A pancreas
B esophagus
C liver
D stomach
Question 2
A bile salts
B biliverdin
C bilirubin
D cholesterol
Question 3
A Disaccharide to monosaccharide
B Pepsinogen to pepsin
C Prorennin to rennin
D Polypeptide to peptide
Question 4
A peptidase
B trypsin
C amylase
D lipase
Question 5
A Vitamin A
B Vitamin B12
C Vitamin C
D Vitamin D
Question 6
A Keratin
B Chondrin
C Dentine
D Enamel
Question 7
C Liver
A Deficiency of Ca
B Deficiency of Na
C Deficiency of Fe
D Deficiency of Mg
Question 9
A Metachronal
B Diastole
C Systole
D Peristalsis
Question 10
A Maltase
B Invertase
C Sucrase
D Zymase
Question 11
C Size of ions
Which one of the following statements is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in
humans?
A About 60% of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase in our mouth
C Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions like Na+
D Chylomicrons are small lipoprotein particles that are transported from intestine into blood capillaries
Question 13
A Vitamin A
B Vitamin D
C Vitamin B
D Vitamin K
Question 14
A peptidase
B trypsin
C amylase
D lipase
Question 15
To prevent entry of food into the trachea the opening is guarded by
A Epiglottis
B Hard palate
C Glottis
D Soft palate
Question 1
A Vitamin E
B Vitamin K
C Vitamin B12
D Vitamin A
Question 2
A Epithelial tissue
B Glandular tissue
C Lymphatic tissue
D Haemopoietic tissue
Question 3
Ptyalin is
A Strongly acidic
B Slightly neutral
C Slightly acidic
D Strongly alkaline
Question 4
A Calciferol
B Green vegetables
C Carrots
D Oranges
Question 5
A Jaundice
D none of these
Question 7
Sweetest sugar is
A Fructose
B Sucrose
C Glucose
D Lactose
Question 8
Tadpole is
A Omnivorous
B Herbivorous
C Carnivorous
D Sanguivorous
Question 9
A posterior part
B on basal surface
C tip
D lateral sides
Question 10
The absorption of glycerol, fatty acids and monoglycerides takes place by the
B Colon
B Km value
C pH optimum value
Name the substance which is not a product formed in the small intestine?
A amino acids
B Lipids
C Lipoproteins
D proteins
Question 13
A Cholecystokinin
B Acid in chyme
C Bile juice
D Gastrin
Question 14
The characteristics Brunners glands found in duodenum secrete hormones:
A Kinase, estrogen
B Secretin, cholecystokinin
C Prolactin, parathormone
D Estradiol, progesterone
Question 15
A Bile
B Gastric juice
C Saliva
D Pancreatic juice
Question 1
A Vitamin C
B Vitamin B12
C Vitamin A
D Vitamin K
Question 2
A Liver enzymes
B Bile pigments
C Bile salts
Enterokinase converts
D All of these
Question 4
In glycolysis ultimately
When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories; the
infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from
A Pellagra
B Marasmus
C Rickets
D Kwashiorkor
Question 6
In the absence of enterokinase, the digestion of _______ would be affected in our intestine.
A Amino acid
B Albumin
C Starch
D Maltose
Question 7
A Acinar cells
B Hensens cells
C Kupffer cells
D Dieter cells
Question 8
A Vitamin D
B Vitamin A
C Vitamin B
D Vitamin C
Question 9
A Secretion
B Absorption
C Assimilation
D Ultra-filtration
Question 10
Lecithin is
A Fat
B Steroid
C Phospholipid
D Protein
Question 11
A maltase
B trypsin
C lipase
D pancreatic amylase
Question 12
Lipase acts on
A Triglycerides
B Proteins
C Starch
D All of these
Question 13
Main difference between brown fat and white fat is that the cells of brown fat
D All of these
Question 14
A Kidney - nephron
B Liver - hepatocytes
A HCl
B Mucus
C Pepsin
D Renin
Question 1
B Pellagra
C Xerophthalmia
D Influenza
Question 2
A Succus entericus
B Ptyalin
C Cholecystokinin
D Cellulases
Question 3
A dermatitis
B lips fissure
C scurvy
D rickets
Question 5
A dermatitis
B lips fissure
C scurvy
D rickets
Question 6
D Duodenum only
Question 7
A Vitamin B1
B Vitamin C
C Vitamin K
D Vitamin D
Question 8
A Wolffian duct
B Stenson's duct
C Haversian duct
D Infra-orbit duct
Question 9
During prolonged fasting, in what sequence are the following organic compounds used up
by the body?
A First carbohydrates, next proteins and lastly lipids
A Bile salts
B Pancreatic juice
C Bile pigments
D Succus entericus
Question 11
A Zymogen granules
B Phagocytic vesicles
C Pinocytic vesicles
D Microvilli
Question 12
Excessive intake of alcohol causes
A Liver cirrhosis
B Dermatitis
C Jaundice
D Lung fibrosis
Question 13
A Pepsin, HCl
B Pepsin, Trypsin
C Pepsin, Renin
D None of these
Question 14
Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach
totally undigested?
