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Amrita Medical Objective Entrance Exam Previous Year Question Papers for Students
Quick Quiz
In the human body, most of the digestive process takes place in
(A) Pancreas
(B) Large intestine
(C) Small intestine
(D) Stomach
Option c – Small intestine
The saliva helps in the digestion of
(A) Starch
(B) Proteins
(C) Fibres
(D) Fat
Option a – Starch
Which of the following is correct?
(A) All the blood in the body is absorbed through the kidneys
(B) All the blood in the body passes through the kidneys
(C) All the blood in the body is filtered through the kidneys
(D) All the blood in the body is made through the kidneys
Option c – All the blood in the body is filtered through the kidneys
Cellulose and starch both are made up of
(A) (+)-glucose
(B) (-)-fructose
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) (+)-galactose
Option a – (+)-glucose
The process by which blood is purified in the human body is called
(A) Dialysis
(B) Haemolysis
(C) Osmosis
(D) Paralysis
Option a – Dialysis
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The human eye is a refracting system containing a diverging lens.
(b) The retina of the human eye contains millions of light-sensitive cells, called rods and cones, which convert the light into electrical messages.
(c) Every image that is focused on the retina is upside down.
(d) We need both eyes to judge the relative positions of objects accurately.
Option a – The human eye is a refracting system containing a diverging lens
The human eye is like a camera and hence it contains a system of lenses. The eye lens forms
(a) A straight or upright, real image of the object on the retina.
(b) An inverted virtual image of the object on the retina.
(c) An inverted, real image of the object on the retina.
(d) A straight or upright, real image of the object on the iris.
Option c – An inverted, real image of the object on the retina
The human eyeball consists of three layers and it encloses
(a) Lens, iris, optic nerve
(b) Lens, aqueous humor, and vitreous humor
(c) Cornea, lens, iris
(d) Cornea, lens, optic nerve
Option b – Lens, aqueous humor, and vitreous humor
A color-blind person cannot differentiate between the colors
(a) Yellow and green
(b) Black and blue
(c) Red and green
(d) Blue and green
Option c – Red and green
In which medical condition is the eye’s optic nerve damaged, and the condition worsens over time?
(a) Cataract
(b) Dry Eye
(c) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
(d) Glaucoma
Option d – Glaucoma
Rajat has hypermetropia. What type of lens will the ophthalmologist recommend to correct his vision?
(a) Bifocal
(b) Concave
(c) Progressive
(d) Convex
Option d – Convex
In mitochondria, ATP synthesizing reactions take place in the
(a) Outer membrane.
(b) Matrix.
(c) Inner membrane.
(d) DNA of mitochondria.
Option c – Inner membrane
Which one of the following is used in preparing a natural mosquito repellent?
(a) Congress grass.
(b) Elephant grass.
(c) Lemon grass.
(d) Nut grass.
Option c – Lemon grass
Movement of materials to different parts of the cytoplasm and nucleus is generally carried out by
(a) Ribosomes.
(b) Mitochondria.
(c) Lysosomes.
(d) Endoplasmic reticulum.
Option d – Endoplasmic reticulum
Which of the following substances is obtained from a tree?
(a) Asafoetida.
(b) Bitumen.
(c) Tincal.
(d) None of the above.
Option d – None of the above
Which of the following endocrine glands is not found in pairs in humans?
(a) Adrenal.
(b) Pituitary.
(c) Testis.
(d) Ovary.
Option b – Pituitary
Which one of the following cell organelles contains DNA?
(a) Golgi apparatus.
(b) Mitochondrion.
(c) Lysosome.
(d) Endoplasmic reticulum.
Option b – Mitochondrion
Who among the following scientists introduced the concept of immunization to the medical world?
(a) Edward Jenner.
(b) Robert Koch.
(c) Robert Hooke.
(d) Carl Linnaeus.
Option a – Edward Jenner
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas because it :
(a) Binds to digestive hormones.
(b) Damages lungs.
(c) Destroys RBCs.
(d) Binds to hemoglobin.
Option d – Binds to hemoglobin
‘Ficus benghalensis’ is the scientific name of :
(a) Brinjal.
(b) Banana.
(c) Peepal.
(d) Banyan.
Option d – Banyan
In the human body, the digestion of protein begins in which of the following organs?
(a) Liver.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Small intestine.
(d) Stomach.
Option d – Stomach
The single stack of Golgi apparatus found in plants and fungi is
(a) plasmodesmata
(b) lonesome
(c) desmotubule
(d) dictyosome
Option d – dictyosome
An important site for the formation of glycoprotein and glycolipid is
(a) lysosomes
(b) Golgi apparatus
(c) vacuoles
(d) plastids
Option b – Golgi apparatus
The main function of Golgi bodies is ( amrita medical entrance exam previous year question papers )
(a) respiration
(b) cell division
(c) percentage produce digestive enzyme
(d) secretion
Option d – secretion
Which one of the following organelles takes part in the formation of acrosome in human sperms?
