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1.
Ina normal pregnant woman, the amount of total gonadotropin activity was assessed. the result expected was
High level of circulating FSH and LH in the uterus to stimulate implantation of the embryo
High level of circulating HCG to stimulate endometrial thickening
High level of FSH and LH in uterus to stimulate endometrial thickening
high level of circulating Hcg to stimulate estrogen and progesterone synthesis
2.
PCR and Restriction Fragment Length polymorphism are the methods for:
Study of enzymes
Genetic transformation
DNA sequencing
Genetic fingerprinting
3.
According to abiogenesis life orginated from
Nonliving
other planets
Preexisting life
spontaneously
chemicals
4.
Which one of the following options gives one correct example each of convergent evolution and divergent evolution?
| Convergent evolution | Divergent evolution |
| Eyes of octopus and mammals | Bones of forelimbs of verebrates |
| Convergent evolution | Divergent evolution |
| Thorns of Bougainvillia | Wings of butterflies and birds |
| Convergent evolution | Divergent evolution |
| Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates | Wings of butterfly and birds |
| Convergent evolution | Divergent evolution |
| Thorns of Bougainvillia and tendrils of Cucurbita | Eyes of Octopus and mammals |
5.
Which one of the following is a wrong statement?
Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas
Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals.
Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.
Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies.
6.
Which one of the following periods is largely associated with extinction of dinosaurs and the increase in flowering plants and reptiles?
Jurassic
triassic
cretaceous
permian
7.
In the absence of acrosome, the sperm
Cannot get food
cannot swin
cannot penetrate the egg
cannot get energy
8.
The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a
bacterium
fungus
viroid
bacterial virus
9.
The 32 cells stage of the human embryo is
smaller than fertilized egg
same size as the fertilized egg
two times of the size of the fertilized egg
four times of the size of the fertilized egg
10.
Match the scientists and their contributions in the fields of evolution
| Name of the Scientist | Contributions |
| (A) Charles Darwin | (1) Mutation theory |
| (B) Lamarck | (2) Germplasm theory |
| (C) Hugo De Vries | (3) Philosophie Zoologique |
| (D) Ernest Haeckel | (4) The origin of species |
| (E) August Weismann | (5) Biogenetic law |
| (6) Essay on populations |
A-4,B-3,C-1,D-5,E-2
A-4,B-3,C-5,D-1,E-6
A-4,B-4,C-5,D-3,E-1
A-2,B-3,C-1,D-5,E-2
A-3,B-4,C-1,D-5,E-2
11.
Which layer develops first during embryonic development?
ectoderm
mesoderm
endoderm
both (b) and (c)
12.
Chemical theory of origin of life was given by
Stanley Miller
Spallanzani
Oparin and Haldane
Louis Pasteur
13.
Seminar plasma in human males is rich in
ribose and potassium
fructose and calcium
glucose and calcium
DNA and testosterone
14.
The finches of Galapagos islands provide an evidence in favour of
evolution due to mutation
retrogressive evolution
biogeographical evolution
special creation
15.
In the developmental history of mammalian heart, it is observed that it passes through a 2-chambered fish-like heart, 3-chanbered frog-like heart and finally 4-chambered stag. To which hypothesis can the above statement be approximated?
Biogenetic law
Hardy-Weinberg law
Lamarck's principle
Mendelian principles
16.
The second stage of hydrosere is occupied by plants like
Azolla
Typha
Salix
Vallisneria
17.
SO2 pollution is indicated by
Desmodium (grasses)
Sphagnum (mosses)
Usnea (lichens)
Cucurbita (Climbers)
18.
Regulatory proteins are the accessory proteins that interact with RNA polymerase and affect its role in transcription. Which of the following statements is correct about regulatory protein?
They only increase expression
They only decrease expression
They interact with RNA polymerase but do not affect the expression
They can act both as activators and as repressors
19.
India's share in the global species diversity is about
2%
4%
6%
8%
20.
mRNA directs the building of proteins through a sequence of
Exons
Introns
Codons
Anticodons
21.
Nutrient enrichment of a lake will cause
eutrophication
stratification
biomagnification
bioaccumulation
22.
Which of the following group of plants exhibit more species diversity?
Angiosperms
Algae
Bryophytes
Fungi
23.
