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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of these cycles operate in human females?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oestrous cycle

B) Menstrual cycle

C) Both Options A and B are correct

D) None of these options is correct

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

In Hornworts the band of meristematic tissue is found near

Foot

Gamete producing region

Spore producing region

At junction of a & b

3 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Which one is a micromolecule?

Polysaccharide

Protein

Hemoglobin

ATP

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Inhibitors which block the enzyme by forming weak bond are called

Competitive inhibitors.

Non-competitive inhibitors

Irreversible inhibitors.

Both a and b

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which of the following is a vestigial organ?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Teeth

B) Nails

C) Body hair

D) Ears

6 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.18 The internal buds are known as which of the following?

A. Spicules

B. Choanocytes

C. Gemmules

D. Both A and B

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Ovulation is induced by ______ hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Follicle stimulating

B) Estrogen

C) Luteinizing hormone

D) Progesterone

8 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.62 The animals that have features of both mammals and reptiles are?

A. Duckbill platypus

B. Spiny anteater

C. Wolves

D. Both A and B

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Genotype of blood group ‘AB’ in human is ______.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) IA IB

B) IB Io

C) IA IA

D) IoIo

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which type of the receptors are present in the ear?

Chemoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors

Photoreceptors

Thermoreceptors

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

If the seed is heterozygous yellow (Yy). In a test cross, what will be the probability of appearance of seed colors?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 0 % yellow, 100 % green

B) 25 % yellow, 75 % green

C) 50 % yellow, 50 % green

D) 75 % yellow, 25 % green

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The release of droplets of water from hydathodes is called:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Respiration

B) Guttation

C) Vaporization

D) Transportation

13 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Lock and Key Model for enzyme action propose by Emil Fischer suggests that:

PMC 2020
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Enzymes are unbiased for the substrate

B) Enzymes can modify their active sites

C) Enzymes are restricted to one reaction type

D) An enzyme can catalyze variety of reactions

14 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

The most common example of members of the kingdom fungi is/are:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Star fish

B) Mushrooms

C) Algae

D) Human

15 / 100

Category: Biology

Cardiac output is increased by all of the following EXCEPT:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Transport

A) Hypoxia

B) Exercise

C) Sleep

D) Pregnancy

16 / 100

Category: Biology

Many scientists believe that one of the following is evolutionary origin(s) of animals, plants and fungi?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Evolution

A) Protists

B) Algae

C) Bacteria

D) Protozoans

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

An amphibian’s heart has ______ chambers:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Coelom that develops from the archenteron as outpouching is

Pseudocoelom

Enterocoelom

Schizocoelom

None of these

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

The second stage of the Prophase of Meiosis, following Leptotene, during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair is called:

NTS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Anaphase

B) Zygotene

D) Pachytene

C) Diplotene

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Chlorophyll molecule resemble the haem group of hemoglobin, the main difference between these two molecule is that chlorophyll has ____ ion.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Fe2+

B) Mg2+

C) Mn2+

D) Ca2+

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

It is the smallest eukaryote:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Virus

B) Bacteria

C) Plasmodium

D) Sponge

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following plays the major role in providing support to young herbaceous parts of the plant:

Living cells of epidermis with higher turgor pressure.

Living cells of cortex and pith with higher turgor pressure.

Collenchyma cells

All of these

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Van neil hypothesis about the production of oxygen during phosynthesis was based on the study and investigations on

Bacteria

Algae

Protenema

Cyanobacteria

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

According to the fluid mosaic model of cell membrane, which zone is embedded inside?

PMC 2020
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydrophobic

B) Hydrophilic

C) Globular

D) Filamentous

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Hemoglobin can absorb maximum oxygen at sea level, which is _____ ml/100 ml of blood.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) 15

B) 19

C) 19.6

D) 20

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which one of the following pairs represents an analogous feature?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Elephant tusks and human incisors

B) Teleost erythrocyte and mammalian erythrocyte

C) Insect wing and bat wing

D) Mole forelimb and bird wing

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Higher plants grow through

Growing points

Whole plant body is capable of growing

Only roots grow

None of these

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which of the following enzymes is used to join DNA fragments?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA polymerase

B) Ligase

C) Primase

D) Endonuclease

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Water acts as a universal solvent because of:

PMC 2020
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Heat of vaporization

B) Hydrogen bonding

C) High polarity

D) Cohesion and adhesion

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

First infectious disease against which effective method of prevention developed was a _______:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacterial disease

B) Viral disease

C) Protozoan disease

D) Viroid disease

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

In DNA A.

A forms two bonds with T

G forms three bonds with C

A forms three bonds with T

Both a and b

32 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

An increrase in plant girth due to activity of _____ is called secondary growth.

Cork cambium

Pith

Vascular cambium

Both a and c

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which characteristic led to the evolution of seed?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Heterogamous condition

B) Development of heterospory

C) Embryo formation

D) Protection of reproductive cells

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Platyhelminthes means:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Flatworms

B) Roundworms

C) Segmented worms

D) None of the above

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of the following is found beneath the prostate gland?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) vas deferens

B) seminal vesicle

C) urethra

D) cowper's gland

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In which type of cells, cell wall is not present?

