Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

This section includes 94 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In case of acquired immune system, a secondary immune response is generated by the ______________

A. memory B-cells
B. germ cells
C. lymphoid tissues
D. antigens
Answer» B. germ cells
2.

T-cells secrete antibodies for eradicating the infected cells.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
3.

Cytotoxic T cells are _____________

A. CD2⁺
B. CD4⁺
C. CD6⁺
D. CD8⁺
Answer» E.
4.

Humoral immunity is mediated by ______________

A. mast cells
B. neutrophils
C. lymphocytes
D. leukocytes
Answer» D. leukocytes
5.

Patients suffering from which of the following disease contain large quantities of a single type of antibodies?

A. glioblastoma
B. prostate cancer
C. breast cancer
D. multiple myeloma
Answer» E.
6.

After entering the target cells, the granzymes activate the ______________________

A. antibodies
B. chemokines
C. perforins
D. caspases
Answer» E.
7.

B-cells arise from ______________________

A. progenitor cells
B. antigens
C. antibodies
D. natural killer cells
Answer» B. antigens
8.

The heavy and light chains of the antibodies are linked to one another by ____________________

A. covalent bonds
B. disulfide bonds
C. ionic bonds
D. hydrogen bonds
Answer» C. ionic bonds
9.

Each T-cell has a single species of T-cell receptor.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
10.

Which antibody is produced at high levels in response to parasitic functions?

A. IgA
B. IgE
C. IgG
D. IgD
Answer» C. IgG
11.

Who proposed the clonal selection theory?

A. James Watson
B. Niels Jerne
C. Francis Crick
D. Frank MacFarlane Burnet
Answer» E.
12.

In all the immunoglobulins, there are _____ type(s) of light chains and ______ type(s) of heavy chain.

A. 2, 1
B. 2, 2
C. 1, 2
D. 1, 1
Answer» C. 1, 2
13.

For the body to develop immunologic tolerance, production of ____________________ must be prevented.

A. antibodies
B. antigens
C. autoantibodies
D. lymphocytes
Answer» D. lymphocytes
14.

Adoptive immunotherapy involves the person’s own immune system for treatment against cancer.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
15.

The drug Vectibix is directed against _____________________

A. Her2 receptor
B. Her3 receptor
C. EGF receptor
D. EGF
Answer» D. EGF
16.

Spontaneous remissions were studied by which of the following scientists?

A. Barbara McClintock
B. William Coley
C. Fredrick Sanger
D. James Watson
Answer» C. Fredrick Sanger
17.

Conventional therapies like chemosurgery kill a large number of healthy cells in addition to cancer cells.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
18.

p53 is capable of binding to which family of proteins?

A. Bcl-1
B. Bcl-2
C. Bcl-3
D. Bcl-4
Answer» C. Bcl-3
19.

p53 is a _________

A. translation factor
B. polymerase
C. endonuclease
D. transcription factor
Answer» E.
20.

Which immune cells are generally used in the treatment of cancer using adoptive immunotherapy?

A. Mast cells
B. Dendritic cells
C. Neuronal cells
D. Malignant cells
Answer» C. Neuronal cells
21.

Angiogenesis is the process of formation of __________________

A. cancer cells
B. blood vessels
C. tissues
D. immune cells
Answer» C. tissues
22.

Cancer cells promote angiogenesis by secreting ________________________

A. antigens
B. antibodies
C. growth factors
D. necrosis factors
Answer» D. necrosis factors
23.

Which of the following disease is caused by a chromosomal translocation?

A. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
B. Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. Parkinson’s disease
Answer» B. Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma
24.

Certain agents may be converted to mutagenic compounds by the action of cellular enzymes.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
25.

Cyclooxygenase-2 synthesizes _____________________

A. sucrose
B. prostaglandins
C. steroids
D. gametes
Answer» C. steroids
26.

The immortality exhibited by the cancer cells is due to presence of _____________________

A. telomerase
B. nuclease
C. kinase
D. protease
Answer» B. nuclease
27.

When was the genetic basis of retinoblastoma first explained?

A. 1961
B. 1971
C. 1981
D. 1991
Answer» C. 1981
28.

The first tumor-suppressor gene to be studied is associated with ______________________

A. myeloma
B. sarcoma
C. retinoblastoma
D. carcinoma
Answer» D. carcinoma
29.

Oncogenes promote the growth of cancer cells.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
30.

Which of the following is a test for detecting precancerous cells?

A. MRI
B. CT Scan
C. Pap smear
D. Endoscopy
Answer» D. Endoscopy
31.

The expression of telomerase on cancer cells can be considered an epigenetic change.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
32.

Cancer is monoclonal.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
33.

Perforins and granzymes are secreted by ______________________

A. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
B. Helper T lymphocytes
C. Regulatory T lymphocytes
D. B lymphocytes
Answer» B. Helper T lymphocytes
34.

Binding of which of the following antibody’s heavy chain initiates the lysis of bound bacterial cells?

A. IgM
B. IgD
C. IgA
D. IgE
Answer» B. IgD
35.

Chemokines act as ___________________

A. buffers
B. receptors
C. chemoattractants
D. antibodies
Answer» D. antibodies
36.

The oncogenes act __________________

A. dominantly
B. recessively
C. occasionally
D. frequently
Answer» B. recessively
37.

The phagocytes can recognize pathogens by means of _____________________

A. necrosis factor
B. complement activation
C. pattern recognition receptors
D. adhesion molecules
Answer» D. adhesion molecules
38.

Which of the following is a humanized antibody?

A. Doxorubicin
B. Sulforaphane
C. Vimentin
D. Herceptin
Answer» E.
39.

IgG is the predominant antibody in the secretion of respiratory tract.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
40.

Which of the following is an essential requirement for the differentiation of regulatory T cells?

A. FOXP1
B. FOXP2
C. FOXP3
D. FOXP4
Answer» D. FOXP4
41.

The cancer cells are protected from ___________________

A. transcription
B. mutation
C. apoptosis
D. contamination
Answer» D. contamination
42.

Leukemias usually arise from _________

A. epithelial cells
B. neurons
C. blood-forming tissues
D. epidermal cells
Answer» D. epidermal cells
43.

The most common solid tumors – breast, colon etc. arise in _____________ cells.

A. epithelial
B. mesothelial
C. nerve cells
D. muscle cells
Answer» B. mesothelial
44.

Plasma cells possess extensive smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
45.

Innate immune responses are accompanied by inflammation.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
46.

Which type of interferons is associated with an antiviral innate response?

A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV
Answer» B. Type II
47.

Which type of immune cells are responsible for eradicating intracellular pathogens?

A. natural killer cells
B. mast cells
C. neurons
D. specific lymphocytes
Answer» B. mast cells
48.

Which of the following is a stomach-dwelling bacterium?

A. Helicobacter pylori
B. Staphylococcus epidermis
C. Staphylococcus hominis
D. Pityrosporum
Answer» B. Staphylococcus epidermis
49.

Which is the first antibody secreted by B cells following stimulation by an antigen?

A. IgG
B. IgM
C. IgE
D. IgD
Answer» C. IgE
50.

Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox?

A. Louis Pasteur
B. Francis Crick
C. Barbara McClintock
D. Edward Jenner
Answer» E.