Top 101 GK Questions | General Knowledge

Top 101 GK Questions | General Knowledge

Mar 18, 2024, By Meritnotes

Question 1 : Who introduced the term biodiversity?

Answer : Walter Rosen


Question 2 : Cell theory was modified by

Answer : Virchow


Question 3 : Who is considered the founder of mycology?

Answer : P.A.Micheli


Question 4 : Activated diffusion theory was first proposed by

Answer : Mason and Masked


Question 5 : The muscles attached to the bones are called

Answer : Skeletal muscle


Question 6 : The study of tissues is known as

Answer : Histology


Question 7 : Which of the following gland is related with immunity?

Answer : Thymus


Question 8 : Apical cell theory is proposed by

Answer : Hofmeister


Question 9 : Plasmids were discovered by

Answer : Joshua Lederberg


Question 10 : The term RNA world was first used by

Answer : Walter Gilbert


Question 11 : When does World Ozone Day is observed?

Answer : 16thSeptember


Question 12 : Pollen tube was discovered by

Answer : G.B. Amici


Question 13 : The term Genetics was introduced by

Answer : Bateson


Question 14 : Zymology deals with

Answer : Study of fermentation and its uses


Question 15 : Lac operon model was proposed by

Answer : Jacob and Monod


Question 16 : Scientist who described chromosomes for the first time is

Answer : Anton Schneider


Question 17 : Khaira disease of rice is caused by

Answer : Deficiency of zinc


Question 18 : Study of algae is called

Answer : Phycology


Question 19 : The study of fruits is called

Answer : Pomology


Question 20 : The term DPD was coined by

Answer : Meyer


Question 21 : _____ deals with the study about the root and shoot system.

Answer : Vegetative morphology


Question 22 : Naja Naja is the zoological name of

Answer : Indian cobra


Question 23 : Circulation of the blood was first described by

Answer : William Harvey


Question 24 : _____ are the best-reserved food stored in our body?

Answer : Lipids


Question 25 : The respiratory centre is present in the

Answer : Medulla oblongata


Question 26 : _____ causes narrowing of blood vessels resulting in increase in blood pressure and coronary heart disease.

Answer : Nicotine


Question 27 : The heart is covered by a double membrane called

Answer : Pericardium


Question 28 : Who discovered the Annular collenchyma?

Answer : Duchaigne


Question 29 : _____ is a single-celled fungus used in the dairy industry.

Answer : Yeast


Question 30 : Which is the largest of the internal membranes?

Answer : Endoplasmic reticulum


Question 31 : The concept of regeneration was first noticed in

Answer : Hydra


Question 32 : The term crossing over was coined by

Answer : T.H. Morgan


Question 33 : The first established Atomic Garden in India was

Answer : Bose Research Institute


Question 34 : ELISA is mainly used for

Answer : Detection of pathogens


Question 35 : The term Biotechnology was coined by

Answer : Karl Ereky


Question 36 : Who coined the term Ecosystem?

Answer : A.G. Tansley


Question 37 : _____ is regarded as the Father of tissue culture.

Answer : Gottlieb Haberland


Question 38 : The Ganga action plan was launched on

Answer : 14th January 1986


Question 39 : Algae have cell wall made up of

Answer : Cellulose, galactans and mannans


Question 40 : The number of estimated species on earth is

Answer : 8.7 million


Question 41 : Viroids were discovered by

Answer : Diener


Question 42 : . The word Vernalisation was coined by

Answer : T.D. Lysenko


Question 43 : The term sieve tubes is coined by:

Answer : Hartig


Question 44 : The plants that grows on dry habitats are called

Answer : Xerophytes


Question 45 : Which is known as liquid connective tissue?

Answer : Blood


Question 46 : Which is the longest part of the digestive system?

Answer : Small intestine


Question 47 : Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

Answer : Platypus


Question 48 : Asthma is caused due to

Answer : Infection of lungs


Question 49 : The eggs and poultry meat are the richest sources of _____ and vitamins.

Answer : Proteins


Question 50 : The body setae of earthworms are concerned with

Answer : Locomotion


Question 51 : _____ is the respiratory pigment that facilitates the transport of gases.

Answer : Haemoglobin


Question 52 : _______ is called a hypoglycemic hormone.

