Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following information is essential to, determine the genetic map distance between two genes located on the same chromosome?

  • Length of the particular chromosome

  • Number of genes present in the particular chromosome

  • Number of nucleotides in the particular chromosome

  • Percentage of crossing over or recombinant frequency between the two genes


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Percentage of crossing over or recombinant frequency between the two genes

The frequency of recombination or percentage of crossing over between gene pairs on the same chromosome was used as a measure of the distance between genes and mapped their position on the chromosome.

This technique is based on the assumption that the farther apart two genes are on a chromosome, the higher the probability that a cross over will occur between them.


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Which one of the following is a causative agent of plague?

  • Shigella flexner

  • Bordetella pertussi

  • Staphylococcus aureus

  • Yersinia pestis


What is the full form of MAB?

  • Man and biosphere

  • Man and biosphere reserve

  • Man and biosphere reserve programme

  • Man and biosphere programme


Phenomenon involving increase in concentration of non-degradable pollutants from lower to higher trophic levels is called

  • biomagnification

  • bioaccumulation

  • biodegradation

  • bioinvasion


The 'Red Data Book' records

  • species diversity of wetlands

  • list of water pollutants

  • list of threatened species

  • rate of population decline


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Antibodies produced by a group of identical B-cells against a single epitope of an antigen is called

  • polyclonal antibodies

  • monoclonal antibodies

  • anti- hapten antibodies

  • somaclonal antibodies


Relationship between DO and BOD is that they

  • are directly proportional

  • are inversely proportional

  • are not related

  • always remain equal to each other


Which one of the following hormones is responsible for uterine contraction during parturition?

  • Relaxin

  • Vasopressin

  • Oxytocin

  • Prolactin


During entry into the ovum, acrosome of sperm releases

  • hyaluronidase

  • alkaline phosphorylase

  • acid phosphatase

  • carbonic anhydrase


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During waste water treatment, trickling filter  is used for

  • primary treatment

  • secondary aerobic treatment

  • secondary anaerobic treatment

  • tertiary treatment