Q.1
Digestion of both starch and protein is carried out by .... [AFMC 1996 ]
  • a) Gastric juice
  • b) Gastric lipase
  • c) Pancreatic juice
  • d) Ptyalin
Q.2
Absence of enterokinase will affect the following process ...[Guj CET 2007 ]
  • a) Amylose - Maltose
  • b) Proteose - Dipeptide
  • c) Lipid - Fatty acid + Glycerol
  • d) Dipeptides - Amino acids
Q.3
Which of the following in not a fat soluble vitamin....[ Bih. PMT 2011 ]
  • a) Vitamin B -complex
  • b) Vitamin D
  • c) Vitamin E
  • d) Vitamin A
Q.4
Deficiency of which vitamin produces keratomalacia ...[JKCMEE 2007 ]
  • a) K
  • b) E
  • c) D
  • d) A
Q.5
Where does hepatopancreatic duct open.... [ Tamil nadu 2001 ]
  • a) Ileum
  • b) Duodenum
  • c) Jejunum
  • d) Junction of duodenum with jejunum
Q.6
Narrow distal part of stomach is ..[MPPMT 1995 ]
  • a) Cardiac
  • b) Pharynx
  • c) Duodenum
  • d) Pylorus
Q.7
Part of bile useful in digestion is ...[CPMT 2007 ]
  • a) Bile pigments
  • b) Bile salts
  • c) Bile matrix
  • d) All the above
Q.8
Enterokinase/enteropeptidase takes part in conversion of ...[AFMC 1996 ]
  • a)Pepsinogen to pepsin
  • > b) Trypsinogen to trypsin
  • c) Protein into polypeptides
  • d) Caseinogen into casein
Q.9
Glycogen is .... [CBSE 1995 ]
  • a) Synthesised in liver, source of energy, forming bile and lipase
  • b) Disaccharide stored in liver, reacts with ammonia to form protein
  • c) Synthesised in blood, stored in liver and muscles to provide glucose
  • d) Polysaccharide synthesised and stored in liver
Q.10
Mineral contained in vitamin B12 ...[BHU 2007 ]
  • a) Fe
  • b) Co
  • c) Ni
  • d) Mg
Q.11
Specific feature of bile juice is that it ...[Odisha 2011 ]
  • a) Has no enzyme
  • b) Has amylase
  • c) Contains lipase
  • d) Contains HCl
Q.12
Which one does not take part in breaking down of starch ..[AMU 2003 ]
  • a) Invertase
  • b) lipase
  • c) Amylase
  • d) Diastase
Q.13
Which one provides sliminess to food? [ RPMT 1996 ]
  • a) Brunner's glands
  • b) Goblet cells
  • c) Both A and B
  • d) Peptic cells
Q.14
Carbohydrate digestion begins in ...[ Odisha 2007 ]
  • a) Stomach
  • b) Mouth
  • c) Intestine
  • d) All the above
Q.15
Phagocytic cells of liver are ....[MPPMT 2002 ]
  • a) Acinar cells
  • b) Kupffer's cells
  • c) Deiter cells
  • d) Hensen cells
Q.16
Pepsin is secreted by ... [MPPMT 1998 ]
  • a) Stomach
  • b) Intestine
  • c) Liver
  • d) Gonads
Q.17
Kwashiorkor, a disorder of children, is due to ... [ Odisha 2007 ]
  • a) Protein/ essential amino acid deficiency
  • b) Carbohydrate deficiency
  • c) Genetic problem
  • d) Vitamin deficiency
Q.18
Gaucher's disease is related to ....[Kerala 2000 ]
  • a) Abnormal fat metabolism
  • b) Vitamin deficiency
  • c) Disturbed carbohydrate metabolism
  • d) Abnormal protein metabolism
Q.19
Vitamin E prevents ... [Manpal 1999 ]
  • a) Formation of vitamin D in skin
  • b) Secretion of superfluous enzymes
  • c) Keratinisation of epidermal cells
  • d) Absorption of harmful enzymes
Q.20
Which one of the following is not secreted by pancreas ..