(a) Ribosome
(b) Golgi bodies
(c) Lysosome
(d) Nucleolus
Option b – Golgi bodies
Lysosome is formed from which of the following cell organelles?
(a) Nucleus
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Golgi bodies
(d) Ribosomes
Option c – Golgi bodies
Which one of the following cell organelles is known as the ‘suicidal bags’ of a cell?
(a) Lysosomes
(b) Plastids
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Mitochondria
Option a – Lysosomes
Which one of the following organelles of a mammalian cell is rich in hydrolytic enzymes?
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Ribosomes
(c) Lysosome
(d) Nucleus
Option c – Lysosome
Which one of the following contains powerful oxidative enzymes and helps in removing toxic substances from cells?
(a) Plastids
(b) Lysosomes
(c) Dictyosomes
(d) Peroxisomes
Option b – Lysosomes
Which one of the following cell organelles is enclosed by a single membrane?
(a) Chloroplasts
(b) Lysosomes
(c) Nuclei
(d) Mitochondria
Option b – Lysosomes
Which of the following cell organelles is found in a cell that is very active in protein synthesis?
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Chloroplast
(c) Lysosome
(d) Ribosome
Option d – Ribosome
Which one of the following cell organelles does not possess its own genetic material encoding proteins?
(a) Ribosome
(b) Nucleus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Chloroplast
Option a – Ribosome
Which one of the following cell organelles mainly functions as a storehouse of digestive enzymes?
(a) Desmosome
(b) Ribosome
(c) Lysosome
(d) Vacuoles
Option c – Lysosome
A protein is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum-bound ribosomes and it targets the inner thylakoid space of chloroplast. How many double-layered membrane layers it has to pass to reach its destination?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Option c – 4
In plant cells, the turgidity and rigidity are provided by…
(a) ribosomes
(b) mitochondria
(c) Golgi apparatus
(d) vacuoles full of cell sap
Option d – vacuoles full of cell sap
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER) looks rough under the microscope because of the attachment of which one of the following cell organelles to its surface?
(a) Centrioles
(b) Plastids
(c) Lysosomes
(d) Ribosomes
Option d – Ribosomes
Which of the following is a membrane-less cell organelle?
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Ribosome
(c) Chloroplast
(d) ER
Option b – Ribosome
In a living cell, what is the site of ribosome formation?
(a) Golgi bodies
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Plasma membrane
(d) Nucleolus
Option d – Nucleolus
Which one of the following is considered a cell within a cell?
(a) Ribosome
(b) Chloroplast
(c) Lysosome
(d) Golgi apparatus
Option b – Chloroplast
Which one of the following cell organelles may play a role in expelling excess water and wastes in the case of unicellular organisms?
(a) Lysosome
(b) Vacuole
(c) Golgi body
(d) Endoplasmic reticulum
Option b – Vacuole
What is a tonoplast?
(a) Outer membrane of mitochondria.
(b) Inner membrane of chloroplast.
(c) Membrane boundary of the vacuole of plant cells.
(d) Cell membrane of a plant cell.
Option c – Membrane boundary of the vacuole of plant cells
Which of the following organelles of a cell is involved in photosynthesis?
(a) Chloroplast
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Golgi bodies
Option a – Chloroplast
Which one of the following elements is present in the green pigment of leaves?
(a) Magnesium
(b) Iron
(c) Calcium
(d) Copper
Option a – Magnesium
The yellow and orange color of fruits and flowers are mainly due to…
(a) leucoplasts
(b) chloroplast
(c) aleuroplast
(d) chromoplast
Option d – chromoplast
Which pyrimidine base is not part of the RNA structure?
(a) Thymine
(b) Uracil
(c) Cytosine
(d) Guanine
Option a – Thymine
Which of the following is not a function of the cytoskeleton in a cell?
(a) Intracellular transport
(b) Maintenance of cell shape and structure
(c) Support of the organelles
(d) Cell motility
Option a – Intracellular transport
A criss-cross network of interconnected filaments and tubules is called…
(a) lysosome
(b) microbody
(c) cytoskeleton
(d) chromosomes
Option c – cytoskeleton
Chromosome number in any species…
(a) increases with age
(b) decreases with age
(c) is constant
(d) increases with weight
Option c – is constant
RNA differs from DNA in having…
(a) thymine
(b) uracil
(c) adenine
(d) guanine
Option b – uracil
Nucleotide constituents of RNA are…
(a) adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
(b) adenine, guanine, cytosine, thiamine
(c) thymine, cytosine, xanthine, uracil
(d) cytosine, adenine, uric acid, guanine
Option a – adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
DNA is made up of…
(a) pentose sugar, phosphoric acid, purines, and pyrimidines
(b) pentose sugar, phosphoric acid, and purines
(c) phosphoric acid, pentose sugar, and pyrimidines
(d) pentose sugar, purines, and pyrimidines
Option a – pentose sugar, phosphoric acid, purines, and pyrimidines
The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its genome synthesizes the other constituents of the cell, and eventually divides is termed…
(a) cell division
(b) cell cycle
(c) cell synthesis
(d) cell lysis
Option b – cell cycle
The period between two cell divisions is known as…
(a) replication time
(b) generation time
(c) incubation time
(d) interphase
Option d – interphase
During G₁-phase…
(a) the cell grows in size.
