1.
Inspite of interspecific competition in nature, which mechanism the competing species might have evolved for their survival?
2.
During the process of gene amplification using PCR, if very high temperature is not maintained in the beginning, then which of the following steps of PCR will be affected first?
3.
In the equation GPP-R = NPP R represents:
4.
The first stable product of CO₂ fixation in Sorghum is
5.
With regard to insulin choose correct options.
| (a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin. |
| (b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide. |
| (c) The pro-insulin has C-peptide |
| (d) A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges. |
| Choose the correct answer from the options given below |
6.
In some members of which of the following pairs of families, pollen grains retain their viability for months after release?
7.
Match Column with Column-II
| | Column-l | | Column-ll |
| (a) | Nitrococcus | (i) | Denitrification |
| (b) | Rhizobium | (ii) | Conversion of ammonia to nitrite |
| (c) | Thiobacillus | (iii) | Conversion of nitrite to nitrate |
| (d) | Nitrobacter | (iv) | Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia |
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8.
Amensalism can be represented as:
9.
Identify the correct statement
10.
The Adenosine deaminase deficiency results into
11.
Match List-l with List - II
| | List -I | | List II |
| (a) | Allen's Rule | (i) | Kangaroo rat |
| (b) | Physiological adaptation | (ii) | Desert lizard |
| (c) | Behavioural adaptation | (iii) | Marine fish at depth |
| (d) | Biochemical adaptation | (iv) | Polar seal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
12.
Following are the statements with reference to 'lipids'
| (a) Lipids having only single bonds are called unsaturated fatty acids |
| (b) Lecithin is a phospholipid |
| (c) Trihydroxy propane is glycerol. |
| (d) Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon. |
| (e) Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
13.
Which of the following plants is monoecious?
14.
When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as:
15.
Veneral diseases can spread through:
| (a) Using sterile needles |
| (b) Transfusion of blood from infected person |
| (c) Infected mother to foetus |
| (d) Kissing |
| (e) Inheritance |
Choose the correct answer from the option given below
16.
Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:
17.
DNA strands on a gel stained with ethidium bromide when viewed under UV radiation, appear as
18.
Which of the following stages of meiosis involves division of centromere?
19.
The fruit fly has 8 chromosomes (2n) in each cell. During interphase of Mitosis if the number of chromosomes at G. phase is 8, what would be the number of chromosomes after S phase?
20.
Chronic auto immune disorder affecting neuro muscular junction leading to fatigue, weakening and paralysis of skeletal muscle is called as:
21.
Which of the following is not an objective of Biofortification in crops?
22.
Complete the flow chart on central dogma
23.
In the exponential growth equation N, Noe, e represents
24.
Match List-l with List-II
| List-l | List-ll |
| (a)Protoplast fusion | (i) Totipotency |
| (b)Plant tissue culture | (ii) Pomato |
| (c) Meristem culture | (iii) Somaclones |
| (d) Micropropagation | (iv) Virus free plants |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
25.
Which of the following is not an application of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?
26.
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| . Assertion (A): A person goes to high altitude and experiences 'altitude sickness' with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations. |
| Reason (R): Due to low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, the body does not get sufficient oxygen. |
| In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below |
27.
. Match the following:
| | List-l | | List-ll |
| (a) | Physalia | (i) | Pearl oyster |
| (b) | Limulus | (ii) | Portuguese Man of War |
| (c) | Ancylostoma | (iii) | Living fossil |
| (d) | (d) Pinctada | (iv) | Hookworm |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below,
(a) (b) (c) (d)
28.
Persons with 'AB' blood group are called as "Universal recipients". This is due to:
29.
During the purification process for recombinant DNA technology, addition of chilled ethanol precipitates out:
30.
Which enzyme is responsible for the conversion of inactive fibrinogens to fibrins?
31.
Match List-l with List-II.
| | List -I | | List II |
| (a) | Vaults | (i) | Entry of sperm through Cervix is blocked |
| (b) | IUDs | (ii) | Removal of Vas deferens |
| (c) | Vasectomy | (iii) | Phagocytosis of sperms within the Uterus |
| (d) | Tubectomy | (iv) | Removal of fallopian tube |
Choose the correct answer from the option given below
(a) (b) (c) (d)
32.
