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BIOLOGY
1. CD4 receptor site is found in all type of cells except:
A. Helper T cells
B. MHCH
C. Brain cells
D. Suppressor T cells

2. A Russian scientist discovered that certain diseases could be transmitted by

an agent that could pass through a very fine filter which is called:
A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Algae
D. Viruses

3. Examples of reverse transcribing diploid single stranded RNA viruses are:

A. Hepatitis B
B. HIV
C. Rabies
D. Chicken Pox

4. Viruses are called non-cellular infectious entities because:

A. They are pathogens and cause infections
B. They can replicate inside as well as outside the living cells
C. They cause infections, and can only replicate inside living cell
D. They have capsid to infect the host

5. Which statement is correct about the glycolysis process?

A. 2 ATP are produced and 2 ATP are consumed
B. 1 ATP is produced and 2 ATP are consumed
C. 2 ATP are produced and 1 ATP are consumed
D. 4 ATP are produced and 2 ATP are consumed

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6. During the light dependent phase of photosynthesis, the water molecule is

broken down into:
A. 2H, 2e and 1/2O2
B. 4H, 4e and 2 O2
C. 2H, 2e and 2 O2
D. 4H, 2e and 4 O2

7. ATP is best defined as:

A. The molecule that has no role in muscle contraction
B. The molecule that releases energy when phosphate molecule is added
C. The molecule that is only present inside the nucleus
D. The molecule that releases energy when the phosphate molecule is
removed

8. Erythrose is a type of monosaccharaides which is commonly known as:

A. Triose
B. Tetrose
C. Pentose
D. Heptose

9. The hypothalamus produces the signaling molecule like:

A. Granzyme
B. Spermine
C. Pyrogen
D. Prostaglandin

10. In Electron transport chain ultimate electron acceptor is:

A. NADH
B. NADH
C. Oxygen
D. Cytochrome complex

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11. Following are viral diseases except:

A. Hepatitis
B. Polio
C. Syphilis
D. AIDS

12. The property of water that is important to biological membrane stability is:
A. Anomalous
B. Amphoteric
C. Hydrophobic exclusion
D. Hydrophobic inclusion

13. Glycosidic linkage between glucose & fructose is:

A. Alpha-1, Beta-2
B. Alpha-1, Beta-4
C. Alpha-1, Alpha-4
D. Beta 1-4

14. Cyclic phosphorylation is stimulated by:

A. Low level of NAPDPH
B. High level of NAPDPH
C. Low light intensity
D. High light intensity

15. A process by which one glycerol molecule is linked with three fatty acids by
the esterification molecule is known as:
A. Acylglycerol
B. Wax
C. Cholesterol
D. Phospholipids

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16. The layer of the plant cell wall formed at the time of cytokinesis is:
A. Primary wall
B. Secondary wall
C. Middle lamella
D. Tertiary wall

17. Cell membrane is selectively permeable due to:

A. Proteins
B. Cholesterol
C. Phospholipids
D. Enzymes

18. During photorespiration an acid glycolate is formed which is converted into

glycine by:
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi complex
C. Peroxisome
D. Vacuole

19. The pulmonary volume is an essential part of pulmonary ventilation. It

depends upon the:
A. Physical activity
B. Body volume
C. Body composition
D. Composition of air

20. The human brain is different from an animal's brain due to:
A. The cerebral cortex of the animal's brain is more developed.
B. The cerebral cortex is absent in the human brain.
C. Cerebral cortex is absent in all animals' brain
D. The cerebral cortex of the human brain is more developed.

