GK-Biology Question and Answer

GK-Biology Question and Answer
21. Other than spreading malaria, anopheles mosquitoes are also vectors of
  • dengue fever
  • filariasis
  • encephalitis
  • yellow fever
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22. Plants that grow in saline water are called
  • halophytes
  • hydrophytes
  • mesophytes
  • thallophytes
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23. Pyorrhoea is a disease of the
  • nose
  • gums
  • heart
  • lungs
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24. Placenta is the structure formed
  • by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
  • by foetus only
  • by fusion of germ layers
  • None of these
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25. Plants hormone that induces cell division is
  • auxins
  • gibberellins
  • kinins
  • domins
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26. Neurospora is used as genetic material because
  • it has short life cycle of 10 days
  • the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed
  • meiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads
  • is a diploid fungus
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27. Neurospora is used as genetic material because
  • it has short life cycle of 10 days
  • the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed
  • meiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads
  • is a diploid fungus
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28. out of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates present in a cell membrane, what is true?
  • Lipids are maximum
  • Carbohydrates are minimum
  • Carbohydrates are maximum
  • All three are in equal proportion
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29. Potato is a modified form (outgrowth) of
  • root
  • stem
  • fruit
  • leaf
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30. Of the following taxonomic categories which is the most inclusive (i.e. is the highest in hierarchy)?
  • Order
  • Subspecies
  • Class
  • Genus
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