Q.1
Enzyme which does not directly act upon food substrate is ....[K.C.E.T 1997 ]
  • a) Trypsin
  • b) Lopase
  • c) Enterokinase
  • d) Amylopsin
Q.2
Gall bladder is attached to liver in the region of ...[Pb PMT 1995 ]
  • a) Quadrate lobe
  • b) Caudate lobe
  • c) Right lobe proper
  • d) Left lobe
Q.3
Jaundice is a disease of ... [ CBSE 2010 ]
  • a) Kidney
  • b) Liver/Digestive system
  • c) Pancreas
  • d) Duodenum
Q.4
Which disease does not occur in infants younger than six months? [ RPMT 1996 ]
  • a) Kwashiorkor
  • b) Kwashiorkor and marasmus
  • c) Marasmus
  • d) Jaundice
Q.5
Following are vitamins in column I and deficiency diseases in column II
Column I Column II
(i) K (a) Beri-beri
(ii) D (b) Haemorrhagic diseases of new born
(iii) B1 (c) Night blindness
(iv) A (d) Rickets
  • a) (i) - (c); (ii) - (b); (iii) - (d); (iv) - (a)
  • b) (i) - (a); (ii) - (b); (iii) - (d); (iv) - (c)
  • c) (i) - (b); (ii) - (d); (iii) - (a); (iv) - (c)
  • d) (i) - (c); (ii) - (d); (iii) - (a); (iv) - (b)
Q.6
Calciferol is vitamin ..[RPMT 1996 ]
  • a) A
  • b) B
  • c) C
  • d) D
Q.7
An animal without gall bladder is ...[ Har. PMT 2002 ]
  • a) Horse
  • b) Cat
  • c) Dog
  • d) Human
Q.8
What is true of vitamin C ...[CPMT 2007 ]
  • a) It is ascorbic acid
  • b) It is obtained from citrus fruit
  • c) It is fumaric acid
  • d) Both A and B
Q.9
Which one is correctly matched? [ AIIMS 2006]
  • a) Oxyntic cell - a secretion with pH between 2.0 -3.0
  • b) Alpha cells of islets of Langerhans - Secretion that decrease blood sugar level
  • c) Kupffer cells - digestive enzyme that hydrolyses nucleic acid
  • d) Sebaceous glands - secretion that evaporates for cooling
Q.10
Cod liver oil is source of ... [ Manipal 1995 ]
  • a) Vitamin B
  • b) Vitamin C
  • c) Vitamin A
  • d) Iodine
Q.11
Deficiency of which causes loss of appetite, mental confusion, fatigue and muscle depreciation....[ Guj. CET 2007 ]
  • a) Riboflavin
  • b) Vitamin C
  • c) Vitamin K
  • d) Thiamine
Q.12
Wisdom teeth are ...[AFMC 2005 ]
  • a) Last premolars
  • b) Last molars
  • c) Incisors
  • d) Canines
Q.13
Weak peristaltic wave pass along stomach wall every .... [ Tamil Nadu 2001 ]
  • a) 20 seconds
  • b) 30 seconds
  • c) 15 seconds
  • d) 10 seconds
Q.14
Match the column and find the correct options
Column I Column II
a) Sphincter of aniinterus p) Opening of hepatopancreatic duct into duodenum
b) Cardiac sphincter q) Between duodenum and posterior stomach
c) Spincter of Oddi r) Guarding of terminal part of alimentary canal
d) Ileocaecal sphincter s) Between oesophagus and anterior stomach
e) Pyloric sphincter t) Between small intestine and bowel
  • a) a - q ; b - r; c - t; d - p; e - s
  • b) a - r ; b - t; c - s; d - p; e - s
  • c) a - r ; b - q; c - p; d - t; e - q
  • d) a - q ; b - t; c - t; d - p; e - s
Q.15
HCl present in gastric juice changes....[ EAMCET 1999 ]
  • a) Pepsinogen to pepsin
  • b) Pro-rennin to rennin
  • c) Disaccharides to monosaccharides
  • d) All the above
Q.16
Prorennin is produced by .... [ DPMT 2007 ]
  • a) juxtaglomerular cells
  • b) Zymogen cells
  • c) Sertoli cells
  • d) Hepatocytes
Q.17
Auerbach's plexus occurs ... [ JIPMER 2003 ]
  • a) Amongst podocytes of Bowman's capsule
  • b) Inner to muscular interna
  • c) In muscular externa and made of nerves
  • d) Below dermis and made of muscles
Q.18
Pepsin is secreted by ....[CPMT 1997 ]
  • a) Paneth cells
  • b) Zymogen cells of stomach
  • c) Zymogen cells of duodenum
  • d) Pancreas
Q.19
Partially digested semisolid food formed in stomach is .....
