Digestion and Absorption Practice Questions - DPP for NEET

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1. Dark purplish gland lying on the left side of abdomen is
called :
(a) liver (b) spleen
(c) gall bladder (d) appendix
2. Which of the following are water soluble vitamins?
(a) B , C (b) A, D, K
(c) A, D, E, K (d) K, B, A, E
3. Jaundice is a disorder of
(a) Excretory system (b) Skin and eyes
(c) Digestive system (d) Circulatory system
4. Which one of the following pairs of food components in
humans reaches the stomach totally undigested ?
(a) Starch and cellulose (b) Protein and starch
(c) Starch and fat (d) Fat and cellulose
5. Which of following teeth are lophodont?
(a) Incisor and canine (b) Premolar and molar
(c) Canine and premolar (d) Premolar and incisor
6. Oxyntic cells are located in
(a) Islets of Langerhans
(b) Gastric epithelium and secrete pepsin
(c) Kidneys and secrete renin
(d) Gastric epithelium and secrete HCl
7. Continued consumption of a diet rich in butter, red meat and
eggs for a long period may lead to
(a) vitamin A toxicity
(b) kidney stones
(c) hypercholesterolemia
(d) urine laden with ketone bodies
8. Which one of the following is a matching pair of a substrate
and its particular digestive enzyme?
(a) Starch — maltase (b) Lactose — rennin
(c) Maltose — steapsin (d) Casein — chymotrypsin
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1. Dark purplish gland lying on the left side of abdomen is
called :
(a) liver (b) spleen
(c) gall bladder (d) appendix
2. Which of the following are water soluble vitamins?
(a) B , C (b) A, D, K
(c) A, D, E, K (d) K, B, A, E
3. Jaundice is a disorder of
(a) Excretory system (b) Skin and eyes
(c) Digestive system (d) Circulatory system
4. Which one of the following pairs of food components in
humans reaches the stomach totally undigested ?
(a) Starch and cellulose (b) Protein and starch
(c) Starch and fat (d) Fat and cellulose
5. Which of following teeth are lophodont?
(a) Incisor and canine (b) Premolar and molar
(c) Canine and premolar (d) Premolar and incisor
6. Oxyntic cells are located in
(a) Islets of Langerhans
(b) Gastric epithelium and secrete pepsin
(c) Kidneys and secrete renin
(d) Gastric epithelium and secrete HCl
7. Continued consumption of a diet rich in butter, red meat and
eggs for a long period may lead to
(a) vitamin A toxicity
(b) kidney stones
(c) hypercholesterolemia
(d) urine laden with ketone bodies
8. Which one of the following is a matching pair of a substrate
and its particular digestive enzyme?
(a) Starch — maltase (b) Lactose — rennin
(c) Maltose — steapsin (d) Casein — chymotrypsin
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9. Which one of the following is a matching pair of a vitamin
and the deficiency disease related with it ?
(a) Riboflavin — beri beri
(b) Thiamine — xerophthalmia
(c) Niacin — pellagra
(d) Calciferol — scurvy
10. Which one of the following pairs of the cells with their
secretion is correctly matched?
(a) Oxyntic cells - A secretion with pH between 2.0 and 3.0.
(b) Alpha cells of Islets of Langerhans -Secretion that
decreases blood sugar level.
(c) Kupffer cells - A digestive enzyme that hydrolysis
nucleic acids.
(d) Sebaceous glands - A digestive enzyme that hydrolysis
nucleic acids
11. "Kwashiorkar' and 'Beri-Beri' are
(a) communicable diseases
(b) infectious diseases
(c) deficiency diseases
(d) None of the above
12. First milk produced after child birth is called
(a) sebum (b) cerumen
(c) true milk (d) colostrum
13. Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of
(a) Opium
(b) Alcohol
(c) Tobacco (Chewing)
(d) Cocaine
14. The sphincter of Oddi is present between
(a) Oesophagus and cardiac stomach
(b) Pyloric stomach and duodenum
(c) Hepatic duct and cystic duct
(d) Hepatopancreatic duct and duodenum
15. The structure which prevents the entry of food into the
windpipe is
(a) Gullet (b) Glottis
(c) Tonsil (d) Epiglottis
16. Layer of cells that secrete enamel of tooth is
(a) Osteoblast (b) Ameloblast
(c) Odontoblast (d) Dentoblast
17. Cow’s milk is slightly yellow ish in colour due to the presence of
(a) Carotene
(b) Riboflavin
(c) Xanthophyll
(d) Xanthophyll and Carotene
18. Accessory excretory organs of man are
(a) only skin
(b) only skin and liver
(c) only skin and lungs
(d) skin, lungs, liver and intestine
19. Cholecystokinin is secretion of
(a) Duodenum that causes contraction of gall bladder
(b) Globlet cells of ileum, stimulates secretion of succus
entericus
(c) Liver and controls secondary sex characters
(d) Stomach that stimulates pancreas to release juice
20. Which of the following sets represents vestigial organs?
(a) V ermiform appendix, body hair and patella
(b) Wisdom teeth, body hair and atlas vertebra
(c) Ear muscles, cochlea and coccyx
(d) V ermiform appendix, ear muscles and coccyx.
21. Which part of the alimentary canal does not secrete any
enzyme?
(a) Mouth (b) Oesophagus
(c) Stomach (d) Duodenum
22. The protein coated, water soluble fat globules are called
(a) Chylomicrons (b) Micelles
(c) Chyle (d) Monoglycerides
23. Where do certain symbiotic micro-organisms normally occur
in human body?
(a) Caecum
(b) Oral lining and tongue surface
(c) V ermiform appendix and rectum
(d) Duodenum