Important MCQ On Cell The Unit of Life Based on NCERT Textbook 8 Chapter.

       QUESTION based on NCERT textbook.

 1) Nissl bodies are mainly composed of … [ NEET 2018] 

 a) Proteins and lipids  

 b) DNA and RNA  

 c) Nucleic acids and SER  

 d) Free ribosomes and RER. 

2) Which of the following events does not occur in rough endoplasmic reticulum ? … [ NEET 2018] 

 a) Protein folding  

 b) Protein glycosylation  

 c) Cleavage of signal peptide  

 d) Phospholipid synthesis.

 3) Select the wrong statement [ NEET 2018] 

 a) Cell wall is present in members of Fungi and Plantae

 b) Mushrooms belong to Basidiomycetes  

 c) Pseudopodia are locomotory and feeding structures in Sporozoans

 d) Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell In all kingdoms except Monera.

 4) The Golgi complex participates in … [ NEET 2018] 

 a) Fatty acid breakdown  

 b) Formation of secretory vesicles  

 c) Respiration in bacteria  

 d) Activation of amino acid

 5) Which of the following is true for nucleolus ? [NEET 2018] 

 a) Larger nucleoli are present in dividing cells.

 b) It is a membrane-bound structure.  

 c) It takes part in spindle formation.  

 d) It is a site for active ribosomal RNA synthesis. 

 6) A protoplast is a cell : [ ReAIPMT 2015] 

 a) without cell wall  

 b) without plasma membrane  

 c) without nucleus  

 d) undergoing division

 7) Cellular organelles with membranes are : [ ReAIPMT 2015] 

 a) Lysosomes, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria

 b) Nuclei, ribosomes and mitochondria  

 c) Chromosomes, ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum

 d) Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes and nuclei

 8)  Which of the following are not membrane-bound? [ ReAIPMT 2015] 

 a) Mesosomes  

 b) Vacuoles  

 c) Ribosomes  

 d) Lysosomes

9) Which of the following structures is not found in prokaryotic cells? [ ReAIPMT 2015] 

 a) Plasma membrane  

 b) Nuclear envelope  

 c) Ribosome  

 d) Mesosome

10) A common characteristic feature of plant sieve tube cells and most of mammalian erythrocytes is

(a) absence of mitochondria

(b) presence of cell wall

(c) presence of haemoglobin

(d) absence of nucleus.

11) Omnis cellula e cellula is generalisation given by ... ... [ RPMT 2011 ] 

 a) Lamarck  

 b) Dutrochet  

 c) Leeuwenhoek  

 d) Virchow

12) Select one which is not true for ribosomes.

(a) Made of two sub units

(b) Form polysome

(c) May attach to mRNA

(d) Have no role in protein synthesis

13) Lampbrush chromosomes occur inside ... ... [ BHU 2008 ] 

 a) Nucleus of human cells  

 b) Oocytes of Frog/ amphibian  

 c) Salivary glands of Drosophila  

 d) Salivary glands of Silk Moth

14) The stain used to visualise mitochondria is (a) fast green (b) safranin

(c) acetocarmine (d) janus green.

15) Which of the following is not a function of cytoskeleton in a cell?

(a) Intracellular transport

(b) Maintenance of cell shape and structure

(c) Support of the organelles

(d) Cell motility

16) Chromatin is chemically made of ... ... [ WB 2009 ] 

 a) Nucleic acid, histone and non-histone proteins

 b) Nucleic acid and histone proteins  

 c) Nucleic acid and non-histone proteins  

 d) Nucleic acid

17) Plastids differ from mitochondria on the basis of which of the following features? 

(a) Presence of two layers of membrane 

(b) Presence of ribosome 

(c) Presence of thyla koids

(d) Presence of DNA

18) Lysosomes are called suicidal bags because they have ... ... [ BHU 2012 ] 

 a) Hydrolytic enzymes

 b) Parasitic activity  

 c) Food vacuole  

 d) Catabolic enzymes

19) Which of the following is not true for a

eukaryotic cell?

(a) Cell wall is made up of peptidoglycans.

(b) It has 80S type of ribosome present in the cytoplasm.

(c) Mitochondria contain circular DNA.

(d) Membrane bound organelles are present.

20) Out of peroxisomes, lysosomes and mitochondria, single membrane covering occurs in ... ... [ JKCMEE 2003 ] 

 a) Both peroxisomes and lysosomes  

 b) only peroxisomes  

 c) All the above  

 d) None of the above

21) What is a tonoplast?

(a) Outer membrane of mitochondria .

(b) Inner membrane of chloroplast

(c) Membrane boundary of the vacuole of plant cells

(d) Cell membrane of a plant cell

22) A chromosome carrying centromere at one end is ... ... [ AIIMS 2002 ] 

 a) Acrocentric  

 b) Telocentric  

 c) Metacentric  

 d) Submetacentric

23) Which of the following options is true for a secretory cell?

(a) Golgi apparatus is absent.

(b) RER is easily observed in the cell.

(c) Only SER is present.

(d) Secretory granules are formed in nucleus.

24) Chloroplasts are self replicating units as they possess ... ... [ AMU 2007]

 a) DNA  

 b) RNA  

 c) Neither DNA nor RNA  

 d) Both DNA and RNA

25) Which of the following features is common to prokaryotes and many eukaryotes?

(a) Chromatin material present

(b) Cell wall present

(c) Nuclear membrane present

(d) Membrane-bound subcellular organelles present

26) A plant cell usually differs from an animal cell in the absence [ BHU 2009 DPMT 2003]

A) Ribosomes

B) Centriole

C) Mitochondria

D) E.R.

27) Which one of these is not a eukaryote?

(a) Euglena (b) Anabaena

(c) Spirogyra (d) Agaricus

28) Function of centriole is [ MP PMT 2003;  J & K CET 2005]

A) Formation of spindle fibres

B) Formation of nucleolus

C) Initiation of cell division

D) Formation of cell plate

29) A chromosome in which the centromere is situated near one end is known as [MP PMT 1998, 2009; AIIMS 2002]

A) Telocentric

B) Acrocentric

C) Submetacentric

D) Metacentric

30) Which of the following cell organelle is considered to be rich in catabolic enzymes [JIPMER 2013,  CPMT 2002]

A) Endoplasmic reticulum

B) Lysosome

C) Golgi body

D) Mitochondria

Anwers are below :-

 1) D

 2) D

 3) C

 4) B

 5) D

 6) A

 7) A

 8) C

 9) B

10) D

11) D

12) D

13) B

14) D

15) A

16) A

17) C

18) A

19) A

20) A

21) C

22) B

23) B

24) D

25) B

26) B

27) B

28) A

29) B

30) D

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