  • a) Insulin
  • b) Glucagon
  • c) Renin
  • d) Somatostatin
Q.21
Which one can prevent blindness ...[DPMT 2007 ]
  • a) Pea
  • b) Wheat
  • c) Gram
  • d) Golden rice
Q.22
Aggregates of lymphoid tissue present in distal portion of small intestine are known as ...[ DPMT 2011 ]
  • a) Villi
  • b) Rugae
  • c) Choroid plexus
  • d) Peyer's patches
Q.23
Succus entericus is secreted by
  • a) Crypts of Lieberkuhn
  • b) Brunner's glands
  • c) Both A and B
  • d) None of the above
Q.24
Mineral involved in formation of bone and teeth and clotting of blood is ...[ Tamil Nadu 2001 ]
  • a) Fe
  • b) Na
  • c) Mg
  • d) Ca
Q.25
Find out the correct match
a) Hapatic lobule 1) Submucosal gland
b) Brunner's glands 2)Tubular glands
c) Crypts of Lieberkuhn 3) Glisson's capsule
  • a) a - 4; b - 6; c - 5
  • b) a - 3; b - 6; c - 2
  • c) a - 5; b - 2; c - 3
  • d) a - 3; b - 1; c - 2
Q.26
A fat soluble vitamin group is ...[ Manipal 2008]
  • a) B6, E and K
  • b) A, B, C, D, and E
  • c) A, D, E and K
  • d) C, D, E and K
Q.27
Which gland does not take part in saliva production
  • a) Parotid
  • b) Submaxillary
  • c) Submucosal
  • d) Sublinguala
Q.28
Which one is not matched [ Har. PMT 2002 ]
  • a) Pepsin - Stomach
  • b) Renin - Liver
  • c) Trypsin - Intestine
  • d) Ptyalin - Mouth
Q.29
A dental disease characterised by mottling of teeth due to ingredient in drinking water namely ...[CBSE 1995 ]
  • a) Fluorine
  • b) Chlorine
  • c) Boron
  • d) Mercury
Q.30
Glycogenolysis involves ..[RPMT 2011 ]
  • a) Conversion of sugar into glycogen
  • b) Oxidation of sugar
  • c) Conversion of glycogen into fat
  • d) Conversion of glycogen into sugar
Q.31
A doctor advises a patient to eat more yellow fruit, carrots and butter. the patient seems to be suffering from ...[JKCMEE 2003 ]
  • a) Kwashiorkor
  • b) Marasmus
  • c) Night blindness
  • d) Colour blindness
Q.32
Enzyme which does not directly act upon food substrate is ....[K.C.E.T 1997 ]
  • a) Trypsin
  • b) Lopase
  • c) Enterokinase
  • d) Amylopsin
Q.33
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.34
Jaundice is a disease of ... [ CBSE 2010 ]
  • a) Kidney
  • b) Liver/Digestive system
  • c) Pancreas
  • d) Duodenum
Q.35
Which disease does not occur in infants younger than six months? [ RPMT 1996 ]
  • a) Kwashiorkor
  • b) Kwashiorkor and marasmus
  • c) Marasmus
  • d) Jaundice
Q.36
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.37
Calciferol is vitamin ..[RPMT 1996 ]
  • a) A
  • b) B
  • c) C
  • d) D
Q.38
An animal without gall bladder is ...[ Har. PMT 2002 ]
  • a) Horse
  • b) Cat
  • c) Dog
  • d) Human
Q.39
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.40
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.41
Cod liver oil is source of ... [ Manipal 1995 ]
  • a) Vitamin B
  • b) Vitamin C
  • c) Vitamin A
  • d) Iodine
Q.42
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.43
Wisdom teeth are ...[AFMC 2005 ]
  • a) Last premolars
  • b) Last molars
  • c) Incisors
  • d) Canines
Q.44
Weak peristaltic wave pass along stomach wall every .... [ Tamil Nadu 2001 ]
  • a) 20 seconds
  • b) 30 seconds
  • c) 15 seconds
  • d) 10 seconds
Q.45
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.46
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.47
Prorennin is produced by .... [ DPMT 2007 ]
  • a) juxtaglomerular cells
  • b) Zymogen cells
  • c) Sertoli cells
  • d) Hepatocytes
Q.48
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.49
Pepsin is secreted by ....[CPMT 1997 ]
  • a) Paneth cells
  • b) Zymogen cells of stomach
  • c) Zymogen cells of duodenum
  • d) Pancreas
Q.50
Partially digested semisolid food formed in stomach is .....
  • a) Chyle
  • b) Chyme
  • c) Bolus
  • d) Chylomicron
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