ENTRANCE TEST 2022

NMDCAT REPEATERS
TEST # 17
BIOLOGY
Q.1 The largest structure in the nucleus of the eukaryotic cells is that of:
A) DNA C) Chromosome
B) RNA D) Nucleolus
Q.2 A region found within the cell nucleus, concerned with producing and assembling the cell’s
ribosomes is called:
A) Nuclear body C) Nucleolus
B) Nuclear material D) Nucleosome
Q.3 Generally the cells are:
A) Uninucleate C) Multinucleate
B) Binucleate D) Anucleate
Q.4 Division of the nucleus:
A) Succeeds cell division C) Accomplish cell division
B) Precedes cell division D) Inhibits cell division
Q.5 Nucleus becomes invisible in:
A) Non-dividing cell C) Prokaryotic cell
B) Dividing cell D) Eukaryotic cell
Q.6 Chromatin is the material that consists of:
A) RNA and DNA C) RNA and proteins
B) DNA and proteins D) DNA and nucleic acids
Q.7 Most eukaryotic chromosomes include:
A) Packaging proteins C) Transport proteins
B) Contractile proteins D) Storage proteins
Q.8 Animal having chromosome number closest to that in humans is:
A) Frog C) Fruit fly
B) Chimpanzee D) Tiger
Q.9 Cellular debris is recycled by:
A) Lysosomes C) Centrosome
B) Mesosomes D) Ribosomes
Q.10 Following are the functions of lysosomes, EXCEPT:
A) Autophagy C) Autopsy
B) Heterophagy D) Autolysis
Q.11 Storage disease usually occur due to its deficiency of:
A) Ribosomes C) Phagosomes
B) Lysosomes D) Centrosomes
Q.12 The newly formed lysosomes before the start of their functions are usually called:
A) Autophagosomes C) Primary lysosomes
B) Heterophagosomes D) Secondary lysosomes
Q.13 In plants and fungi certain _________ carryout enzymatic hydrolysis:
A) Plastids C) Ribosomes
B) Lysosomes D) Vacuoles
Q.14 Lysosomes contain about ________ different digestive enzymes:
A) 10 C) 30
B) 20 D) 40
Q.15 The contents of the lysosomes are
A) Neutral C) Highly alkaline
B) Slightly alkaline D) Acidic
Q.16 Endosomes may arise from any of these pathways, EXCEPT:
A) Endocytosis C) Exocytosis
B) Phagocytosis D) Autophagocytosis
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Q.17 The lysosomes associated with autolysis, may also be called as:
A) Secondary lysosomes C) Suicidal bags
B) Primary lysosomes D) Autophagosomes
Q.18 Vacuoles originate from following cell structures, EXCEPT:
A) Endoplasmic reticulum C) Plasma membrane
B) Golgi complex D) Nuclear membrane
Q.19 Pick up the self-replicating organelles:
A) Mitochondria C) Centrioles
B) Ribosomes D) Nucleoli
Q.20 In mitochondria, small knob like structures called F1 particles are found in:
A) Outer membrane C) Inner membrane
B) Outer compartment D) Inner compartment
Q.21 Presence of cell nucleus was reported by:
A) Robert Hook C) Camillo Golgi
B) Robert Brown D) Hans Kreb
Q.22 Pick up the organelle of symbiotic origin:
A) Lysosome C) Golgi apparatus
B) Mitochondrion D) Glyoxisome
Q.23 A crista is made of _______ membrane:
A) Lipoprotein C) Glycolipid
B) Glycoprotein D) Nucleoprotein
Q.24 Vital metabolic processes like Krebs cycle, aerobic respiration, fatty acid metabolism etc.
occur in:
A) Lysosome C) Peroxisome
B) Golgi apparatus D) Mitochondrion
Q.25 ___________ extract energy from different components of the food and convert it in the
form of ATP:
A) Lysosomes C) Golgi apparatus
B) Glyoxisomes D) Mitochondria
Q.26 Many freshwater protists have an organelle to pump excess water out of the cell, called:
A) Food vacuole C) Central vacuole
B) Contractile vacuole D) Sap vacuole
Q.27 In plants, vacuole may play following roles, EXCEPT:
A) Phagocytosis C) Support
B) Protection D) Storage
Q.28 Tonoplast is:
A) Membrane of leucoplast C) Membrane of chloroplast
B) Membrane of vacuole D) Membrane of protoplast
Q.29 The solution inside the central vacuole of plant cells is:
A) Cell sap C) Nucleoplasm
B) Cytoplasm D) Protoplasm
Q.30 Mitochondria are capable to divide themselves through:
A) Mitosis C) Binary fission
B) Meiosis D) Multiple fission
Q.31 The outer membrane of mitochondria is smooth and somewhat like a:
A) Sieve C) Saucer
B) Disc D) Sausage
Q.32 Inner surface of folded inner membrane of mitochondria bear:
A) Porins C) F1 particles
B) Cristae D) Ribosomes
Q.33 Chemically chromosomes are composed of:
A) DNA and Protein C) Lipid and protein
B) DNA and RNA D) DNA and lipid
Q.34 Basic purpose of cristae on the inner mitochondrial membrane is to:
A) Increase the surface area C) Increase the permeability
B) Provide the attachment site D) Increase the volume of membrane

