TNPSC Model Questions Online Test - Science - Biology

The following sets of TNPSC exams general knowledge questions are in Tamil & English language and cover the most frequently asked questions from history of India, Indian national movement, Indian and world geography, Indian polity, economic and social development, General science, basic numeracy and data interpretation.

Test Portion  : Biology Basics and Cells

1. Who coined the term ' Biology' ? 
   1. Aristotle
   2. Socretise
   3. Lamarck
   4. Linneus
   
   
2. The famous book titled ' system a nature ' was written by 
   1. Lamarck
   2.  Charles Darwin
   3. Whitekar
   4. Linneus
   
   
3. Who is called as 'father of taxonomy' ? 
   1. Carl Linneus
   2. R.H.Whittaker
   3. Aristotle 
   4. Benjamin Stuff
   
   
4. 'Five Kingdom Classification' was proposed by 
   1.  Henry lamarck
   2. Charles Darwin
   3. Carl Linneus
   4. R.H.Whittaker
   
   
5. Which one of the following pair is wrongly matched
   1. Frog - Rana tigrina
   2. Cow - Bos indicus
   3. Housefly - Musca domestica
   4. Dog  - Felis domestica
   
   
6. Match the following
   1.Hepatology    A. Study of liver
   2.Gerontology  B. Study of algae
   3.Phycology      C. Study of lizards
   4.Saurology      D. Study of ageing
   1. 1- C, 2- D, 3- B, 4- A
   2. 1- A, 2- D, 3- B, 4- C 
   3. 1- B, 2- C, 3- D, 4- A
   4. 1- D, 2- B, 3- A, 4- C
   
   
7. Which of the following statement about 'cell' is wrong ?
   1. The smallest cell is Mycoplasma gallisepticum
   2. The longest cell is neuron
   3. Cell theory was proposed by Robert Hook
   4. The biggest cell is egg of ostrich
   
   
8. Mitochondria was discovered by 
   1. Palade
   2. De Duvi
   3. Boveri
   4. Altman
   
   
9. Which one of the following part of the plant cell is called as ' kitchen of the cell' ?
   1. Chromoplasts
   2. Leucoplast
   3. Chloroplasts
   4. Vacoule
   
   
10. Centrosome was discovered by 
    1. Palade
    2. Altman
    3. De Duvi
    4. Edouard Van Beneden
    
    

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