MCQ on Mutagens with Answers (PDF)

Mutagens are agents that cause changes in the DNA sequence, leading to mutations. They can be physical, such as radiation, or chemical, such as certain environmental pollutants. Mutagens play a key role in the processes of evolution and carcinogenesis by altering genetic information. This is an MCQ on Mutagens with Answers. You can download the PDF for this quiz from the results page.

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1. 
Which of the following is considered a physical mutagen?

2. 
Which chemical mutagen causes deamination of cytosine, leading to a transition mutation?

3. 
What type of mutation is commonly induced by exposure to ionizing radiation?

4. 
Which of the following is a mechanism by which alkylating agents induce mutations?

5. 
Which of the following mutagens is commonly found in cigarette smoke?

6. 
What is a consequence of mutagen exposure that causes thymine dimer formation?

7. 
Which of the following is classified as a chemical mutagen?

8. 
Ethidium bromide is an example of which type of mutagen?

9. 
Which type of mutagen is most likely to cause large chromosomal rearrangements?

10. 
How do base analogs act as mutagens?

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