BIOLOGY
Unit :1
Nature and Scope of Biology
Time : 30 mts
1. Who is known as the 'Father of
Biology'?
(a) Huxley (b) Lamarck
(c) Aristotle (d) Theophrastus
2. The term 'Biology' was first used by
(a) Linnaeus (b) Robert Hooke
(c) Lamarck (d) Charles Darwin
3. The study of living organisms, for
human welfare. is called
(a) Ecobiology (b) Biophysics
(C) Cosmology (D) Applied
biology
4. Which of the following is known as
the 'Science of exceptions'?
(a) Biometrics (b) Bionics
(c) Biology (d) Anthropology
5. Who is the 'Father of Botany'?
(a) Theophrastus (b) Brunfels
(c) Carolus (d) Oswald Tippo
6. The branch of biology concerned
with improvement of environment
for human benefits is called
(a) Ecology (b) Ethnology
(c) Eugenics (d) Euthenics
7. Study of behaviour especially of
animals in their natural habitats
(a) Ecology (b) Ethology
(c) Euthenics (d) Eugenics
8. Term 'New Systematics' was
introduced by
(a) Julian Huxley (b) Hutchinson
(c) Engler and Prantl (d) Bernard de
Jussieu
9. Actinobiology is the study of
(a) Actinomycetes
(b) Effect of chemicals on plants
(c) Actinomorphic plants
(d) Effect of radiations on plants
10. Pedology is the science of
(a) Diseases (b) Soil
(c) Pollution (d) Rocks
11. Word taxonomy was coined by
(a) A.P. De Candolle (b)
Theophrastus
(c) Linnaeus (d) Johann Hedwig
12. Genetic composition of population in
relation to habitat is called
(a) Gynaecology (b) Genecology
(c) Gerontology (d) Euthenics
13. Who is the 'Father of Indian
Bryology’?
(a) S. R. Kashyap (b) M. O. P.
Iyengar
(c) Johann Hedwig (d) Birbal Sahni
14. The scientist who coined the term
'Protista' to include both plant and
animal like unicellular organisms?
(a) Louis Pasteur (b) E. Haeckel
(c) Joseph Lister (d) Robert Koch
15. The branch of botany that deals with
the study of algae is called
(a) Phycology (b) Oncology
(c) Ethology (d) Mycology
16. Who is called the "Father of
taxonomy"?
(a) C. Linnaeus (b) R.
Brown
(c) Charles Robert Darwin
(d) Oswald Tippo
17. Who coined the term algae?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus (b)
Charles Laveran
(c) Charles Robert Darwin
(d) Bentham and Hooker
18. Silviculture is a branch of botany,
which is concerned with
(a) Cultivation of fruit-yielding trees
(b) Cultivation of timber-yielding
trees
(c) Cultivation of silver fern
(d) Cultivation of ornamental trees
19. Study of flowers is known as
(a) Agrostology (b) Palynology
(c) Phenology (d) Anthology
20. Agrostology is the cultivation of
(a) Grasses (b) Oilseeds
(c) Fruits (d) Cereals
21. The scientific study of lakes is known
as
(a) Oceanography (b) Marine
biology
(c) Limnology (d) Hydrology
22. Palaeontology is the study of
(a) Primates (b) Birds
(c) Fossils (d) Bones
23. Prof. Birbal Sahni is known for his
researches in the field of
(a) Physiology(b) Cytology
(c) Paleobotany (d) Ecology
 BIOLOGY
Unit :1

Nature and Scope of Biology

Time : 30 mts
24. There are certain discoveries made
by chance called
(a) Chance discovery
(a) Authenticated discovery
(a) Serendipity
(a) Useless discovery
25. William Harvey is known for the
discovery of
(a) Blood clotting (b) Respiration
(c) Blood circulation (d) Digestion
26. Exobiology is the study of
(a) Terrestrial organisms
(b) Exodermis
(c) Life on other planets
(d) Life in the air
27. Surgical operation to repair a joint is
called
(a) Osteology (b) Arthroplasty
(c) Entomology (d) Physiology
28. The study of diseases of nose and
the nasal passage
(a) Phenology (b) Rhinology
(c) Tricology (d) Phrenology
29. Study of growing old is called
(a) Genecology (b) Karyology
(c) Gerontology (d) Cnidology
30. Obtaining silk from silkworms is
called
(a) Sericulture (b) Apiculture
(c) Pisciculture (d) Horticulture