Digestion & Absorption Practice Test

5. Which of the following part of human brain contains

1. Ram takes a meal which contains 20 g raw sugar, a number of centres which controls urge for eating
10 g albumin and 20 g fat. How many kilo calories and drinking?
Ram is likely to get from his diet?
(1) Medulla oblongata (2) Cerebrum
(1) 200 kcal (2) 300 kcal
(3) Hippocampus (4) Hypothalamus
(3) 400 kcal (4) 160 kcal
6. Choose the incorrect option w.r.t Marasmus?
2. Study the following reactions given below catalysed
(1) Protein deficiency unaccompanied by calorie
by enzymes A, B, C and D
deficiency
A
(i) Maltose  Glucose + Glucose (2) It is found in infants less than a year in age
B
(ii) Starch  Maltose + Isomaltose (3) Growth and development of brain and mental
faculties are impaired
C Nucleotides
(iii) Nucleic acid 
(4) Skin becomes dry, thin and wrinkled
D
(iv) Lactose  Glucose + Galactose 7. Given below is a diagrammatic representation of
anatomical regions of human stomach
Choose the option which includes enzymes present
in succus entericus A
(1) A & B (2) A & C
B
Superior portion
(3) C & D (4) A & D of duodenum
3. Given below is a diagrammatic representation of the
duct systems of liver, gall bladder and pancreas
C

Choose the correct option w.r.t. labelled structure A,

A Ducts
from liver B and C
(1) Oesophagus opens into portion A and its
opening is guarded by gastro–oesophageal
sphincter
B (2) C opens into duodenum and its opening is
guarded by cardiac sphincter
(3) B portion consists of gastric glands which secretes
renin, pepsin and small amount of lipase
If the duct labelled as ‘A’ and ‘B’ is blocked then
which of the following is not affected? (4) Oesophagus opens into portion B and its
opening is guarded by cardiac sphincter
(1) Concentration of bile and secretion of pancreatic
juice 8. Choose the correct option which includes teeth
having two roots.
(2) Synthesis of bile juice and secretion of insulin
(1) Upper incisors and lower canine
(3) Synthesis of bile juice and release of pancreatic
juice (2) Lower premolars and upper molars
(4) Concentration of bile juice and release of (3) Upper premolars and lower molars
trypsinogen (4) Upper premolar and lower canine
4. Which of the following components of digested food 9. The bulk of tooth in human is made up of
are absorbed byactive transport in the presence of
carrier ions like Na+ from the given list? (1) Enamel secreted by ameloblast cell and is
ectodermal in origin
(a) Fructose (b) Glucose
(2) Dentine secreted by odontoblast cell and is
(c) Galactose (d) Fatty acid mesodermal in origin
(e) Some amino acids (3) Enamel secreted by odontoblast cell and is
Choose the correct option mesodermal in origin
(1) (a) only (2) (b) only (4) Dentine secreted by ameloblast cell and is
mesodermal in origin
(3) (a) (b) (c) and (e) only (4) (a) and (c) only

