BlackBook of Railway General Knowledge and General Science : Top 100 Questions

Top 100 Questions

PART-VI (H)
(Biology)
1 What is the normal systolic and diastolic (blood pres- fats? :- Small intestine [#R-4]
sure) pressure in humans? 17 The inner lining of the small intestine has numerous
:- 120 mm of Hg/ 80 mm of Hg [#R-8] fingers like projections that are called :
2 Which organelle of the eukaryotic cells are also called :- Villi [#R-4]
suicidal bags? :- Lysosomes [#R-6] 18 Which of the following circulates around the body
3 Which vitamin activates proteins and calcium essen- and plugs the leaks by helping to clot the blood at the
tial for blood clotting? :- Vitamin K [#R-6] points of injury?
4 Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of : 1) Plasma 2) WBC
1) Vitamin D 2) Vitamin A 3) RBC 4) Platelets
3) Vitamin B 4) Vitamin C :- Platelets [#R-4]
:- Vitamin D [#R-5] 19 ______ is the liquid part of the blood of which 92% is
5 ______ is a process of energy production with the help water and the remaining 8% is proteins, minerals,
of respiratory oxygen. hormones, enzymes, and so on.
:- Aerobic respiration [#R-5] :- Plasma [#R-4]
6 Which process in the human digestive system is simi- 20 Involuntary actions such as breathing, salivation,
lar to the emulsification of soap on dirt? vomiting and peristalsis are controlled by the:
:- Bile salts breaking large fat globules into smaller :- medulla oblongata [#R-4]
ones [#R-5] 21 Normally, in a healthy adult, the initial filtrate in the
7 Growth hormone will be secreted by which of the fol- kidneys is about 180L daily. However, the volume ac-
lowing endocrine glands? tually excreted is only:
1) Ovaries 2) Testes :- 1 litre or 2 litres a day [#R-4]
3) Pituitary 4) Adrenal 22 During puberty, a woman’s f irst menstrual f low is
:- Pituitary [#R-5] known as ______. :- menarche [#R-4]
8 Which of the following contraceptive methods is useful 23 Which part of the human reproductive system helps
for controlling both unwanted pregnancies and STDs? the embryo get its nutrition from the mother’s blood?
1) Copper-T 2) Oral pills :- Placenta [#R-4]
3) Condom 4) Surgical method 24 Name the plant from which the anti-malarial drug
:- Condom [#R-5] Quinine is extracted. :- Cinchona [#R-4]
9 Which components are necessary for photosynthesis? 25 The system of scientif ic name in nomenclature of or-
:- Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight and chlorophyll ganism which we use today was introduced by which
[#R-5] scientist? :- Carolus Linnaeus [#R-4]
10 The process of water being lost from the leaves of the 26 In which cell organelle, the first step of cellular respi-
plants from the pores (Stomata) is known as: ration, which is the breakdown of glucose, a six-car-
:- Transpiration [#R-5] bon molecule, into a three-carbon molecule called
11 Which cell organelle acts as a power house of the pyruvate takes place? :- Cytoplasm [#R-4]
cell? :- Mitochondria [#R-4] 27 Which excretory products is stored in the old xylem of
12 Which molecule is known as the ‘Energy Currency’ of the plants? :- Resins and gums [#R-4]
the cell :- ATP [#R-4] 28 The gaseous waste product generated during photo-
13 Bone is an example of which of the following types of synthesis is: :- Oxygen [#R-4]
tissues? 29 Who discovered Penicillin?
1) Nervous tissue 2) Connective tissue :- Alexander Fleming [#R-4]
3) Epithelial tissue 4) Muscular tissue 30 How was the cell discovered by Robert Hooke?
:- Connective tissue [#R-4] :- By observing cork [#R-3]
14 Bile secreted by liver helps in ______. 31 ______ chromosomes are found in the nuclei of human
:- Digestion [#R-4] cells. :- 23 pairs of chromosomes [#R-3]
15 Which of the following sexually transmitted killer dis- 32 Which of the following can change sex, indicating that
eases is transmitted by a virus? sex is not genetically determined?
