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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Some transgenic bacteria produce a dipeptide sweetener called

Ultrasweet

Disweet

Monosweet

Neutrasweet

2 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.67 What is the property of the part of a cell membrane which is in contact with external and internal environment?

A. hydrophobic

B. hydrophilic

C. neutral

D. Both A and B

3 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

In which of the following are book lungs found?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Clam warm

B) Spider

C) Silverfish

D) Leech

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Wild life refers to

All plants of the world

All non cultivated plant

Non domesticated animals

Both b and c

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The total of all the alleles in a population is called a:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Genetic drift

B) Genotype

C) Gene pool

D) Gene mutation

6 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Red green colour blindness is a sex linked recessive trait. If a colour blind man marries a woman with normal vision whose father is colourblind and they have a daughter, what is the probability that she will be colourblind?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 0

B) 0.25

C) 0.50

D) 0.75

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

There are 3 stages of HIV infection, which sequence is correct

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) AIDS, Chronic HIV, Acute HIV

B) Chronic HIV, AIDS, Acute HIV

C) Acute HIV, Chronic HIV, AIDS

D) all of them

8 / 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

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following statement about Kingdom Protista is incorrect?

Their members have characteristics which separate them from other kingdoms

They only include unicellular aquatic eukaryotic organisms.

They do not develop from Blastula or embryo.

They contain ancestors for fungi plants & animals

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which one has antibiotic resistance gene for tetracycline and ampicillin?

pSC 101

pBR 322

pCR 322

None of these

11 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.26 The function/s of HCl during digestion is/are:

A. Adjust the pH

B. Softens the food

C. Activate pepsinogen to pepsin

D. All A, B, C

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which one of the following is made up of radioactively labelled nucleotides?

UHS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Phage DNA

B) Genomic Library

C) Recombinant DNA

D) Gene Probe

13 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following is derived from Latin word VENUME which means poisonous?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacteria

B) Fungi

C) Virus

D) Malaria

14 / 100

Category: Biology

Erythroblastosis foetalis occurs when:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Variation and Genetics

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

15 / 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

16 / 100

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

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The point at which there is no net exchange of gases between leaves and atmosphere is known as

Neutral point

Compensation point

Parallel point

Competitive point

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

All of the following hormones are secreted from anterior lobe of pituitary gland BUT:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Somatotropin hormone

B) Thyroid stimulating hormone

C) Antidiuretic hormone

D) Gonadotrophic hormone

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Cystic fibrosis patients lack a gene that codes for a transmembrane carrier of:

NTS 2017
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Na+ ions

B) K+ ions

C) CI- ions

D) Ca2+ ions

20 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.62 Sum rays are re-radiated from the surface of earth in the form of:

A. Long wave radiation

B. Radio waves

C. Short wave radiation

D. Medium waves

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Protein layers which are NOT continuous on the surface make ________ percent of total in plasma membrane.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) 50 – 60

B) 60 – 70

C) 60 – 80

D) 70 – 80

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The scientific name of thorn Apple is?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Sycopodium phlogmaria

B) Anthocoros fusiform

C) Ginkgo biloba

D) Datura alba

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Trypanosoma belongs to class:

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Sarcodina

B) Flagellata

C) Ciliata

D) Suctoria

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

In semi-conservative replication

. Sequence of original duplex is conserved after one round of replication

Gererate DNA copies of entirely new molecules

Parental DNA become completely dispersed

Each strand of daughter molecules will be a mixture of old and new

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1g of water from 15 to 16?C is called?

Specific Heat of Vaporization

Specific Heat capacity

Caloric Heat

Both A and C

26 / 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

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A monohybrid cross yielded 3:1 in F2. What could be mode of inheritance?

Segregation

Independent assortment

Both of these

None of these

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the statement about cell membrane is not true?

It contains protein molecules embedded in lipid bilayer

It is a differentially permeable membrane.

It contains charged pores thus ions being charged particles cross cell membrance much easier than neutral particles.

It may get infolded to engulf solid or liquid material.

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

A tortion of chromatin that is condensed only during cell division is

Euchromatin

Heterochromatin

Biochromatin

Nucleochromatin

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following is TRUE about the structure of a typical bacterium?

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) It has cell wall

B) It has cytoplasm

C) It has genetic material

D) All of the above

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Seeds are dormant in conditions of

Water scarcity

Low temperature

Harsh winters

All of these

32 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Which of the following characters of pea plant is dominant?

