Multiple Choice Questions

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National bird of India is

  • Psittacula

  • Passer domesticus

  • Pavo cristatus

  • Parakeet


C.

Pavo cristatus

The common Peacock or Pavo cristatus is the National Bird of India. It is found throughout India upto 1650 meters in The Himalayas. It displays a well- marked sexual dimorphism, the mail having a gorgeous ocellated tail.


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One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

  • one can observe tropical plants there

  • they allow ex situ conservation of germplasm

  • they provide the natural habitat for wild life

  • they provide a beautiful area for recreation


Enzymes are absent in

  • algae

  • plants

  • virus

  • bacteria


Periyar sanctuary is located in

  • Madhya Pradesh

  • Kerala

  • Uttar Pradesh

  • Assam


Assertion : Consciousness is considered as the defining property of living organisms.

Reason : All organisms, from the prokaryotes to the most complex eukaryotes can sense and respond to environmental stimuli.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


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India is one of the twelve megadiversity countries with of genetic resources of the world

  • 12.1%

  • 18.1%

  • 38.1%

  • 8.1%


Which of the following is correctly matched without exception in regard to plant classification?

  • Family - Poaceae - ae

  • Division - Pteridophyta - phyta

  • Class - Bryopsida - sida

  • Genus - Solanum - um


The taxon which includes related species is

  • class

  • order

  • family

  • genus


Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column I Column II
A. Panthera tigris (i) Mango
B. Magnifera indica (ii) Common Indian frog
C. Musca domestica (iii) Cockroach
D. Periplaneta americana (iv) Tiger
E. Rana tigerina (v) House fly

 

  • A- (ii); B- (v); C- (i); D- (iii); E- (iv)

  • A- (iv); B- (i); C- (v); D- (iii); E- (ii)

  • A- (ii); B- (v); C- (iii); D- (i); E- (iv)

  • A- (iv); B- (i); C- (v); D- (ii); E- (iii)


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Assertion : Senescence is the time when age associated defects are manifested.

Reason : Certain genes may be undergoing sequential switching on and off during one's life.

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If Assertion is true but Reason is false

  • If both Assertion and Reason are false


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