Description : BMR (Basal Metabolic rate) is elevated in (A) Hyper thyroidism (B) Under nutrition (C) Starvation (D) Hypothyroidism
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : B.M.R. is lowered in (A) Hypothyroidism (B) Leukemia (C) Cardiac failure (D) Hyperthyroidism
Description : Isotope used for the treatment of Hyper- thyroidism?
Last Answer : Iodine 131
Description : Gluconeogenesis is increased in the following condition: (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Diabetes Mellitus (C) Hypothyroidism (D) Liver diseases
Last Answer : B
Description : A decrease in albumin with increased production of other unidentified proteins which migrate in β, γ region suggests (A) Cirrhosis of liver (B) Nephrotic syndrome (C) Infection (D) Chronic lymphatic leukemia
Description : Hyper insulinism can cause coma since (A) The chief nutrient for the brain is glucose (B) The chief nutrient for the heart is glucose (C) The glucostatic role of the liver is damaged (D) The kidneys are damaged
Description : High level of T3 and T4 and low TSH in serum indicates (A) Hyperthyroidism of pituitary origin (B) Hypothyroidism of pituitary origin (C) Hyperthyroidism of thyroid origin (D) Hypothyroidism of thyroid origin
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Glucagon activates the enzyme adenylcyclase which causes the increase of blood sugar level. Hence this hormone is called (A) Hypoglycemic factor (B) Hyper glycemic factor (C) Antidiauritic factor (D) Thyrotropin-releasing factor
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Calcitonin causes (A) Calcinuria and phosphaturia (B) Decrease in urinary calcium (C) Decrease in urinary phosphorous (D) Increase in blood calcium level 212 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : The normal serum inorganic phosphorous level is (A) 1.5–2.5 mg/100 ml (B) 2.5–4.5 mg/100 ml (C) 4.5–6.5 mg/100 ml (D) 0.5–1.5 mg/100 ml
Description : The normal serum level of phosphorous in children varies from (A) 1–2 mg/100 ml (B) 2–3 mg/100 ml (C) 3–4 mg/100 ml (D) 4–7 mg/100 ml
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The most reliable guide to adjustment of thyroxine dose in a patient of hypothyroidism is: A. Pulse rate B. Body weight C. Serum thyroxine level D. Serum TSH level
Last Answer : D. Serum TSH level
Description : 17.4 The most reliable guide to adjustment of thyroxine dose in a patient of hypothyroidism is: A. Pulse rate B. Body weight C. Serum thyroxine level D. Serum TSH level
Description : Deficiency of magnesium may occur with (A) Alcoholism (B) Diabetes mellitus (C) Hypothyroidism (D) Advanced renal failure
Description : Insulin resistance is encountered in (A) Addison’s disease (B) Hypothyroidism (C) Hypopituctarism (D) Acromegaly
Description : Administration of TSH increases serum T3 and T4 in (A) Hyperthyroidism of pituitary origin (B) Hyperthyroidism of thyroid origin (C) Hypothyroidism of pituitary origin (D) Hypothyroidism of thyroid origin
Description : In primary hypothyroidism the useful estimation is of (A) T3 (B) T4 (C) TBG (D) Autoantibodies
Description : BMR is decreased in all of the following except (A) Fever (B) Addison’s disease (C) Starvation (D) Hypothyroidism
Description : BMR is increased in (A) Starvation (B) Hypothyroidism (C) Addison’s disease (D) Pregnancy
Description : Consumption of iodised salt is recommended in (A) Patients with hyperthyroidism (B) Patients with hypothyroidism (C) Pregnant women (D) Goitre belt areas
Description : B.M.R. is raised in (A) Polycythemia (B) Starvation (C) Lipid nephrosis (D) Hypothyroidism
Description : Serum a lka l ine phosphatase leve l increases in (A) Hypothyroidism (B) Carcinoma of prostate (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Myocardial ischemia
Description : Under what condition to basal metabolic rate goes up? (A) Cold environment (B) Hot environment (C) Intake of base forming foods (D) Hypothyroidism
Description : Glucose tolerance is decreased in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Hypopituitarisme (C) Addison’s disease (D) Hypothyroidism
Last Answer : A
Description : Which of the following conditions may be detectable by growth monitoring? 1) Hyperthyroidism 2) Hypothyroidism 3) Pseudohypoparathyroidism 4) XYY Syndrome 5) Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Last Answer : Answers-2
Description : The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of
Last Answer : The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of A. Both calcitonin and parathormone B. Calcitonin C. Parathormone D. Thyroxine
