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This section includes 517 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
Adrenal cortex secretes |
A. | aldosterone |
B. | thyroxine |
C. | testosterone |
D. | oestrogen |
Answer» B. thyroxine | |
102. |
Stimuli which produce a response and are external are called |
A. | Exogenous |
B. | endogenous |
C. | heterogeneous |
D. | homogenous |
Answer» B. endogenous | |
103. |
Functional types of neurons are |
A. | two |
B. | four |
C. | three |
D. | five |
Answer» D. five | |
104. |
In Peripheral nervous system, brain gives off |
A. | spinal cord |
B. | cranial nerves |
C. | dendrites |
D. | dendrites |
Answer» C. dendrites | |
105. |
Auxins tend to inhibit |
A. | fruit growth |
B. | parthenocarpy |
C. | abscission |
D. | bud initiation |
Answer» D. bud initiation | |
106. |
Ervin bunning proved innate nature of 24 hr. rhythm in |
A. | drosophila |
B. | rats |
C. | pisum sativum |
D. | fungi |
Answer» B. rats | |
107. |
Neurotransmitter molecules after being released bind to the |
A. | receptors on the pre-synaptic membrane |
B. | receptors on the post-synaptic membrane |
C. | receptors in the synaptic cleft |
D. | receptors in the cell body |
Answer» C. receptors in the synaptic cleft | |
108. |
Adrenal medulla produces adrenaline upon receiving nerve impulses from |
A. | Brain |
B. | kidney |
C. | spinal cord |
D. | adrenal glands |
Answer» D. adrenal glands | |
109. |
Predictable reaction is known as |
A. | stimulus |
B. | phyla |
C. | Animalia |
D. | stimuli |
Answer» B. phyla | |
110. |
Mesenteric artery provides blood to |
A. | liver |
B. | intestines |
C. | kidneys |
D. | hind limbs |
Answer» C. kidneys | |
111. |
System in animals which possess glands that secrete hormones is known as |
A. | exocrine system |
B. | circulatory system |
C. | digestive system |
D. | endocrine system |
Answer» E. | |
112. |
Onset of parkinson's disease is usually in |
A. | 20's and 30's |
B. | 30's and 40's |
C. | 40's and 50's |
D. | 50's and 60's |
Answer» E. | |
113. |
Adrenal cortex is active all time but especially during |
A. | shock |
B. | stress |
C. | infection |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
114. |
Blood entering aorta at |
A. | high pressure |
B. | high temperatures |
C. | low pressure |
D. | low temperature |
Answer» B. high temperatures | |
115. |
Triple layer of membranes covering brain and spinal cord are called |
A. | meninges |
B. | pelage |
C. | pericardium |
D. | plasma membranes |
Answer» B. pelage | |
116. |
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration is measured in blood through |
A. | biosensors |
B. | receptors in lungs |
C. | receptors in esophagus |
D. | receptors in blood vessels in neck |
Answer» E. | |
117. |
In veins, the blood pressure is |
A. | very high |
B. | high |
C. | low |
D. | no pressure at all |
Answer» D. no pressure at all | |
118. |
When the brain is viewed from above in man, the visible part of brain is |
A. | medulla oblongata |
B. | Cerebral hemisphere |
C. | cerebellum |
D. | pituitary gland |
Answer» C. cerebellum | |
119. |
Thick, muscular and elastic walls are characteristics of |
A. | endothelium |
B. | arteries |
C. | veins |
D. | capillaries |
Answer» C. veins | |
120. |
Effects of adrenaline on body are |
A. | short-lived |
B. | long-term |
C. | involuntary |
D. | sudden |
Answer» B. long-term | |
121. |
Collection of responses predetermined by inheritance of specific nerve is |
A. | learned behaviour |
B. | innate behaviour |
C. | habituation |
D. | imprinting |
Answer» C. habituation | |
122. |
After passing stimulus from receptors to sensory neurons , it then passes to |
A. | effectors |
B. | motor neurons |
C. | associative neurons |
D. | Back to receptors |
Answer» D. Back to receptors | |
123. |
Follicle stimulating hormone in males stimulates development of germinal epithelium of |
A. | ovaries |
B. | kidneys |
C. | lungs |
D. | testis |
Answer» E. | |
124. |
Time required to replace one unit of blood is |
A. | 17 hours |
B. | 47 hours |
C. | 72 hours |
D. | 97 hours |
Answer» D. 97 hours | |
125. |
Axons of dorsal root ganglion |
A. | end in grey matter of brain |
B. | end in grey matter of spinal cord |
C. | become the sensory fibers of spinal nerves |
D. | become attached to the dorsal root |
Answer» C. become the sensory fibers of spinal nerves | |
126. |
Response to external environment that is beneficial to the organism is termed as |
A. | sensitivity |
B. | stability |
C. | sustenance |
D. | similarity |
Answer» C. sustenance | |
127. |
Galls are growths on plants induced by |
A. | other plants |
