Biological Science Quiz for SSC and Railways Exams (Set-5)

Dear Readers, 

Today we are presenting you a 10 question set on Biological Science which is very important for your upcoming SSC CGL 2016 and RRB NTPC 2016. Try to solve it. 

Biological Science Quiz for SSC and Railways Exams

1. The study of flower and flowering plants is known as

a) Bryology

b) Arthology

c) Anthology

d) Angiology 

2. Chromosome theory of Inheritance was propounded by

a) Sutton & Boveri

b) Mandel

c) Muller

d) Beadle & Tatum 

3. In a gamete there will be

a) One pair of sex chromosomes

b) Only one sex chromosome

c) No sex chromosome

d) Only autosomes 

4. Which of the following is true?

a) Theophrastus is known as Father of Botany

b) Aristotle is known as Father of Zoology

c) Agrostology is study of Grass

d) All are True 

5. The Green Revolution in India owes much to

a) M.S. Swaminathan

b) T.S. Venkataraman

c) Norman Borlaug

d) Prime Minister 

6. The study of factors connected with the improvement of Human Race is called

a) Evolution

b) Eugenics

c) Euthenics

d) Etiology 

7. Genes are made of

a) Carbohydrates

b) Proteins

c) Fats

d) Nucleotides 

8. Gerontology is the study of

a) Skin

b) Ageing

c) Grape Wine

d) Liver 

9. Who coined the term ‘Gene’?

a) Mandel

b) Devries

c) Jacob & Monod

d) Johanson 

10. Saurology is the study of

a) Snakes

b) Fossils

c) Lizards

d) Arteries and Veins 

Answer: 

 

1. c) Anthology.

2. a) Sutton & Boveri

3. b) Only one sex chromosome

4. d) All are True.

5. a) M.S. Swaminathan

6. b) Eugenics

7. d) Nucleotides

8. b) Ageing

9. d) Johanson

10. c) Lizards

Thanks.