MP SET 2025: State Eligibility Test, Life Science
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R/P/P/2025/II Question Booklet No.
Subject-Life Sciences
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51. Which of the following organism lacks 51. PlHrdR^cl ^ Mr
cell wall ? "qFit ^ t ?
(A) Helicobacter pylori (A) Mlildlll
(B) Staphylococcus aureus. (B) 3fff^
(C) Bacillus subtilis (C)
(D) Mycoplasma pneumoniae ■(D)
52. Which of the following bond is weakest 52. PlHRrir^d ^ ^
in nature ? ^ ^ t ?
(A) Hydrogen bond (A) ^
(B) Ionic bond ■ (B) ^
(C) Triple bond (C) ^
(D) Double bond (D) 11^ ^
53. Activation of cdk 1/cyclin-B is not 53. ¥1^ 1/W^-^ ^
associated with which of the following PdHrdRdd ^ ^
processes ? • t ?
(A) Cytokinesis ■ (A)
(B) Chromatin condensation (B) shlAPcid "HWT
(C) Nuclear envelope breakdown (C) l^onl
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(D) Fragmentation of Golgi apparatus (D) ^ Pd<^u^H
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54. In eukaryotic replication, priming of
DNA synthesis and removal of RNA is
catalyzed respectively by : OT ^ t ?
(A) DNA polymerase-a and DNA ligase (A)
(B) DNA poIymerase-5 and DNA ligase (B)
(C) DNA poIymerase-5 and flap (C)
endonuclease I (FEN-I)
(D) DNA polymerase-a and flap (D)
endonuclease I (FEN-I)
55. Error free repair of double strand breaks 55. ^ ^
• in DNA is accomplished by : fdHPeinsid Tlfer OT t:
(A) Mismatch repair (A)^
(B) Homologous recombination (B) WSTTcT
(C) Base pair excision repair (C) m
(D) Non-homologous end joining (D) 3TW5nd
56. Which of the following statement is not 56. PHHRriRsld ^ ^^
correct ?
t ?
(A) "^-^1371,13;. ^
(A) A tRNA anticodon may pair with
more than one codon.
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(B) All DNA molecules are unbranched (B) ^.137T.T3:. ^ ^
polymers of nucleotides. smifecl ^t I
(C) r-RNA with proteins provides a site (C) 37R-3TR.-q7T.-q. yldl-H ^
of polypeptide synthesis.
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(D) DNA is synthesized in 5-3'
(D) ^ 5'-3' fen
direction while RNA synthesis takes ^t aTRTFT.'q. ^ fefew
place in 3'-5' direction. 3'-5' fen ^t I
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57. What would be the tripeptide produced 57. PiMrdPsId ^
by the translation of the transcript
produced by the following DNA
sequence -
3'-TAG CCC GAG-5'
3'-TAC CCC GAG-5'
(A) Met - Ser - Asp
(A) Met ~ Ser - Asp
. (B) Met - Gly - Tryp
(B) Met - Gly - Tryp
(C) Met - His - Leu
(C) Met - His - Leu
(D) Met - Gly - Leu (D) Met - Gly - Leu
58. TATA, CAAT and GC boxes are : 58. TATA, CAAT GC f:
(A) Stop codons (A) wm ^5^
(B) Promoter sequences (B)
(C) Inhibitor sequences' (C)
(D) Operator sequences (D)
59. Consider the following statements about 59. aiR.Ta.ti:. ^ ^ rHHPdRdd
antisense RNA : '
(I) Antisense RNA is not related to
(I) T3?el^ aTRTa.T3:., arrcTa-TT.
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RNA interference.
(II) 3TR.Ta.R.
(U) Antisense RNA is single stranded.
aTR.Ta.'R. sldl ^ I
(HI) Antisense RNA technology is used
(III) a7R.Ta.T^. ddiHldi
in production of varieties of tomato
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with increased shelf life.'
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Which of the above statements are
correct ?
t ? ■ .
(A) (II) and (III) (A) (II) Tig (III) .
(B) a)and(n) (B) (I) ta (II)
(C) (I) and (III) (C) Q ta (in)
(D) All (I), (II) and (HI) (D) Qi (II) la (III)
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60. Often proteins are having two types of 60. "HFT: ^ miK ^
secondary structures, viz. a-helix and
p-sheets. a-helix of proteins are oil til Vilti^H I
stabilized by which bonds ? 'M t ?
