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1.

Gestation period in human beings is about [BHU 1982, 85]

A. 10 weeks
B. 28 weeks
C. 32 weeks
D. 36 weeks
Answer» E.
2.

Ovulation in mammals refers to

A. Release of ovum from ovary
B. Formation of primary oocyte in ovary
C. Degeneration of unfertilized ovum
D. Fertilization of mature ovum
Answer» B. Formation of primary oocyte in ovary
3.

What is true in the process of fertilization [MP PMT 1990; KCET 1994]

A. Only one sperm reaches the egg and enters it
B. The entry of sperm activates the egg for completing meiosis
C. Two haploid nuclei fuse and immediately divide to produce two nuclei which are again haploid
D. Only the acrosome of the sperm enters the egg
Answer» C. Two haploid nuclei fuse and immediately divide to produce two nuclei which are again haploid
4.

Fertilization is depicted by the condition [DPMT 2003]

A. \[n\to 2n\]
B. \[2n\to 3n\]
C. \[2n\to 4n\]
D. \[4n\to 8n\]
Answer» B. \[2n\to 3n\]
5.

One of the minute cell which separates from the animal egg during maturation is known as [CPMT 1986, 90]

A. Primary spermatogonia
B. Secondary oogonia
C. Primary oogonia
D. Polar bodies
Answer» E.
6.

In eggs which have very thick and resistant membrane e.g., fishes and insects sperm penetrate through a special canal called

A. Vitelline membrane
B. Jelly coat
C. Polar body
D. Micropyle
Answer» E.
7.

Which type of stimulus is used to achieve parthenogenic development

A. Chemical
B. Change in \[pH\]
C. Pricking with microneedle
D. All the above
Answer» E.
8.

The fertilization membrane during fertilization is synthesized by [RPMT 2000]

A. Mitochondria
B. Golgi bodies
C. Acid mucopolysaccharides of cortical granules
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
9.

On fertilization of egg nucleus with sperm nucleus [CPMT 1993]

A. First maturation is completed
B. Second maturation is completed
C. Embryo is formed
D. First polar body is formed
Answer» D. First polar body is formed
10.

In man sperms move after ejaculation at a rate of nearly [CBSE PMT 1991]

A. 2 to 4 mm/minute
B. 2 to 4 feet/minute
C. 2 to 4 inches/minute
D. 2 to 4 cm/minute
Answer» B. 2 to 4 feet/minute
11.

In human females ova are produced in [HP PMT 2005]

A. Ovarian follicles
B. Oviduct
C. Uterus
D. Vagina
Answer» B. Oviduct
12.

The layer of cells immediately surrounding the ovum but outside the zona pellucida is called [CPMT 1987]

A. Corona radiata
B. Membrana granulosa
C. Theca interna
D. Germinal epithelium
Answer» B. Membrana granulosa
13.

Sequence of hormones during menstrual cycle is [Orissa JEE 2004]

A. Oestrogen, progesterone and FSH
B. Progesterone, oestrogen and FSH
C. FSH, oestrogen and progesterone
D. FSH, progesterone and oestrogen
Answer» D. FSH, progesterone and oestrogen
14.

In human females at the time of birth there are two million ova: how many of them normally reach maturity in the course of normal reproductive life [MP PMT 2001]

A. 500
B. 1000
C. 2000
D. 5000
Answer» B. 1000
15.

The endometrium is the lining of [CPMT 1988]

A. Bladder
B. Vagina
C. Uterus
D. Oviduct
Answer» D. Oviduct
16.

The menstrual cycle in normal adult woman is of [MP PMT 1997]

A. 48 days
B. 38 days
C. 18 days
D. 28 days
Answer» E.
17.

Note the relationship between the first two words and suggest a suitable word for the fourth place Mesovarium : Ovary :: Mesometrium : .............

A. Clitoris
B. Uterus
C. Testis
D. Penis
Answer» C. Testis
18.

The structure which attaches the ovaries with the dorsal wall is known as

A. Wolffian body
B. Mesovarium
C. Mesorchium
D. Fimbricated body
Answer» C. Mesorchium
19.

In early haemopoietic tissue of embryo, there is

A. Chorion
B. Amnion
C. Allantois
D. Yolk sac
Answer» E.
20.

Mammalian embryo is directly surrounded by

A. Amniotic cavity
B. Allantoic cavity
C. Primary digestive cavity
D. Yolk sac cavity
Answer» B. Allantoic cavity
21.

A hatching egg of chick is covered by plaster of paris. It is harmful for [AFMC 1983]

A. Mother
B. Respiration
C. Excretion
D. None of these
Answer» C. Excretion
22.

Foetal membranes provide [MP PMT 1993]

A. Protection to embryo
B. Nutrition to embryo
C. Protection and nutrition to embryo
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
23.

Correct sequence in embryonic development of frog is [BCECE 2005]

A. Zygotes ®Cleavage®Blastula®Gastrula
B. Zygotes ®Cleavage®Gastrula®Blastula
C. Cleavage®Zygotes®Blastula®Gastrula
D. Zygotes ® Blastula®Cleavage®Gastrula
Answer» B. Zygotes ®Cleavage®Gastrula®Blastula
24.

