A reflex action is a quick involuntary response to stimulus. Which of the following is an example of BOTH,
unconditioned and conditioned reflex ?
(A) knee Jerk reflex (B) secretion of saliva in response to the aroma of food
(C) sneezing reflex (D) contraction of the pupil in response to bright light
If the sequence of bases in sense strand of DNA is 5'-GTTCATCG-3', then the sequence of bases in its RNA
transcript would be –
(A) 5'-GTTCATCG-3' (B) 5'-GUUCAUCG-3' (C) 5'-CAAGTAGC-3' (D) 5'-CAAGUAGC-3'
In Dengue virus infection, patients often develop haemorrhagic fever due to internal bleeding. This happens due to
the reduction of –
(A) platelets (B) RBCs (C) WBCs (D) lymphocytes
Vitamin A deficiency leads to night-blindness. Which of the following is the reason for the disease ?
(A) rod cells are not converted to cone cells
(B) rhodopsin pigment of rod cells is defective
(C) melanin pigment is not synthesized in cone cells
Plant roots are usually devoid of chlorophyll and cannot perform photosynthesis. However, there are exceptions.
Which of the following plant root can perform photosynthesis ?
(A) Arabidopsis (B) Tinospora (C) Rice (D) Hibiscus
DNA mutations that do not cause any functional change in the protein product are known as –
(A) nonsense mutations (B) missense mutations (C) deletion mutations (D) silent mutations
A hormone molecule binds to a specific protein on the plasma membrane inducing a signal. The protein it binds to
is called –
(A) ligand (B) antibody (C) receptor (D) histone
Which of the following is true for TCA cycle in eukaryotes ?
(A) takes place in mitochondrion (B) produces no ATP
(C) takes place in golgi complex (D) independent of electron transport chain
In mammals, the hormones secreted by the pituitary, the master gland, is itself regulated by –
(A) hypothalamus (B) median cortex (C) pineal gland (D) cerebrum
By which of the following mechanisms is glucose reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate by the kidney tubule ?
(A) osmosis (B) diffusion (C) active transport (D) passive transport