(A) Dipole-Dipole interaction (A) ^:"feTT
(B) Hydrogen bonds (B) ^
(C) Peptide bonds (C)
(D) van der Waals force (D) ^
61. When signals are passed by cells at such 61. q,irvichi3ff OT ^^ t cit
range that they require physical contact ^ 3Tk TTM ^ ^1^ obin!l<+)l3^
between the sending and receiving cells,
they are said to be : ^ "i" :
(A) Juxtacrine signals (A)
(B) Endocrine signals (B)
(C) Paracrine signals (C) MR4^i41
(D) Autocrine signals (D)
62. The relationship between the 62. 1vffe ^ -wm 3k ^^
concentration of ligand and the number
^ ^ PinRiRaci
ofreceptors occupied can.be described in
ql"ia ^ 'Hqidi t" :
terms of:
(A) -qNt
(A) Receptor avidity
(B) Receptor afftnity (B)
(C) Receptor down-regulation (C) Tn^
(D) Receptor up-regulation (D)
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63. Which of the cells are prominent in anti
viral responses ?
(A) Monocytes (A)
(B) Dendritic cells (B) ■
(C) Natural killer cells (C) MltPdch =hir5Jl=blH
(D) Kupffer cells (D)
64. Voltage-gated potassium channels"are : 64. t:
(A) Monomeric protein (A) HldlARdi
(B) Dimeric protein (B) "HtsRr
(C). Multimeric protein (C) 31^
(D) Trimeric protein (D) 31^
65. A tumor that has arisen from mesodermal 65. ^ ^
connective tissue :
(A) Adenoma (A) TT^Rter
(B) Carcinoma (B) =blRnlHl
(C) Sarcoma (C) JHKdilHI
(D) None of the above (D)
66. Which of the Immunoglobulin (Ig) is 66. (Ig)
demonstrating transcytosis ? t ?
(A) Ig D (B) Ig E ■ (A) Ig D (B) IgE
(C) Ig A (D) Ig G (C) IgA (D) IgO
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67. -CD4'*" 0025"^" is a marker of: 67. CD4+ CD25^ rHMPcrinsld ^ t:
(A) B-cells (A)
(B) Cytotoxic T-cells (B) T-^?tf?roq
(C) Helper T-cells (C) T-«^l[vl=hli|
(D) Regulatory T-cells (D) fPITOT T-dilfvlcbiq
68. Formation of Granuloma as a 68. ^ ^ frqWr
consequence of tuberculosis is an t:
example of :
(A) HlfT II
(A) Type II hypersensitivity
(B) IV
(B) Type IV hypersensitivity
(C) Type I hypersensitivity (C) I
(D) Type III hypersensitivity (D) in
.69. The following list includes gene therapy 69; FtMpriRsict -icMK
products, except one :
(A) Viral vectors (A)
(B) Bacterial vectors (B)
(C) Patient derived cellular gene therapy (C) M
product
'(D) Therapeutic plasma exchange (D)
70. Which technique given below is not used 70. "d1"A chl'UHl -jjlql
in generation of transgenic animals ? ^ PcidimshH wihr ^
(A) Vector-mediated gene transfer t ?
(B) Mass spectrometry (A) qiedi-onqfeci tstbrr^
(C) DNA micro-injection (B) RRT
(D) Somatic cell nuclear transfer (C) ^.•qTT.R.
(D) TSTFTFOT
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71. VERL, a reproductive protein found in 71. ^ TRFlfW
several closely-related species of Abalone WTT
is the receptor of : (VERL) Wt t :
(A) Zona adhessin (A) ^ ^
. (B) p-fertiiin (B)
,(C) Lysine (C)
(D) t-coiiiplex associated-testes
expressed-!
72. The first stage ofcell commitment in the 72. ^ "torn
development of patella, a mollusc is : wRicia&ai ^ ^:
(A) Conditional specification (A) .yfd^lc^dl
(B) Autonomous specification (B) (wm) yPd-M^di .
.(C) Determination specification (C) yPdci<^dl
(D) Syncytial specification' (D) IWrW™ yPd^oidi
73. During cell aggregation in Dictyostelium
the co-ordinated migration of starved
cells is achieved by which of the PdHPdPt^d ^ m 3ir<T
following method ? « t ?
