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1. Cassia fistula is the scientific name of
amaltas
rose
onion
tomato
2. Phage virus consists of head and
thorax
neck
tail
none of these
3. Bacteria without any flagella are called
monotrichous
atrichous
peritrichous
lophotrichous
4. Protists have been evolved from
animals
plants
fungi
prokaryotes
5. Algae differ from plants in that the sex organs in algae are
multicellular
unicellular
acellular
none of these
6. Fungi can absorb food from the substrate because the have
sporangium
spores
rhizoids
stalk
7. A seed may be defined as a fertilized
egg
ovary
ovule
embryo
8. Platyhelminthes means
round worms
flat worms
tape worms
pin worms
9. The first land vertebrates were
dipnoi
amphibia
reptilia
aves
10. All life on planet earth is powered by
solar energy
thermal energy
tidal energy
kinetic energy
11. Recombinant DNA is introduced in to host cell by means of
phage
vector
bacteria
enzyme
12. In cystic fibrosis, the patient lacks a gene that codes for trans-membarene carrier of
sodium ion
carbon dioxide
chloride ion
potassium ion
13. Which gene is located on linkage group number 11 in man
sickle cell anemia
leukemia
albinism
all of these
14. In birds the sex is determined by the type of
sperm
autosomes
egg
none of these
15. In RNA nucleotides are attached by
peptide bonds
hydrogen bonds
covalent bond
phosphodiester bond
16. The chromosome is
gene
genes + protein
DNA + genes
gene + protein
17. The human body contains water
60-80%
70-90%
75-95%
80-90%
18. Environment is a source of
food
shelter
clothing
all of these
19. Fresh water ecosystem covers
2%
1%
3%
5%
20. Foul smell in lake is produced by
algae
bacteria
fungi
all of these
21. Starch is richly present in
onion
apple
cereals
tomato
22. Plants having foreign DNA are known as
genetic plants
recombinant plants
cultured plants
transgenic plants
23. Which of the following kinds of atom do not occur in carbohydrates
carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
24. The basic framework of all types of membranes are
lipoproteins
glycoproteins
proteoglycans
nucleoproteins
25. Single membrane bounded organelle is
nucleus
lysosome
ribosome
none of these
26. Irregular grape like cluster of bacilli is called
diplo bacilli
strepto bacilli
staphylo bacilli
none of these
27. It is generally accepted that plants arose from ancestral
green algae
fungi
bacteria
all of these
28. Main energy reserves in the case of green algae are
glycogen
sucrose
glucose
starch
29. The chief component of the cell wall of the majority of fungi is
pectin
chitin
lignin
cellulose
30. After pollination the pollens are transferred to which part of the flower
ovary
style
stigma
none of these
31. Glyoxisomes contain enzymes for
glyoxylate cycle
glycolate cycle
Calvin cycle
none of these
32. Vacuoles serve to
expand the plant cells
sites for storage
both in expansion and storage
non-specific function
33. An isolated virus is not considered living since it
separate into two parts
cannot metabolize
rapidly looses its genome
all of these
34. The predominant phycobilin pigment in cyanobacteria which is of blue colour is
phycoerythrin
phycocyanin
fucocyanin
fucoxanthin
35. Deafness is caused by misuse of
penicillin
tetracycline
paracetamol
streptomycin
36. Cell envelope does not include
capsule
slime layer
cell wall
cell membrane
37. Coenocytes is a fungal body which is
multi-nucleate aseptate
multi-nucleate septate
uni-nucleate septate
uni-nucleate aseptate
38. Bryophytes are
all heterosporous
all homosporous
mostly homosporus
none of these
39. Nephridia are excretory organs in
round worms
lizard
earth worm
planaria
40. Which one is harmful mollusc
slug
snail
oyester
star fish
41. Which structure is involve in gaseous exchange of plants
stomata
lenticels
cuticle
all of these
42. Common feature of human and insect trachea is
non-collapsiable wall
supporting rings
ectodermal origin
endodermal origin
43. Vomiting occurs due to
constipation
diarrhoea
antiperistalsis
peristalsis
44. Photosynthetic prokaryotes lack
ribosomes
chloroplast
cell-membrane
vacuole
45. Which of the following organ is because of absence of teeth in birds
crop
syrinx
stomach
gizzard
46. The scientific name of jelly fish is
Aurelia
Madrepore
Actinia
Obelia
47. In which plants leaves are always in whorls
lycopsids
psilopsids
sphenopsids
pteropsids
48. In bacterial and viral infection, their is increase in number of
platelets
RBCs
antibodies
WBCs
49. In plants, which are involved in testa formation
tracheids
sclereids
sclerenchyma
none of these
50. The etiolated plants lack
chlorophyll
xanthophyll
caroteins
none of these
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