Multiple Choice Questions

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Industrial melanism is an

  • effect of industrial pollution

  • effect of mutation

  • evidence of survival of fittest

  • evidence of favour of natural selection


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evidence of favour of natural selection

Industrial melanism is an evidence of natural selection. It is the prevalence of dark-coloured varieties of animals (especially moths) in industrial areas where they are better camouflaged than paler or light forms. Hence, darker pigmented individuals have a higher chances of survival and is favoured by natural selection.


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Intermediate host of malarial parasite is

  • pig

  • man

  • mosquito

  • larva of mosquito


With the rise of water temperature, dissolved oxygen

  • remains unchanged

  • increases in amount

  • decreases in amount

  • is more available to the aquatic organisms


Emasculation ensures cross-pollination in

  • staminate flower

  • bisexual flower

  • neuter flower

  • pistillate flower


'Kyoto Protocol' is a multination international treaty for

  • phasing out green house gases

  • controlling ozone destroying substances

  • management of hazardous wastes

  • conservation of biodiversity


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The concept of hot- spot was first introduced by

  • Mayer

  • Simpson

  • Myers

  • David


Which codon is not an indicator of completion of protein synthesis?

  • UAG

  • AUG

  • UAA

  • UGA


Genes which are located only in the X-chromosome are known as

  • epistasis genes

  • holandric genes

  • operator genes

  • antiepistasis genes


Insect pest resistant Bt cotton plant was developed using

  • somaclonal variation

  • micropropagation

  • somatic hybridisation

  • Transgenic technology


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Formation of polysome does not require

  • rRNA

  • mRNA

  • tRNA

  • snRNA