Top 100 Important Everyday Science Mcqs Set-7

81- Artificial insemination involves the use of:

A. Natural semen and natural diluent 
B. Natural semen and artificial diluent 
C. Artificial semen and natural diluent 
D. Artificial semen and artificial diluent

Answer : B. Natural semen and artificial diluent

82- Weedicide used for rice is:

A. DDT
B. Dalapon
C. 2,4-D
D. Ammonium sulfamate

Answer : C. 2,4-D

83- The nitrogen in urea is present in the form of:

A. Amide
B. Nitrite
C. Nitrate
D. Ammonium

Answer : A. Amide

84- Pulse crops can fix atmospheric nitrogen because of:

A. Root hairs
B. Aerial roots
C. Deep roots 
D. Root nodules

Answer : D. Root nodules

85- Which of the following is a mixed fertilizer?

A. NPK
B. CAM
C. Ammonium
D. Urea

Answer : A. NPK

86- Which of the following is a Rabi crop?

A. Rice
B. Cotton
C. Wheat
D. Maize

Answer : C. Wheat

87- Which of the following pesticides is not used as a fumigant?

A. Malathion
B. Aluminium phosphide 
C. Methyl bromide 
D. Ethylene dibromide

Answer : A. Malathion

88- The common present elements in artificial fertilizer are:

A. Nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus 
B. Phosphorus, barium and nitrogen 
C. Nitrogen, phosphorus and sodium 
D. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

Answer : D. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

89- Stem cuttings are commonly used for regrowing:

A. Mango
B. Sugarcane
C. Cotton
D. Banana

Answer : B. Sugarcane

90- The propagation of plants by tissue culture technique is becoming popular because:

A. It is the simplest technique 
B. Most plants respond to this technique 
C. The plants produced have uniform growth and productivity characteristics
D. Variability can be increased 

Answer : C. The plants produced have uniform growth and productivity characteristics

91- Which organ produces bile?

A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Gallbladder
D. Stomach

Answer : A. Liver

92- Citrus fruit products should not be preserved in vessels of:

A. Tin
B. Steel
C. Iron
D. Copper

Answer : D. Copper

93- Which of the following refers to 'Green Manure'?

A. Putting NPK 
B. Putting farmyard manure 
C. Applying slurry manure obtained from gobar gas plants 
D. Growing leguminous crops and ploughing them into the soil

Answer : D. Growing leguminous crops and ploughing them into the soil

94- Herbicides are used for the elimination of:

A. Insects
B. Pests
C. Weeds
D. Plant diseases

Answer : C. Weeds

95- Multiplication of large number of identical plants is done by:

A. Layering
B. Tissue culture
C. Hydroponics
D. Ringing

Answer : B. Tissue culture

96- Which one of the following chemicals is most suitable to control storage insects on a small scale?

A. B.H.C
B. E.D.B
C. Sevidol
D. Celphos

Answer : D. Celphos

97- If safe storage is to be ensured, the moisture content of food grains at the time of harvesting should not be higher than:

A. 14%
B. 16%
C. 18%
D. 20%

Answer : A. 14%

98- Which of the following cell organelles functions as the powerhouse of a living cell?

A. Chloroplast
B. Mitochondria
C. Ribosome
D. Golgi apparatus

Answer : B. Mitochondria

99- Which of the following is/are found in plant cells but not in those of animals?

A. Mitochondria
B. Chromosome
C. Cell wall and lysosome 
D. Plastid and cell wall

Answer : D. Plastid and cell wall

100- Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the other is accomplished by:

A. DNA
B. Messenger RNA 
C. Transfer RNA 
D. Both B and C

Answer : A. DNA

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