Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid?

  • GUU, GCU - Alanine

  • UAG, UGA - stop

  • AUG, ACG - start/ methionine

  • AUG, ACG - start/ methionine


B.

UAG, UGA - stop

The group of nucleotides that specifies one amino acid is a code word or condo. The nucleotides of mRNA are arranged as a linear sequence of codons, each London consisting of three successive nitrogenous bases. Three codons UAG, UAA and UGA are the chain stop or termination codons. They do not code for any of the amino acids.

In most organisms AUG codon is the start or initiation codon, They do not code or any of the amino acids.

In most organisms AUG codon is the start or initiation codon, ie, the polypeptide chain starts either with methionine or N-formylmethionine.

Leucine - UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG


Alanine - GUC, GCC, GCA, GCG

GUU - Valine

UCA - Serine

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About 70% of total global carbon is found in 

  • grasslands

  • agro -ecosystem

  • Oceans

  • Oceans

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Consider the following four measure (A-D) that could be taken to successfully grow chickpea in an area where bacterial blight disease is common

A) spray with Bordeaux mixture

B) control of the insect vector of the disease pathogen

C) Use of only disease-free seeds

D) Use of varieties resistant to the disease

Which two fo the above measures can control the disease?

  • B and C

  • A and B

  • C and D

  • C and D

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Unisexuality of flowers prevents

  • autogamy, but not geitonogamy

  • Both geitonogamy and xenogamy

  • geitonogamy, but not xenogamy

  • geitonogamy, but not xenogamy

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According to central pollution control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in diameter (n micrometres) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health?

  • 2.5 or less

  • 1.5 or less

  • 1.0 or less 

  • 1.0 or less 

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Which extraembryonic membrane in humans prevents desiccation of the embryo inside the uterus?

  • Chorion

  • Allantois

  • Yolk sac

  • Yolk sac

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Which one of the following pairs of organs includes only the endocrine glands?

  • Parathyroid and adrenal 

  • Pancreas and parathyroid

  • Thymus and testes

  • Thymus and testes

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Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug specified

  • Hashish cause alter thought perceptions and hallucinations

  • Opium stimulates nervous system and cause hallucinations

  • Morphine leds to delusions and disturbed emotions

  • Morphine leds to delusions and disturbed emotions

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Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of 

  • acidophiles 

  • alkaliphiles

  • thermoacidophiles 

  • thermoacidophiles 

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Bacterial leaf blight of rice is caused by a species of 

  • Xanthomonas

  • Pseudomonas

  • Alternaria

  • Alternaria

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