Answer : Insulin


Question 53 : The respiratory pigment in cockroach is

Answer : Haemoerythrin


Question 54 : Carbon monoxide contained in Tobacco smoke

Answer : Reduces oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood


Question 55 : Secretin hormone is produced by

Answer : Intestine


Question 56 : Binomial nomenclature was given by

Answer : Linnaeus


Question 57 : Cohesion and transpiration pull theory was originally proposed by

Answer : Dixon and Jolly


Question 58 : Pleuropneumonia is caused by

Answer : Mycoplasma


Question 59 : The Father of botany is

Answer : Theophrastus


Question 60 : Earth day is observed on

Answer : 22nd April


Question 61 : Sex determination in plants was first discovered by

Answer : C.E. Allen


Question 62 : Protoplast are the cells devoid of

Answer : Cell wall


Question 63 : Who proposed the Germplasm theory?

Answer : August Weismann


Question 64 : World AIDS day is observed on

Answer : 11th July


Question 65 : The term chromosome was introduced by

Answer : Waldeyer


Question 66 : The chemiosmotic theory was proposed by

Answer : P. Mitchell


Question 67 : ______ are the amphibians of the plant kingdom.

Answer : Bryophytes


Question 68 : The concept of water potential was introduced by

Answer : Slatyer and Taylor


Question 69 : A living organism is differentiated from a non-living structure based on

Answer : Metabolism


Question 70 : ______ is the exceptional artery which carries deoxygenated blood.

Answer : Pulmonary artery


Question 71 : Breakdown of macromolecules of food into micromolecules is _____

Answer : Digestion


Question 72 : The muscles associated with the heart of insects are

Answer : Alary


Question 73 : The eggs of silkworms after ten days of incubation hatch into larva called as _____

Answer : Caterpillar


Question 74 : The total volume of air a person can inhale after normal inspiration is _____

Answer : Inspiratory capacity


Question 75 : The largest and heaviest mammals in the world is

Answer : Blue whale


Question 76 : _____ is the pressure exerted on the surface of blood vessels by the blood.

Answer : Blood pressure


Question 77 : ______ is the exceptional artery which carries deoxygenated blood.

Answer : Pulmonary artery


Question 78 : Which class of protozoa is totally parasitic?

Answer : Sporozoa


Question 79 : The study of internal structure and organisation of plant is called _____

Answer : Plant anatomy


Question 80 : Some of the polyamines are known to behave like _____

Answer : Plant hormones


Question 81 : _____ is known as anti-sterility vitamin.

Answer : Vitamin E


Question 82 : The term green revolution was coined by

Answer : William S Gaud


Question 83 : The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of _____

Answer : SCID


Question 84 : _____ is commonly referred as the Queen of drugs.

Answer : Penicillin


Question 85 : Name the scientists who discovered Interferons?

Answer : Alick Issac and Jean Lindemann


Question 86 : X-ray crystallographic evidence was produced by

Answer : Winkins & Franklin


Question 87 : Who propounded the theory of recapitulation?_

Answer : Ernst Von Haeckel


Question 88 : The term pure line was coined by

Answer : Johannsen


Question 89 : _____ is the unit of measurement of total ozone.

Answer : Dobson unit


Question 90 : Who is popularly called the father of the green revolution in India?

Answer : Dr. M. S. Swaminathan


Question 91 : Who is called the father of Modem Ecology?

Answer : Eugene P. Odum


Question 92 : Indian Government legalized MTP in

Answer : 1971


Question 93 : Transformation in bacteria was demonstrated by

Answer : Griffith


Question 94 : The term Phytochrome was coined by

Answer : Butler


Question 94 : The term Phytochrome was coined by

Answer : Butler


Question 95 : The term photoperiodism was coined by

Answer : Gamer and Allard


Question 96 : ______ are the products of pollination & fertilization

Answer : Fruits


Question 97 : Relay pump theory was proposed by

Answer : Godlewski


Question 98 : The blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

Answer : Arteries


Question 99 : Largest gland in human body is

Answer : Liver


Question 100 : Who is the founder of Modern Bacteriology?

Answer : Robert Koch


Question 101 : The study of soil is called as

Answer : Pedology