Multiple Choice Questions

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Placentation in which ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or in peripheral part, is

  • Axile

  • Parietal

  • Free central

  • Basal


B.

Parietal

In parietal placentation the ovules develop on the inner wall of ovary or in peripheral part. eg. Mustard, Argemone etc.


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Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as

  • Perisperm

  • Hilum

  • Tegmen

  • Chalaza


Select the correct sequence for transport of sperm cells in male reproductive system.

  • Seminiferous tubules → Rete testis → Vasa efferentia → Epididymis → Vas deferens → Ejaculatory duct → urethra → urethral meatus

  • Seminiferous tubules → Vasa efferentia → epididymis → Inguinal canal → Urethra

  • Testis → Epididymis → vasa efferentia → vas deferens → ejaculatory duct → inguinal canal → urethra → Urethral meatus

  • Testis → Epididymis → Vasa efferentia → Rete testis → Inguinal canal → Urethra


Which one of the following equipments is essentially required for growing microbes on a large scale, for industrial production of enzymes?

  • Sludge digester

  • Industrial oven

  • Bioreactor

  • BOD incubator


What triggers activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in boll worm?

  • Moist surface of midgut

  • Alkaline pH of gut

  • Acidic pH of stomach

  • Body temperature


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Purines found both in DNA and RNA are

  • Adenine and guanine

  • Guanine and cytosine

  • Cytosine and thymine

  • Adenine and thymine


What is the genetic disorder in which an individual has an overall masculine development gynaecomastia, and is sterile ?

  • Klinefelter's syndrome

  • Edward syndrome

  • Down's syndrome

  • Turner's syndrome


Which of the following is true for Golden rice?

  • It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis

  • It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector

  • It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice

  • It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil


Which of the following is the most important cause for animals and plants being driven to extinction?

  • Drought and floods

  • Economic exploitation

  • Alien species invasion

  • Habitat loss and fragmentation


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Which of the following protocols did aim for reducing emission of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere?

  • Kyoto Protocol

  • Gothenburg Protocol

  • Geneva Protocol

  • Montreal Protocol