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(1)
Cancer cells are
[A]
BHK
[B]
Veo
[C]
HL-8
[D]
Hela cells
(2)
Cancer is caused by
[A]
uncontrolled mitosis
[B]
uncontrolled meiosis
[C]
rupturing of cells
[D]
loss of immunity of the cells
Answer: uncontrolled mitosis
(3)
Oncogenes are the cancer causing genes in the cells but they do not express usually. This is because of the presence of
[A]
Proto Oncogenes
[B]
Tumour Promoters
[C]
Tumour Suppressor Genes
[D]
Transposons Or Jumping Genes
Answer: Tumour Suppressor Genes
(4)
Cancer of β lymphocytes is called
[A]
Sarcoma
[B]
Melanoma
[C]
Myeloma
[D]
carcinoma
(5)
Reason of lung cancer is
[A]
Coal Mining
[B]
Cement Factory
[C]
Calcium Fluoride
[D]
Bauxite Mining
(6)
Which on of the following is used in treatment of thyroid cancer?
[A]
U-238
[B]
I-131
[C]
C-14
[D]
rA-240
(7)
Which one of the following genes is involved in the conversion of proto-oncogenes into oncogenes causing cancer?
[A]
Metastasis Genes
[B]
Angiogenesis Genes
[C]
Transposons
[D]
Tumour Suppressor Genes
Answer: Tumour Suppressor Genes
(8)
Which one of the following cancers does not form a solid neoplasm
[A]
Leukemia
[B]
Lymphoma
[C]
Lipoma
[D]
Sarcoma
(9)
Name the cells which lost their control of the regulated division, differentiation, and apoptosis?
[A]
Tumor cell
[B]
Immune cell
[C]
Platelets
[D]
Stem cells
(10)
Name the process by which a malignant cell spread throughout normal cells?
[A]
Transformation
[B]
Metastasis
[C]
Invasiveness
[D]
Progression
(11)
What is the origin of the cancerous cells?
[A]
Monoclonal
[B]
Polyclonal
[C]
Stem cells
[D]
Mesodermal cells
(12)
Name the process of transition from normal cells to cancerous cells?
[A]
Ubiquitylation
[B]
Polymerization
[C]
Transformation
[D]
Metastasis
(13)
Arrange the following sequences of tumor development in the correct order?
1) Metastasis
2) Progression
3) Promotion
4) Initiation
[A]
2, 3, 4, 1
[B]
4, 3, 2, 1
[C]
1, 2, 3, 4
[D]
1, 3, 4, 2
(14)
Name the genes which directly inhibit cell growth or promote cell death.
[A]
Gatekeeper genes
[B]
Caretaker genes
[C]
Checkpoints
[D]
Transcription factors
(15)
Name the chemical carcinogen which causes prostate cancer.
[A]
Radon
[B]
Arsenic
[C]
Cadmium
[D]
Asbestos
(16)
If DNA is damaged, which of the following gene arrest cell cycle?
[A]
Rb
[B]
p53
[C]
Hedgehog receptor
[D]
p16
(17)
Which of the following mutation causes Burkitt’s lymphoma?
[A]
Point mutation
[B]
Chromosomal translocation
[C]
Deletion
[D]
Duplication
Answer: Chromosomal translocation
(18)
What is angiogenesis?
[A]
Differentiation process
[B]
Growth factors
[C]
Contact inhibition
[D]
Blood vessel formation
Answer: Blood vessel formation
(19)
Which of the following is NOT the type of cancer?
[A]
Carcinomas
[B]
Sarcomas
[C]
Leukemia
[D]
Caspases
(20)
Which one of the following therapies will involve only the cancerous cells not the normal cells in treatment
[A]
Immunotherapy
[B]
Surgery
[C]
Aromatherapy
[D]
Chemotherapy
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