Preparation
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General Instructions
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Objective(MCQ) - (1 Marks)
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1. Example of brood parasitism
(a) Cuckoo (koel) and Crow
(c) Parrot and Pigeon
(b) Crow and Parrot
(d) Koel and Parrot
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Presently _________ % of all bird species, _________ % of all mammals species,
_________ % of all amphibian species and _________ % of all gymnosperm species in
the world face the threat of extinction.
(a) 23, 32, 12, 31
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(b) 12, 23, 32, 31
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(c) 12, 23, 31, 32
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(d) 23, 12, 32, 81
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4. Ecology is a subject which studies the interactions among organisms and __________. [1]
(a) Amongst the organism and its chemical environment
(b) Between the organism and its physical environment
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(c) Amongst the organism and its habitat
(d) Between the organism and its biosphere
8. The spread of genes from one breeding population to another by migration which [1]
may result in change in gene frequency is:
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(a) Gene flow (b) Genetic drift
(c) Gene frequency (d) None of these
9. Aquatic mammals in polar seas have a thick layer of fat known as __________ [1]
(a) Blubber (b) Flubber (c) Rubber (d) Stubber
11. Organs which have the same fundamental structure but different in functions are [1]
called:
(a) Vestigial organs (b) Analogous organs
(c) Homoplastic organs (d) Homologous organs
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14. The classical example of adaptive radiation in development of new species is:
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(c) Both of these (d) None of these
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(a) Monohybrid cross (b) Dihydrid cross
(c) Trihydrid cross (d) All of the above
17. Cuscata, a parasitic plant that is commonly found growing on hedge plants has lost [1]
its __________ and __________ in the course of evolution
(a) Root and Stem (b) Leaves and Chlorophyll
(c) Root and Leaves (d) Leaves and Stem
21. How much pressure is experienced by marine invertebrates and fishes living at the [1]
great depths in oceans?
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(a) < 100 times that of normal atmospheric pressure
(b) < 100 times that of hydrostatic pressure
(c) > 100 times that of hydrostatic pressure
(d) > 100 times that of normal atmospheric pressure
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Reasons could be
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23. A bacterial cell was transformed with a recombinant DNA that was generated using a [1]
human gene. However, the transformed cells did not produce the desired protein.
(a) human gene may have intron which bacteria cannot process.
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(a) Spontaneous generation
(c) Origin of life from living organisms
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(b) Origin of viruses and microbes
25. The first experiment on chemical evolution and origin of life was carried out by:
(a) Watson and Crick (b) Miller and Urey
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27. The early belief of the spontaneous origin of life was disproved by: [1]
(a) Lederberg (b) Robert Koch
(c) Louis Pasteur (d) Charles Darwin
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30. Loss of biodiversity in a region leads to increase in variability in certain ecosystem [1]
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processes like
(a) Plant productivity (b) Water use
(c) Pest and disease cycle (d) All of these
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(b) High degree of endemism
(a) Plasmids
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34. Engineered bacterium carries
(b) r-DNA (c) c-DNA
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36. The organisms which are restricted to a narrow range of salinity are known as [1]
(a) Salinosomes (b) Salinotolerants
(c) Duryhaline (d) Stenohaline
38. Any species growing exponentially under __________ resource conditions can reach [1]
massive population densities in a short time span
(a) Limited (b) Unlimited (c) Essential (d) Non-essential
42. The factors which affect percolation and water holding capacity of soil are [1]
(a) Soil composition (b) Grain size
(c) Aggregation (d) All of the above
44. Which bacteria can flourish in hot springs and deep sea hydrothermal vents? [1]
(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Archaebacteria
(c) Actinobacteria
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(a) Self-pollinated flowers
(c) Cleistogamous flowers
46. What would be the per cent growth or birth rate per individual per hour for the same [1]
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population mentioned in the question?
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 50 (d) 150
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47. Queen Victoria was a carrier of which disease?
(a) Myotonic dystrophy
(c) Haemophilia
(b) Sickle-cell anaemia
(d) Phenylketonuria
48. Visiting a place like Manali and Mansarovar gives you an uncomfortable feeling. This
is referred to as __________
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49. Which of the following is correct for relationship exists between moth and yucca [1]
plant?
