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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Glucose and fructose join together through _____ to form sucrose.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) 1, 4 glycosidic linkage

B) 1, 6 glycosidic linkage

D) 1,3 glycosidic linkage

C) 1,2 glycosidic linkage

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Two animals are mated. One is homozygous dominant for one character and homozygous recessive for another. The other animal Is heterozygous for both characters. How many phenotypes are expected in the offspring of this cross?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

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Category: Biology

Q4 A condition with abnormal amount of fats is called:

A. anorexia

B. botulism

C. piles

D. obesity

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The actual remains or traces of organisms that lived in ancident geological times

Vestigial remains

Fossils

Fuel

None of these

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Category: Biology

Which valve action results from an increase in pressure in the ventricles of the heart?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Transport

A) The closing of all the heart valves

B) The closing of semilunar valves

C) The opening of the bicuspid valve

D) The opening of the semilunar valves

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which is a feature of malignant tumor?

Localized

Little deleterious effect

Few mitosis

Metastasize

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Category: Biology

When both the alleles of a gene pair are same, the organism is said to be:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Heterozygous

B) Genotype

C) Homozygous

D) Phenotype

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which of the following is the respiratory surface in human beings?

PMC Practice 3
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Lungs

B) Alveoli

D) Alveolar duct

C) Windpipe

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Encircle the miss – match:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Colds…Rhinovirus

B) Yellow fever … Bacteria

C) Encephalitis … Virus

D) Minus strand RNA virus … Paramyxovirus

10 / 100

Category: Biology

Muscular tube that passes through pharynx and joins stomach is:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Nutrition

A) Trachea

B) NG tube

C) Nerve canal

D) Esophagus

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Annual rainfall in grass land i

1500-2500 mm

750-1500 mm

250-750 mm

250-500 mm

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

In cystic fibrosis, liposomes-microscopic vesicles are sued which are coated with:

UHS 2015
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Healthy Gene

B) Chromosome

D) Carbohydrate

C) Protein

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which vertebrate groups have scaly skin?

NTS 2013
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) amphibians and fish

B) amphibians and mammals

C) fish and mammals

D) fish and reptiles

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Lichen and algae form

Climax community

Pioneers community

Initiator community

Seral community

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Category: Biology

Phenylketonuria is

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Sex linked dominant trait

B) Sex linked recessive trait

C) Autosomal dominant trait

D) Autosomal recessive trait

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

A group of populations that have the potential to interbreed in nature is

Genus

Family

Species

Community

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which one of the following is a neurotransmitter?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Dopamine

B) Hydrochloric acid

C) Sodium ions

D) Calcium ions

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Evolution of vascular bundles in plants and skeleton in animals is an adaptation for

Hdrospheric ecosystem

Aquatic ecosystem

Terrestrial ecosystem

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The concentration of Na ions in the body fluids is controlled by the ____ hormone.

NTS 2012
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) ADH

B) Parathormone

C) Aldosterone

D) Estrogen

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Marine fish can keep their internal environment hypertonic with respect to the surrounding salty water by retaining.

Excessive urea which will increase their internal solute concentration and prevent body shrinkage in hypertonic environment

Trimethyl alanine

Ammonia

Trimethylamine oxide

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Category: Biology

Q.49 In reproduction, semen refers to which of the following?

A. fluid and sperms

B. Blood and water

C. Blood and sperms

D. Blood and fluid

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Category: Biology

Q44 Study of fossils is called

A. Mammalogy

B. Paleontology

C. Herpetology

D. Ornithology

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Coelom that develops from the archenteron as outpouching is

Pseudocoelom

Enterocoelom

Schizocoelom

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Four plants are present in different environmental conditions. Plant A is present in a warm climate with continuous rainfall, plant B is present in a cool forest, plant C is present in a warm climate with little breeze, while plant D is present in a warm climate with high wind speed. Which one of the above plants will have the highest rate of transpiration?

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Plant B

B) Plant D

C) Plant A

D) Plant C

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which of the following theories or evolution can best explain the vestigial organs.

NUMS 2014
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Darwinism

B) Lamarckism

C) Natural selection

D) Special creation

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which one of the following coelenterate is also called the Portuguese man of war?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydra

B) Velella

C) Obelia

D) Physalis

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Category: Biology

Q.13 The frequency of allele if it is evolutionary successful is?

A. increased

B. Enzymes

C. no change

D. All of these

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Category: Biology

There existed two varieties of female freshwater Mollusks in which some were streamlined and some had a high bulge. Over the generations, male freshwater Mollusks learned that high bulge favors more production of offspring. So they started preferring to mate with females having high bulge as compared to streamlined. Will this affect Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium in the population?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Evolution

A) No, it will not affect the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium

B) Yes, it will affect the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium

C) It will help to balance equilibrium

D) The Hardy Weinberg equilibrium doesn't apply here

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Visible light used in photosynthesis ranges from:

300 – 700 nm in wavelength

350 – 750 nm in wavelength

380 – 750 nm in wavelength

390 – 790 nm in wavelength.

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Filial is a Latin word. It means

Spring

Issue

Progeny

Descendent

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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

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Category: Biology

The type of plastids found in roots of plants are _____.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Chloroplasts

B) Chromoplasts

C) Leucoplasts

D) All of these options are correct

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Many _______ expel a large amount of water by special structures called contractile vacuoles:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Protozoa

B) Porifera

C) Echinoderm

D) Fish

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Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Enzymes

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

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which animals support Darwin’s view of inheritance of desirable variations?

NTS 2019
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Giraffe

B) Galapagos finches

C) Snake

D) All of the above

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Below the point at which the cotyledons are attached, the embryo axis is called _______.

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Radicle

B) Epicotyl

C) Hypocotyl

D) Coleoptile

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Category: Biology

An enzyme that helps in the conversion of RNA to DNA is called:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Transcriptase

B) Polymerase

C) Reverse transcriptase

D) Synthetase

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Identify the only cells in leaf epidermis, which are NOT connected to other cells by plasmodesmata and are involved in photosynthesis.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Epidermal cells

B) Spongy mesophyll cells

C) Guard cells

D) Palisade mesophyll cells

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following is included in Bryophytes?

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Mosses

B) Club mosses

C) Ferns

D) Seed plants

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Unpaired facial bones are:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Maxilla, Zygomatic

B) Palatine, Inferior concha

C) Nasal, Lacrimal

D) Mandible, Vomer

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The diploid human chromosome set has:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes

B) 22 pairs of autosomes and XY chromosomes

C) 22 pairs of autosomes and XX chromosomes

D) Haploid somatic cells and diploid germinal cells

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Category: Biology

Q.19 Of the following, which one is not included in protostomes:

A. Arthropods

B. Poriferans

C. Annelids

D. Coelenterates

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Lymph nodes are not present:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Neck region

B) Axilla

C) Groin

D) Spleen

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The cell wall of most of the bacteria have a unique macromolecule called_______.

NTS 2012
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Cellulose

B) Chitin

C) Fibres

E) Peptidoglycan

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which one is not a day neutral plant?

Cucumber

Maize

Cotton

Tobacco

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The passageways of the respiratory system mucous secreting cells called:

NTS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Tracheal cells

B) Goblet cells

C) Surfactant cells

D) Pleural cells

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

% of water in brain cells is

20%

80%

85%

90%

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which one of the following organelles is required for aerobic respiration?

NTS 2018
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleus

B) Mitochondrion

C) Endoplasmic reticulum

D) Plastids

49 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.60 The part of spinal cord where interneurons present is called:

A. White matter

B. Gray mater

C. lumbar enlargement

D. cervical enlargement

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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

NTS 2013
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Protists

B) Algae

C) Bacteria

D) Protozoans

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A chemical substance which can react (in place of substrate) with the enzyme but is not transformed into product/s and thus blocks the active site temporarily or permanently is called

Co-enzyme

Blocker

Inhibitor

Cofactor

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Some bacteria ranging occasionally a size of 500 ?m in length are

Escherichia coli

Spirochetes

Mycoplasma

Epulopiscuim

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Intercalary meristems are of

Permanent nature

Temporary nature

Some are permanent some temporary

None of these

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Category: Biology

DNA made by joining pieces from two or more different sources:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biotechnology

A) Probes

B) Restriction endonuclease

C) Mutated DNA

D) Recombinant DNA

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Amniotic fluid in human embryo protects it from:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Degeneration

C) Encasement

B) Jerks

D) None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Study of environmental relations is called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Physiology

B) Pulmonology

C) Morphology

D) Ecology

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Gametes in animals are produced by:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Meiosis

B) Fission

C) Mitosis

D) All three

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The size of Spirochete is

0.1 -600 um

100-200 nm

500 um

0.75-1.25 um

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The pH at which the activity of pancreatic lipase enzyme is maximum is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) 8.00

B) 9.00

C) 7.40

D) 9.20

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Category: Biology

Q.65 Which one of the following is the attribute of Lamarckism?

A. Natural selection

B. Inheritance of acquired characteristics

C. Struggle for existence

D. Production of more individuals

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Among the followings which is the most longest supportive cell?

Tracheids

Sclereids

Trachea

Collenchyma cells

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Seeds are dormant in conditions of

Water scarcity

Low temperature

Harsh winters

All of these

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Category: Biology

Q.11 Which of the following statement regarding lecithin is correct?

A. Contain only one fatty acid

B. Choline attached with phosphatidic acid at carbon 3

C. Phosphate group is positively charged

D. Have five carbon glycerol molecules

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Category: Biology

Q.9 This is a reduced compound

A. CO2

B. O2

C. NADH

D. NAD

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Category: Biology

Q.58 Which of the following is incorrect for ascent of sap?

A. water potential

B. Cohesion tension

C. root pressure

D. imbibition

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The significant flight muscle in birds is the:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Pectoral

B) Tensor

C) Appendicular

D) All of these

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

On land, frogs are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Hypermetric

B) Cerebral cortex

C) Normal sighted

D) None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Molecular formula of chlorophyll ‘a’ molecule is:

C55H72O5N4Mg

C55H70O6N4Mg

C50H72O6N4Mg

C55H70O5N4Mg

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Secretin

B) Gastrin

C) Pepsinogen

D) Both secretin and gastrin

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

When a frog is kept in water for some time it sheds a thin covering of skin called ____

NUMS 2014
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Cuboidal epithelium

B) Squamous epithelium

C) Columnar epithelium

D) Ciliated epithelium

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is non-cellular in most cases in animals?

Mesenchyme

Sclerenchyma

Chlorenchyma

Mesoderm

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Category: Biology

Q.13 Cellulose is the major component of?

A. Primary wall

B. Secondary wall

C. Middle lamella

D. All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Which of the following have both internal and external digestion?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydra

B) Jelly fish

C) Cockroach

D) All of these

74 / 100

Category: Biology

It is the smallest eukaryote:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Kingdom Protista

A) Virus

B) Bacteria

C) Plasmodium

D) Sponge

75 / 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

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Category: Biology

Which of the following diseases is sexually transmitted?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) Tuberculosis

B) AIDS

C) Dengue Fever

D) Cholera

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following statements is true about metaphase?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Chromosomes are thickest during this phase

B) Chromosomes are shortest during this phase

C) Chromosomes are longest during this phase

D) Chromosomes are shortest and thickest during this phase

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Highest blood pressure is found in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Arteries

B) Veins

D) None of the given options

C) Capillaries

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The only promoter of leaf senescence in the following plant hormones is:

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Auxins

Abscisic Acid

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A three dimensional dcavity bearing a specific charge by which the enzyme reacts with its substrate is called

Active site

Binding site

Catalytic site

Allosteric site

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Nitrogen

Magnesium

Iron

Both A and B

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Antheridia and archegonia are _____ organs in bryophytes.

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Reproductive

B) digestive

C) respiratory

D) none of the above

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Brassica and rosa plant belong to the group of plants:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydrophytes

B) Mesophytes

C) Xerophytes

D) Succulent

84 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of these is not a reflex action?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Secretion of sweat.

B) Salivation.

C) Flexion due to needle prick.

D) Blinking of eyes due to strong light.

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for the metabolism of:

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleic acids

B) Proteins

C) Carbohydrates

D) Lipids

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Living things that would be the first to experience adverse effects if large amounts of carbon dioxide were taken out of the biosphere are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Decomposers (e.g. bacteria and fungi)

B) Producers (e.g. green plants)

C) Primary consumers (e.g. mice)

D) Secondary consumers (e.g. snakes)

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Of the following, which one is better respiratory medium.

Air

Water

Soil

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

In plants growth is of

Four types

Five types

One type

Two types

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The irritant substances of smoke cause smoker’s cough which weakened and bursts:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Bronchi

B) Bronchiole

C) Alveoli

D) Trachea

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Golden algae are also known as

Chrysophyta

Phaeophyta

Pyrrophyta

Rhodophyta

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The nerve center for sight is located in the

NUMS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Thalamus

B) Myopic

C) Both a and b

D) None of these

92 / 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

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which of the following can be blocked, if one wants to stop translation of mRNA?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) RNA polymerase

B) Helicase

C) Elongation factor

D) Primase

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which of the following is not an infection of the lungs/respiratory tract?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Histoplasmosis

B) Tuberculosis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) None of the given options

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The Porifera are pore – bearing animals, commonly called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Corals

B) Sponges

C) Hydras

D) Anemones

96 / 100

Category: Biology

The bacteria can cope in unfavorable condition by producing:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote

A) Mesosomes

B) Zygospores

C) Endospores

D) Hyphae

97 / 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

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following diseases CANNOT be cured by gene therapy?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) SCID

B) Tuberculosis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) Cancer

99 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.8 How many carbon atoms contribute to form glucopyranose?

3

5

4

6

100 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.17 Final acceptor of electrons in respiratory chain is?

A. NADH

B. Cytochrome a3

C. Water

D. Oxygen

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