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BIOLOGY – Assignment
Chapter : Digestion and Absorption
1. Parotid salivary glands are present 10. A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother’s
1) Below the tongue milk which is white in colour but the stools which
2) Below the cheeks the infant passes out is quite yellowish. What is this
3) In the angle between two jaws yellow colour due to
4) Below the eye orbits 1) Bile pigments passed through bile juice
2) Undigested milk protein casein
2. Which of the following type of enzyme is not 3) Pancreatic juice poured into duodenum
matched correctly with the molecule that it breaks
4) Intestinal juice
down?
11. The parietal cells secrete
1) Amylase–starch
1) Pepsinogen 2) Mucus
2) Lipase–starch
3) Lysozyme 4) Intrinsic factor
3) Protease–proteins
4) Disaccharidase–sugars 12. The sphincter of Oddi is present between
1) Oesophagus and Cardiac stomach
3. Bile salts are
2) Pyloric stomach and Duodenum
1) Sodium bicarbonate and sodium taurocholate
3) Hepatic duct and Cystic duct
2) Inorganic salts and sodium glycoholate
4) Hepatopancreatic duct and Duodenum
3) Sodium glycocholate and sodium taurocholate
4) Sodium glycoholate and sodium carbonate 13. Which region of the human digestive system stores
bile juice?
4. If for some reason our goblet cells are non-
functional, this will adversely affect
1) Production of somatostatin
2) Secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands
3) Maturation of sperms
4) Smooth movement of food down the intestine
5. In man, Glisson’s capsule is associated with the
1) Digestive system (I)
2) Excretory system
3) Nervous system (II)
(III)
4) Reproductive system
6. Oxyntic cells in stomach secrete
(IV)
1) HCl 2) Mucus
3) Pepsin 4) Rennin
7. Brunner’s glands occur in 1) I 2) II
1) Submucosa of duodenum 3) III 4) IV
2) Submucosa of stomach
14. Dentition in man is
3) Mucosa of oesophagus
4) Mucosa of ileum 1) Acrodont and homodont
2) Thecodont, homodont and polyphyodont
8. The food that enters intestine from stomach is 3) Thecodont, heterodont and polyphyodont
called 4) Thecodont, heterodont and diphyodont
1) Chyle 2) Chyme
3) Fundus 4) None of these. 15. Human dental formula is
1223 2123
9. Secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by 1) 2)
2123 1223
1) Gastrin
2) Secretin 2123 1223
3) 4)
3) Enterogasteron 4) Enterokinase 2123 1223

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16. The gastric juice contains 26. Trypsinogen is produced by

