Tnpsc Biology interview questions – page 2

The common edible mushroom is a

1. structure used for producing asexual spores
2. tightly packed mycelium
3. type of hypha
4. mass of fungal spores

Sandalwood tree is considered a

1. partial root parasite
2. stem parasite
3. total stem parasite
4. total root parasite

Which of the following gives mechanical support?

1. Parenchyma
2. Collenchyma
3. Sclerenchyma
4. Chlorenchyma

The number of deciduous teeth in human beings is

1. 16
2. 20
3. 24
4. 32

The number of permanent teeth in human beings is

1. 16
2. 20
3. 24
4. 32

The muscle present in the lower leg between the ankle and the knee is

1. Biceps
2. Calves
3. Triceps
4. Pectorals

The number of chambers in human heart is

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Phosphorus is essential for

1. Stem formation
2. Root growth
3. Plant growth
4. Flowering

The inner concave part of the kidney is called as

1. Hilus
2. Medulla
3. Pyramid
4. Cortex

Which are called as the cell secretary centers?

1. Golgi bodies
2. Protoplasm
3. Lysosome
4. Mitochondria

The cell organelle not found in the plants is

1. Mitochondria
2. Centrosome
3. Nucleus
4. Plastids

The blood cancer is called

1. Lymphoma
2. Leukemia
3. Carcinoma
4. Sarcoma

Who introduced the term Parthenocarpy?

1. Correns
2. Mendel
3. Nitsch
4. Noll

The outermost whorl of flower is

1. Androecium
2. Corolla
3. Calyx
4. Gynoecium

The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight causes

1. Bone cancer
2. Lung cancer
3. Blood cancer
4. Skin cancer

The nucleolus and nuclear membranes disappear during

1. Anaphase
2. Telophase
3. Metaphase
4. Prophase

The fundamental substance of any living cell is

1. Cell wall
2. Centrosome
3. Protoplasm
4. Nucleus

The confirmatory test for AIDS is

1. ELISA
2. Western Blot test
3. Biopsy
4. X-ray

Testes and ovaries are formed as temporary reproductive organs in

1. Hydra
2. Earthworm
3. Paramecium
4. Tapeworm

Which of the following statements is true with respect to Leukemia

1. Number of RBCs increases in blood
2. Number of WBCs increases in blood
3. Number of WBCs decreases in blood
4. Number of both RBCs and WBCs 

A person with a blood group ______ is considered to be a universal donor.

1. AB positive
2. AB negative
3. A positive
4. O positive

Which of the following is known as graveyard of RBCs?

1. Liver
2. Spleen
3. Appendix
4. Bone marrow

The cell division occurring in the formation of reproductive cells is called

1. Multiple fission
2. Meiosis
3. Mitosis
4. Binary fission

Cell theory was postulated by

1. Schleiden and Schwann
2. Robert Hooke
3. Purkinje
4. Robert Brown

Onion is an example of

1. Cash crop
2. Field crop
3. Garden crop
4. Plantation crop

What is needed for producing DNA and ATP?

1. Sulphur
2. Oxygen
3. Carbon
4. Phosphorous

Which of the following belong to the first tropic level?

1. Rose plant
2. Bacteria
3. Cockroach
4. Grasshopper

An example for a biotic component is

1. The producers
2. Energy of sunlight
3. Micro consumers
4. Primary consumers

Which one of the following is a non communicable disease?

1. Aids
2. Cholera
3. Diabetes
4. Tuberculosis

The cell wall of the plant cell is made up of

1. Ribosomes
2. Cellulose
3. Fat molecules
4. Lipids