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21. Who receives stimuli and conducts impulse to the cell body?
A. Axon
B. Dendrites
C. Motor neurons
D. Sensory neuron

22. A nerve impulse arriving at the axon terminal causes the opening of:
A. Calcium channel
B. Potassium channel
C. Calcium & sodium channels
D. Chloride channel

23. The first stable product of light independent reaction having 3-carbons is:
A. 3-phospphoglyceraldehyde
B. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
C. 1,3- biphosphate glycerate
D. Dihydroxyacetone phosphate

24. A disulphide bridge is found in which biomolecule?

A. Enzyme
B. Carbohydrate
C. Protein
D. Lipid

25. The number of spinal nerves that originate from the spinal cord:
A. 24 nerves
B. 40 nerves
C. 48 nerves
D. 62 nerves

26. Which of the following helps in long term memory in humans?

A. Cerebrum
B. Medulla
C. Cerebellum
D. Hippocampus

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27. The pathway in which water & minerals are stopped by a casparian strip is
known as:
A. Amygdala
B. Cerebellum
C. Motor cortex
D. Occipital lobe

28. Nicotine stimulates heart rate, blood pressure, and muscular activity
because:
A. It has excitatory effects on acetylcholine receptors
B. It has inhibitory effects on acetylcholine receptors
C. It inhibits the synapse between neurons
D. Causing drop in the heart rate

29. Completes the life cycle in two boats snail, sheep or man:
A. Liver Fluke
B. Snail
C. Earthworm
D. Tapeworm

30. Which statement is correct about cnidarians?

A. They kill the prey with the help of stinging cells
B. They kill the prey with the help of tentacles
C. They kill the prey with the help of spicules
D. They kill the prey with the help of barbs

31. What are the true characteristics of class anthozoa?

A. Mesoglea fibrous, predominantly medusoid
B. Mesoglea cellular, both polyp & medusa
C. Mesoglea fibrous, polpoida forms only
D. Mesoglea, non-cellular, polpoids form

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32. Common characteristics of Hirudinaria are:

1. Setae & parapodia absent
2. Setae are present but parapodia absent
3. Blood suckers are present
A. 1, 2 & 3
B. 1 & 3
C. 1 & 2
D. 2 & 3

33. The flatworm, that's the endoparasite of humans:

A. Dugesia
B. Fasciola
C. Taenia
D. Hydra

34. Which statement about enzymes is essential to the lock & key hypothesis?
A. Enzyme molecules each have distinct shape
B. Enzyme molecules are catalysts
C. Enzyme molecules can be damaged by high temperature
D. Enzyme molecules can be damaged by high pH value

35. The oxygen transported through blood plasma is about:

A. 1%
B. 3%
C. 5%
D. 7%

36. Penicillin is a kind of antibiotic which works as:

A. Resistor
B. Uncompetitive inhibitor
C. Non-competitive inhibitor
D. Competitive inhibitor

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37. All of the following are examples of polysynaptic transmissions except:

A. Heart beat
B. Breathing
C. Knee jerk
D. Playing game

38. The cells which do not secrete the antibodies:

A. T lymphocytes
B. B lymphocytes
C. T Helper cells
D. U Helper cells

39. Use & disuse of the postulate of organs was given by:
A. Darwin
B. Wallace
C. Weismann
D. Lamarck

40. All the living entities are created by God, the theory named as:
A. Theory of natural selection
B. Theory of survival of fittest
C. Theory of inheritance of acquired characters
D. Theory of special creation

41. Choose the correct flow of impulse transmission in the human heart:
A. AV node - SA node - Bundle of His - Purkinje fibers
B. SA node - AV node - Bundle of His - Purkinje fibers
C. SA node - AV node - Purkinje fibers - Bundle of His
D. AV node - SA node -Purkinje fibers - Bundle of His

42. A bone that lies in between the skull & postcranial skeleton is:
A. Hyoid bone
B. Incus bone
C. Malleus bone
D. Stapes bone

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43. Which of the following is not a non-specific immune response:

A. HCl
B. T Cells
C. Mucus
D. Spermine

44. The system that drains blood back from the body to the circulatory system
is:
A. Lymphatic system
B. Digestive system
C. Cardiovascular system
D. Immune system

45. The most abundant type of WBC that reach rapidly at the site of infection
are:
A. Neutrophils
B. Macrophages
C. Basophils
D. Lymphocytes