(A) Self organization of cAMP (A) ^
gradients (B)
(B) Chemotaxis of extracellular cGMP
(C) Self organization of cyclic GMP-
AMP
(D) Cytosolic DNA stimulation
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74. The second phase of vulva formation in
caenorhabditis elegans is characterized
M t:
by :
(A) ^ ^
(A) Execution and short range migration
■(B) ^ ^'
(B) Partial eversion of vulva
(C) "qtfT ^
(C) Activation of vulva muscles
(D) Cell fusion within- the seven (D) ^TTcf ^
rings
75. Stereoblastula is found in : 75. Pifici "t :
(A) Echinoderms (A)
(B) Teleosts (B)
(C) Nemerteans (C) PiHiTnT
(D) Amphibians (D)
76. Which of the following defects in human 76. . iHHRrlRsld ^
foetuses is caused by valproic acid, an
anticonvusant drug ? =t)K"i ?I?TT ^ ?
(A) Cyclopia (A)
(B) Major and minor bone defects (B) Srfwif ^ "3^ rf^TT
(C) Deafness (C)
(D) Mental retardation
(D) H^^Paai
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77. In mammals, the precursions of
Primordial Germ Cells- (PGCs) arise
from the equipotent epiblast at about :
(A) Embryonic Day 2 (E2) (A) ^ 2 {i-2)
(B) Embryonic Day 1 (El) (B) ^^ 1 (^-1)
(C) Embryonic Day 4 (E4) (C) ^ 4 (t-4)
(D) Embryonic Day 6 (£6) (D) ^ 6 (1-6)
78. The word 'phyllotaxis' was first coined 78. iFTT
by ; «n :
(A) Carl Friedrich Schimper (A)^ OT '
(B) Wilh Hofmeister (B) mifrox "gRT
(C) Takuya Okabe- (C)
(D) Auguste Bravais (D) OT
79. In Drosophila the selection of one cell 79. ^
out of 16 cystocytes to become oocyte 16 ^^ ch^I^icbi ^^
depends on :
qfJM t :
(A) Unequal Cytokinesis
(A) m
(B) Asymmetric Fusoma
(B) ^
(C) Unrestricted Meiosis
(C) "qr
(D) Inhibition of Gurken signalling
pathway (D) -feTT^FT -qisi# ^ WiFI TR
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80. Juvenile Hormone (JH), a hormone 80. ^ ^
required for larval moults in insects is
secreted by : t :
(A) Prothoracic gland (A) Tfr^T ^
(B) Corpora cardica (B) ^
(C) Brain (C) ^
(D) Corpora allata (D) ^
81. ■ The most abundant organic substance of
the biosphere is : t:
(A) Protein (B) Lipid (A) (B)
(C) Cellulose (D) Steroids (C) (D)
'82. Silk fibres are mainly made up of: ■ 82. ^ ^ ^^ :
(A) Carbohydrate (B) Minerals (A) (B)
(C) Fibroin (D) Lipids (C) (D)
83. In photosynthesis 3-phosphoglyceric acid 83. 3-4>T^lRei^R^
is converted to 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde.
Which ofthe following reactions occurs ? RlMlRhd ^ fell ^ t ?
(A) Oxidation (A)
(B) Hydrolysis (B) ^ 37W=T
(C) Electrolysis (C)■
(D) Reduction (D)
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84. In sugarcane plants, CO2 is trapped by a 84. ^Mi CO2 "in^,
CO2 acceptor, phosphoenol pyruvic acid -OT CO2
within the cells of. "^TRTT ^ I
(A) Bundle sheath cells (A) =blrmi3^f
(B) Mesophyll cells (B) iMfw
(C) Epidermal cells (C) =hlRict)|3ff
(D) Medullary cells (D)
85. Photorespiration' involves interaction of 85. T? fHHiRhd ■ ^
the following organelles : WR iTf»#RT t :
(A) Chloroplast -> Mitochondria (A) -> ->
Peroxisome
(B) Chloroplast -> Peroxisome (B) ->
Mitochondria
(C) Cytoplasm -> Mitochondria (C) ^ ->
Peroxisome
(D) Cytoplasm -> Peroxisome (D) qilRfictiis^o^ ->
Mitochondria
86. Chemiosmotic coupling theory was first 86. "fe^[RT (chemiosmotic
coupling theory) ^
proposed by : .
MfdMlRcl felT "W 8IT I
(A) Peter Mitchell
(A) "qfel
(B) Carl Benda
(B)
(C) Albert Von Kolliker (C) 31^^ ctilRncti^
(D) George E. Palade (D)^ t ■
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87. Which of the following ftinctions are 87. ^^ fertro
attributed in different secondary
metabolites in plants ? t:
(A) Plant defences against herbivores (A) ^ RadiMi
and pathogens
(B) As agent of plant-plant competition (B) WT-WT "A* "0;=^ ^ A'
(C) To attract animals for pollination (C) HchVl-l "RWT ^
and seed dispersal
(D) All of the above (D)
88. Sleep disease (inrolling of petals in 88. "5^ A* ^
opened flowers) is caused by : ^ Ak "5^) fHHlRhd ^ "gRT ^ t:
(A) Indole acetic acid (A)
(B) Ethylene (B)
(C) I.B.A. (C)
(D) A.B.A. (D) TT-^t.-q;.