A Ribosomes
B Lysosomes
C ER
D Golgi body
Question 1
Enterokinase occurs in
A Salivary juice
B Gastric juice
C Intestinal juice
D Pancreatic juice
Question 2
B Vitamin B1 Beriberi
C Vitamin B2 - Pellagra
D Vitamin C - Scurvy
Question 3
B Emulsification
C Forming muscles
D none of these
Question 4
D Uncertain
Question 5
If a patient is advised to take more meat, butter milk and eggs in his diet. The person is
A Maltose-lactase
B Protein-amylase
C Carbohydrate-lipase
D Casein-rennin
Question 7
A pair of small lymphatic tissue present at the sides of root tongue is called as
A Epiglottis
B Tonsils
C Thyroid
D Adenoids
Question 8
Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human, may lead to
A Diarrhoea
B Vomiting
C Indigestion
D Jaundice
Question 10
A Vitamin B2
B Vitamin B6
C Vitamin B12
D Vitamin B1
Question 11
Bilirubin and biliverdin are present in
A Pancreatic juice
B Saliva
C Bile
D Intestinal juice
Question 12
A Mucosa of oesophagus
B Mucosa of stomach
C Submucosa of duodenum
D Mucosa of ileum
Question 13
A phagocytic vesicles
B microvilli
C zymogen granules
D goblet cells
Question 14
A Vitamin C
B Vitamin B
C Vitamin D
D Vitamin E
Question 15
Calcium occurs in
D 3% of mineral content
1. Populations are said to be sympatric when _______. Answer: (C)
(A) two populations are physically isolated by natural barriers.
(B) two populations live together and freely interbreed to produce sterile offspring.
(C) two populations share the same environment but cannot interbreed.
(D) two populations are isolated but occassionally come together to interbreed.
4. Pollen grains of a plant whose 2n = 28 are cultured to get callus by tissue culture method. What would be the Answer: (B)
number of chromosomes in the cells of the callus?
(A) 21
(B) I4
(C) 56
(D) 28
7. Palaeontologists unearthed a human skull during excavation. A small fragment of the scalp tissue was still Answer: (A)
attached to it. Only little DNA could be extracted from it. lf the genes of the ancient man need to be analysed, the
best way of getting sufficient amount of DNA from this extract is
(A) Subjecting the DNA to polymerase chain reaction
(B) Subjecting the DNA to gel electrophoresis
(C) Treating the DNA with restriction endonucleases
(D) Hybridising the DNA with a DNA probe
10. Nosema bombycis which causes pebrine in silk worms is a Answer: (C)
(A) Virus
(B) Bacterium
(C) Protozoan
(D) Fungus
11. Name the hormone that has no role in menstruation. Answer: (C)
(A) LH
(B) FSH
(C) GH
(D) TSH
12. Name the following having oxygen storing capacity Answer: (A)
(A) Myoglobin
(B) Prophase II
(C) Anaphase I
(D) Metaphase II
15. Most of the endangered species are the victims of Answer: (A)
(A) Habitat destruction
(B) Over-hunting
(C) Acid rain
(D) Competition with introduced species
16. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a disease caused by prions in a _______. Answer: (A)
(A) cow
(B) sheep
(C) man
(D) potato
17. Blood stains are found at the site of a murder. lf DNA profiling technique is to be used for identifying the criminal, Answer: (B)
which of the following is ideal for use?
(A) Erythrocytes
(B) Leucocytes
(C) Platelets
(D) Serum
19. BY the statement survival of the fittest, Darwin meant that ________. Answer: (D)
(A) The strongest of all species survives
(B) The most intelligent of the species survives
(C) The cleverest of the species survives
(D) The most adaptable of the species to changes survives
20. Casparian strips are present in the ________ of the root. Answer: (D)
(A) epiblema
(B) cortex
(C) perycycle
(D) endodermis
1. 2n = l6 in a primary spermatocyte which is in metaphase of first meiotic division. What shall be the total Answer: (B)
number of chromatids in each of the secondary spermatocyte?
(A) 8
(B) l6
(C) 24
(D) 32
3. Which one of the following pairs is an example for lateral meristem? Answer: (C)
(A) Interfascicular cambium and phellem
(B) Procambium and phelloderm
(C) Phellogen and fascicular cambium
(D) Phellogen and phelloderm
4. Which one of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man? Answer: (C)
(A) Homo habilis
(B) Australopithecus
(C) Rampithecus punjabicus
(D) Homo neanderthalensis
6. Which one of the following is NOT the reason for very high load of bilirubin in a newborn? Answer: (D)
(A) The liver of the newborn is too young to cope up with the heavy load of bilirubin.
(B) Excessive red blood corpuscles in the newborn burst, releasing the bilirubin.
(C) Insoluble bilirubin in the intestine is reabsorbed by the blood.
(D) Mothers milk contains a high amount of bilirubin.
7. Which one of the following is NOT the function of insulin? Answer: (D)
(A) Increase the oxidation of glucose in the cells.
(B) Increases the permeability of cell membrane to glucose.
(C) Initiates the formation of hepatic glycogen from excess of glucose.
(D) Initiates the conversion of glycogen to glucose.
10. Which one of the following is not a second messenger in hormone action? Answer: (B)
(A) Calcium
(B) Sodium
(C) cAMP
(D) cGMP
11. Which one of the following is NOT a method of soil conservation? Answer: (A)
(A) Overgrazing
(B) Mulching
(C) Crop rotation
(D) Strip cropping
12. Which one of the following is mainly responsible for green house effect? Answer: (B)
(A) SO2
(B) CO2
(C) CO
(D) O2
14. Which one of the following is an exotic carp species? Answer: (B)
(A) Barbus stigma
(B) Cyprinus carpio
(C) Labeo bata
(D) Cirrhinus mrigala
15. Which one of the following is an example of chlorophyllous thallophyte? Answer: (B)
(A) Volvarialla
(B) Spirogyra
(C) Nephrolepis
(D) Gnetum
1. Which one of the following human cells do not contain mitochondria? Answer: (B)
(A) Nerve cell
(B) Red blood cell
(C) Liver cell
(D) White blood cell
4. Which of the following prevents the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in an undamaged blood vessel? Answer: (D)
(A) Calcium ions
(B) Thromboplastin
(C) Fibrinogen
(D) Heparin
6. Which one of the following is a driving force for the process of passive absorption of water in roots? Answer: (C)
(A) Root pressure
(B) The increase in imbibitional pressure in root cells.
