The two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex are connected to each other by __________.

• A) Pons
• B) Commissures
• C) Pituitary glands
• D) Substantia nigra

Which of the following fibre bundles lie above the Substantia Nigra (SN) and conveys kinesthetic and discriminative touch sensory information to the Thalamus?

• A) Peri-Aquaductal Gray (PAG)
• B) Spino-thalamic tract ( STT)
• C) Trigeminal Leminiscus (TL)
• D) Medial Leminiscus (ML)

According to Rozenwieg's experiments on new rats, complex environment produces a/an:

• A) More enriched brain
• B) Abnormally big size brain
• C) Normal brain
• D) Brain unable to resolve conflict

Which of the following forces are working together continuously to create a constant state of movement of ions?

• A) Electrostatic gradient
• B) Both the forces of osmosis and electrostatic gradient
• C) Forces of osmosis
• D) Action potential

The brain weight of a new born is __________ of his or her body weight.

• A) 40%
• B) 10%
• C) 20%
• D) 50%

Almost during the ____________ month of pregnancy, prenatal motor activity (moving fetus and embryo) starts.

• A) Ninth- Tenth
• B) Seventh-Eigth
• C) Second - Third
• D) Fourth-Fifth

Who found from experiments that brain is not influenced by environmental influences and no feedback can affect brain development?

• A) Aldous Huxley
• B) Sir Francis Galton
• C) Hamburger
• D) Hubel and Wiesel

The difference of electrical charge between the intracellular membrane and the extracellular membrane is known as __________.

• A) Potential
• B) Action
• C) Negative Charge
• D) Ionic State

Which of the following results due to lack of oxygen supply to the mother during last trimester of pregnancy?

• A) Mental retardation
• B) Hypoxia
• C) Heart disorder
• D) Anemia

Which of the following lobe is also involved in the behavioral interaction of individual with the space around him?

• A) Occipital
• B) Temporal
• C) Frontal
• D) Parietal

If a patient would shave contralteral half of face, eat half the plate, and not respond to chairs and tables in contralateral, he or she have damaged:

• A) Temporal Lobe
• B) Occipital Lobe
• C) Frontal Lobe
• D) Parietal Lobe

Which is a minute space between pre and postsynaptic membranes and is surrounded by the extra cellular fluid?

• A) Synopsis
• B) Synaptic cleft
• C) Neurotransmitters
• D) Synapse

Fetuses which are stimulated during the prenatal period, posses which of the following qualities when they are born?

• A) With no effects
• B) They are Slow
• C) They are very hyper active
• D) More alert

Which of the following occurs as a result of reduced caloric intake in fetus?

• A) Cretinism
• B) Marasmus
• C) Protein deficiency
• D) Kwashiorkor

Which of the following has the tectum which comprises of the inferior (for auditory system) and the superior colliculi (for visual system)?

• A) Myelencephalon
• B) Telencephalon
• C) Mesencephalon
• D) Diencephalon

The jelly like semi fluid in which all the components of the cell float around in nucleus is known as:

• A) Cytoplasm
• B) Cell Soma
• C) Ribosomes
• D) Nucleolus

Which of the following controls the number and amount of molecules leaving or entering the cell body?

• A) Microtubules
• B) Cell cytoplasm
• C) Cell membrane
• D) Ribosomes

Which of the following specialized cells of the nervous system receive, integrate, assimilate, transmit and conduct information using electrical and chemical means?

• A) Glial cells
• B) Ganglions
• C) Neurons
• D) Neurotransmitters

Which of the following parts of the brain plays an important role in higher-order functioning?

• A) Hippocampus
• B) Thalamus
• C) Association cortex
• D) Hypothalamus

The brain weight of an adult is __________ of the body weight.

• A) 08%
• B) 09%
• C) 02%
• D) 10%