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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Numerous opportunist diseases might attack people suffering from the following diseases?

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

A) Measles

B) Influenza

C) Hepatitis A

D) AIDS

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Chalk is gradually formed of dead

Actinopods

Foraminiferans

Apicomplexans

Radiolarians

3 / 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

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

RuBP + O2 —Rubisco—> PGA + _______

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Phosphoglycerate

B) Phosphoglycolate

C) Glycerate

D) Glycolate

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The word virus is derived from Latin word venome meaning

Sweet fluid

Sore Fluid

Poisonous Fluid

Salty Fluid

6 / 100

Category: Biology

The dark reactions of photosynthesis are characterized by:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Synthesis of ATP, O2 and NADH

B) Utilization of ATP, CO2 and NADPH

C) Electron transfer from NADPH to RuBP

D) Carbon dioxide transfer from RuBP to glucose

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Menstruation, the shedding of the lining of the uterus (endometrium), is accompanied by:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Shivering

B) Fever

C) Bleeding

D) Vomiting

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

During the G2 phase:

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Chromosome number is duplicated

B) The chromosomes are left with only one chromatid

C) Energy is stored for Chromosome movement and mitotic specific proteins(Tubulin) are produced

D) Specific enzymes are synthesized and DNA base units are accumulated

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Golden algae are also known as

Chrysophyta

Phaeophyta

Pyrrophyta

Rhodophyta

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which part of bacteria is most delicate and damage to it can kill the bacteria?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell wall

B) Slime

C) Capsule

D) Cell membrane

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A cofactor made of inorganic ion which is detachable is called

Prosthetic group

Coenzyme

Activator

Cofactor

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following category is most general with its members lest resembling with each other than the other categries:

Species

Genus

Family

Order

13 / 100

Category: Biology

They serve as a scaffold for formation of higher order chromatin structure:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Nucleosome

B) Nucleus

C) Chromosomes

D) Histones

14 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Excretory system, consisting of protonephridia tubes, are present in phylum:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Porifera

B) Annelida

C) Platyhelminthes

D) Cnidaria

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of triploblasts.

All of them have blood vascular system

They may be coelomate pseudocoelomate or acoelomate

They are included in grade bilateria

All of them have digestive system

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Among the most abundant biomolecules, _____ is the most abundant one on earth.

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins

B) Carbohydrates

C) Lipids

D) Vitamins

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

When abdomen expands, the number of spiracles open is

2

3

6

8

18 / 100

Category: Biology

The movement of plants in response to touch stimulus is called:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Hydrotropism

B) Chemotropism

C) Geotropism

D) Thigmotropism

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

A combination of alpha interferon and ribavirin is used for the treatment of hepatitis:

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

A) B

B) A

C) D

D) C

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

A bacteriophage consists solely of:

NTS 2011
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA and protein

B) RNA and protein

C) RNA only

D) Protein only

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The major portion of (NH)2CO is secreted by:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Sweat

B) Saliva

C) Urine

D) Stool

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Puccinia commonly destroys

Corn

Tomato

Dodder

Wheat

23 / 100

Category: Biology

What is the effect of enzyme DNA ligase?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) DNA is broken up at specific sites

B) DNA fragments are joined together

C) DNA replication occurs

D) DNA transcription occurs

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following is an ovoviviparous organism?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) reptiles

B) mammals

C) frog

D) Duckbill platypus

25 / 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

26 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.28 Flame cells in Planaria constitute the:

A. Digestive system

B. Reproductive system

C. Respiratory system

D. Excretory system

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Digestion of which food components starts from the oral cavity?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins

B) Fats

D) Vitamins

C) Carbohydrates

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

A large regional community primarily determined by climate is called :

Population

Community

Biome

Habitat

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Haemoglobin carries more oxygen than plasma by:

NTS 2011
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) 50 times

B) 20 times

C) 70 times

D) 100 times

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Amphibians and reptiles

B) Reptiles and birds

C) Birds and mammals

D) None of these

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In a typical compound microscope the resolution is 2 μm. Which is about _____ that of naked eye.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) 100 x

B) 300 x

C) 400 x

D) 500 x

32 / 100

Category: Biology

What do we call the cell surface membrane of a muscle fibre?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Sarcolemma

B) Plasma membrane

C) Sarcoplasm

D) Myofibrils

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following is not a parasitic fungus of plants?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Rust

B) Mildews

C) Armillaria

D) None of the given options

34 / 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

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Tobacco plants, resistant to a nematode, have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produces (in the host cells):

PMC Practice 11
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Both sense and antisense RNA

B) A particular hormone

C) An antifeedant

D) A toxic protein

36 / 100

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

37 / 100

Category: Biology

The enzyme found in saliva responsible for the digestion of carbohydrates is:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Enzymes

A) Lysozyme

B) Amylase

C) Pepsin

D) Trypsinogen

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

HIV is also known as:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) AIDS

B) HAV

D) HBV

C) HTLV

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Select a sessile zooflagellate:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Trichonympha

B) Trypanosoma

C) Choanoflagellate

D) Euglena

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which one of the following forms the blk of exoskeleton of an arthropod?

