25 questions on “Medical Science GK Mock Test” objective questions series.
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Que (51): What is the number of chromosome in a normal human body cell?
A. 45
B. 46
C. 47
D. 48
Answer: 46
Further Information:
- Overall count: Overall 46 chromosomes of 23 pairs,
- Inheritance from parents: Two copies of 13 chromosomes – one from each parent is inherited,
- Made up of: Protein.
Que (52): By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory of?
A. Har Gobind Khurana
B. Herbert Boyer
C. Thales
D. None of these
Answer: Herbert Boyer
Further Information:
- By: Har Gobind Khorana in 1972,
- In laboratory of: Herbert Boyer and Alexander Markham,
- Har Gobind Khurana also awarded with 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
Que (53): Which statement is true with respect to Leukaemia?
A. Number of WBCs increases in blood
B. Number of RBCs increases in blood
C. Number of WBCs decreases in blood
D. Number of RBCs decrease in blood
Answer: Number of WBCs increases in blood
Further Information:
- What it is: Cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues,
- Reason: Exposure to intense radiation, exposure to chemicals such as benzene.
Que (54): Which is used to remove astigmatism from a human eye?
A. Spherical lens
B. Cylindrical lens
C. Optical lens
D. none of these
Answer: Cylindrical lens
Further Information:
- What is astigmatism: imperfection in the curvature of the eye that causes blurred distance and near vision,
- Cylindrical lens for astigmatism,
- Concave lens for myopic eye and
- Convex lens for hypermetropic eye.
Que (55): Iris has no pigment in which people?
A. Blue-eyed people
B. Hazel eye
C. Green eye
D. Light brown eye
Answer: Blue-eyed people
Further Information:
Even people with the lightest blue eyes, with no melanin on the front of the iris at all, have dark brown coloration on the back of it, to prevent light from scattering
Que (56): The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that plant?
A. Penicillin
B. Insulin
C. Polio
D. Cinchona
Answer: Cinchona
Further Information:
- Other uses of cinchona: increasing appetite; promoting the release of digestive juices; and treating bloating, fullness, and other stomach problems.
Que (57): In which biological process sugar is oxidised to release energy?
A. Perspiration
B. Transpiration
C. Respitration
D. none of these
Answer: Respiration
Further Information:
- CO2 removal: During this process CO2 is released out.
Que (58): Which vitamin is essential for proper bone and teeth formation?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Answer: Vitamin D
Further Information:
- What is the role of Vitamin D? It allows the digestive system to absorb the calcium from food/diet and that helps in proper bone formation.
Que (59): Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Answer: Vitamin C
Further Information:
- Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid,
- Vitamin C involved in all phases of wound healing viz. inflammatory as well as proliferative phase.
Que (60): Where are red blood corpuscles formed?
A. In bone marrow
B. In thymus
C. In artilleries
D. In nerves
Answer: In bone marrow
Further Information:
- Importance of bone marrow: It makes the components of blood that one needs to survive.
- Bone marrow produces: RBCs, WBCs as well as platelets.
Que (61): How much blood does an average adult have in the body?
A. 1-6 litres
B. 5-10 litres
C. 3-6 litres
D. 5-6 litres
Answer: 5-6 litres
Further Information:
- 1.2-1.5 gallons,
- Blood forms how much of body weight? – ~10%.
Que (62): What is treatment of body defects through massage and exercise?
A. Body sculpting
B. Psychoteraphy
C. Gyming
D. Physiotherapy
Answer: Physiotherapy
Further Information:
- Apart from it also includes: heat therapy, electro therapy, advice for treating injury, deformity etc.
Que (63): What does Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule together constitute?
Answer: Renal corpuscle
Further Information:
- They are all parts of kidney.
Que (64): Which cells have least regeneration capacity?
A. Cells of the nerves
B. Cells of the brain
C. Cells near the spine
D. Cells od the heart
Answer: Cell of brain
Further Information:
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Que (65): Which Scientist first explained about human circulatory system?
A. Copernicus
B. James Watson
C. Fermi
D. William Harvey
Answer: William Harvey
Further Information:
- He proved that the venous blood flowed to the heart, and that the body’s valves in the veins maintained the one-way flow [source].
Que (66): In human body, into which does the pancreas secretes its enzymes?
A. Amylase
B. Lipase
C. Pepsin
D. Duodenum
Answer: Duodenum
Further Information:
- Function of duodenum: It helps to further digest food coming from the stomach.
- Absorption of nutrients and water: It absorbs nutrients like vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins etc. and water from food so they can be used by the body.
Que (67): Which compound is used in anti-malarial drug?
Answer: Chloroquin
Further Information:
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Que (68): The salivary gland secrete saliva that contains which enzyme?
A. Amylase
B. Pepsin
C. Ptyalin
D. Trypsin
Answer: Ptyalin
Further Information:
- Function of ptyalin: It breaks down the insoluble starch found in foods into smaller, soluble sugar fragments.
Que (69): Which sugar is present in considerable amount in the blood?
A. Lactose
B. Glucose
C. Fructose
D. Galactose
Answer: Glucose
Further Information:
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Que (70): In human beings, normally in which part, does the sperm fertilise the ovum?
A. Uterine tubes
B. Ectopic tubes
C. Fallopian tubes
D. B and C
Answer: Fallopian tube
Further Information:
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Que (71): Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?
A. Medulla oblongata
B. trachea
C. nasopharyngeal
D. pharyngeal
Answer: A. Medulla oblongata
Further Information:
- It is responsible for various basic functions of autonomic nervous system like coughing, sneezing, swallowing, vomiting etc.
Que (72): Which thing acts as an antidote to HgCl2 poisoning?
A. White of egg
B. Yok of th egg
C. Vinegar
D. Neem leaves
Answer: White of egg
Further Information:
- They form precipitates with the mercuric salts which delay the absorption of the mercury and hinder the solution of the solid tablets. They also act as demulcents, tending to protect the gastric mucosa against contact with the poison, and therefore against the local corrosion and against absorption [source].
Que (73): What is systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man?
A. 120 mm and 60 mm
B. 160 mm and 80 mm
C. 120 mm and 80 mm
D. 150 mm and 80 mm
Answer: 120 mm and 80 mm
Further Information:
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Que (74): Which destroy the toxic substance found in digested food?
A. Liver
B. Stomach
C. Kidney
D. Spleen
Answer: Liver
Further Information:
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Que (75): Which of the following has been found useful in keeping cholesterol level down?
A. Wheat
B. Corn
C. Raddish
D. Garlic
Answer: Garlic
Further Information:
- Properties of garlic: It is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory as well as anti-oxidant,
- Benefits: It is said to be great for lowering cholesterol levels.
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