GK-Biology Question and Answer

GK-Biology Question and Answer
61. Number of chromosomes in Down's syndrome is
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
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62. Plants are killed in winter by frost
  • because of desiccation and mechanical damage to the tissues
  • because no photosynthesis takes place at such low temperature
  • because respiration ceases at such low temperature
  • because there is no transpiration
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63. One of the following is most suitable for study of mutations
  • Haploids
  • Diploids
  • Tetraploids
  • Polyploid
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64. Pulses are a good source of
  • carbohydrates
  • fats
  • proteins
  • vitamins
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65. Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named
  • haemoglobin
  • keratin
  • collagen
  • myoglobin
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66. Nymph is the name of young one of
  • butterfly
  • beetle
  • housefly
  • cockroach
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67. One day you wake with a sore throat and a runny nose. Your doctor takes a swab from your
throat, sends it to a lab, and telephones you the next day to say that antibiotic will not help you get
better. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the doctor's statement?
  • Having waited a day, it is too late to take an antibiotic
  • You need an antiseptic, not an antibiotic
  • You need to be vaccinated instead of taking an antibiotic
  • You are infected by a virus
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68. Plants that grow under average temperature and moisture are called
  • halophytes
  • hydrophytes
  • mesophytes
  • xerophytes
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69. Oxyreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and ligases are all classes of
  • hormones
  • enzymes
  • proteins
  • vitamins
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70. Mutation is
  • a factor responsible for plant growth
  • a change which affects the offspring of F2 generation only
  • a change that is inherited
  • a change which affects the parents
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