1) Trypsin, pepsin, lipase 1) Liver 2) Duodenum
2) Pepsin, lipase, rennin 3) Stomach 4) Pancreas
3) Pepsin, amylase, trypsin
27. Hormone that stimulates stomach to secrete gastric
4) Trypsin, pepsin, rennin juice is
17. The back flow of faecal matter in the large intestine 1) Renin
is prevented by the presence of 2) Enterokinase
1) Epiglottis 3) Enterogastrone
2) Sphincter of Oddi 4) Gastrin
3) Ileo-caecal valve
4) Gastro-oesophageal sphincter 28. Emulsification of fat by bile occurs in
1) Liver 2) Pancreas
18. The layer lining the lumen of the human alimentary 3) Duodenum 4) Stomach
canal is
1) Serosa 2) Sub-mucosa 29. As HCl is to pepsinogen, so is enterokinase to
3) Muscularis 4) Mucosa 1) Renin
2) Trypsinogen
19. Functional units of absorption of digested food are
3) Pectin
1) Payer's patches 4) None of these
2) Villi
3) Crypts of Leiberkuhn 30. Choose the wrong statement.
4) Brunner's gland 1) Lipases and nucleases are not present in
pancreatic juice
20. Match Column I with Column II and choose the 2) Goblet cells secrete mucus
correct option
3) Brunner’s glands are sub-mucosal glands
Column I Column II 4) Carboxypeptidase catalyses conversion of
A Salivary amylase (i) Proteins proteins, peptones and proteoses to dipeptides
B Bile salts (ii) Milk proteins 31. Find the correctly matched pair
C Rennin (iii) Starch 1) Frenulum – Attaches the tongue to
D Pepsin (iv) Lipids the floor of buccal cavity
E Steapsin (v) Emulsification of
fats 2) Rugae – Finger like folding in small
1) A – (v), B – (iv), C – (i), D – (ii), E – (iii) intestine
2) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (iv), D – (v), E – (i)
3) A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (iii), D – (i), E – (v) 3) Goblet cells – Hepatic lobules
4) A – (iii), B – (v), C – (ii), D – (i), E – (iv)
4) Villi – Fundus
21. Gastric juice does not contain
1) Lipase 2) Rennin
32. Ptyalin of saliva acts in
3) Protease 4) Amylase
1) Slightly alkaline (7.8) medium
22. Bile juice does not contain
2) Slightly acidic (6.8) medium
1) Bilirubin 2) Phospholipids
3) Neutral (7.00) medium
3) Lipases 4) Cholesterol
4) Strongly acidic (3.2) medium
23. Digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrate is
completed in 33. If for some reason the parietal cells of the gut
1) Stomach epithelium become partially non-functional, what is
likely to happen?
2) Duodenum
1) The pancreatic enzymes and specially the
3) Ileum
trypsin and lipase will not work efficiently
4) None of these
2) The pH of stomach will fall abruptly
24. The food that gives more calories per unit mass of 3) Steapsin will be more effective
food is 4) Proteins will not be adequately hydrolysed by
1) Protein pepsin into proteoses and peptones
2) Carbohydrates
34. The motility pattern primarily responsible for the
3) Fat
propulsion of chyme along the small intestine is
4) Water
1) The migrating motor complex (MMC)
25. The digestion of starch in alimentary canal of 2) Peristaltic waves
human starts in 3) Myogenic contractions
1) Buccal cavity 2) Ileum 4) Segmentation contractions
3) Stomach 4) Duodenum
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35. Crypts of Lieberkuhn are present in
1) Intestine 2) Stomach
3) Oesophagus 4) All of these
36. ____i_____ is a diseased condition in which a
person passes out water stool frequently while
______ii_______ is known as infrequent
elimination of dry stool.
1) i- Constipation, ii- Diarrhoea
2) i- Diarrhoea, ii- Constipation
3) i- Diarrhoea, ii- Vomiting
4) i- Constipation, ii- Vomiting
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44. Which of the following is exopeptidase and acts
upon the ‘C’-terminal end of the peptide molecule?
1) Dipeptidase 2) Aminopeptidase
3) Carboxypeptidase 4) Enterokinase
45. The given figure shows a section of small intestinal
mucosa showing villi. What is the function of
structure marked as I in the given figure?
(I)

37. Micelles formation helps in

1) Absorption of fat
2) Digestion of fat
3) Digestion of carbohydrates
4) Digestion of fat protein
38. Mark the matching pair
1) Renin – Protein 1) To absorb amino acids.
2) Trypsin – Starch 2) To carry blood.
3) Invertase – Sucrose 3) To transport fat
4) Amylase – Lactose 4) To transport glucose