Ozone is spread in the swimming pool because
it acts as disinfectant
it absorbs UV radiations
ozone is easily available from O2
all of the above
24.
Which one of the following ecosystem types has the highest annual net primary productivity?
tropical deciduous forest
temperate evergreen forest
temperate deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
25.
Which of the following is being utilized as a source of biodiesel in the Indian countryside?
beetroot
sugarcane
Pongamia
Euphorbia
26.
Which one of the following is not used for construction of ecological pyramids?
fresh weight
dry weight
number of individuals
rate of energy flow
27.
Maximum absorption of rainfall water is done by
tropical deciduous forest
tropical evergreen forest
tropical savannah
scrub forest
28.
Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots?
lesser inter-specific competition
species richness
endemism
accelerated species loss
29.
Which of the following pairs of diseases is viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?
Elephantiasis and dengue
Yellow fever and sleeping sickness
Encephalitis and sleeping sickness
Yellow fever and dengue
30.
The logistic population growth is expressed by the equation
\({ dt }/{ dN }=N\gamma (\frac { K-N }{ K } )\)
\({ dN }/{ dt }=\gamma N(\frac { K-N }{ K } )\)
\({ dN }/{ dt }=\gamma N\)
\({ dN }/{ dt }=\gamma N(\frac { K-N }{ N } )\)
31.
In India, We find mangoes with different flavors, colors, fiber content, sugar content and even shelf-life.The large variation is on account of
species diversity
Induced mutations
genetic diversity
hybridization
32.
What is the main cause for the extinction of some species in a tropical forest?
Deforestation
afforestation
pollution
soil erosion
33.
Which one of the following is most appropriately defined?
Host is an organism which provides food to another organism
Amensalism is a relationship in which one species is benefitted the other is unaffected.
Predator is an organism that catches and kills other organisms for food
Parasite is an organism which always lives inside the body of other organism and may kill
34.
Minamata disease was caused due to the consumption of
Sea food containing lot of cadmium
Fish contaminated with mercury
Oysters with lots of pesticide
Sea food contaminated with selenium
35.
Parasite can be explained as an organism which depends on others.
for food
for shelter
for both food and shelter
for reproduction
36.
Which of the following statements support the view that elaborate sexual reproductive process appeared much later in the organic evolution.
(i) Lower groups of organisms have simpler body design.
(ii) Asexual reproduction is common in lower groups.
(iii) Asexual reproduction is common in higher groups of organisms
(iv) The high incidence of sexual reproduction in angiosperms and vertebrates
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iii)
(ii) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)
37.
vegitative propagation in mint occurs by
Offset
Rhizome
Sucker
Runner
38.
Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step towards evolution of seed habit because
female gametophyte is free and gets dispersed like seeds
female gametophyte lacks archegonia
megaspores posses endosperm and embryo surrounded by seed coat
embryo develop in female gametophyte which is retained on the parent sporophyte
39.
Wind pollination is common in
legumes
lilies
grasses
orchids
40.
Sexual reproduction in fungi may occur by means of
Zporangiospore
Zoospore, oospore and ascospore
Sporangiospore, ascospore and basidiospore
Oospore, ascospore and basidiospore
41.
When seeds are attached to parent plant the type of germination is known as
Ovipary
Epigeal
Vivipary
Hypogeal
42.
Spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa by
Spermiation
Spermatogenesis
Meiosis
Spermatosis
Spermiogenesis
43.
Which of the following animal is having longitudinal binary fission?
Euglena
Plasmodium
Planaria
Paramecium
Hydra
44.
In which of the following organism, self-fertilization is seen?
Fish
Roundworm
Earthworm
Liver fluke
45.
Transverse binary fission occurs in
Euglena
Amoeba
Hydra
Paramecium
46.
In double fertilization
Two male gametes fuse with two eggs
One male gamete fuse with the egg and the other fuses with secondary nucleus
One male gamete fuses with egg and the other fuses with antipodal
One male gamete fuses with antipodal and the other fuses with diploid nucleus
47.
Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching?
Somantic hybridization - Fusion of two diverse cells
Vector DNA-Site for t-RNA synthesis
Micropropagation - In vitro production of plants in large numbers
Callus - Unorganised mass of cell produced in tissue culture
48.