(a) Moth and the plant cannot complete their life cycle without each other
(b) Moth deposit egg in the locule of the ovary and the flower and in turn flower gets
pollinated by the moth
(c) Larva of the moth comes out of the eggs as the seeds start developing
(d) All are correct
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53. Natural selection is of following types:
(a) Stabilising (b) Disruptive
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(c) Directional (d) Any of the above
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(a) Epiblast (b) Scutellum (c) Shoot apex (d) Radicle
57. Factors affecting genetic equilibrium are the following except: [1]
(a) Gene flow (b) Mutation
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(c) Somatic variation (d) Genetic recombination
61. Presence of recessive trait is 16%. The frequency of dominant allele in population is: [1]
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(a) 0.6 (b) 0.32 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.92
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(a) Mutation (b) Recombination
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
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63. F2 -progeny of Mendelian monohybrid cross between Tall and Dwarf plant made up [1]
of
(a) Tall plant, identical to their parental type
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(b) Dwarf plant, identical to their parental type
(c) Plant with intermediate light were produced (d) Both (a) and (b)
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(b) Wings of birds, front feet of horse
(c) Wings of housefl y, wings of birds (d) None of the above
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65. Fruit of fig species provide
(a) Egg laying site to female wasp for oviposition
(b) Developing seed as food for the developing wasp larvae
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
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66. Basic idea of evolution is:
(a) Cosmic evolution
(c) Spontaneous generation
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68. Who discovered X-body but could not explain its signifi cance [1]
(a) Mendel (b) Morgan (c) Henking (d) De varies
71. IARI, New Delhi released several vegetable crops that are rich in vitamins and mineral. [1]
With respect to that select the correct match.
(a) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 (b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 (d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
protein.
(a) homologus host, recombinant
(c) heterologus host, non-recombinant
(d) homologus host, non-recombinant
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(b) heterologus host, recombinantK
72. If any protein encoding gene is expressed in a _________ host, it is called a _________ [1]
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(a) Stigma (b) Style
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(b) 25–50 μm
(c) Ovary
(c) 30–50 μm
(d) None of them
(d) 10–50 μm
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77. When a given population is in genetic equilibrium, then: [1]
(a) Gene pool remains constant.
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(b) Allele frequencies in population is constant from generation to generation.
(c) Sum total of all allelic frequencies is 1. (d) All
78. DNA or RNA segment tagged with radioactive molecules is called [1]
(a) Vector (b) Probe (c) Clone (d) Plasmid
79. EcoRI cut palindrome sequence which produces overhanging stretches called sticky [1]
ends on each strand. These are named sticky because
(a) They can combine with any DNA.
(b) They form hydrogen bonds with their complementary cut counterpart.
(c) They facilitate the action of the enzyme DNA ligase.
(d) Both (b) and (c)
82. The host cultured in a continuous culture system where inside the used medium is [1]
drained out from one side while fresh medium is added from the other to maintain
cells in their physiologically _________ phase.
(a) lag (b) log (c) stationary (d) declining
84. Iron fortified rice variety is _________ times richer in iron than the commonly used [1]
varieties.
(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five
85. In crop improvement programme, virus free clones can be obtained through [1]
(a) Embryo culture
(c) Grafting
(b) Shoot apex culture
(d) Hybridization
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86. Under unfavourable conditions, many species of zooplankton which lives in small
water bodies are known to enter __________
(a) Diapause (b) Metapause (c) Neopause (d) Monopause
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(a) Homo habilis → Ramapithecus→Homo erectus→ Dryopithecus → Homo sapiens
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(b) Dryopithecus→ Ramapithecus→ Australopithecus → Homo habilis→ Homo
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habilis→Homo erectus→Neanderthal man
(d) Neanderthal man → Australopithecines → Homo sapiens → Homo erectus
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→Homo hab ilis→Ramapithecus→Dryopithecus
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88. Whorl of carpel in flower represents [1]
(a) Gynoecium (b) Androecium (c) Calyx (d) Corolla
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89. In hybridization, Tt × tt gives rise to the progeny of ratio [1]
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 1:2:1
90. The male and female gametes of angiosperm are respectively [1]
(a) Motile, non-motile (b) Non-motile, motile
(c) Motile, motile (d) Non-motile, non-motile
1. a 2. b 3. d
4. b 5. b 6. a
7. a 8. a 9. a
10. a 11. d 12. a
13. b 14. c 15. a
16. b 17. b 18. d
19. d 20. b 21. d
22. d 23. a 24. a
25. b 26. a 27. c
28. b 29. d 30. d
31. d 32. d 33. c
34. b 35. c 36. d
37. d 38. b 39. c
40. c 41. a 42. d
43. a 44. b 45. b
46. b 47. c 48. b
49. d 50. d 51. b
52. a 53. d 54. c
55. d 56. a 57. c
58. c 59. d 60. c
61. a 62. c 63. d
64. b 65. c 66. d
67. b 68. c 69. a
70. a 71. b 72. b
73. d 74. a 75. a
76. b 77. d 78. b
79. b 80. b 81. d
82. b 83. d 84. d
85. b 86. a 87. b
88. a 89. a 90. d