39. Succus entericus is secreted by 46. Which of the following hormone helps in secretion
1) Islets of Langerhans of HCl from stomach?
2) Gastric glands 1) Renin 2) Gastrin
3) Uterine crypts 3) Secretin 4) Somatostatin
4) Crypts of Leiberkuhn and Brunner's glands 47. Match Column I with Column II and choose the
correct option.
40. Maltase converts
1) Maltose to glucose at pH greater than 7 Column I Column II
2) Maltose to glucose at pH lesser than 7.0 A Ileo-caecal valve (i) Between the
3) Maltose to alcohol stomach and
duodenum
4) Starch to maltose at pH higher than 7.0
B Pyloric sphincter (ii) Between ileum
41. Which enzyme would be used for curdling of milk in and caecum
adult humans?
C Cardiac (iii) Hepato-pancreatic
1) Rennin sphincter duct sphincter
2) Chymotrypsin
D Sphincter of (iv) Between
3) Lactase Oddi oesophagus and
4) Both 2 & 3 stomach
42. Statement-1 : Starch is hydrolysed by ptyalin to
1) A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (i), D – (iii)
maltose.
2) A – (ii), B – (i), C – (iv), D – (iii)
Statement-2 : Sucrase hydrolyses sucrose to
lactose. 3) A – (iii), B – (i), C – (iv), D – (ii)
1) Statement-1 and statement-2 are true and 4) A – (iv), B – (ii), C – (iii), D – (i)
statement-2 is a correct explanation for 48. On the basis of sources, which enzyme is
statement-1. responsible for maximum digestion of fat?
2) Statement-1 and statement-2 are true but 1) Lingual lipase 2) Gastric lipase
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for 3) Pancreatic lipase 4) Intestinal lipase
statement-1.
3) Statement-1 is true and statement-2 is false. 49. Pepsin and trypsin both are protein digesting
4) Both the statements are false. enzymes, but the difference lies in that
1) Pepsin requires alkaline medium for its action
43. The isolated patches of lymphoid tissue of the while trypsin needs acidic
intestine are known as 2) Pepsin works in acidic medium and trypsin in
1) Hepatic cells alkaline medium
2) Islet of Langerhans 3) Trypsin works in alkaline medium and pepsin in
3) Payer’s patches acidic
4) Kupffer cells 4) Trypsin works in acidic medium and pepsin in
neutral

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50. The oral cavity leads into a short pharynx which 1) A – Serosa
serves as a 2) B – Submucosa
1) Passage for food only 3) C – Mucosa
2) Passage for air only 4) D – Muscularis
3) Common passage for food and air
4) Lymph nodes are absent in nasopharynx 57. The hard chewing surface of the teeth that directly
comes in contact with food and helps in mastication
51. Colon is characterised by of food is
1) Presence of taeniae coli but absence of 1) Dentine
haustra
2) Enamel
2) Presence of vermiform appendix but absence
3) Odontoblast layer
of taeniae coli
4) Root
3) Presence of taeniae coli and haustra
4) Presence of haustra but absence of epiploic 58. Following are few papillae present on tongue
appendages containing taste buds except
52. Maximum absorption of water occurs in 1) Fungiform
1) Stomach 2) Jejunum 2) Filiform
3) Ileum 4) Colon 3) Circumvallate
4) Foliate
53. Liver is largest gland of body, situated in the
abdominal cavity. It has 2 lobes, each lobe is 59. Which of the following has highest pH?
covered by a thin connective tissue (Glisson 1) Gastric juice
capsule). Hepatic cells secrete bile which is stored
2) Bile juice in gall bladder
and concentrated in gall bladder. Duct of gall
bladder is called 3) Pancreatic juice
1) Hepatic duct 2) Bile duct 4) Succus entericus
3) Ductus choledochus 60. The given flowchart shows the fate of carbohydrate
4) Cystic duct during digestion in the human alimentary canal.
Identify the enzymes acting at stages indicated as
54. How is the digestion of fats different from that of A, B, C and D.
proteins and carbohydrates?
1) Fat digestion occurs in the small intestine and Starch
the digestion of proteins and carbohydrates
occurs in the stomach A
2) Fats are absorbed into the cells as fatty acids
and monoglycerides but are then modified for
absorption but amino acids and glucose are not Lactose Maltose Sucrose
modified further
3) Fats enter the hepatic portal circulation, but B C D
proteins and carbohydrates enter the lymphatic
system
4) Fats are absorbed in the large intestine and Galactose Glucose Fructose
proteins and carbohydrates are absorbed in the 1) A= amylase, B = maltase, C = lactase,
small intestine D = invertase
2) A = amylase, B = maltase, C= invertase,
55. Involuntary muscular movement of the colon is
D = lactase
1) Deglutition 3) A = amylase, B = invertase, C = maltase,
2) Peristalsis D = lactase
3) Pendular 4) Segmental 4) A = amylase, B = lactase, C = maltase,
56. Following is the diagrammatic representation of D = invertase.
T.S. of gut. Find the correct marking. 61. Mucus in saliva
1) Increase surface area for absorption
A 2) Helps in lubricating and adhering the
masticated food particles into a bolus
3) Facilitate action of amylase
B 4) Contain symbiotic bacteria to kill other
microbial infections
C
D 62. Most digestion and all absorption of food takes
place in the
Lumen 1) Stomach
2) Small intestine
3) Caecum 4) Large intestine