Description : The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of (a) both calcitonin and parathormone (b) calcitonin (c) parathormone (d) thyroxine
Last Answer : (c) parathormone
Description : A well penetrates to 30 m below the static water table. After 24 hours of pumping at 31.40 litres/minute, the water level in a test well at a distance of 80 m is lowered by 0.5 m and in a well 20 m away water is ... 1.185 m2 /minute (B) 1.285 m2 /minute (C) 1.385 m2 /minute (D) 1.485 m2 /minute
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Urea clearance is lowered in (A) Acute nephritis (B) Pneumonia (C) Early stage of nephritic syndrome (D) Benign hypertension
Description : The solubility of most proteins is lowered at high salt concentrations is called as (A) Salting in process (B) Salting out process (C) Isoelectric focussing(D) None of these
Description : Plasma calcium is lowered by (A) Parathormone (B) Calcitonin (C) Aldosterone (D) Deoxycorticosterone
Description : In hypophysectonized animals, fasting produces (A) Severe hyperglycemia (B) Hypoglycemia (C) No change in blood sugar (D) Mild hyper glycemia
Description : In Vitamin D poisoning (hyper-vitaminosis) (A) Both serum and urinary “Ca” (B) The serum Ca is low and urinary calcium high (C) The serum “Ca” is increased and urinary “Ca” is normal (D) Both serum and urinary “Ca” are low
Description : Sucrose intolerance leads to (A) Hyper glycemia (B) Glycosuria (C) Diarrhoea (D) Hypoglycemia
Description : Fibre in the diet is beneficial in (A) Hyper glycemia (B) Hyper cholseteremia (C) Colon cancer (D) All of these
Description : In the type II (a) hyper lipoproteinemia there is increase in (A) Chylomicron bond (B) β (C) Pre beta (D) α
Description : Renal ricket is caused by renal tubular defect (usually inherited) which interferes with reabsorption of (A) Calcium (B) Phosphorous (C) Sodium (D) Chloride
Description : A nucleotide consists of (A) A nitrogenous base like choline (B) Purine + pyrimidine base + sugar + phosphorous (C) Purine or pyrimidine base + sugar (D) Purine or pyrimidine base + phosphorous
Description : A nucleoside consists of (A) Nitrogenous base (B) Purine or pyrimidine base + sugar (C) Purine or pyrimidine base + phosphorous (D) Purine + pyrimidine base + sugar + phosphorous
Description : A high concentration of PTH in blood causes (A) Increase in plasma calcium and inorganic phosphorous (B) Decrease in plasma calcium and inorganic phosphorous (C) Increase in plasma calcium ... in plasma inorganic phosphorous (D) Decrease in plasma calcium and increase in plasma inorganic phosphorous
Description : The characteristic of hyperparathyroidism is (A) Low serum calcium (B) High serum phosphorous (C) Low serum calcium and high serum phosphorous (D) High serum calcium and low serum phosphate
Description : Absorption of phosphorous from diet is favoured by (A) Moderate amount of fat (B) Acidic environment (C) High calcium content (D) High phytic acid
Description : Daily requirement of phosphorous for an infant is (A) 240–400 mg (B) 1.2 gms (C) 800 mg (D) 800–1200 mg
Description : Serum inorganic phosphorous decreases in all the following conditions except (A) Hyperparathyroidism (B) Intestinal malabsorption (C) Osteomalacia (D) Chronic renal failure
Description : Serum inorganic phosphorous rises in all the following conditions except (A) Hypoparathyroidism (B) Hypervitaminosis D (C) Chronic renal failure (D) After a carbohydrate-rich meal MINERAL METABOLISM 197
Description : The product of serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) and serum inorganic phosphorous concentration (mg/dl) is decreased in (A) Rickets (B) Hypoparathyroidism (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Renal failure
Description : The product of serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) and serum inorganic phosphorous concentration (mg/dl) in children is about (A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60
Description : The product of serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) and serum inorganic phosphorous concentration (mg/dl) in adults is about (A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60
Description : The correct statement about serum inorganic phosphorous concentration is (A) It is higher in men than in women (B) It is higher in women than in men (C) It is higher in adults than in children (D) It is higher in children than in adults
Description : Psychotic symptoms and parkinsonism like symptoms develop due to inhalation poisoning of (A) Manganese (B) Phosphorous (C) Magnesium (D) Zinc