(C) Transpiration in leaves
(D) Activity of aquaporins
8. Which one of the following diseases is caused by Nosema bombycis in mulberry silkworm? Answer: (A)
(A) Pebrine
(B) Muscadine
(C) Flacherie
(D) Grasserie
9. Which one of the following cells is not a phagocytic cell? Answer: (D)
(A) Macrophage
(B) Monocyte
(C) Neutrophil
(D) Basophil
10. Which one of the following bacterium is used for production of transgenic plants Answer: (D)
(A) Escherichia coli
(B) Bacillus thuringiensis
(C) Staphylococcus aureus
(D) Agrobacterium tumefaciens
11. Which one of the following animal phyla does not possess a coelom? Answer: (A)
(A) Platyhelminthes
(B) Annelida
(C) Mollusca
(D) Echinodermata
13. Which of the following would be in insignificant amount in xylem sap? Answer: (D)
(A) Nitrates
(B) Phosphates
(C) Water
(D) Sugar
14. Which of the following substances can cure Parkinsons disease? Answer: (C)
(A) GABA
(B) Acetylcholine
(C) Dopamine
(D) Glutamic acid
15. Which of the following is the correct pathway for propagation of cardiac impulse? Answer: (A)
(A) SA node AV node Bundle of His Purkinje fibers
(B) AV node Bundle of His SA node Purkinje fibers
(C) SA node Purkinje fibers AV node Bundle of His
(D) Purkinje fibers AV node SA node Bundle of His
1. Which of following two hormones are essential for induced breeding of fishes? Answer: (C)
(A) TSH and ACTH
(B) Oestrogen and progesterone
(C) FSH and LH
(D) Vassopressin and oxytocin
2. When red blood corpuscles containing both A and B antigens are mixed with your blood serum, Answer: (A)
they agglutinate. Hence your blood group is _______ type.
(A) O
(B) AB
(C) B
(D) A
3. When the oxygen supply to the tissue is inadequate, the condition is Answer: (B)
(A) Dyspnea
(B) Hypoxia
(C) Asphyxia
(D) Apnea
9. Which of the following hormones does not naturally occur in plants? Answer: (D)
(A) IAA
(B) GA
(C) ABA
(D) 2, 4 - D
10. Which of the following hormones does not contain a polypeptide? Answer: (D)
(A) Oxytocin
(B) Insulin
(C) Antidiuretic hormone
(D) Prostaglandin
11. Which function will be lost due to damage of occipital lobe? Answer: (C)
(A) Hearing
(B) Speech
(C) Vision
(D) Memory
12. Which centre is stimulated during increase in body temperature Answer: (A)
(A) Anterior hypothalamus
(B) Posterior hypothalamus
(C) Limbic system
(D) Red nucleus
13. When the two ecosystems overlap each other, the area is called Answer: (C)
(A) Habitat
(B) Niche
(C) Ecotone
(D) Ecotype
14. When the blood contains a high percentage of CO2 and a very low percentage of O2, the Answer: (B)
breathing stops and the person becomes unconscious. This condition is known as
(A) suffocation
(B) asphyxia
(C) emphycema
(D) eupnoea
2. A dorsal horn is present on the ________ of mulberry silk worm (caterpillar). Answer: (A)
(A) 8th abdominal segment
(B) 5th abdominal segment
(C) 2nd thoracic segment
(D) Head
4. To meet the demands of the society, in vitro production of a large number of plantlets in a short duration is Answer: (C)
practiced in floriculture and horticulture industry today. This is called _______.
(A) Soma clonal variation
(B) Hybridoma technology
(C) Micropropagation
(D) Somatic hybridization
6. When 2 to 3 drops of Benedicts reagent are added to a urine sample and heated gently, it turns yellow. This Answer: (D)
colour change indicates that ________.
(A) Urine contains 1.5% glucose
(B) Urine contains 2% glucose
(C) Urine contains 0.5th glucose
(D) Urine contains 1% glucose
7. What will be the codons in m-RNA if the DNA codes are ATG-CAG? Answer: (B)
(A) TAC GTC
(B) UAC GUC
(C) UCA TUA
(D) TCA GTC
13. The World Intellectual Property Day is observed on ________. Answer: (C)
(A) February, 29tth
(B) June, 30th
(C) April, 26th
(D) September, 5th
14. The types of ribosomes found in prokaryotic cell are ________. Answer: (D)
(A) 100 S
(B) 80 S
(C) 60 S
(D) 70 S
2. The space between the plasma membrane and the cell wall of a plasmolyzed cell surrounded by a hypertonic Answer: (C)
solution is occupied by the
(A) hypotonic solution
(B) isotonic solution
(C) hypertonic solution
(D) water
4. The number of ATP produced when a molecule of glucose undergoes fermentation is Answer: (C)
(A) 4
(B) 36
(C) 2
(D) 38
5. The offspring produced from a marriage have only O or A blood groups. Of the genotypes given below, the Answer: (C)
possible genotypes of the parents would be
(A) IOIO and IOIO
(B) IAIA and IOIO
(C) IAIO and IOIO
(D) IAIA and IAIO
6. The part of the brain where the centre for hunger and thirst is located is Answer: (B)
(A) Cerebrum
(B) Hypothalamus
(C) Cerebellum
(D) Medulla Oblongata
7. The species, though insignificant in number, determine the existence of many other species in a given Answer: (A)
ecosystem. Such species is known as
(A) Keystone species
(B) Sacred species
(C) Endemic species
(D) Extinct species
8. The scientific name of the moth which produce tasar is Answer: (B)
(A) Bombyx mori
(B) Antheraea mylitta
(C) Antheraea assamensis
(D) Philosomia ricini
10. The respiratory quotient during cellular respiration would depend on Answer: (A)
(A) the nature of the substrate
(B) the amount of carbon dioxide released
(C) the amount of oxygen utilised
(D) the nature of enzymes involved
11. The reflex arc, which is made of two neurones is known as Answer: (A)
(A) Monosynaptic reflex arc
(B) Disynaptic reflex arc
(C) Polysynaptic refles arc
(D) Asynaptic reflex arc
12. The presence of corollary corona, sagittate anthers and dumb-bell shaped stigma are the Answer: (D)
characteristic features of _______.