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63. Chemical process of digestion of proteins is 70. Find the incorrect statement
initiated in the 1) The process of swallowing of food is glutition
1) Oral cavity 2) Stomach 2) Gastro-oesophageal sphincter controls the
3) Small intestine 4) Large intestine passage of food into the stomach
3) Saliva contains electrolytes and lysozyme
64. Trypsinogen in pancreatic juice is activated by
4) About 30% of starch is hydrolysed in buccal
enzyme enterokinase secreted by
cavity
1) Pancreas exocrine cells
2) Pancreas endocrine cells 71. Carbohydrates (polysaccharides) in the chyme are
3) Intestinal mucosa hydrolysed by
4) Gall bladder 1) Gastric amylase
2) Pancreatic amylase
65. Villi are present in the intestine and not stomach 3) Ptyalin
because 4) Succus entericus amylase
1) They can’t secrete active enzymes in
stomach where pH is 1 72. Minimum pH is of
2) They increase surface area for absorption of 1) Bile 2) Saliva
digested food 3) Gastric juice 4) Pancreatic juice
3) Their presence will decrease the size of lumen
in stomach 73. Which component of bile is responsible for
emulsification of fats?
4) Their presence will hinder absorption of food in
stomach 1) Bile pigments 2) Bile salts
3) Cholesterol 4) Phospholipid
66. The opening of the stomach into the duodenum is
guarded by 74. Find the incorrect match
1) Cardiac sphincter 1) Semidigested gastric – Chyme
2) Gastro-oesophageal sphincter food
3) Pyloric sphincter
2) Fully digested intestinal – Chyle
4) Upper oesophageal sphincter food
67. In an empty contracted stomach the mucosa forms
3) Fat droplet coated with – Micelle
folds known as
phospholipid
1) Folds of Morgagni
2) Incisuria angularis 4) Fat droplet coated with – Chylo-micron
3) Rugae glycoprotein
4) Valvulae conniventes
68. Study the reactions given below 75. The enzyme which does not directly act on the food
substance in small intestine of man is
A
i. 30 percent of starch 
pH 6.8
 Maltose 1) Lipase
2) Trypsin
B 3) Amylopsin 4) Enterokinase
ii. Proenzyme pepsinogen   Pepsin
C 76. When the food is not properly digested leading to
iii. Trypsinogen  Trypsin feeling of fullness called indigestion. The cause
D of indigestion are
iv. Chymotrypsinogen  Chymotrypsin 1) Inadequate enzyme secretion
2) Anxiety
The one correct option for all the blanks A, B, C
and D is 3) Food poisoning, over eating and spicy food
A B C D
4) All of these
1) Ptyalin HCl Trypsin Enterokinase 77. Carrier ions like Na+ facilitate the absorption of
2) Amylopsin HCl Enterokinase Trypsin substances like
3) Salivary HCl Enterokinase Trypsin 1) Fructose and some amino acids
amylase 2) Amino acids and glucose
4) Amylopsin HCl Trypsin Enterokinase 3) Glucose and fatty acids
4) Fatty acids and glycerol
69. Products of digestion that enter the capillaries of
villi and are transported via _____ to the liver 78. In human gut, enzyme maltase acts on food at
1) Hepatic portal vein 1) pH more than 7, changes maltose to glucose
2) Hepatic artery 2) pH less than 7, changes maltose to fructose
3) Hepatic vein 3) pH less than 7, changes starch to maltose
4) Inferior vena cava 4) pH more than 7, changes starch to maltose

