Explore topic-wise MCQs in NEET.

This section includes 14620 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your NEET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

5951.

Function of gall bladder is:                                                                                               (RPMT 2002)

A. storage of bile         
B. secretion of bile
C. formation of enzymes   
D. formation of bile salts
Answer» B. secretion of bile
5952.

Cystic duct arises from:

A. liver                             
B. kidney
C. pancreas                       
D. gallbladder
Answer» E.
5953.

Pancreatic duct is known as:

A. Stenson's duct               
B. Mullerian duct
C. Wharton's duct              
D. Duct of Wirsung
Answer» E.
5954.

Pancreas has:                                                                                                                 (Orissa JEE 2003)

A. exocrine function
B. endocrine function
C. exocrine and endocrine function
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
5955.

Jaundice may be caused by retarded function of:

A. heart                            
B. liver
C. lungs                            
D. kidneys
Answer» C. lungs                            
5956.

Excessive drinking of alcohol causes:

A. fibrosis                          
B. cirrhosis
C. jaundice                        
D. dermatitis
Answer» C. jaundice                        
5957.

The poisonous substances in the food are detoxicated in human body by:

A. liver                             
B. spleen
C. kidney                          
D. stomach
Answer» B. spleen
5958.

Bile can be prevented to release into the duodenum by:                                           (CMC, Vellore 2007)

A. pyloric valve                 
B. sphincter of Oddi
C. cardiac sphincter            
D. sphincter of Boyden
Answer» C. cardiac sphincter            
5959.

Which component of bile is not primarily secreted by hepatocytes?

A. Bilirubin                        
B. Bile salts
C. Bicarbonate                  
D. Cholesterol
Answer» D. Cholesterol
5960.

Liver of man is:                                                                                                              (RPMT 2002)

A. bilobed                         
B. 3-lobed
C. 4-lobed                         
D. 5-lobed
Answer» D. 5-lobed
5961.

Bile acids are:                                                                                                                             (Pb. PMT 2000)

A. steroids                         
B. proteins
C. vitamins                       
D. carbohydrates
Answer» B. proteins
5962.

Bilirubin and biliverdin are found in:                                                                                  (MPPMT 2001)

A. bile                              
B. blood
C. saliva                           
D. pancreatic juice
Answer» B. blood
5963.

The main function of bile is to:

A. emulsify fats for digestion
B. eliminate the waste products
C. digest fat by enzymatic action
D. regulate the process of digestion
Answer» B. eliminate the waste products
5964.

Which of the following represent bile salts?                                                              (Karnataka CET 2003)

A. Bilirubin and biliverdin
B. Bilirubin and haemoglobin
C. Haemoglobin and biliverdin
D. Sodium glycocholate and taurocholate
Answer» E.
5965.

Which of the following statements about the liver is false?

A. It is the first organ to receive food molecules from the intestine
B. Its cells are in direct contact with the blood
C. Its cells cannot regenerate when damaged
D. It is the largest gland of the body
Answer» D. It is the largest gland of the body
5966.

Ductus choledocus carries:                                                                                                (PCS 2001)

A. ova                              
B. bile
C. urine                            
D. saliva
Answer» C. urine                            
5967.

Cholagogues stimulate the secretion of:                                                                              (PCS 2000, 02)

A. bile                              
B. saliva
C. gastric juice                   
D. intestinal juice
Answer» B. saliva
5968.

Bile is produced by:                                                                                                         (JKCMEE 2002)

A. liver                             
B. blood
C. spleen                           
D. gallbladder
Answer» B. blood
5969.

Liver secretes:                                                                                                                 (WB-JEE 2006)

A. hormones                      
B. succus entericus
C. no digestive enzymes  
D. many digestive enzymes
Answer» D. many digestive enzymes
5970.

The percentage of crossing over will be more if

A. Linked genes are located far apart from each other
B. Linked genes are located close to each other
C. Genes are not linked
D. Genes are located in a different cell
Answer» B. Linked genes are located close to each other
5971.

Hepatocytes secrete:

A. lipase                           
B. trypsin
C. amylopsin                     
D. bile no enzymes
Answer» E.
5972.

Linkage in Drosophila was first discovered by

A. Morgan
B. Bateson and Punnet
C. Sturtevant
D. Bridges
Answer» B. Bateson and Punnet
5973.

Drosophila has four pairs of chromosomes. How many linkage groups does it have

A. Eight
B. Four
C. One less than the pairs of chromosomes
D. One more than the pairs of chromosomes
Answer» C. One less than the pairs of chromosomes
5974.

Alleles of different genes that are on the same chromosome may occasionally be separated by a phenomenon known as [MP PMT 1993]

A. Pleotropy
B. Epistasis
C. Continuous variation
D. Crossing over
Answer» E.
5975.

The four daughter cells derived from a single meiosis differ from each other due to [BHU 1994]

A. Difference in chromosome number
B. Crossing over only
C. Independent assortment of chromosomes only
D. Crossing over as well as independent assortment of chromosomes
Answer» E.
5976.

