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Question : Dark purplish gland lying on the left side of abdomen is called

a) spleen

b) liver

c) gall bladder

d) None of these

Answer : spleen

 

Question : Which of the following are water soluble vitamins?

a) A, D, K

b) A, D, E, K

c) B, C

d) None of these

Answer : A, D, K

 

Question : Jaundice is a disorder of

a) Digestive system

b) Excretory system

c) Skin and eyes

d) Circulatory system

Answer : Digestive system

 

Question : Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested ?

a) Fat and cellulose

b) Protein and starch

c) Starch and cellulose

d) Starch and fat

Answer : Fat and cellulose

 

Question : Which of following teeth are lophodont?

a) Premolar and molar

b) Premolar and incisor

c) Incisor and canine

d) Canine and premolar

Answer : Premolar and molar

 

Question : Oxyntic cells are located in

a) Gastric epithelium and secrete HCl

b) Kidneys and secrete renin

c) Gastric epithelium and secrete pepsin

d) Islets of Langerhans

Answer : Gastric epithelium and secrete HCl

 

Question : Continued consumption of a diet rich in butter, red meat and eggs for a long period may lead to

a) hypercholesterolemia

b) urine laden with ketone bodies

c) kidney stones

d) vitamin A toxicity

Answer : hypercholesterolemia

 

Question : Which one of the following is a matching pair of a substrate and its particular digestive enzyme?

a) Starch — maltase

b) Maltose — steapsin

c) Lactose — rennin

d) Casein — chymotrypsin

Answer : Starch — maltase

 

Question : Which one of the following is a matching pair of a vitamin and the deficiency disease related with it ?

a) Niacin — pellagra

b) Calciferol — scurvy

c) Thiamine — xerophthalmia

d) Riboflavin — beri beri

Answer : Niacin — pellagra

 

Question : Which one of the following pairs of the cells with their secretion is correctly matched?

a) Oxyntic cells - A secretion with pH between 2.0 and 3.0.

b) Alpha cells of Islets of Langerhans -Secretion that decreases blood sugar level.

c) Kupffer cells - A digestive enzyme that hydrolysis nucleic acids.

d) None of these

Answer : Oxyntic cells - A secretion with pH between 2.0 and 3.0.

 

Question : "Kwashiorkar' and 'Beri-Beri' are

a) deficiency diseases

b) infectious diseases

c) communicable diseases

d) None of the above

Answer : Deficiency diseases

 

Question : First milk produced after child birth is called

a) colostrum

b) cerumen

c) true milk

d) sebum

Answer :  Colostrum

 

Question : Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of

a) Alcohol

b) Tobacco (Chewing)

c) Cocaine

d) Opium

Answer : Alcohol

 

Question : The sphincter of Oddi is present between

a) Hepatopancreatic duct and duodenum

b) Hepatic duct and cystic duct

c) Pyloric stomach and duodenum

d) Oesophagus and cardiac stomach

Answer : Hepatopancreatic duct and duodenum

 

Question : Layer of cells that secrete enamel of tooth is

a) Ameloblast

b) Dentoblast

c) Osteoblast

d) Odontoblast

Answer : Ameloblast

 

Question : Cow’s milk is slightly yellowish in colour due to the presence of

a) Riboflavin

b) Xanthophyll

c) Xanthophyll and Carotene

d) Carotene

Answer : Riboflavin

 

Question : Accessory excretory organs of man are

a) skin, lungs, liver and intestine

b) only skin and lungs

c) only skin and liver

d) only skin

Answer : skin, lungs, liver and intestine

 

Question : Cholecystokinin is secretion of

a) Duodenum that causes contraction of gall bladder

b) Globlet cells of ileum, stimulates secretion of succus entericus

c) Liver and controls secondary sex characters

d) Stomach that stimulates pancreas to release juice

Answer : Duodenum that causes contraction of gall bladder

 

Question : Both the crown and root of a tooth is covered by a layer of bony hard substance. It is called

a) dentine

b) cementum

c) enamel

d) bony socket

Answer : Dentine 

 
Question : Release of pancreatic juice is stimulated by
a) enterokinase b) cholecystokinin
c) trypsinogen d) secretin
Answer : D
 
 
Question : In man the zymogen or chief cells are mainly found in 
a) cardiac part of stomach
b) pyloric part of stomach
c) duodenum
d) fundic part of stomach
Answer : D
 
 
Question : Emulsification of fat will not occur in the absence of 
a) lipase b) bile pigments
c) bile salts d) pancreatic juice
Answer : C
 
Question : Pancreatic juice and hormones of pancreas are produced by 
a) same cells
b) same cells at different times
c) statement is wrong
d) different cells
Answer : D
 
Question : Pancreas produces 
a) three digestive enzymes and one hormone
b) three digestive enzymes and two hormones
c) two digestive enzymes and one hormone
d) three digestive enzymes and no hormone
Answer : B
 
Question : Where is protein digestion accomplished?
a) Stomach b) IIeum
c) Rectum d) Duodenum
Answer : B
 
