Sample Paper of UPMT

Can you provide me previous year question paper of Uttarakhand Pre Medical Examination or UPMT Exam as my Brother will be giving the exam this year, so need it for preparation?

[Kiran Chandar]

The previous year question paper of Uttarakhand Pre Medical Examination or UPMT Exam as your Brother will be giving the exam this year, so need it for preparation is as follows:

1. Jute fibre deteriorates quickely due to presence of
(a) High cellulose
(b) High lignin
(c) Low cellulose
(d) Low lignin
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)
2. In which stage of the first meiotic division two sister chromatids are formed ?

(a) Leptotene
(b) Zygotene
(c) Pachytene
(d) Diplotene

Ans: (c)

3. Ptyalin is inactivated by a component of gastric juice known as

(a) Pepsin
(b) Mucus
(c) Rennin
(d) HCl

Ans: (d)

4.Most diversified family of monocot is
(a) Liliaceae
(b) Orchidaceae
(c) Lamiaceae
(d) Brassicaceae
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)
5.Which has double stranded RNA ?
(a) Cauliflower mosaic virus
(b) TMV
(c) Reovirus
(d) None of these
Ans: ©
6.Which is correct ?
(a) Wings of insects and birds are analogus
(b) Wings of insects and bats are analogus
(c) Wings of insects and birds are homologus
(d) Wings of bats and birds are homologus
(e) None of these
Ans: (c )
7.Synaptonemal complex is a ribonucleo protein structure reported by Moses 1956. It is visible from
(a) Leptotene throuh diplotene
(b) Pachytene through diplotene
(c) Zygotene through pachytene
(d) Diplotene through metaphase
Ans: (c )
8. Hydroponics is a:

(a) soilless culture
(b) waterless culture
(c) airless culture
(d) none of these
Ans: (a)
9. Osteomalacia is a deficiency disease of

(a) Infants due to protein enertgy malnutrition
(b) Adults due to protein enertgy malnutrition
(c) Adults due to Vitamin D deficiency
(d) Infants due to Vitamin K deficiency

Ans: (c)

10.………….. acts as a shock absorber to cushion when tibia and femur came together.
(a) Ligament
(b) Cartiledge
(c) Tendon
(d) Disc
(e) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (b)
11.AUG codes for
(a) Valine
(b) Histidine
(c) Phenyllalanine
(d) Methionine
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)
12.Corpus luteum secretes
(a) Progestrone
(b) Oestrogen
(c) Luteinsing hormone
(d) Folfice stimulating hormone
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)
13. During anaerobic conditions, the rate of glycolysis increases, is called:

(a) compensation point
(b) extinction point
(c) Warburg effect
(d) Pasteur effect

Ans: (d)
14. Lactic acid is produced by Rhizopus species:

(a) R. oryzae
(b) R. stolonifer
(c) R. nodosus
(d) R. sexualis

ANS: (c )

15. In a tissue culture media, the resource of the phytohormone is

(a) Micronutrients
(b) Coconut milk
(c) Agar agar
(d) Glucose

Ans: (b)

17. ACTH is secreted from

(a) Adrenal cortex
(b) Pituitary
(c) Adrenal Medulla
(d) Thyroid

Ans: (b)
18. Pyramid of energy in ecosystems is

(a) Always upright
(b) Always inverted
(c) Mostly upright
(d) Mostly inverted

Ans: (a)

19. When the blood contains a high percentage of CO2 and a very low percentage of O2 the breathing stops and the person. becomes unconcious. This condition is known as ……

(a) emphycema
(b) eupnoea
(c) suffocation
(d) asphyxia

Ans: (c)

20. Green plants constitute:

(a) first trophic level
(b) second trophic level
(c) third trophic level
(d) complete food chain
Ans: (a)
21. Perisperm is:

(a) degenerate part of synergids
(b) peripheral part of endosperm
(c) degenerate part of secondary nucleus
(d) remnant of nucellus

Ans: (d)
22. The amphibians of plant kingdom are:
(a) algae
(b) bryophytes
(c) thallophytes
(d) floating plants

ANS: (b)
EXPLANATION :- The bryophytes are terrestrial plants, generally
growing in moist and shady places but always need water for fertilization.

23.Trophocytes, mycetocytes, oenocytes and urate cells are found in the fat body of cockroach. Which statement is true ?
(a) Tropocytes contain reserve food
(b) Mycetocytes contains symbotic bacteria
(c) Oenocytes secrete wax and urace cells contains uric acid
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
24.Raphides found in aroids are
(a) Calcium pectate
(b) Calcium oxalate
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) Calcium sulphate
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)
25. Transpiration would be lowest when:

(a) wind velocity is high
(b) enough water is in the soil
(c) atmospheric RH is high
(d) high temperature and light

Ans: (c)
26.The immediate cause of induction of ovulation in female is large plasma surge of
(a) Progestrone
(b) Oesrradiol
(c) LH
(d) FSH
(e) Oestrogen
Ans: (c )
27. Which one of the following triplet codons is a chain termination codon ?

