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1001.

Reflex actions below the neck are under control of____________?

A. Brain
B. Spinal cord
C. Hypothalamus
D. none of these
Answer» C. Hypothalamus
1002.

Which of the following is present inside the vertebral column______________?

A. Brain
B. Spinal cord
C. Both of these
D. none of these
Answer» C. Both of these
1003.

Which of the following is largest part of brain?

A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla oblongata
D. Thalamus
Answer» B. Cerebellum
1004.

Which of the following acts as thermoregulator?

A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Thalamus
D. Hypothalamus
Answer» E.
1005.

Intelligence is under the control of____________?

A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Thalamus
D. Hypothalamus
Answer» B. Cerebellum
1006.

Value of resting membrane potential is_____________?

A. 0.03 V
B. 0.05 V
C. 0.07 V
D. 0.09V
Answer» D. 0.09V
1007.

Which of the following allows precise muscular movements_______________?

A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Thalamus
D. Hypothalamus
Answer» C. Thalamus
1008.

Which of the following feature is not related to neuron?

A. Conduction
B. Regeneration
C. Reflex
D. Movement
Answer» C. Reflex
1009.

It is one of the convulsive disorders of nerves which are characterized by abrupt transient symptoms of motor, sensory, psychic or autonomic nature________________?

A. Parkinson’s disease
B. Epilepsy
C. Alzheimer’s discease
D. Dementia
Answer» C. Alzheimer’s discease
1010.

Receptors for hearing come under heading of___________?

A. Chemical
B. Mechanical
C. Photo
D. Nociceptors
Answer» C. Photo
1011.

Which of the following is a chemical link between catabolism and anabolism?

A. AMP
B. ADP
C. ATP
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
1012.

Photosynthesis is process in which ________ compounds of carbon (CO2) and hydrogen (H2O) are reduced to carbohydrate like (glucose) using light energy.

A. Organic
B. Energy rich
C. Energy poor
D. Reduced
Answer» D. Reduced
1013.

Which of the following is a compensation point:

A. Leaves respire and utilize O2 and release CO2.
B. Photosynthesis and respiration occur at same rate. So there is not net exchange of gases between atmosphere and plants.
C. Rate of photosynthesis increases, so do the O2 production, with a net release of oxygen coupled with the uptake of CO2.
D. Rate of respiration becomes more than rate of photosynthesis.
Answer» C. Rate of photosynthesis increases, so do the O2 production, with a net release of oxygen coupled with the uptake of CO2.
1014.

Quantitative study of energy relationships in biological systems obeys.

A. Bioenergetics
B. Laws of thermodynamics
C. Laws of thermo chemistry
D. Laws of chemical energetic
Answer» C. Laws of thermo chemistry
1015.

The percentage of light absorbed by the leaf is ___________?

A. 20%
B. 15%
C. 10%
D. 1%
Answer» E.
1016.

The organisms able to use sunlight directly as a source of energy are_____________?

A. Plants
B. Animals
C. Omnivores
D. Fungi
Answer» B. Animals
1017.

Carotenoids perform protective function in_____________?

A. Animals
B. Plants
C. Both of these
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1018.

Of the following which one is not an energy releasing process?

A. Glycolysis
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Kreb’s cycle
Answer» D. Kreb’s cycle
1019.

About __________ % of photosynthesis is carried by terrestrial plants, while rest occurs in ocean, lakes, and ponds?

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
Answer» B. 20%
1020.

Visible light used in photosynthesis ranges from:__________?

A. 300 – 700 nm in wavelength
B. 350 – 750 nm in wavelength
C. 380 – 750 nm in wavelength
D. 390 – 790 nm in wavelength.
Answer» D. 390 – 790 nm in wavelength.
1021.

The first action spectrum was obtained by___________?

A. T.W.Englemam
B. Malleus
C. T.W.Inws
D. W.Stapes
Answer» B. Malleus
1022.

Which of the light is mainly absorbed by the plants?

A. Orange
B. Red
C. Green
D. Both A and B
Answer» E.
1023.

Which of the following light is least absorbed by the plants?

A. Orange
B. Red
C. Blue
D. Green
Answer» E.
1024.

Molecular formula of chlorophyll ‘a’ molecule is___________?

