Practice Ibps gk questions set 2 - general science mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   In which of the following reptiles four chambered heart is present ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   Which of the following organs can be called as a sort of "blood bank" ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   Which part of human body maintain the body temperature?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Melatonin is produced by

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland present between the cerebral hemispheres.

Melatonin concentration in blood follows a diurnal cycle, it rises in the evening and drops at noon. Melatonin lightens skin colour in certain animals and regulates the working of gonads.


Q-5)   Which tissue does lack blood supply and heals slowly ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Carolus Linnaeus is known as Father of Taxonomy. He wrote the book
  1. Systema Naturae
  2. Genera Plantarum
  3. Species Plantarum
  4. Philosphie Zoolozique
Which of these are true?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Philosophie zoologique is an 1809 book by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in which he outlines his theory of evolution now known as Lamarckism.


Q-7)   Biological catalysts in living organisms are known as

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-8)   The hormone reducing transpiration rate by inducing stomatal closure is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   Plants are formed like parent plant from

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-10)   Which of the followings organelles having single membrane bound structures ?
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum
  2. Golgi bodies
  3. Mitochondria
  4. Plastids

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Each mitochondrion is a double membrane-bound structure with the outer membrane and the inner membrane dividing its lumen distinctly into two aqueous compartments.

The chloroplast is also double membrane-bound. Of the two, the inner chloroplast membrane is relatively less permeable.