Multiple Choice Questions

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The fruit is chambered, developed from inferior ovary and has seeds with succulent testa in 

  • pomegranate

  • orange

  • guava

  • guava


A.

pomegranate

Balausta is a special type of false or Pseudocarpic berry develops from multiocular berry develops from multilocular , syncarpous inferior ovary. The whole fruit is enclosed by hard rind made up of exocarp (epicarp fused with thalamus) and part of mesocarp. Plate - like infoldings are developed by mesocarp. The papery endocarp covers the individual group of seeds. The seeds possess bright red juicy testa form edible part of fruit, eg, pomegranate.

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In the DNA molecule

  • the  total amount of purine nucleotides and pyrimidine nucleotides is not always equal

  • there are two strands, which run parallel in the 5' →3' direction

  • the proportion of adenine in relation to thymine varies with organism

  • the proportion of adenine in relation to thymine varies with organism

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In humans, at the end of the first meiotic division, the male germ cells differentiate into the

  • Primary spermatocytes

  • Secondary spermatocytes

  • spermatids

  • spermatids

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In human adult females, oxytocin

  • is secreted by the anterior pituitary

  • stimulates the growth of mammary glands

  • stimulates pituitary to secrete vasopressin

  • stimulates pituitary to secrete vasopressin

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A lake near a village suffered heavy mortality of fishes within a few days. Consider the following reasons for this

(1) lost of urea and phosphate fertiliser were used in the crops in the vicinity.

(2) The area was sprayed with DDT by an aircraft.

(3) The lake water turned green and stinky/

(4) Phytoplankton populations in the lake declined initially thereby greatly reducing photosynthesis.

Which were two of above the main causes of fish mortality in the lake?

  • 2, 3

  • 3, 4

  • 1,3

  • 1,3

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A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is

  • Flavr savr tomatoes

  • Starlink maize

  • Bt soybean

  • Bt soybean

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Given below four methods (A - D) and their modes of action (1-4) in achieving contraception. Select their correct matching from the four options that follows


 

Method

 

Mode of action

A

The Pill

1

Prevents sperms reaching cervix

B

Condom

2

Prevents implantation

C

Vasectomy

3

Prevents ovulation

D

Copper – T

4

Semen contains no sperms

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    3

    1

    4

    2

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    4

    1 2 3
  • A

    B

    C

    D

    3

    4 1 2
  • A

    B

    C

    D

    3

    4 1 2
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Which one of the flowing pairs of plants structures has haploid number of chromosomes?

  • Megaspore mother cell and antipodal cells

  • Egg cell and antipodal cells

  • Nucellus and antipodal cells

  • Nucellus and antipodal cells

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Gel electrophoresis is used for 

  • cutting of DNA into fragments

  • separation of DNA fragments according to their size

  • construction of recombinant DNA by joining with cloning vectors

  • construction of recombinant DNA by joining with cloning vectors

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Polymase is formed by

  • several ribosomes attached to a single mRNA

  • many ribosomes attached to a strand of endoplasmic reticulum

  • a ribosome with several subunits

  • a ribosome with several subunits

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