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1. Biology In mitochondria, protons accumulate in the:-

o (a) Outer membrane o (b) Inner membrane o (c) Matrix

(d) Inter membrane space

If choice d is selected set score to 1.

2. Biology A change in the amount of yolk and its distribution in the egg will affect:-

(a) Pattern of cleavage o (b) Formation of zygote o (c) Number of blastomers produced o (d) Fertilization

If choice a is selected set score to 1.

3. Biology The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called:-

o (a) Organ culture o (b) Plantlet culture o (c) Macropropogation

(d) Micropropogation


4. Biology The maximum amount of electrolytes and water from the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in which part of the nephron?

o (a) Distal convoluted tubule o (b) Ascending limb of loop of henle o (c) Descending limb of loop of henle

(d) Proximal convoluted tubule


5. Biology Treatment of seeds at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called:-

o (a) Stratification


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o (b) Scarification o (c) Chelation

(d) Vernaliztion


6. Biology Widal test is used for the diaganosis of:-

(a) Typhoid o (b) Malaria o (c) Pneumonia o (d) Tuberculosis


7. Biology The Indian rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of which one of the Indian states?

o (a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Assam o (c) Tripura o (d) Uttrakhand

If choice b is selected set score to 1.

8. Biology Which one of the following techniques is the safest for the detection of cancers?

(a) Magnetic Resonance Imaging o (b) Histopathalogical studies o (c) Computed tomography o (d) Radiography


9. Biology Which one of the following hydrolyses phosphodiester bonds in a polynucleotide chain?

o (a) Protease o (b) Lipase

(c) Endonuclease o (d) Exonuclease

If choice c is selected set score to 1.


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10. Biology DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain causing biomagnifications because DDT is a:-

o (a) Non-toxic to aquatic animals

(b) Liposoluble o (c) Water soluble o (d) Moderately toxic


11. Biology Genes from cytoplasmic male sterility in plants are generally located in:-

o (a) Cystole

(b) Mitochondrial genome o (c) Chloroplast genome o (d) Nuclear genome


12. Biology Viruses that infect bacteria and causes lysis are called:-

o (a) Lysogenic o (b) Lysozymes

(c) Lytic o (d) Lipolytic


13. Biology Antiparallel strands of a DNA molecule means that:-

(a) The phosphate groups at the start of DNA strand are in opposite position o (b) One strand turns clockwise o (c) One strand turns anticlockwise o (d) The phosphte group of two DNA strands, at their ends share the same position


14. Biology The correct sequence of arrangement of segments in the leg of cockroach is:-

o (a) Tibia, trochanter, femur, tarsus and coxa o (b) Coax, femur, trochanter, tibia and tarsus o (c) Trochanter, coxa, tibia, femur and tarsus


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(d) Coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus


15. Biology Substrate for photorespiration is:-

(a) Glycolic acid or glycolate o (b) Malic acid o (c) Serine o (d) IAA


16. Biology Ergot of Rye is caused by a species of:-

o (a) Uncinula

(b) Claviceps o (c) Ustilago o (d) Phytophthora


17. Biology Passive absorption of mineral salts is not dependent on:-

(a) Osmosis o (b) Donnan equilibrium o (c) Diffusion o (d) Ionic exchange


18. Biology At what stage of the cell cycle, are histone proteins synthesized in a eukaryotic cell:-

o (a) During telophase o (b) During G-2 stage of prophase o (c) During entire prophase

(d) During S phase



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19. Biology Phylogenetic system of classification:-

o (a) Morphological features o (b) Floral characters

(c) Evolutionary relationships o (d) Chemical features


20. Biology Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acid. Each nucleotide is a composite molecule formed by:-

o (a) (base-sugar-phosphate)n o (b) Sugar-phosphate o (c) Base-sugar-OH

(d) Base-sugar-phosphate


21. Biology Compared to blood our lymph has:-

o (a) Plasma without proteins

(b) More WBCs and no RBCs o (c) More RBCs and less WBCs o (d) No plasma


22. Biology When carbon dioxide content in blood increases, breathing becomes:-

o (a) Slow and deep

(b) Faster and deep o (c) Shallower and slow o (d) There is no affect on breathing


23. Biology Sertoli cells are found in:-

(a) Seminiferous tubules and provide nutrition to germ cells o (b) Adrenal cortex and secrete adrenalin o (c) Pancreas and secrete cholecytokinin


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o (d) Ovaries and secrete progeterone