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79. Study the statement I and II and select correct
answer
Statement I: The human small intestine is the
longest part in the alimentary canal
Statement II: Absorption of digested food requires
a very large surface area
1) Statement II is correct, I is wrong
2) Statement I is correct, II is wrong
3) Both the statements are wrong
4) Statement I and II both are correct
80. Following figure depicts anatomical regions of
human stomach. Choose the option in which all the
parts A, B and C are correctly labelled.
Oesophagus
A
B
Superior portion
of duodenum
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3) Gall bladder 4) Pancreas
85. Each of the following statements concerning the
small intestine is true except
1) Jejunal villi are longer than other small
intestinal villi
2) The ileum does not contain Brunner’s glands
3) Brunner’s glands are present in the jejunum
4) Peyer’s patches are most prominent in the
ileum
86. The function of tongue is to
1) Help in the act of swallowing
2) Help in mixing saliva with the food
3) Help in speaking
4) All of these
87. Which of the following has the highest pH?
1) Gastric juice
2) Bile in the gall bladder
3) Intestinal juice
4) Pancreatic juice

C 88. In addition to neural control, hormones also

influence the
1) Gastric secretions
A B C 2) Intestinal secretion
3) Muscular activities of different parts of
1) Pyloric part Cardiac Fundic part alimentary canal
4) All of these
2) Fundus Cardiac Main body
89. Select the incorrect statement regarding
3) Fundus Cardiac Pyloric proenzymes (zymogens)
1) Proenzymes are precursor forms of
4) Fundus Pyloric Cardiac biocatalysts
2) Proenzymes donot need an activator
81. Pancreatic juice helps in digestion of 3) Proenzymes lose identify after activation
1) Proteins, fats and carbohydrates 4) Proenzymes have active site marked by an
2) Fats and carbohydrates inhibiting fragment
3) Proteins and fats 90. Refer the given diagram of digestive system to
4) Proteins and carbohydrates answer the question.
82. Match column I with column II and choose the
correct option
Column I Column II

A Goblet cells (i) Antibacterial agent

x
B Lysozyme (ii) Mucus

C Saliva (iii) HCl

D Oxyntic cells (iv) Sublingual gland

1) A – (iii), B – (i), C – (iv), D – (ii)

Which of the following is associated with the
2) A – (i), B – (iii), C – (iv), D – (ii) structure marked as "X"?
3) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (i), D – (iv) 1) It is a small blind sac which hosts some
4) A – (ii), B – (i), C – (iv), D – (iii) symbiotic microorganisms.
83. Active absorption in small intestine occurs in case 2) The undigested, unabsorbed substances enter
of into this structure through ileo-ceacal valve.
1) Na+ 2) Glucose 3) It helps in mechanical churning and chemical
3) Amino acids 4) All of these digestion of food.
84. Carboxy peptidase is an enzyme secreted by 4) Both 1 and 3
1) Salivary gland 2) Stomach

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ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 11. (4) 21. (4) 31. (1) 41. (2) 51. (3) 61. (2) 71. (2) 81. (1)
2. (2) 12. (4) 22. (3) 32. (2) 42. (3) 52. (4) 62. (2) 72. (3) 82. (4)
3. (3) 13. (2) 23. (2) 33. (4) 43. (3) 53. (4) 63. (2) 73. (2) 83. (4)
4. (4) 14. (4) 24. (3) 34. (4) 44. (3) 54. (2) 64. (3) 74. (3) 84. (4)
5. (1) 15. (3) 25. (1) 35. (1) 45. (3) 55. (4) 65. (2) 75. (4) 85. (3)
6. (1) 16. (2) 26. (4) 36. (2) 46. (2) 56. (1) 66. (3) 76. (4) 86. (2)
7. (1) 17. (3) 27. (4) 37. (1) 47. (2) 57. (2) 67. (3) 77. (1) 87. (4)
8. (2) 18. (4) 28. (3) 38. (3) 48. (3) 58. (2) 68. (3) 78. (1) 88. (4)
9. (2) 19. (2) 29. (2) 39. (4) 49. (2) 59. (3) 69. (1) 79. (4) 89. (2)
10. (1) 20. (4) 30. (1) 40. (1) 50. (3) 60. (4) 70. (1) 80. (3) 90. (3)

