Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biotechnology.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The rate of urine flow influences the extent of reabsorption.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Which of the following compounds are used as agents to determine Glomerular Filtration Rate?

A. Calcium ion
B. Albumin
C. Creatinine
D. Calcium carbonate
Answer» D. Calcium carbonate
3.

What is the driving force for glomerular filtration?

A. Concentration gradient
B. Hydrostatic pressure of plasma
C. High amount of aqueous pores
D. Hydrostatic pressure of blood flow
Answer» E.
4.

How is renal clearance expressed mathematically?

A. Rate of urinary excretion/plasma drug concentration
B. Plasma drug concentration/rate of urinary excretion
C. 1/ Plasma drug concentration
D. 1/rate of urinary excretion
Answer» B. Plasma drug concentration/rate of urinary excretion
5.

Which of the following is not a factor influencing pulmonary excretion?

A. Pulmonary blood flow
B. The solubility of volatile substance
C. Rate of respiration
D. Heart rate
Answer» E.
6.

What is the mechanism of drug excretion for biliary excretion?

A. Active secretion
B. Glomerular secretion
C. Passive diffusion
D. Passive reabsorption
Answer» B. Glomerular secretion
7.

What is the mechanism of drug excretion for skin excretion?

A. Active secretion
B. Glomerular secretion
C. Passive diffusion
D. Passive reabsorption
Answer» D. Passive reabsorption
8.

What is the pH of the milk secreted by human mothers?

A. 6.4-7.6
B. 5.4-6.6
C. 7-8
D. 6-7
Answer» B. 5.4-6.6
9.

Which compounds are excreted through the lungs?

A. Lipophilic
B. Gaseous
C. Liquid and hydrophilic
D. Solid less than 100 Dalton
Answer» C. Liquid and hydrophilic
10.

In the following diagram which organ name should be in the place of ‘?’?

A. Small intestine
B. Large intestine
C. Liver
D. Kidney
Answer» B. Large intestine
11.

For a certain drug, the bile flow rate is 0.7 ml/mm, the biliary drug concentration is 2g/ml and the plasma drug concentration is 0.8g/ml. What will be the bile clearance?

A. 1.50 ml/mm
B. 1.75 ml/mm
C. 2.75 ml/mm
D. 3 ml/mm
Answer» C. 2.75 ml/mm
12.

What is the equation for biliary clearance?

A. No such equation is there
B. Biliary excretion rate/ plasma drug concentration
C. Plasma drug concentration / biliary excretion rate
D. Plasma drug concentration / Bile flow * biliary drug concentration
Answer» C. Plasma drug concentration / biliary excretion rate
13.

What is the molecular weight cut off for biliary excretion?

A. Less than 300 Dalton
B. More than 300 Dalton
C. Less than 200 Dalton
D. More than 200 Dalton
Answer» C. Less than 200 Dalton
14.

Compounds excreted in bile is classified into 3 categories. Which one of the following does not come under the categories?

A. Drugs with bile/plasma concentration ratio approximately 1
B. Drugs with bile/plasma concentration ratio between 10-1000
C. Drugs with bile/plasma concentration ratio of less than 1
D. Drugs with bile/plasma concentration ratio above 1000
Answer» E.
15.

Which one of the following is the principal organ for drug excretion?

A. Lungs
B. Liver
C. Kidneys
D. Sweat glands
Answer» D. Sweat glands