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Q.35 The inner surface of cristae has granular structures called F0 – F1 particles, which are
actively:
A) Ribosomal granules C) Protein synthesizing enzymes
B) Proteolytic enzymes D) ATP synthase enzymes
Q.36 Mitochondria and chloroplast exhibit similarities with:
A) Bacteria C) Viruses
B) Fungi D) Protists
Q.37 What is true about mitochondria of fertilized egg?
A) Half derived from mother, half from father C) All derived from mother
B) All derived from father D) No one derived from parents
Q.38 Number of mitochondria in a cell is regulated by:
A) Golgi apparatus C) Lysosomes
B) Endoplasmic reticulum D) Nucleus
Q.39 Chloroplast and mitochondria resemble in following ways, EXCEPT:
A) Photoreceptive nature C) Self replication
B) Symbiotic origin D) Double membrane bound organelle
Q.40 The outer membrane of chloroplast is ________ to small molecules:
A) Selectively permeable C) Freely permeable
B) Differentially permeable D) Impermeable
Q.41 Specialized transport proteins associated with nuclear pores are called:
A) Nucleoproteins C) Nuclear proteins
B) Nucleoporins D) Histone proteins
Q.42 Pick up the plant cell that lacks nucleus:
A) Parenchyma cells C) Collenchyma cells
B) Sieve tube cells D) Companion cells
Q.43 Prokaryotic cells include following, EXCEPT:
A) Bacteriophage C) Bacteria
B) Archaea D) Cyanobacteria
Q.44 Which of the following organelles contains hydrolytic enzymes?
A) Lysosomes C) Glyoxisome
B) Mitochondrion D) Peroxisome
Q.45 All the mitochondria present in a cell are collectively called:
A) Oxysomes C) Chondriome
B) Mitoplasts D) Cristae
Q.46 Which one of the following have many nuclei?
A) Opalina C) Red blood cells
B) Paramecium D) White blood cells
Q.47 The enzymes of lysosomes are synthesized on:
A) RER C) Golgi apparatus
B) SER D) Mitochondria
Q.48 Nucleoplasm is:
A) Colloidal solution C) Saturated solution
B) True solution D) Super saturated solution
Q.49 Enzymes are released for extracellular digestion by:
A) Peroxisomes C) Primary lysosomes
B) Golgi vesicles D) Secondary lysosomes
Q.50 Intracellular digestion is further sub-divided into:
A) Autophagy & heterophagy C) Phagocytosis & pinocytosis
B) heterophagy & crinophagy D) Pinocytosis & autolysis

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