Bio Challenge for MHT-CET

-By Rohan Shenoy

www.BiologyForMhtcet.com

01. Which of these occurs only in either alcoholic fermentaion or lactic acid fermentation?
a) Zn+2
b) Pyruvic acid
c) Flavin mononucleotide(FMN)
d) All of these

02. Identify the plant:The leaf of it bears dormant adventitious buds.When the leaf is
shed,the buds overcome dormancy and give rise to a

new plant.
a) Zizyphus
b) Rachiphyllum
c) Cyathium
d) Bryophyllum

03. Which of these vitamins helps functioning of innate immunity?

a) Vit.A(retinol)
b) Vit.E(tocopherol)
c) Vit.K(phylloquinone)
d) Vit.C(ascorbic acid)

04. Renin-Angiotensin system functions to

a) Increase blood pressure
b) Calmdown anxiety and nervousness
c) Decrease blood pressure
d) Both 'A' and 'B'

05. HIV antigen that becomes detectable earliest in the blood of infected individual
a) gp120
b) p24
c) gp41
d) p66

06. DNA fingerprinting is not used for

a) Paternity inclusion
b) Establising identity of accused(eg: a rapist) when appropriate samples are
available
c) Paternity exclusion
d) Determination of blood group of an individual

07. Many ovules are borne on walls of loculi in

a) Basal placentation
b) Superficial placentation
c) Parietal placentation
d) Marginal placentation

08. Complement system does NOT protect against

a) Gram +ve bacteria
b) Enveloped viruses
c) Gram -ve bacteria
d) Both 'A' and 'C'

09. The receptors for knee-jerk reflex are located in

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 a) Skin over the knee joint
b) Synovial membrane of the joint
c) Effector organ of knee reflex
d) Subcutaneous adipose tissue over the muscle

10. Rhizobium found in leguminous plant is

a) R.radicola
b) R. heterocystae
c) R.anthra
d) R.rhizobiae

11. Richmond Lang effect is retardation of ageing due to

a) Closure of stomata
b) Mutation in plant DNA
c) Dilation of phloem
d) None of these

12. If hypothalamic influence on pitiutary decreases,secretion of which hormone

increases?
a) Luteotrophic hormone
b) Gonadotropins
c) Somatotropic hormone
d) None of these

13. A pregnant lady requires blood.Her blood group is B+ve while that of her foetus is
A-.Blood that can be received safely by her is
a) B +,B-,O+,O-
b) B-,AB-,O-
c) O-
d) O+,O-

14. Direct development of diploid embryo sac from megaspore mother cell is known as
a) Diplogamy
b) Apogamy
c) Diplospory
d) Apospory

15. Nodes of Ranvier are found in

a) All neurons
b) All myofibrils
c) All nephrons
d) None of these is correct

16. A Vaccine when given for the first time induces

a) Type IV allergy
b) Immunological memory
c) Secondary immune response
d) All of these

17. Bidi smoking chiefly causes cancer of

a) Kidneys and liver
b) Lungs
c) Larynx
d) Colo-rectum

18. Blue-green bacteria obtain hydrogen from

a) Hydrogen sulphide
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c) Water
d) All of these

19. Meiosis II of the ovum begins in

a) Ovary
b) Corpus luteum
c) Fallopian tube
d) Corpus albicans

20. A Widal test is meaningful when

a) It is repeated atleast twice at intervals
b) It is done in the first week of infection
c) it is positive atleast once
d) All of these

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Answer key and explanations can also be downloaded from same page.

Copyright 2007. Rohan Shenoy

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