Top 100 Important Everyday Science Mcqs Set-5

81- The mammal which lays egg is:

A. Bat
B. Squirrel
C. Kangaroo
D. Duckbilled Platypus

Answer : D. Duckbilled Platypus

82- Hormones are normally absent in:

A. Rat
B. Cat
C. Bacteria
D. Monkey

Answer : C. Bacteria

83- The blue coloured blood of this marine creature is used to test safety of drugs. It is found abundantly along sea coasts:

A. Sepia
B. Scorpion
C. Horse shoe crab
D. Cuttlefish

Answer : C. Horse shoe crab

84- From which stage of silk moth is silk obtained?

A. Adult
B. Cocoon
C. Pupa
D. Caterpillar

Answer : B. Cocoon

85- The gestation period of cows is:

A. 150 days
B. 280 days
C. 300 days 
D. 365 days 

Answer : B. 280 days

86- Taenia solium (Tapeworm) lives as a parasite in:

A. Pig
B. Abdomen of man 
C. Intestine of man
D. Liver of man

Answer : C. Intestine of man

87- Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

A. Bat
B. Scaly ant eater 
C. Whale
D. Spiny ant-eater

Answer : D. Spiny ant-eater

88- The human brain is primarily composed of:

A. Fat
B. Protein
C. Water
D. Carbohydrates

Answer : C. Water

89- Feeding of colostrum is important for young calves because:

A. It contains 
B. It supplies antibodies
C. It is tasty 
D. It contains iron 

Answer : B. It supplies antibodies

90- Which of the following statements regarding bats is/are true?
1. Bats are mammals 2. They are nocturnal in habit 3. They have wings which are actually the modified forelimbs.

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 3 Only
C. 1 and 2
D. 2 and 3

Answer : A. 1, 2 and 3

91- Which of the following animals is called a living fossil?

A. Peripatus
B. Polystomella
C. Sacculina
D. Sea cucumber 

Answer : A. Peripatus

92- Which of the following characteristics of virus best denote its unique nature?
1. It can attack bacteria 2. It can be crystallized 3. It can replicate 4. It can invade human body

A. 2 and 3
B. 3 and 4 
C. 1, 3 and 4 
D. 1, 2 and 4

Answer : A. 2 and 3

93- If the cerebellum of a pigeon were destroyed, the bird would not be able to:

A. Fly
B. Breathe
C. Digest food
D. Oxidize food

Answer : A. Fly

94- Mule is the hybrid of:

A. Male horse and female zebra 
B. Female horse and male donkey
C. Female horse and female donkey 
D. Male horse and mare 

Answer : B. Female horse and male donkey

95- Which of the following represents the correct sequence in the life cycle of a tape worm?

A. Pig, onchosphere, proglottid, man 
B. Man, onchosphere, bladder worm, pig, proglottid 
C. Proglottid, onchosphere, pig, bladder worm, man
D. Proglottid, pig, onchosphere, man, bladder worm 

Answer : C. Proglottid, onchosphere, pig, bladder worm, man

96- The characteristic feature of virus is that:

A. It lacks chlorophyll 
B. It is made of fats 
C. It multiplies only on hosts
D. It multiplies only on dead animals 

Answer : C. It multiplies only on hosts

97- Which of the following has no blood, but respires?

A. Fish
B. Earthworm
C. Hydra
D. Cockroach

Answer : C. Hydra

98- The organism living at the bottom of the water mass is called:

A. Nekton
B. Benthos
C. Plankton
D. Neuston

Answer : B. Benthos

99- Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A. Annelida-Leech
B. Mammalia-Bat
C. Amphibia-Toad
D. Insecta-Prawn

Answer : D. Insecta-Prawn

100- Which of the following have the highest upper limit of audible range?

A. Bats
B. Whales
C. Dogs
D. Human beings 

Answer : A. Bats

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