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SUBJECT / TOPICS: BIOLOGY (TEST NO: 1)

(MAINS CONCEPTS OF LIFE SCIENCE,

CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS, EVOLUTION)

TIME: 1hr MARKS: 100

1. Fishes are originated from mud, frogs from moist soil & insects from decaying matter

are the examples of

A) Abiogenesis B) Biogenesis C) Cosmic orgin D) Bigbang theory

2. Vestigal organs are examples of

A) Presence of rudimentary tail in new born babies

B) Presence of thick hair on human body

C) Nictitating membrane

D) All of the above

3. Biogenetic law states that

A) Ontogeny & Phylogeny go together

B) Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

C) Phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny

D) There is no relationship between phylogeny & ontogeny

4. The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by

A) Radio -carbon method B) Uranium - lead method

C) Potassium argon method D) both A & C

5. The term Ethobotany was coined by

A) Khorana B) J.W.Harsbberger C) Ronald Ross D) Hago de vries

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6. The use & disusetheory was proposed by

A) Charles Darwin B) Ernst Hackel

C) Gregor Mendel D) Jean Baptiste Lamarck

7. Match the following

Column A Column B

a) Atavism - 1) Caudal vertebral

b) vestigial Organs - 2) A forelimb of a cat & a bat’s wing

c) Analogous organs - 3) Rudimentary tail & thick hair on the body

d) Homologous organs - 4) a wing of a bat

` e) Wood park - 5) Radio carbon dating

f) W.F.Libby - 6) Thiruvakkarai

A) 3 1 4 2 6 5 B) 4 2 3 1 5 6 C) 2 4 3 1 6 5 D) 3 4 1 6 2 5

8. “Father of Indian paleobotany” is

A) Kaspar maria ven Sternberg B) Birbal sahani

C) W.F. Libby D) Khorana

9. Molecular taxonomic tool consists of

A) DNA & RNA

B) Mitrochondria & Endoplamic reticulum

C) Cell wall & Membrance proteins

D) All the above

10. Cladogram considers the following characters

A) Physiological & Bio chemical B) Evolutionary & Phylogenetic

C) Taxinimic & systematic D) none of the above

11. Which of the following is not present in same rank?

A) Primata B) Orthoptera C) Diptera D) Insecta

12. Biogenesis was speculated by

A) Oparin B) Haldane C) Louiss Pasteur D) Darwin

13. Leonardo da vinci is the

A) Father of Palaeontology B) Father of Biogenesis

C) Father of Ethnobotany D) none of these

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14. Competition between the organisms of different species living together is known as

A) Intra specific struggle B) Inter specific struggle

C) Environmental struggle D) none

15. Continuous variation in population is

A) Short legged Ancon sheep B) Six or more digits fingers in human

C) Skin colour D) All of the above

16. The term biodiversity was first introduced by

A) Walter Rosen B) A.G.Tansley C) Wilson D) Mora et al

17. Meaning of Taxis & Nomos is

A) Arrangement & law B) Law & Arrangement

C) Agreement & arrangement D) Arrangement & agreement

18. Who is known as father of taxonomy?

A) Augustin B) Carolus Linnaeus C) Aristotle D) Watter Rosen

19. Who is the father of modern taxonomy

A) Augustin B) Carolus Linnaeus C) Aristotle D) Watter Rosen

20. System includes ____________ taxa

A) 5 B) 7 C) 6 D) 8

21. Correct order of 8 taxa are

A) Domain → Kingdom → class → order → phylum → family → genus → species

B) Domain → family → class →order → phylum → genus → species → kingdom

C) Domain → kingdom → phylum → class → order → family → genus → species

D) Kingdom → Domain → phylum → family → class → order → genus → species

22. “Father of Botany” is _______________

A) Rosen B) John Ray C) Theophrastus D) Linnaeus

23. The first DNA polymerase enzyme was isolated from

A) Thermus aquatics B) Lychan C) Polymerase D) Eubacteria

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24. Who revised the six kingdom system to seven kingdom system?

A) Carl woese B) Aristotle C) Walter rosen D) Cavalier - smith

25. Prokaryotic is

A) Protista B) Fungi C) Monera D) Plantac

26. Mode of nutrition of Protista

A) Autotrophic B) Heterotrophic C) A & B D) None

27. The part of six - kingdom system are

A) Eubacteria B) Protozoa C) Chromista D) Protista

28. _______ is the basic unit of classification in the taxonomic hierarchial system

A) species B) order C) family D) class

29. Crosses between male horse and female donkey results in

A) Mule B) Liger C) Hinny D) Tigon

30. Crosses between male donkey & female horse results in

A) Hinny B) Mule C) liger D) Tigon

31. Felis margarita is

A) Jungle cat B) Domestic cat C) wild cat D) red panda

32. Red panda is

A) Felis domestica B) Felis morgarita

C) Felis silvestris D) Ailurus fulgens

33. Who is the bird man of India?

A) Dr. Salim Ali B) Dr.Subramaniam Bhupathy

C) Cavalier - Smith D) R.H. Whittaker

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34. A living organism is differentied from non - living structure based on

A) reproduction B) Growth C) Metabolism D) All the above

35. Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive information about a taxon?

