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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Which one is a non-renewable resource?

Wild life

Forests

Natural gas

Land

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Liposomes are:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) All of these

B) Made of at least one lipid bilayer

C) Artificial

D) Used to deliver drugs

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Category: Biology

Q.67 The animals which belong to division Radiata is/are?

A. Triploblastic

B. Diploblastic

C. Radio blast

D. All of these

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Category: Biology

Digestion of which food components starts from the oral cavity?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Nutrition

A) Proteins

B) Fats

C) Carbohydrates

D) Vitamins

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Chromosomes are composed of

40% protein and 60% DNA

50% protein and 50% DNA

70% protein and 30% DNA

60% protein and 40% DNA

6 / 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

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing;

UHS 2019
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Animals, with inferior traits.

B) Transgenic mice for testing safety of polio vaccine before use in humans

C) Animals, that have the same genetic constitution.

D) None of the above

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Pseudocoelem develops from

Blastopore

Plastoquinone

Blastocoel

Splitting of mesoderm

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Leukaemia is associated with an increased number of _____ in blood.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Erythrocytes

B) Basophils

C) Eosinophils

D) Leucocytes

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Among invertebrates, which possesses the greatest power of regeneration?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Sponges

B) Platyhelminthes

C) Annelids

D) Echinoderms

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following bones are present in the palm of the hand:

NTS 2010
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Carpals

B) Metacarpals

C) Phalanges

D) Tarsal

12 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.46 The path of electrons through the two photosystems is called?

A. S scheme

B.X scheme

C.Z Scheme

D. Y scheme

13 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which of the following enzymes is used to join DNA fragments?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA polymerase

B) Ligase

C) Primase

D) Endonuclease

14 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Vaccines for all of these have been developed EXCEPT:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Polio

B) Mumps

C) Measles

D) Cancer

15 / 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

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Flagella originate from

Cell membrane

Cell wall

Capsule

Basal body

17 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.63 Which hormone is produced mainly by corpus luteum in she ovary following ovulation?

A. Progesterone

B. FSH

C.LH

D. Chorionic gonadotrophic hormone

18 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.13 Cellulose is the major component of?

A. Primary wall

B. Secondary wall

C. Middle lamella

D. All of these

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

It is possible to date the rocks by comparing the amount of specific radioactive isotopes they contain. Which of the statement is correct in this respect:

Older sediment layers have equal amount of these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones

Older sediment layers have less amount of these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones.

Older sediment layers have greater amount of these radioactive isotopes as that of the young ones.

Older sediment layers did not have these radioactive isotopes

20 / 100

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

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Brown algae are also known as

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Pyrrophyta

Chrysophyta

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Vocal cords are stretched across

Larynx

Pharynx

Golttis

None of these

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Unpaired facial bones are:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Maxilla, Zygomatic

B) Palatine, Inferior concha

C) Nasal, Lacrimal

D) Mandible, Vomer

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

During inspiration, the space inside the chest cavity is increased due to:

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) The relaxation of the muscles of the diaphragm

B) Relaxation of the external intercostal muscles

D) The contraction of the muscles of the diaphragm

C) Increased pressure

25 / 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

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Mosses are

Dermatocarpon

Permellia

Tortula

Both b and c

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of Kingdom Animalia.

All animals are ingestive heterotrophs

All animals are eukaryotes

All animals develop from the dissimilar gametes i.e. large sperm and small egg.

It is largest kingdom

28 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following transport mechanism induces conformational change in protein?

A. Simple diffusion

B. Facilitated diffusion

C. Active transport

D. Endocytosis

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Specific heat of vaporization of water is:

574 Kcal/kg

674 Kcal/kg

774 Kcal/kg

874 Kcal/kg

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Vocal cords, which help in voice production are two thin edged fibrous bands, present in:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Glottis

B) Bronchus

C) Larynx

D) Trachea

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Haploid and monoploid numbers of chromosomes of hexaploid wheat are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 21 and 42

B) 7 and 21

C) 21 and 7

D) 42 and 21

32 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Lungs are covered with double layered thin membranous sac called

Disphragm

Pleura

Pericardium

Rib cage

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which among the following sentence is not correct about the organelles?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) They are found in all Eukaryotic cells.