Match the following with correct combination
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Camouflag | 1. Dendrobates purnilio |
| B. Batesian mimicry | 2. Horse-shoe bat |
| C. Warning colouration | 3. Monarch butterfly |
| D. Echolocation | 4.Praying mantis |
A-2,B-4,C-3,D-1
A-2,B-4,C-2,D-1
A-4,B-1,C-3,D-2
A-4,B-3,C-1,D-2
A-3,B-4,C-1,D-2
49.
Transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of another flower on the same plant called
Autogamy
Genogamy
Geitonogamy
Karyogamy
50.
Wind-pollinated flowers are
Small producing nectar and dry pollen
small brightly colored producing a large number of pollen grains
small producing large no.of pollen grains
large producing abundant nectar and pollen
51.
Popluation density of terrestrial organism is measured in terms of individual per
meter3
meter4
meter
meter2
52.
The number of linkage group(s) present in Escherishia coil is :
1
2
3
7
53.
Which of the following conditions is called monosomics ?
2n + 1
2n + 2
n + 1
2 n - 1
54.
Test cross is a cross between :
Hybrid X dominant parent
Hybrid X Recessive parent
Hybrid X Hybrid parent
Two distantly related species
55.
Which one of the following is a bread of cattle?
Aryshire
Ghagus
Kadakanath
Scampi
56.
Read the following four statements (A-D) about certain mistakes in two of them:
(A) The first transgenic buffalo, Rosie produced milk which was human alpha-lactalbumin enriched
(B) Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA from other macromolecules
(C) Downstream processing is one of the steps of rDNA technology
(D) Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in transfer of rDNA into the host
Which of the two statements have mistakes?
B and C
C and D
A and C
A and B
57.
If the person shows the production of interferons in his body, chances are that he suffering from
Measles
Tetanus
Anthrax
Malaria
58.
'Jaya' and Ratna' developed for green revolution in India are the varieties of
maize
rice
wheat
bajra
59.
The species of saccharum originally grown in India was
S.officinarum
S.Barberi
S.oulardii
S.munja
60.
Choose the wrong statement regarding AIDS
AIDS is an innunodefiency disease.
It is caused by retrovirus HIV
HIV selectively infects and kills B-lymphocytes
Retroviruses have RNA genomes that replicate via DNA intermediate
Viral RNA genome is converted into DNA copy by reverse transcriptase
61.
Which one of the following symbols and its representation, used in human pedigree analysis is correct.




62.
The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating
diabetes mellitus
chicken pox
rheumatoid arthritis
adenosine deaminase deficiency
63.
Ethanol is commercially produced through a particular species of
Saccharomyces
Clostridium
Trichoderma
Aspergillus
64.
The bacterium bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as
Insecticide
Agent for production of dairy products
Source of industrial enzyme
Indicator of water pollution
65.
Bacillus thuringiensis is used to control
bacterial pathogens
fungal pathogens
nematodes
insect pests
66.
In the F2 generation of a Mendelian dihybrid cross the number of phenotypes and genotypes are :
phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 16
phenotypes - 9; genotypes - 4
phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 8
phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 9
67.
Does ornithophily refer to the pollination by which of the following?
Insects
Birds
Snails
Air
68.
Which of the following process helps in nutrient conservation?
Mineralisation
Immobilisation
Leaching
Nitrification
69.
Filariasis is caused by
Dead adult filariae
Microfilariae
Biting of filarial worm
Presence of bacteria in filarial wall
70.
A type angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is
4 nucleate - 2 celled
8 nucleate - 7 celled
4 nucleate - 4 celled
8 nucleate - 4 celled
2 nucleate - 1 celled
71.
Which one of the following is used as biological insecticide
Tiger beetle
Caterpillar
Silk moth
Mazra Poka
72.
Leguminous plants are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen through the process of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Which one of the following statements is not correct during the process?
Leghaemoglobin scavenges oxygen and is pinkish in colour.
Nodules act as sites of nitrogen fixation.
The enzyme nitrogenase catalyses the conversion of atmospheric N2 to NH3
Nitrogenase is insensitive to oxygen.
73.
Polyethylene glycol method is used for
Biodiesel production
Seedless fruit production
Energy production from sewage
Gene transfer without a vector
74.