Question : Brunner’s glands occur in 
a) sub-mucosa of duodenum
b) sub-mucosa of stomach
c) mucosa of oesophagus
d) mucosa of ileum
Answer : A
 
Question : Most of the fat digestion occurs in 
a) rectum b) stomach
c) duodenum d) small intestine
Answer : D
 
Question : Kupffer’s cells occur in 
a) spleen b) kidney
c) brain d) liver
Answer : D
 
Question : Secretion of gastric juice is stopped by
a) gastrin b) pancreozymin
c) cholecystokinin d) enterogasterone
Answer : D
 
Question : Rennin acts on 
a) milk changing casein into calcium paracaseinate at 7.2-8.2 pH
b) protein in stomach
c) fat in intestine
d) milk changing casein into calcium paracaseinate at 1-3 pH
Answer : D
 
Question : Inhibition of gastric and stimulation of gastric,pancreatic and bile secretions are controlled by hormones 
a) gastrin, secretin, enterokinin and cholecystokinin
b) enterogasterone, gastrin, pancreozymin and cholecystokinin
c) gastrin, enterogasterone, cholecystokinin and pancreozymin
d) secretin, enterogasterone, gastrin and enterokinin
Answer : B
 
Question : The enzyme enterokinase helps in the conversionof 
a) pepsinogen into pepsin
b) trypsinogen into trypsin
c) caseinogen into casein
d) proteins into polypeptides
Answer : B 
 
Question : Which one of the following is a matching pair of a substrate and its particular digestive enzyme?
a) Maltose — Maltase
b) Lactose — Rennin
c) Starch — Steapsin
d) Casein — Chymotrypsin
Answer : A
 
Question : In frog, the surface of attachment of tongue is 
a) sphenoid
b) palatine
c) pterygoid
d) hyoid apparatus
Answer : D
 
Question : What is common among amylase, renin and trypsin? 
a) These all are proteins
b) These all are proteolytic enzymes
c) These are produced in stomach
d) These act at a pH lower than 7
Answer : A
 
Question : If pancreas is removed, the compound which remain undigested is 
a) carbohydrates
b) fats
c) proteins
d) All of these
Answer : D
 
Question : The hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete gastric juice is 
a) gastrin
b) renin
c) enterokinase
d) enterogasterone
Answer :  A
 
Question : The layer of cells that secrete enamel of tooth is
a) dentoblast
b) amiloblast
c) osteoblast
d) odontoblast
Answer : D
 
Question : The contraction of gall bladder is due to 
a) gastrin
b) secretin
c) cholecystokinin
d) enterogasterone
Answer : C
 
Question : Lactose is composed of 
a) glucose + fructose
b) glucose+ glucose
c) glucose + galactose
d) fructose + galactose
Answer : C
 
Question : In vertebrates lacteals are found in 
a) ileum
b) ischium
c) oesophagous
d) ear
Answer : A
 
Question : Which one of the following is a protein deficiency disease ?
a) Eczema
b) Cirrhosis
c) Kwashiorkor
d) Night blindness
Answer : C
 
Question : Cholecystokinin and duocrinin are secreted by 
a) adrenal cortex
b) thyroid gland
c) pancreas
d) intestine
Answer : D 
 
Question : Which part of body secretes the hormone secretin? 
a) Oesophagus
b) Duodenum
c) Stomach
d) Ileum
Answer : B
 
Question : A certain person eats boiled potato; one of the food component in it is 
a) lactose which is indigestible
b) starch which does not get digested
c) cellulose which is digested by intestinal cellulase
d) DNA which gets digested by pancreatic DNAase
Answer : D
 
Question : In a person of advanced age, the hair become thinner gradually. It happens because of decrease in 
a) synthesis of glucose
b) synthesis of proteins
c) energy availability
d) blood supply
Answer : B
 
Question : Stool of a person contains whitish grey colour due to malfunction of which type of organ?
a) Pancreas
b) Spleen
c) Kidney
d) Liver
Answer : D
 
Question : During prolonged fasting, in what sequence are the following organic compounds used up by the body ? 
a) First carbohydrates, next proteins and lastly lipids
b) First proteins, next lipids and lastly carbohydrates
c) First carbohydrates, next fats and lastly proteins
d) First fats, next carbohydrates and lastly proteins
Answer : C
 
Question : Duodenum has characteristic Brunner’s glands which secrete two hormones called
a) kinase, estrogen
b) secretin, cholecystokinin
c) prolactin, parathormone
d) estradiol, progesterone
Answer : B
 
Question : Epithelial cells of the intestine involved in food absorption have on their surface
a) pinocytic vesicles
b) phagocytic vesicles
c) zymogen granules
d) microvilli
Answer : D
 
Question : Secretin and cholecystokinin are digestive hormones. They are secreted in 
a) oesophagus
b) ileum
c) duodenum
d) pyloric stomach
Answer : C
 