Axial flowers

Yellow pods

White flowers

Wrinkled seeds

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

All of the insectivorous plants are true

Heterotrophs

Autotrophes

Carnivores

Saprotrophs

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Thick, waxy & leathery cuticle around leaves is present in which of the following?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydrophytes

B) Mesophytes

D) Xerophytes

C) Halophytes

35 / 100

Category: Biology

The inhibitor which closely resembles the substrate in its molecular structure and inhibits the enzyme activity by binding to the active site of the enzyme is called:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Enzymes

A) Feedback inhibitor

B) Non-competitive inhibitor

C) Allosteric modulator

D) Competitive inhibitor

36 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. T2

B. T4

C. Both A and B

D. None

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Carolus Linnaeus was believer of

Special creation

Natural selection

Catastrophism

. Inheritance of acquired characters

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The ultimate source of all changes is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Mutation

B) Migration

C) Genetic drift

D) Change in allele frequency

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

When the muscle is required to contract, calcium ion binds with ______ molecule and causes them to move slightly.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Actin

B) Myosin

C) Troponin

D) Tropomyosin

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Over-secretion of cortical hormone causes a disease called;

UHS 2015
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Cushing’s Disease

B) Diabetes Mellitus

C) Hypoglycemia

D) Addison’s Disease

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The most important cause of many of the respiratory disorders is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacterial infection

B) Pollution

C) Smoking

D) Drinking

42 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.9 The linkage formed when one molecule of glucose combines with one molecule of fructose is:

A. 1, 2-glycosidic linkage

B. 1, 6-glycosidic linkage

C. 1, 4-glycosidic linkage

D. 1,3-glycosidic linkage

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Viruses without nuclear envelope is called as?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) icosahedral virus

B) naked virus

C) enveloped virus

D) bilayer virus

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Most of the marine invertebrates are

Osmoconformers

Osmoregulators

Both depend upon the concentration of sea water

None of these

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Growth process is

Irreversible

Reversible

Sometimes reversible sometimes irreversible

Temporary

46 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.30 Arterial blood contains ___________of CO2/100 ml of blood:

54

50

64

60

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The lock and key model of enzyme action was proposed by:

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Louis Pasteur

B) Emil Fischer

C) Daniel Koshland

D) Urey Miller

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The bond formed when two or more atoms complete their electron shells by sharing electrons is called:

Ionic bond

Hydrogen bond

Covalent bond

Electrovalent bond

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The optimum pH of catalase is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Slightly alkaline

B) Highly acidic

C) Highly alkaline

D) Slightly acidic

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

In enzymatic mechanism, the substrate bind to the enzyme active site to produce?

PMC Practice 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Reactants

B) Enzymes

C) Products

D) All of these

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

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

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Auxins

Abscisic Acid

52 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

High level of _____ and _____ in the blood and the contributing factors in the formation of kidney stones.

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Calcium, oxalate

B) Calcium, magnesium

C) Calcium, sodium

D) Sodium, sulphate

53 / 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

54 / 100

Category: Biology

What type of virus is the smallpox virus?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) DNA enveloped virus

B) RNA enveloped virus

C) DNA virus

D) RNA naked virus

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

All populations within an ecosystem interconnected to one another are known as

Species

Family

Community

Biomes

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following substances helps to concentrate urine?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Aldosterone

B) ADH

C) Glucosterone

D) Thyroxin

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following occurs in the body in response to the secretion of Glucagon?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Conversion of glucose to glycogen in liver cells

B) Decrease in blood glucose concentration

C) Increased uptake of glucose by muscle cells

D) Production of cyclic AMP in target cells

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Vascular Cambium initially appears as actively dividing cells between:

Primary Xylem and secondary xylem.

Primary xylem and secondary phloem

Primary xylem and primary phloem

Secondary xylem and secondary phloem

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

A structure formed by groups of similar cells organized into loose sheetsor bundles performing similar functions is called as:

An organ

An organism

A Tissue

A Cell

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following is NOT the function of cell membranes?

NTS 2018
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Protection of cytoplasm

B) Regulating the passage of different molecules

C) Protein synthesis

D) Cellular communication

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

On Galapagos island, among the birds, ____ caught much attention of Darwin in formulating his work, related to adaptations.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Pigeons

B) Ravens

C) Finches

D) Parrots

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The melting point of unsaturated fatty acids:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Increases with increase in double bonds

B) Decreases with increase in double bonds

C) Rises in some and falls in others

D) There is no relationship between unsaturation and melting point

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Oxygen is transported by combining with ……….. in Hb.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Nitrogen

B) Iron

D) Hydrogen

C) Carbon

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

_________ respiration is directly involved in the production of energy, necessary for all living activities.

Organismic

Cellular

Both of these

None of thes

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Solanum tuberosum is a scientific name of:

Onion

Amaltas

Potato

Tomato

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A trait whose alleles are present in both males and females but prominent more in one sex than other is a:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Sex-linked trait

B) Sex limited trait

C) Sex influenced trait

D) X-linked trait

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Xerophytes have small thick leaves to;

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Help them float on water

B) Limit water loss, by increasing the surface area

C) Help them survive in salty environment

D) Limit water loss, by reducing the surface area

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The process of replacing or supplementing the defective allele with a functional, normal allele is known as ______.