In cloning of cattle a fertilized egg is taken out of the mother's womb and
In the eight cell stage, cells are separated and cultured until small embryos are formed which are implanted into the womb of other cows
In the eight cell stage, the individual cells are separated under electrical field for further development in culture media
From this upto eight identical twins can be produced
The egg is divided into 4 pairs of cells which are implanted into the womb of other cows
75.
A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in bioremediation of oil spills is a species of
Trichoderma
Xanthomonas
Bacillus
Pseudomonas
76.
It is a disease which mainly affects mucous membrane of urinogenital tract. In males, burning feeling on passing urine, after a yellow discharge occurs, that is accompanied by fever, headache and feeling of illness.
Syphilis
Gonorrhoea
Genital warts
Trichomoniasis
77.
Which one of the following is surrounded by a callose wall?
Male gamete
Egg
Pollen grain
Microspore mother cell
78.
In a monohybrid cross involving incomplete dominance the phenotypic ratio equals the genotypic ratio in F2 generation. The ratio is
3 : 1
1 : 2 : 1
1 : 1 : 1 : 1
9 : 7
79.
Which one of the following represents an ovule, where the embryo sac becomes horse-shoe shaped and the funiculus and micropyle are close to each other?
Amphitropous
Circinotropous
Atropous
Anatropous
80.
Cu-T prevents pregnancy by preventing
Fertilization
ovulation
implantation of fertilized egg
none of these
81.
The permissible use of the technique amniocentesis is for
detecting any genetic abnormally
detecting sex of the unborn foetus
artificial insemination
transfer of embryo into the uterus of a surrogate mother
82.
In-vitro fertilization is a technique that involves transfer of which one of the following into the fallopian tube??
Zygote only
Embryo only, upto 8 cell stage
Either zygote or early embryo foetus
embryo of 32 cell stage
83.
During splicing, the exons are joined and the enzyme which catalyzes this reaction is
RNA ligase
RNA catalase
RNA permease
RNA polymerase
84.
Mycorrhiza does not help the host plant in:
Enhancing its phosphorus uptake capacity
Increasing its tolerance to drought
Enhancing its resistance to root pathogens
Increasing its resistance to insects
85.
If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidence?
Serum globulins
Fibrinogen in the plasma
Haemocytes
Serum albumins
86.
Somaclonal variation can be obtained by
Application of colochicine
Hybridisation
Irradiation with gamma rays
Tissue culture
87.
Which one of the following is not used as a biopesticide?
Trichoderma harzianum
Nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV)
Xanthomonas campestris
Bacillus thuringiensis
88.
Find out the wrong statement
Mobile genetic elements, transposons were visualized by Barbara Mc. Clintock
Udder cell, a somatic cell is used to produce the cloned sheep by nuclear transplantation method.
In pedigree analysis, a person immediately affected by an action is called propositus.
Dr. Ian Wilmut produced a cloned sheep called Dolly.
DNA ligases are used to cleave a DNA molecule.
89.
Most cultivated plants are
Autopolyploids
Allopolyploids
Aneuploids
Haploids
90.
The plant part which consists of two generations one within the other is
Germinated pollen grain
seed
Unfertilized ovule
Embryo
91.
The process of reverse transcription was brought to light by the work of
George Beadle and Edward Tatum
Garrod
H.W. Temin and D. Baltimore
R.W. Holley and Grover
Marshall and W. Nirenberg
92.
Female heterogamy is found in
Birds
Grasshopper
Both a and b
Drosophila
93.
Insect resistance trangenic cotton has been produced by inserting a piece of DNA from
an insect
a bacterium
a wild relative of cotton
a virus
94.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel
Biofertilizers
Bio-metallurgical techniques
Bio-mineralization processes
Bio-insecticidal plants
95.
Secondary producers are
Herbivores
Producers
Carnivores
None of the above
96.
Which one of the following statements is true of cucurbits?
It is monoecious producing both staminate and pistillate flowers in the same plant.
It is monoecious producing staminate and pistillate flowers in two different plants.
It is dioecious producing staminate flowers in one plant and pistillate flowers in another.
97.
Which of the following statements is true of yeast?
The cell divides by binary fission. One of them develops into a bud.
The cell divides unequally. The smaller cell develops into a bud.
The cell produces conidia, which develop into a bud.
1.
(d)
high level of circulating Hcg to stimulate estrogen and progesterone synthesis
2.
