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This section includes 208 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Maharashtra CET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Special ring of muscle which is present between esophagus and stomach is called |
| A. | esophageal sphincter |
| B. | cardiac sphincter |
| C. | pyloric sphincter |
| D. | colonal sphincter |
| Answer» C. pyloric sphincter | |
| 102. |
Seizing and swallowing type of macrophagous feeding is done in |
| A. | ray fish |
| B. | eel |
| C. | dog fish |
| D. | lion fish |
| Answer» D. lion fish | |
| 103. |
Oval lump of slimy food mass which is partly digested is called |
| A. | bolus |
| B. | chyme |
| C. | juice |
| D. | feces |
| Answer» B. chyme | |
| 104. |
Color of bile is |
| A. | red |
| B. | blue |
| C. | pink |
| D. | green |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
One of the activities of the assimilation phase is to develop |
| A. | soluble molecules |
| B. | diffusible molecules |
| C. | new protoplasm |
| D. | insoluble molecules |
| Answer» D. insoluble molecules | |
| 106. |
Gallstones are produced by precipitation of |
| A. | vitamins |
| B. | proteins |
| C. | cholesterol |
| D. | fructose |
| Answer» D. fructose | |
| 107. |
All are wrong about minerals, but |
| A. | water insoluble |
| B. | inorganic compounds |
| C. | organic compounds |
| D. | fat-soluble |
| Answer» C. organic compounds | |
| 108. |
Masses of dilated, tortuous veins in anorectal mucosa are called |
| A. | hemorrhoids |
| B. | ulcer |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | poisoning |
| Answer» B. ulcer | |
| 109. |
Digestive system of cockroach comprises of |
| A. | fore gut |
| B. | mid gut |
| C. | hind gut |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
Cats and dogs are example of |
| A. | herbivores |
| B. | carnivores |
| C. | detritivores |
| D. | omnivores |
| Answer» C. detritivores | |
| 111. |
Clostridium botulinum causes severe form of |
| A. | botulism |
| B. | obesity |
| C. | piles |
| D. | ulcer |
| Answer» B. obesity | |
| 112. |
All are organic nutrients, but, |
| A. | fats |
| B. | proteins |
| C. | fiber |
| D. | minerals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
Leaf which has long stiff bristles and a midrib between them, is feature of |
| A. | pitcher plant |
| B. | venus fly trap |
| C. | mosses |
| D. | ferns |
| Answer» C. mosses | |
| 114. |
Length of jejunum is |
| A. | 2m |
| B. | 2.1m |
| C. | 2.2m |
| D. | 2.4m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
Bacteria fixes nitrogen in soil convertes into |
| A. | nitrates |
| B. | bicarbonates |
| C. | carbonates |
| D. | sulfates |
| Answer» B. bicarbonates | |
| 116. |
Plastic anemia is caused due to rapid reduction as compared to replacement of |
| A. | red blood cells |
| B. | white blood cells |
| C. | platelets |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
Amount of ADH (Antidiuretic hormone) determines the amount of |
| A. | water a person shall drink |
| B. | water reabsorbed in kidney |
| C. | oxygen required to oxidize lactic acid |
| D. | oxygen required in rigorous running and physical activities |
| Answer» C. oxygen required to oxidize lactic acid | |
| 118. |
Leguminous Plants have specialized nodules which contain nitrogen fixing |
| A. | virus |
| B. | bacteria |
| C. | fungi |
| D. | algae |
| Answer» C. fungi | |
| 119. |
Sucrose (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁) may be called as |
| A. | reducing sugars |
| B. | non-reducing sugars |
| C. | inorganic nutrient |
| D. | Polysaccharides |
| Answer» C. inorganic nutrient | |
| 120. |
Products of digestion are passed on in whole body of planarian and is done by process of |
| A. | osmosis |
| B. | diffusion |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | active transport |
| Answer» C. Both a and b | |
| 121. |
Age, activities, and lifestyle determines the |
| A. | peristalsis |
| B. | rate of reaction |
| C. | amount of food materials |
| D. | the sleep time |
| Answer» D. the sleep time | |
| 122. |
Polar bear liver contains an enormous amount of |
| A. | Vitamin B complex |
| B. | Vitamin E |
| C. | Vitamin D |
| D. | Folic acid |
| Answer» D. Folic acid | |
| 123. |
Feces are temporarily stored in |
| A. | anus |
| B. | rectum |
| C. | ileum |
| D. | jejunum |
| Answer» C. ileum | |
| 124. |
Element that is not a part of minerals is |
| A. | manganese |
| B. | chlorine |
| C. | phosphorous |
| D. | iron |
| Answer» B. chlorine | |
| 125. |
Red blood cells do not |
| A. | lack nucleus |
| B. | transport oxygen |
| C. | lack hemoglobin |
| D. | produce antibodies |
| Answer» D. produce antibodies | |
| 126. |
Balancing of nutrients in nature is |