The permeability of the human placenta to macro-molecules is evidenced by the presence of following in foetal blood [AIIMS 1985]

A. Globulin
B. Albumin
C. Anti Rh factor
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
25.

During the development of embryo which of the following occur first [AFMC 1995]

A. Differentiation of tissue
B. Differentiation of cells
C. Differentiation of organs
D. Differentiation of organ system
Answer» C. Differentiation of organs
26.

Relative sizes of an egg cell, morula, blastula and gastrula are [CPMT 1993]

A. Egg cell is largest and morula is smallest
B. Egg cell is smallest and gastrula is largest
C. Egg cell is largest and gastrula is smallest
D. All are of equal size
Answer» E.
27.

True coelom develops as a split in [CBSE PMT 1990; RPMT 1995; J & K CET 2002]

A. Mesoderm
B. Endoderm
C. Ectoderm
D. Between ectoderm and endoderm
Answer» B. Endoderm
28.

When centrolecithal egg of the insects divides regularly then what will happen [RPMT 2001]

A. Cells surround the yolk
B. Yolk surround the cells
C. Yolk lie below the group of cells
D. Yolk lie above the group of cells
Answer» B. Yolk surround the cells
29.

Which of the following is not evident that the pattern of cleavage is determined by factors in the egg cytoplasm rather than by genes of zygote

A. Cleavage is prevented by injection of a protein synthesis inhibitor
B. Cleavage is not affected by injection of inhibitors of RNA synthesis into the zygote
C. Interspecific hybrid zygotes go through normal cleavag but die at the beginning of gastrulation
D. The direction of the first division of cleavage in the snail Cepaea is determined by the mothers genotype
Answer» B. Cleavage is not affected by injection of inhibitors of RNA synthesis into the zygote
30.

During the fourth and sixth cleavage of the zygote [AIIMS 1993]

A. Mesomeres give rise to endoderm
B. Micromeres give rise to ectoderm
C. Mesomeres give rise to mesoderm
D. Macromeres give rise to ectoderm
Answer» C. Mesomeres give rise to mesoderm
31.

Which of the following statement is not correct

A. Fertilizin of one species of animal will react with antifertilizin of another species
B. Fertilizin of one species of animal will react with the antifertilizin of the same species
C. Fertilizin is a glycoprotein and antifertilizins are acid proteins
D. Molecular weight of fertilizin is about 3,00,000 and antifertilizin 10,000
Answer» B. Fertilizin of one species of animal will react with the antifertilizin of the same species
32.

Onset of menstruation is due to [DPMT 2003]

A. Fall in level of progesterone
B. Increase in level of progesterone
C. Increase in level of FSH
D. None of these
Answer» B. Increase in level of progesterone
33.

Ovulation occurs

A. Alternately from two ovaries
B. Simultaneously from both the ovaries
C. From one ovary alone throughout the life
D. According to the season from two ovaries
Answer» B. Simultaneously from both the ovaries
34.

Eggs having yolk in their centre of cytoplasm in peripheral layer are called [AIIMS 1998]

A. Isolecithal
B. Microlecithal
C. Centrolecithal
D. Telolecithal
Answer» D. Telolecithal
35.

Microlecithal eggs are found in [RPMT 2001; MP PMT 2003]

A. Reptilia + Aves
B. Amphibia + Aves + Reptilia
C. Reptilia + Aves + Chiroptera
D. Eutheria
Answer» E.
36.

Cleavage of frog is [MP PMT 1998]

A. Holoblastic
B. Meroblastic
C. Superficial
D. None of them
Answer» B. Meroblastic
37.

The cleavage having incomplete division of egg is known as [MP PMT 1996, 99]

A. Holoblastic
B. Meroblastic
C. Meridional
D. Spiral
Answer» C. Meridional
38.

When the cleavage furrow extends from animal pole to vegetal pole and does not bisects the egg equally into two blastomeres the plane of cleavage is

A. Meridional
B. Equatorial
C. Latitudinal
D. Vertical
Answer» E.
39.

Cleavage is found in [RPMT 1995]

A. Zygote
B. Eggs
C. Undivided cell
D. After gastrula stage
Answer» B. Eggs
40.

If the first cleavage furrow divides the zygote completely into two, the cleavage type is [MP PMT 1992]

A. Radial
B. Equatorial
C. Meroblastic
D. Holoblastic
Answer» E.
41.

The ratio of the nucleus to cytoplasm at the beginning of cleavage is

A. Very low
B. Very high
C. Normal
D. A bit higher than the normal
Answer» B. Very high
42.

Epibolyis the process of [CBSE PMT 1992]

A. Mass migration of cells from theanimal hemisphere so that upper micromeres begin to migrate over theedge of the dorsal lip and roll inside and are tucked beneath the outer layer
B. Over growth when the micromeres divide rapidly and begin to spread downwards over the megameres except at the yolk plug
C. Rotation of gastrula within the vitelline membrane so that the animal pole becomes anterior
D. Formation of a small slit like invagination occuring on the gray crescent
Answer» C. Rotation of gastrula within the vitelline membrane so that the animal pole becomes anterior
43.

Massive amount of yolk present in the vegetal region of the egg, makes an egg [AMU 1989]

A. Oligolecithal
B. Mesolecithal
C. Telolecithal
D. Centrolecithal
Answer» D. Centrolecithal