HINTS AND SOLUTIONS

1. Answer: (2) Sol. Oxyntic cells secrete HCl, and castle intrinsic
Sol. Sublingual glands present below the tongue sub factor. Oxyntic cells also called as parietal cells.
maxillary glands present between angle of two HCl serves many functions like it kills harmful
jaws. No glands at the orbits bacteria. It provides acidic medium in the stomach
2. Answer: (2) for gastric digestion.
Sol. Lipase digests the fats (not the starch) 12. Answer: (4)
3. Answer: (3) Sol. Sphincter of oddi– Opening of hepato pancreatic
Sol. Conceptual duct into duodenum
4. Answer: (4) Cardiac sphincter – Between oesophagus and
cardiac stomach
Sol. Goblet cells secrete mucus, which lubricates the
food passage. So, food easily passes down throw Pyloric sphincter – Between pyloric stomach and
alimentary canal. duodenum.
5. Answer: (1) No sphincter Between hepatic duct and cystic duct
Sol. Glisson’s capsule is thin connective tissue that 13. Answer: (2)
surrounds the lobule of liver. Liver is associated Sol. Gallbladder stores bile juice
gland of digestive system. 14. Answer: (4)
6. Answer: (1) Sol. Thecodont – Teeth are embedded with in jaw
Sol. Oxyntic cells secrete HCl, and castle intrinsic sockets
factor. Oxyntic cells also called as parietal cells. Heterodont – Teeth are different types . ICPM.
HCl serves many functions like it kills harmful Diphyodont – Teeth are formed two times.
bacteria. It provides acidic medium in the stomach i) Milk Teeth/deciduous teeth
for gastric digestion. It changes pepsinogen into ii) Permanent teeth
pepsin and prorennin into rennin. 15. Answer: (3)
7. Answer: (1) Sol. Arrangement of teeth in each half of the upper and
Sol. Brunner’s glands secrete mucus present in sub lower jaw in the order ICPM.
mucosa of duodenum, a part of small intestine. In 16. Answer: (2)
small intestine. ‘crypts of lieberkuhn' s also present.
Sol. Gastric juice contains.
8. Answer: (2)
Pepsin – digests the proteins
Sol. Partially digested acidic food is called chyme, liquid
Rennin – digests the milk proteins (in infants)
food in small intestine is called chyle.
Gastric lipase – digests the milk fats
9. Answer: (2)
17. Answer: (3)
Sol. Secretin hormone stimulates release of sodium
bicarbonate in pancreatic juice and also release of Sol. Ileo – caecal valve– present between ileum and
bile juice. It inhibits the secretion of gastrin caecum.
Gastrin hormone stimulates the secretion of gastric 18. Answer: (4)
juice Sol. Inner layer of alimentary canal is – Mucosa. The
alimentary canal consists four basic layers. From
Enterogastrone antagonistic to gastrin (stops
secretion of gastic juice) the outer surface to inner.
10. Answer: (1) Serosa→ Muscularis→ Submucosa→ Mucosa.
Sol. Bile pigments (Bile Juice) bilivirudin, bilirubin 19. Answer: (2)
concentration responsible for colour of stool. Sol. Villi, irregular folds (rugae)/finger like folding
present in small intestine. It increase the surface
11. Answer: (4)
area for maximum absorption.