(A) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(B) Musa paradisiaca
(C) Ravenala madagascariensis
(D) Catheranthus roseus
14. The name of Smt. Thimmakka is associated with the Answer: (A)
(A) planting and conservation of avenue trees
(B) agitations against hydroelectric project
(C) Appiko movement
(D) conservationof fauna and flora of the western ghats
15. The main difference between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria is Answer: (B)
(A) Cell membrane
(B) Cell wall
(C) Ribosome
(D) Mitochondria
1. The characteristic that is shared by urea, uric acid and ammonia is/are Answer: (C)
A. They are nitrogenous wastes
B. They all need very large amount of water for excretion
C. They are all equally toxic
D. They are produced in the kidneys
(A) A and D
(B) A, C and D
(C) A only
(D) A and C
2. The 2005 Nobel Prize for Physiology / Medicine was awarded to Barry Marshall and Robin Warren of Answer: (B)
Australia for their discover of ________.
(A) human papilloma virus causing cervical cancer
(B) bacterium Helicobacter pylori causing peptic ulcer
(C) prions, a new biological principle of infection
(D) Human Immunodeficiency Virus
3. The main aim of the human genome project is _______. Answer: (A)
(A) to identify and sequence all the genes present in human DNA.
(B) to introduce new genes into humans.
(C) to remove disease causing genes from human DNA.
(D) to develop better techniques for comparing two different human DNA samples.
4. The lactase hydrolyzes lactose into Answer: (B)
(A) Glucose
(B) Glucose and galactose
(C) Fructose
(D) Glucose and fructose
6. The agents which are known to cause CJD are Answer: (D)
(A) A class of bacteria
(B) A class of viruses
(C) Fungi
(D) Protein particles
7. The loosely arranged non-chlorophyllous parenchyma cells present in lenticels are called Answer: (A)
(A) Complementary cells
(B) Passage cells
(C) Water stomata
(D) Albuminous cells
11. The force responsible for upward conduction of water against gravity comes from Answer: (A)
(A) transpiration
(B) photosynthesis
(C) translocation
(D) respiration
6. Some important events in the human female reproductive cycle are given below. Arrange the events in a Answer: (A)
proper sequence.
A - Secretion of FSH, B - Growth of corpus luteum, C - Growth of the follicle and oogenesis, D - Ovulation, E -
Sudden increase in the lcvcls of LH
(A) A C E D B
(B) A D C E B
(C) B A C D E
(D) C A D B E
11. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, needed for the conversion of Pyruvic acid to Acetyl Answer: (B)
CO-A is located in _______.
(A) Intermembranal space of mitochondria
(B) Matrix of mitochondria
(C) Cytoplasm
(D) Grana of chloroplast
15. Some of the steps involved in the production of Humulin are given below. Choose the correct sequence. Answer: (D)
i) Synthesis of gene (DNA) for human insulin artificially.
ii) Culturing recombinant E.c0li in bioreactors.
iii) Purification of humulin.
iv) Insertion of human insulin gene into plasmid.
v) Introduction of recombinant plasmid into E.coli.
vi) Extraction of recombinant gene product from E.coli.
(A) i, iii, v, vi, ii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii. v, vi
(C) iii, v, ii, i, vi, iv
(D) i, iv, v, ii, vi, iii
1. A large quantity of fluid is filtered every day by the nephrons in the kidneys. Only about 1% of it is excreted Answer: (C)
as urine. The remaining 99% of the filtrate
(A) is lost as sweat
(B) is stored in the urinary bladder
(C) is reabsorbed into the blood
(D) gets collected in the renal pelvis
2. With reference to enzymes, which one of the following statements is true? Answer: (B)
(A) Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme
(B) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme
(C) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme
(D) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme Apoenzyme
6. Which substance is in higher concentration in blood than in glomerular filtrate? Answer: (C)
(A) Glucose
(B) Urea
(C) Plasma proteins
(D) Water
9. Which one of the following triplet codons is a chain termination codon? Answer: (D)
(A) UGU
(B) AAU
(C) UUG
(D) UAG
10. Which one of the following theories on the origin of life is mostly accepted? Answer: (D)
(A) Special creation
(B) Steady state
(C) Panspermia
(D) Chemical origin
11. Which one of the following synthetic growth regulators is used to promote synchronized Answer: (C)
flowering in pineapple?
(A) Phenylmercuric Acetate
(B) Benzyl Aminopurine
(C) 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid
(D) none of these
12. Which one of the following statements about the events of noncyclic photophosphorylation is NOT correct? Answer: (A)
(A) ATP and NADPH are not produced.
(B) Photolysis of water takes place.
(C) O2 is released.
(D) none of these
13. Which one of the following statement is NOT correct? Answer: (D)
During Protein synthesis, _______.
(A) Tyrosine is coded by UAU and UAC codons.
(B) Cysteine is coded by UGU and UGC codons.
(C) UGG codon codes for Tryptophan.
(D) UAA codon codes for Lysine.
14. Which one of the following species of earthworm is NOT recommended for vermicomposting? Answer: (C)
(A) Eisenia fetidae
(B) Eudrilus eugeniae
(C) Pheretima Posthuma
(D) Perionyx excavatus
15. Which one of the following reactions is an example of oxidative decarboxylation? Answer: (C)
(A) Conversion of succinate to fumerate
(B) Conversion of fumerate to malate
(C) Conversion of private to acetyl CoA
(D) Conversion of citrate to isocitrate
1. More men suffer from colour blindness than women because Answer: (D)
(A) women are more resistant to disease than men
(B) the male sex hormone testosterone cause the disease
(C) the colour blind gene is carried on the Y chromosome
(D) men are hemizygous and one defective gene is enough to make them colour blind
3. Mendel found that the reciprocal crosses yielded identical results. From that he concluded that _______. Answer: (C)
(A) sex plays a role in deciding the dominance of a trait.
