Q1.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Q2.
Presence of which of the following conditions in urine are indicative of diabetes mellitus?
Q3.
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column-I - Column-II
(A) Pituitary gland - (i) Grave's disease
(B) Thyroid gland - (ii) Diabetes mellitus
(C) Adrenal gland - (iii) Diabetes insipidus
(D) Pancreas - (iv) Addison's disease
Q4.
Select the correct statement.
Q5.
Match the following hormones with their respective disease.
(A) Insulin - (i) Addison's disease
(B) Thyroxin - (ii) Diabetes insipidus
(C) Corticoids - (iii) Acromegaly
(D) Growth hormone - (iv) Goitre
(v) Diabetes mellitus
Q6.
Which of the following hormones can play a significant role in osteoporosis?
Q7.
GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone, needed in reproduction, acts on
Q8.
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults does not cause further increase in height, because
Q9.
A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is
Q10.
Graves' disease is caused due to
Q11.
Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes, adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation.
Q12.
The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because
Q13.
Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?
Q14.
Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?
Q15.
Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and released by the master gland?
Q16.
Fight-or-flight reactions cause activation of
Q17.
A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of
Q18.
Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland with the hormone it secretes and its function/deficiency symptom.
Endocrine gland - Hormone - Function/Deficiency symptoms
Q19.
Select the option which correctly matches the endocrine gland with its hormone and its function.
Endocrine gland - Hormone - Function
Q20.
Nor-epinephrine
(i) is released by sympathetic fibers
(ii) is released by parasympathetic fibers
(iii) increases the heart rate
(iv) decreases blood pressure.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q21.
Which of the following represents the action of insulin?
Q22.
A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the following is likely to happen in his neuro-hormonal control system?
Q23.
The 24 hour (diurnal) rhythm of our body such as the sleep-wake cycle is regulated by the hormone
Q24.
Match the source gland with its respective hormone and function and select the correct option.
Source gland - Hormone - Function
Q25.
Given below is an incomplete table on hormones, their source glands and one major effect of each human body. Identify the option representing correct grouping of hormone its gland and effect.
Gland - Secretion - Effect on body
A - Estrogen - Maintenance of secondary sexual characters
Alpha cells of Islets of Langerhans - B - Raises blood sugar level
Anterior pituitary - C - Over secretion leads to gigantism
Q26.
Injury to adrenal cortex is not likely to affect the secretion of which one of the following?
Q27.
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Q28.
Toxic agents present in food which interfere with thyroxine synthesis lead to the development of
Q29.
Select the correct matching of a hormone, its source and function.
Hormone - Source - Function
Q30.
A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in adults and characterised by (i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight and (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is
Q31.
Which one of the following pair of organs includes only the endocrine glands?
Q32.
The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of
Q33.
Feeling the tremors of an earthquake a scared resident of seventh floor of a multistoryed building starts climbing down the stairs rapidly. Which hormone initiated this action?
Q34.
A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorus metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly?
Q35.
Which hormone causes dilation of blood vessels, increased oxygen consumption and glucogenesis?
Q36.
Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones?
Q37.
A steroid hormone which regulates glucose metabolism is
Q38.
Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency?
Q39.
Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency?
Q40.
Acromegaly is caused by
Q41.
Adrenaline directly affects on
Q42.
When both ovaries are removed from rat then which hormone is decreased in blood?
Q43.
Mainly which type of hormones control the menstrual cycle in human beings?
Q44.
Which set is similar?
Q45.
Melatonin is secreted by
Q46.
Which gland secretes odorous secretion in mammals?
Q48.
The function of oxytocin is to help in
Q49.
Secretion of progesterone by corpus luteum is initiated by
Q50.
The gonadotrophic hormones are secreted by
Q52.
Calcitonin is a thyroid hormone which
Q53.
The hormone which regulates the basal metabolism in our body is secreted from
Q54.
Which hormone stimulates the secretion of milk from female?
Q55.
The immediate cause of induction of ovulation in human female is the large plasma surge of
Q56.
Testosterone is produced by
Q57.
ADH or vasopressin is
Q58.
Occurrence of Leydig's cells and their secretion is
Q60.
Which hormone possesses anti-insulin effect?
Q61.
MSH of pars intermedia of middle pituitary is responsible for
Q62.
Identify the hormone with its correct matching of source and function.
Q63.
Which of the following statements is correct in relation to the endocrine system?
Q64.
Cholecystokinin and duocrinin are secreted by
Q65.
The hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete gastric juice is
Q66.
The contraction of gall bladder is due to
Q67.
Gastric secretion is stopped by hormone
Q68.
How does steroid hormone influence the cellular activities?
Q69.
Identify A, B and C in the diagramatic representation of the mechanism of hormone action.
Q70.
Which of the following is an amino acid derived hormone?
Q71.
The amino acid tryptophan is the precursor for the synthesis of
Q72.
Which of the following best illustrates "feedback" in development?
Q73.
Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)?
Q74.
What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans?
Q75.
Which one of the following pairs of chemical substances, is correctly categorised?
Q76.
Which one of the following is not a secondary messenger in hormone action?
Q77.
Which one of the following hormones is modified amino acid?
Q78.
Chemically hormones are
Q79.
Hormones thyroxine, adrenaline and the pigment melanin are formed from
Q80.
Which one of the following endocrine glands stores its secretion in the extracellular space before discharging it into the blood?
Q81.
According to the accepted concept of hormone action, if receptor molecules are removed from target organs, then the target organ will