The production of gametes by the parents, formation of zygotes,
the F1 and F2 plants, can be understood from a diagram called:
33.
The term used for transfer of pollen grains from anthers of one plant to stigma of a different plant which, during pollination, brings genetically different types of pollen grains to stigma, is:
34.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
35.
Which of the following are not secondary metabolites in plants?
36.
Match List- with List-1
| | List-l | | List-ll |
| (a) | Aspergillus ) niger | (i) | Acetic Acid |
| (b) | Acetobacter aceti | (ii) | Lactic Acid |
| (c) | Clostridium butylicum | (iii) | Citric Acid |
| (d) | Lactobacillus | (iv) | Butyric Acid |
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
.(a) (b) (c) (d)
37.
A specific recognition sequence identified by endonucleases to make cuts at specific positions within the DNA is:
38.
Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
39.
The centriole undergoes duplication during
40.
The factor that leads to Founder effect in a population is:
41.
. Which of the following RNAs is not required for the synthesis of protein?
42.
If Adenine makes 30% of the DNA molecule, what will be the percentage of Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine in it?
43.
Match List- with List-1
.
| | List -I | | List II |
| (a) | Scapula | (i) | Cartilaginous joints |
| (b) | Cranium | (ii) | Flat bone |
| (c) | Sternum | (iii) | Fibrous joints |
| (d) | Vertebral column | (iv) | Triangular flat bone |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) (b) (c) (d)
44.
During muscular contraction which of the following events occur?
| (a) 'H' zone disappears |
| (b) 'A' band widens |
| (c) 'T' band reduces in width |
| (d) Myosine hydrolyzes ATP, releasing the ADP and Pi. |
| (e) Z-lines attached to actins are pulled inwards. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
45.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
46.
The site of perception of light in plants during photoperiodism is
47.
Match List-l with List-II.
| List-l | List-ll |
| (a) Cohesion | (i) More attraction in liquid phase |
| (b) Adhesion | (ii) Mutual attraction among water molecules |
| (c)Surface tension | (iii) Water loss in liquid phase |
| (d)Guttation | (iv) Attraction towards polar surfaces |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
48.
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| Statement I: The codon 'AUG' codes for methionine and phenylalanine. |
| Statement II: 'AAA' and 'AAG' both codons code for the amino acid lysine. |
| In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. |
49.
Receptors for sperm binding in mammals are present on:
50.
Which is the "Only enzyme" that has "Capability" to catalyse Initiation, Elongation and Termination in the process of transcription in prokaryotes?
51.
Now a days it is possible to detect the mutated gene causing cancer by allowing radioactive probe to hybridise its complimentary DNA in a clone of cells, followed by its detection using autoradiography because:
52.
Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
53.
Which of the following is not a step in Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET)?
54.
Match List-l with List-II.
| List-l | List-ll |
| (a) Cells with active cell division capacity | (i) Vascular tissues |
| (b) Tissue having all cells similar in structure and function | (ii) Meristematic tissue |
| (c) Tissue having different types of cells | (iii) Sclereids |
| (d) Dead cells with highly thickened walls and narrow lumen | iv) Simple tissue |
Select the correct answer from the options given below.
55.
. Gemmae are present in
56.
Which stage of meiotic prophase shows terminalisation of chiasmata as its distinctive feature?
57.
What is the role of RNA polymerase III in the process of transcription in eukaryotes?
58.
Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as:
59.
Match List-l with List-II
| | Column-l | | Column-ll |
| (a) | S phase | (i) | Proteins are synthesized |
| (b) | G2 phase | (ii) | Inactive phase |
| (c) | Quiescent stage | (iii) | Interval between mitosis and initiation of DNA replication |
| (d) | G1 phase | (iv) | DNA replication |
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
.(a) (b) (c) (d)
60.
Read the following statements
| (a) Metagenesis is observed in Helminths. |
| (b) Echinoderms are triploblastic and coelomate animals |
| (c) Round worms have organ-system level of body organization. |
| (d) Comb plates present in ctenophores help in digestion |
| (e) Water vascular system is characteristic of Echinoderms. |
Choose the correct answer from the option given below
61.