(B) there is independent assortment of traits.
(C) sex has no influence on the dominance of traits.
(D) there is no dominance of any trait.
5. Match the types of the fruits listed in Column I, with the examples listed on Column II. Choose the answer which Answer: (A)
gives the correct combination of alphabets of the two columns.
Column I Column II
A. Capsule p. Paddy
B. Berry q. Mango
C. Drupe r. Sunflower
D. Cypsela s. Tomato
t. Ladies finger
(A) A = t, B = s, C = q, D = r
(B) A = t, B = r, C = p, D = q
(C) A = s, B = t, C = q, D = r
(D) A = p, B = q, C = r, D = t
6. Match the types of immunity listed in Column I with the examples listed in Column II. Answer: (C)
Choose the answer that gives the correct combination of alphabets of the two columns :
Column I Column II
Types of immunity Example
A. Natural active p. Immunity developed by heredity
B. Artificial passive q. From mother to foetus through placenta
C. Artificial active r. Injection of antiserum to travellers
D. Natural passive s. Fighting infections naturally
t. Induced by vaccination
(A) A = t, B = s, C = r, D = p
(B) A = s, B = t, C = q, D = r
(C) A = s, B = r, C = t, D = q
(D) A = p, B = q, C = r, D)=t
7. Match the names of the economically important plants (or their products) listed in Column-I with the families to Answer: (A)
which they belong given in column-II. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of alphabets of
the two columns :
Column - I Column - II
A. Sunflower p. Acanthaceae
B. Tulsi q. Compositae
C. Coffee r. Labiatae
D. Vasaka s. Rubiaceae
t. Euphorbiaceae
(A) A = q, B = r, C = s, D = p
(B) A = q, B = s, C = p, D = t
(C) A = s, B = r, C = p, D = q
(D) A = r, B = t. C = s, D = q
8. Match the compounds given in column-I with the number of carbon atoms present in them which are listed under Answer: (A)
column-II. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of alphabets of the two columns.
Column - I Column - II
A. Oxaloacetate p. 6 - C compound
B. Phosphoglyceraldehyde q. 5 - C compound
C. lsocitrate r. 4 - C compound
D. -Ketoglutarate s. 3 - C compound
t. 2 - C compound
(A) A = r, B = s, C = p, D = q
(B) A = r, B = t. C = p, D = q
(C) A = q. B = s. C = p. D = t
(D) A = s, B = t. C = q, D = r
9. Match the animals listed in Column I with their of nature of blood listed in Column II. G
Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of alphabets of the two columns.
Column I Column II
A. Man p. Plasma and cells are colourless
B. Earthworm q. Plasma is colourless and nucleated RBC
C. Cockroach r. Plasma is colourless and enucleated RBC
D. Frog s. Plasma is red and nucleated, colourless RBC
t. Plasma and RBC have hemoglobin.
(A) A = s, B = t, C = r, D = q
(B) A = r, B = s, C = p, D = q
(C) A = t, B = r, C = p, D = s
(D) A = p, B = s, C = q, D=r
12. lf the systolic pressure is 120 mm Hg and diastolic pressure is 80 mm Hg, the pulse pressure is ______. Answer: (D)
(A) 120 + 80 = 200mmHg
(B) 120 x 80 = 9600mmHg
(C) 120/80 = mmHg
(D) l20 80 = 40mmHg
13. lf the person shows the production of interferons in his body, chances are that he is suffering from Answer: (B)
(A) Malaria
(B) Measles
(C) Tetanus
(D) Anthrax
2. A person is suffering from frequent episodes of nasal discharge nasal congestion, reddening of eyes and watery Answer: (B)
eyes. These are the symptoms of
(A) Bronchitis
(B) Rhinitis
(C) Bronchial carcinoma
(D) Cyanosis
3. A man is admitted to a hospital. He is suffering from an abnormally low body temperature, loss of appetite and Answer: (C)
extreme thirst. His brain scan would probably show a tumor in
(A) Pons
(B) Cerebellum
(C) Hypothalamus
(D) Medulla Oblongata
4. A RBC and a plant cell (with thick cell wall) are placed in distilled water. The solute concentration is the same in Answer: (A)
both the cells. What changes would be observed in them?
(A) The RBC would increase in size and burst while the plant cell would remain about the same size.
(B) The plant cell would increase in size and burst while the RBC would remain about the same size.
(C) Both plant cell and RBC would decrease in size and collapse.
(D) Both plant cell and RBC would not undergo any change.
5. In which stage of the first meiotic division two sister chromatids are formed? Answer: (C)
(A) Leptotene
(B) Zygotene
(C) Pachytene
(D) Diplotene
6. In the absence of enterokinase, the digestion of _______ would be affected in our intestine. Answer: (B)
(A) Amino acid
(B) Albumin
(C) Starch
(D) Maltose
9. In genetic code, 61 codons code for 20 different types of amino acids. This is called Answer: (C)
(A) Colinearity
(B) Commaless
(C) Degeneracy
(D) Nonambiguity
10. In crop improvement programmes, virus-free clones can be obtained through Answer: (C)
(A) Hybridization
(B) Embryo culture
(C) Shoot apex culture
(D) Grafting
11. In C4 pathway, the CO2 fixation in mesophyll cells is carried out by the enzyme _______. Answer: (B)
(A) Rubisco
(B) PEP carboxylase
(C) Pyruvate decarboxylase
(D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
12. In an experiment demonstrating the evolution of oxygen in Hydrilla, Sodium bicarbonate is added to water in the Answer: (A)
experimental set-up. What would happen if all other conditions are favourable?