Chiasma shows the sites of [MHCET 2003]

A. Spindle formation
B. Synapsis
C. Crossing over
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
5977.

Linked gene are separated by [CPMT 1994]

A. Crossing over
B. Mutation
C. (a) and (b) both
D. None of these
Answer» B. Mutation
5978.

What will be the number of linkage groups in maize if it has 10 pairs of chromosomes [MP PMT 1999; DPMT 1980]

A. 5
B. 10
C. Zero
D. 20
Answer» C. Zero
5979.

When synapsis is complete all along the chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage called [AIIMS 2005]

A. Zygotene
B. Pachytene
C. Diplotene
D. Diakinesis
Answer» C. Diplotene
5980.

Coupling and repulsion are the two faces of [JIPMER 1994]

A. Crossing over
B. Linkage
C. Chiasmata
D. Mutation
Answer» C. Chiasmata
5981.

Genetic recombination occur through [CPMT 2002]

A. Mitosis and fertilization
B. Mitosis and meiosis
C. Meiosis and fertilization
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5982.

For the preparation of genetic maps, the recombination frequencies between genes are additive over short distances but not over long distances due to [BHU 1994]

A. Multiple cross overs
B. Lethal mutation
C. Epistasis
D. Synaptonemal complex
Answer» B. Lethal mutation
5983.

In the diplotene stage [DPMT 1993]

A. Chromosomes are thin and long
B. Homologous chromosomes undergo crossing over and chiasmata are seen
C. Bivalents become very short and chaismata move towards ends of chromosomes
D. Chromosomes have reached poles
Answer» C. Bivalents become very short and chaismata move towards ends of chromosomes
5984.

Sexual reproduction leads to [CPMT 2002]

A. Genetic recombination
B. Polyploidy
C. Aneuploidy
D. Euploidy
Answer» B. Polyploidy
5985.

Number of linkage group in Pisum sativum is [BVP 2004]

A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
5986.

In order to calculate map distance of genes on a chromosome, one must know the

A. Number of mutant genes
B. Recombination frequency of each gene locus
C. Cross over percentage
D. Non-cross over percentage
Answer» D. Non-cross over percentage
5987.

When closely placed genes on the same chromosome are inherited together the phenomenon is known as [Kerala PMT 2004]

A. Qualitative inheritance
B. Crossing over
C. Gene interaction
D. Multiple allelism
E. Linkage
Answer» F.
5988.

What is the unit of crossing over

A. Cistron
B. Muton
C. Recon
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5989.

Linkage was first observed in [AFMC 2000]

A. Field pea
B. Sweet pea
C. Pea
D. Grass pea
Answer» C. Pea
5990.

Mendel did not recognize the linkage phenomenon in his experiments because [CMC Vellore 1993]

A. There were many chromosomes to handle
B. Characters he studied were located on different chromosomes
C. He did not have powerful microscope
D. He studied only pure plants
Answer» C. He did not have powerful microscope
5991.

Crossing over in diploid organism is responsible for [CBSE PMT 1998]

A. Dominance of genes
B. Linkage between genes
C. Segregation of alleles
D. Recombination of linked allele
Answer» E.
5992.

Linkage decreases the frequency of [CPMT 1998]

A. Hybrid
B. Dominant allele
C. Recessive allele
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» B. Dominant allele
5993.

The word 'crossing over' is given by

A. Bateson
B. Darlington
C. Morgan
D. Muller
Answer» D. Muller
5994.

In maize chromosome number is 2n = 20. The number of linkage groups in it shall be

A. 20
B. 40
C. 10
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
5995.

The scientists who have given the theory of linkage are [MP PMT 2001]

A. Morgan and Castle
B. Beadle and Tatum
C. Watson and Crick
D. Bateson and Punnet
Answer» B. Beadle and Tatum
5996.

Exchange of genetic material between chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is called [CBSE PMT 1996]

A. Synapsis
B. Chiasmata
C. Transformation
D. Crossing over
Answer» E.
5997.

Mendel observed that some characters did not assort independently. Later researchers found it to be due to [MP PMT 1995, 98]

A. Crossing-over
B. Linkage
C. Dominance of one trait over the other
D. Amitosis
Answer» C. Dominance of one trait over the other
5998.

Chiasmata firstly seen in [RPMT 1995; MP PMT 2003]

A. Leptotene
B. Zygotene
C. Pechytene
D. Diplotene
Answer» E.
5999.

The evidence that crossing over occurs at four stranded stage and not at two stranded stage of the chromosomes, comes from [DPMT 1993]

A. 2 : 2 : 2 : 2 arrangement of ascospores in Neurospora
B. 4 : 4 arrangement of ascospores in Neurospora
C. Studies of meiosis in maize
D. Studies on linkage maps of chromosomes in Drosophila
Answer» B. 4 : 4 arrangement of ascospores in Neurospora
6000.

\[{{P}_{700}}\]is a special form of which pigment [RPMT 1997]

A. Chlorophyll b
B. Carotenes
C. Chlorophyll a
D. Phycobilins
Answer» D. Phycobilins