| A. | random |
| B. | crude |
| C. | little |
| D. | delicate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Numerous small branches which end blindly in body of planarian are called |
| A. | septum |
| B. | caecae |
| C. | mouth |
| D. | pharynx |
| Answer» C. mouth | |
| 128. |
Organism which can prepare their own food are called |
| A. | heterotrophic |
| B. | autotrophic |
| C. | mototropic |
| D. | hypotrophic |
| Answer» C. mototropic | |
| 129. |
Animals which feed on dead n decomposed debris are called |
| A. | herbivores |
| B. | carnivores |
| C. | detritivores |
| D. | omnivores |
| Answer» D. omnivores | |
| 130. |
Tentacular feeding is adapted in |
| A. | sea anemone |
| B. | star fish |
| C. | hydra |
| D. | jelly fish |
| Answer» D. jelly fish | |
| 131. |
Movement by which food is passed into stomach and mouth from intestine is due to movement known as |
| A. | peristalsis |
| B. | anti-peristalsis |
| C. | dynamic peristalsis |
| D. | reverse peristalsis |
| Answer» C. dynamic peristalsis | |
| 132. |
Parasites which are not wholly dependent on their host and can survive without them, are called |
| A. | obligate parasites |
| B. | facultative parasite |
| C. | ectoparasites |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» C. ectoparasites | |
| 133. |
Three sites of digestion in human beings are |
| A. | small intestine |
| B. | oral cavity |
| C. | stomach |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
Increase in temperature from 20 to 30 °C, causes |
| A. | boost in rate of photosynthesis |
| B. | drop in the rate of photosynthesis |
| C. | stability in the rate of photosynthesis |
| D. | limiting factor on photosynthesis |
| Answer» B. drop in the rate of photosynthesis | |
| 135. |
Ulcers can be diagnosed through |
| A. | x-rays |
| B. | endoscopy |
| C. | ultrasounds |
| D. | biosensors |
| Answer» C. ultrasounds | |
| 136. |
Pepsinogen is secreted by cells called |
| A. | zymogens cells |
| B. | oxyntic cells |
| C. | parietal cells |
| D. | mucous cells |
| Answer» B. oxyntic cells | |
| 137. |
In any ecosystem, the form of energy that can not be recycled is |
| A. | light energy |
| B. | chemical energy |
| C. | heat energy |
| D. | mechanical energy |
| Answer» D. mechanical energy | |
| 138. |
Holozoic nutrition refers to |
| A. | cooking ones own food |
| B. | producing ones own food |
| C. | get nutrition from the food |
| D. | feed on ready made complex organic food |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
Feeding, digestion, absorption and assimilation is known as |
| A. | nutrition |
| B. | starvation |
| C. | indigestion |
| D. | indications of obesity |
| Answer» B. starvation | |
| 140. |
The word nutrition refers to |
| A. | eating food |
| B. | develop soluble molecules |
| C. | develop diffusible molecules |
| D. | convert food into living matter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 141. |
Hydrolytic enzymes which help in dissolving food particle are present on |
| A. | mitochondria |
| B. | Golgi complex |
| C. | lysosomes |
| D. | ribosome's |
| Answer» D. ribosome's | |
| 142. |
Saliva is secreted by glands |
| A. | salivary glands |
| B. | sublingual glands |
| C. | sub maxillary glands |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Elimination of undigested food material out of body is called as |
| A. | assimilation |
| B. | absorption |
| C. | digestion |
| D. | egestion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
The higher the light wavelength, the |
| A. | more the energy of a photon |
| B. | lesser the energy of a photon |
| C. | lesser the energy of the protons |
| D. | lesser the energy of positron |
| Answer» C. lesser the energy of the protons | |
| 145. |
Bile is secreted by |
| A. | duodenum |
| B. | jejunum |
| C. | ileum |
| D. | liver |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) can also be called as |
| A. | cane sugar |
| B. | cranberry sugar |
| C. | grape sugar |
| D. | malt sugar |
| Answer» D. malt sugar | |
| 147. |
Very high protein intake is |
| A. | good for health |
| B. | good for kidneys and liver |
| C. | dangerous for kidneys and liver |
| D. | helps in weight loss |
| Answer» D. helps in weight loss | |
| 148. |
Joules contributed to the understanding of |
| A. | energy development |
| B. | energy conversion |
| C. | energy crisis |
| D. | organic energy |
| Answer» C. energy crisis | |
| 149. |
Large intestine is composed of |
| A. | caecum |
| B. | colon |
| C. | rectum |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» B. colon | |
| 150. |
Food material moves to esophagus with help of |
| A. | stomach |
| B. | longitudinal muscles |
| C. | circular muscles |
| D. | gravity |
| Answer» E. | |