CUET-UG SERIES Biology
General Science
36 previous year questions.
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2023 Chapter Questions 36 MCQs
01
PYQ 2023
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What is scientific name of 'Horse'?
1
Felis catus
2
Capra hercus
3
Eqqus caballus
4
Nija naja
02
PYQ 2023
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Which of the following experimentally demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life ?
1
Alfred Wallace
2
Hugo de Vries
3
Loius Pasteur
4
S.L. Miller
03
PYQ 2023
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Bee-keeping is also known as
1
Apiculture
2
Sericulture
3
Pisciculture
4
Agriculture
04
PYQ 2023
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Which growth hormone remains least active in plants during optimum temperature ?
1
Gibberellic acid
2
Abscisic acid
3
Auxins
4
Jasmonic acid
05
PYQ 2023
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Calcium is a ______ nutrient.
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Micro
4
Trace
06
PYQ 2023
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In which year an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through US patent and trademark office.
1
1987
2
2010
3
1995
4
1997
07
PYQ 2023
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Which of the following pairs is not an example of homology ?
1
Forelimbs of whale and forelimbs of cheetah
2
Wings of butterfly and wings of bird
3
Forelimbs of human and forelimbs of whale
4
Thorn of Bougainville and tendril of Cucurbita
08
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Match the terms listed in List I with the most suited statement listed in List II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
| List I Terms | List II Statement | ||
| A. | Disease | I. | From country to country |
| B. | Communicable | II. | Occurs in a community |
| C. | Epidemic | III. | Infectious |
| D. | Pandemic | IV. | Without ease |
1
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
2
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
3
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
4
A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
09
PYQ 2023
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Arrange the following communicable diseases as per their incubation period, in a sequential order from lowest to highest.
A. Cholera
B. Rubella
C. Influenza
D. Measles
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A. Cholera
B. Rubella
C. Influenza
D. Measles
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
B, D, A, C
2
D, B, A, C
3
A, C, D, B
4
C, A, D, B
10
PYQ 2023
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Arrange the tool families according to the evolution of their use.
(A) Flake tool
(B) Chopper-chopping
(C) Celt
(D) Bone
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Flake tool
(B) Chopper-chopping
(C) Celt
(D) Bone
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(B), (A), (D), (C)
2
(A), (B), (D), (C)
3
(C), (D), (B), (A)
4
(D), (C), (A), (B)
11
PYQ 2023
medium
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Match List - I with List- II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List - I | List - II |
|---|---|
| (A) Bacillus thuringiesis | (I) Synthetic Human Insulin |
| (B) Agrobacterium | (II) ADA gene therapy |
| (C) E. Colt | (III) Cry gene |
| (D) Retroviral Vector | (IV) Vector carrying nematode-specific genes |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
2
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
3
А-І, В-ІII, C-IV, D-II
4
A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
12
PYQ 2023
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The rate of decomposition is controlled by:
1
Chemical composition of detritus only
2
Climatic factors only
3
Both chemical composition of detritus and climatic factors
4
Atmospheric pressure
13
PYQ 2023
medium
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Who coined the term Genotype and Phenotype?
1
Johannsen
2
Bateson
3
Madung
4
H. de Veries
14
PYQ 2023
medium
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Which of the following can be recycled many times ?
1
Wood
2
Plastic
3
Aluminum
4
Organic materials
15
PYQ 2023
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Arrange the following evolutionary theories in chronological order.
(A) Neo-Darwinism
(B) Darwinism
(C) Lamarckism
(D) Synthetic theory of evolution
(E) Neo-Lamarckism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Neo-Darwinism
(B) Darwinism
(C) Lamarckism
(D) Synthetic theory of evolution
(E) Neo-Lamarckism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(C), (B), (A), (D), (E)
2
(B), (A), (C), (E), (D)
3
(C), (E), (A), (D), (B)
4
(A), (C), (B), (E), (D)
16
PYQ 2023
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Which of the following requires maximum energy?
1
Secondary consumer
2
Decomposer
3
Primary consumer
4
Primary producer
17
PYQ 2023
medium
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Which of the following is not a part of downstream processing?
1
Separation
2
Purification
3
Quality control
4
Biosynthesis
18
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Which was the first restriction endonuclease discovered?
1
EcoRI
2
BamHI
3
Hind II
4
Pst I
19
PYQ 2023
medium
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Australian marsupials show the phenomena of:
1
Convergent evolution
2
Adaptive radiation
3
Isolation
4
Saltation
20
PYQ 2023
medium
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Which of the following is the method of semen insemination?
1
Artificial Vagina method
2
Vaginal speenlum method
3
Massage method
4
Electro ejaculation method
21
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
What is the ICMR recommended per capita requirement of milk per day?
1
200 gm
2
350 gm
3
400 gm
4
280 gm
22
PYQ 2023
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A ration to be fed to laying birds after 20 weeks of age is called as:
1
Chick mash
2
Grower mash
3
Layer mash
4
Finisher mash
23
PYQ 2023
medium
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Match List I with List II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
LIST I | LIST II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | PGPR | I | Bacillus sps, Nitrobacter |
| B | Cyanobacteria | II | Rhizobium, Azorhizobium |
| C | Biological Nitrogen Fixation | III | Pseudomonas fluorescens |
| D | Phosphate solubilizing bacteria | IV | Anabaena, Nostoc |
1
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2
(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
3
(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
4
(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
24
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Which of the following gases absorb infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E) vapor
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E) vapor
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(B) and (D) only
2
(B), (C) and (E) only
3
(B), (D) and (E) only
4
(A), (B) and (D) only
25
PYQ 2023
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The rate of decomposition is slower if :
1
Availability of large amount of
2
Warm and moist environment oxygen
3
The detritus is rich in nitrogen and sugars
4
C
26
PYQ 2023
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In the following which plant is also called "Terror of Bengal'?
1
Parthenium
2
Eichhornia
3
Lantana
4
Vallisneria
27
PYQ 2023
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The puffed-up appearance of dough is due to the production of :
1
Carbon dioxide gas
2
Alcohol
3
Acitic acid
4
Oxygen gas
28
PYQ 2023
medium
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Toxin of Bacillus thurengiensis is activated in insect by :
1
Alkaline pH of gut
2
Acidic pH of gut
3
High temperature
4
Mechanical action of gut
29
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Brain capacities of homo erectus was around:
1
900 cc
2
650-800 cc
3
1400 cc
4
650 cc
30
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Match List - I with List - II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List - I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Aspergillus niger | (I) | Cyclosporin - A |
| (B) | Trichoderma polysporum | (II) | Ethanol |
| (C) | Lactobacillus | (III) | Citric acid |
| (D) | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | (IV) | Lactic acid |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
2
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
3
(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
4
(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
31
PYQ 2023
medium
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Match List - I with List - II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List - I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Cuckoo lays egg in crow's nest | (I) | Commensalism |
| (B) | Orchid grows in mango tree | (II) | Parasitism |
| (C) | Ticks live on skin of dogs | (III) | Mutualism |
| (D) | Species of Wasp and fig species | (IV) | Brood parasitism |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
2
(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
3
(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
4
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
32
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Which one of the following is most widely accepted method of contraception in India ?
1
Vasectomy
2
Coitus interruptus
3
IUDs
4
Implants
33
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
A vegetative propagate in Agave is called :
1
Leaf buds
2
Offset
3
Bulbil
4
Rhizome
34
PYQ 2023
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Which statement(s) is/are incorrect in relation to the objectives of training operation?
A. To limit the growth and spread of the tree
B. To admit adequate sunlight
C. To develop strong frame work
D. To remove erowded, diseased, damaged and insect infeeted shoots
Choose the earreet answer froin the options given below:
A. To limit the growth and spread of the tree
B. To admit adequate sunlight
C. To develop strong frame work
D. To remove erowded, diseased, damaged and insect infeeted shoots
Choose the earreet answer froin the options given below:
1
A only
2
B and C only
3
A and D only
4
D only
35
PYQ 2023
medium
biology ID: cuet-ug-
Which of the following are the methods of pruning?
A. High head
B. Open center
C. Thinning out
D. Low head
E. Heading baek
Choose the correct answer froin the options given below:
A. High head
B. Open center
C. Thinning out
D. Low head
E. Heading baek
Choose the correct answer froin the options given below:
1
A and D only
2
B only
3
A. B and C only
4
C and E only
36
PYQ 2023
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biology ID: cuet-ug-
Gram leaves contains ___ acid.
1
HCN
2
Carbonic
3
Malic
4
Acetic
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