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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

During the first three steps of glycolysis, glucose is converted to Fructose 1, 6-diphosphate by the rearrangement of the molecule and addition of two phosphate groups. The phosphate comes from?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Phospholipids of the membrane

B) ADP

C) inorganic phosphates

D) ATP

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

To check the homozygosity or heterozygosity of apparently dominant trait, we do the test cross by crossing it with:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Any Dominant trait

B) Homozygous dominant trait

C) Homozygous Recessive trait

D) Heterozygous dominant trait

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Chalk is gradually formed of dead

Actinopods

Foraminiferans

Apicomplexans

Radiolarians

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Interphase of meiosis lacks

G0 phase

G1 phase

G2 phase

S phase

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Each β – chain of hemoglobin molecules contains ____ amino acids.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) 136

B) 146

D) 288

C) 235

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Category: Biology

The animals that feed on organic debris from decomposing plants and animals are called:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Man and His Environment

A) Herbivores

B) Carnivores

C) Omnivores

D) Detritivores

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Category: Biology

Q.60 Which of the following statements correctly describes how the host cell membrane is changed by viral replication?

A. Pores develop.

B. Glycocalyx layer is formed.

C. Membrane is resynthesized

D. Viral proteins are acquired

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Opposable thumbs are characteristic features of

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Lagomorpha

B) Primates

C) Ederitate

D) None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

All the animals of the grade radiata are

Diploblastic

Triploblastic

Both

Unicellular

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The DNA of the bacterium is present in a distinct region called:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleolus

B) Centrosome

C) Nucleoid

D) Nucleus

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Cyanide for enzymes act as:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Substrate

C) Cofactor

B) Prosthetic group

D) Inhibitor

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Category: Biology

Q.57 Electron transport chain pumps protons across the membrane from __________ to ____________.

A. Thylakoid space, stroma

B. Inter-membrane space, stroma

C. Stroma, inter-membrane space

D. Stroma, thylakoid space

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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 Ch 14 Class 11

The cells which play a very important role in developing immunity are:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Monocytes

B) Neutrophils

C) Lymphocytes

D) Thrombocytes

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

In electron transport chain, ATP synthesis takes place when electrons move from:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Primary Electron Acceptor (PEA) to Plastoquinone (Pq)

B) Plastoquinone (Pq) to cytochromes

C) Cytochrome to Plastocyanin (Pc)

D) Plastocyanin (Pc) to Photosystem I (PS I)

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Category: Biology

Q48 Which statement is incorrect about Lock and Key Model?

A. Specific enzyme can transform only a specific substrate

B. Active site of an enzyme is a non-flexible structure

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

D. It explains the mechanism of every chemical reaction

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The cell wall of Archaebacteria does not contain which of the following?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Glycoproteins

B) Polysaccharides

C) Proteins

D) Peptidoglycan

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

An enzyme increases the speed of a reaction:

NTS 2012
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) by adding activation energy requirements

B) by lowering the activation energy requirements

C) by decreasing the concentration of products

D) by increasing the concentration of products

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Category: Biology

Q.20 Which of the following bacteria possesses a sphericatshape?

A. Bacillus anthracis

B. Escherichia coli

C. Spirillum minus

D. Staphylococeus aureus

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Golden algae are also known as

Chrysophyta

Phaeophyta

Pyrrophyta

Rhodophyta

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

During anaphase, each chromosome has:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) One chromatid

B) Two chromatids

C) Several chromatids

D) No chromatids

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The egg of a chick is laid at which of the following stages?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Gastrula

B) blastula

C) cleavage

D) morula

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Category: Biology

Which of the following nutrients is incorrectly paired with its function in a plant?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Nutrition

A) Potassium – Formation of cell wall.

B) Magnesium – Constituent of chlorophyll.

C) Nitrogen – Constituent of protein.

D) Phosphorus – Component of nucleic acid.

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

In which of the following location enzymes controlling cellular respiration are present?

Nucleus

Chlorophast

Milochondria

Ribosome

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The main process that occurs in the dark reaction in photosynthesis is:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) That water is split.

B) Light energy is converted into chemical energy.

C) That glucose is oxidized.

D) That carbon-dioxide is fixed.

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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

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Category: Biology

What part of the brain integrates sensory information such as pain and temperature?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Forebrain

B) Midbrain

C) Hindbrain

D) Spinal cord

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

It looks like a single flower but it is in fact an inflorescence called:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Pencil

B) Typical receme

C) Compound umbel

D) Capitulum

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

The phase of mitosis in which sister chromatids move towards opposite poles:

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Anaphase

B) Metaphase

C) Prophase

D) Telophase

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Category: Biology

Q.41 The stretch reflex is also known as:

A. Stretch reflex

B. Spinal reflex

C. Golgi tendon reflex

D. Myotatic reflex

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The cells which play a very important role in developing immunity are:

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Monocytes

B) Neutrophils

C) Lymphocytes

D) Thrombocytes

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Category: Biology

Antheridia and archegonia are _____ organs in bryophytes.

