cells get divided by three distinct types of cell division
Choose the correct answer from the given codes:
Answer : A
Explanation
Usually, eukaryote cells get divided by two distinct types of cell division.
Q 9 - Consider the following statements:
1. Plants have prokaryotic cells.
2. Animals have eukaryotic cells.
Choose the correct answer from the given codes:
Answer : B
Explanation
Plants have also eukaryotic cells.
Q 10 - Phylloquinone is the chemical name of …
Answer : D
Explanation
Vitamin K is soluble in fat.
Q 11 - In a plant, the major function of meristem is ………….
Answer : D
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Answer : B
Explanation
Among 22 bones, 8 are cranial bones and 14 are facial skeleton bones.
Q 13 - When a cell kept in a fluid, it neither shrinks nor swells; in such a condition, the fluid in the cell in relation to the ambient fluid is known as:
Answer : C
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Q 14 - Who among the following researchers introduced the ‘Binomial’ nomenclature to the plants?
Answer : D
Explanation
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things.
Q 15 - Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?
Answer : D
Explanation
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Q 16 - Which among the following is the largest part of a human brain?
Answer : B
Explanation
The cerebrum, also known as cortex, is the largest part of the human brain.
Q 17 - How insectivorous plants evolved?
C - They cannot synthesize certain vitamins themselves; therefore, depend on the insects
Answer : B
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Q 18 - Which among the following transports undigested material to cell membrane for removal?
Answer : C
Explanation
Lysosome is a digestive system.
Q 19 - Adenylic acid is the chemical name of …
Answer : B
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Q 20 - Consider the following statements:
1. Fructose is very sweet monosaccharide sugar normally found in fruits.
2. The remains of organisms normally preserved in rocks is known as fossils.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
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