Model test paper For nurse jobs : Biology Zoology

Model test paper For nurse jobs : Biology Zoology

NURSING WRITTEN TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are
(a) Taxonomists
(b) Palaeobiologists
(c) Misologists
(d) Systematists
Ans. (b)

2. Fossils are now date by
(a) stratigraphic period
(b) studying their association with other mammals
(c) amount of calcium present as residue
(d) radioactive carbon content
Ans. (d)

3. Dinosaurs were abundant in
(a) Jurassic
(b) Devonian
(c) Pennian
(d) Pleistocene
Ans. (a)

4. Paleontological evidence in favour of organic evolution is beautifully illustrated by
(a) Duck billed Platypus
(b) Archaeopteryx
(c) Darwin’s finches
(d) Peppered moth
Ans. (b)

5. Which one of the following animals exhibits connecting link evolution?
(a) Limulus
(b) Sphenodon
(c) Peripatus
(d) Pheretima
Ans. (c)

6. Mammary glands are modified
(a) Sebaceous gland
(b) Sweat gland
(c) Oil gland
(d) Lymph gland
Ans. (b)

7. Homologous structures have
(a) dissimilar origin and dissimilar functions
(b) dissimilar origin but similar functions
(c) similar origin but similar or dissimilar functions
(d) dissimilar origin and dissimilar structure
Ans. (c)

8. Analogous organs have a
(a) common embryonic origin but perform different functions
(b) different embryonic origin and perform different functions
(c) common embryonic origin and perform similar functions
(d) different embryonic origin but perform similar functions
Ans. (d)

9. Which of the following tissue has matrix, which is the source of its structural and functional performances?
(a) Connective tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) Nervous tissue
(d) Epithelial tissue
Ans. (a)

10. Which of the following is an example of analogy?
(a) Limb of horse and man
(b) Wings of pigeon of bat
(c) Wings of bird and butterfly
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

11. Ground substances and fibers in the connective tissue are the secretory products of
(a) Mast cells
(b) Reticular cells
(c) Plasma cells
(d) Fibroblasts
Ans. (d)

12. Which of the following is a vestigial organ in the human body?
(a) Eyelid
(b) Eyelash
(c) Liver
(d) Appendix
Ans. (d)

13. The camel’s hump is composed of a tissue that provides water when oxidized
(a) Skeletal
(b) Areolar
(c) Muscular
(d) Adipose
Ans. (d)

14. The essence of Haeckel’s Recapitulation theory is:
(a) inheritance of acquired characters
(b) alternation of generations
(c) ontogeny repeats phylogeny
(d) prodigality of reproduction
Ans. (c)

15. The white fibrous tissue occurs in
(a) Ligaments
(b) Cartilage
(c) Tendons
(d) Bone
Ans. (c)

16. Biogenetic law was propounded by
(a) Von Baer and Haeckel
(b) Von Bier and Aristotle
(c) Haeckel and Mendel
(d) Mendel and Griffith
Ans. (a)

17. Which animal has become extinct recently?
(a) Draco
(b) Dinosaur
(c) Pteridosperms
(d) Mammoth
Ans. (d)

18. Lamarck belongs to
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Sweden
(d) Austria
Ans. (b)

19. Grafting is not possible in monocots because they
(a) Have scattered vascular bundles
(b) Have parallel venation
(c) Are herbaceous
(d) Lack cambium
Ans. (d)

20. Ligaments are made up of
(a) White fibers and some yellow elastic fibers
(b) White fibers only
(c) Yellow fibers only
(d) Yellow fibers and muscle fibers
Ans. (a)

21. A tissue is a
(a) A group of separate organs that are co ordinate in their activities
(b) Group of similar cells tat function together in a specialized activity
(c) Layer of cells surrounding an organ
(d) Sheet of cells, one layer thick
Ans. (b)

22. The major constituent of vertebrate bone is
(a) Calcium phosphate
(b) Potassium hydroxide
(c) Sodium chloride
(d) Calcium carbonate
Ans. (a)

23. Which type of tissue forms the inner lining of a blood vessel?
(a) Epithelial
(b) Connective
(c) Muscle
(d) Nervous
Ans. (a)

24. A bone left in dilute HCI for about three days will
(a) Crack into pieces
(b) Become soft and elastic
(c) Dissolve completely
(d) Remain as it is
Ans. (b)

25. Epithelial tissue with thin flat cells appearing like packed tiles occur on
(a) Inner lining of stomach
(b) Inner lining of fallopian tube
(c) Inner lining of cheek
(d) Outer surface of ovary
Ans. (c)