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Kingdom Plantae

A) Reproductive

B) digestive

C) respiratory

D) none of the above

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following sets of bones does not included in the axial skeleton?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Cranium and facial bones

B) Sternum, ribs, vertebrae

C) Lumbar, Thoracic and pelvic bones

D) Pectoral girdles, pelvic girdle, and appendages

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The lymph vessels empty in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Arteries

B) Veins

C) Capillaries

D) None of the given options

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Cn(H2O)n. is a general formula of :

Monosaccharides

Oligosaccharides

Ploysacharides

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following organisms have Chitin as a major structural component of their cell wall:

Prokaryotae

Protoctista

Plantae

Fungi

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Suggest which among the following is not a function attributed to endoplasmic reticulum?

PMC 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Detoxification of poisons and drugs

B) Digestion/egestion of foreign materials outside the cell

C) Manufacture of fat and lipid molecules

D) Biogenesis of membrane proteins

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Lungs are spongy due to the presence of million of

Air sacs

Alveoli

Bronchioles

Parabronchi

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The main cause of creation of tension between water molecules is ______ which helps to make water chains pulled up xylem sap.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Root pressure

B) Imbibition

C) Water potential

D) Hydrogen bonding

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Ecosystem of Shogran is

Coniferous alpine

Boreal

temperate deciduous

Grassland

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Other name for Kingdom monera is:

Protoctista

Prokaryotae

Archae

None of these

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Category: Biology

Which of the following photosystems is involved in cyclic photophosphorylation?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) PS II

B) PS I

C) PS I and PS II

D) PS III

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which part of the brain regulates body temperature?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Cerebellum

B) Cerebrum

C) Hypothalamus

D) Medulla

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Number of spiracles present in cockroach is

15

10

20

30

47 / 100

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

In cross-section each Centriole consist of nine (each in triplets) of:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Microfilaments

B) Microvilli

C) Microtubules

D) Intermediate filaments

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

In comparison to a constantly changing external environment, _____ is when the body maintains the internal processes to work in a narrow range of internal fluctuations.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Regulation

B) Homeostasis

C) Balancing

D) Thermoregulation

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Which of the following condition is hybrid A. TT B. Tt C. tt D. All of these

TT

Tt

tt

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Ptyalin can convert starch into:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Monosaccharide form

B) Oligosaccharide form

C) Polysaccharide form

D) All given options

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Ahmed’s blood CANNOT clot properly; he was diagnosed with hemophilia A. He passed this trait to his grandson through his:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Wife

B) Son

C) Daughter

D) Brother

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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.

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Active site of Rubisco is evolved to bind

CO2

O2

Both of these

H2O

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The disease caused by nutritional deficiency is:

NTS 2018
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Hepatitis

B) Cholera

C) Malaria

D) Beriberi

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following statement is incorrect about algae?

Their zygote unlike plants is protected by parental tissue.

Their classification is based on pigment composition.

Most of them have different morphological forms in-different stages of their life cycle.

Almost all of them are aquatic.

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The prolactin hormone, responsible for the activation of mammary glands to start producing milk, is a hormone of the:

NTS 2010
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Pituitary gland

B) Pancreas

C) Thyroid gland

D) Thymus gland

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which one is an organic compound?

CO2

Water

Lipids

HCI

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Category: Biology

Q45 During birth which of following act as birth canal?

A. Oviduct

B. Ovary

C. Uterus

D. Vagina

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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

The end product of glycolysis in anaerobic respiration is:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Ethanol and Carbon dioxide

B) Lactate

C) Pyruvate

D) Both A and B

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

When were bacteriophages discovered by Twort?

PMC Practice 5
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) 1915

B) 1920

D) 1820

C) 1910

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Autophagosomes are

Those lysosomes which eat parts of their own cells to generate energy.

Those lysosomes which eat old and worn out cellular organelles.

Lysosomes which help in extracellular digestion

Both a and b

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The radius and ulna join at the wrist with the _____ small carpal bones.

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) 4

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

65 / 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

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Fibers of the extracellular matrix are attached to ______ in the plasma membrane:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Phospholipids

B) Carbohydrates

C) Glycolipids

D) Proteins

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Commonly used restriction enzyme is

pSC 101

pBR 322

EcoRI

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Mosses are included in sub-division

Anthoceropsida

Hepaticopsida

Bryopsida

Lycopsida

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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

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Maintenance of normal resting potential via movement of K+ inside the cell and na+ out is a/an _______ process.

