July 21, 2026
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Welcome to your test Locomotion And Movement
The total number of Questions is 90
Each Question carries 4 marks
There is a 25% negative marking, i.e., -1 mark for every wrong answer
The total time for the test is 60 minutes
All the best!
1.
Which of the following has ATPase activity?
2.
Skeletal muscle bundles (fascicles) are held together by a common connective tissue layer called
3.
The neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction is
4.
During muscle contraction, the length of all the following gets reduced except
5.
Which of the following is true about white muscle fibres?
6.
The human ribs are termed bicephalic because
7.
The clavicle articulates with the
8.
Hypocalcemia may lead to
9.
Identify the incorrectly matched pair of joint with its type:
10.
Scapula is a large triangular flat bone situated in the dorsal part of thorax between:the dorsal part of
11.
Consider the following statements:
I. A motor neuron along with the muscle fibres connected to it constitute a motor unit.
II. The neurotransmitter released at the neuro-muscular junction is acetylcholine.
III. Myosin head has ATPase activity.
Which of the above statements are true?Deselect Answer
12.
Consider the following statements:
I. Myaesthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder affecting neuromuscular junction.
II. Muscular dystrophy is a progressive degeneration of skeletal muscles mostly due to genetic disorder.
III. Tetany is rapid spasms in muscle due to high Ca$^{+2}$ in body fluids.
Which of the above statements are true?Deselect Answer
13.
Which of the following joints would allow no movement?
14.
The joint between atlas and axis is a type of
15.
Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in sustained muscle contraction is known as
16.
Name the ion responsible for unmasking of active sites for myosin for cross-bridge activity during musle contraction
17.
Which one of the following gives its correct total number?
18.
The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is
19.
If a stimulus several times greater than the threshold stimulus is provided to a muscle fibre, it will
20.
Which one of the following is a sesamoid bone?
21.
The given diagram shows bones of the human hindlimb as seen from front. It has certain mistakes in labelling. Two of the wrongly labelled bones are
22.
During muscular contraction, which of the following events occur?
(i) H-zone disappears
(ii) A-band widens
(iii) I-band shortens
(iv) Width of A-band is unaffected
(v) M-line and Z-line come closerDeselect Answer
23.
Which of the following is true for the labelled parts in the figure below?
24.
The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to
25.
Ca$^{+2}$ bind ______________ in the skeletal muscles and leads to exposure of the binding site for ____________ on the ____________ filament.
26.
The following figure is of actin (thin) filaments. Identify A, B, and C.
27.
The following figure is related with myosin monomer (meromyosin). Identify A, B, and C.
28.
The action potential that triggers a muscle contraction travels deep within the muscle cell by means of
29.
A motor unit is described as
30.
Arrange the following phrases in a proper order to describe what occurs at the neuromuscular junction to trigger muscle contraction:
1. Receptor sites on sarcolemma
2. Nerve impulse
3. Release of Ca$^{+2}$ from sarcoplasmic reticulum
4. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released
5. sarcomere shorten
6. Synaptic cleft
7. Spread of impulses over sarcolemma on T-tubulesDeselect Answer
31.
Identify A to E in the following diagram describing muscle contraction:
32.
Number of bones in human axial skeleton is
33.
Match Column-I with Column-II:
34.
Which of the following statements about human vertebral column is false?
35.
Pelvic girdle is composed of ___________ coxal bones.
36.
Gout is the inflammation of joints due to accumulation of
37.
Tetany is the rapid spasm in the muscles due to
38.
Read the following statements A to D and select the option that contains both the correct statements:
A. Z-line is present in the centre of the light band.
B. Thin filaments are firmly attached to the M-line.
C. The central part of thick filaments, not overlapped by thin filaments is called Z-band.
D. Light band contains only thin filaments.Deselect Answer
39.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
40.
Which of the following is not correct?
41.
Actin and myosin in muscle fibril are arranged
42.
A neural signal reaching a neuro-muscular junction releases a neurotransmitter _________________ which generates an action potential in the _______________.
43.
During contraction of muscle fibres which of the following does not happen?
44.
During which of the following step of sliding filament theory is the last step before a relaxing state?
45.
Electrical excitation in a muscle fibre most directly causes:
46.
Identify the statements I-VIII as traits characteristic of A and B types of muscles where A is red muscles and B is white muscles.
I. The number of mitochondria is less
II. The number of mitochondria is more
III. Sarcoplasmic reticulum is abundant
IV. Myoglobin content is high
V. Sarcoplasmic reticulum is moderate
VI. Aerobic muscles
VII. Depends on anaerobic respiration for energy
VIII. Less myoglobin contentDeselect Answer
47.
Cilia in $\bf\it{Paramoecium}$ do not help in
48.
The tentacles of $\bf\it{Hydra}$ do not help in
49.
Amoeboid movement is not exhibited by
50.
Which of the cytoskeletal element is involved in amoeboid movement?
51.
Which of the following holds all the muscle bundle together in a muscle?
52.
Which of the following syncytial?
53.
Actin and myosin in fibrils are arranged
54.
Which of the following is not true regarding Z-line?
55.
Thin filament is made up of two ____________ which in turn are made up of many ____________.
56.
Which of the following is the monomeric protein of thick filament?
57.
HMM of myosin does not have
58.
Sliding Filament Theory states that
59.
A motor unit comprises of
60.
Neuromuscular junction or motor end plate is
61.
During contraction of muscle fibre which of the following does not happen?
62.
Which of the following step during Sliding Filament Theory is the last step before a relaxing state?
63.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
64.
Repeated activation of the muscles can lead to
65.
Which of the following property cannot be attributed to white fibres?
66.
Which of the following facial bone is unpaired?
67.
If there are 22 bones in the skull, which of the following bones are not included?
68.
Facial bones + Cranial bones + Hyoid bone + Ear ossicles = ________________. Which of the following is showing the correct number?
69.
Which of the following is a cranial bone and is unpaired?
70.
The articulation of skull with the vertebral column is by
71.
Hyaline cartilage helps in attachment of
72.
How many ribs are floating in human body?
73.
Coxal bone is formed by the fusion of
74.
The two halves of pelvic girdle meet ________________ to form _________________ containing ______________________.
75.
In locomotion which of the following will act as a fulcrum?
76.
Gliding joints are found in between
77.
Which of the following is not correct about Myaesthenia gravis?
78.
Which of the following is not the feature of red muscle fibres?
79.
Calcium is important in skeletal muscle contraction because it
80.
Myaesthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies are formed against
81.
The number of correct statements amongst the given statements is:
(i) Cardiac muscles are striated and involuntary
(ii) Myosin head is an active ATPase enzyme
(iii) The neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction is acetylcholine
(iv) White muscle fibres depend on anaerobic process for energy
(v) Functional unit of muscle contraction is the sarcomereDeselect Answer
82.
In the given diagram of the human skull, the bones represented by the letters A, B, and C are respectively
83.
During skeletal muscle contraction, increase in calcium levels leads to binding of calcium to a subunit of ______________ on _____________ filaments and thereby removes the masking of active sites for _______________.
84.
Cardiac muscles can be best defined as
85.
Which of the following is required for the breaking of cross-bridge during muscle contraction?
86.
Which of the following hormones can play a significant role in osteoporosis?
87.
Select the correct option:
88.
The number of which of the following would normally be equal in human skeleton?
89.
In a myosin molecule HMM (Heavy Meromyosin) is present in
90.
In a healthy human adult what contributes maximum to the total body weight?