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20. Answer: (4) 34. Answer: (4)
Sol. Sol. Contraction of small intestine at the site of
A Salivary amylase Starch presence of chyme which propelles it forward
B Bile salts Emulsification of 35. Answer: (1)
fats Sol. Crypts of lieberkuhn and Brunner glands present in
intestine, that secretes succus entericus
C Rennin Milk proteins
36. Answer: (2)
D Pepsin Proteins
Sol. Diarrhoea and constipation respectively
E Steapsin Lipids 37. Answer: (1)
21. Answer: (4) Sol. Fatty acids glycerol, (end products of fats) being
Sol. In stomach carbohydrate digestion does not takes insoluble in water cannot be absorbed into blood
place. So, Amylases are absent actually amylases directly. So, they are first modified into small
are active only in alkaline medium. droplets called ‘ micells’ for absorption
22. Answer: (3) 38. Answer: (3)
Sol. Enzymes are absent in bile juice. Here, lipase is Sol. Invertase enzyme converts sucrose into
enzyme that digests the fats. Glucose+Fructose.
23. Answer: (2) Sucrose invertase / sucrase
 Glucose +Fructose
Sol. Total digestion is completed in small intestine.
39. Answer: (4)
Terminal part of small intestine is ‘Ileum’
Sol. Brunner’s glands secretions (mucus) along with
24. Answer: (3)
crypts of leiberkuhn glands secrete succus
Sol. 1gm oxidation of protein & carbohydrates is 4 kcal
eutericus or intestinal juice
where as 1gm oxidation fats give 9 kcal
40. Answer: (1)
25. Answer: (1)
Sol. Maltase enzyme converts maltase into glucose.
Sol. During mastication process the food is thoroughly
Generally, maltase active in alkaline medium.
mixed with saliva. Saliva contains  –amylase. So,
amylase digests the carbohydrates (starch) 41. Answer: (2)
26. Answer: (4) Sol. Rennin enzyme is not needed in adults for curdling
of milk.
Sol. Pancreatic acini secretes, Trypsinogen,
Chymotrypsinogen. Procarboxypeptidases, Chymotrypsin digests the proteins of milk in adults.
amylase, lipase and nucleases. 42. Answer: (3)
Ptyalin
27. Answer: (4) Sol. Starch  PH6.8
maltase
Sol. Renin Hormone not acts on the stomach. Sucrose
Sucrose   Glucos e  fructose
Entero kinase – Enzyme activator
Entero gastrone – It inhabits the secretion of gastric 43. Answer: (3)
juice. Sol. Oval shaped elevated pouches of lymphoid tissue
28. Answer: (3) in small intestine are payer’s patches.
Sol. Bile juice released into duodenum of small 44. Answer: (3)
intestine. So, emulsification of fat done here. Sol. Acts from c–terminal that is form the carboxyl end.
29. Answer: (2) Of protein molecule
Sol. Hcl activates the pepsinogen into pepsin. 45. Answer: (3)
Pepsinogen  Hcl
 pepsin Sol. After forming chylomicrons it enters lacteals
(inactive) (active) 46. Answer: (2)
Enterokinase activates the trypsinogen into trypsin Sol. Gastrin hormone stimulates secretion of gastric
Enterokinases
juice
Trypsinogen  Trypsin
47. Answer: (2)
(Inactive) (active)
Sol.
30. Answer: (1)
Sol. Lipase and nucleases are present in pancreatic A Ileo-caecal valve Between ileum and
juice. caecum
31. Answer: (1) B Pyloric sphincter Between the stomach
Sol. Rugae – Folds in small intestine and duodenum
Goblet cell – Secrete mucus C Cardiac Between oesophagus
Villi – Finger like processes in small intestine. sphincter and stomach
32. Answer: (2) D Sphincter of Hepato-pancreatic
Salivar y / amylase/ptylin Oddi duct sphincter
Sol. Starch maltose

optimum PH6.8
(Slightly acidic medium ) 48. Answer: (3)
33. Answer: (4) Sol. Pancreatic lipase / steapsin acts on the emulsified
Sol. Parietal cells secrete HCl. HCl is essential for the fats. Emulsification is the break down of fats. This
conversion of inactive pepsinogen into active is done by bile salts of the bile.
pepsin. Intestinal lipase also acts on the emulsified fats but
quantity is low

