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6901.

Question : Which event does not occur during prophase in an animal cell?

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NUCLEAR ENVELOPE disperses
Chromosomes replicate
Spindle BEGINS to form
Chromosomes condense

Answer :B
6902.

Question : Which enzyme is essential for the formation of nitrogen?

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Nitrogenase
NITRATE redctase
Transferase
Transaminase

Solution :Nitrate redctase
6903.

Question : Which enzyme is involved in conversion of a molecular into a isomer?

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LYASES
SYNTHETASE
ISOMERASE
Trans/erase

ANSWER :C
6904.

Question : Which enzyme hands over electrons to oxygen during oxidative phosphorylation ?

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SOLUTION :CYTOCHROME OXIDASE (CYT. A and cyt. `a_(3)`).
6905.

Question : Which enzyme initiates protein digestion ?

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Pepsin
Trypsin
AMINOPEPTIDASE
CARBOXYPEPTIDASE

SOLUTION :N/A
6906.

Question : Which enzyme converts glucose into alcohol ?

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Zymase
Diastase
Invertase
Lipase

Answer :A
6907.

Question : Which enzyme acts on milk protein in infants in the presence of calcium ions?

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PEPSIN
Chymotrypsin
Lipase
Renin

SOLUTION :N/A
6908.

Question : Which endocrine gland stores its secretions is intercellular space before releasing into blood ?

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ADRENAL
PANCREAS
TESTIS
THYROID

ANSWER :D
6909.

Question : Which elements are essential for the photophosphorylation?

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MG and P
Zn and I
K and CI
Mn and CL

ANSWER :D
6910.

Question : Which elements are called micronutri ents? Name any four.

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SOLUTION :MICRONUTRIENTS are required in minute QUANTITIES like LESS than 0.1 mg/g of dry matter. Mn, B, Cu, Mo.
6911.

Question : Which element occurs in chlorophyll and haemoglobin?

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SOLUTION :(a) In CHLOROPHYLL MAGNESIUM (b) In HAEMOGLOBIN iron
6912.

Question : Which element is required in the meristematic tissues like buds, leaves and root tips?

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SOLUTION :POTASSIUM (K+).
6913.

Question : Which element is required for the germination of pollen grains ?

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Boron
Calcium
Chlorine
Potassium

Answer :A
6914.

Question : Which element is involved in the opening and closing of stomata?

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SOLUTION :POTASSIUM
6915.

Question : Which element is located at the center of the porphyrin ring in chlorophyll?

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Potassium
Manganese
Calcium
Magnesium

Answer :D
6916.

Question : Which element is present in the middle lamellae of cell wall?

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SOLUTION :CALCIUM CA++.
6917.

Question : Which element is fixed by the legumi nous plants?

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SOLUTION :NITROGEN.
6918.

Question : Which element activates the enzyme nitrate reductase during the nitrogen fixation?

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molybdenum
boron
copper
zinc

Answer :A
6919.

Question : Which does not cause stomatal opening?

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Light
Circadian rhythm
Influx of `K^(+)` LONS
HIGH `CO_2` concentration

Answer :D
6920.

Question :Which does not have racemose type ofinflorescence?

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Coriander
Cassia
FICUS
Sunflower

Answer :C
6921.

Question : Whichdoesnotaffect oxy - haemoglobin curve:

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HIGH `O_(2)`and LOW `CO_(2)`
High bodytemperature
High BODY `O_(2)`and high Hb
High pH

Answer :D
6922.

Question : Which diseases are caused due to deficiency of nutritive substances/nutrients ? Which are their symptoms ?

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Solution :In many developing countries of south and south east Asia, west and middle Africa the deficiency of protein and total food is spread very much.
PEM (Protein - Energy - Malnutrition): It affects the population during dry drought, political unstability.
Marasmus and Kwashiorkor are seen in children.
(i) Marasmus : It OCCURS due to stimulated deficiency of protein and calory. It is seen in children below 1 year. It occurs due to intake of other insufficient nutritious food very early in place of mother.s milk.
Symptoms : Deficiency of proteins, weak growth, exchange of tissue protein, very weak body, limbs being thinner, skin dry, thin and wrinkled. A noticeable decrease is seen in growth rate and weight of the body. The growth and development of brain and parts of brain become weak.
(ii)Kwashiorkor : It occurs due to deficiency of calory or protein. It is caused to children above ONE year due to high calory in place of mother.s milk and food having less protein, symptoms are seen like - failure of muscles, limbs thinner, growth and development of brain becomes failure but some fats remain deposited under skin, swelling in some parts of the body.
6923.

Question : Which disease does deficiency of insulin lead to ?

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SOLUTION :DIABETES MELLITUS.
6924.

Question : Which diagram shows the correct blood circulation

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DIAGRAM 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
Diagram 4

Solution :N//A
6925.

Question : Which disaccharide has different linkage?

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Maltose
Starch
Sucrose
Lactose

Answer :C
6926.

Question : Which differentiates leaf of dicots from monocots?

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PARALLEL venation
differentiation of palisade and SPONGY parenchyma
stomata only on upper side
stomata both on upper and lower sides

6927.

Question : Which dead tissue contributes the most to mechanical strength of plant?

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SCLERENCHYMA
Cork
Sclereids
Collenchyma

Answer :A
6928.

Question : Which cytoskeletal element is not correctly associated withits characteristic?

