Apoptosis and Cell Death Practice Questions

Question 1

Type of necrosis seen in case of burn:

Accepted Answer

Coagulative necrosis.

Answer

Liquefactive necrosis.

Answer

Caseous necrosis.

Answer

Both coagulative and liquefactive.

Question 2

The following gene mutation protects tumor cells from apoptosis:

Accepted Answer

Bcl-2

Answer

BRCA

Answer

RB

Answer

TGFβ

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of programmed cell death?

Accepted Answer

Apoptosis

Answer

Cytolysis

Answer

Necrosis

Answer

Autophagy

Question 4

Which of the following is not a feature of apoptosis?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation

Answer

Membrane blebbing

Answer

DNA fragmentation

Answer

Cell shrinkage

Question 5

Fibrinoid necrosis with neutrophilic infiltration is seen in ?

Accepted Answer

Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Answer

Giant Cell Arteritis

Answer

Takayasu Arteritis

Answer

Wegener's Granulomatosis

Question 6

Which of the following is known as a caspase-independent programmed cell death?

Accepted Answer

Necroptosis

Answer

Apoptosis

Answer

Pyroptosis

Answer

None of the options

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of an antiapoptotic gene?

Accepted Answer

FLIP

Answer

P53

Answer

BAX

Answer

BIM

Question 8

Apoptosis is characterized by all of the following except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Cell proliferation

Answer

Chromatin condensation

Answer

Cell shrinkage

Answer

DNA fragmentation

Question 9

Which of the following induces apoptosis in a cell?

Accepted Answer

Glucocorticoids

Answer

Isoprenoids

Answer

Myristic acid

Answer

Oleic acid

Question 10

Which of the following genes primarily promotes apoptosis (programmed cell death)?

Accepted Answer

Bax

Answer

Bclx

Answer

Mcl

Answer

Bcl2

Apoptosis and Cell Death — MCQs

Apoptosis and Cell Death — MCQs

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