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49. Answer: (2) 65. Answer: (2)
Sol. Pepsin requires acidic medium for activation Sol. Naturally , villi increase surface area for absorption.
Trypsin requires alkaline medium for activation 66. Answer: (3)
Sol. Pyloric portion of stomach opens into the first part
50. Answer: (3) of small intestine through pyloric sphincter
Sol. Pharynx is the junction of both passage of food and 67. Answer: (3)
air. Sol. The alimentary folds are called Rugae.
51. Answer: (3) 68. Answer: (3)
Sol. External bulged out pouches are called haustra. Sol. 30% of starch digestion occurs in buccal cavity, So,
52. Answer: (4) salivary amylase.
Sol. Most of water absorption occurs in colon. Hence no In stomach Hcl activates the proenzymes
digestion takes place. So, water is not required for pepsinogen.
the hydrolysis of food components. In small intestine,enzyme activator enterkinase
53. Answer: (4) present.
Sol. Cystic duct – The duct which connects Trypsin itself can similarly activate trypsinogen into
Cyst like gall bladder – So, cystic duct. trypsin. (auto catalysis) and also chymo tripsinogen
into chimotrypsin.
54. Answer: (2)
69. Answer: (1)
Sol. Fatty acids and monoglycerides modified as mi
cells and chylomicrones but amino acids and Sol. A special system present between intestine is
glucose are not modified further called hepatic portal system. Starts with capillaries.
It is a large venular system.
55. Answer: (4)
70. Answer: (1)
Sol. Segmental – Contractions occur during a period of
time. Sol. The process of swallowing of food is called
‘deglutition’
56. Answer: (1)
71. Answer: (2)
Sol. Inner layer of alimentary canal is – Mucosa. The
alimentary canal consists four basic layers. From Sol. Partially digested acidic food in the stomach is
the outer surface to inner. chyme. In stomach carbohydrate digestion does
not occur no secretion of gastric amylase.
Serosa→ Muscularis→ Submucosa→ Mucosa.
Chyme slowly enters into small intestine. Now it is
57. Answer: (2)
called chyle then pancreatic amylase acts on
Sol. Crown part of the teeth covered by ‘Enamel’. carbohydrates and digest them.
Enamel is the exposed part . (Hardest part of the
72. Answer: (3)
body)
Sol. PH 1.2 (gastric juice )
58. Answer: (2)
73. Answer: (2)
Sol. Fungi form papillae – present on tip of the tongue
and anterior margins. Taste buds are present Sol. Emulsification process is done by bile salts
Fili form – Present on surface of the tongue taste 74. Answer: (3)
buds are absent Sol. Micelle are not coated with phospholipid.
Circumvallate papillae – Base of the tongue. Some 75. Answer: (4)
bears taste buds. Sol. Enterokinase is a enzyme activator. So, it acts as
Foliate papillae – Absent in humans inactive enzymes not the food components.
59. Answer: (3) 76. Answer: (4)
Sol. Pancreatic juice – 8.4 Sol. Inadequate enzyme secretion, anxiety, food
Gastric juice – 1.8 poisoning, over eating and spicy food etc., reasons
for the indigestion
Bile juice – 8.1
77. Answer: (1)
Succus entericus – 7.5 – 8.0
Sol. Fructose, some amino acids are absorbed with the
60. Answer: (4)
help of carrier ions like Na+ this is called facilitate
Sol. i. Amylase ii. Lactase transport.
iii. Maltase iv. Investase 78. Answer: (1)
61. Answer: (2) Sol. Maltose enzyme converts maltose into glucose.
Sol. Slippery/slimy nature to the food (bolus) Generally, maltose active in alkaline medium.
62. Answer: (2) 79. Answer: (4)
Sol. Maximum digestion and absorption takes place in Sol. Both statements are absolutely correct
small intestine 80. Answer: (3)
63. Answer: (2) Sol. Fundus → Cardiac → Pyloric
Sol. Proteins digestion is initiated in the stomach with 81. Answer: (1)
the presence of pepsin.
Sol. Pancreatic juice acts on carbohydrates, proteins
64. Answer: (3) and fats
Sol. Crypts of leiberkuhn secrets ‘Entero kinase’ these
are present in mucosa of intestine.

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82. Answer: (4) Sol. Relative to digestive system. Tongue helpful for
Sol. mixing food with saliva.
A Goblet cells Mucus 87. Answer: (4)
Sol. Pancreatic juice – 8.4
B Lysozyme Antibacterial agent Gastric juice – 1.8
Bile juice – 8.1
C Saliva Sublingual gland
Succus entericus – 7.5 – 8.0
D Oxyntic cells HCl 88. Answer: (4)
Sol. Gastric secretions, intestinal secretions, muscular
83. Answer: (4) activity of digestive system controlled by hormones
Sol. Sometimes monosaccharides like glucose, some 89. Answer: (2)
amino acids, electrolytes absorbed by active Sol. Pro enzymes are inactive so, definitely they need
transport. activator.
84. Answer: (4) 90. Answer: (3)
Sol. Enzyme carboxypeptidase is secreted by pancreas Sol. ‘X’ refers to the stomach. Stomach helps in
85. Answer: (3) mechanical churning and chemical digestion of
Sol. Jejunum possess Brunner’s glands food.
86. Answer: (2)

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