Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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1.

Which of the following chromosomal alteration causes retinoblastoma?

A. Deletion in chromosome 11
B. Translocation between chromosome 9 and 22
C. Deletion in chromosome 13
D. Translocation between chromosome 8 and 21
Answer» D. Translocation between chromosome 8 and 21
2.

Which of the following mutation causes Burkitt’s lymphoma?

A. Point mutation
B. Chromosomal translocation
C. Deletion
D. Duplication
Answer» C. Deletion
3.

Which of the following is NOT the example of proto-oncogenes?

A. Rb
B. Src
C. Myc
D. Abl
Answer» B. Src
4.

What is angiogenesis?

A. Differentiation process
B. Growth factors
C. Contact inhibition
D. Blood vessel formation
Answer» E.
5.

Arrange the following sequences of tumor development in the correct order?1) Metastasis2) Progression3) Promotion4) Initiation

A. 2, 3, 4, 1
B. 4, 3, 2, 1
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 3, 4, 2
Answer» C. 1, 2, 3, 4
6.

Name the process of transition from normal cells to cancerous cells?

A. Ubiquitylation
B. Polymerization
C. Transformation
D. Metastasis
Answer» D. Metastasis
7.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_NOT_THE_EXAMPLE_OF_PROTO-ONCOGENES??$

A. Rb
B. Src
C. Myc
D. Abl
Answer» B. Src
8.

WHAT_IS_ANGIOGENESIS??$

A. Differentiation process
B. Growth factors
C. Contact inhibition
D. Blood vessel formation
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following chromosomal alteration causes retinoblastoma?$

A. Deletion in chromosome 11
B. Translocation between chromosome 9 and 22
C. Deletion in chromosome 13
D. Translocation between chromosome 8 and 21
Answer» B. Translocation between chromosome 9 and 22
10.

Which of the following mutation causes Burkitt’s lymphoma?$#

A. Point mutation
B. Chromosomal translocation
C. Deletion
D. Duplication
Answer» C. Deletion
11.

Name the chemical carcinogen which causes prostate cancer.

A. Radon
B. Arsenic
C. Cadmium
D. Asbestos
Answer» D. Asbestos
12.

If DNA is damaged, which of the following gene arrest cell cycle?

A. Rb
B. p53
C. Hedgehog receptor
D. p16
Answer» C. Hedgehog receptor
13.

Name the genes which directly inhibit cell growth or promote cell death.

A. Gatekeeper genes
B. Caretaker genes
C. Checkpoints
D. Transcription factors
Answer» B. Caretaker genes
14.

Arrange the following sequences of tumor development in the correct order?

A. Metastasis
B. Progression
C. Promotion
D. Initiation
Answer» C. Promotion
15.

Which of the following is the characteristic of a cancer cell?

A. Density dependent inhibition
B. Contact inhibition
C. Loss of anchorage dependence
D. Apoptosis
Answer» D. Apoptosis
16.

Name the process of transition from normal cells to cancerous cells?

A. Ubiquitylation
B. Polymerization
C. Transformation
D. Metastasis
Answer» D. Metastasis
17.

What is the origin of the cancerous cells?

A. Monoclonal
B. Polyclonal
C. Stem cells
D. Mesodermal cells
Answer» B. Polyclonal
18.

Which of the following is NOT the type of cancer?

A. Carcinomas
B. Sarcomas
C. Leukemia
D. Caspases
Answer» E.
19.

Name the process by which a malignant cell spread throughout normal cells?

A. Transformation
B. Metastasis
C. Invasiveness
D. Progression
Answer» D. Progression
20.

All tumor cells are cancerous cells.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
21.

Name the cells which lost their control of the regulated division, differentiation, and apoptosis?

A. Tumor cell
B. Immune cell
C. Platelets
D. Stem cells
Answer» B. Immune cell