1) AIDS 2) Gonorrhoea 1) Snake 2) Fish
3) Cold 4) Syphilis 3) Snail 4) Frog
:- AIDS [#R-4] :- Snail [#R-3]
16 Which part of the alimentary canal carries out the 33 Which is the fat-storing tissue in our body?
complete digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and :- Adipose Tissue [#R-3]
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34 Which of the following are connected by Ligament? 3) Mushroom 4) Yeast

1) Bone to bone 2) Nerve to muscle :- Cuscuta [#R-3]
3) Skin to muscle 4) Muscle to bone 56 Which substance is present in green leaves to help in
:- Bone to bone [#R-3] the process of photosynthesis?
35 What are the names of the three bones in the middle :- Chlorophyll [#R-3]
ear? :- Hammer, anvil, stirrup [#R-3] 57 Green coloured plastids containing chlorophyll are
36 Which is the largest digestive gland in humans? called- :- Chloroplast [#R-3]
:- Liver [#R-3] 58 ______ are present only in plant cells.
37 Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of 1) Nucleus 2) Golgi apparatus
smell? :- Olfactory [#R-3] 3) Plastids 4) Mitochondrion
38 Which disease is caused by the deficiency of protein in :- Plastids [#R-3]
our body? :- Kwashiorkor [#R-3] 59 Complex carbohydrates which make up cell wall in
39 Which is a substance abundantly available in the sea plants are called- :- Cellulose [#R-3]
and administered in a certain deficiency disease? 60 Which of the following transports products of pho-
:- Iodine [#R-3] tosynthesis from the leaves to the other parts of the
40 Which isotope is used in the treatment of Goitre? plant?
:- Iodine [#R-3] 1) Sclerenchyma 2) Phloem
41 Scurvy, the symptoms of which include bleeding 3) Collenchyma 4) Xylem
gums, may be prevented by adding ______to the diet. :- Phloem [#R-3]
:- Vitamin C [#R-3] 61 The concentration of which plant hormone is highest
42 Absence of oxygen as in anaerobic fermentation by at the top of the plant and decreases as you get closer
yeast cells convert pyruvate into ______. to the roots? :- Auxin [#R-3]
:- Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy [#R-3] 62 Which of the following is the female reproductive part
43 Which of the following pigments has a high affinity for of a flower?
oxygen? 1) Sepal 2) Petal 3) Stamen 4) Pistil
1) Haemoglobin 2) Bilirubin :- Pistil [#R-3]
3) Haemocyanin 4) Melanin 63 Which reproductive parts of the f lower contain the
:- Haemoglobin [#R-3] germ cells? :- Stamens and pistils [#R-3]
44 ______ is an acquired global impairment of intellect, 64 ______ present in the centre of a f lower, forms the fe-
memory and personality but without impairment of male reproductive part. :- Carpels [#R-3]
consciousness. :- Dementia [#R-3] 65 Who gave the term ‘homo sapiens’?
45 Which receptors are located on our tongue for taste? :- C. Linnaeus [#R-2]
:- Gustatory [#R-3] 66 Which is the basic unit of classification of Living Or-
46 What is the name of the longest bone found in the ganism?
thigh of a human body? :- Femur [#R-3] 1) Genus 2) Family 3) Order 4) Species
47 Which mineral is required for the formation of the hor- :- Species [#R-2]
mone thyroxin? :- Iodine [#R-3] 67 The member of which group is usually called a
48 Which hormone is produced by Islets of langerhans to sponge? :- Porifera [#R-2]
control diabetes mellitus? :- Insulin [#R-3] 68 The members of phylum ______ are exclusively free-liv-
49 Which gland produces the insulin hormone? ing marine animals.
1) adrenal 2) parathyroid 1) Echinodermata 2) Nematoda
3) thymus 4) pancreas 3) Arthropoda 4) Mollusca
:- pancreas [#R-3] :- Echinodermata [#R-2]
50 ______, after growth and development of organs, be- 69 Some organisms use simple food material obtained
comes a foetus. :- Embryo [#R-3] from inorganic sources in the form of carbon dioxide
