Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

This section includes 14 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.

A rare disease congenital agammaglobulinemia is caused due to abnormality in __________________

A. humoral antibody
B. cell-mediated immunity
C. acidic/alkaline pH
D. homeostasis
Answer» B. cell-mediated immunity
2.

B and T lymphocytes arise from _____________

A. hematopoietic stem cells
B. germ cells
C. somatic cells
D. spermatocytes
Answer» B. germ cells
3.

Humoral immunity is mediated by ______________

A. mast cells
B. neutrophils
C. lymphocytes
D. leukocytes
Answer» D. leukocytes
4.

Adaptive immune responses are more specific that innate immune responses.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

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
6.

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
7.

Which of the following is an antimicrobial peptide synthesized by lymphocytes?

A. adhesins
B. condensins
C. defensins
D. complement
Answer» D. complement
8.

Innate immune responses are accompanied by inflammation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9.

Which of the following drug acts by stimulating toll-like receptors (TLRs)?

A. Doxorubicin
B. Neosporin
C. Aldara
D. Vimentin
Answer» D. Vimentin
10.

Which of the following proteins in fruit fly play the major function of dorsoventral polarity of the fly embryo?

A. Toll
B. NEF1
C. Transposons
D. Linker DNA
Answer» B. NEF1
11.

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
12.

Which of the following group of pathogens always reside intracellularly in the host?

A. virus
B. fungi
C. molds
D. bacteria
Answer» B. fungi
13.

What is not required in the innate immune responses?

A. antigen
B. strong immunity
C. pathogen
D. previous contact
Answer» E.
14.

What is the result of an abnormal response of the immune system to part of a person's own body?

A. Passive immunity
B. Cancer
C. An allergic response
D. An autoimmune disease
Answer» E.