ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, SHOLAPUR ROAD, PUNE
Total: 130
MBBS: 130
BDS: None
Eligibility 12TH (60% IN PCB & 50% IN ENG)
Age Min.: 17 and Max.: 21
Question Type : OBJECTIVE
P(50)+C(50)+B(50)+R(25)+E(25)
Duration of the test :2 HRS.

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PMT BIOLOGY : AFMC TEST PAPER 2009 held on 3rd May

First 10 questions answered (courtesy….Simarjot Kaur of Ludhiana)

Answer Keys to AFMC PMT Question Paper 2009

1. In which of the following fruits the edible part is the aril ?

A Apple

B Pomegranate

C Orange

D Litchi

2: Coconut milk is widely used in tissue culture because it contains…..
A Auxins

B Cytokinin

C Giberellin

D ethylene

3. Which one is not essential for plants ?

A Fe

B Zn

C . Iodine

D Potassium

4. What is the full form of BOD ?

A Biochemical Oxygen Demand

B Biological Oxygen Demand

C Biotic Oxygen Demand

D None of the above

5. When is World Aids day celebrated ?
A Dec 1

B Jan 2

C Feb 12

D Jan 30

6. Minamata disease is caused by ?

A Cadmium toxicity

B Mercury toxicity

C Lack of iron

D S Lead toxicity

7. BCG vaccine is used against which disease?

A Typhoid

B Tuberculosis

C Cholera

D Explanation .

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (or BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis. It is prepared from attenuated (weakened) live Mycobacterium bovis a bovine tuberculosis bacillus. The strain is not virulent in humans.

8. Lack of what causes Pellagra ?

A Retinol

B Folic acid

C Niacin

D Riboflavin

9. Which of the following is used in genetic engineering as cutters?

A Ligase

B Gyrase

C Restriction endonuclease

D RNA polymerase 1.

10. Aedes aegypti is the vector of which disease?

A Dengue

B Plague

C Malaria

D Kala azar

Aedes aegypti (=Stegomyia aegypti, =Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti)….. information contributed by Sooraj
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Better your Biology with Bisbio.in

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Here are few Biology Questions with their answers of CMC PMT Ludhiana held on 24th May 2009 . The questions are from the mind of Shallu Goyal of BBIPL, Chandigarh. We thank her for the contribution.

BIOLOGY PAPER

1. Immunity that comes after a disease has been cured

A natural active immunity

B natural passive immunity

C artificial active immunity

D artificial passive immunity

2. Subcellular organelles can be separated by

A electrophoresis

B centrifugation

C paper chromatography

D electron microscopy

3. Which sugar is present inside the nucleolus ?

A Glucose

B Ribose

C Erythrose

D Sedoheptulose

4. Glycolysis takes place in

A cytoplasm

B mitochondria matrix

C nucleus

D inner membrane of mitochondria

5. Desmosomes are

A intercellular junctions

B pores in plant cell wall

C carbohydrates in sieve tubes

D located in anther wall

6. Tetradynamous condition is shown by

A Brassicaceae

B Solanaceae

C Asteraceae

D Malvaceae

7. Outermost covering of brain is the

A piamater

B duramater

C choroid

D arachnoid

8. Corolla having 5 petals and vexillary aestivation i.s called

A bilabiate

B papilionaceous

C ligulate

D cruciform

9. Thigmotropism is indicated by

A leaves

B leaflets

C stem

D tendrils

10. Vivipary is best shown by

A pea

B maize

C bean

D none of the above

Many more questions are to follow………

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