(A) Amount of oxygen evolved increases as the availability of carbon dioxide increases.
(B) Amount of oxygen evolved decreases as the availability of carbon dioxide increases.
(C) Amount of oxygen evolved increases as carbon dioxide in Water is absorbed by sodium bicarbonate.
(D) Amount of oxygen evolved decreases as carbon dioxide in water is absorbed by sodium bicarbonate.
13. In a typical Mendelian cross which is a dihybrid cross, one parent is homozygous for both dominant traits and Answer: (A)
another parent is homozygous for both recessive traits. In the f2 generation, both parental combinations and
recombinations appear. The phenotypic ratio of parental combinations to recombinations is ________.
(A) 10 : 6
(B) 12 : 4
(C) 9 : 7
(D) 15 : 1
14. In a typical heart, if EDV is 120 ml of blood and ESV is 50 ml of blood, the stroke volume (SV) is Answer: (A)
(A) 120 50 = 70 ml
(B) 120 + 50 = 170 ml
(C) 120 50 = 6000 ml
(D) 120 50 = 2.4 ml
15. In a tissue culture media, the resource of the phytohormone is Answer: (D)
(A) Agar agar
(B) Glucose
(C) Micronutrients
(D) Coconut milk
2. If a cross between two individuals produces offsprings with 50% dominant character (A) and 50% recessive Answer: (B)
character (a) the genotype of parents are
(A) Aa Aa
(B) Aa aa
(C) AA aa
(D) AA Aa
3. Identify the incorrect statement with respect to Calvin cycle. Answer: (B)
(A) The first stable intermediate compound formed is phosphoglycerate.
(B) 18 molecules of ATP are synthesised during carbon fixation.
(C) NADPH + H+ produced in light reaction is used to reduce diphosphoglycerate.
(D) The carboxylation of RuBP is catalysed by rubisco.
4. Identify the group which includes animals all of which give birth to young ones directly. Answer: (D)
(A) Platypus, Penguin, Bat, Hippopotamus
(B) Shrew, Bat, Kiwi, Cat
(C) Lion, Whale, Ostrich, Bat
(D) Dolphin, Kangaroo, Bat, Cat
5. How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea pod were chosen by Mendel? Answer: (C)
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 9
10. Gametophyte is the dominant phase in the lifecycle of ________. Answer: (D)
(A) Hibiscus
(B) Nephrolepis
(C) Cycas
(D) Riccia
11. Four children belonging to the same parents have the following blood groups A, B, AB and O. Hence, the Answer: (C)
genotypes of the two parents are ______.
(A) Both parents are homozygous for A group
(B) One parent is homozygous for A and another parent is homozygous for B
(C) One parent is heterozygous for A and another parent is heterozygous for B
(D) Both parents are homozygous for B group
13. According to Boyles law, the product of pressure and volume is a constant. Hence, Answer: (B)
(A) if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure also increases proportionately.
(B) if volume of lungs is increased. the pressure decreases proportionately.
(C) if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure remains the same.
(D) if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure decreases disproportionately.
14. A true breeding plant producing red flowers is crossed with a pure plant producing white flowers. Allele for red Answer: (A)
colour of flower is dominant. After selfing the plants of first filial generation. the proportion of plants producing
white flowers in the progeny would be
(A) 1/4
(B) 1/3
(C) 1/2
(D) 3/4
10. Due to nondisjunction of chromosomes during spermatogenesis, sperms carry both sex chromosomes (22A + Answer: (B)
XY) and some sperms do not carry any sex chromosome (22A + O).
If these sperms fertilize normal eggs (22A + X), what types of genetic disorders appear among the offsprings?
(A) Downs syndrome and Klinefelters syndrome
(B) Turners syndrome and Klinefelters syndrome
(C) Downs syndrome and Cri-du-chat syndrome
(D) Downs syndrome and Turners syndrome
12. DNA gyrase, the enzyme that participates in the process of DNA replication is a type of Answer: (B)
(A) Reverse Transcriptase
(B) DNA Topoisomerase
(C) DNA Polymerase
(D) DNA Ligase
13. A flower which can be divided into two equal halves by only one plane is Answer: (A)
(A) Zygomorphic
(B) Actinomorphic
(C) Regular
(D) Perfect
14. An animal which has both exoskeletal and endoskeletal structures is Answer: (A)
(A) Tortoise
(B) Frog
(C) Jelly fish
(D) Fresh water mussel
1. Total number of water molecules produced per molecule of glucose during Answer:
aerobic respiration is (B)
(A) 10
(B) 6
(C) 12
(D) 8
2. Number of oxygen molecules required for glycolytic breakdown of one glucose Answer:
molecule is (B)
(A) Three
(B) Zero
(C) Thirty eight
(D) Six
3. In aerobic respiration, first CO2 is liberated during Answer:
(A) Oxidation of pyruvic acid (A)
(B) Decarboxylation of oxalosuccinic acid
(C) Decarboxylation of ketoglutaric acid
(D) Alcoholic fermentation
4. Protoplasmic repiration is respiration Answer:
(A) Occuring in protoplasm (C)
(B) Occuring in cytoplasm
(C) when protein is respiration substrate
(D) Occuring outside mitochondria
5. Oxidation of a molecule of acetyl Co-A produces Answer:
(A) 12 ATP (C)
(B) 15 ATP
(C) 6 ATP
(D) 24 ATP
6. Incomplete breakdown of sugars in anaerobic respiration forms Answer:
(A) Glusoce and CO2 (B)
(B) Alcohol and CO2
(C) Water and CO2
