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51. Nyctalopia is caused due to the defficiency of vitamin
a) A
b) C
c) D
d) E
Nyctalopia also called Night blindness is caused by defficiency of vitamin A.
52. Gout is characterised by the accumulation of
a) Urea
b) Ammonia
c) Uric acid
d) Ornithine
Gout is a metabolic disease characterized by the accumulation of excessive uric acid in the blood.
53. Number of pollar bodies produced after first meiotic division during oogensis is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
54. Centrolecithal eggss are found in
a) Fishes
b) Mammals
c) Insects
d) Reptiles
55. The Indian scientist who received the Nobel Prize for having synthesised ‘Polyribonuleotides’ is
a) Marshall Warren Nirenberg
b) Venktaraman Ramakrishanan
c) Amrtya Sen
d) Har Gobind Khorana
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1968 was awarded jointly to Robert W. Holley (USA),
Har Gobind Khorana (India) and Marshall W. Nirenberg (USA) “for their interpretation of the genetic code
and its function in protein synthesis”.
56. Baldness in man is an example for _____________ genes.
a) Sex-influenced
b) Sex – limited
c) X – Linked
d) Z – Linked
57. Polymorphism may be developed by ___________ selection.
a) Natural
b) Directional
c) Stablizing
d) Disruptive
58. Assertion (A) : Sodium ions move slower than glucose molecule across the plasma memberane.
Reason (R) : Plasma membrane contains protien.
a) Both A nd R are true but R is not the correct reason for A
b) Both A and R true, and R is the correct reason for A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
59. The niche of a population is the
a) place where it lives
b) geographical area it covers
c) set of conditions and resources it uses
d) set of interactions it has with other populations
60. The science of improving the hereditary qyualities of human species of future generation is called
a) Genetics
b) Euthenics
c) Epigenesis
d) Eugenics
61. The defficiency of _______________ vitamin causes beri-beri.
a) Riboflavin
b) Niacin
c) Pantothenic acid
d) Thiamine
62. The synthesis of prothrombin by the liver cells is stimulated by
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin K
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin D
63. Which one of the following minerals is essential for blood coagulation?
a) Calcium
b) Phosphorus
c) Magnesium
d) Sodium
64. Limulus is an example of a living fossil that belongs to
a) Onychophora
b) Arachnida
c) Mollusca
d) Ratitae
65. First recombinant vaccine is availalble for
a) HIV
b) Small pox
c) Hepatitis B
d) Polio
66. Polio is spread through
a) Mosquito
b) Water contamination
c) Air contamination
d) Direct contact
Polio is air-borne, spread through the respiratory system.
67. Which of the following is not correct about the size of the organisms?
a) Viruses - 0.07 - 0.10 m
b) Amoeba - 8.00 - 15.0 m
c) Bacteria - 0.5 - 2.50 m
d) Euglena - 100 m - 200 m
Bacteria : 0.20 - 2.50 m
68. Acetylcholine is secreted by
a) Endothelial cells
b) Nerve cells
c) Brunner’s gland
d) Pancreatic exocerine cells
69. The term chromosome was coined by
a) W. Flemming
b) W. Waldeyer
c) Richard Altman
d) Seymour Bezer
70. In which stage does the reduction in chromosome number take place during meiosis?
a) Prophase – I
b) Anaphase – I
c) Metaphase – I
d) Metaphase – II
71. A cross between an F1 hybrid and any one of the parentsw from which it is derived is
a) Monohybrid cross
b) Dihybrid cross
c) Back cross
d) Test cross
72. a - Thalassaemia major is
a) inability to synthesize adult haemoglobin
b) premature red blood cell destruction
c) haemoglobin and shortening of red blood cell life span
d) no functional and separate delta and b - globin chain genes
73. Crossing over brings
a) cytoplasmic reorganization
b) recombination of genes
c) complete linkage
d) no significant change
74. Somatic hybrids are produced by
a) protoplasmic fusion
b) tissue culture
c) pollen culture
d) hybridoma process
75. ____________ enzyme catalyses the removal of hydrogen from one substrate and passes
it on to a second substrate.
a) Oxidase
b) Dehydrogenase
c) Oxygenase
d) Hydrolases
76.Wilson’s disease is due to the defficiency of
a) Cobalt
b) Iodine
c) Copper
d) Fluorine
77. Daily requirement of vitamin B1 is ________ mg.
a) 1-5 to 2.0
b) 0.5 to 1.0
c) 3 to 5
d) 1 to 2
8. These enzymes exist in two or more forms which have the same function, but they differ
physically and chemically
a) Apoenzymes
b) Multienzymes
c) Exoenzymes
d) Isoenzymes
79. Choose the wrong pair.
a) Flame cells - Platyhelminthes
b) Nephridium - Amphioxus
c) Malpighian tubules - Insects
d) Green glands - Crustacea
80. Egg with miniral yolk evenly distributed is called as
a) Isolecithal
b) Telolecithal
c) Alecithal
d) Centrolecithal
81. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach is secreted by
a) Argentaffin cells
b) Peptic cells
c) Mucous neck cells
d) Oxyntic cells
Parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) are the stomach epithelium cells which secrete gastric acid (hydrochloric acid).