24. Biology Which of the following has its own DNA?

o (a) Dictyosome

(b) Mitochondria o (c) Peroxisome o (d) Lysosome


25. Biology What differentiates leaf of dicot from monocots?

o (a) Stomata only on upper side

(b) Differentiation of spongy and palisade parenchyma o (c) Stomata both on upper and lower sides o (d) Parallel venation


26. Biology Which of the following statement is correct for Node of Ranvier of nerves?

o (a) Neurilemma is discontinuous o (b) Covered by myelin sheath o (c) Both neurilemma and myelin sheath are discontinuous

(d) Myelin shesth is discontinuous


27. Biology Select the correct statement from the ones given below.

o (a) Cocaine is given to patients after surgery as it stimulates recovery

(b) Morphine is often given as a a painkiller to a person who have undergone surgery o (c) Barbiturates when given to criminals make them tell truth o (d) Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate



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28. Biology Which one of the following pairs of plants are seed producers?

o (a) Funaria and Ficus

(b) Fern and Funaria o (c) Funaria and Pinus o (d) Ficus and chlamydomonas


29. Biology Probiotics are:-

o (a) Cancer inducing microbes o (b) New kind of food allergenes o (c) Safe antibiotics

(d) Live microbial food supplement


30. Biology What will happen if ligaments are torn?

o (a) Bones will move freely at joints and no pain o (b) Bones will become unfixed o (c) Bones will become fixed

(d) Bones less movable at joint and pain


31. Biology In human body, which one of the following is anatomically correct?

o (a) Cranial nerves : 10 pairs o (b) Collar bones : 3 pairs o (c) Salivary gland : 1 pair

(d) Floating ribs : 2 pairs


32. Biology Two common characters found in centipede, cockroach and crab are:-

(a) Jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton o (b) Compound eyes and anal cerci o (c) Green glands and tracheae


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o (d) Book lungs and antennae


33. Biology Alzheimer's disease in humans is associated with deficiency of:-

o (a) Dopamine o (b) Gamma aminobutyric acid

(c) Acetylcholine o (d) Glutamic acid


34. Biology According to current concept of central dogma of molecular biology, information transfer from proteins to nucleic acids does not occur. Which one of the following could be considered violation of central dogma? i. Synthesis of DNA on an RNA template by reverse transcriptase ii. Gene transcription being activated by protein binding to regulatory sequence iii. Editing of RNA transcripts by the insertion and deletion of ribonucleotides iv. A polynucleotide polymerase specifically synthesizing a gene encoding itself from deoxyribose nucleotides

o (a) ii and iii

(b) iv o (c) i o (d) None of the above


35. Biology Frogs differ from humans in possessing:-

o (a) Paired cerebral hemispheres o (b) Hepatic Portal system o (c) Thyroid as well as parathyroid

(d) Nucleated red blood cells


36. Biology dB is a standard abbreviation used for quantitative expression of:-

o (a) The density of bacteria in a medium o (b) The dominant bacillus in a culture o (c) A certain pesticides


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(d) A particular pollutant


37. Biology Which one of the following is an example of Ex-situ conservation?

o (a) Wildlife centuary

(b) Seed bank o (c) Sacred grooves o (d) National park


38. Biology Which one of the following mammalian cell is not capable of metabolizing glucose to carbon dioxide aerobically?

(a) Red blood cells o (b) Unsaturated muscle cells o (c) White blood cells o (d) Liver cells


39. Biology Common indicator organism of water pollution is:-

(a) Escherichia coli o (b) Entamoeba histolytica o (c) Eichhornia crassipes o (d) Lemna pancicostata


40. Biology In a mutational event, when adenine is replaced with guanine it is a case of:-

(a) Transition o (b) Transversion o (c) Transcription o (d) Frameshift mutation



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41. Biology In Antirrhinum, two plants with pink flowers were hybridized. The F1 plants produced red, pink and white flowers in the proportion 1:2:1. What could be genotype of two plants used for hybridization? Red colour is determined by RR and white by rr genes.

o (a) RR o (b) rrrr

(c) Rr o (d) rr


42. Biology Phenomenon of plasmolysis occurs when:-

o (a) Cells are kept in hypotonic solution

(b) Cells are kept in hypertonic solution o (c) Cells are kept in isotonic solution o (d) None of the above


43. Biology In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?

(a) P- depolarisation of atria o (b) S- start of Systole o (c) T- end of Diastole o (d) R- repolarisation of ventricles


44. Biology What will happen if the stretch receptors of the urinary bladder wall are totally removed?

(a) Urine will continue to collect normally in the bladder o (b) Urine will not collect in the bladder o (c) There will be no micturition o (d) Micturition will continue



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45. Biology Signals for parturition originate from:-

(a) Both placenta as well as fully developed uterus o (b) Fully developed foetus only o (c) Oxytocin released from maternal pituitary o (d) Placenta only


46. Biology Which one of the following is the most widely accepted method of contraception in India at present?

o (a) Tubectomy

(b) IUDS o (c) Diaphragms o (d) Cervical caps


47. Biology Which endangered animal is the source of world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool - the shahtoosh?

