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10651.

Question : Peculiarities of two types of seeds are given below. Identify the two types of seeds and give example for each. Endosperm completely used by embryo.

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SOLUTION :NON - albuminous/ EX- albuminous
Eg : PEA, Groundnut etc.
10652.

Question : Peculiarities of certain parts of theovule are given below. Name the parts. The layer of cells within the integuments.

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SOLUTION :NUCELLUS
10653.

Question : pectinase is extracted from

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Azadirachta INDICA
POA indica
Helianthus annus
Aspergillus niger

Answer :D
10654.

Question : Pectin is

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WASTE PRODUCT
EXCRETORY product
Phytolectin
SECRETORY product.

Solution :N//A
10655.

Question : Pecten, a comb like structure occurs in the eye of

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FISHES
Birds
Mammals
FROG.

ANSWER :B
10656.

Question : Pear shaped gametes with two laterally attached flagella are formed in

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Polysiphonia
Ulothrix
Fucus
Spirogyra

Answer :C
10657.

Question : Pearl is formed when a foreign substance gets trapped between A of B

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A- SHELL and mantle B - Pila
A- NACREOUS and prismatic layerB-Pinctada
A - Shell and mantleB Pinctada
A- Nacreous and prismatic LAYER B- Ostrea

Answer :C
10658.

Question : Pear shaped structure formed by oviducts in leech.

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SOLUTION :VAGINA .
10659.

Question : Peak secretion of estrogen occurs :

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Just before ovulation
Mid LUTEAL phase
At the TIME of ovulation
Secretion at the same RATE during all PHASES of MENSTRUAL cycle

Answer :A
10660.

Question : Pea seeds absorb more water and swell up more ascompared to Paddy seeds due to

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HIGHER imbibition by proteins present inPea SEEDS
HIGH osmotic potential of Pea seeds
Paddy covering is impermeable to water
All the above

Answer :A
10661.

Question : Pea root Rhizobium bacteria shows

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Symbiosis
Commensalism 
Predation
Parasitism 

ANSWER :A
10662.

Question : PCR was developed by ____________

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EVA Engvall
PETER Perlmanin
KARY Mullis
WILMUT

SOLUTION : Kary Mullis
10663.

Question : PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for

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Study of enzymes
GENETIC TRANSFORMATION
DNA sequencing
Genetic FINGERPRINTING

SOLUTION :Genetic Fingerprinting
10664.

Question : PCR proceeds in three distinct steps governed by temperature, they are in order of .....

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DENATURATION, ANNEALING. SYNTHESIS
Synthesis, Annealing. Denaturation
Annealing. Synthesis. Denaturation
Denaturation. Synthesis, Annealing

SOLUTION : Denaturation, Annealing. Synthesis
10665.

Question : PCR is used to amplify desired DNA for a billion times. It is also used in the molecular diagnosis of human disorders. Explain.

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Solution :PCR is routinely used to detect HIV in SUSPECTED AIDS PATIENTS. It is used to detect mutations in genes in suspected CANCER patients. It is a powerful technique to identify many other genetic DISORDERS.
10666.

Question : PCR is related to

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DNA CLONING
DNA AMPLIFICATION
DNA SELECTIVE replication
All of these

SOLUTION :DNA amplification
10667.

Question :PCR is a useful tool for early diagnosis of an infectious disease. Elaborate.

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SOLUTION :PCR is useful in AMPLIFICATION or artificial multiplication of desired DNA, (INFECTIOUS microorganism) in early stages of infection when DNA of infectious organism is present in very small AMOUNT.
10668.

Question : PCR and 'Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for :

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GENETIC transformation
DNA sequencing
Genetic fingerprinting
Study of enzymes

Answer :D
10669.

Question : PCR is a useful tool for early diagnosis of an infectious disease. Elaborate.

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Solution :PCR is a very sensitive TECHNIQUE which enables the specific amplification of DESIRED DNA from a LIMITED amount of DNA template. Hence, it can detect the presence of an infectious organism in the infected PATIENT at an early stage of infection (even before the infectious organism has multiplied to large number).
10670.

Question : PCO_2 released from body is:

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15 mm
23 mm
30 mm
70 mm

Answer :C
10671.

Question : PBR322 is most extensively studied in

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Plasmid DNA of E.coli
FOREIGN GENE
r-DNA
CLONE

Solution :Plasmid DNA of E.coli
10672.

Question : pBR322 has restriction sites for many restriction endonucleases. Which of these enzymes acting on pBR322 is not correctly matched with its source ? I. Pvul : Providencia vulgaris. II. Clal: caryophanon latum. III. Sall : Streptomyces albus IV. Pstl: Proteus stuarti

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I and II
II and IV
I and IV
II and III

Answer :C
10673.

Question : pBR322 is a/an endonuclease.

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ANSWER :A::D
10674.

Question : P^(BR322) cloning vector has the genes for resistance against

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Chloramphenicol and Ampicillin
Chloramphenicol and TETRACYCLINE
Ampicillin and Tetracycline
Steptomycin and PENICILLIN

Answer :C
10675.

Question : pBR 322, BR stands for

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PLASMID Bacterial RECOMBINATION
Plasmid Bacterial REPLICATION
Plasmid BOLIVER and Rodriguez
Plasmid BALTIMORE Rodriguez

Answer :C
10676.

Question : Pattern of inheritance in which both alleles are expressed…….

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SOLUTION :co-dominance
10677.

