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Biology Mixed Test - 1 (Medical Entrance)

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Which of the following pairs of scientist and discovery is incorrectly matched?

  1. Meischer - Nucleotides

  2. Holler et al - Structure of tRNA

  3. Nageli and Cramer - Cell membrane

  4. Robert Brown - Nucleus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nucleotides of DNA were first discovered by Oswarld Avery.

Which of the following types of enzymes catalyses the reaction inolving the binding of two compounds with breaking up of pyrophosphates?

  1. Ligase

  2. Lyase

  3. Transferase

  4. Hydrolase


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As the name indicates, it ligates (join) the substrate molecules.

The role of the nucleus in regulating the phenotype of plant was discovered in

  1. maize

  2. Neurospora

  3. Acetabularia

  4. pea


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The control of nuclei over the phenotypic expression of the cell was studied in Acetabularia.

Hypersecretion of thyroid hormones in human beings results in

  1. cretinism

  2. myxoedema

  3. simple goitre

  4. exophthalmic goitre


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hypersecretion of thyroid hormones in human results in exophthalmic goitre.

Which of the following is not a helminthic disease?

  1. Filariasis

  2. Ascariasis

  3. Enterobiasis

  4. Ring worm


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ring worm is a fungal disease caused by dermetophyton, epidermophyton, etc.

Which of the following types of substrate brings about the removal of a functional group from a substrate?

  1. Ligases

  2. Lyases

  3. Transferases

  4. Isomerases


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

These enzymes lead to the breakdown of a molecule leading to the removal of a functional group.

If the enzyme extract is subjected to magnetic field, it splits to two fractions each catalyzing the same reaction. These fractions are called

  1. isozymes

  2. allosteric enzymes

  3. multiple enzymes

  4. co-enzymes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

These are the enzymes which can catalyse the same type of reaction.

Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle?

  1. Lysosome

  2. Ribosomes

  3. Mesosomes

  4. Oxysomes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

These are organelles which contain digestive hydrolytic enzymes.

Which of the following is the smallest known cell?

  1. Mycoplasma

  2. Virus

  3. Yeast

  4. Bacteriophages


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

These are the monerans which are without cell wall and are the smallest cellular entities.

Which of the following types of leucoplast stores starch?

  1. Amyloplast

  2. Elaioplast

  3. Aleuroplast

  4. Chromoplast


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The name itself indicates that these are the starch containing leucoplasts.

Which of the following organelles acts as the site of translation?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Ribosomes

  3. Peroxisomes

  4. Endoplasmic reticulums


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

These are the sites of protein synthesis where the codon of mRNA is read by the anti codon of t RNA

Which of the following organelles acts as the site of transcription?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Ribosome

  3. Peroxisome

  4. Nucleus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the site where mRNA synthesise over nuclear chromosomal DNA.

Which of the following organelles is concerned with the fatty acid metabolism?

  1. Mesosomes

  2. Glyoxysomes

  3. Peroxisomes

  4. Spherosomes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

These organelles are primarily concerned with beta oxidation of fatty acids and thus metabolises them.

Which of the following is the main funtion of nucleus of a living cell?

  1. Synthesis of proteins

  2. Photosynthesis

  3. Respiration

  4. Control of cell activities


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The nuclei has the genetic material which contains all the information required for the proper functioning of the cell.

Which of the following groups has glycogen as its reserve food material?

  1. Algae

  2. Fungi

  3. Gymnosperms

  4. Bryophyta


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Like animals they have glycogen as their main reserve food material.

What happens to the enzyme if it is heated to the boiling temperature?

  1. It gets activated.

  2. It gets inactivated.

  3. It gets denatured.

  4. It remains unaffected.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Enzymes are the proteins and the structures of enzymes get deactivated at boiling.

Which of the following techniques is used for tracing metabolic processes using isotopes?

  1. Autoradiography

  2. Chromatography

  3. Ultra-centrifugation

  4. Electrophoresis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This technique employs the radioactive isotopes for the tracing of life processes.

A diagnosis test called Widal test is used to diagnose

  1. AIDS

  2. leukemia

  3. tuberculosis

  4. typhoid


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A diagnosis test called Widal test is used to diagnose typhoid.

Which of the following organelles plays an important role in cytokinesis in plant cells?

  1. Lysosomes

  2. Chloroplast

  3. Endoplasmic reticulum

  4. Golgi complex


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

These form the small vesicles that form the plant in the end of the telophase for the division of cytoplasm.

Which of the following materials is abundantly found in the middle lamella of the plant cell?

  1. Lignin

  2. Cellulose

  3. Pectin

  4. Suberin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pectin is present in the middle lamella.

Which of the following structures in a plant cell is/are enucleated?

  1. Xylem parenchyma

  2. Comapanion cells

  3. Seive tube elements

  4. Phloem parenchyma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These are the enucleated protoplasts whose activities are controlled by companion cells.

Fret channels are present in which of the following organelles?

  1. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

  2. Mitochondria

  3. Golgi bodies

  4. Chloroplasts


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

These are the membranous structures which have thalakoid having fret channels.

Which of the following types of ribosomes is present in the mitochondria and plastids?

  1. 80s type

  2. 70s type

  3. 50s type

  4. 40s type


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

These are the prokaryotic ribosomes, which are present in these organelles.

What is the photosynthetic unit of chloroplast called?

  1. Quantosomes

  2. Oxysomes

  3. Mesosomes

  4. Spherosomes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

These are the light energy trapping systems of the pigment present in the chloroplast

Where is anthocyanin present in the cell?

  1. Chloroplast

  2. Chromoplast

  3. Leucoplast

  4. Vacuole


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Anthocyanin pigment is present in the vacuoles of the plant cells.

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