MCQ Chapter 1 General Science Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – General Science Class 8Living World and Classification of Microbes 1. Who divided living organisms into 5 kingdoms in 1969?Carl LinnaeusRobert WhittakerHaeckelChattonQuestion 1 of 202. How many species of living organisms were recorded in the 2011 census?8.7 million87 million870 million8,700 millionQuestion 2 of 203. What is the process of dividing living organisms into groups called?AdaptationEvolutionBiological classificationPhotosynthesisQuestion 3 of 204. Which scientist introduced the binomial system of nomenclature?Robert WhittakerCarl LinnaeusKoplandHaeckelQuestion 4 of 205. What is the first criterion Whittaker used for classification?Mode of nutritionComplexity of cell structureLife stylePhylogenetic relationshipQuestion 5 of 206. Which kingdom includes all types of bacteria and blue-green algae?ProtistaMoneraFungiPlantaeQuestion 6 of 207. What type of cells do Monera organisms have?EukaryoticMulticellularProkaryoticAutotrophicQuestion 7 of 208. Which organism in Kingdom Protista uses pseudopodia for movement?EuglenaAmoebaVolvoxParamoeciumQuestion 8 of 209. What is the cell wall of fungi made of?CelluloseChitinProteinStarchQuestion 9 of 2010. Which kingdom has organisms that feed on decaying organic matter?MoneraProtistaFungiAnimaliaQuestion 10 of 2011. What size are bacteria typically?10 nm to 100 nm1 μm to 10 μm10 μm to 100 μm200 μmQuestion 11 of 2012. Which microbe causes malaria?Entamoeba histolyticaPlasmodium vivaxEuglenaParamoeciumQuestion 12 of 2013. What is the mode of nutrition for fungi?AutotrophicHeterotrophicSaprotrophicPhotosyntheticQuestion 13 of 2014. Which organism in Kingdom Monera causes tetanus?Clostridium tetaniVibrio choleraeSalmonella typhiStaphylococcus aureusQuestion 14 of 2015. What helps Euglena perform photosynthesis?PseudopodiaChloroplastFlagellaCiliaQuestion 15 of 2016. Which kingdom has no cell wall?PlantaeFungiAnimaliaProtistaQuestion 16 of 2017. How do bacteria reproduce?BuddingBinary fissionSexual reproductionSpore formationQuestion 17 of 2018. Which institute in Pune researches viruses?Indian Council of Medical ResearchNational Institute of VirologyWhittaker Research CenterPune Microbiology LabQuestion 18 of 2019. What is the size of viruses?1 μm to 10 μm10 μm to 100 μm10 nm to 100 nm200 μmQuestion 19 of 2020. Which organism is autotrophic in Kingdom Protista?AmoebaParamoeciumEuglenaEntamoebaQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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