Epicuticle

Procuticle

Ectocuticle

None of these

41 / 100

Category: Biology

The numbers of capsomeres found in adenovirus capsid is?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) 162

B) 200

C) 252

D) 155

42 / 100

Category: Biology

An Rh negative woman is married to an Rh positive man whose father was also Rh negative. What are the chances that their child will be affected?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) 25%

B) 50%

C) 75%

D) 100%

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Pharynx leads air into _____ through glottis.

NTS 2012
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Trachea

B) Bronchus

C) Alveoli

E) Larynx

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which type of chlorophyll is found in all types of algae?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Chlorophyll a

B) Chlorophyll b

C) Chlorophyll c

D) Chlorophyll d

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following amino acids has single codon?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Isoleucine

B) Tryptophan

C) Valine

D) Arginine

46 / 100

Category: Biology

The rate of photosynthesis and respiration may equal one another at what time?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Dawn

B) Noon

C) Dusk

D) Dawn and dusk

47 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.61 These are properties of lipids_________________

A. Insoluble in water and soluble in fat solvent.

B. High energy content

C. Structural component of cell membrane

D. All of these

48 / 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

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The massive accumulation of blood with is a tissue is called as:

NTS 2011
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Haemorrhage

C) Hepatoma

B) Haematoma

D) Haemocoel

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

What is the effect of enzyme DNA ligase?

PMC 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA is broken up at specific sites

B) DNA fragments are joined together

C) DNA replication occurs

D) DNA transcription occurs

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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

Genus

Family

Species

Community

52 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

In which stage of meiotic division centromere divides?

NUMS 2017
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Anaphase I

B) Anaphase II

C) Metaphase II

D) Both A and B

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Detoxification of drugs is the function of _____ in a cell.

NUMS 2016
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) R.E.R

B) S.E.R

C) Liver cells

D) Lysosome

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

_______ is the most critical phase of mitosis.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Prophase

B) Telophase

C) Anaphase

D) Metaphase

55 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.25 The substrate of the trypsin is:

A. Proteins

B. Dipeptides

C. Polypeptides

D. Amino acids

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Enzymes work by which of the following?

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Increasing the activation energy

B) Reducing the activation energy

C) Making exergonic reactions endergonic

D) Making endergonic reactions exergonic

57 / 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

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

As pH of blood decreases, H+ ions increases, which combine the proteins part of hemoglobin, to decrease its ability to bind with:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) O2

B) CO2

C) CO

D) H2

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In cell fractionation various components of cells including its organelles can be isolated in different layers depending upon:

Their physical properties like size & weight.

Physical properties of the medium like its density.

Their electrical properties like their charges

Both a and b

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Tendon is made up of:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Yellow fibrous connective tissue

B) Modified white fibrous tissue

C) Areolar tissue

D) Adipose tissue

61 / 100

Category: Biology

A group of biologically active molecules formed from amino acids which interact with the surface of the lipid bilayer of cell membranes are called:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Integral Proteins

B) Peripheral proteins

C) Cell wall

D) Plasmodesmata

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Photosynthesis is absent in which of the following:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacteria

B) None of these

C) Seaweeds

D) Mushrooms

63 / 100

Category: Biology

Four events in the transmission of nerve impulses across synapses are:

I. depolarisation of the presynaptic membrane

II. propagation of postsynaptic action potential

III. reabsorption of the transmitter substance

IV. release of transmitter substance into the synaptic cleft

In which sequence do these events occur?

FIRST -> LAST

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) I, III, II, and IV

B) I, IV, II and III

C) IV, I, III and II

D) IV, III, I and II

64 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.9 A surfactant is essential for:

A. Efficient gas exchange

B. Maintaining structural integrity of alveoli

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Which of the following is NOT a part of the immune system?

NTS 2018
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Phagocytes

B) Complement Proteins

C) Cytokines

D) Atherosclerosis

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Deamination in the liver initially produces:

NTS 2010
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Ammonia

B) Arginine

C) Ornithine

D) Urea

67 / 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

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

In the Hardy – Weinberg principle,p2 + 2pq + q2= ?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) 0

B) 1

C) Infinity

D) Any value between 0 to 1

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Coniferous forests located at high altitude are called

Taiga

Alpine

Boreal

Arctic

70 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following processes does NOT need Pyruvic Acid as a substrate?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Alcoholic fermentation

B) Calvin cycle

C) Aerobic respiration

D) Lactic Acid fermentation

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Which of the following fungi is utilized in the baking industry?