  • a) Chyle
  • b) Chyme
  • c) Bolus
  • d) Chylomicron
Q.20
Deficiency of B12 causes ...[MPPMT 2009 ]
  • a) Thalassaemia
  • b) Beri-beri
  • c) Pernicious anaemia
  • d) Cheilosis
Q.21
One of the following movements is not completely involuntary. it is ...[KCET 2012]
  • a) Peristalsis
  • b) Systole ventricles
  • c) Dialation of eye pupil
  • d) Deglutition
Q.22
Vomiting is related to disturbance in ...[ DPMT 2009 ]
  • a) Stomach sometimes duodenum
  • b) Hypothalamus
  • c) Gastrointestinal tract
  • d) Hapothalamus
Q.23
Vitamin D discovered by ... [ Kerala 2000 ]
  • a) Mellanby
  • b) Funk
  • c) Buchner
  • d) Jenner
Q.24
Which one is correctly matched? [ Kerala 2006 ]
  • a) Vitamin E - Thiamine
  • b) Vitamin D - Riboflavin
  • c) B12 - Cyanocobalamine
  • d) Vitamin A - Calciferol
Q.25
Fat soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease is ...[CBSE 2007 ]
  • a) Retinol - Xerophtalmia
  • b) Cobalamine - Beri-beri
  • c) Ascorbic acid - Scurvy
  • d) Calciferol - pellagra
Q.26
Bilirubin is formed by breakdown product of ....[MHTCET 2011 ]
  • a) Haemoglobin
  • b) Haemocyanin
  • c) Haemopoietin
  • d) Haematin
Q.27
Bile secreted by liver passes into gall bladder through...[ BHU 1999 ]
  • a) Hepatopancreatic duct
  • b) Hepatic duct
  • c) Cystic duct
  • d) Hepato-gall duct
Q.28
Vitamin D is synthesised in skin by the action of sunlight on ....[BHU 2006]
  • a) Cholesterol
  • b) 7-hydroxy cholesterol
  • c) Cephalo-cholesterol
  • d) All the above
Q.29
Approximately how much large is whole digestive system in a healthy human? [ CET Chd. 2010 ]
  • a) 3 m
  • b) 5 m
  • c) 7 m
  • d) 9 m
Q.30
Most harmful anaemia is ..[WB2007]
  • a) Microcytic
  • b) Macrocytic
  • c) Pernicious
  • d) Both A and B
Q.31
In jejunum, enzyme required for digestion of amino acid containing compounds is ...[ Guj CET 2009 ]
  • a) Trypsin
  • b) Pepsin
  • c) Peptidase
  • d) Chymotrypsin
Q.32
Common ingredients in secretion of salivary and Brunner's glands having role in growth repair and regeneration is ... [ AMU 2009 ]
  • a) Neurotensin
  • b) Somatostatin
  • c) Urogastrone
  • d) Enterogastrone
Q.33
Thecodont, diphyodont and heterodont teeth are characteristic of ... [ Bih PMT 2002 ]
  • a) Reptiles
  • b) Aves
  • c) Mammals/ man
  • d) Amphibians
Q.34
It is not a function of liver ..[ DPMT 2008 ]
  • a) Production of bile
  • b) Glycogen storage
  • c) Production of insulin
  • d) Detoxification
Q.35
Contraction of muscle and contraction of nerve require .... [ BHU 1997 ]
  • a) Na+ and K+
  • b) K+ and Mg2+
  • c) Ca2+
  • d) Ca2+ and K+
Q.36