Question : Pavlov demonstrated conditioned reflex in cats.

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True
False

Answer :PAVLOV DEMONSTRATED CONDITIONED REFLEX in DOGS.
10678.

Question : Pattern baldness ., moustaches and beard fin himan males are examples of

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Sex linked TRAITS
Sexdiffeentiating traits
sex LIMITED traits
sex detmining traits

SOLUTION :Pattern boldenss is sex influenced TRAIT while the other two are sex limited traits. All the three however are sex differenting traits.
10679.

Question : Paul Ehrlich by his ' Rivet - popper hypothesis tried to explain :

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The EFFECT of REDUCTION in biodiversity
Most of the SPECIES have some ROLE to play in the ecosystem
Biodiversity is not meaningless
More than one OPTION is correct

Answer :D
10680.

Question : Pathophysiology is the:

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STUDY of physiology of pathogen
study of NORMAL physiology of host
study of ALTERED physiology of host
None of the above

Answer :C
10681.

Question : Pathophysiology is the

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study of physiology of pathogen
study of normal physiology of host
study of ALTERED physiology of host
none of these

Solution :Pathoohysiology means the functional CHANGES assoiciated with or resulting from a disease or INJURY or the functional changes associated with a disease or SYNDROME.
10682.

Question : Pathophysiology is the(A) Study of physiology of pathogen(B) Study of normal physiology of host(C) Study of altered physiology of host(D) None of the above

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Study of physiology of pathogen
Study of normal physiology of host
Study of ALTERED physiology of host
None of the above

Solution :PATHOPHYSIOLOGY is the study of altered physiology of host. eg. INGESTING a toxin may result into different types of physical CHANGES as inflammation in the stomach lining.
10683.

Question : Pathogen of malaria is :

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Plasmodium
Leishmania
Trichomonas
Trypanosoma

Answer :A
10684.

Question : Paternity and maternity can be determined by certain scientific methods. What it is ? Define.

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Solution :DNA fingure printing: it is a bybridisation technique USED to FIND out variations in individuals of a population at DNA LEVEL- To identify the similarities of DNA MOLECULES of TWO individuals.
10685.

Question : Patau's syndrome is also referred to as ......

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13-Trisomy
18-Trisormy
21-Trisormy
None of these

Answer :A
10686.

Question : Pasteur's experiments and similar ones that followed convinced most people, that spontaneous generation of life did not happen because

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PASTEUR did not happen because
Pasteur's swan-neeked flasks ruled out the objection that SPOILED air COULD have contaminated his experiments
Pasteur was extremely meticulous
Pasteur used very fine mesh SCREENS to COVER his flasks

Answer :B
10687.

Question : Pasteurised milk is

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Citricacid
LACTICACID
ACETIC ACID
All of the above

ANSWER :D
10688.

Question : Pasteur and Koch are related to

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DISCOVERY of NUCLEIC ACIDS(DNA and RNA)
discovery of ultracentrifuge
germ theory of disease
gene splicing

Answer :C
10689.

Question : Passive ventricular filling occurs

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during JOINT diastole
only during ATRIAL systole
throughout atrial diastole
throughout VENTRICULAR diastole.

Answer :A
10690.

Question : Passive immunity was discovered by :

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ROBERT Koch
L. Pasteur
Edward JENNER
EMIL VON Behring

Answer :D
10691.

Question : Passive absorption of water from the soil by the root is mainly effected by :

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Typical tissue organisation
Respiratory ACTIVITY of ROOT
Tension on CELL SAP DUE to transpiration
None of the above

Answer :C
10692.

Question : Passive immunity can be obtained by injecting:

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Antibodies
Antigens
Antibiotics
Vaccination

Answer :A
10693.

Question : What is Passive immunity ?

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It COMES in heredity from the parents.
It is obtained vaccination.
It is obtained while RESPONDING the disease first time.
It is obtained by DIRECT ENTRY of antibodies in the BODY.

Solution :It is obtained by direct entry of antibodies in the body.
10694.

Question : Passive immunity and Active immunity

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SOLUTION :
10695.

Question : Passive absorption of water by the root system is the result of:

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Force created in the cells of the root
Increased respiratory activity in the root
Tension on the CELL SAP DUE to transpiration
Osmotic force in the SHOOT system

Answer :C
10696.

Question : Passive absorption of minerals depend on

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temperature
temperature and METABOLIC inhibitor
metabolic inhibitor
humidity

Solution :Metabolic inhibitors AFFECT active absorptioin. Humidity does not affect ABSORPTION of minerals as much as temperature. The MOVEMENT of MINERAL ions into the root cells by the process of simple diffusion is called as passive absorption. This is spontaneous process and does not required energy.
10697.

Question : In ......, pollen tube enters through micropyle into the ovule.

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Mesogamy
Porogamy
Dicliny
Dichogamy

Answer :B
10698.

Question : passage cells occur in

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MONOCOT root
dicot root
monocot stem
aerialroot

Answer :a
10699.

Question : Passage cells are thin-walled cells found in :

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Phloem ELEMENTS that serve as eritry points ,for substance for transport to other plant parts
Testa of seeds to enaqle emergence of GROWING embryonic AXIS during seed geffilination
Central region of style through which the pollen tube glows towards the ovary
Endodermis of roots facilitaling rapid TRANPORT of water from cortex to pericycle

Answer :D
10700.

Question : Pashmina wool is obtained from a variety of

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sheep
goat
RIBBIT
YAK

ANSWER :B