89. Osmotic regulation mechanism for plant 89. AtAf ^ ^ TRRF* f^fWFT
adaptation is : f:
(A) Reduce cell volume and reduce (A) chiRfi'^i 3^FIcH ^ HiAl ^
water contents TTM A
(B) Absorb the inorganic ions in (B) A 3ict>i4Pi=t)
vacuole
(C) Synthetic organics accumulated in (C) etj"'iR|chis\oq A
the cytoplasm
(D) All of the above (D)
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90. Photorespiration is also called 90. 31^1* ^^-mi
as. t I
(A) Tricarboxylic acid cycle (A)
(B) Carbonate cycle (B) ^
(C) Glyoxylate cycle (C) ^
(D) Calvin cycle (D)
91. The red bone marrow cells are the cells 91. eiiet ^
derived from mesenchyme, are called : yiKi cfiecnial "I* :
(A) Immunoglobulins (A) .
(B) Erythrocytes (B)
, (C) Hemopoietic stem cells (C) ^
(D) Thrombocytes (D)
92. In an acidic environment, oxygen 92. WmiJT 3T[^#3R
dissociates more readily from ^ ^TRlFTt ^t 1
hemoglobin. It is referred to as : ^ t" :
(A) Haldane effect (A)
(B) Dalton's law (B) sicrtii ^ "Pbr
(C) Bohr effect ^ (C) 31^
(D) Henry's law . (D)
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93. Which of these is a disease of the Myelin 93. "Mvifer tn
Sheath ? . ^ t ?
(A) Polio (A)
(B) Leprosy (B) ^
(C) Multiple Sclerosis (C)
(D) Alzheimer (D)
94. In the human peripheral nervous system 94. "RPm ^
the pairs of spinal nerves are :
(A) 30 (B) 31 (A) 30 (B) 31
(C) 12 (D) 15 (C) 12 (D) 15
95. What part of the neuron has voltage 95. ^ ^ 37m
gated ion channel ? ^t ?
(A) Axon (A)
(B) Dendron (B)
(C) Cyton (C)
(D) Terminal button (D) ^,
96. Which pigment is present in the rod cells 96.-
of retina which absorbs light ?
(A) Aqueous humour (A)
(B) Rhodopsin (B) iklPmd
(C) Perikaiyon (C).
(D) Hemoglobin (D)
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97. ■ Name the tiny bone of the middle 97. 1TSZT ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
ear which • converts sound into
vibrations ? t :
(A) Stapes (B) Malleus (A) ■, (B)
(C) Incus (D) Anvil (C) (D)
98. Which hormone regulates metabolism
and resistance to stress ?
(A) Thyroid Hormone (A) mhr
(B)* Glucocarticoids (B)
(C) Androgens (C)
(D) Epinephrine (D)
99. Which of the following two hormones 99. RMfdHsid ^ ^
■r 'C •
act on the hypthalamus to increase satiety
and hunger respectively ? ^ t ?
(A) Leptin and Insulin (A) aqk
(B) Leptin ^d Ghrelin (B)
(C) Ghrelin and Insulin (C) aik
(D) Insulin and Leptin ■ (D) ^iiPdH sk
100. Which of the following hormones 100. iHMfdRdd tT#T 3tHm41
stimulates the production of Pancreatic
Juice and bicarbonate ? t ?