B) They are only found in multicellular organisms.

C) They coordinate to produce the cell.

D) They are small sized and mostly internal.

34 / 100

Category: Biology

The table shows the characteristics of the blood in one blood vessel in the body.

Which blood vessel contains blood with these characteristics?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Transport

A) Aorta

B) Pulmonary artery

C) Pulmonary vein

D) Vena cava

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which condition can be explained by Lamarckism?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) How giraffes got their long neck

B) How humans lost their tail

C) How humans became bipedal

D) all of these

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Epinasty is controlled by

Gibberellins

Abscisins

Auxins

Cytokinins

37 / 100

Category: Biology

On receiving the news of the sudden demise of a close friend; which is the most probable hormone that is secreted at that time?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Prostaglandin

B) Growth inhibitors

C) Estrogen

D) Adrenaline

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

In which zone plant community is most diverse

Limnetic zone

Littoral zon

Profundal zone

All of these

39 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Xylem

B. Cambium

C. Phloem

D. Endodermis

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The process that has transformed life on earth from its earliest forms to vast diversity is?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) mutation

B) evolution

C) migration

D) genetic drift

41 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.52 The patellar reflex and the Achilles reflex are examples of:

A. Monosynaptic reflex

B. Polysynaptic reflex

C. Hemi Synaptic reflex

D. Both A and B

42 / 100

Category: Biology

Lysosomes function in:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Protein synthesis

B) Processing

C) Intracellular digestion

D) Lipid synthesis

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Diseases in living organisms which are caused by parasites are called:

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

A) Disinfestations

B) Antisepsis

C) Infections

D) Infestations

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Microcephaly, the small sized skull is due to:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Nutritional causes

B) Skeleton causes

C) Hormonal causes

D) Genetic defects

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

An association in which fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of the plant root forming coils swellings and minute branches and also extend out into surrounding soil is called:

Mycorrizael association

Endomycorrhizae

Ectomycorrhizae

Lichen

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The most abundant organic compounds in a mammalian cell are:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Water

B) Lipids

C) Carbohydrates

D) Proteins

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The genome of the virus includes the:

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

A) Deoxyribonucleic acid

B) Ribonucleic acid

C) Amino acids

D) Deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acids

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 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

49 / 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

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

In paper chromatography xanthophyll will give ______ color:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Orange

B) Grey

C) Yellow

D) Blue-Green

51 / 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

52 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which of the following statements correctly describes homologous chromosomes?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) They are formed during meiosis.

B) They are held together by centromeres.

C) They are chromatids of the same chromosome.

D) They carry both morphologically similar members with same set of genes.

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Evolutionary relationship among species are reflected in their ________.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA and proteins

B) Only DNA

C) Only proteins

D) RNA

54 / 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

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following cells does not have nucleus?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Muscle cell

B) Nerve cell

C) White Blood cell

D) Red Blood cell

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Thick, waxy & leathery cuticle around leaves is present in

Hydrophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Halophytes

57 / 100

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 7 Class 11

Complex specialized flagellates living symbiotically in the gut of termites are

Trichonymphas

Trypanosoma

Euglena

Radiolarians

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The radial symmetry is found in the animals of

Protozoa

Porifera

Cnidaria

All of these

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Nicotine in tobacco:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Decreases the heart rate

B) Decreases the blood pressure

C) Block the transport or oxygen

D) Paralyzes cells

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which of the following is a copper containing protein in electron transport chain?

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Plastoquinone

B) Cytochrome – C

C) Plastocyanin

D) Ferredoxin

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

When resources gets scarce, the population growth?

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Becomes fast

B) Slows down

C) Remains same

D) None of these

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Abiotic components include

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

Lithosphere

All of these

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following fish drink large amount of sea water and excrete concentrated urine resulting in maximum salt excretion and minimal water loss?

Hagfish

Fresh water fishes

Bony fishes

None of these

65 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.1 In all plants the major sites of photosynthesis are?

