Final Revision Course

[Model Test Paper-VII]

1. How do enzymes bring about high rates of chemical conversions?

(a) Bring up ‘activation energy’ barrier
(b) Bring stable ‘activation energy’ barrier
(c) Bring down ‘activation energy’ barrier
(d) Increase average energy content of substrate

2. An enzyme like any protein has the secondary and the tertiary structure, in which of the following structures you will
notice that the backbone of the protein chain folds upon itself, the chain criss-crosses itself and hence, many crevices or
pockets are made?
(a) Primary structure
(b) Secondary structure
(c) Tertiary structure
(d) Quaternary structure

3. The bond between either side of nucleotide in a nucleic acid is a:

(a) Glycosidic bond
(b) Peptide bond
(c) Phosphodiester bond
(d) Ester bond

4. For reaching left side of heart, blood must pass through:

(a) Liver
(b) Kidneys
(c) Lungs
(d) Brain

5. There are more than a dozen forms of DNA named after English alphabets with unique structural features, the
Watson-Crick model of DNA is :
(a) A-model
(b) B-model
(c) C-model
(d) D-model

6. Cellulose is a polymeric polysacharide consisting of how many types of monosaccharide?

(a) One (b) Two
(c) Three (d) Many

7. Inulin is a polymer of:

(a) Fructose
(b) Glucose
(c) Sucrose
(d) Maltose

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8. Protein deficiency in children is called:
(a) Obesity
(b) Marasmus
(c) Diabetes
(d) Kwashiorkor

9. How many statements are wrong regarding gastric glands?

(i) The mucosa of stomach has gastric glands.
(ii) Peptic or chief cells of gastric glands secrete proenzyme pepsinogen.
(iii) Parietal or oxyntic cells of gastric glands secrete HCl.
(iv) Peptic or chief cells of gastric glands secrete intrinsic factor.
(v) Intrinsic factor essential for absorption of vitamin-B2.
(a) One(b) two
(c) Three (d) None of these

10. Which of the following statements is false?

(a) Blood from the right side of the heart is carried to the lungs by the pulmonary artery.
(b) The term ‘pleura’ refers the double layered covering of the kidney.
(c) Pancreas is both an exocrine and endocrine gland.
(d) Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of vitamin C.

11. Which of the following has the thickest wall?

(a) Left auricle
(b) Left ventricle
(c) Right auricle
(d) Right ventricle

12. Digested food materials entering the blood reach the heart by?
(a) Hepatic portal vein, hepatic vein and post caval
(b) Hepatic vein and post caval
(c) Hepatic portal vein and post caval
(d) hepatic portal vein and hepatic vein

13. One of the important consequences of geographical isolation is

(a) Preventing speciation
(b) speciation through reproductive isolation
(c) random creation of new species
(d) no change in the isolated fauna.

14. Correct order of excretory organs in cockroach, earthworm and man respectively :
(a) Skin, malpighi tubules, kidney
(b) Malpighian tubules, nephridia, kidney
(c) Nephridia, malpighi tubule, kidney
(d) Nephridia, kidney, green gland

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15. An advantage of excreting nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acid is that:
(a) Uric acid can be excreted in almost solid form
(b) The formation of uric acid requires a great deal of energy
(c) Uric acid is the first metabolic breakdown product of acids
(d) Uric acid may be excreted through the lungs

16. The number of floating ribs in human body is:

(a) 6 pairs
(b) 3 pairs
(c) 5 pairs
(d) 2 pairs

17. How many metacarpals are present in the palm?

(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 5

18. Longest bone of man is:

(a) Humerus
(b) Femur
(c) Radio-ulna
(d) Tibio-fibula

19. When joint becomes inflamed and painful, condition is called?

(a) Rheumatism
(b) Sprain
(c) Arthritis
(d) Gouty

20. When the head of humerus fits into glenoid cavity, joint is:
(a) Ball and socket joint
(b) Hinge joint
(c) Pivot joint
(d) Saddle joint

21. Hinge joints:

(a) Are synovial joints
(b) Permit movement in one direction
(c) Are found in knee
(d) All of these