Crown of teeth is covered by ....[AFMC 2005 ]
  • a) Cementum
  • b) Dentine
  • c) Enamel
  • d) Both B and C
Q.37
Amount of bilirubin in icterus/jaundice would be ...[ Manipal 2002 ]
  • a) 20 ml/L
  • b) 0.2 mg/L
  • c) 1-2 mg/L
  • d) 2-3 mg/L
Q.38
match the columns .... (Guj CET 2008 )
a) Retinol i) Inhibits oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
b) Tocopherol ii) Absorption of ca2+
c) Calciferol iii) Essential for maintenance of epithelial tissue
d) Menadione iv) Helps in clotting of blood
e) Ascorbic acid v) Required for amino acid metabolism
  • a) a - iii; b - i; c - ii; d - iv; e - v
  • b) a - iii; b - ii; c - iv; d - v; e - i
  • c) a - iv; b - i; c - ii; d - iii; e - v
  • d) a - ii; b - iii; c - i; d - iv; e - v
Q.39
Normal functioning of sex glands is regulated by ...[Pb. PMT 2007 ]
  • a) Tocopherol
  • b) Calciferol
  • c) Phylloquinone
  • d) Pyridoxine
Q.40
Digestive enzyme not found in humanp pancreatic juice is ...[kerala 2006 ]
  • a) Nuclease
  • b) Nucleotidase
  • c) Trypsin
  • d) lipase
Q.41
Which is different? [ BHU 1999 ]
  • a) Gastrin
  • b) Secretin
  • c) Ptyalin
  • d) Glucagon
Q.42
Back flow of faecal matter from large intestine is prevented by ...[kerala 2011 ]
  • a) Epiglottis
  • b) Sphincter of Oddi
  • c) Ileocecal valve
  • d) Pyloric sphincter
Q.43
Stool of an infant feeding entirely on whitish mother's milk is yellow due to ...[CBSE 2009 ]
  • a) Intestinal juice
  • b) pancreatic juice
  • c) Bile pigments
  • d) Undigested milk casein
Q.44
A person suffering from deficiency of visual pigment rhodopsin is advised to take ...
  • a) Guava and ripe Banana
  • b) Radish and Potato
  • c) Apple and Grapes
  • d) Carrot and ripe Papaya
Q.45
In mammals a significant initial role in the digestion of milk is played by ....[ AFMC 2007 ]
  • a) Amylase
  • b) Intestinal bacteria
  • c) Rennin
  • d) Invertase
Q.46
Peptic cells secrete ...[Pb PMT 2007]
  • a) HCl
  • b) Gastrin
  • c) Cholecystokinin
  • d) Pepsinogen
Q.47
Stomach of Camel is devoid of ... [ Kerala 2000 ]
  • a) Rumen
  • b) Abomasum
  • c) Reticulum
  • d) Omasum
Q.48
Vitamin nicotinamide can be synthesised in our body from ...[AIIMS 2002 ]
  • a) Tyrosine
  • b) Tryptophan
  • c) Valine
  • d) Phenylalanine
Q.49
Which one is an antioxidant .... [ Pb PMT 2007 ]
  • a) Vitamin B
  • b) Vitamin C
  • c) Vitamin K and iron
  • d) Vitamin E, C and A
Q.50
Diastema is associated with ....[Har. PMT 2007 ]
  • a) Organ of Corti
  • b) Absence of certain teeth
  • c) Retinal cells
  • d) Presence of teeth
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