SSRC Medical Specialists Specialized Medical Discipline Test Mock 1

The suspensor in a dicot embryo is formed from the:

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Basal cell Basal cell
Terminal cell Terminal cell
Cotyledons Cotyledons
Radicle Radicle

The phenomenon of releasing ovum from the ovary is called:

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ejaculation ejaculation
ejection ejection
oocytation oocytation
ovulation ovulation

Compact bone constitutes the outer shell and provides an attachment site for:

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tissue tissue
cell cell
cartilage cartilage
muscle muscle

Match List I (Chromosome models) with List II (Discoverers) and choose the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Simple multi-stranded model 1. DuPraw b. Centipede model 2. Nebel c. Coiled coil model 3. Steffensen d. Folded fibre model 4. Taylor

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a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Perisperm is the persistent remnant of:

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Endosperm Endosperm
Integument Integument
Nucellus Nucellus
Ovary wall Ovary wall

A dermal infection especially caused by the dermophytes is called:

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Skin infection Skin infection
Dermatophytoses Dermatophytoses
Dermal infection Dermal infection
Fungal infection Fungal infection

Which of the following grow on the green patches of velvety in shady damp places__________?

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Riccia Riccia
Porella Porella
Funaria Funaria
Gametophyte Gametophyte

Leprosy is caused by:

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Mycobacterium Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium leprae
Yersinia pestis Yersinia pestis

In man which organisms cause abscesses on the skin of arms or legs?

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Ascaris Ascaris
Bacteria Bacteria
Ring worm Ring worm
Suinea worm Suinea worm

Amniotic eggs have extraembryonic membranes that protect the_________?

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Embryo Embryo
Food Food
Prey Prey
Light Light

Treponema pallidum is transmitted by the:

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Intimate contact Intimate contact
Blood transfusion Blood transfusion
Respiratory aerosol Respiratory aerosol
Gastrointestinal tract Gastrointestinal tract

Who Invented antibiotic Medicine?

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Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming
Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur
Michal Faraday Michal Faraday
John Loannids John Loannids

Nectar secreted by the flower collects at the bottom of:

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Carpels Carpels
Stamen Stamen
Stigma Stigma
Sepals Sepals

In which cycle bacteria can not control biosynthetic machinery___________?

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lytic cycle lytic cycle
lysogenic cycle lysogenic cycle
carbon cycle carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle nitrogen cycle

Bacteria in soil oxidize ammonia or ammonium ions in nitrates is known as __________?

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bioremediation bioremediation
ammonification ammonification
conjugation conjugation
nitrification nitrification

Elevated levels of nitrogenous wastes can lead to:

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convulsions convulsions
coma coma
death death
all of above all of above

According to cohesion-tension theory, tension is created by__________________?

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Hydrogen bonding Hydrogen bonding
Transpiration Transpiration
Adhesion Adhesion
Root prerssure Root prerssure

A chemical substance is synthesized in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs, is called:

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hormones hormones
gland gland
nerve nerve
transmission transmission

The H5N1 virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in

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1991 1991
1995 1995
1997 1997
2001 2001

Digestive enzymes are used in:

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house paints house paints
washing powder washing powder
dying fabrics dying fabrics
car wash car wash

Antheridia and archigonia develop in mosses as_________?

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reproductive organ reproductive organ
non reproductive non reproductive
branches branches
useless organ useless organ

If unwound, one DNA molecule would be how long?

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1 m 1 m
10 cm 10 cm
5 cm 5 cm
4 cm 4 cm

A guillotine was ____________________

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A) A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
B) A fine sword with which heads were cut off
C) A special noose to hang people C) A special noose to hang people
D) none of the above D) none of the above

Which of the following mass extinctions claimed about 96% of the marine life?

