Digestion and Absorption MCQ Questions for Class 11 Biology Chapter 16 with Answers

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Q1. Milk protein is curdled into

(i) Rennin
(ii) Maltase
(iii) Trypsin
(iv) Lactase

(i) Rennin


Q2. In glycolysis ultimately

(i) starch is converted into glucose
(ii) glucose is converted into fructose
(iii) protein is converted into glucose
(iv) glucose is converted into pyruric acid

(iv) glucose is converted into pyruric acid


Q3. Vitamin promoting wound healing is:

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

(iv) C


Q4. In frog, the surface of attachment of tongue is

(i) Hyoid apparatus
(ii) Pterygoid
(iii) Palatine
(iv) Sphenoid

(i) Hyoid apparatus


Q5. Bilirubin and biliverdin mainly occur in

(i) Blood
(ii) Bile
(iii) Pancreatic juice
(iv) Saliva

(ii) Bile


Q6. Peyers patches found in the small intestine are

(i) Epithelial tissue
(ii) Glandular tissue
(iii) Lymphatic tissue
(iv) Haemopoietic tissue

(iii) Lymphatic tissue


Q7. Total no. of incisor teeth in rabbit is

(i) 8
(ii) 6
(iii) 10
(iv) 4

(ii) 6


Q8. Which one of the carbohydrate is monosaccharide:

(i) Glucose
(ii) Sucrose
(iii) Starch
(iv) Cellulose

(i) Glucose


Q9. Liver cells secrete

(i) Trypsin
(ii) Bile and no enzyme
(iii) Amvlopsin
(iv) Lipase

(ii) Bile and no enzyme


Q10. Correct enzyme-substrate pair is

(i) Maltose-lactase
(ii) Protein-amylase
(iii) Carbohydrate-lipase
(iv) Casein-rennin

(iv) Casein-rennin


Q11. Which is sweet in taste but is not sugar-

(i) Starch
(ii) Saccharine
(iii) Lactose
(iv) Protein

(ii) Saccharine


Q12. Which of the following is different from others

(i) Gastrin
(ii) Ptyalin
(iii) Glucagon
(iv) Secretin

(ii) Ptyalin


Q13. Glycogen is stored in

(i) Liver only
(ii) Liver and muscles
(iii) Muscles only
(iv) Pancreas

(ii) Liver and muscles


Q14. Which part of brain causes nausea?

(i) Pons
(ii) Hypothalamus
(iii) Parietal lobe
(iv) Medulla

(iv) Medulla


Q15. Which reserve a starving man first consumes

(i) Fat
(ii) Protein
(iii) Glycogen
(iv) Vitamin

(iii) Glycogen


Q16. The cells in the wall of intestine are stimulated to produce secretin by-

(i) Cholecystokinin
(ii) Bile juice
(iii) Acid in chyme
(iv) Gastrin

(iii) Acid in chyme


Q17. Digestion of fats, proteins and carbohydrates is completed in

(i) Large intestine
(ii) small intestine
(iii) stomach
(iv) Liver

(ii) Small intestine


Q18. The HCl in gastric juice converts:

(i) Disaccharide to monosaccharide
(ii) Pepsinogen to pepsin
(iii) Prorennin to rennin
(iv) Polypeptide to peptide

(ii) Pepsinogen to pepsin


Q19. Meat, milk and egg mainly supply us with

(i) Hormones
(ii) Carbohydrates
(iii) Proteins
(iv) Fats

(iii) Proteins


Q20. Crypts of Lieberkuhn involved in:

(i) Secretion of succus entericus
(ii) Secretion of rennin
(iii) Secretion of ptyalin
(iv) digestion of food

(i) Secretion of succus entericus


Q21. Gastric juice contains

(i) Pepsin
(ii) Rennin
(iii) HCl
(iv) All of these

(iv) All of these


Q22. Which enzyme is used in alcoholic fermentation of yeast?

(i) Maltase
(ii) Invertase
(iii) Sucrase
(iv) Zymase

(iv) Zymase


Q23. Deficiency of Vitamin A causes:

(i) Retarted growth
(ii) Scurvy
(iii) Beri-Beri
(iv) Rickets

(i) Retarted growth


Q24. The cells of the epithelial lining in the vertebrate stomach are not damaged by HCl because of

(i) Mucus secretion covering the epithelium
(ii) Neutrilizatioin of HCl by alkaline gastric juice.
(iii) HCl being to dilute
(iv) Epithelium being resistant to HCl

(i) Mucus secretion covering the epithelium


Q25. Human digestive juices lack

(i) Amylase
(ii) Nucleases
(iii) Cellulase
(iv) Lactase

(iii) Cellulase


Q26. Assimilation means

(i) utilising the water taken by body
(ii) accumulating the food for digestion
(iii) utilisation of absorbed substances
(iv) collecting wastes left after the absorption of required nutrients

(iii) utilisation of absorbed substances


Q27. Lower jaw composed of in Rabbit :-

(i) Dentary
(ii) Maxilla
(iii) Premaxilla
(iv) Palatine

(i) Dentary


Q28. Bacteria entering with contaminated food are killed in stomach by

(i) Pepsin
(ii) Renin
(iii) Sodium bicarbonate
(iv) HCl

(iv) HCl


Q29. In alimentary canal maximum absorption of water occurs in

(i) Rectum
(ii) Stomach
(iii) Small intestine
(iv) Large intestine

(i) Rectum


Q30. Which of the following part of human intestine hosts microorganisms?

(i) Colon
(ii) Caecum
(iii) Anus
(iv) Rectum

(ii) Caecum


Q31. Which of the following is a common passage in swallowing food and breathing-

(i) Pharynx
(ii) Larynx
(iii) Glottis
(iv) Gullet

(i) Pharynx


Q32. Deficiency of Vitamin A causes:

(i) Retarted growth
(ii) Scurvy
(iii) Beri-Beri
(iv) Rickets

(i) Retarted growth


Q33. Starch is hydrolysed by

(i) Lipase
(ii) Pepsin
(iii) Amylase
(iv) Trypsin

(iii) Amylase


Q34. Duct leading from parotid gland and opening into vestibule is

(i) Wolffian duct
(ii) Stensons duct
(iii) Haversian duct
(iv) Infra-orbit duct

(ii) Stensons duct


Q35. The cells in the wall of intestine are stimulated to produce secretin by-

(i) Cholecystokinin
(ii) Bile juice
(iii) Acid in chyme
(iv) Gastrin

(iii) Acid in chyme


Q36. Which reserve a starving man first consumes

(i) Fat
(ii) Protein
(iii) Glycogen
(iv) Vitamin

(iii) Glycogen


Q37. HCl of gastric juice is produced by

(i) Oxyntic cells
(ii) Chief cells
(iii) Columnar
(iv) Goblet cells

(i) Oxyntic cells


Q38. Which organ is most affected by jaundice?

(i) Pancreas
(ii) Liver
(iii) Stomach
(iv) Intestine

(ii) Liver


Q39. The most common concentrated source of proteins for vegetarians in our country is-

(i) Potatoes
(ii) Meat
(iii) Eggs
(iv) Pulses

(iv) Pulses


Q40. Total no. of incisor teeth in rabbit is

(i) 8
(ii) 6
(iii) 10
(iv) 4

(ii) 6


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