(a) Chiru o (b) Kashmiri goat o (c) Cheetal o (d) Neelgai


48. Biology Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

o (a) Vitamin B-1 - Beri-Beri o (b) Vitamin B-12 - Pernicious anaemia

(c) Vitamin B-2 - Pellagra o (d) Vitamin B-6 - Convolutions


49. Biology The embryonic skeleton is formed by:-

(a) Hyaline cartilage o (b) Elastic cartilage


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o (c) White fibrous cartilage o (d) None of the above


50. Biology The arrangement of nuclei in a normal embryo sac in dicot plant is:-

o (a) 3+3+2

(b) 3+2+3 o (c) 2+4+2 o (d) 2+3+3


51. Biology Stomata of CAM plants:-

(a) Open during the night and close during the day o (b) Open during the day and close at night o (c) Are always open o (d) Never open


52. Biology During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in:-

o (a) Association of 50S subunit of ribosome with initiation complex o (b) Binding of 30S subunit of ribosome with mRNA o (c) Formation of formyle-met-tRNA

(d) Association of 30S mRNA with formyl-met-tRNA


53. Biology Best material for the study of mitosis in laboratory is:-

o (a) Leaf tip o (b) Ovary

(c) Root tip o (d) Anther



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54. Biology Hill reaction was demonstrated:-

o (a) In the presence of carbon dioxide o (b) In the absence of suitable electron acceptor o (c) In the absence of water

(d) In the absence of carbon dioxide


55. Biology Stomata of a plant open due to:-

o (a) Efflux of Potassium ions

(b) Influx of Potassium ions o (c) Efflux of calcium ions o (d) Influx of Hydrogen ions


56. Biology Smoking induces degenerative changes in the lining of trachea. The epithelial cells most affected are:-

(a) Ciliated o (b) Glandular o (c) Striated o (d) Columnar


57. Biology Histamine is secreted by:-

(a) Mast cell o (b) Fibroblast o (c) Adipocyte o (d) Plasma cell


58. Biology Which pair is wrong?

o (a) C4 - Kranz anatomy

(b) C3 - Maize


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o (c) Hatch and slack pathway - OAA o (d) Calvin cycle - PGA


59. Biology The catalytic efficiency of two different enzymes can be compared by:-

o (a) pH of optimum value o (b) Formation of the product

(c) Km value o (d) Molecular size of the enzyme


60. Biology The 24 hour(diurnal) rhythm of our body such as sleep-wake cycle is regulated by the hormone:-

o (a) Calcitonin o (b) Adrenalin

(c) Melatonin o (d) Prolactin


61. Biology Apomictic embryos in citrus arise from:-

(a) Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule o (b) Antipodal cells o (c) Synergids o (d) Diploid eggs


62. Biology Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of:-

(a) Thigmotropism o (b) Thimotaxis o (c) Thigmonasty o (d) Thermotaxis



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63. Biology Motile zygote of plasmodium occurs in:-

(a) Gut of female Anopheles o (b) Human liver o (c) Salivary gland of Anopheles o (d) Human RBCs


64. Biology In the prothallus of vascular cryptogram, the antherozoids and eggs mature at different times. As a result:-

o (a) One can conclude that the plant is apomictic o (b) There is no change in success rate of fertilization

(c) Self fertilization is prevented o (d) There is high degree of sterility


65. Biology Which one of the following structure is an organelle within the organelle?

o (a) ER

(b) Ribosome o (c) Peroxisome o (d) Mesosome


66. Biology Root development is promoted by:-

o (a) Auxin o (b) Absicisic acid

(c) Ethylene o (d) Gibberellin


67. Biology Mutation can be induced by:-

(a) Gamma radiations o (b) Ethylene


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o (c) IAA o (d) Infrared radiations


