SSC CGL 2015: BIOLOGY QUIZ

1. To which one of the following types of organisms do mushrooms belong?

[A]Algae

[B]Ferns

[C]Fungi

[D]Lichens

2. Which one of the following produces seeds but no flowers?

[A]Cashew nut

[B]Coffee

[C]Ground nut

[D]Pine

3. Which one of the following palnts is used for green manuring in India?

[A]Wheat

[B]Sunhemp

[C]Cotton

[D]Rice

4. The combination of foods providing protein quality nearest to that of meat is

[A]Wheat, dal and groundnuts

[B]Bread and butter

[C]Sprouted gram and groundnuts

[D]Groundnuts and jiggery

5. Which one of the following disease is Inheritable?

[A]Leukaemia

[B]Colour blindness

[C]Malignancy

[D]Hepatitis

6. Which one of the following elements are present in all proteins?

1. Carbon

2. Hydrogen

3. Oxygen

4. Nitrogen

[A]2 and 3

[B]1,2 and 4

[C]1,3 and 4

[D]1,2,3 and 4

7. For which one among the following diseases no vaccine is yet available?

[A]Tetanus

[B]Malaria

[C]Measles

[D]Mumps

8. Which of the following vitamins is synthesised in the body by intenstinal bacteria?

[A]Vitamin B1

[B]Vitamin B4

[C]Vitamin D

[D]VitaminsK

9. BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Guerine) is injected to get immunity from

[A]Polio

[B]Cholera

[C]Small pox

[D]Tuberculosis

10. Which of the following is least infectious ?

[A]leprosy

[B]Hepatitis

[C]Tuberculosis

[D]Conjunctivitis

ANSWER KEY:
1 - (B)
2 - (C)
3 - (B)
4 - (C)
5 - (B)
6 - (D)
7 - (B)
8 - (D)
9 - (D)
10- (A)