46. The example of Carnivorous plants is:

A. Funaria hygrometrica
B. Polypodium glycorrihiza
C. Pinus geradiana
D. Dionaea muscipula

47. The casparian strip is present in:

A. Epidermis layer
B. Endodermis layer
C. Xylem layer
D. Phloem layer

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48. The thoracic cavity separated from the abdominal region by:
A. Peritoneum membrane
B. Mucous membrane
C. Diaphragm
D. Mediastinum

CHEMISTRY
69. The total number of moles present in 2.8g of Ethylene molecule are:
A. 0.1g
B. 0.2g
C. 1g
D. 2g

70. 9.8 g of H2SO4 has been dissolved in excess of water to ionize it completely.
How many number of H ions it will yield?
A. 1.204 x 1023
B. 1.204 x 1024
C. 1.802 x 1024
D. 6.02 x 1023

71. The boiling point of water in Kelvin scale is:

A. OK
B. 273K
C. 32K
D. 373K

72. 1 Atomic Mass Unit is equal to:

A. Mass of one atom of H
B. Equal to mass of electron
C. 1.66x10-24kg
D. 1.66x10-28g

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73. The average distance covered by the gas molecule between successive
collisions is known as:
A. Free path
B. Mean free path
C. Total free path
D. Total path

74. The gas law in which the pressure is kept constant is known as:
A. Boyle's Law
B. Charles Law
C. Dalton's Law
D. Graham's Law

75. The pressure 14.7 psi is equal to:

A. 1 torr
B. 1 pascal
C. 1 atm
D. 1 Nm

76. The Magnetic quantum number of 4f orbital would be:

A. -2,-3,-1 0, +2, +3, +1, +4
B. -2,-3, -1 0, +2, +3, +1
C. -3,-4,-2,-1,0,+4,+3,+2,+1
D. -3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,+3

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PHYSICS
152. A magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle:
A. If the particle moving across the field lines
B. If the particle moving along the field lines
C. If the particle is at rest
D. Always experience force

153. When magnetic field and area vector are perpendicular then magnetic flux
will be:
A. Zero
B. Minimum
C. Maximum
D. Optimum

154. A coil of 600 turns is threaded by magnetic flux of 8 webers. If this flux is
reduced to 5 webers in 3 seconds. The induced EMF in the coil will be:
A. 600V
B. 700V
C. 800V
D. 900V

155. A generator supplies 100 V to the primary coil of a transformer. The

primary has 150 turns and the secondary has 500 turns. The secondary
voltage is:
A. 700V
B. 800V
C. 900V
D. 1000V

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156. The energy of an X-ray photon having wavelength of 3 x 10 -10:

A. 6.63 x 10-10
B. 6.63 x 10-20
C. 6.63 x 10-16
D. 6,63 x 1016

157. The force responsible for binding the nucleus is:

A. Coulomb's force
B. Newton force
C. Weak Nuclear force
D. Strong Nuclear force

158. When two negative beta particles are emitted from a nucleus then the
mass number:
A. No change
B. Increases by 1
C. Increases by 2
D. Increases by 3

159. A 40gm radioactive material is placed in a chamber, having a half-life of 20

days. How much will be left after 80 days:
A. 40gm
B. 20gm
C. 5gm
D. 2.5gm

160. Which of the following electromagnetic radiation has the highest

penetrating power?
A. Alpha rays
B. Beta rays
C. Gamma rays
D. Proton rays

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161, The skin cancer can be caused by:

A. Alpha radiation
B. Beta radiation
C. Gamma radiation
D. Ultraviolet radiation

162. "The speed of light in the vacuum is the same for all observers regardless of
their relative motion or the motion of the source of the light", is the
important postulate of:
A. Special conductivity
B. Special resistivity
C. Special theory of relativity
D. General theory of relativity

163. The process of converting an alternating current waveform into a direct

current waveform is referred to as:
A. Amplification
B. Attenuation
C. Filtration
D. Rectification

164. Consider three-point charges A, B and C as shown in figure. If the resultant

force on charge A due to charge B and charge C is 0.024 N, the direction of
resultant force will be
A. Towards Charge A
B. Towards Charge B
C. Towards Charge C
D. Vertical to surface the charges are placed