Question : Which one of the following is the correct matching of the site of action on the given substrate, the enzyme acting upon it and the end product? 
a) Duodenum : Triglycerides, trypsin monoglycerides
b) Small intestine : Starch, α amylase disaccharide (maltose)
c) Small intestine : Proteins pepsin amino acids
d) Stomach : Fats, Lipase micelles
Answer : B
 
Question : What will happen if the secretion of parietal cells of gastric glands is blocked with an inhibitor?
a) Gastric juice will be deficient in chymosin
b) Gastric juice will be deficient in pepsinogen
c) In the absence of HC1 secretion, inactive pepsinogen is not converted into the active enzyme pepsin
d) Enterokinase will not be released from the duodenal mucosa and so trypsinogen is not converted to trypsin
Answer : C
 
Question : Which one of the following statements is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans ? 
a) Chylomicrons are small lipoprotein particles that are transported from intestine into blood capillaries.
b) About 60% of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase in our mouth.
c) Oxyntic cells in our stomach secrete the proenzyme pepsinogen.
d) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions like Na +.
Answer : D
 
 
Question : Which of the following pair is characterised by swollen lips, thick pigmented skin of hands and legs and irritability?
a) Thiamine — Beri-beri
b) Protein — Kwashiorkor
c) Nicotinamide — Pellagra
d) Iodine — Goitre
Answer : B
 
 
Question : Vitamin-K is required for 
a) change of prothrombin to thrombin
b) synthesis of prothrombin
c) change of fibrinogen to fibrin
d) formation of thromboplastin
Answer : B
 
Question : Calcium deficiency occurs in the absence of vitamin 
a) D b) C
c) E d) B
Answer :  A
 
 
Question : Maximum amount of energy/ATP is liberated on oxidation of 
a) fats b) proteins
c) starch d) vitamins
Answer :  A
 
 
Question : The vitamin-C or ascorbic acid prevents
a) rickets b) pellagra
c) scurvy d) antibody synthesis
Answer :  C
 
 
Question : A dental disease characterised by moltting of teeth is due to the presence of a certain chemical element in drinking water. Which of the following is that element? 
a) Mercury b) Chlorine
c) Fluorine d) Boron
Answer :  C
 
 
Question : The haemorrhagic disease of new born is caused due to the deficiency of 
a) vitamin-A b) vitamin-B1
c) vitamin-B12 d) vitamin-K
Answer : D
 
 
Question : For person suffering from high blood cholesterol, the physicians recommend 
a) pure ‘deshi ghee’ or butter
b) vegetable oil such as groundnut oil
c) red meat with layers of fats
d) vanaspati margarine
Answer : B
 
 
Question : Which one of the following vitamin can be synthesized by bacteria inside the gut ?
a) B1 b) C
c) D d) K
Answer : D
 
 
Question : One of the factors required for the maturation of erythrocytes is 
a) vitamin-D b) vitamin-A
c) vitamin-B12 d) vitamin-C
Answer :  C
 
 
Question : Which of the following is mismatched ?
a) Vitamin-K — Beri-beri
b) Vitamin-D — Rickets
c) Vitamin-C — Scurvy
d) Vitamin-A — Xerophthalmia
Answer :  A
 
 
Question : To which of the following family do folic acid and pantothenic acid belong ? 
a) Vitamin-C b) Vitamin-K
c) Vitamin-A d) Vitamin-B complex
Answer : D
 
 
Question : Which one of the following amino acids is an essential part of human diet ? 
a) Glycine b) Phenylalanine
c) Serine d) Aspartic acid
Answer : B
 
 
Question : A person suffering from the deficiency of the visual pigment rhodopsin is advised to take more 
a) radish and potato
b) apple and grapes
c) carrot and ripe papaya
d) guava and ripe banana
Answer :  C
 
 
Question : Which one is correctly matched ? 
a) Vit-E-Tocopherol
b) Vit.-D-Riboflavin
c) Vit.-B-Calciferol
d) Vit.-A-Thiamine
Answer :  A
 
 
Question : Continuous bleeding from an injured part of body is due to deficiency of 
a) vitamin-A b) vitamin-B
c) vitamin-K d) vitamin-E
Answer :  C
 
 
Question : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 
a) Vitamin-B12 — Pernicious anaemia
b) Vitamin-B1 — Beri-beri
c) Vitamin-C — Scurvy
d) Vitamin-B2 — Pellagra
Answer : D
 
 
Question : Which one of the following is the correct matching of a vitamin, its nature and its deficiency disease ? 
a) Vitamin-A—Fat soluble—Night blindness
b) Vitamin-K—Fat soluble—Beri-beri
c) Vitamin-A—Fat soluble—Beri-beri
d) Vitamin-K—Water soluble—Pellagra
Answer :  A
 
 
Question : The richest sources of vitamin-B12 are 
a) goat’s liver and Spirulina
b) chocolate and green gram
c) rice and hen’s egg
d) carrot and chicken’s breast
Answer :  A
 
 
Question : A patient is generally advised to specially, consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from 
a) kwashiorkor b) rickets
c) anaemia d) scurvy
Answer :  A
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