68. Biology Cyclic photophosphorylation results in formation of:-

(a) ATP o (b) NADPH o (c) ATP and NADPH o (d) ATP, NADPH and O2


69. Biology Which of the following is the longest phase of meiosis?

(a) Prophase I o (b) Metaphase II o (c) Prophase II o (d) Anaphase I


70. Biology Test tube baby means a baby born when:-

o (a) It is developed in test tube o (b) Develops from a non-fertilized egg o (c) It is developed through tissue culture method

(d) Ovum is fertilized externally and thereafter implanted in uterus


71. Biology Which one of the following pair of organs include only endocrine glands?

o (a) Adrenal and ovary o (b) Thymus and testes o (c) Pancreas and parathyroid

(d) Parathyroid and adrenal



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72. Biology Which one of the following is correctly matched?

o (a) Ginger - Sucker o (b) Chlamydomonas - Conidia o (c) Yeast - Zoospores

(d) Onions - Bulbs


73. Biology In C3 plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during dark reaction is:-

o (a) Malic acid o (b) Phosphoglyceraldehyde

(c) 3-phosphoglyceric acid o (d) Oxaloacetic acid


74. Biology In Maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:-

(a) Crossing of two inbreed parental lines o (b) Inducing mutation o (c) Bombarding protoplast with DNA o (d) Harvesting seeds from the most productive plants


75. Biology Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair of an endangered animal and a National park?

(a) Rhinoceros - Kaziranga national park o (b) Lion - Corbett national park o (c) Great Indian Bustard - keoladeo national park o (d) Wild Ass - Dadhwa national park


76. Biology The genotype of plant showing the dominant phenotype can be determined by:-

o (a) Back cross o (b) Pedigree analysis


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(c) Test cross o (d) Dihybrid cross


77. Biology Sickle cell anaemia is:-

(a) Caused by change in single pair of DNA o (b) Characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus o (c) Autosomal dominant trait o (d) Caused by substituion of valine by glutamic acid in the beta globin chain of Hb


78. Biology Crop plants grown in monoculture are:-

o (a) Free from intraspecific competition

(b) Highly prone to pests o (c) Low in yield o (d) Characterized by poor root system


79. Biology If for some reason our goblet cells are non functional, this will adversely affect:-

o (a) Secretion of sebum from sebaceous glands o (b) Maturation of sperms o (c) Production of somatostatin

(d) Smooth movement of food down the intestine


80. Biology Bundle of His is a network of:-

(a) Muscle fibres found only in vertical wall o (b) Nerve fibres distributed in ventricles o (c) Muscle fibres distributed throughout the heart walls o (d) Nerve fibres found throughout the heart



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81. Biology Out of 5 petals of a flower bud two are completely internal, two are completely external and the remaining one has its margin at one end internal and external at the other. Which of the following is this type of aestivation?

(a) Quincuntial o (b) Vexillary o (c) Imbricate o (d) Valvate


82. Biology Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances are adopted by:-

o (a) Kyoto Protocol o (b) Rio-de-Janeiro conference

(c) Montreal Protocol o (d) Vienna convention


83. Biology Boron in green plants assists in:-

o (a) Activation of enzymes o (b) Photosynthesis

(c) Sugar transport o (d) Acting as enzyme cofactor


84. Biology Which one of the following is considered a hotspot of biodiversity in India?

o (a) Eastern ghats o (b) Aravalli hills o (c) Indo gangetic plains

(d) Western ghats



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85. Biology A pome fruit is said to be false because:-

o (a) The pericarp is inconspicuous o (b) Phytophthora o (c) The endocarp is cartilaginous

(d) The fruit is present in fleshy edible thalamus


86. Biology Photochemical smog pollution does not contain:-

o (a) Ozone

(b) Carbon dioxide o (c) Peroxy acyl nitrate o (d) Nitrogen dioxide


87. Biology The type of muscles present in our:-

o (a) Heart is involuntary and unstriated smooth muscles o (b) Intestine is striated and involuntary o (c) Upper arm is smooth muscle and fusiform in shape

(d) Thigh is striated and voluntary


88. Biology In glcolysis, during oxidation electrons are removed by:-

o (a) Molecular oxygen

(b) NAD+

o (c) ATP o (d) Glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate


89. Biology Anticodon occurs in:-

(a) tRNA o (b) DNA o (c) rRNA


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o (d) mRNA


90. Biology In angiosperms, functional megaspore develops into:-

(a) Embryo sac o (b) Pollen sac o (c) Endosperm o (d) Ovule


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