(A) Insulin and Glucagon (A) afk
(B) Cholecystokinin and secretin (B) aik
(C) Gastrin and Insulin (C) ^iR^d afk ^'^Rid
(P) Angiotensin and Epinephrin (D) aik
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101. In a heterozygote, one allele may conceal 101. feit -q^
the presence of other allele. This
^ feqr t I
statement represents :
t:
(A) Principle of Dominance
(A) ^ fesm ^
(B)' Principle of Segregation (B) ^ ^
(C) Principle of Independent Assortment (C) ^ frnSRT ^
(D) All of the above . (D)
102. Mendel's research led him to formulate 102. "fevT PiHfdfed ^"^3^
the following : ^^ :
(A) Alleles of a gene are either (A) f4i^l ^ 4.(41 ■'IT ^ "5T^IT4t
dominant or recessive. ■^IT ^ "t 1
(B) Different alleles of a gene segregate (B) ^ 4.cnlQi,
from each other during the
formation of gametes. I
(C) Alleles of different genes assort (C) ^^ ^^
independently. 3TTogf^ ^ I
(D) All of the above (D) "5^1^
103. Linkage was viewed as an exception to 103! ^ "fer ^ PHHRdfed
the Mendel's principle of the following : ^ "4^ ^4^14. TO ®TT ;
(A) Law of Segregation- (A) "gaiTOIT^ ^
(B) Law of Independent Assortment (B) ^
(C) Law of Dominance (C) "SmrfTO ^
(D) All of the above * (D)
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104. Recombinant gametes are produced as a
result of the following :
(A) Crossing over between homologous
(A) rqPiMM
chromosomes
■ (B) Crossing over between non- (B) IpTW ^
homologous chromosomes (C) (A) ^ (B)
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D)
(D) None of the above
105. In which of the following general
105. ^^ t,
formulae is applied, when two linked
genes are being mapped ?
T + NPD
T+ NPD (A) Total Tetrad XlOO
(A) xlOO
Total Tetrad
^ Ix + NPD
ix+ NI-D (B) 2
(B) 2 Total Tetrad
Total Tetrad
NPD
NPD (C) Total Tetrad XlOO
xlOO
Total Tetrad
4x+NPD,
Ix+NPD (D) ^ xlOO
Total Tetrad
(D) J XlOO
Total Tetrad
106.
106. The bacterial fecombinatioh process of
moving a piece of chromosomal DNA
^6Qiia1 t :
from one cell to another is called :
(A) Transformation
(A) cJRmfer (^Hld<ui)
(B) (WTO)
(B) Transduction
(C) Transcription
(C) ^fyPsbmn (3T3^ito)
(D)' Translation
(D) (313^)
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107. In which of the following standard 107. HM=ti ,
symbols are used in pedigree analysis for wiW
twin daughters ? ^t ?
O o
(A) (A)
6 nh 6
o o
(B). (B)
o
(C) (C)
(D) (D)
108. In a human population due to aneuploid 108. TTm "^FTWTT ^
abnormality, Down's syndrome occurs,
^ t "51^ ^
when there are three copies of
#I "SfOT ^ t :
chromosomes :
(A)
(A) Trisomic-13
(B) ^T|#fTT^-18
(B) Trisomic-18
(C) ^IWtfTT^-21 •
(C) Trisomic-21
(D) All of the above (D) ^
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109. The most common known examples of 109. ^ W
sex linked inheritance are : t:
(A) Colourblindness
(A)
(B) Haemophilia
(B)
(C) Auricular hypertrichosis (hair on
ears) (C) ^
(D) All of the above (D)
110. The transfer of a section of one 110.
chromosome to a non-homologous
chromosome,is known as : t:
(A) Translocation (A) vm
(B) 'Deletion (B) Ridlm
(C) Duplication (C) 1I?PFT
(D) Transformation (D) WcOT
111. Which of the following fibrous 111. RnRiR^d ^^
connective tissues connects muscles to (Connective Tissue)
bone ?
^ t ?
(A)
(A) Ligaments
(B)
(B) Tendons
(C) dilM-d
(C) Cartilage
(D)
(D) Adipose
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112. Who amongst the following had 112. ^ STpqR
differentiated between Monocotyledons
cTSTT ^
and Dicotyledons chiefly on the basis of
8TT 7
leaves ?
(A) ^ (1541-1613)
(A) Jean Bauhin (1541-1613)
(B) M. de Lobelius (1538-1616) (B) irq. (1538-1616)
(C) Willium Turner (1512) (C) (1512)
(D) Andrea Caesalpino (1519-1603) (D) rmM (1519-1603)
113. Which of the following smallest micro 113. PlHrdRsJd
organisms is devoid of cell-walls ? ^ t ?
(A) Spirogyra (A) FTPriWppj
(B) Polysiphonia (B) HTci1^HI4^lPH4l
(C) Mycoplasma (C)
(D) Euglena (D)
114. The division of all living organisms into 114. OT ^
three domains widely accepted by PiHprlR^d #T ("^f^)
microbiologists is : f:
(A) Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya (A) "tetfW ciaTT
(B) Bacteria, virus and Protozoans (B) 3^^311
(C) Eukaiya, Prokaryotes and Archaea (C) yl^R^li-iH ^811 airfer
(D) None of the above (D) ^^
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115. The smallest infectious agent/unit of
virus is : t:
(A) Virion (A) WTMt
(B) Virosoids (B)
(C) Viroids. (C)
(D) Prions (D) "STPTRT
116. Lentic habitat of Limndlogical studies
involves : smm t ■?