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22. Which one of the following is showing the correct sequential order of vertebrae in the vertebral column of human
beings?
(a) Cervical – Lumbar – Thoracic – Sacral – Coccygeal
(b) Cervical – Thoracic – Sacral – Lumbar – Coccygeal
(c) Cervical – Sacral – Thoracic – Lumbar – Coccygeal
(d) Cervical – Thoracic – Lumbar – Sacral - Coccygeal

23. Which one of the following statement is incorrect?

(a) Heart muscles are striated and involuntary
(b) The muscles of hands and legs are striated and voluntary
(c) The muscles located in the inner walls of alimentary canal are striated and involuntary
(d) Muscles located in the reproductive tracts are unstriated and involuntary

24. Epiphysial plate is involved in :

(a) Formation of bone (b) Elongation of bone
(c) Thickness of bone (d) All of these

25. In the region of joining of two cardiac muscle cells is present:

(a) Z-line
(b) M-line
(c) Intercalated disc
(d) All of these

26. One of the following is not a method of contraception – which one?

(a) Tubectomy
(b) Condoms
(c) Pills of a combination of oxytocin and vasopressin
(d) Lippes loop

27. Amniocentesis is a technique

(a) by which the essential amino acids in the body can be estimated
(b) by which any chromosomal anomalies in the foetus can be detected
(c) in which the sex of the foetus can be reversed
(d) that can be used for correcting genetic disorders of the foetus

28. Darwinism finches are an excellent example of

(a) adaptive radiation
(b) seasonal migration
(c) brood parasitism
(d) connecting links

29. What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?

(a) Toothless jaws
(b) Functional post-end tail
(c) Ovoparity
(d) Homeothermy

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30. A person with blood group A requires blood. The blood group which can be given is
(a) A and B (b) A and AB
(c) A and O (d) A, B, AB and O

31. Which of the following structures is homologus to the wing of a bird?

(a) Dorsal fin of a Shark (b) Wing of a Moth
(c) Hind limb of Rabbit (d) Flipper of Whale

32. The eye of octopus and eye of cat show different patterns of structure, yet they perform similar function. This is an
example of:
(a) Homologous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution.
(b) Analogous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution.
(c) Analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution.
(d) Homologous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution.

33. A population will not exist in Hardy-

Weinberg equilibrium if:
(a) There are no mutations
(b) There is no migration
(c) The population is large
(d) Individuals mate selectively

34. Industrial melanism is an example of :

(a) Natural selection
(b) Mutation
(c) Neo Lamarckism
(d) New Darwinism

35. Which of the following is not a sexually transmitted disease?

(a) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
(b) Trichomoniasis
(c) Encephalitis
(d) Syphilis

36. Identify the site where Wuchereria boncrofti is normally found on human body
(a) Lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs
(b) Muscles of the legs
(c) Blood vessels of the thigh region
(d) Skin between the fingers

37. Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is

(a) caused by a virus
(b) caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
(c) caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
(d) not an infectious disease

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38. Which one of the following is categorised as a parasite in true sense?
(a) The female Anopheles bites and sucks blood from humans
(b) Human foetus developing inside the uterus draws nourishment form the mother
(c) Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair
(d) The cuckoo (koel) lays its eggs in crow’s nest.

39. Which of the following diseases is due to an allergic reaction?

(a) Goitre (b) Skin cancer
(c) Hay fever (d) Enteric fever

40. AIDS is caused by HIV that principally infects:

(a) all lymphocytes (b) activator B cells
(c) cytotoxic T cells (d) T4 lymphocytes

41. Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?

(a) Common cold, AIDS
(b) Dysentery, common cold
(c) Typhoid, tuberculosis
(d) Ringworm, AIDS

42. In bacteria, plasmid is

(a) extra-chromosomal material
(b) main DNA
(c) non-functional DNA
(d) repetitive gene

43. Two bacteria found to be very useful in genetic engineering experiments are
(a) Escherichia and Agrobacterium
(b) Nitrobacter and Azotobacter
(c) Rhizobium and Diplococcus
(d) Nitrosomonas and Klebsiella

44. The plasmids present in the bacterial cells are

(a) circular double helical DNA molecules
(b) circular double helical RNA molecules
(c) linear double helical DNA molecules
(d) linear double helical RNA molecules.

45. Which one of the following is used as vector for cloning genes into higher organisms?
(a) Baculovirus
(b) Salmonella typhimurium
(c) Rhizopus nigricans
(d) Retrovirus