1. Which among the following hormone can be used as a drug to treat cardiac arrest and some other cardiac problems?
[A] Thyroxin
[B] Epinephrine
[C] Calcitonin
[D] Insulin
Correct Answer: B
2. Deficiency of Tocopherol leads to sterility in males and females. The popular word for Tocopherol is ___?
[A] Vitamin B3
[B] Vitamin K
[C] Vitamin D
[D] Vitamin E
Correct Answer: D [Vitamin E]
3. Down Syndrome is also known as:
[A] Edwards syndrome
[B] Patau syndrome
[C] Mongolism
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: C [Mongolism]
4. Lipoproteins which are the large molecules and which transport the cholesterol in the bloodstream are ______-?
[A] protein molecules
[B] fat molecules
[C] protein and fat molecules
[D] Lipids
Correct Answer: C [protein and fat molecules]
5. Horses can also digest cellulose from grasses because _______?
[A] They are ruminants and have two stomachs
[B] They have a long alimentary Canal
[C] They have hind gut
[D] They don’t digest cellulose
Correct Answer: C [They have hind gut]
6. Human Papilloma Virus is related to which of the following diseases?
[A] Prostate Cancer
[B] Cervical Cancer
[C] Lymphatic Filariasis
[D] Leukemia
Correct Answer: B [Cervical Cancer]
7. Which of the following is the result of the decrease in white blood cells?
[A] Decrease in Antibodies
[B] Increase in Antigens
[C] Increase in Antibodies
[D] No change
Correct Answer: A [Decrease in Antibodies]
8. Which of the following is a living fossil?
[A] Blue green algae
[B] Green algae
[C] Fungus
[D] Ginkgo
Correct Answer: B [Green algae]
9. When compared to the mammals, birds are less sensitive to temporary deprivation of water, because?
[A] The water requirement per unit weight is less in birds than in mammals.
[B] Absorption of water from the gut is more efficient in birds than in mammals.
[C] Urea excretion in mammals entails a greater loss of water than that in birds.
[D] None of these
Correct Answer: A [The water requirement per unit weight is less in birds than in mammals.]
10. Where does exchange of gases (O2 and CO2) take place in our lungs?
[A] Alveoli
[B] Bronchi
[C] Pleura
[D] Trachea
Correct Answer: A [Alveoli]
11. To which of the following kingdoms does the yeast belong to?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] None of the above.
Correct Answer: C [Fungus]
12. Which of the following is a sexual spore?
[A] Ascospore
[B] Sporangiospore
[C] Conidia
[D] Zoospore
Correct Answer: A [Ascospore]
13. Where is cytochrome P450 found in the cell?
[A] lysosomes
[B] endoplasmic reticulum
[C] ribosomes
[D] None of these
Correct Answer: B [endoplasmic reticulum]
14. Who among the following discovered the cell wall?
[A] Robert Hooke
[B] Boveri
[C] J Rhodin
[D] Van Beneden
Correct Answer: A [Robert Hooke]
15. In which part of the body cholesterol is synthesized?
[A] Pancreas
[B] Liver
[C] Spleen
[D] Stomach
Correct Answer: B [Liver]
16. Which of the following is true about the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria?
[A] It consists of multiple layers
[B] It is thicker than that associated with gram-negative bacteria
[C] It contains teichoic acids
[D] All of these
Correct Answer: D [All of these]
17. Algae cell wall is made up of which of the following?
[A] Chitin
[B] Cutin
[C] Cellulose
[D] Suberin
Correct Answer: C [Cellulose]
18. Which of the following is wrong for bryophytes?
[A] Vascular tissue lacking clear
[B] Independent sporophyte absent clear
[C] Gametophyte reduced and dependent done
[D] Asexual reproduction by zoospores absent
Correct Answer: C [Gametophyte reduced and dependent done]
19. What is the pollination medium in Malacophilous?
[A] bats
[B] water
[C] air
[D] snails
Correct Answer: D [snails]
20. Which of the following is a calyx?
[A] the second whorl of a flower
[B] the third whorl of the flower
[C] the outermost whorl of a flower
[D] None of these
Correct Answer: C [the outermost whorl of a flower]