(A) Lakes and swamps (A) ciieiM ^3;^
(B) Streams (B)
(C) Rivers (C)
(D) Estuaries (D) aipRT
117. Biotechnology products having medicinal 117. ^ 5l|iild=h41^)1 "OTR
applications is called : ^ =t)6criiai "I ?
(A) Biosensor (A)
(B) Bioherbicides (B)
(C) Biofilters . (C)
(D) Biopharmaceuticals (D) ^
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118. A neurotropic virus causing fatal disease 118.
in foxes, dogs, wolves, bats, cats and
humans is known as :
(A) Canine rabies (A)
(B) Viral hepatitis (B)
(C) Cancer (C)^
(D) Penicillinosis (D)
119._ Use of plants that binds soil humus due 119. W1
to action of plant and microbial enzymes. OT ^ ^ wif ^
This process is called : wik ^ ^ "3^ ?
.(A) Phytostabilization (A)
(B) Hyper accumulation (B) ?TW
(C) Phytodegradation (C)
(D) Assimilation (D)-W^l^^ (^Tf^T^FT)
120. Tlasmodium* a common spore-forming 120. Ti^ -^TFlPr ^ ^
sporozoan parasite in human causing a ■ "qFlT ^ M<cj]cO t
disease known as : cti<cii "t" :
(A) Dysentery (A)
(B) Mycoses (B) TimtfTO
(C) Malaria (C) H^rm\
f
(D) Toxoplasmosis (D)
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121", Study ■ of groups of organisms which are 121. ^
associated together as a unit, is termed ■5^ ^ ^ t;
as :
chetnicii ^ :
(A) Autecology (A) 3lTdlq»lcriNl
(B) Synecology ' (B) ("H^TlfWlftRft)
(C) Palaeoecology (C)
(D) Space ecology (D) ^
122. The gas responsible for .disaster during 122. ^ ^ ^
the Bhopal Gas Tragedy was :
(A) Hydrogen Sulphide (A)
(B) Nitrogen Oxide (B)
• , I•
(C) Methyl Isocyanate (C)
(D) Chlorofluorocarbons . (D) qvil04vil<Ul441
123. Organisms that occupy the same or 123. MwH ^
similar ecological niches in different
geographical regions are known as : oqn<i 41^1 "qit) "JiNi '31101 ^ :
(A) Ecological equivalent (A) -miRR^2#^
(B) Allopatric (B)
(C) State equivalents (C)
(D) Pioneer (D) m41Riq<
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124. Instrument that measure the total flux of 124. ^ ^
energy at all wavelengths is termed as :
(A) Radio meter (B) Flux meter (A) fell Tfe (B) "qfe
(C) Lux meter (D) Ammeter (C) (D) Rwfter
125. Preservation of viable material of '125. U^lRl^lT ^ ^
endangered species can be done by : t:
(A) Gene Bank (A)
(B) Gene Pool (B) "gRT
(C) Gene Library (C) "gKT
(D) Gene Exhibition (D) ^ OT
126. Concept of Biodiversity Hotspots was 126. ^ "JFTW
first used by : [^^1 ?
(A) E. J. Cormondy (A) i.
(B) A. Rigler (B) T3;.
(C) Norman Myers (C) •^TRTFT
(D) P. Lotka (D)
127. The largest biome on the earth is : 127. -^9^ "tR ^ ."I :
(A) Tundra (A)^
(B) Taiga (B) hu
(C) Grasslands (C) RRT ^
(D) Marine (Oceans) (D) RWWRhr ("^)
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128. Which one of the following is an in-situ 128. Pi^iIcriRstct ^ y-Jllfd^T
conservation method for the conservation ^ -mm
of endangered species ? t ?