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165. "The emf induced in a closed circuit is directly proportional to the rate of
change of magnetic flux passing through the circuit" refers to:
A. Lenz's law
B. Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction
C. coulomb's law
D. Ohm's law

166. A Javelin is thrown by Arshad Nadeem at projection angle of 45 degrees

with initial velocity of 30 m/s, the range of the Javelin will be: (Consider g =
10 m/s²):
A. 85m
B. 90m
C. 95m
D. 100m

167. If a pendulum completes one cycle in half seconds, its frequency is:
A. 1 Hz
B. 2Hz
C. 3 Hz
D. 4 Hz

168. The SI unit of Electric charge is:

A. Ohm
B. Farad
C. Coulomb
D. Ampere

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ENGLISH

186. Choose the correct set of prepositions to complete the given sentence:
Since she believed ______ her abilities, she didn't ask any help.
A. in, for
B. with, about
C. At, for
D. on, for

187. Choose the sentence with the correct use of comparative degree of
adjective:
A. My bed is more big than my desk
B. My bed is bigger then my desk
C. My bed is bigger than my desk
D. My bed is more bigger than my desk

188. Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the
sentence:
The firemen took several hours to put out the fire.
A. Dislocate
B. Extinguish
C. Producer
D. Broadcast

189. Punctuate the following sentence correctly:

A. There was heavy fog in the morning the services at the airport were
closed.
B. There was heavy fog in the morning, the services at the airport were
closed.
C. There was heavy fog in the morning; the services at the airport were
closed.
D. There was heavy fog in the morning: the services at the airport were
closed.

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190. Identify the correct spelling of the given word from the following:
A. Greivous
B. Grevuous
C. Grievuos
D. Grievous

191. Complete the given sentence with the most appropriate pronoun:
Scientists ______ are turning away from the cruder mechanical ideas.
A. ourselves
B. herself
C. themselves
D. theirselves

192. Identify the tense of the given sentence:

The sick child has been sleeping for three hours.
A. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
B. Present Perfect Tense
C. Past Perfect Tense
D. Present Continuous Tense

193. Spot the error in the given sentence:

Our university has organized a conference to discuss the economical
conditions of the country.
A. Our
B. has organized
C. to
D. economical

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LOGICAL REASONING

195. Three person X, Y and Z wore pants of blue, khaki and grey colours (not
necessarily in this order) and shirts of white, blue & pink colours (not necessarily
in this order) No one wore pants & shirts of same colours.
i. X did not wear shirt of white colour
ii. Y did not wear shirt of blue colour
iii. Z did not wear shirt of pink colour
iv. Y did not wear pants of blue colour
v. Z wears pants of khaki colour

What were the colours of pants and shirts (respectively) worn by X?

A. Blue and pink
B. Khaki and pink
C. Green and blue
D. Khaki and white

196. Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select the
correct pattern:

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197. Statements:
1. All men are hardworking.
2. Some men are kings.
Conclusions:
I. All men are kings.
II. All kings are hardworking.
Based on above statements, which conclusion (s) is drawn correctly?
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II

198. Three students X, Y and Z are participating in 100m race: If X is faster than
Y, and Z runs faster than X, then who will win?
A. X wins
B. Y wins
C. Z wins
D. X wins and V has tie

199. Statements:
A large number of people die every year drinking polluted water.
Course of Actions:
i. The government should make adequate arrangements in providing
safe drinking water.
ii. The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking
polluted water.
Which of the given suggested courses of action is/are logically worth to
follow:
A. If only a course of action I follow
B. If only the course of action II follow
C. If either course of action I or II follow
D. If both courses of actions I and II follow

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200. Statements:
i. The majority of the people in the locality belong to the low income
group
ii. The quality of the products in the local super market is considerably
lower than those in the other localities
Which of the following answer choices correctly deplete the cause & effect
relationship between these two statements?
A. Statement I is the cause, and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause, and statement I is its effect
C. Both statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both statements I and II are effects of common cause

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