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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Exoskeleton of a marine snail is composed of

CaPO4

CaCO3

CaSO4

SiO2

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Reversible inhibitors form WEAK linkages with which of the following?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) enzyme

B) reactant

C) product

D) substrate

3 / 100

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

4 / 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

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Complex specialized flagellates living symbiotically in the gut of termites are

Trichonymphas

Trypanosoma

Euglena

Radiolarians

6 / 100

Category: Biology

Which type of protein structure contains the three dimensional structure?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Primary

B) Secondary

C) Tertiary

D) Quaternary

7 / 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

8 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.32 In the ascent of sap, water moves up in:

A. Xylem

B. Cambium

C. Phloem

D. Endodermis

9 / 100

Category: Biology

Male and female sea urchins release their sperm and eggs into the water where fertilization takes place. How can their reproduction be described?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Reproduction

A) Asexual reproduction which results in genetically dissimilar offsprings

B) Asexual reproduction which results in genetically identical offsprings

C) Sexual reproduction which results in genetically dissimilar offsprings

D) Sexual reproduction which results in genetically identical offsprings

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Follicle – stimulating hormone, which is produced by the pituitary gland, stimulates the ovaries to produce:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Estrogen

B) Estrogen and progesterone

C) Progesterone

D) Oxytocin

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

FADH2 is produced during which step of the Krebs cycle?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) When Isocitrate is converted into α – ketoglutarate

B) When α – ketoglutarate is converted into Succinate

C) When Succinate is converted into Fumarate

D) When Fumarate is converted into Maltose

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The _____ is the main nutritional part and it’s concerned with the biosynthesis of materials necessary for neurons.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Nerves

B) Axon

C) Soma

D) Dendrites

13 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Bones of the skull are joined by:

NTS 2011
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Fixed joints

B) Sliding joints

C) Pivot joints

D) Hinge joints

14 / 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

15 / 100

Category: Biology

Which substance might include this molecule?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Cellulose

B) Cholesterol

C) Glycerol

D) Insulin

16 / 100

Category: Biology

Q45 Which was the first virus to be successfully crystalized?

A. TMV

B. Smallpox

C. Poliovirus

D. Adenovirus

17 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Kingdom Protista

A) Lag phase

B) Log phase

C) Stationary phase

D) Death / Decline phase

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The botanical name of Imli is:

NTS 2012
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Cassia fistula

B) Mimosa pudica

C) Tamarindus indica

D) Datura alba

19 / 100

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

20 / 100

Category: Biology

Lymph vessels transfer the lymph into blood through_________.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Transport

A) Subclavian artery

B) Subclavian vein

C) Iliac artery

D) Iliac vein

21 / 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

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

At what phase the DNA content of a cell is doubled?

PMC 2020
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Prophase

B) Interphase

C) Anaphase

D) Telophase

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Tetracycline and penicillins are:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Disinfectants

B) Antibiotics

C) Antiseptics

D) Antigens

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Functional units of lungs are called

Alveoli

Air sacs

Parabronchi

None of these

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Bile is used in:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Protein digestion

B) Starch digestion

C) Fat emulsification

D) Both A and B

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Vegetative roots and shoots grow by

Determinate growth

Primary growth only

Indeterminate growth

None of these

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Factory of ribosomal systhesis is

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Endoplasmic reticulum

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The following observations refer to evolution:

I. Inherited variations which are ‘favoured’ in particular environments are passed on.

II. There is a struggle for existence.

III. In time, ‘favoured’ inherited variations may accumulate causing gradual changes in the organism.

IV. Although populations tend to overproduce, they remain more or less constant in numbers from generation to generation.

In what sequence should the statements be placed to support Darwin’s theory of evolution?

NTS 2014
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) I, II, III, IV

B) II, I, III, IV

C) III, I, IV, II

E) IV, II, I, III

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following statement about conifers is correct?

Stored excretory products in vacuoles, at a concentration that leads to crystal formation.

ccumulate waste in leaves, which fall in autumn.

Production of black wood in the center.

Excrete some of the waste materials directly into soil, occasionally using them as a chemical weapon against other competing plants.

