Objective General Knowledge

Q. Auxin causes a plant shoot to bend toward light by causing cells
1 to grow less rapidly on the light side of the shoot
2 to grow more rapidly on the light side of the shoot
3 in the centre of the shoot to differentiate unevenly
4 to grow more rapidly on the dark side of the shoot
Ans: 4

Q. Autopsy is connected with
1 Post mortem
2 Study of living cells
3 Cancer
4 None of these
Ans: 1

Q. Atmospheric nitrogen in soil is fixed by
1 Cereals
2 Pulses
3 Sugarcane
4 Cotton
Ans: 2

Q. Artificial light can
1 Destroy chlorophyll
2 Synthesise chlorophyll
3 Bring about photosysnthesis
4 Not bring about photosysthesis
Ans: 3

Q. Araucaria or christmas tree, a common and beautiful vascular plant of gardens, is a variety of
1 Fern
2 Gymnosperm
3 Angiosperm
4 Dicotyledon
Ans: 2

Q. Aquatic plants with floating leaves
1 do not have stomata
2 have stomata on both surface
3 have stomata on lower surface
4 have stomata only on upper surface
Ans: 4

Q. Antobodies that participate in the defense mechanisms of our body are
1 Hormones
2 Protein
3 Fats
4 Vitamins
Ans: 1

Q. Ancylostoma effects through
1 Contaminated food
2 Skin
3 Blood
4 Kissing
Ans: 2

Q. An ecosystem has two components namely
1 Weeds and Trees
2 Biotic and Abiotic
3 Frogs and men
4 Plants and animals
Ans: 2

Q. An antibiotic used for treating tuberculosis is
1 Terramycin
2 Penicillin
3 Streptomycin
4 Polymixin
Ans: 3