51 Who gave the laws of inheritance? and water. What are these organisms known as?
:- Gregor Mendel [#R-3] 1) Holozoic 2) Heterotrophs
52 Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern Genetics’? 3) Saprophytes 4) Autotrophs
1) Robert Brown 2) James Watson :- Autotrophs [#R-2]
3) Rosalind Franklin 4) Gregor Mendel 70 Energy reserves are found in the form of chemical bonds
:- Gregor Mendel [#R-3] in living beings, these chemicals of energy are called
53 What is the branch of biology under which tissues are ______. :- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) [#R-2]
studied? :- Histology [#R-3] 71 A unicellular organism has a def inite shape, takes
54 What is the normal temperature of a human body? food in at a specific spot, and uses like cilia to move
:- 98.6°F or 37° C [#R-3] food to that spot. Identify the organism,
55 Which of the following organisms shows a parasitic :- Paramaecium [#R-2]
nutritive strategy? 72 Which of the following transports food, carbon dioxide
1) Cuscuta 2) Amoeba and nitrogenous wastes in dissolved form?
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1) Plasma 2) Platelets 3) WBC 4) RBC our hair, skin and Eyes?

:- Plasma [#R-2] 1) Chlorophyll 2) Xanthophyll
73 How many sex chromosomes are there in a normal hu- 3) Melanin 4) Myoglobin
man being? :- Two (1 pair) [#R-2] :- Melanin [#R-2]
74 Which sets of chromosome lead to the birth of a girl 94 ______ organs are those organs which have the same
child? basic structural design and origin but have different
1) XY 2) XZ 3) XX 4) YY :- XX [#R-2] functions.
75 What is the number of chromosomes present in the 1) Homologous 2) Analogous
gametes (egg and sperm) of human beings? 3) Homogeneous 4) Heterogeneous
:- One set of chromosomes [#R-2] :- Homologous [#R-2]
76 How many pairs of autosomes does a normal human 95 Night blindness is caused by deficiency of ______.
have? :- 22 [#R-2] :- Vitamin A [#R-2]
77 Which of the following organelles are called the Protein 96 The Chemical name of Vitamin-B3 is:
Factories of the cell? :- Niacin [#R-2]
1) Ribosomes 2) Chloroplasts 97 Vitamin B1 is also known as ______.
3) Mitochondria 4) Lysosomes :- Thiamine [#R-2]
:- Ribosomes [#R-2] 98 What is the other name of pyridoxine?
78 ______ are a kind of waste disposal system of the cell. :- Vitamin B6 [#R-2]
They help to keep the cell clean by digesting any for- 99 Ascorbic acid is known as: :- Vitamin C [#R-2]
eign materials as well as worn out cell organelles. 100 The vitamin given for the treatment of common cold
:- Lysosomes [#R-2] is: :- Vitamin C [#R-2]
79 Pyruvate is decomposed in the presence of oxygen in
______. :- Mitochondria [#R-2]
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80 When the terminal linkage in ATP is broken using wa-
ter, what is the amount of energy released?
:- 30.5 KJ/mol [#R-2]
81 In respiration process, complex organic compounds
such as glucose are broken down to provide energy in
the form of ______. :- ATP [#R-2]
82 Asexual reproduction as in the case of amoeba in
which animal reproduces by dividing into two individ-
ual is called: :- binary fission [#R-2]
83 A segment of DNA that provides information to a pro-
tein is called the ______ of that protein. :- Gene [#R-2]
84 The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is
known as: :- fermentation [#R-2]
85 The eyeball is approximately spherical in shape with a
diameter of about :- 2.3 cm [#R-2]
86 Which cells present in the retina are sensitive to bright
and normal light, and gives colour sensation?
:- Cones or cone shaped cells [#R-2]
87 ______ is an aperture which controls light passage in
the eye. :- Pupil [#R-2]
88 Which part of the human ear collects sound from the
surroundings? :- Pinna [#R-2]
89 A dialyser, a machine used to clean a patient’s blood,
it is also known as an artificial: :- kidney [#R-2]
90 Cartilage tissue is absent in which of the following or-
gans of the body?
1) Nose 2) Ear 3) Larynx 4) Kidney
:- Kidney [#R-2]
91 Which part of the human body is removed from nitrog-
enous waste like urea and uric acid in the body?
:- Kidney [#R-2]
92 In human beings, excretory products in the form of
soluble nitrogen compounds are removed by the kid-
neys. :- nephrons [#R-2]
93 Which pigment is mainly responsible for the colour of