Multiple Choice Questions

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Intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of blood clotting are interlinked at the activation steps of which of the following factors?

  • Factor IX

  • Factor IV

  • Factor X

  • Factor XIIIa


C.

Factor X

The blood coagulation cascade has 2 initial pathways that leads to fibrin formation. These are contact activation pathway (intrinsic pathway) and tissue factor pathway (extrinsic pathway) which both leads to fundamental reactions that produce fibrin. The pathways of mechanism of blood clotting are as follows:


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Which of the following pairs of cranial nerves is/are of mixed category?

  • Glossopharyngeal and hypogrossal

  • Trigeminal and abducens

  • Trigeminal and facial

  • Glossopharyngeal and vagus


Opening and closing of stomata is controlled by

  • abscisic acid

  • CO2 concentration

  • O2 concentration

  • light intensity


Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the effects of pH on enzyme catalysed reactions?

  • Direction of the reaction is influenced by [H+]

  • Ionisation state of dissociating groups on the enzyme is modified

  • Ionisation state of the substrate is modified.

  • Protein is not denatured with the change in pH


Match the following column I with column II

Column I Column II
A. Vitamin- B1 1. Accumulation of fat
B. Gastric juice 2. Loss of fat
C. Starvation 3. Pepsin
D. Obesity 4. Beri- beri

  • A- 3; B- 4; C- 2; D- 1

  • A- 3; B- 4; C- 1; D- 2

  • A- 4; B- 3; C- 1; D- 2

  • A- 4; B- 2; C- 1; D- 3


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Each 100 mL of human arterial blood carries 'P' mL of O2 and 'Q' mL of CO2, whereas each 100 mL of venous blood carries 'R' mL of O2 and 'S' mL of CO2. Choose the correct values of P, Q, R and S.

  • P =48 mL; Q=19 - 20 mL; R=52 mL; S = 14 - 15 ml

  • P= 19 - 20mL; Q= 48 mL; R= 14 - 15mL; S =52 mL

  • P = 14 - 15mL; Q = 52mL; R = 19 - 20 mL; S = 48mL

  • P = 52 mL; Q =14 - 15mL; R = 48 mL; S = 19 - 20 mL


Which of the following statements is/are correct for transduction?

  • It is observed in Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.

  • Bacteria should be in state of competence

  • Transfer of DNA by a bacteriophage takes place.

  • Packaging of both host and phage DNA takes place


Select the correct combination (s) from the following

  • Gir - Asiatic Lion

  • Sunderbans - Rhinoceros

  • Periyar - Indian Elephant

  • Corbet National Park - Red Panda


The usual cause (s) of peptic ulceration is/are

  • lower rate of secretion of gastric juice

  • higher rate of secretion of gastric and duodenal juices

  • improper neutralisation of gastric juice by duodenal juices

  • imbalance between the rate of secretion of gastric juice and the degree of protection offered by gastro-duodenal mucosa


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Genes for maternal inheritance are located in

  • Golgi bodies

  • mitochondria

  • lysosome

  • nucleolus