A) Taxonomic key B) Herbarium C) Flora D) Monograph

36. Cladogram considers the following characters

A) Physiological and biochemical B) Evolutionary and phylogenetic

C) taxonimic and systematic D) none of the above

37. Which of the following animals has a true coelom?

A) Ascaris B) Pheretima C) sycon D) Taenia solium

38. Metameric segmentation is the main feature of

A) Annelida B) Echinodermata C) Arthropoda D) coeleterata

39. Which of the following is not correctly paired?

A) Human - Ureotelic B) Birds - Uricotelic

C) Lizards - Uricotelic D) Whale - Ammonotelic

40. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

A) Dolphinus B) Macropus C) Ornithorhynchus D) equus

41. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A) Physalia - portugese man of war B) Pennatula - sea fan

C) Adamsia - Sea pen D) Gorgonia - sea anemone

42. Four chambered heart is present in

A) lizard B) Snake C) Scorpion D) Crocodile

43. Species is

A) not related to evolution

B) specific class of evolution

C) specific unit of evolution

D) fertile specific unit in the evolutionary history of a race

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44. In which of the following organisms self fertilization is seen

A) Fish B) Round worm C) Earth worm D) Liver fluke

45. The respiratory pigment present in cockroach is

A) Haemoglobin B) Haemocyanin C) Oxyhaemoglobin D) none of these

46. Book lungs are respiratory organs in

A) Insects B) Aarachnids C) Molluscans D)Echinoderms

47. Which of the following is not an annelid?

A) Leech B) Earthworm C) Sea mouse D) sea cucumbers

48. Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?

A) River Dolphin B) Blue whale C) Sea horse D) gangetic shark

49. An important characteristic that Hemichordates share with chordates is

A) Ventral tubular nerve chord B) Pharnyx with gill slits

C) pharynx without gill slits D) Absence of notochord

50. Which among these is correct combination of aquatic mammals?

A) Dolphins, seals, trogon B) Whales, dolphins, seals

C) Trygon, whales, seals D) seals, dolphin, sharks

51. Match the following

Branch of science field of study

a) Mycology - 1) Study of birds

b) Ornithology - 2) Study of worms

c) Herpetology - 3) Study of fishes

d) Lethylogy - 4) Study of Fungi

- 5) Study of Reptiles

A) 4 1 5 3 B) 4 1 3 5 C) 5 3 1 4 D) 4 2 5 3

52. Placoid scales are found in

A) Reptilia B) Bony fishes C) Cartilaginous fishes D) Amphibians

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53. Which of the following snakes non - poisonous?

A) Cobra B) Krait C) viper D) Python

54. The first life on earth originated?

A) in air B) on land C) In water D) on mountains

55. Who published the book “origin of species by natural selection” in 1859?

A) Darwin B) Lamarck C) Weismann D) Hugo de vries

56. The wings of birds & butterflies is an example of

A) Adaptive radiation B) Convergent evolution

C) Divergent evolution D) variation

57. Modernman belongs to which period?

A) Quaternary B) Cretaceous C) Silurian D) Cambrian

58. The phenomenon of “ Industrial melanism” demonstrates

A) Natural selection B) Induced selection

C) Reproductive isolation D) Geographical isolation

59. Darwin’s finches are examples of

A) connecting links B) Seasonal migration

C) adaptive radiation D) Parasitism

60. which period was called “age of Fishes”?

A) Permian B) Triassic C) Devonian D) Ordovician

61. The golden age of reptiles was

A) Mesozoic era B) Cenzoic era C) Palezoic era D) Proterozoic era

62. Evolution history of an organism is called

A) Ancestry B) Ontogeny C) Phylogeny D) Paleontology

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63. The Neanderthal man had the brain capacity of

A) 650 - 800 cc B) 1200 cc C) 900 cc D) 1400 cc

64. Perigynous flowers are found in

A) Rose B) Guava C) Cucumber D) China rose

65. Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Melofiogyne incognita?