Match List-l with List-II
| | Column-l | | Column-ll |
| (a) | Protein | (i) | C = C double bonds |
| (b) | Unsaturated fatty acid | (ii) | Phosphodiester bonds |
| (c) | Nucleic acid | (iii) | Glycosidic bonds |
| (d) | Polysaccharide | (iv) | Peptide bonds |
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
.(a) (b) (c) (d)
62.
Following are the statements about prostomium of earthworm
| (a) It serves as a covering for mouth. |
| (b) It helps to open cracks in the soil into which it can crawl. |
| (c) It is one of the sensory structures. |
| (d) It is the first body segment. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
63.
Match List I with List - II
| | List-l | | List-ll |
| (a) | Metamerism | (i) | Coelenterata |
| (b) | Canal system | (ii) | Ctenophora |
| (c) | Comb plates | (iii) | Annelida |
| (d) | Cnidoblasts | (iv) | Porifera |
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
.(a) (b) (c) (d)
64.
Match List-l with List-II
| | List -I | | List II |
| (a) | Filariasis | (i) | Haemophilus influenzae |
| (b) | Amoebiasis | (ii) | Trichophyton |
| (c) | Pneumonia | (iii) | Wuchereria bancrofti |
| (d) | Ringworm | (iv) | histolytica Entamoeba |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) (b) (c) (d)
65.
Which one of the following is an example of Hormone releasing IUD?
66.
Which of the following is a correct sequence of steps in a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?
67.
Sphincter of oddi is present at
68.
Which one of the following statements about Histones is wrong?
69.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
70.
In a cross between a male and female, both heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia gene, what percentage of the progeny will be diseased?
71.
Match List-I with List-II.
| List-l | List-ll |
| (a)Cristae | (1)Primary constriction in chromosome |
| (b)Thylakoids | (ii)Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus |
| (c)Centromere | (iii) Infoldings in mitochondria |
| (d) Cisternae | (iv) Flattened membranous sacs in stroma of plastids |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
72.
Which of the following characteristics is incorrect with respect to cockroach?
73.
Erythropoietin hormone which stimulates R.B.C. formation is produced by:
74.
DNA fingerprinting involves identifying differences in some specific regions in DNA sequence, called as
75.
When gene targetting involving gene amplification is attempted in an individual's tissue to treat disease, it is known as:
76.
The organelles that are included in the endomembrane system are
77.
Plasmid pBR322 has Psti restriction enzyme site within gene amp that confers ampicillin resistance. If this enzyme is used for inserting a gene for B-galactoside production and the recombinant plasmid is inserted in an E.coli strain
78.
Succus entericus is referred to as:
79.
Dobson units are used to measure thickness of:
80.
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The partial pressures (in mm Hg) of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) at alveoli (the site of diffusion) are:
81.
Diadelphous stamens are found in
82.
Identify the incorrect pair
83.
Match List-l with List-II.
| List-l | List-ll |
| (a) Lenticels | (i) Phellogen |
| (b) Cork cambium | (ii) Suberin deposition. |
| (c) Secondary cortex | (iii) Exchange of gases |
| (d) Cork | (iv) Phelloderm |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
84.
Which of the following statements wrongly represents the nature of smooth muscle?
85.
Select the favourable conditions required for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin at the alveoli.
86.
Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called
87.
Select the correct pair.
88.
Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?
89.
A typical angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is:
90.
The plant hormone used to destroy weeds in a field
91.
Which of the following secretes the hormone, relaxin, during the later phase of pregnancy?
92.
Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?
93.
Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans ?
94.
For effective treatment of the disease, early diagnosis and understanding its pathophysiology is very important. Which of the following molecular diagnostic techniques is very useful for early detection?
95.
The amount of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium present in the soil at any given time, is referred as:
96.
. Identify the types of cell junctions that help to stop the leakage of the substances across a tissue and facilitation of communication with neighbouring cells via rapid transfer of ions and molecules.
97.
Which of the following algae produce Carrageen?
98.
Match the column-I with column-II
99.
. Which of the following statements is correct?
100.
Match List-I with List II
| | List -I | | List II |
| (a) | Adaptive radiation | (i) | Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides |
| (b) | Convergent evolution | (ii) | Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale |
| (c) | Divergent evolution | (iii) | Wings of Butterfly and Bird |
| (d) | Evolution by anthropogenic action | (iv) | Darwin Finches |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(a) (b) (c) (d)