GENERAL BIOLOGY (MCQs)

The heart, blood and blood vessels make up of:

  • (A) Circulatory system
  • (B) Nervous system
  • (C) Skeletal system
  • (D) Excretory system
Check Answer
  • (A) Circulatory system

The brain and nerves make up of:

  • (A) Skeletal system
  • (B) Circulatory system
  • (C) Nervous system
  • (D) Respiratory system
Check Answer
  • (C) Nervous system

The nose, windpipe and lungs make up the:

  • (A) Respiratory system
  • (B) Nervous system
  • (C) Skeletal system
  • (D) Excretory system
Check Answer
  • (A) Respiratory system

What is the transparent gel-like material in the eyeball?

  • (A) Vascular layer
  • (B) Cornea
  • (C) Vitreous humor
  • (D) Mucous membrane
Check Answer
  • (C) Vitreous humor

Insulin (a protein) acts as:

  • (A) An enzyme
  • (B) A hormone
  • (C) An antibody
  • (D) A transport agent
Check Answer
  • (B) A hormone

Substances which bring down the body temperature are known as:

  • (A) Analgesics
  • (B) Antibiotics
  • (C) Tranquilizer
  • (D) Antipyretics
Check Answer
  • (D) Antipyretics

Total amount of blood pumped out of the human heart per minute is about:

  • (A) Four liters
  • (B) Five liters
  • (C) Six liters
  • (D) Seven liters
Check Answer
  • (B) Five liters

One of the following is not a function of bones:

  • (A) Place for muscle attachment
  • (B) Protection of vital organs
  • (C) Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation
  • (D) Production of blood corpuscles
Check Answer
  • (C) Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation

Blood leaves the heart through arteries. The main artery leaving the left ventricle is called:

  • (A) Aorta
  • (B) Pulmonary artery
  • (C) Carotid artery
  • (D) Iliac artery
Check Answer
  • (A) Aorta

Which of the following is not a gland?

  • (A) Liver
  • (B) Stomach
  • (C) Kidney
  • (D) Pancreas
Check Answer
  • (C) Kidney

The saliva helps in the digestion of:

  • (A) Fats
  • (B) Fibers
  • (C) Starch
  • (D) Proteins
Check Answer
  • (C) Starch

A nerve cell is called _______.

  • (A) Nerve
  • (B) Reflex
  • (C) Neuron
  • (D) Dendrite
Check Answer
  • (C) Neuron

Which of the following is not a bone in the human body?

  • (A) Tibia
  • (B) Dermis
  • (C) Pericardium
  • (D) Sternum
Check Answer
  • (C) Pericardium

Heart is covered by a membrane called:

  • (A) Dermis
  • (B) Epidermis
  • (C) Pericardium
  • (D) Epicardium
Check Answer
  • (C) Pericardium

Food is mainly digested in:

  • (A) Mouth
  • (B) Stomach
  • (C) Small intestine
  • (D) Large intestine
Check Answer
  • (C) Small intestine

The main function of insulin in the human body is to control the _______ in the body.

  • (A) Iodine level
  • (B) Blood pressure
  • (C) Sugar level
  • (D) Food digestion
Check Answer
  • (C) Sugar level

In Homo sapiens, fertilization occurs in the:

  • (A) Oviduct
  • (B) Ovary
  • (C) Uterus
  • (D) Vagina
Check Answer
  • (B) Ovary

Oxygen is transported to every cell of human body by:

  • (A) Red Blood Cells
  • (B) White Blood Cells
  • (C) Blood Platelets
  • (D) Hemoglobin
Check Answer
  • (A) Red Blood Cells

Which protects the body against diseases and infections?

  • (A) Blood Platelets
  • (B) Hemoglobin
  • (C) White Blood Cells
  • (D) Red Blood Cells
Check Answer
  • (C) White Blood Cells

What is the name of the tissue that connects muscle to bone?

  • (A) Cartilage
  • (B) Ligament
  • (C) Epithelial
  • (D) Tendon
Check Answer
  • (D) Tendon

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