(b) DNA replication occurs.
(c) neither divides nor synthesizes organelles.
(d) chromosomes condense.
Option a – the cell grows in size
Nucleoside is composed of…
(a) ribose as pentose sugar
(b) phosphoric acid
(c) nitrogenous base
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
How many cells and meiosis are needed to produce 200 cells?
(a) 100 and 50, respectively
(b) 25 and 50, respectively
(c) 50 and 25, respectively
(d) 50 and 50, respectively
Option d – 50 and 50, respectively
Which of the following is the correct sequence of phases in the cell cycle?
(a) S₁, M, G, and G₂
(b) G₁, S, M, and G₂
(c) G₁, S, G₂, and M
(d) S, G₁, M, and G₂
Option c – G₁, S, G₂, and M
Which among the following is not a significance of mitosis?
(a) Growth of unicellular animals takes place due to mitosis.
(b) It restores the nucleocytoplasmic ratio.
(c) It contributes to cell repair and asexual reproduction.
(d) It leads to the production of diploid daughter cells.
Option a – Growth of unicellular animals takes place due to mitosis
The term ‘Meiosis’ was coined by… ( amrita medical entrance exam previous year question papers )
(a) Fleming
(b) Blackmann
(c) Liebig
(d) Farmer and Moore
Option d – Farmer and Moore
The cellular and molecular control of programmed cell death is known as…
(a) apoptosis
(b) aging
(c) degeneration
(d) necrosis
Option a – apoptosis
Which of the following phases is the longest phase in meiotic cell division?
(a) Anaphase-II
(b) Telophase-I
(c) Prophase-I
(d) Metaphase-I
Option c – Prophase-I
Crossing over occurs during meiosis at…
(a) Leptotene
(b) Anaphase-I
(c) Pachytene
(d) Diakinesis
Option c – Pachytene
The level of organization in Platyhelminthes is…
(a) Cellular level
(b) Tissue level
(c) Organ level
(d) Organ system level
Option c – Organ level
Which of the following does not belong to Phylum-Platyhelminthes? ( amrita medical entrance exam previous year question papers )
(a) Fasciola
(b) Taenia
(c) Wuchereria
(d) Planaria
Option c – Wuchereria
Which of the following is true about Phylum-Platyhelminthes?
(a) They are mostly ectoparasites
(b) They are mostly free-living
(c) They are mostly commensals
(d) They are mostly endoparasites.
Option d – They are mostly endoparasites
Taenia (Tapeworm), Fasciola (Liver fluke), etc., are examples of which phylum?
(a) Coelenterata
(b) Platyhelminthes
(c) Annelida
(d) Arthropoda
Option b – Platyhelminthes
The cells that help in excretion in Fasciola are called…
(a) Choanocytes
(b) Nematocysts
(c) Nephridia
(d) Flame cells
Option d – Flame cells
The most common endoparasite of the small intestine, usually found in children is…
(a) Ascaris lumbricoides
(b) Taenia solium
(c) Taenia saginata
(d) Fasciola hepatica
Option a – Ascaris lumbricoides
Aschelminthes are usually…
(a) Dioecious
(b) Hermaphrodites
(c) Metagenic
(d) Coelomates
Option a – Dioecious
Which of the following multiplies very slowly in comparison to others?
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi
(d) Worms
Option d – Worms
The first phylum to have a complete alimentary canal is…
(a) Platyhelminthes
(b) Ascaris
(c) Aschelminthes
(d) Annelida
Option c – Aschelminthes
Which one of the following endoparasites of humans does show viviparity? ( amrita medical entrance exam previous year question papers )
(a) Ancylostoma duodenale
(b) Enterbius spiralis
(c) Trichinella spiralis
(d) Ascaris lumbricoides
Option c – Trichinella spiralis
Which one of the following has bilateral symmetry in its body organization?
(a) Asterias
(b) Sea anemone
(c) Nereis
(d) Echinus
Option c – Nereis
Red worms have a structure named… which helps them grind their food.
(a) Esophagus
(b) Intestine
(c) Crop
(d) Gizzard
Option d – Gizzard
Which among the following has a segmented body?
(a) Phylum Mollusca
(b) Phylum Arthropoda
(c) Phylum Annelida
(d) Phylum Coelenterata
Option c – Phylum Annelida
Which of the following belongs to Phylum Annelida?
(a) Hirudinaria, Nereis, and Wuchereria
(b) Earthworms, Aphrodite, and Pila
(c) Pheretima, Tubifex, and Nereis
(d) Aplysia, Nereis, and Dentalium
Option c – Pheretima, Tubifex, and Nereis
The earliest occurrence of metamerism is witnessed in Phylum…
(a) Platyhelminthes
(b) Coelenterata
(c) Arthropoda
(d) Annelida
Option d – Annelida
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