B. | pathogens |
C. | parasites |
D. | insects |
Answer» D. insects | |
128. |
Sucrose is broken down into glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and fructose (C₆H₁₂O₆) through enzyme |
A. | salivary amylase |
B. | salicylate |
C. | sucrose |
D. | sucral |
Answer» D. sucral | |
129. |
A commercial compound that breaks down to release ethane in plants is known as |
A. | ethaphon |
B. | ethnoate |
C. | ethephon |
D. | ethyl |
Answer» D. ethyl | |
130. |
In a coordination system, Gonad gland is |
A. | exocrine gland |
B. | endocrine gland |
C. | ectocrine gland |
D. | duct glands |
Answer» D. duct glands | |
131. |
Pupils are dilated to enhance vision due to the production of |
A. | Antidiuretic hormone |
B. | Elastin |
C. | Adrenaline |
D. | Myosin |
Answer» D. Myosin | |
132. |
Atria and the ventricles work |
A. | simultaneously |
B. | alternately |
C. | unproportionally |
D. | proportionally |
Answer» C. unproportionally | |
133. |
In apical, dominance action of auxins is enhanced by |
A. | ethane |
B. | oxytocin |
C. | gibberellin |
D. | Cytokinins |
Answer» D. Cytokinins | |
134. |
In a human body, arteries |
A. | carry blood away from body |
B. | carry blood away from heart |
C. | bring blood back to body |
D. | bring blood back to heart |
Answer» C. bring blood back to body | |
135. |
Action potential is triggered in post-synaptic neuron by causing changes in its |
A. | permeability to lipids |
B. | permeability to certain ions |
C. | permeability to proteins |
D. | permeability to free radicals |
Answer» C. permeability to proteins | |
136. |
In myelinated neurons, impulse jumps from node to node. This is called as |
A. | synapse |
B. | transmitter nodes |
C. | nodes of ranvier |
D. | nodes of impulse transfer |
Answer» D. nodes of impulse transfer | |
137. |
Veins do not require thick walls |
A. | as they do not have to work harder |
B. | they are required only occasionally |
C. | the blood pressure declines while it gets to veins |
D. | the blood pressures is immense |
Answer» D. the blood pressures is immense | |
138. |
Preparation and maintenance of body for state of pregnancy is done by |
A. | oestrogen |
B. | progesterone |
C. | oxytocin |
D. | LH |
Answer» C. oxytocin | |
139. |
Cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine causes |
A. | epilepsy |
B. | alzheimer's disease |
C. | parkinson's disease |
D. | microcephaly |
Answer» D. microcephaly | |
140. |
Ability to form wing muscles and wings for flight in honey bees is |
A. | learning behaviour |
B. | instinctive behaviour |
C. | habituation |
D. | imprinting |
Answer» C. habituation | |
141. |
Medulla oblongata narrows down into an oval shaped hollow cylinder called |
A. | vertebral column |
B. | spinal cord |
C. | bone marrow |
D. | cable |
Answer» C. bone marrow | |
142. |
Nissl's granules are associated with |
A. | smooth endoplasmic reticulum and golgi bodies |
B. | lysosomes and golgi bodies |
C. | mitochondria and golgibodies |
D. | rough endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus |
Answer» E. | |
143. |
In transportation system of mammals ,Arterioles is |
A. | fine branches of aorta |
B. | get divided to form capillaries |
C. | divide to form venule |
D. | thick and elastic walled |
Answer» D. thick and elastic walled | |
144. |
Left cerebral hemisphere controls |
A. | left side of the body |
B. | right side of the body |
C. | front side of the body |
D. | dorsal side of the body |
Answer» C. front side of the body | |
145. |
Receptors which show response to cold and warmth are |
A. | Thermoreceptors |
B. | Chemoreceptors |
C. | Nociceptors |
D. | Mechanoreceptors |
Answer» B. Chemoreceptors | |
146. |
Oxytocin during childbirth particularly acts on |
A. | cardiac muscles |
B. | skeletal muscles |
C. | smooth muscles |
D. | circular muscles |
Answer» D. circular muscles | |
147. |
Medulla oblongata is not responsible for |
A. | heartbeat |
B. | peristalsis |
C. | blinking |
D. | respiratory movements |
Answer» D. respiratory movements | |
148. |
Nerves associated with head, neck and facial regions are |
A. | spinal nerves |
B. | cranial nerves |
C. | mixed nerves |
D. | motor nerves |
Answer» C. mixed nerves | |
149. |
An intact cell body of a neuron can |
A. | multiply infinitely |
B. | regenerate axonal and dendrite fibres |
C. | cannot regenerate axonal and dendrite fibres |
D. | never dies |
Answer» C. cannot regenerate axonal and dendrite fibres | |
150. |
Renal artery is a branch of |
A. | pulmonary arch |
B. | inferior vena cava |
C. | dorsal aorta |
D. | subclavian artery |
Answer» D. subclavian artery | |