(d)
Genetic fingerprinting
3.
(a)
Nonliving
4.
(a)
| Convergent evolution | Divergent evolution |
| Eyes of octopus and mammals | Bones of forelimbs of verebrates |
5.
(b)
Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals.
6.
(c)
cretaceous
7.
(c)
cannot penetrate the egg
8.
(d)
bacterial virus
9.
(b)
same size as the fertilized egg
10.
(a)
A-4,B-3,C-1,D-5,E-2
11.
(c)
endoderm
12.
(c)
Oparin and Haldane
13.
(b)
fructose and calcium
14.
(c)
biogeographical evolution
15.
(a)
Biogenetic law
16.
(d)
Vallisneria
17.
(c)
Usnea (lichens)
18.
(d)
They can act both as activators and as repressors
19.
(d)
8%
20.
(c)
Codons
21.
(a)
eutrophication
22.
(d)
Fungi
23.
(a)
it acts as disinfectant
24.
(d)
tropical rain forest
25.
(c)
Pongamia
26.
(a)
fresh weight
27.
(b)
tropical evergreen forest
28.
(a)
lesser inter-specific competition
29.
(d)
Yellow fever and dengue
30.
(b)
\({ dN }/{ dt }=\gamma N(\frac { K-N }{ K } )\)
31.
(c)
genetic diversity
32.
(a)
Deforestation
33.
(c)
Predator is an organism that catches and kills other organisms for food
34.
(b)
Fish contaminated with mercury
35.
(c)
for both food and shelter
36.
(c)
(ii) and (iv)
37.
(c)
Sucker
38.
(d)
embryo develop in female gametophyte which is retained on the parent sporophyte
39.
(c)
grasses
40.
(d)
Oospore, ascospore and basidiospore
41.
(c)
Vivipary
42.
(e)
Spermiogenesis
43.
(a)
Euglena
44.
(d)
Liver fluke
45.
(d)
Paramecium
46.
(b)
One male gamete fuse with the egg and the other fuses with secondary nucleus
47.
(b)
Vector DNA-Site for t-RNA synthesis
48.
(d)
A-4,B-3,C-1,D-2
49.
(c)
Geitonogamy
50.
(c)
small producing large no.of pollen grains
51.
(d)
meter2
52.
(a)
1
53.
(d)
2 n - 1
54.
(b)
Hybrid X Recessive parent
55.
(a)
Aryshire
56.
(d)
A and B
57.
(a)
Measles
58.
(b)
rice
59.
(a)
S.officinarum
60.
(c)
HIV selectively infects and kills B-lymphocytes
61.
(b)

62.
(d)
adenosine deaminase deficiency
63.
(a)
Saccharomyces
64.
(a)
Insecticide
65.
(d)
insect pests
66.
(d)
phenotypes - 4; genotypes - 9
67.
(b)
Birds
68.
(b)
Immobilisation
69.
(b)
Microfilariae
70.
(b)
8 nucleate - 7 celled
71.
(a)
Tiger beetle
72.
(d)
Nitrogenase is insensitive to oxygen.
73.
(d)
Gene transfer without a vector
74.
(a)
In the eight cell stage, cells are separated and cultured until small embryos are formed which are implanted into the womb of other cows
75.
(d)
Pseudomonas
76.
(b)
Gonorrhoea
77.
(d)
Microspore mother cell
78.
(b)
1 : 2 : 1
79.
(a)
Amphitropous
80.
(a)
Fertilization
81.
(a)
detecting any genetic abnormally
82.
(c)
Either zygote or early embryo foetus
83.
(a)
RNA ligase
84.
(d)
Increasing its resistance to insects
85.
(a)
Serum globulins
86.
(d)
Tissue culture
87.
(c)
Xanthomonas campestris
88.
(e)
DNA ligases are used to cleave a DNA molecule.
89.
(b)
Allopolyploids
90.
(b)
seed
91.
(c)
H.W. Temin and D. Baltimore
92.
Birds
93.
(b)
a bacterium
94.
(d)
Bio-insecticidal plants
95.
(a)
Herbivores
96.
(a)
It is monoecious producing both staminate and pistillate flowers in the same plant.
97.
(b)
The cell divides unequally. The smaller cell develops into a bud.
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