82. Enzyme sucrose converts sucrose into
a) Glucose + Fructose
b) Glucose + Glucose
c) Glucose + Galactose
d) Glucose + Maltose
83. If the centromere divides the chromosome into two qnequal arms, it is termed as
a) Telocentric
b) Acrocentric
c) Submetacentric
d) Metacentric
84. __________ is an autoimmune disease.
a) Glomerulonephritis
b) Meningitis
c) Rheumatoid arthritis
d) Hepatitis
85. Development of gut is called as
a) Neurogenesis
b) Notogenesis
c) Mesogenesis
d) Enterogenesis
86. The process by which cells gradually specialize to undergo changes in the shape and function
is known as _____________ differentiation.
a) Norhologicl
b) Physiological
c) Chemical
d) Cytological
87. Which of the following statements is not correct about test tube baby?
a) This method provides baby to infertil couple
b) People who produce fertile egg but their health may not permit to bear children
c) It provides opportunity to get babies of desired sex
d) The rate of success is high
88. Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of cancer?
a) A tumour arises from an existing tissue or cells of the body
b) They have greater potentiality for growth and multiplication
c) They carry out the functions of normal adult cells
d) They have large and irregular nuclei
89. Carcinoma means
a) a tumour arising from any connective tissues
b) a tumour arising from any fibrous tissues
c) a tumour arising from epithelial cells
d) tumours of bone
90. First land vertebrates – amphibians developed during _______________ period.
a) Devonian
b) Cambrain
c) Ordovician
d) Silurian
91. Which of the following is not an arthopod character exhibited by Peripatus?
a) Clawed and pseudo segmented walking legs
b) Presence of thick cuticle
c) Presence of trachea as respiratory organ
d) Presence of antennae
92. Select the correct sequence of evolution with reference to elephant.
a) Meritherium – Stegodon – Mammoth – Palaemastodon – Elephas – Loxodonta
b) Meritherium – Mammoth – Palaemastodon – Stegodon – Elephas – Loxodonta
c) Meritherium – Palaemastodon – Stegodon – Mammoth – Elephas – Loxodonta
d) Meritherium – Palaemastodon – Elephas – Stegodon – Mammoth – Loxodonta
93. Assertion (A) : Dark-skinned people and blacks are more prone to UV exposures.
Reason (R) : Efficiency of UV rays are as carcinogen depends on melanin pigmentation.
a) A is correct, but R is wrong
b) A is wrong, but R is correct
c) Both A and R are correct, and R is the explanation of A
d. Both A and R are correct, and R is not the explanation of A
UV light penetrates the skin for a few millimetres only so that its effect is limited to epidermis. The efficiency of
UV light as carcinogen depends upon the extent of light-absorbing protective melanin pigmentation of the skin.
94. Which of these is a non-esential amino acid?
a) Valine
b) Gylcine
c) Lycine
d) Tryptophan
95. Supperssion of gene of one locus by a gene in other locus is called
a) Epistasis
b) Pleiotrophy
c) Co-dominance
d) Incomplete dominance
96. Mobile segments of DNA that can disrupt the function of the gene that they are insert into and
cause are known as
a) Meiosis
b) Transposons
c) Mutagens
d) Missence
97. The type of interaction between two species where protozen Trichonympha lives in the gut
of termites for cellulose digestion is reffered to as
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Neutralism
d) Parasitism
98. Centres for regulation of heart beat are situated in the brain at
a) Cerebral hrmispheres
b) Medulla oblongata
c Cerebellum
d) Pons Varolii
99. A : Insulin increases conversion of glucose into glycogen
B : Insulin increases the oxidation of glucose
C : Insulin reduces blood sugar level
a) A and B only are correct
b) A and C only are correct
c) A, B and C all are correct and Aand B are not the reason for C
d) A, B and C all are correct and Aand B are the correct reason for C
100. Which of these is secreted by corpus luteum in a pregnant woman?
a) Progesterone
b) Estrogen
c) Androgen
d) Relaxin

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