Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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1.

Which of the following hormone plays a major role in water reabsorption?

A. Somatostatin
B. Relaxasin
C. Oxytocin
D. Vasopressin
Answer» E.
2.

What is the daily volume of glomerular filtrate in adult male and female?

A. 50 liter in male and 90 liters in females
B. 120 liter in male and 130 liters in females
C. 180 liter in male and 150 liters in females
D. 180 liter in male and 180 liters in females
Answer» D. 180 liter in male and 180 liters in females
3.

Out of the following, which is the first step in urine production?

A. Glomerular filtration
B. Tubular secretion
C. Tubular reabsorption
D. Urinary bladder store urine
Answer» B. Tubular secretion
4.

Both kidneys are in the same position in the body.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

Which of the following kidney function is NOT true?

A. Regulate blood volume and composition
B. Synthesize glucose
C. Regulate blood pressure
D. Defend the body against disease
Answer» E.
6.

The undigested food stored in the liver in the form of carbohydrate is called:

A. Pulp
B. Glucose
C. Glycogen
D. Carbohydrate
Answer» D. Carbohydrate
7.

In which part of our body food gets absorbed?

A. Small Intestine
B. Large Intestine
C. Stomach
D. Liver
Answer» B. Large Intestine
8.

Name the hardest material present in the body?

A. Dentin
B. Pulp
C. Enamel
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
9.

What is the function of Bile Juice secreted by Liver?

A. It makes the food alkaline.
B. It makes the food acidic
C. It breaks down the food.
D. None of the above
Answer» B. It makes the food acidic
10.

Complete digestion of food occurs in:

A. Stomach
B. Small Intestine
C. Pancreas
D. Large Intestine
Answer» C. Pancreas
11.

Name the largest part of the Alimentary canal?

A. Large Intestine
B. Small Intestine
C. Liver
D. Stomach
Answer» C. Liver
12.

What is the Function of Hydrochloric Acid? (i) It makes pepsin enzyme effective. (ii) It kills bacteria which may enter in stomach with food. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A. Only (i)
B. Only (ii)
C. Both (i) and (ii)
D. Neither (i) nor (ii)
Answer» D. Neither (i) nor (ii)
13.

In which part of the body digestion of protein begins?

A. Pancreas
B. Stomach
C. Small Intestine
D. Large Intestine
Answer» C. Small Intestine
14.

Arrange the correct sequence of the steps involved in the process of Human Digestive System?

A. Digestion, Ingestion, Assimilation, Egestion and Absorption
B. Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion
C. Egestion, Absorption, Digestion, Assimilation and Ingestion
D. Assimilation, Absorption, Ingestion, Digestion and Egestion
Answer» C. Egestion, Absorption, Digestion, Assimilation and Ingestion
15.

Name the Glands associated with the Human Digestive System?

A. Salivary Glands and Pancreas
B. Salivary Glands and Liver
C. Liver and Pancreas
D. Salivary Glands, Liver & Pancreas
Answer» E.
16.

Which of the following process that does not involve evolution of CO2?

A. Combustion
B. Respiration
C. Fermentation
D. Photosynthesis
Answer» E.
17.

Which of the following is one of the functions of antigen?

A. Lowers body temperature
B. Destroys harmful bacteria
C. Triggers the immune system
D. Used as an antidote to poison
Answer» D. Used as an antidote to poison
18.

In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells formed?

A. Liver
B. Long bone
C. Pancreas
D. Spleen
Answer» C. Pancreas
19.

Which of the following gland controls the blood pressure?

A. Thalamus gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Thyroid gland
D. Pancreas gland
Answer» C. Thyroid gland
20.

What is the weight of human heart?

A. 100 gms
B. 300 gms
C. 800 gms
D. 1000 gms
Answer» C. 800 gms
21.

Which of the following components increases the effectiveness of the Photosynthesis process?

A. Ultraviolet
B. Red
C. Blue
D. Infrared
Answer» C. Blue
22.

What is the reason behind the small shrunken scrotal of an adult bulls straying on Delhi roads?

A. Congenital defect
B. Negative feedback due to extremely high levels of testosterone
C. Castration
D. Which of the following components increases the effectiveness of the Photosynthesis process?
Answer» D. Which of the following components increases the effectiveness of the Photosynthesis process?
23.

Why was DDT banned which an organ chlorine compound, used first to control malaria, carried in mosquitoes and later to a variety to insect pests?

A. It brings about a change in sex chromosomes
B. It persists in the environment and bio-accumulates
C. It increases its affinity hundred-fold for haemoglobin preventing its coupling with oxygen
D. All of these
Answer» C. It increases its affinity hundred-fold for haemoglobin preventing its coupling with oxygen
24.

Bombyx mori, that produces fine filaments of silk inside the cocoon, is a:

A. Butterfly
B. Dipteran (silkworm)
C. Moth
D. Mulberry plant hemipteran
Answer» D. Mulberry plant hemipteran
25.

How many HIV positive infections that are occurring everyday in the world?