A) Flower B) leaf C) Stem D) Root

66. An example of edible underground stem is

A) Carrot B) Ground nut C) Sweat potato D) potato

67. Placenta & pericarp are both edible portions in

A) Apple B) banana C) Tomato D) potato

68. Seed coat is not thin, membranous in

A) Coconut B) Ground nut C) Gram D) maize

69. Cymose inflorescence is present in

A) Trifolium B) Brassica C) Solanum D) Sesbania

70. A drup develops in

A) Tomato B) Mango C) Wheat D) pea

71. Example for negatively geotropic roots

A) Ipomoea. Dahlia B) Asparagus, Ruellia

C) Vitis, Portulaca D) Avicennia, Rhizophora

72. Roots are

A) Descending, negatively geotropic positively phototropic

B) Decending, positively geotropic negatively phototrophic

C) Ascending, positively geotropic, negatively phototrophic

D) Ascending, negatively geotropic, positively phototrophic

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73. Which is essential for the growth of root tip?

A) Zn B) Fe C) Ca D) Mn

74. Active transport of ions in the cell requires

A) High tempertature B) ATP C) Salts D) Alkaline pH

75. Cytochrome oxidase contains

A) Iron B) Magnesium C) zinc D) copper

76. Which one gives the most valid and recent explanation for stomatal movements?

A) Transpiration B) potassium influx & efflux

C) Starch hydrolysis D) Guard cell photosynthesis

77. The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants are

A) NO3- B) NO2

- C) Glutamate D) ammonia

78. C4 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C3 plants due to

A) Presence of thin cuticle

B) Lower rate of photo respiration

C) Higher leaf area

D) presence of larger number of chloroplast in the leaf cells

79. In Chloroplast, chlorophyll is present in the

A) Stroma B) Outer membrane C) Inner membrane D) Thylakoids

80. Synthesis of ADP + Pi → ATP in grana is

A) Phosphorylation B) Photolysis

C) Photophosphorylation D) Oxidative phosphorylation

81. The common phase between aerobic & anaerobic respiration is called

A) Glycolysis B) Krebs cycle

C) Tricarboxylic acid cycle D) Oxidative phosphorylation

82. ATP synthesis occurs on the

A) Matrix B) outer membrane of mitrochondrion

C) Inner membrane of Mitrochondrion D) None of the above

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83. Which one of the following acts as a hormone involved in ripening of fruits

A) Napthalene acetic acid B) Ethylene

C) Indole acetic acid D) Zeatin

84. Banana is seedless because

A) It produces asexually B) Auxin is sprayed

C) Both A & B D) none

85. One of the synthetic auxin is

A) IBA B) NAA C) IAA D) GA

86. Photoperiodism was first characterised in

A) Cotton B) Potato C) Tomato D) Tobacco

87. Root development is promoted by

A) Auxin B) Gibberellin C) Ethylene D) Abscisic acid

88. Photochrome is a

A) Chromoprotein B) Flavoprotein C) Glyco protein D) Lipoprotein

89. Respiration is a process in which

A) Energy is used up B) Energy is stored in the form of ADP

C) Energy is not released at all D) Energy is released and stored in the form of ATP

90. Which of the biomolecules is common to respiration - mediated breakdown of fats,

carbohydrates & proteins?

A) Glucose 6 - phosphate B) Fructose 1,6 - biphosphate

C) Pyruvic acid D) Acetyl CoA

91. Example for phylum Echinodermata

A) Cockroach B) Starfish C) Earthworm D) Tapeworm

92. The powerhouse of the cell is the

A) Chloroplast B) Nucleus C)Mitrochondrion D) Lysosome

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93. The organelle that destroy worn out cells is the __________________

A) Centrosome B) Vacuole C) Lysosome D) Chromosome

94. The cell division common in gametes

A) Mitosis B) Amitosis C) Meiosis D) A & C

95. ____________ are the non - living components of the cells

A) Lysosomes B) Vacuoles C) Nuclei D) Golgi bodies

96. Petals of flowers bears________

A) Chloroplasts B) Leucoplasts C) Chromoplasts D) Amyloplasts

97. ___________ is a prokaryote

A) Amoeba B) Bacteria C) Yeast D) Fungus

98. ________________ are embedded on the rough endoplasmic reticulum

A) Ribosomes B) Lysosomes C) Centrosomes D) Mesosomes

99. The movements of the part of a plant in response to light is called ________________

A) Geotropism B) Hydrotropism C) Photorpism D) Thigmotropism

100. _____________ is the seat of biological oxidations.

A) Endo plasmic reticulum B) ATP C) Mitochondria D) Golgi Complex

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ANSWER KEY:

BIOLOGY (TEST NO: 1)

(MAINS CONCEPTS OF LIFE SCIENCE,

CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS, EVOLUTION)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A C B D B D A B A B

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

D C A B C A A C B D

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

C C A D C C D A C B

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

C D A D B B B A D C

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

A D D D D B D A A B

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

A C D C A B A A C C

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

A C D A D D C A C B

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

D B C B D B D B D C

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

A C B A B D A A D D

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

B C C D B C B A C C

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