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Permian Permian
Celurian Celurian
cretaceous cretaceous
Mesozoic Mesozoic

The heat added into the activation energy provides:

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kinetic energy to reaction kinetic energy to reaction
thermal energy to reaction thermal energy to reaction
hydra energy to reaction hydra energy to reaction
potential energy to reaction potential energy to reaction

Kidneys remove nitrogenous wastes and act as a:

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excretory product excretory product
Osmoregulators organ Osmoregulators organ
osmoconformers osmoconformers
thermoregulatory organs thermoregulatory organs

Gaseous exchange between organism and their environment occurs through:

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diffusion diffusion
passive transport passive transport
active transport active transport
osmosis osmosis

The proteins which are synthesized by blood to protect the body from nucleic acids and toxins of invading organism:

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interferon only interferon only
antitoxins only antitoxins only
antigens antigens
interferon and antitoxins interferon and antitoxins

Dioxin can cause mental abnormalities in children and:

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Hepatitis Hepatitis
Cancer Cancer
T.B T.B
Jaundice Jaundice

If the population in an area are not geographically isolated, interbred and developed a distinct lifestyle, named as:

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allopatric speciation allopatric speciation
sympatric speciation sympatric speciation
parapatric speciation parapatric speciation
speciation speciation

The presence of a nucleus in a cell was reported by:

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Robert Hooke Robert Hooke
Robert Brown Robert Brown
Lorenz Oaken Lorenz Oaken
Theodor Schwann Theodor Schwann

Oral submucous fibrosis is a disease caused by

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Drinking Liquor Drinking Liquor
Smoking Tobacco Smoking Tobacco
Consuming Gutka of Tobacco Consuming Gutka of Tobacco
Consuming Red Meat Consuming Red Meat

The phage in which lysis of host cell takes place is:

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prophage prophage
lytic phage lytic phage
virulent phage virulent phage
metaphage metaphage

Offspring formed by the asexual method of reproduction have greater similarities among themselves because (i) asexual reproduction involves only one parent (ii) asexual reproduction does not involve gametes (iii) asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction (iv) Asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction

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A) (i) and (ii) A) (i) and (ii)
B) (i) and (iii) B) (i) and (iii)
C) (ii) and (iv) C) (ii) and (iv)
D) (iii) and (iv) D) (iii) and (iv)

IgG is:

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Least abundant Least abundant
On surfaces On surfaces
Most abundant in blood Most abundant in blood
In secretions In secretions

Sclerenchyma cells are characterized by:

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Thin walls Thin walls
Thick lignified walls Thick lignified walls
No walls No walls
Living protoplasm Living protoplasm

Darwin's Finches are an excellent example of:

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Convergent evolution Convergent evolution
Adaptive radiation Adaptive radiation
Parallel evolution Parallel evolution
Co-evolution Co-evolution

During dark reactions, the photosynthesis takes place by the help of certain enzymes through the cycle called:

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Krebs cycle Krebs cycle
life cycle life cycle
calvin cycle calvin cycle
nitrogen cycle nitrogen cycle

Which system links brain to every part of body?

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Nervous system Nervous system
Brain Brain
Spinal cord Spinal cord
All of above All of above

A normal metaphase chromosome with a midial centromere is ________?

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Metacentric Metacentric
Sub-metacentric Sub-metacentric
Acrocentric Acrocentric
Telocentric Telocentric

During anaphase, J-shaped or V-shaped chromosomes move towards the:

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center of cell center of cell
pole of the cell pole of the cell
mitotic apparatus mitotic apparatus
cell wall cell wall

Morgan studied how many traits of Drosophila?

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7 7
67 67
85 85
All All

Heroin is the form of :

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A) Aesthetic A) Aesthetic
B) Hallucination B) Hallucination
C) Irritation C) Irritation
D) All of the above D) All of the above

Embryonic induction is caused by part developing from_____________?

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Endoderm Endoderm
Ectoderm Ectoderm
Mesoderm Mesoderm
Extraembryonic layers Extraembryonic layers

Which thing directly or indirectly affect the organism___________?

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geology geology
ecology ecology
biology biology
zoology zoology

Photosynthetic prokaryotes have special photosynthetic membranes which work like:

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lumen lumen
stamen stamen
thylakoids thylakoids
stroma stroma

The two major veins that carry deoxygenated blood and empties into the right atrium are inferior and superior:

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femoral artery femoral artery
vena cava vena cava
aorta aorta
dorsal aorta dorsal aorta

Exchange of water in submerged plant:

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A) Stomata A) Stomata
B) Normal surface B) Normal surface
C) Hydathode C) Hydathode
D) Lenticel D) Lenticel

Which of the following does not affect the phenotype?

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point mutation point mutation
substitution substitution
addition addition
silent mutation silent mutation

The cell division process meiosis undergoes in:

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stomata cells stomata cells
somatic cells somatic cells
germ line cells germ line cells
stamen cells stamen cells

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