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Mushrooms

B) Yeast

C) Bread mold

D) Penicillium

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The adaptive feature(s) which help(s) the fish to live in water include(s):

NTS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) A tail and an air bladder

B) Unpaired and paired fins

C) Streamlined body

E) All of these options

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Organs which produce voice in birds is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Larynx

C) Syrinx

B) Pharynx

D) Both A and C

74 / 100

Category: Biology

Q4 A condition with abnormal amount of fats is called:

A. anorexia

B. botulism

C. piles

D. obesity

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Estimating relative CO2 consumption or O2 release during photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light, is termed as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Action spectrum

B) Absorption spectrum

C) Dark reaction

D) Light reaction

76 / 100

Category: Biology

The region where the impulse moves from one neuron to another is called ______.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Axon

B) Dendrites

C) Synapse

D) Thalamus

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

What is not true about the induced fit model:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

B

A) Explains mechanism of enzyme action

B) Enzyme is specific in nature

C) Enzyme is a flexible structure

D) Enzyme doesn’t show change during reaction

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Complex specialized flagellates living symbiotically in the gut of termites are

Trichonymphas

Trypanosoma

Euglena

Radiolarians

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

Homologous organs are functionally different but structurally alike

Analogous organs are functionally different but structurally alike

Examples of homologous structures are arms of man, forelimb of cat, flipper of whale

Examples of analogous structures are wings of bats, birds and insects

80 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.15 Urethra and vagina have openings to the exterior:

A. common

B. independent

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

81 / 100

Category: Biology

Which component enters into mitochondria after glycolysis?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Pyruvate

B) Acetate

C) Oxaloacetate

D) Acetyl – CoA

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Study of human population and things that affect them is

Ecology

Demography

Demology

Environment

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which organ(s) in the male reproductive system produce gametes?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Vas deferens

B) Malpighian tubule system

C) Seminiferous tubules

D) Ejaculatory duct

84 / 100

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

85 / 100

Category: Biology

The region of the chromosome or, more specifically, the length of the DNA molecule, which has a particular function is called _______.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Kinetochore

B) Locus

C) Allele

D) Gene

86 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.11 In cocci, three plane division result in formation of sarcine which is a

A. Cuba of 8 cocci

B. Square of 4 cocci

C. Irregular structure

D. Triangular 6 cocci

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

A lullaby is a song. No song is prose. Some proses are epics.

Conclusions:

I. Some proses are songs.

II. Some epics are lullabies.

III. Some songs are lullabies.

Which of the following is most appropriate in the above case?

a) Only II

b) Only III

c) I, II, and III are inappropriate

a

b

c

none

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

During the formation of an ovum nondisjunction of the sex chromosomes occurred the ovum was then fertilized by a normal Y-bearing sperm cell which one of the following shows the sex chromosome complement of the resulting zygote?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) XO

B) XXY

C) XXXY

D) XXYY

89 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Gaseous Exchange

A) Histoplasmosis

B) Tuberculosis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) None of the given options

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Numerous opportunistic diseases might attack a person suffering from which of the following diseases?

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

A) Measles

B) Influenza

C) Hepatitis A

D) AIDS

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Fungi store surplus food in the form of

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Cellulose

B) Glycogen

C) Starch

D) Both B and C

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which statement is incorrect about Lock and Key Model?

Specific enzyme can transform only a specific substrate

Active site of an enzyme is a non flexible structure.

Active site does not change before during or even after the reaction.

It explains the mechanism of every chemical reaction.

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Important point/s of Lamarck’s theory

Use and disuse of organs

Inheritance of acquired characters

Natural selection

Both a and b

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Zone of lake water which is of open water near the surface is

Littoral

Limnetic

Profundal

Benthic

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following is not related to the enveloped virus?

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

A) They survive for a short time

B) Their envelope is sensitive to sunlight

C) They are tolerant to antibodies

D) Envelope is derived from host

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Capillaries present around the loop of Henle:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Vasa recta

B) Peritubular

C) Lacteals

D) Glomerulus

97 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.42 All of the following are paired facial bones except:

A. Maxilla

B. Lacrimal

C. Zygomatic

D. Mandible

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

What is the commercial method of producing millions of seedlings in limited time?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Parthenogenesis

B) Parthenocarpy

C) Cutting

D) Grafting

99 / 100

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

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Treponema pallidum causes:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Syphilis

B) Gonorrhoea

C) AIDS

D) Herpes

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