NTS 2012
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Allele transplant

B) Physiotherapy

C) Gene therapy

D) Mutation

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

In sexual reproduction, plants have diplohaplontic life cycle with alternating

Diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

Haploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte generations

Diploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte generations

Haploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following has a chain arrangement?

Streptobacillus

Streptococci

Staphylococci

Both A and B

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Many substances which are urgently required by the cell while cell absorbs them against the concentration gradient by utilizing energy in the form of:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) ATP

B) Heat

C) GTP

D) Light

72 / 100

Category: Biology

Which one of the following is most likely to occur in a boy during puberty?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Reproduction

A) He produces eggs

B) His shoulders broaden

C) The colour of his eyes change

D) None of these options is correct

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in _______ of chloroplast.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Thylakoids

B) Grana

C) Intergrana

D) Stroma

74 / 100

Category: Biology

Genetic information in the DNA is encoded as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Deoxyribose sugar

B) Ribose sugar

C) Phosphate group

D) Sequence of nitrogenous bases

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

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?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 25%

B) 50%

C) 75%

D) 100%

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which one forms the raw material for coenzymes?

Vitamins

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Metals

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Legume plants are the hosts to

Rhizobium

Mycorrhiza

Lichen

Algae

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The maximum amount of oxygen which normal human blood absorbs and carries at sea level is how many ml per 100 ml of blood?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) 10

B) 20

C) 30

D) 40

79 / 100

Category: Biology

Enzymes work by lowering the ______ of the reactions they catalyse:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Enzymes

A) Kinetic energy

B) Activation energy

C) Heat energy

D) Potential energy

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

How does the second meiotic division differ from mitosis? In the second meiotic division:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Chiasmata Formed between the chromatids of a bivalent

B) Each chromosome replicates to form two chromatids during metaphase

C) The separating chromatids of a pair differ genetically

D) None of the above

81 / 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

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Select an anamniote from the following:

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Snake

B) Parrot

C) Frog

D) Crocodile

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Major regional ecological community of plants and animals forms

Biosphere

Biomass

Biomes

Bioecosystem

84 / 100

Category: Biology

Q44 Study of fossils is called

A. Mammalogy

B. Paleontology

C. Herpetology

D. Ornithology

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Carolus Linnaeus was believer of which of the following?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) special creation

B) natural selection

C) catastrophism

D) Inheritance of acquired characters

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

The structure which prevents the entry of food particles into the respiratory passage is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Hard palate

B) Epiglottis

C) Soft palate

D) Larynx

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

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

Escherichia coli

Spirochetes

Mycoplasma

Epulopiscuim

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Who discovered the bacteria causing tuberculosis and also developed various techniques of media preparation and maintenance of pure culture?

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Alexander Fleming

Leeuwenhoek

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Ileum is about ______ long:

NTS 2010
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) 3.6 centimeters

B) 3.6 mllimeters

C) 3.6 inches

D) 3.6 meters

90 / 100

Category: Biology

The system involved in preparing our body in condition of stress and emergency:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Nervous system only

B) Endocrine system only

C) Both nervous & endocrine system

D) Both endocrine & exocrine

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Natural extrachromosomal circular DNA molecules earrying genes for antibiotic resistance and fertility

Recombinant DNA

Chimaeric DNA C

Lambda phage

Plasmids

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The excretory product that requires minimum water for its elimination compared to others is:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Creatinine

B) Ammonia

C) Urea

D) Uric Acid

93 / 100

Category: Biology

Optimum pH for action of pepsin and salivary amylase is

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Nutrition

A) 3.5 and 7.7 respectively

B) 1.8 and 6.8 respectively

C) 6.8 and 7.4 respectively

D) 1.8 and 7.4 respectively

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Baldness is most frequent in

Men

Women

Children

Girls

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The smaller (40S) of ribosome combines with larger subunit (60S) in the presence of Mg2+ ion to form _____ particle.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) 100 S

B) 90 S

C) 80 S

D) 70 S

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Purine and pyrimidine catabolism results in production of

Creatinine

Trimethyamine oxide

Xanthine

None of these

97 / 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

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

What is in q2 Hardy Weinberg equilibrium?

NTS 2019
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Frequency of the dominant allele

B) Frequency of the recessive allele

C) Frequency of both alleles

D) Number of both alleles

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Interphase of meiosis lacks

G0 phase

G1 phase

G2 phase

S phase

100 / 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

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