(D) Sucrose and water
7. The number of molecules of pyruvic acid formed from one molecule of glucose at Answer:
the end of glycolysis is (B)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
8. Oxysome is made up of Answer:
(A) Stalk, head piece and tail piece (B)
(B) Stalk, head piece and base piece
(C) Head as basal piece
(D) Stalk and head piece
9. FADH2 is formed in conversion of Answer:
(A) Succinyl CO-A succinic acid (B)
(B) Succinic acid-fumaric acid
(C) Fumaric acid-malic acid
(D) Isocitric acid-oxalosuccinic acid
10. Muscle cell starved of oxygen and supplied with pyruvic acid will produce Answer:
(A) CO2 only (B)
(B) Lactic acid
(C) Ethonal
(D) CO2 and H2O
11. The organic acid formed last in aerobic respiration is Answer:
(A) Citric acid (C)
(B) Pyruvic acid
(C) Oxaloacetic acid
(D) Phosphoglyceric acid
12. As compared to anaerobic respiration the energy gained during aerobic Answer:
respiration is ______ more (D)
(A) 6 times
(B) 12 times
(C) 18 times
(D) 19 times
13. Which is key intermediate compound linking glycolysis to Krebs cycle? Answer:
(A) Malic acid (B)
(B) Acetyl Co-A
(C) Pyruvic acid
(D) Citric acid
14. In TCA cycle, GTP is formed during conversion of Answer:
(A) Succinyl Co-A into succinic acid (A)
(B) -ketoglularic acid to succinyl CO-A
(C) Succinic acid to fumaric acid
(D) Both (A) and (B)
15. Process of respiration in green plants takes place Answer:
(A) only when photosynthesis is in open (D)
(B) Only when stomata are open
(C) Only when photosynthesis cease
(D) All the times
16. Incomplete oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid with several intermediate steps Answer:
is known as (D)
(A) TCA pathway
(B) HMS pathway
(C) HSK pathway
(D) EMP pathway
17. Connectin link between EMP pathway and TCA cycle is Answer:
(A) Pyruvic acid (C)
(B) Citric acid
(C) Acetyl CO-A
(D) Oxalosuccinic acid
18. If 5 molecules of glucose respired aerobically and another 5 molecules Answer:
anaerobically, how many ATP and CO2 are expected to form? (C)
(A) 200 ATP and 60 CO2
(B) 140 ATP and 40 CO2
(C) 200 ATP and 40 CO2
(D) 190 ATP and 36 CO2
19. An organic acid which undergoes both dehydrogenation and decarboxylation in Answer:
Krebs cycle (B)
(A) Sucinic acid
(B) -ketoglytatric acid
(C) Citric acid
(D) malic acid
20. Terminal oxidation means Answer:
(A) Electron transport (C)
(B) Synthesis of ATP
(C) Formation of water
(D) Dehydrogenation of reaction
21. Which of the folowing is mirochondrial stain Answer:
(A) Gimsa green (B)
(B) Jenus Green B
(C) Crystel Voilet
(D) Jenus Green A
22. The reaction converting pyruvate to acetyl CO-A is Answer:
(A) Decarboxylation (C)
(B) Dehydrogenation
(C) Oxidative decarboxylation
(D) Both (A) and (B)
23. In mitochondria F1 particles are placed at a distance Answer:
(A) 40 A (D)
(B) 50A
(C) 80 A
(D) 100 A
24. The reaction which brings about formation of 3 PGA in the glycolysis involves Answer:
(A) Dephosphorylation (A)
(B) Cleavage
(C) Oxidative phosphorylation
(D) Oxidative decarboxylation
25. Removal of hydrogen and formation of ATP are commonly called as
(A) Phosphorylation
(B) Dephosphorylation
(C) Dehydrogenation
(D) Oxidative phosphorylation
2. Aerobic respiration which yields maximum ATP molecules is completed on (AMU 1990)
(a) Mitochondria
(b) General cytoplam
(c) General cytoplasm and mitochondria
(d) Somewhere else
Answer: (a)
16. Connecting link between glycolysis and Krebs cycle is /before entering Krebs cycle pyruvate is
changed to
(a) Oxaloacetate
(b) PEP
(c) Pyruvate
(d) Acetyl CoA
Ans: (d)
17. Correct sequence in electron acceptors in ATP synthesis is / Decreasing energy level in ETS is
(a) Cyt, a , a3, b, c
(b) Cyt, b, c, a , a3
(c) Cyt, c, b, a, a3
(d) Cyt, b, c, a3, a
Ans: (b)
18. Cut surfaces of fruit and vegetables often become dark because (DPMT 1983; CPMT 1983)
(a) Dirty knife makes it dark
(b) Oxidation of tannic acid in the presence of trace of iron from the knife makes it dark
(c) Dust of the air makes it dark
(d) None o the above
Answer: (b)
2. In presence of cyanide, azide and carbon monoxide, the rate of respiration (MP PMT 1988) Answer: (a)
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains the same
(d) None of the above
3. In the process of respiration in plants 180g of glucose plus 192 g of oxygen produce Answer: (b)
(a) 132 of CO2, 54 g of water and 343 Cal of energy
(b) 264 of CO2, 108 g of water and 686 Cal of energy
(c) 132 of CO2, 54 g of water and 343 Cal of energy
(d) Large amount of CO2, no water and no energy
4. Incomplete oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid with several intermediate steps is known as Answer: (b)
(a) TCA - pathway
(b) Glycolysis
(c) HMS-pathway
(d) Krebs cycle
13. Lactic acid respiration /fermentation does not produce Answer: (c)
(a) CO2
(b) NADH2
(c) Both A and B
(d) ATP
14. Largest amount of phosphate bond energy is produced in the process of respiration during Answer: (b)
(a) Glycolysis
(b) Krebs cycle
(c) Anerobic respiration
(d) None of the above
20. Most of the energy in the cells is liberated by oxidation of carbohydrates when
(a) Pyruvic acid is converted into CO2 and H2O
(b) Pyruvic acid is converted into acetyl CoA
(c) Sugar is converted into pyruvic aicd