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CILIA are SMALL extensions of membrane-surroundedmicrotubules
Microtubules are made up of a globular protein calledtubulin
CENTRIOLES are found in the microtubule organisingcentres of plants
Flagella have a 9 + 2 PATTERN of microtubule structure

Solution :Centrioles are found in the microtubule organisingcentres of plants
6929.

Question : Which creatures are the direct or indirect food of all the creatures on the ocean's surface?

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PROTOZOANS
PLANKTON
Fish
Aquatic insects

Answer :B
6930.

Question : Who gave five kingdom classification ? On which criteria it was based and mention its main characteristics or merits ?

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CELL STRUCTURE 
Thallus organization 
MODE of nutrition
All of these 

Answer :D
6931.

Question : Which correctly describes a step in auditory signal transduction ?

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Displacement of the basilar membrane with respect to the tectorial membrane stimulates stereocilia on the hair cells.
Pressure waves on the oval window cause vibrations of the melleus, which are transferred VIA the stapes to the round window.
Movement of the stapes causes oscillations in the tympanic membrane, which is in CONTRACT with the endolymph
Oscillations of the stapes against the oval window set up pressure waves in the SEMICIRCULAR canals.

Solution :Pressure waves traveling down the cochlea make the cochlear duct vibrate, moving the basilar membrane against the stationary tectorial membrane and bending the hair cells that bridge the GAP between the TWO .
6932.

Question : Which coronary artery diseases is caused due to narrowing of the limen of arteries ?

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Solution :Coronary artery disease often referred to as Atherosclerosis, AFFECTS the vessels that supply BLOOD to the heart muscle. It is caused by DEPOSITE of calcium, fat cholesterol and fibrous TISSUES which maker the limen of arteries narrower.
6933.

Question : Which constitutes the thickening in collenchyma

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Suberin
Cutin
pectinised
Lignin

Answer :C
6934.

Question : Which compound acts as CO_2acceptor in Calvin cycle ?

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SOLUTION :RIBULOSE 1, 5 bisphosphate.
6935.

Question : Which component of xylem is found in and is characteristic of angiosperms and help to transport water?

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SOLUTION :XYLEM VESSELS.
6936.

Question : Which component of phloem is non living?

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SOLUTION :PHLOEM FIBERS or BAST fibers.
6937.

Question : Which component is present in a prokaryotic cell?

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ER
CHLOROPLASTS
RIBOSOMES
MITOCHONDRIA

SOLUTION :Ribosomes
6938.

Question : Whichcommon biomoleculesobtained from the following due to breakdownof fat carbohydrates and protein ? (A) Fructose -1,6-biphosphate (B) Pyruvic acid (C) Acetyl CO-A (D) Glucose 6-phosphate

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FRUCTOSE 1-6 biphosphate
PYRUVIC acid
Acetyl COA
Glucose 6-phosphate

Answer :A::C
6939.

Question : Which class of protozos is totally parasitic ?

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Sporozoa
Mastigophora
Ciliate
Sarcodina

Answer :A
6940.

Question : Which class of kingdom fungi has both unicellular as well as multicellularmember ? When is a fungus called coprophilous ?

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Solution :ASCOMYCETES : Yeast (Unicellular), PENICILLUM (Multicellular), Coprophilous, MEANS fungi which GROW on dung.
6941.

Question : Which class of fungi is called 'Fungi Imperfecti?

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ASCOMYCETES
DEUTEROMYCETES
BASIDIOMYCETES
ZYGOMYCETES

SOLUTION :Basidiomycetes
6942.

Question : Which chromosome may lost during cell division ?

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If both assertion and REASON are TRUE and the reason is the CORRECT explanation of the assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer :B
6943.

Question : Which chlorophyll molecule does not have a phytol tail?

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CHL - a
CHl - b
Chl- C
Chl - d

Answer :C
6944.

Question : Which chemical property is shared by all types of lipids forming the plasma membrane ?

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SUGAR COMPONENT
GLYCEROL backbone
Phosphate group
Hydrophobic REGION

Answer :D
6945.

Question : Which chemical is present in chitinous exoskeleton?

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SOLUTION :MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE.
6946.

Question : Which chemical accumulates in a fatigued muslce?

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SOLUTION :LACTIC ACID.
6947.

Question : Which charcter is not associated with plant where shull studies inbreeding depression while Miller and Letham extracted a hormone from its seeds ?

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Atactostele in STEM
BUNDLE sheath in leaf
Chromosome NUMBER 30 in endosperm
Medulla absent in ROOT

ANSWER :C
6948.

Question :Which characters can be shown in floral formula?

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ADHESION
Symmetry
Ovary POSITION on thalamus
All of the above

ANSWER :D
6949.

Question : Which characteristic were considered while placing fungi in a separate kingdom?

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Solution :R.H. Whittaker, an American TAXONOMIST proposed five KINGDOM classification in the year 1969.
The classification is based on the complexity of CELL structure and organization of thallus.
It is based on the mode of nutrition
Separation of fungi from plants
Fungi are ubiquitous , eukaryotic, achlorophyllous heterotrophic ORGANISMS. They exist in unicellular or multicellular FORMS.
6950.

Question : Which characteristic is not of Americana Periplaneta ? (A) Exoskeleton is made up of N-acetyl glucosamine. (B) It possesses segmented structure. (C) Coelom I body cavity is small coelom. (D) During embryo development, radial and irregular division occurs.

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Exoskeleton is MADE up of N-acetyl glucoamine.
It possesses segmented structure.
COELOM I BODY cavity is small coelom.
During embryo DEVELOPMENT, radial and IRREGULAR division occurs.

Answer :D