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10. Mark the wrong one out w.r.t. salivary glands and components will be impaired?
their associated duct
(1) Carbohydrate (2) Protein
(1) Parotid gland – Stenson’s duct
(3) Nucleic acid (4) Fat
(2) Submaxillary gland – Ductus choledochus
16. Which of the following secretion of alimentary canal
(3) Submandibular gland – Wharton’s duct is present in blood?
(4) Sublingual gland – Duct of Rivinus (1) Trypsinogen (2) Pepsinogen
11. Which of the following part of alimentary canal does
(3) Secretin (4) Steapsin
not secrete a digestive enzyme?
17. Defaecation
(1) Liver (2) Stomach
(3) Duodenum (4) Oesophagus (1) Involuntary process regulated by autonomic
nervous system
12. Given below is a diagrammatic representation of
transverse section of gut with labelled structure A, B, (2) Involuntary process and is carried out by a mass
C and D peristaltic movement
(3) Voluntary process regulated by neural and
B hormonal control
(4) Voluntary process and is carried out by a mass
A
peristaltic movement
C 18. Which of the following are present in pancreatic
D
juice?
(1) Lipase, nucleosidase, nuclease and amylase
(2) Trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen and
Choose the correct option procarboxypeptidase
(1) A – Formed by striated smooth muscles usually (3) Lipase, amylase, nucleosidase and trypsin
arranged into an inner longitudinal and outer
circular layer (4) Trypsin, chymotrypsin and aminopeptidase
(2) B – Outermost layer and is made up of a thin 19. If a person is suffering from internal haemorrhage,
mesothelium with no connective tissues which of the following would be prescribed by the
and is present throughout the alimentary doctor to control it?
canal (1) Heparin (2) Vitamin D
(3) C – Formed of loose connective tissues (3) Vitamin K (4) Vitamin A
containing nerves, blood and lymph vessels
20. During fat absorption, fatty acid and glycerol are first
(4) D – Forms glands, crypts, villi and an oblique
muscle layer incorporated into small droplets called (i) which
13. If the oxyntic cells of gastric glands become move into intestinal mucosa. They are reformed into
non-functional then which of the following process very small protein coated fat globules called
is/are affected? (ii) which are transported to (iii)
(a) Digestion of protein in alkaline medium Choose the option which includes two correct
(b) Absorption of Vit B12 option w.r.t. blanks (i), (ii) & (iii).
(c) Digestion of starch in duodenum (1) (i) Chylomicron, (ii) Micelle
(d) Digestion of fat in duodenum and stomach (2) (ii) Chylomicron, (iii) Blood capillary
(1) (a) only (2) (a) and (b) only (3) (i) Micelle, (iii) Lacteals
(3) (b) only (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) (4) (ii) Micelle, (iii) Lacteals
14. Major portion of starch is digested in 21. Which of the following is incorrect about pancreas?
(1) Buccal cavity by ptyalin (1) The pancreas is a compound, leaf like gland
(2) Duodenum by steapsin (2) The hormones secreted by pancreas are insulin
and glucagon
(3) Duodenum by amylopsin
(3) Dipeptidases and aminopeptidases are secreted
(4) Buccal cavity by -amylase by pancreatic juice
15. If enterokinase is absent in succus entericus, the (4) The pH of pancreatic juice is 8.0
digestion of which of the following dietary

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22. The abnormal frequency of bowel movement and Which of the following choices is correct?
increased liquidity of the faecal discharge is known as
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (ii) and (iii)
(1) Diarrhoea (2) Constipation
(3) Indigestion (4) Vomiting (3) (i), (ii) and (iii) (4) (i), (iii) and (iv)
23. Enterokinase stimulates 30. Where do symbiotic microorganisms normally occur
(1) Trypsin (2) Trypsinogen in human body?
(3) Carboxypeptidase (4) Chymotrypsinogen (1) Vermiform appendix
24. Gastric juice contains
(2) Caecum and colon
(1) Pepsin, lipase and renin
(3) Rectum
(2) Pepsin, rennin and lipase
(3) Pepsin, rennin (4) Small intestine
(4) Trypsin, pepsin, rennin 31. If a purified sample of liver DNA is dissolved in pure
25. During prolonged starvation, body derives nutrition water, the pH of the resulting solution will be
from storage of
(1) Basic (2) Highly basic
(1) Spleen, liver, subcutaneous fat
(2) Liver, subcutaneous fat, adipose tissue (3) Neutral (4) Acidic
(3) Subcutaneous fat, adipose tissue, pancreas 32. Which one of the following mammalian cells are not
(4) Liver and muscles capable of oxidising glucose to carbondioxide, water
26. Which one of the following does not aid in increasing and energy aerobically?
surface area in the small intestine? (1) Smooth muscle cells (2) Liver cells
(1) Taeniae coli (2) Villi
(3) Red blood cells (4) Cardiac muscle cells
(3) Microvilli (4) Plicae circularis
27. Find out incorrect statement. 33. A correct sequence of layers from outer to inner side
in the wall of alimentary canal is
(1) The longitudinal muscular folds of inner wall of
stomach are called rugae (1) Serosa, circular muscle, longitudinal muscle,
(2) The amount of saliva secreted daily in humans submucosa, mucosa
is 1000 ml to 1500 ml (2) Serosa, longitudinal muscle, circular muscle,
(3) Gastric secretion is opposed by gastric submucosa, mucosa
inhibitory peptide (GIP), vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide (3) Serosa, circular muscle, submucosa,
longitudinal muscle, mucosa
(4) Glucose is carried from digestive tract to liver by
hepatic vein (4) Serosa, longitudinal muscle, submucosa,
mucosa
28. Which of the following acts on exocrine pancreas
and stimulates secretion of water and HCO3– ions in 34. Which one of the following is not a function of large
pancreatic juice? intestine?
(1) Gastrin (2) Secretion (1) Absorption of water, some minerals and drugs
takes place
(3) Cholecystokinin (4) GIP
(2) Secretion of mucus which helps in adhering the
29. Consider the following statements
waste
(i) Steapsin is the pancreatic amylase (3) The egestion of faeces to the outside through
(ii) Succus entericus is secreted by crypts of the anal opening
Leiberkuhn and Brunner’s gland (4) The remaining digestion of fat takes place in
(iii) Sphincter of Oddi regulates the hepatopancreatic rectum
secretion 35. The common passage for bile and pancreatic juice is
(iv) Tongue is attached to the floor of buccal cavity (1) Duct of Wirsung (2) Ampulla of Vater
by falciform ligament
(3) Cystic duct (4) Duct of Santorini

