Biology quiz

1.Which one of the following is a femalesexhormone?

(a) Oestrogen(b) Androgen
(c) Oxytocin(d) Insulin

2.The chief nitrogenous product in the humanurine is

(a) Ammonia(b) Creatinine
(c) Uric acid(d) Urea

3.International voluntary blood donation day isobserved on

(a) November 6(b) April 7
(c) March 24(d) November 4

4.Leukaemia is

(a) contagious(b) hereditary
(c) ifectious(d) None of these

5.Vitamin which helps in blood clotting?

(a) Vitamin E(b) Vitamin A
(c) Vitamin K(d) Vitamin D

6.Ageing in human beings is caused by disappear-ance of which of the following gland?

(a) thyroid    (b) thymus
(c) pitutary   (d) pineal

7.Wisdom teeth normally appear in the age group?

(a) 1-6 years(b) 8-12 years
(c) 17-30 years(d) 35-60 years

8.The only mammal that can fly is the

(a) kite       (b) lizard (c) bat       (d) pengu

9.The name given to a disease of the eye, causedby increased tension within the eyeball is

(a) cataract(b) glaucoma
(c) colour blindness(d) conjunctivitis

10.A green  leaf placed in a dark room is illuminatedby red light. The leaf will appear

(a) green       (b) red
(c) yellow    (d) black

11.Triple vaccine is administered to a new born childto immunise against

(a) whooping cough, tetanus and measles(b) whooping  cough, tetanus and diphtheria(c) tetanus, measles and rubella(d) tetanus, diphtheria and small pox

12.Operation flood referred to

(a) milk production(b) heavy rainfall(c) building of dams(d) None of these

13.Which organ in our body poduces the largestquantity of enzyme?

(a) lung      (b) liver
(c) kidney    (d) brain

14.The application of the principles of genetics tothe improvement of human race is known as

(a) Eugenics(b) Genetic engineering
(c) Biotechnology(d) Transgenesis

15.Chemically an enzyme is a

(a) protein(b) lipid
(c) carbohydrate(d) vitamin

Answers

1.(a)
2.(d)
3.(a)
4.(d)
5.(c)
6.(b)
7.(c)
8.(c)
9.(b)
10.(d)
11.(b)
12.(a)
13.(b)
14.(a)
15.(a)