(a) UGU
(b) AAU
(c) UUG
(d) UAG

Ans: (d)

28. Structural lipids of cell membrane are

(a) Simple lipid
(b) Chromolipids
(c) Steroid
(d) Phospholipids

Ans: (d)
29. Which of the following two hormones are essential for induced breeding of fishes?

(a) TSH and ACTH
(b) Oestrogen and progesterone
(c) FSH and LH
(d) Vassopressin and oxytocin

Ans: (c)
30.Which is not related with sexual reproduction in protozoans ?
(a) Cytogamy
(b) Autogamy
(c) Conjugation
(d) Schizogony
(e) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (d)
31.Identify from the following, the compound that links glycolysis and kerb’s cycle ?
(a) Oxalo acetic acid
(b) Pyruvic acid
(c) Lactic acid
(d) Acetyl Co-A
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)
32. Example of a typical homopolysaccharide is

(a) Ligin
(b) Suberin
(c) Inulin
(d) Starch

Ans: (d)

33. As per the guidelines of the Indian Red Cross Society, which of the following persons are recommended for blood donation?

(a) Healthy women but unwed and below the age of 35.
(b) Persons who are immunized with live vaccines.
(c) People not in good health, under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(d) Ladies during menstruation, pregnancy and breast feeding.

Ans: (a)

34. The loosely arranged nonchlorophyllous parenchyma cells present in lentiçels are called

(a) Water stomata
(b) Albuminous cells
(c) Complementary cells
(d) Passage cells

Ans: (c)

35. With reference to the pituitary, which of the following statements is true?

(a) Neurohypophysis collects and stores vasopressin and oxytocin.
(b) Adenohypophysis secretes vasopressin and oxytocin.
(c) Neurohypophysis secretes vasopressin and oxytocin.
(d) Neurohypophysis secretes TSH and STH.

Ans: (a)

36.HIV virus affects …………. In AIDS patient .
(a) Cytotoxic T-cell
(b) M-N cells
(c) Suppressor cell
(d) Helper cell
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)
37. Which one of the following is not related to guttation?

(a) Water is given out during daytime.
(b) Guttation is of universal occurrence.
(c) Water is given out in the form of droplets.
(d) Water given out is impure.

Ans: (b)

38. Chemiosmosis hypothesis given by Peter Mitchel proposes the mechanism of ……

(a) synthesis of FADH2
(b) synthesis of NADPH
(c) synthesis of NADH
(d) synthesis of ATP

Ans: (d)

39.Which is correct ?
(a) Blood has WBCs and lymph has RBCs
(b) Blood has WBCs and RBCs and lymph has nothing
(c) Blood has WBCs, RBCs and lymph has WBCs
(d) Blood has RBCs, WBCs and lymph has WBCs
(e) None of these
Ans: (c )
40. Pick the mammal with true placenta :

(a) Platypus
(b) Mongoose
(c) Kangaroo
(d) Echidna

Ans: (b)

41. More men suffer from colour blindness than women because ___________

(a) the colour blind gene is carried on the ‘Y’ chromosome
(b) men are hemizygous and one defective gene is enough to make them colour blind
(c) women are more resistant to disease than men
(d) the male sex hormone testosterone causes the disease

Ans: (b)

42. Which one of the following animal phyla does not possess a coelom ?

(a) Platyhelminthes
(b) Annelida
(c) Mollusca
(d) Echinodermata

Ans : (a)

43. Which one of the following reactions is an example of oxidative decarboxylation?

(a) Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA.
(b) Conversion of citrate to isocitrate.
(c) Conversion of succinate to fumarate.
(d) Conversion of fumarate to malate.

Ans: (a)

44. Which one of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man ?

(a) Rampithecus punjabicus
(b) Homo Homo habilis
(c) Australopithecus
(d) neanderthalensis

Ans : (c )

45. Silk produced by Antheraea mylitta is also called _______________

(a) Eri silk
(b) Mysore silk
(c) Muga silk
(d) Tassar silk

Ans: (d)

46. The term, ‘southern blotting’ refers to ………….

(a) transfer of DNA fragments from electrophoresis gel to nitrocellulose sheet
(b) comparison of DNA fragments from two sources
(c) transfer of DNA fragments from in vitro cellulose membrane to electrophoresis gel
(d) attachment of probes to DNA fragments

Ans: (a)

47. The 2005 Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine was awarded to Barry Marshall and Robin Warren of Australia for their discovery of

(a) prions, a new biological principle of infection
(b) Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(c) human papilloma virus causing cervical cancer
(d) bacterium Helicobacter pylori causing peptic ulcer

Ans: (d)

48. A baby has been born with a small tail. It is the case exhibiting

(a) retrogressive evolution
(b) mutation
(c) atavism
(d) metamorphosis
(e) both (b) and (c)

Ans: (c)

49. In some chordates, the notochord is modified as the vertebral column. Such animals are called vertebrates. Which of the following statements make sense?

(a) All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.
(b) Chordates are not vertebrates and vertebrates are not chordates.
(c) All chordates are vertebrates but all vertebrates are not chordates.
(d) All vertebrates are chordates and all chordates are vertebrates.

Ans: (a)

50. All protozoans have

(a) pseudopodia
(b) eukoryotic organisation
(c) contractile vacuole
(d) holozoic nutrition

Ans: (b)