A. Leaf

B.Stems

C. Roots

D. Branches

66 / 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

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Bacterial pilli help in:

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Locomotion

B) Conjugation

C) Phagocytosis

D) Pinocytosis

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

First restriction enzyme was isolated by

Kary Mullis B

Hamilton O. Smith

Maxam Gilbert

Hamilton John

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Guard cells function as:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) The defense system

B) Multisensory hydraulic valve

C) Hydrostatic pressure

D) All of these

70 / 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

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Reduction division is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Amitosis

B) Mitosis

C) Meiosis I

D) Meiosis II

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

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

NUMS 2014
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Cuboidal epithelium

B) Squamous epithelium

C) Columnar epithelium

D) Ciliated epithelium

73 / 100

Category: Biology

Hepatic and Pancreatic secretions are also stimulated by a hormone called:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Gastrin

B) Secretin

C) Glucagon

D) Insulin

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Identify the incorrect statement from the following:

NTS 2010
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Apical growth increases the length of stems and roots.

B) Xylem is situated on the outer side of the cambium ring and the phloem on the inner side.

C) Secondary growth increases the diameter of stems and roots.

D) The cells in the elongation phase don't divide.

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Excess water in plants is forced out in the form of droplets through?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Lenticles

B) Stomata

C) Hydathodes

D) Cuticle

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

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

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) RNA polymerase

B) Helicase

C) Elongation factor

D) Primase

77 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.21 All of the following are true for platyhelminthes except:

A. Flatworms

B. Triploblastic

C. Coelomates

D. Bilateral symmetry

78 / 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

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

3-Phosphoglycerate in the presence of ATP and reduced NADP (from the light-dependent stage) is reduced to:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Ribulose bisphosphate

B) 6 carbon compound

C) 5 carbon compound

D) 3 carbon compound

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Apparently which bacteria is more resistant to antibiotics?

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Gram-positive bacteria

B) Gram-negative bacteria

C) Both Gram-negative and positive bacteria

D) None of these options are correct

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The sense organs of taste in tongue are known as:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Olfactory receptors

B) Gustatory receptors

C) Cutaneous receptors

D) All of these

82 / 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

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which step causes activation of catalytic site of an enzyme?

Change in pH of the surroundings.

Formation of Enzyme Susstrate complex.

Change in the charge of the active site.

Change in temperature

84 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.50 Which of the following hormones is essential for the production of sperms?

A. LH
B. Estrogen
C. Gonadotrophin hormones
D. Testosterone

A. LH

B. Estrogen

C. Gonadotrophin hormones

D. Testosterone

85 / 100

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

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Food is assimilated into the body from digestive tract in:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Esophagus

B) Stomach

C) Small intestine

D) Rectum

87 / 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

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

FADH2 is produced during which step of Krebs cycle?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) When Isocitrate is converted into alpha – ketoglutarate

B) When alpha – Ketogluterate is converted into Succinate

C) When Succinate is converted into Fumarate

D) When Fumarate is converted into Maltose

89 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.60 A small size gene can be get easily by/from:

A. From chromosome

B. Reverse transcription of mRNA

C. Chemically synthesized it

D. Genomic material

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

A disease caused by gradual breakdown of the thin walls of alveoli is;

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Tuberculosis

B) Asthma

C) Emphysema

D) Bronchitis

91 / 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

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If more substrate to already occurring enzymatic reaction is added and there is no effect on the rate of the reaction what is the form given to this situation:

Saturation

Denaturation

Composition

Inhibition

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

A typical human chromosome contains _________ nucleotides in its DNA

240 million

140 million

150 million

160 million

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

In which phase of bacterial growth, does divison at an exponential rate occur?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Lag phase

B) Log phase

C) Stationary phase

D) Decline phase

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

An activated enzyme consisting of polypeptide chain and a cofactor is called:

Apoenzyme

Holoenzyme

Activated enzyme

Both b and c

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

In the Krebs cycle, substrate-level phosphorylation accompanies the formation of:

NTS 2013
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Citrate

B) Alpha-ketoglutarate

C) Succinate

D) Fumarate

97 / 100

Category: Biology

An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of;

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Enzymes

A) Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid

B) Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide

C) Hexokinase by glucose

D) Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Gametes in animals are produced by

Mitosis

RedMeiosis

BlueFission

Apomixis

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

In humans gill pouches have modified into

Nose

Ear

Eustachian tubes

External ear

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Group of living organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time is called

Community

Ecosystem

Biome

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