General Knowledge - Biology

1. With reference to the work of human kidney, consider the following statement: 1. After the waste is remove in the kidney, the clear blood is sent back through renal artery. 2. From Bowman's capsule, the filtered liquid passes through tiny tubes where much of the gluclose is reabsorbed and sent back to the blood in the renal vein. Which of the following is/are correct ?

a. Only 1.

b. Only 2.

c. Both 1 & 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

2. Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by

a. August Weismann

b. Hugo De Vries

c. Herbert Spencer

d. Carl Linnaeus

3. When the earth was formed it had an atmosphere with

a. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen

b. Water vapour, Hydrogen and Oxygen

c. Oxygen, Carbondioxide and Nitrogen

d. Water vapour, Ammonia and Methane.

4. The most accepted theory of the origin of earth is the fiery origin which was propounded by

a. Laplace

b. Chamberlain

c. James Jean

d. Hoyle

5. The ship in which Darwin toured different parts of the world to collect data for his theory is known as HMS

a. Victoria

b. Beagle

c. Alexander

d. George

6. Spontaneous generation signifying the development of living organisms from nonliving has been termed

a. Biogenesis

b. Abiogenesis

c. Cosmozoic

d. Catastrophism

7. Consider the following statements: 1. The common blue green algae Spirogyra and Ulothrix are found in both fresh water ponds and oceans. 2. The chamelon can look ahead with one eye, and at the same time look behind with another Which of the statements is/are correct?

a. Only 1.

b. Only 2.

c. Both 1 & 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

8. The first sign of life made its appearance on the earth about

a. 1 million years ago

b. 500 million years ago

c. 1 billion or 1000 million years ago

d. 3 billion years ago

9. 'Life begets life' or Biogenesis was stated by

a. Robert Koch

b. Miller

c. Louis Pasteur

d. Lord Lister

10. Cacti are classic examples of

a. Mesophytes

b. Xerophytes

c. Heliophytes

d. Sciophytes

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