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36. The pocket like constrictions in the wall of colon are 43. Which among the given ones is not a correct
called matching?

(1) Crypts of Lieberkuhn (2) Taenia Enzyme Source Description

(3) Rugae (4) Haustra (1) Carboxy Pancreatic An exopeptidase,

peptidase acini making the peptide
chains shorter
37. Number of teeth in the upper jaw of a 14 years old
(2) Maltase Salivary A carbohydrase
child is glands cleaving the -1,
4-glycosidic bond
(1) 28 (2) 14
(3) Dipeptidase Small A protease, breaking
Intestine down the dipeptides
(3) 16 (4) 12 into amino acids
38. Find out correctly matched pair. (4) Enterokinase Duodenal Converts zymogen
mucosa trypsinogen into
(1) Cod and shark liver oil - Constructive nutrients trypsin

(2) Ptyalin - Acinar cells 44. If for some reason, the sub mucosal glands of
duodenum become non functional, which of the
(3) Pepsinogen - Zymogen cells following will not be affected?
(4) Cystic duct - Urinary bladder (1) Protection of intestinal mucosa from HCl

39. Most of the fats absorbed in the small intestine (2) Smooth passage of chyle
enters the (3) Activation of lipases by bile salts
(1) Lacteals (2) Arterioles (4) Lubrication of the intestinal passage
(3) Venules (4) Blood capillaries 45. From the given list, find out the constituents of bile
juice.
40. If symptoms of a disease include oedema, stunted
(a) Phospholipids
growth, protuded belly in a child of 4 years, it is
most likely a case of (b) Sodium bicarbonate
(c) Lipases
(1) Marasmus (2) Kwashiorkar
(d) Cholesterol
(3) Beri-beri (4) Scurvy
(e) Degradation products of haemoglobin
41. W here do certain symbiotic micro-organisms (f) Water
normally live in human body?
(1) (a), (c), (d) & (f) only
(1) Caecum
(2) (c), (e) & (f) only
(2) Oral lining and tongue surface (3) (b), (d) & (e) only
(3) Vermiform appendix and caecum (4) (a), (b), (d), (e) & (f)
(4) Duodenum
42. Find out the incorrect match w.r.t. diseases and
their cause.
(1) Osteomalacia – Deficiency vitamin D
(2) Rickets – Calciferol deficiency
(3) Pellagra – Pantothenic acid deficiency
(4) Kwashiorkor – Protein deficiency

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