UPSC CSE 2024 Biology Previous Year Questions

Consider the following:

1. Carabid beetles

2. Centipedes

3. Flies

4. Termites

5. Wasps

Parasitoid species are found in

how many of the above kind of organisms?

Consider the following plants:

1. Groundnut

2. Horse-gram

3. Soybean

How many of the above belong to the pea family?

The organisms "Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater" are:

Consider the following pairs:

Country: Brazil | Animal found in its natural habitat: Indri

Country: Indonesia | Animal found in its natural habitat: Elk

Country: Madagascar | Animal found in its natural habitat: Bonobo

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season.

2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar.

3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree?

Consider the following:

1. Butterflies

2. Fish

3. Frogs

How many of the above have poisonous species among them?

Consider the following:

1. Cashew

2. Papaya

3. Red sanders

How many of the above trees are actually native to India?

Which one of the following is synthesised in human body that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow?