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Zoology Test - 4 (Medical Entrance)

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Overproduction of which of the following neurotransmitters has been associated with the mental disorder Schizophrenia?

  1. Acetylcholine

  2. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

  3. Dopamine

  4. Serotonin


Correct Option: C

In sex linkage, the speciality is

  1. atavism

  2. reversion

  3. gene flow

  4. criss cross inheritance


Correct Option: D

The contraction and relaxation phases of a muscle constitute

  1. beat

  2. twitch

  3. condition

  4. stimulus


Correct Option: B

Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to formation of

  1. carbonic acid

  2. citric acid

  3. lactic acid

  4. malic acid


Correct Option: C

Who among the following was given the Nobel prize in 1971 for deciphering the action of hormones?

  1. Sutherland

  2. Warburg

  3. Eijkmann

  4. Rous


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is genetically dominant trait in humans?

  1. Colour blindness

  2. Rh-positive

  3. Albinism

  4. Haemophilia


Correct Option: B

Amphids found upon lips of Ascaris

  1. are organs of smell and chemoreception

  2. secrete saliva

  3. are adhesive organs

  4. secrete proteolytic enzymes


Correct Option: A

A type of hypersensitivity to an allergen in which IgE antibodies attach to mast cells and basophils and may result in circulatory shock and asphyxia, is called

  1. orthopnea

  2. anaphylaxis

  3. rhinitis

  4. immunologic surveillance


Correct Option: B

Maggot is the larva of

  1. housefly

  2. mosquito

  3. frog

  4. fleas


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is used to capture food in sponges?

  1. Porocytes

  2. Pinacocytes

  3. Choanocytes

  4. Trophocytes


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is glycosaminoglycan product of mast cells, which acts as anticoagulant?

  1. Hirudin

  2. Heparin

  3. Fibrinogen

  4. Serotonin


Correct Option: B

A powerful eye irritant present in smog is

  1. ozone

  2. nitric oxide

  3. peroxyacetyl nitrate

  4. sulphur dioxide


Correct Option: C

The Ames test refers to a test

  1. performed on bacteria to determine the carcinogenicity of chemicals

  2. performed on laboratory animals to determine the metastasis

  3. to determine the pathogenicity of a bacterium

  4. to determine the effectiveness of an antibiotic


Correct Option: A

By which of the following processes, the absorbed food material is converted into the complex molecules making up the organism?

  1. Absorption

  2. Digestion

  3. Defaecation

  4. Assimilation


Correct Option: D

The part of brain which is directly concerned with the control of heart is

  1. cerebellum

  2. cerebrum

  3. medulla

  4. optic lobes


Correct Option: C

Prehensile tail is present in

  1. World World Monkeys

  2. New World Monkeys

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

A person has brown eyes, black eyes or blue eyes depending upon the particular pigment present in the

  1. cornea

  2. choroid

  3. iris

  4. vitreous body


Correct Option: C

The cranial capacity of Java ape man was about

  1. 440 C.C

  2. 900 C.C

  3. 1075 C.C

  4. 1400 C.C


Correct Option: B

Polio-immunising vaccine was developed by

  1. E. Jenner

  2. Salk

  3. St. Hale

  4. Landsteiner


Correct Option: B

Silk contains a protein known as

  1. fibrin

  2. casein

  3. fibroin

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Some animals have a unique method of bringing oxygen directly to the body cells. These are

  1. spiders

  2. scorpions

  3. insects

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Widal test is used for the susceptibility of

  1. malaria

  2. cholera

  3. typhoid

  4. dengu


Correct Option: C

The excreta of lizards and birds contains a white component, which is chemically

  1. urea

  2. uric acid

  3. creatine

  4. precipitated calcium


Correct Option: B

Epstein-Barr virus is related with

  1. aplastic anaemia

  2. mononucleosis

  3. erythroblastosis foetalis

  4. sickle-cell anaemia


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following shows a taxonomically closely-related group?

  1. Earthworm, ringworm, tapeworm

  2. Silverfish, cuttlefish, starfish

  3. Housefly, dragonfly, butterfly

  4. Sea horse, sea anemone, sea urchin


Correct Option: C
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