(A) National Park (A) "3^
(B) Cryopreservation (B) '
(C) Tissue Culture (C) "3?^
(D) Seed Bank (D)
129. For the reintroduction of Cheetah into 129. TOT "^tcTf ^ "g^T: ■TOipT
India, The National Tiger Conservation
Authority translocated Cheetahs from
Namibia to :
(A) "SITR
(A) Pench National Park
(B) Itr
(B) Gir National Park
(C) Jim Corbett National Park (C) ^ ii
(D) Kuno National Park (D) ^ -3^
130. At initial stage of ecological succession, 130. 3ij,sbHU| ^ "RTTfro
during development stage in which the
respiration is ^eater than production is t, =b^dldl f :
termed as :
(A)
(A) Primary Succession
(B) IMto 3Tgg?TTUT
(B) -Secondary Succession
(C)
(C) Autotrophic Succession
(D) Heterotrophic Succession (D) TOHt
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131. PiHRriRsld fr* ^ ^
131. Which of the following two pairs of
characters described by Mendel in pea
4 t "51^
plant are present on chromosome number
^t ?
4 and show linkage ?
(A) ^ ^
(A) Cotyledon colour and seedcoat V]
colour
(B) ^ ^ ^ frarfcT
(B) Pod shape and flower position (C) ^ cT^TT ^
(C) Seed shape and seedcoat colour
(D) Cotyledon colour and flower colour (D) ^ ^211 -5^ ^ ^
132. In relation to Oparin-Halden concept 132. ^ "A
which of the following statements are Pi+-iRnI^n "Af fr ^ ?
correct ?
1. ^
1. Organic molecules could be formed
from abiogenic materials in
presence of ultraviolet radiation.
. 2. Earth's primitive atmosphere was 2. ^^ 81T I
reducing.
3. ^ STRJ dldld<u| "5^
3. In the primitive atmosphere of earth
the apiount of free oxygen was very 3fN#5PT ^ ^ I
high.
4. 3T®PT ifild 3TRI
4. The first life forms appeared in the
Hmm "Af 1311 I
cold primitive ocean.
5. "aspl 1wnW ^ I ■
5. The first life forms ' were
heterotrophic
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below :
(A) 1, 3 ^ 4 (B) 1, 2 ^ 5
(A) 1, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 2 and 5
(C) 3, 4 and 5 (D) 3 and 4 (C) 3, 4 ^ 5 (D) 3 4
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133. In which period the first air breathing 133. WT ^ ^^
animals were evolved ? l^TT ?
(A) Devonian period (A) iMf^FT
(B) Permian period (B) ■qfrfzFT
(C) Silurian period , (C)
(D) Cambrian period (D)
134. For the discovery of enzymatic properties 134. rHHPdnsId ^ ^ RNA
ofRNA who among the following shared
the Nobel prize with Thomas
R. Cech ? «1T ? ■
(A) Francis Crick (A) "SFlf^ fer
(B) Rosalind Elsie Franklin (B) TT^
(C) George Beadle (C) ql-sn
(D) Sidney Altman (D)
135. In the following the oldest and relatively 135. Pi^^RiRaa "5^
complete hominid skeleton is : #Ttf% cb'cbid t :
(A) Trucy- (B) Jucy (A). ^ (B) ^
(C) Lucy (p) Pucy (C) ^ (D) IJEft
136. Which of the following is not an 136. Pi^^PeiRsia ^ arpTOf^
example of convergent evolution ? ^ f ?■
(A) Sweet potato and potato
(A) ^ an^-
(B) Eye of octopus and of human
(B) afN^ ^ ^ afe
(C) Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendril
(C) ^^^
of cucumber
(D) ^ ^ arft^
(D) Flippers of Penguin and Dolphin
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137. Which of the following is not 137. rHMfeinsId ^
related with most of the mutations
described by Hugo de Vries in Oenothera
lamarkiana ?
(A) Structural variation in chromosomes (A)
(B) Numerical variations in (B)
chromosomes
(C)
(C) Point mutations
(D)
(D) Abnormal meiosis
138. Originally the hypothesis of 'Molecular 138. MRchCTMii
. Clock' was proposed by :
yRmiRd ^ Tpft 8ft ?
(A) S. G. Mukherjee and S. C.
Maheswari
(A)
(B) Ho Simon and S. Kumar (B) ^ WFT ^
(C) Emil Zuckerkandl and Linus
(C) "QpToT ^ MlHrlM
Pauling
(D) H. J/Muller and P. H. Abelson (D) ^
139. Speciation in Darwin-Finch is a classical 139, f^' ft
'"^nftr 13^ "5?^
example of: "3^1^ t :
(A) Sympatric speciation (A) ^
(B) Artificial speciation (B) ^
(C) Allopatric speciation (C) fesnftm ^ ^
(D) Ecological speciation (D) qrftftsrfe ^
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140. At what age a normal human infant 140. WTRT
can recognize photograph of his/her iff ^ Hg-qH
mother ? t ?.
