Important Scientific Terms MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

Ornithology is the science which deals with ?

• A.Study of insects
• B.Study of reptiles
• C.Study of fishes
• D.Study of birds

Analysts are measuring chloride contents in water in four different laboratories. If the known (accepted) value of chloride is 105 mg/L, then results obtained in laboratory have low accuracy and high precision.

• A.105.1 mg/L, 104.9 mg/L, 105.0 mg/L, 105.2 mg/L
• B.105.0 mg/L, 105.0 mg/L, 105.0 mg/L, 105.0 mg/L
• C.104 mg/L, 112 mg/L, 96 mg/L, 115 mg/L
• D.85.8 mg/L, 86.7 mg/L, 88.85 mg/L, 87 mg/L

Institutions that are popularly known as zoos are _?

• A.Zoological Garden
• B.Botanical Garden
• C.Herbarium
• D.Aquarium

What theory states that the world and man are governed by order and regularity?

• A.Evolution Theory
• B.Theory of Relativity
• C.Quantum Theory
• D.Big Bang Theory

A population forms a new species while geographically isolated from its parent population. This process is known as?

• A.Sympatric speciation
• B.Allopatric speciation
• C.Parapatric speciation
• D.Peripatric speciation

What is the term for the replacement of a human organ in the body?

• A.Transfusion
• B.Transplantation
• C.Implantation
• D.Mutation

Solution of biological problem starts with ?

• A.Conclusion
• B.Hypothesis
• C.Experimentation
• D.Observation

The earlier biotechnologists were _?

• A.Farmers
• B.Doctors
• C.Chemists
• D.Engineers

The use of cognitive or mental processes to associate experiences and solve problems are called?

• A.Conditioning
• B.Instinct
• C.Reflex
• D.Insight

Osmotic pressure of a solution is increased by ?

• A.Increasing the number of molecules of solute
• B.Decreasing the number of molecules of solute
• C.Increasing the volume of solvent
• D.Decreasing the temperature of the solution