PMC 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Plant cells

B) Fungal cells

C) Bacterial cells

D) Liver cells

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Lysosomes function in:

NTS 2011
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Protein synthesis

B) Processing

C) Intracellular digestion

D) Lipid synthesis

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Type of sclerenchyma cells found in seed coats are:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Fibers

B) Tracheids

C) Sclereids

D) Vessels

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Intrinsic factor is secreted by:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Pancreas

B) Liver

C) Stomach

D) Duodenum

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The rate of reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of an enzyme which statement is incorrect in this respect:

Increase in enzyme molecule increases the available active sites.

This relation is for unlimited time period with unlimited enzyme concentration

If the concentration is doubled the rate will become two fold.

None of these.

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which of the following is a copper containing protein in electron transport chain?

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Plastoquinone

B) Cytochrome – C

C) Plastocyanin

D) Ferredoxin

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which one of the following is a genetic disorder in which abnormally thick mucus is produced in the lungs and other parts of the body?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Lung cancer

B) Chronic bronchitis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) Emphysema

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which brain portion is responsible for controlling body coordination?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Medulla

B) Amygdala

C) Cerebellum

D) Pons

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Haemophilia occurs because of:

PMC 2020
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Mutation in an autosome

B) Mutation of Y-chromosome

C) Mutation of X-chromosome

D) Deficiency of iron

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following marine fishes are considered direct descendents of fresh water ancestors?

Hagfish

Jelly Fish

Star Fish

Bony fishes

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Choose the term from the following which is NOT a part of gene therapy?

NTS 2019
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Bone marrow transplant

B) Retrovirus

C) DNA Fingerprinting

D) Somatic cells

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Glucose → 2 pyruvic acid + 2H2O

2ADP + 2Pi → 2 ATP

2NAD + 4H → 2NADH + 2H+

These three reactions collectively constitute ______.

NTS 2012
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Kreb’s cycle

B) Calvin’s cycle

C) Electron Transport Chain

E) Glycolysis

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Organisms of which of the following kingdom have absorptive mode of nutrition:

Prokaryotae

Protoctista

Animalia

Fungi

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

______ is the reconstruction of the lost part of the body.

NTS 2012
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Growth

B) Development

C) Regeneration

D) Blastulation

50 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.68 Enzymes are globular proteins because

A. They have a primary structure.

B. They have a secondary structure.

C They have a tertiary structure,

D. All of the above.

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Mosses are

Dermatocarpon

Permellia

Tortula

Both b and c

52 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following, which is the incorrectly paired one?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Biology and its Major Fields of Specialization

B) Schlelden and schwann … cell theory

C) Robert Brown… nucleus

D) Watson and Crick … DNA model

E) Virchow… mosaic model of plasma membrane

53 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.30 The structure of which bacteriophages resembles a tadpole?

A. T2

B. T4

C. Both A and B

D. None

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Molecular formula of chlorophyll ‘a’ molecule is:

C55H72O5N4Mg

C55H70O6N4Mg

C50H72O6N4Mg

C55H70O5N4Mg

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Net yield of H2O in Photosynthesis is

1 molecule

6 molecules

3 molecules

0 molecule

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Bacteria that can only survive in the presence of oxygen?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Facultative anaerobes

B) Obligate aerobes

C) Obligate anaerobes

D) Facultative aerobes

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin ______.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Erythroblastosis foetalis occurs when:

NTS 2011
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

D) Both mother and baby are Rh-positive

A) Mother is Rh-positive and baby is Rh-negative

B) Mother is Rh-negative and the baby is Rh-positive

C) Both mother and baby are Rh-negative

D) Both mother and baby are Rh-positive

59 / 100

Category: Biology

Given figures shows:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Gaseous Exchange

A) Structure of Lenticel

B) Hydathode showing gaseous vapour exchange

C) Fungus reproducing by spore formation

D) Algae reproducing by spore formation

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Archaebacteria can survive at

150?C

300?C

120?C

200?C

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Photophosphorylation takes place in the _____ of the chloroplasts:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Stroma

B) Granum

C) Inner membrane

D) Outer membrane

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Autoimmune diseases act at the principle of:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Self against antigens

B) Antigen against self

C) Self against self

D) Antigen destroyed

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which statement is not true about PCR?

Developed by Kary Mullis

Take its name from DNA polymerase

Is not very specific

Taq polymerase is used

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The number of base pairs in a complete helical turn is/are:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 1

B) 5

C) 10

D) 15

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the Euglenas (a Protoctista) character resembles that of animals:

They can move

They lack cell wall

They do not have chlorophyll

Both a and b

66 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.28 The enzyme which plays important role in HIV pathogenesis

A. RNA polymerase I

B. DNA polymerase II

C. Reverse Transcriptase I

D. Reverse Transcriptase

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Pituitary gland releases ______ hormone and _______ hormone while ovaries produce _______ and progesterone.

NTS 2019
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Follicle-stimulating and luteinizing, estrogen

B) Estrogen and follicle-stimulating, luteinizing

C) Luteinizing arid estrogen, follicle-stimulating

D) Follicle-stimulating and estrogen, luteinizing

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of;

UHS 2019
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid

B) Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide

C) Hexokinase by glucose

D) Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

______ alleles both have an effect on the phenotype of a heterozygous organism:

PMC 2020
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Dominant

B) Recessive

C) Co-dominant

D) Multiple

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Natural selection can amplify or diminish variations that are

Non heritable

Heritable

Both heritable and non heritable

Acquired

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Its membranes are the sites where sunlight energy is trapped and where glucose is formed.

Which organelle is this?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Chloroplast

B) Leucoplast

C) Chromoplast

D) Cytosol

72 / 100

Category: Biology

Q31 What happens during muscle contraction to the length of each myosin and actin filament?

A. A band becomes short

B. I band elongates

C. There is no change in sarcomere

D. Z- lines get closer

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In human females, oocytes are held in the second metaphase until ________.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Death

B) Birth

C) Ovulation

D) Fertilization

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which body function is controlled through a positive feedback mechanism?

PMC 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Labor contractions

B) Body temperature

C) Insulin production

D) Thyroxine release

75 / 100

Category: Biology

Bones of the skull are joined by:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Fixed joints

B) Sliding joints

C) Pivot joints

D) Hinge joints

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of the following is an ovoviviparous animal?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) basking shark

B) humans

C) blue shark

D) all of these

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Sperms of liverworts, mosses, ferns move towards archegonia, in response to uncleic acid released by the ovum. This is an example of:

Chemotropic movement

Chemotactic movement.

Chemosastic movement

. Haptonastic movement.

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

The disease caused by Protozoal infection is:

NTS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Rickets

B) Goiter

C) Malaria

D) Beri-beri

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Choose the correct pathway for the flow of blood:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Arterioles → metarterioles → capillaries → thoroughfare channels

B) Arterioles → thoroughfare channel → metarterioles → capillaries

C) Thoroughfare channel → arterioles → capillaries → metarterioles

D) Metarterioles → arterioles → thoroughfare channels → capillaries

80 / 100

Category: Biology

A man who has type AB blood cannot father a child with type ___ blood, because he would pass on either the ___ or the B allele to all of his offspring.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) A,O

B) O,A

C) B, O

D) B, A

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Optimal temperature of enzymes present in human body is

27?C

37?C

47?C

30?C

82 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.23 The vectors for disease spread belong to which of the following phylum?

A. Porifera

B. Platyhelminthes

C. Annelida

D. Arthropoda

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Plants growing in xeric conditions are called

Spherophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Teridophytes

84 / 100

Category: Biology

As an essential element in living organisms, _______ ion is playing an important role in insulin secretion, the release of neurotransmitters, muscle contraction, and heartbeat regulation.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Sodium

B) Potassium

C) Calcium

D) Chloride

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Immediate source of energy for cellular respiration is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Lipids

B) ATP

C) Proteins

D) Carbohydrates

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Undigested food in cockroach is stored in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Crop

B) Rectum

C) Gizzard

D) Crop & Rectum

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

A plant has a growth pattern called

Closed growth

Open growth

In between the two

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Based on molecular data euglenoids are thought to be closely related to

Dinoflagellates

Zooflagellates

Protozoans

Algae

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Mating with non-relatives is known as?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Inbreeding

B) Outbreeding

C) Breeding

D) None of these options is correct

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Development of an egg into zygote without fertilization is called

Parthenogenesis

Apomixes

Parthenocarpy

None of these

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

A group of ribosomes attached to mRNA is known as

Polymer

Polypeptide

Polysomes

Monomer

92 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following enzymes is used to join DNA fragments?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) DNA polymerase

B) Ligase

C) Primase

D) Endonuclease

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Among the followings which is the most longest supportive cell?

Tracheids

Sclereids

Trachea

Collenchyma cells

94 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.48 Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A. Glucagon- Beta cells

B. Corpus luteum- Progesterone

C. Insulin- Diabetes mellitus

D. Thyroid gland- Grave’s disease

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Fallopian tube in humans is important for:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Ovulation

B) Primary oocyte

D) Ova

C) Secondary oocyte

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Which of the following is not the type of cells of gastric gland?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Zymogenic

C) Sinusoidal

B) Parietal

D) Mucous neck

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

During feedback inhibition, which of the following structural part of enzyme is involved?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Active site

B) Binding site

C) Catalytic site

D) Allosteric site

98 / 100

Category: Biology

Major coordinating centre for sensory and motor signaling is:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Thalamus

B) Cerebrum

C) Hypothalamus

D) Cerebellum

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

At the beginning of nuclear division, the number of microtubule triplets in two pairs of centrioles that migrate to opposite poles are:

UHS 2015
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) 9

B) 18

C) 108

D) 36

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The second most abundant bio element in the human body is:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Oxygen

B) Carbon

C) Hydrogen

D) Nitrogen

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