Active

Passive

Diffusional

None of these.

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Category: Biology

Q.61 Herbivores always occupy :

A. T1

B. T3

C. T2

D. T4

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

In which of the following growth phases, the number of bacteria increases the most rapidly?

NTS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Lag phase

B) Log phase

C) Stationary phase

D) Death / Decline phase

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Colour of corpus luteum is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Grey

D) Black

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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

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Meiosis occur in

Diploid cells only

Haploid cells only

Both diploid and haploid cells

Monoploid cells

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Category: Biology

_________ is the exact position of a gene on the chromosome.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Trait

B) Centromere

C) Genotype

D) Locus

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Who coined the term Animalcules for microorganisms like Bacteria and protozoa?

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Alexander Fleming

Leeuwenhoek

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

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

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydrophytes

C) Halophytes

B) Mesophytes

D) Xerophytes

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

A group of ribosomes attached to mRNA is known as

Polymer

Polypeptide

Polysomes

Monomer

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Fungi whose growth is favored by fire is called:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Pyrophilus

B) Prophilus

C) Philus

D) Prephylus

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Five steps of the lytic cycle of a T4 stage are given below:

The T4 phage uses its tails to stick to specific receptor
The cell’s metabolic machinery, directed by phage DNA, produces phage proteins and nucleotides from the cells degraded DNA are used to make copies of the phage genome.
The phage then directs production of an enzyme that digests the cell.
The empty capsid of the phage is left as a ghost outside the cell
The sheath of the tail contracts, thrusting a hollow core through the wall and membrane of the cell.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the cycle?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) 3-5-4-2-1

B) 2-4-5-1-3

C) 5-1-4-2-3

D) 1-5-4-2-3

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Which of the following blood vessels have the highest pressure of blood?

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Aorta

B) Pulmonary arteries

C) Pulmonary veins

D) Vena cava

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which one is not a day neutral plant?

Cucumber

Maize

Cotton

Tobacco

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Hydra is an example of _______ feeder

Fluid

Macrophagous

Fluid

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Most oxygen is transported in the blood:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) In the form of bicarbonate ions.

B) Bound to albumin compounds.

C) Dissolved in the plasma.

E) Bound to hemoglobin.

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Transfer of genetic material from one cell to another that can alter the genetic makeup of recipient cell is called

Mutation

Transuction

Replication

Variation

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Chlorosis, i.e., yellowish hue on the leaves results from

Accumulation of toxic waste products in leaves.

Deficiency of chlorophyll.

Short supplies of mineral nutrients in the soil

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Wood is not formed in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Monocots

B) Dicots

C) Gymnosperms

D) All of given

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

The human cells affected in HIV are which of the following?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) RBCs

B) WBCs

C) Platelets

D) stem cells

90 / 100

Category: Biology

Population growth is checked by which of the following?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Evolution

A) No competition

B) No polymorphism

C) Polymorphism

D) Competiton

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

An area previously supporting life is made barren, the subsequent recolonization is called ______.

UHS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Climax community

B) Pioneer succession

C) Primary succession

D) Secondary succession

92 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.64 According to the induced fit model. What happens when an enzyme-substrate omplex is formed?

A. The contact between the substrate and the enzyme causes a change in the shape of the active site

B. The shape of the substrate and the shape of the active site are complementary to each other.

C. The substrate fits into active site and forms bonds with the amino acids at the active site.

D. All of the above.

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Whenever a virus encounters an unfamiliar organism, the virus may undergo multiple mutations and emerge as a variant that produces:

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Severe and novel disease

B) Noval disease

C) Mutated

D) None of these options is correct

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The function of papillary muscles is to:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Move blood from semilunar valve into pulmonary vein

B) Prevent the backward flow of blood from the ventricle

C) Push the blood from right atrium to left atrium

D) Push the blood from left atrium to aorta

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Plants of this group are called ferns:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Filicinae

B) Angiospermae

C) Gymnospermae

D) All of them

96 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Arthropods

B. Poriferans

C. Annelids

D. Coelenterates

97 / 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

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Carbon atom is

Monovalent

Divalent

Trivalent

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Rate of DNA replication by DNA polymerase is

2000 nucleotides / sec

1000 nucleotides / sec

150 nucleotides / sec

1050 nucleotides / sec

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If the non-protien part is loosely attached to the protein part in the enzyme, it is known as ______.

PMC Practice 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Coenzyme

B) Prosthetic group

C) Cofactor

D) Apoenzyme

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