A. C55H72O5N4Mg
B. C55H70O6N4Mg
C. C50H72O6N4Mg
D. C55H70O5N4Mg
Answer» B. C55H70O6N4Mg
1025.

Light reaction takes place on/in____________?

A. Thylakoid
B. Storma
C. Chloroplast
D. Grana
Answer» E.
1026.

Stomata cover only ______________ of leaf surface?

A. 0.03 – 0.04%
B. 10%
C. 1-2 %
D. 50%
Answer» D. 50%
1027.

Reduction in photosynthesis is of____________?

A. O2
B. CO2
C. H2O
D. light energy
Answer» C. H2O
1028.

Of the following, which one light – gathering?

A. Antenna complex
B. Reaction centre
C. Photosystem
D. None of these
Answer» B. Reaction centre
1029.

NADPH2 provides___________?

A. assimilatory power
B. chemical energy
C. energized electrons
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1030.

Of the following, which one is better respiratory medium___________?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Soil
D. None of these
Answer» B. Water
1031.

Thylakoids in chloroplasts are stacked into___________?

A. Grana
B. Stroma
C. Nucleus
D. None of these
Answer» B. Stroma
1032.

Photosystem II has molecules which absorbs maximum light of___________?

A. 680 nm
B. 100 m
C. 700 nm
D. 670 nm
Answer» B. 100 m
1033.

In all plants the major sites of phosynthesis are___________?

A. Leaves respire and utilize O2 and release CO2
B. Stems
C. Roots
D. Branches
Answer» B. Stems
1034.

Chlorophylls are found embedded in the __________ membranes?

A. Stroma
B. Grana
C. Thylakoid
D. Intergrana
Answer» D. Intergrana
1035.

The dense fluid filled region in the chloroplast is____________?

A. Grana
B. Stroma
C. Thylakoid
D. None of these
Answer» C. Thylakoid
1036.

Glycolysis takes place in____________?

A. Nucleus
B. Cytosol
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosomes
Answer» D. Ribosomes
1037.

Complete breakdown of glucose molecule takes place in which of the following?

A. Alcoholic fermentation
B. Lactic acid fermentation
C. Aerobic respiration
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
1038.

Photosynthesis carried out by terrestrial plants is _________ of total photosynthesis?

A. 1-2%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Answer» D. 20%
1039.

Xanthophylls are _________ pigments

A. Yellow
B. Red
C. Orange
D. Green
Answer» B. Red
1040.

Final acceptor of electrons in respiratory chain is____________?

A. NADH
B. Cytochrome a3
C. Water
D. Oxygen
Answer» E.
1041.

In which of the following component of the body, lactic acid fermentation takes place?

A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Liver
D. Muscles
Answer» E.
1042.

The most important photosynthetic pigment is ___________?

A. Chlorophyll a
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Xanthophyll
D. Carotenes
Answer» B. Chlorophyll b
1043.

From one pyruvate passing through Kreb’s cycle, how many NADH are formed?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
1044.

Cellular respiration is essentially a/an _____________ process?

A. Oxidation
B. Reduction
C. Redox
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Reduction
1045.

In Anaerobic respiration only __________ % of the energy present within the chemical bond of glucose is converted into ATP?

A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 3%
D. 4%
Answer» C. 3%
1046.

___________ respiration is the process by which cell utilized oxygen and produces CO2 ?

A. Cellular
B. Organismic
C. Both of these
D. None of these
Answer» B. Organismic
1047.

During rest the breathing occurs rhythmically at the frequency of _________ times per minute in human?

A. 16-30
B. 15-20
C. 5?10
D. 6?12
Answer» C. 5?10
1048.

The maximum amount of oxygen which normal human blood absorbs and carries at sea level is ________ per 100 ml of blood.

A. 10 ml
B. 20 ml
C. 30 ml
D. 40 ml
Answer» C. 30 ml
1049.

Among the followings which is the most longest supportive cell?

A. Tracheids
B. Sclereids
C. Trachea
D. Collenchyma cells
Answer» B. Sclereids
1050.

The glycolate produced diffuses into the membrane bounded organelles called____________?

A. Glyoxisomes
B. Peroxisomes
C. Lysosomes
D. Mitochondria
Answer» C. Lysosomes