(d) Glucose is converted into alcohol and CO2
1. In oxidative phosphorylation, oxidation and phosphorylation take place simultaneously and Answer: (d)
form (CBSE 1996)
(a) NADP
(b) DPN
(c) Pyruvic acid
(d) ATP
2. In presence of cyanide, azide and carbon monoxide, the rate of respiration (MP PMT 1988)
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases Answer: (a)
(c) Remains the same
(d) None of the above
3. In the process of respiration in plants 180g of glucose plus 192 g of oxygen produce
(a) 132 of CO2, 54 g of water and 343 Cal of energy
(b) 264 of CO2, 108 g of water and 686 Cal of energy Answer: (b)
(c) 132 of CO2, 54 g of water and 343 Cal of energy
(d) Large amount of CO2, no water and no energy
4. Incomplete oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid with several intermediate steps is known as
(a) TCA - pathway
(b) Glycolysis Answer: (b)
(c) HMS-pathway
(d) Krebs cycle
9. Krebs cycle is
(a) Aerobic
(b) Anaerobic Answer: (a)
(c) Anabolic
(d) None of the above
14. Largest amount of phosphate bond energy is produced in the process of respiration during Answer: (b)
(a) Glycolysis
(b) Krebs cycle
(c) Anerobic respiration
(d) None of the above
20. Most of the energy in the cells is liberated by oxidation of carbohydrates when
(a) Pyruvic acid is converted into CO2 and H2O
(b) Pyruvic acid is converted into acetyl CoA Answer: (a)
(c) Sugar is converted into pyruvic aicd
(d) Glucose is converted into alcohol and CO2
2. NADH is produced in
(a) Photosystem II
(b) Photosystem I
(c) Glycolysis
(d) Both A and B
Ans: (c)
4. No carbon dioxide is given out by green plants during the day because they (AMU 1991)
(a) Consume it in photosynthesis
(b) Do not respire
(c) Respire very slowly
(d) Store the carbon dioxide
Answer: (a)
5. Number of ATP Molecules which can be built on complete oxidation of pyruvic acid is
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 15
(d) 30
Ans: (c)
8. Out of 38 ATP molecules produced per glucose, 34 ATP molecules are formed from NADH/FADH2 in
(a) Respiratory chain
(b) Krebs cycle
(c) Oxidative decarboxylation
(d) EMP
Ans: (a)
1. The energy yield as a result of total oxidation of one molecule of glucose during cellular respiration is sufficient to
convert (Karnataka CET 1998)
(a) 30 molecules of ADP to 30 molecules of ATP
(b) 32 molecules of ADP to 32 molecules of ATP
(c) 36 molecules of ADP to 36 molecules of ATP
(d) 38 molecules of ADP to 38 molecules of ATP
Answer: (c)
4. The formation of acetyl coenzyme-A from pyruvic acid is the result of its (CPMT 1990)
(a) Reduction
(b) Dehydration
(c) Dephosphorylation
(d) Oxidative decarboxylation
Answer: (d)
8. The maximum potential difference between the electron carries required for ATP synthesis is
(a) 0.05 ev
(b) 0.15 ev
(c) 0.27 ev
(d) 0.45 ev
Answer: (c)
10. The net gain of energy from one gram mole of glucose during aerobic respiration is
(a) 2 ATP
(b) 4 ATP
(c) 38 ATP
(d) 40 ATP
Answer: (c)
11. The number of molecules of pyruvic acid formed from one molecule of glucose at the end of glycolysis is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: (b)
12. The plants similar to animals in their requirement of oxygen for cellular respiration belong to
(a) Red algae
(b) Blue-green algae
(c) Fungi
(d) Lichens
Answer: (c)
13. The pyruvic acid formed in Glycolysis is oxidised to CO2 and H2O in a cycle called (MP PMT 1999)
(a) Calvin cycle
(b) Hill reaction
(c) Krebs
(d) Nitrogen cycle
Answer: (c)
15. The rate of respiration of young maturing seeds is quite high but as water content decreases during further
maturation, respiration (Delhi PMT 1986)
(a) Remains high
(b) Stops completely
(c) Increases steadily
(d) Decreases steadily
Answer: (d)
20. When a molecule of pyruvic acid is subjected to anaerobic oxidation and forms lactic acid, there is
(a) Loss of 3 ATP , molecules
(b) Loss of 6 ATP , molecules
(c) Gain of 2 ATP , molecules
(d) Gain of 4 ATP , molecules
Answer: (a)
3. Respiration is
(a) Anabolic process
(b) Physical process
(c) Catabolic process
(d) Biophysical process
Answer: (c)
4. Respiration is
(a) Catabolic process that uses carbon dioxide, produces oxygen and converts released energy to ATP
(b) Anabolic process that uses oxygen and carbon dioxide to from ATP
(c) Anabolic process that uses oxygen, produces carbon dioxide and converts released energy into ATP
(d) Catabolic process that uses oxygen, produces carbon dioxide and converts released energy into ATP
Answer: (d)
14. The amount of energy released in complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose is (Rajasthan PMT 1997)
(a) 628 kcal
(b) 668 kcal
(c) 686 kcal
(d) 697 kcal
Answer: (c)
15. The ATP molecules produced by glycolysis and acetylation in aerobic respiration including ETS are respectively
(a) 8 and 6
(b) 6 and 8
(c) 2 and 8
(d) 8 and 2
Answer: (a)
17. The correct sequence of electron acceptor in ATP synthesis is (CBSE 1997)
(a) Cyt a,a,b,c
(b) Cyt b,c,a,a3
(c) Cyt b,a3,a
(d) Cyt c,b,a,a3
Answer: (b)
18. The cycle in which pyruvic acid is broken down in presence of oxygen is known as (MP PMT 1988)
(a) Glycolysis
(b) Krebs cycle
(c) Anaerobic respiration
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)