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2 YEAR TOPIC # 5,8,11,12,13
Q.1. Corpus luteum secretes a hormone called:
A) FSH C) LH
B) Progesterone D) Estrogen
Q.2. Match diabetes insipidus with one of the following:
A) Oxytocin C) Vasopressin
B) Insulin D) Glucagon
Q.3. Which hormone in male stimulates the interstitial cells of the testis to secrete testosterone?
A) TSH C) FSH
B) ICSH D) LTH
Q.4. Epinephrine is a hormone produced by:
A) Adrenals C) Adrenal Medulla
B) Pancreas D) Adrenal Cortex
Q.5. Chemically cortisone is:
A) Amino acid C) Protein
B) Polypeptide D) Steroid
Q.6. Thyroid glands produce:
A) T3, T4, calcitonin C) Calcitonin
B) Tri-iodothyronine D) Tetra iodothyronine
Q.7. A cell or group of cells specialized to detect changes in the environment and trigger
impulses are known as:
A) Effectors C) Receptors
B) Suppressors D) Coordinators
Q.8. Who send information from the sense organs to the CNS?
A) Sensory neurons C) Motor neurons
B) Interneurons D) Neuroglia
Q.9. Influx of which ion causes depolarization of the membrane, as the first phase of the action
potential?
A) K+ C) Na+
B) K+ and Na+ D) Ca+
Q.10. It is involved in sleeping and wakening:
A) Hypothalamus C) Brain stem
B) Hippocampus D) Cerebellum
Q.11. Peripheral nervous system in man consists of:
A) 31 spinal and 12 cranial nerve pairs C) 33 spinal and 12 cranial nerve pairs
B) 12 spinal and 31 cranial nerve pairs D) 31 spinal and 31 cranial nerve pairs
Q.12. The major factors that are involved in resting membrane potential include
A) Sodium and potassium ions C) Negative inorganic ions
B) Leakage of K+ ions from neurons D) Sodium gates
Q.13. Prokaryotes are the' ancestors of all life as evident from:
A) Biochemistry C) Cell biology
B) Molecular biology D) All A, B, C
Q.14. In man the vestigial organs are:
A) Ear muscles C) Nictitating membrane
B) Coccyx D) All A, B, C
Q.15. It was the geographical distribution of species that first suggested the idea of
evolution to:
A) Charles Darwin C) Alfred Wallace
B) Carolus Linnaeus D) Lamarck
Q.16. Similarity in characteristics resulting from common known as:
A) Analogy C) Homology
B) Topology D) Apology
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Q.17. The succession of fossil forms a strong evidence in favour of:
A) Evolution C) Mutation
B) Genetic drift D) Demography
Q.18. The mechanism of evolution called "natural selection" was proposed by:
A) Lamarck C) Darwin
B) Cuvier D) Mendel
Q.19. The breeding of domesticated plants and animals refers to:
A) Artificial selection C) Selection by chance
B) Wild selection D) Natural selection
Q.20. The "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" supports the evidence from:
A) Comparative embryology C) Fossil record
B) Comparative anatomy D) Molecular biology
Q.21. Another theory of natural selection other than Darwin was developed by:
A) Wallace C) Lyell
B) Linnaeus D) Lamarck
Q.22. Descent with modification means:
A) Similar characters C) Same ancestor
B) Different ancestors D) Different habitats
Q.23. Match divergent evolution with one of the following:
A) Analogy C) Anatomy
B) Homology D) Palaeontology
Q.24. Which of the followings is not a vestigial organ?
A) Appendix C) Skeleton of whale
B) Pelvic in man D) Leg bone in snakes
Q.25. Which is mismatched for homologous structures?