(A) In 2 weeks (B) In 4 weeks (A) 2 WI? (B) 4 WR- i¥ ■
(C) In 6 weeks (D) In 8 weeks (C) 6 WR (D) 8 WR
141. What is the reason that DNA molecule 141.
stained with Ethidium bromide, migrates
slowly during Gel-electrophoresis ? ^HldRd ^f ?
(A) Ethidium bromide tightly winds
DNA.
(B) 1TF ^ Rn'RhM ffciT
(B) It increases linking number of DNA.
t1
(C) It decreases writhe (Wr) of DNA. (C) I
(D) It unwinds DNA by 26° and '(D) 1TF ^ 26° ^^%n t
changes supercoiling ■^«TT ^ wr ff?TT t I
142. Sodium-Dodecyl-Sulphate (SDS)is used 142. "sffsk ^ ^
during the electrophoresis of protein for (SDS) wiW PfHlRhd
the following reasons : "sndT t :
(A) It separate protein on the basis of (A) IT? ylel'i cFff airfrr^^ s^ohhh ^
molecular mass aneTR TK "^21^ f I
(B) It prevents losing amino-acids (B) IT? Mlild ■ti'ibd
I
composition of protein
(C) It provides stabihty to protein native (C) IT? iffshT ^ ^ "^aTTf^
conformation t" I
(D) All of the above (D)
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143. Which one of the following enzyme is 143. flHRrinsid T37WT ^
used to cleave RNA molecules after
Guanine residues ? "t" ?
(A) Ribonuclease-A ■ (A)
(B) Spleen Phosphodiesterase (B)
(C) Snake Venom Phosphodiesterase (C)^^
(D) Rihonuclease-T-l • . (D)
144. What is the role of ELISA in pregnancy 144. TpfesiT ^ ^^
testing ? ^t ?
(A) It detects LH. (A) ^ ^ t 1
(B) It detects Chorionic-Gonadotropin (B) ^
hormone. ^t I
(C) It detects STH. (C) ^ i I
(D) It detects low 'level of estrogen (D) WrPt ^
hormone. t I
145. What, strategy is employed in western 145. ^ a#T#qnT ^
blotting techniques to prevent non setTfe^i
specific adsorption of the antibodies ? lunlpd t ?
(A) Use of Nitrocellulose filter paper (A) P4iw ^
(B) Use of casein protein (B) ^ wiW
(C) Use of polyvinylidine-difluoride (C)
membrane ^ wiPr
(D) Washing of unbound antibodies (D) TtM#5T ^
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146. Degree of scattering of electron beam in 146. iRTfWT
transmission electron microscope is a ^ MRuiiq
result of. t I
(A) Mass arid number of atoms that (A) ^ ^
encounter with electron beam
(B) Number of atoms that encounter (B) ^
with electron beam
(C) Wavelength of electron beam used (C) 31^ ^
(D) Atomic mass of an atom that (D)
. encounters with electron beam
147. If you designed an experiment to find out 147. 3Tiq^ #Tlf ^
an association between blood group and ^ ttt ^ ^
eye colour of peoples, which type of test t, ^ 3?PT "qflOT
would you be testing ? ^?
(A) Chi-square test (A)
(B) t-test (B)
_ (C) z-test (C)
(D) Probability percentage (D)
148. Patch-clamping is a technique which is 148. -^-^^fPTTT ^ dq^Hlch f
used in estimating . ^ 1^- -snclT t I
(A) Chloride shift (A)^
(B) Amount of oxygen uptake by (B) "gRJ ^civiirNd 3Tm#5pr ^
lungs
(C) Activity of ion channels in the (C) ^ srm
membrane of cells
(D) Rate of detoxification by liver (D) 'm ^
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149. What will be size of a population of 149. ^ 3TTTO feRT
butterflies if 'X' number of butterflies ^ 'X' ^
were captured, and mark with a black ■qK ^ ^^
spot on wings and released. After a week 7M I "=31^ 'Y'
*Y' number of butterflies were recaptured ■^f 1MM ^ "5^: ^
and found 'Z' number of mark 'Z' Pddrd^T "qr^
butterflies.
(A) ^
(B) fxZ • (B) Y^z ■
(C) Y-Z/X (C) Y-Z/X
xz XZ
(D) ^ (D) ^
150. Scintillation counting is used to detect 150. dildTdd ^ "3q^ cR
that metabolites labelled with radio-
t
isotopes such as
(A)
(A) I'lC
(B) 13c
(B) 13c
(C) 2h (C) 2H
(D) All of the above (D) dM^dd ■'3^
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