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FCI Biological Science

Practice test for FCI (Food Corporation of India) Biological Science examination covering botany, zoology, microbiology, genetics, plant physiology, and agriculture

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Flavr Savr:

1. It is the result of an antisense RNA technology.

2. The expression of polygalacturonase has been reduced in Flavr Savr, which leads to improvement in flavour and longer shelf life.

3. The fruits remain green and hard on the plants, so that they can accumulate more sugar and organic acids that makes the fruits sweeter and tasty.

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 1 and 3
  3. Only 2 and 3
  4. All of the above
  5. NA
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under which category of proteins does thrombin come?

  1. Storage
  2. Transporting
  3. Enzymatic
  4. Protective
  5. NA
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the botanical name of watermelon?

  1. Cucumis melo
  2. Pyrus malus
  3. Citrullus lanatus
  4. Vitis vinifera
  5. NA
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Study of distribution of plants on Earth is known as

  1. olericulture
  2. phytogeography
  3. palynology
  4. agronomy
  5. NA
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following fruits does not belong to the family of rosaceae?

  1. Pear
  2. Apple
  3. Peach
  4. Guava
  5. NA
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are microorganisms?

  1. Virion
  2. Prion
  3. Viruses
  4. All of the above
  5. NA
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of sclerenchyma?

  1. Cells are dead and empty.
  2. High refractive index among all permanent tissues.
  3. It provides mechanical strength as well as elasticity.
  4. It has an ability to dedifferentiate and produce secondary meristem.
  5. NA
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Soft rot of apples are caused by

  1. puccinia recondita
  2. penicillium expansum
  3. ustilago hordi
  4. fusarium moniliform
  5. NA
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Genotype of Wrinkled yellow in case of Mendel's dihybrid cross?

  1. rrYY, rrYy
  2. rryy
  3. RRYY, RrYy
  4. RRyy, Rryy
  5. NA
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nucleotides are

  1. nucleoside + phosphoric acid
  2. nucleoside + sulphuric acid
  3. nucleoside + nitric acid
  4. nucleoside + citric acid
  5. NA
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an abiotic component?

  1. Bacteria
  2. Man
  3. Water
  4. Algae
  5. NA
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following sugars is known as canesugar?

  1. Sucrose
  2. Maltose
  3. Lactose
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vernalisation can be replaced by

  1. cytokinins
  2. ethylene
  3. gibberlins
  4. abscisic acid
  5. NA
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an anaerobic photosynthetic nitrogen fixing bacteria?

  1. Rhodospirillum
  2. Nostoc
  3. Clostridium
  4. Bacillus
  5. NA
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following does not come under the pepo category of fruits?

  1. Bottle gourd
  2. Watermelon
  3. Cucumber
  4. Banana
  5. NA
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The edible part in wheat is called

  1. endosperm
  2. entire fruit
  3. succulent testa
  4. aril
  5. NA
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Typhus fever is caused by

  1. rickettsia prowazekii
  2. varicella zoster
  3. arbo virus
  4. rhabdo virus
  5. NA
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is BOD?

  1. Amount of oxygen required for biological reduction
  2. Amount of oxygen required for biological phosphorylation
  3. Amount of oxygen required for biological oxidation
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following types of vegetative propagation is seen in grapes?

  1. Cutting
  2. Grafting
  3. Air layering
  4. Layering
  5. NA
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Surti, murrah, pashmina, sahiwal, mehsana and lohi are some common indian breeds. Which of them is a breed of buffaloes?

  1. Surti, mehsana and lohi
  2. Sahiwal, pashmina and surti
  3. Murrah, surti and mehsana
  4. Pashmina, lohi and murrah
  5. NA
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used in making curd?

  1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  2. Lactobacillus
  3. Propionibacterium sharmanii
  4. Saccharomyces ellipsoidens
  5. NA
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following forms the outer layer of skin and nervous system?

  1. Ectoderm
  2. Mesoderm
  3. Endoderm
  4. All of the above
  5. NA
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following hormones is produced from Posterior pituitary?

  1. FSH
  2. Thyroid stimulating hormone
  3. Vasopressin
  4. Luteinising hormone
  5. NA
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Watermelon is a

  1. zayad crop
  2. kharif crop
  3. rabi crop
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is present in animal cells?

  1. Cell wall
  2. Plastid
  3. Plasmodesmata
  4. Centriole
  5. NA
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following blood cells help in blood clotting?

  1. Platelets
  2. Red blood cells
  3. White blood cells
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is located at Pusa, New Delhi?

  1. Central Drug Research Institute
  2. Cancer Research Institute
  3. Indian Agriculture Research Institute
  4. Central Forest Research Institute
  5. NA
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the smallest bone in the body?

  1. Humerus
  2. Femur
  3. Incus
  4. Stapes
  5. NA
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