A) Foreleg of horse C) Wing of birds
B) Wing of insects D) Flipper of whale
Q.26. It is not an accessory structure in male reproductive system:
A) Seminiferous tubules C) Seminal vesicle
B) Prostate gland D) Bulbourethral gland
Q.27. Site for implantation of zygote:
A) Uterus C) Fallopian tube
B) Cervix D) Uterine tube
Q.28. Second meiotic division in secondary oocyte is halted at:
A) Prophase II C) Metaphase I
B) Anaphase II D) Metaphase II
Q.29. Uterus opens into vagina through:
A) Fallopian tube C) Cervix
B) Ovaries D) Oviduct
Q.30. A diploid structure:
A) Spermatozoa C) Polar body
B) Secondary spermatocyte D) Spermatogonium
Q.31. Meiosis cannot take place in:
A) Spermatogonium C) Oogonium
B) Spermatids D) Secondary oocyte
Q.32. Menstrual cycle in human females is regulated by:
A) FSH, LH C) Estrogen, Progesterone
B) Progesterone, Testosterone D) ALL A, B, C
Q.33. In Oestrous cycle, estrogen prepares __________ for conception:
A) Cervix C) Uterus
B) Oviduct D) Ovaries
Q.34. This event transforms Graafian follicle into endocrine structure:
A) Gamete formation C) Follicles formation
B) Follicle atresia D) Ovulation
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Q.35. All of the followings are functions of estrogen except:
A) Vascularization of endometrium C) Positive feedback on LH
B) Degeneration of corpus luteum D) Negative feedback on FSH
Q.36. Secondary oocyte under the influence of LH is released into:
A) Uterus C) Ovaries
B) Distal end of Oviduct D) Proximal end of Fallopian tube
Q.37. Phase in menstrual cycle that has constant days and is unchangeable:
A) Secretory C) Menstruation
B) Proliferative D) Luteal
Q.38. Living cells of human endoskeleton are embedded in the matrix of protein called:
A) Collagen C) Actin
B) Myosin D) Tropomyosin
Q.39. Collagen of bones is hardened by deposition of:
A) Calcium phosphate C) Calcium oxalate
B) Calcium chloride D) Silicon carbide
Q.40. During development when cartilage is being replaced by bone then _______ are gradually
entrapped in matric of bone:
A) Osteocytes C) Osteoblasts
B) Osteoclasts D) Osteon
Q.41. Soft type of connective tissue that is most abundant in human body:
A) Hyaline cartilage C) Elastic cartilage
B) Fibrocartilage D) All A, B, C
Q.42. Pivot joint is present between:
A) Radius and ulna C) Radius and humerus
B) Ulna and humerus D) Radius and patella
Q.43. The joint that allows movement in several directions is:
A) Synovial joint C) Hinge joint
B) Pivot joint D) Ball and socket joint
Q.44. Actin and myosin would be absent in:
A) Smooth muscles C) Cardia muscles
B) Skeletal muscles D) Elastic cartilage
Q.45. Skeletal muscles have all properties except:
A) Moves the skeleton C) Speed of contraction is always slow
B) Multinucleated D) Have voluntary control
Q.46. Key words for smooth muscles are:
A) Visceral, non-striated and involuntary C) Visceral, Striated and voluntary
B) Striated, non-visceral and involuntary D) Cardiac, striated and involuntary
Q.47. A sarcomere is the region of a myofibril between two successive:
A) A bands C) I bands
B) H zones D) Z lines
Q.48. Thin filaments are present in all sites except:
A) I bands C) A bands
B) H zone D) Z lines
Q.49. 3 polypeptide chains is the feature of:
A) Troponin C) Tropomyosin
B) Tail of Myosin D) Actin
Q.50. Which of the following happens during muscle contraction?
A) A band remains same C) Z lines move apart
B) Sarcomere elongates D) H-zones disappear
Q.51. The cross which is used to find out the homozygous or heterozygous nature of the
Genotype is called:
A) Test cross C) Reciprocal cross
B) Monohybrid cross D) Dihybrid cross
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Q.52. Which traits are more common in male humans?
A) X linked dominant C) X linked recessive
B) Sex limited D) Sex influenced
Q.53. Haemophilia C:
A) Affect both sexes equally C) Affect men more than women
B) Affect women more than men D) Is non-allelic recessive sex-linked
Q.54. Green colour blindness is called:
A) Deuteranopia C) Tritanopia
B)Tetranopia D) Protanopia
Q.55. How many linkage groups man has?
A) 21 C) 23
B) 25 D) 27
Q.56. Which syndrome is rare X-linked recessive trait?
A) Diabetes C) Haemophilia
B) Testicular feminization D) Colour blindness
Q.57. About 20 % suffer from hemophilia due to disturbance in factor:
A) IX C) X
B) XI D) XII
Q.58. When haemophilic carrier women marries a normal women who among her offspring
may affected?
A) Half of daughters C) Half of sons
B) All of children D) All of daughters
Q.59. Test cross is used to test the:
A) Phenotype C) Genome
B) Genotype D) Gene pool
Q.60. The cross in which two characters are followed at the same time is called:
A) Monhybrid cross C) Reciprocal cross
B) Dihybrids cross D) Hybrid cross