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Passive immunity is used against:

UHS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Malaria

B) Typhoid

C) Dengue

D) Tetanus

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The DNA that has been altered and which now contains length of nucleotides from two different organisms is called a:

PMC 2020
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Plasmid

B) Combined DNA

C) Vector

D) Recombinant DNA

32 / 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

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Who coined the term CELL?

Schwann

Schleiden

Robert Hook

Both a and b

34 / 100

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

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

The primary oocyte in mammals has which of the following structures around it:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Zona Pellucida

B) Zona Vasculosa

C) Zona radiata

D) None of them

36 / 100

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

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Hornwarts are included in sub-class

Anthoceropsida

Bryopsida

Hepaticopsida

Psilopsida

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

All of the following are mammals EXCEPT the:

NTS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Porpoise

B) Shark

C) Whale

D) Walrus

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Unicellular fungi which is non-hyphal is

Mushroom

Yeast

Penicillium

Mold

40 / 100

Category: Biology

The finger like infoldings, which are formed by inner membrane of mitochondria, are called:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Ribosomes

B) Matrix

C) Porin

D) Cristae

41 / 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

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Mountains of Koh Hindukush come under

Tundra

Grass land

Tropical forests

Temperate deciduous

43 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.53 Which of these is the best treatment for osteoarthritis?

A. Bed rest

B. Exercise

C. Cast

D. None of these

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Radiolarians belong to which of the following protozoal group?

Zooflagellates

Actinopods

Foraminifera

Apicomplexans

45 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Porifera

B. Platyhelminthes

C. Annelida

D. Arthropoda

46 / 100

Category: Biology

The ability of an individual to pass on its phenotype to future generations is known as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Fitness

B) Heritability

C) Limited environmental resources

D) Overproduction of offspring

47 / 100

Category: Biology

Process ensuring the survival of species over long periods of time, even though individual members of the species die.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Man and His Environment

A) Reproduction

B) Adaptability

C) Mitosis

D) Respiration

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

A group of interbreeding individuals belonging to a particular species and sharing a common geopraphic area is called?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) community

B) family

C) race

D) population

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Regarding structure of the human heart, Chordae Tendinae are present in:

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Atria

B) Pulmonary valve

D) Aortic valve

C) Ventricles

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Joints found at the vertebrates are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) gliding joints

C) partially moveable joints

B) sliding joints

D) fixed joints

51 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Arthropods

B. Poriferans

C. Annelids

D. Coelenterates

52 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The infection of lungs is called:

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Emphysema

B) Asthma

C) Pneumonia

D) Bronchitis

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following substance is most favorable to form structural component of biological membranes?

Hydrophilic Carbohydrates

Hydrophobic fats.

Both a and b

None of these

54 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.34 If the non-protien part is loosely attached to the protein part in the enzyme, it is known as

A. coenzyme

B. prosthetic group

C. cofactor

D. apoenzyme

55 / 100

Category: Biology

Which trait is not sex-linked recessive:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Haemophilia

B) Colour blindness

C) Hypophosphatemia

D) TFM syndrome

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

_______ infection is caused by a viroid:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Hepatitis A

B) Hepatitis D

D) Mysterious brain infection

C) Mad Cow disease

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Optimal temperature of enzymes present in human body is

27?C

37?C

47?C

30?C

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

A pollen tube serves to:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Produce sperms

B) Store food for the developing embryo

C) Transfer sperms from the stigma to the ovary

D) Produce female gametophytes

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In which organism males are haploid?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Aphids

B) mosquito

C) butterfly

D) honey bee

60 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.23 Reflex action is type of

A. Voluntary action

B. Involuntary action

C. Saltatory conduction

D. None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Virus is a _____ entity among living and non-living.

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

A) Balanced

B) Transitional

C) Threshold

D) None of these options is correct

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Menstrual cycle can be divided into:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Single phase

B) Two phases

C) Three phases

D) Four phases

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The simplest form in Kingdom Animalia belongs to:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Eumetazoa

B) Bilateria

C) Protozoa

D) Parazoa

64 / 100

Category: Biology

Which artery supplies blood to the liver?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Transport

