Multiple Choice Questions

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The table below gives the populations (in thousand) of ten species (A-J) in four areas (a-d) consisting of the number of habitats given within  brackets aginst each. study the table and answer the question which follows: 

Area and number of habitats

Species and their populations (in thousands) in the area

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

a(11)

b(11)

c(13)

d(12)

23

1.2

0.52

6.0

-

3.1

1.1

9.0

-

10.3

10.2

-

0.62

-

1.5

3.0

-

8.2

1.1

11.2

11.3

0.9

0.48

2.4

1.4

4.2

0.8

8.4

2.2

4.1

3.2

10.2

11.1

4.8

0.4

3.3

0.8

7.3

11.3

2.1

 Which area out of a to d shows maximum species diversity?

  • b

  • c

  • d

  • d


C.

d

Habitat is the place where an organism live. The population has been defined as a collective group of organisms of the same species occupying a particular place at a particular time. In the given table area d has maximum species diversity, as there are 10 species (A-J) reside in 12 habitats, while in area c the 10 species reside in 13 habitats so, exhibit less diversity than area d.

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What is true about the isolated small tribal populations? 

  • There is a decline in population as boys marry girls only from their own tribe

  • Hereditary diseases like colour blindness do not spread in the isolated population

  • Wrestlers who develop strong body muscles in their lifetime pass this character on their progeny

  • Wrestlers who develop strong body muscles in their lifetime pass this character on their progeny

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To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears the eyes, belong?

  • Cytokine barriers

  • cellular barriers

  • Physiological barriers

  • Physiological barriers

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Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

  • Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines

  • Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines

  • Guanine, Adenine - Purines

  • Guanine, Adenine - Purines

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Consider the statements given below regarding contraception and answer as directed thereafter

A) Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) during first trimester is generally safe

B) Generally chances of conception are nil until mother breast -feeds the infant upto two year

C) Intrauterine devices like copper T- are effecitve contraceptives

D) Contraception pills may be taken upto one week after coitus to prevent conception

Which two of the above statements are correct?

  • B, C

  • C, D

  • A, C

  • A, C

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Cry-I endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thringiensis are effective against 

  • mosquitoes

  • flies

  • nematodes

  • nematodes

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Human insulin is being commericially produced from a transgenic species of 

  • Escherichia

  • Mycobacterium 

  • Rhizobium

  • Rhizobium

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Darwin's finches are an excellent example of 

  • adaptive radiation

  • seasonal migration

  • brood parasitism

  • brood parasitism

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Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to

  • eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour

  • eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides

  • encourage eco- friendly herbicides

  • encourage eco- friendly herbicides

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Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hot spots? 

  • Endemism

  • Accelerated species loss

  • Lesser interspecific competition

  • Lesser interspecific competition

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