A. 6000
B. 60000
C. 600000
D. 1000000
Answer» B. 60000
26.

Which of the following deficiency causes the dietary deficiency of Xerophthalmia?

A. Protein
B. Vitamin A
C. Riboflavin
D. Unsaturated fatty acids, linoleic and linolenic acids
Answer» C. Riboflavin
27.

Where is the Central Drug Research Institute of India is located?

A. Delhi
B. Bangalore
C. Madras
D. Lucknow
Answer» E.
28.

Which of the following crop is affected by the "early blight" disease?

A. Potato
B. Rice
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
Answer» B. Rice
29.

From which of the following part of a plant opium is obtained?

A. Dried leaves
B. Dried latex
C. Roots
D. Stem bark
Answer» C. Roots
30.

Match the correct answer from the codes given below in the lists: List-I (Animal) List-II (Life span in years) a. Cattle 1. 10 to 25 b. Goats 2. 20 to 25 c. Sheep 3. 40 d. Camels 4. 45 to 50 Codes: A B C D

A. 5 3 2 1
B. 5 4 1 3
C. 2 4 1 3
D. 2 3 4 1
Answer» D. 2 3 4 1
31.

What is the gestation period of camel?

A. 280 to 300 days
B. 320 to 350 days
C. 365 to 400 days
D. 425 to 440 days
Answer» C. 365 to 400 days
32.

What is the total number of permanent incisors in both the upper and lower jaws of the cattle and buffaloes?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
Answer» C. 12
33.

How many grams of carbohydrate is present in a hen’s egg?

A. 0.61 g
B. 0.5 g
C. 1.3 g
D. 2.5 g
Answer» B. 0.5 g
34.

Which of the following list of the diseases are deficiency diseases? I. Simple goitre and Oriental sore II. Xerophthalmia and colour blindness III. Night blindness and Marasmus IV. Beri-beri and Osteomalacia

A. I & II
B. I & III
C. II & III
D. III & IV
Answer» E.
35.

Assertion (A): A man with O blood group married to a woman of blood group AB then child will never get an AB group. Reason (R): Blood group 0 gene is dominant over A, B or AB. In the above item consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other labelled as 'Reason (R)'. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below. Codes:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» D. A is false but R is true
36.

BOTH_KIDNEYS_ARE_IN_THE_SAME_POSITION_IN_THE_BODY.?$

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
37.

What is the daily volume of glomerular filtrate in adult male and female?$

A. 50 liter in male and 90 liters in females
B. 120 liter in male and 130 liters in females
C. 180 liter in male and 150 liters in females
D. 180 liter in male and 180 liters in females
Answer» D. 180 liter in male and 180 liters in females
38.

Out_of_the_following,_which_is_the_first_step_in_urine_production?$

A. Glomerular filtration
B. Tubular secretion
C. Tubular reabsorption
D. Urinary bladder store urine
Answer» B. Tubular secretion
39.

Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of the normal urine?

A. Yellow or amber color
B. Mildly aromatic
C. 3-4 pH
D. 1.001 to 1.035 specific gravity
Answer» D. 1.001 to 1.035 specific gravity
40.

What is micturition?

A. Formation of feces
B. Discharge of urine
C. Defecating
D. Formation of sperm
Answer» C. Defecating
41.

Which_of_the_following_hormone_plays_a_major_role_in_water_reabsorption?

A. Somatostatin
B. Relaxasin
C. Oxytocin
D. Vasopressin
Answer» E.
42.

Which of the following kidney function is NOT true?

A. Regulate blood volume and composition
B. Synthesize glucose
C. Regulate blood pressure
D. Defend the body against disease
Answer» E.
43.

Which of the following gastric secretion phase prepares mouth and stomach for food?

A. Intestinal phase
B. Gastric phase
C. Cephalic phase
D. Early phase
Answer» D. Early phase
44.

Which of the following is NOT the function of the large intestine?

A. Forming feces
B. Absorb 90% of nutrients
C. Defecating
D. Absorbing some water, ions, and vitamins
Answer» C. Defecating
45.

Name the type of secretory cell which secretes hydrochloric acid in the stomach?

A. D-cell
B. G-cell
C. Mucous cell
D. Parietal cell
Answer» E.
46.

Which of the following is NOT the salivary protein?

A. Lysozyme
B. Mucus
C. Phosphatase
D. Amylase
Answer» D. Amylase
47.

Out of the following, which is a major secretory layer of the GI tract?

A. Mucosa
B. Submucosa
C. Muscularis
D. Serosa
Answer» B. Submucosa
48.

Digestion of food begins in the mouth itself.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
49.

What is the pH of the saliva?

A. 3-5
B. 7-8
C. 5.5-6.2
D. 6.2-7.4
Answer» E.