A) Pulmonary artery

B) Hepatic artery

C) Celiac artery

D) Thoracic artery

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following is NOT true for genes used in recombinant DNA technology?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) It can isolated from chromosome

B) It can be synthesized chemically

C) It can be made from protein

D) It can be made from mRNA

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which of the following is a vestigial organ?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Teeth

B) Nails

C) Body hair

D) Ears

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Freshwater protozoans pump out excess water by a special structure called:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Oral groove

B) Contractile vacuole

C) Vesicle

D) Vacuole

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Meiosis occurs at the time of

Gamete formation in animals

Spore formattion in plants

Growth in animals

Both a and b

69 / 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

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which one is an organic compound?

CO2

Water

Lipids

HCI

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Organisms that have had a foreign gene inserted into them are

Transformed organisms

Transgenic organisms

Transfigured organisms

Recombinant organisms

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Normal action potential of a neuronal cell is :

plus 50 mv

plus 60 mv

plus 70 mv

plus 80 mv

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The organs which are similar in function but differ in structure are called:

PMC 2020
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Analogous organs

B) Homologous organs

C) Convergent evolution

D) Divergent evolution

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Number of spiracles present in cockroach is

15

10

20

30

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Overgrazing results in:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Totally barren lands

B) Good pastured lands

C) Salinity

D) Rocky areas

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Syphilis is caused by:

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

A) Coccus

B) Bacillus

C) Spirillum

D) Spirochete

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following activities except:

NTS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Digestion of food

B) Heart beat

C) Contraction of pupil of eye

D) Thought

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Exchange of segments between homologous chromosomes is called:

UHS 2012
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Segregation

B) Independent assortment

C) Crossing over

D) Mutation

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is not found in series proterostomia.

Annelida

Arthropoda

Mollusea

Echinodermata

80 / 100

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

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The particular array of chromosomes that an individual possesses is called its:

PMC 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Genotype

B) Phenotype

C) Karyotype

D) Allele

82 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.35 Ribose is a monosaccharide constituent of man

A. Enzymes

B. Coenzymes

C. Vitamin

D. Antibiotics

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Meristems are group of cells that

Allow the surrounding region to divide

Provide nutrition

. Help in movement

Retain the potential to divide

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

How many meninges cover the human brain?

NTS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) 5

B) 4

C) 3

D) 2

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The optimum pH for the enzyme arginase is which of the following?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) 9.0

B) 9.3

C) 9.7

D) 10

86 / 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

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The release of droplets of water from hydathodes is called:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Respiration

B) Guttation

C) Vaporization

D) Transportation

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Change in frequency of alleles that occurs by chance Is called as:

UHS 2019
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Genetic drift

B) Mutation

C) Migration

D) Natural selection

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The size of poxvirus is:

20 nm

200 nm

250 nm

300 nm

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Histones have abundance of amino acids

Valine and lysine

Arginine and lysine

Valine and arginine

Histidione and threonine

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Binomial nomenclature was proposed for the first time by:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Charles Darwin (1859)

B) Rudolph virchow (1855)

C) Louis Pasteur (1862)

D) Carolus Linnaeus (1707)

92 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.19 Sm0oth endoplasmic reticulum is abundant in which types of cells?

A. lipid metabolism

B. protein metabolism

C. glucose metabolism

D. calcium metabolism

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Abscisic acid promotes flowering in short day plants and inhibits in long day plants, which of the following is antagonistic to abscisic acid in terms of flowering:

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Auxins

Ethene

94 / 100

Category: Biology

Q37 An entire skeletal muscle is surrounded by

A. Sarcolemma

B. Epimysium

C. Both A and B

D. Microtubules

95 / 100

Category: Biology

_______ is the storage form of carbohydrate in animals and humans which is equivalent to the _____ in plants.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Glycogen, cellulose

B) Starch. cellulose.

C) Glycogen, starch

D) Starch, glycogen

96 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.41 The stretch reflex is also known as:

A. Stretch reflex

B. Spinal reflex

C. Golgi tendon reflex

D. Myotatic reflex

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

The actual location or place where an organism lives is

Environment

Biosphere

Biomass

Habitat

98 / 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

99 / 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

100 / 100

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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