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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Morphallaxis is reported in |
A. | Porifers |
B. | Coelentrates and flatworms |
C. | Nemarteans and some ascidians |
D. | All the above |
Answer» B. Coelentrates and flatworms | |
2. |
Percentage of nerve cells deteriorated till the age of 70 years is |
A. | 10 |
B. | 20 |
C. | 30 |
D. | 35 |
Answer» B. 20 | |
3. |
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below: Assertion : Birds and mammals show isometric growth. Reason : Fishes and insects show allometric growth. |
A. | If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion |
B. | If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion |
C. | If the assertion is true but the reason is false |
D. | If both the assertion and reason are false |
E. | If the assertion is false but reason is true |
Answer» E. If the assertion is false but reason is true | |
4. |
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below: Assertion:Nerve supply to a cut part is essential for initiation and completion of regeneration. Reason:Nerve secretes epidermal growth factor and neurotrophic factor for regeneration. |
A. | If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion |
B. | If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion |
C. | If the assertion is true but the reason is false |
D. | If both the assertion and reason are false |
E. | If the assertion is false but reason is true |
Answer» E. If the assertion is false but reason is true | |
5. |
Which one of the following is true during ageing [MP PMT 1997] |
A. | Decrease in blood urea and GFR |
B. | Increase in calcium content of arteries and cartilage |
C. | Decrease in cholesterol content of cornea and lens |
D. | Decrease in calcium content of arteries and cartilage |
Answer» C. Decrease in cholesterol content of cornea and lens | |
6. |
Errors are accumulated due to translation of genetic code affecting the ageing. The theory is |
A. | Mutation theory |
B. | Error catastrophe theory |
C. | Environmental theory |
D. | Gene theory |
Answer» C. Environmental theory | |
7. |
Ageing is a process programmed by the action of on-off-switches was postulated by |
A. | Orgel (1963) |
B. | Holliday (1974) |
C. | B.L. Strehler |
D. | Clinker |
Answer» D. Clinker | |
8. |
According to which theory, the resistance of body decreases with the increase in age |
A. | Immunity theory |
B. | Collagen theory |
C. | Both [a] and [b] |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Collagen theory | |
9. |
Ageing is the result of |
A. | Cellular changes |
B. | Extracellular changes |
C. | Environmental changes |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |