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4451.

Question : The term 'gene' was coined by ……………….

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SOLUTION :The TERM .GENE. was COINED by
4452.

Question : The term gene for Mendelian factor was coined by

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SUTON and Boveri
Morga
Bateson
Johannsen

Answer :D
4453.

Question : The term gene was coined by _______________

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Garrod
JOHANNSEN
Meischer
Griffith

Answer :B
4454.

Question : The term explains absence of urine is called _____.

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ANSWER :ANURIA
4455.

Question : The term ecosystem was coined by

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AG Tansley 
E HAECKEL 
E Warming 
EP Odum 

SOLUTION :AG Tansley
4456.

Question : The term 'desirable trait' can mean different things for different plants. Justify the statement with suitable examples.

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SOLUTION :Desirable trait.s include
(a) Higher yield
(b) Improved FOOD QUALITY
(c) INSECT pest resistance
(d) DISEASE resistance to fungi, bacteria and viral diseases
4457.

Question : ecology term was coined by

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ARISTOTLE
REITER
Linnaeus
Odum

ANSWER :B
4458.

Question : The term .desirable trait. can mean different things for different plants. Justify the statement with suitable examples.

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Solution :In millets, resistance to water STRESS is desirable TRAIT. While in mung BEAN, resistance to yellow mosaic. Virus and POWDERY mildew are desirable TRAITS.
4459.

Question : The term crossing over was coined by

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ANSWER :T.H. MORGAN
4460.

Question : The term clone cannot be applied to offspring formed by sexual reproduction because :

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Offspring do not possess exact copies of parental DNA
DNA of only one parent is copied and PASSED on to the offspring
Offspring are formed at different times
DNA of parent and offspring are completely different.

Solution :In asexual REPRODUCTIO, single parent (uniparental) is capable of producing offspring which are not only identical to one another but are also exact copies of their parent. The term clone is USED to descibe such morphologically and genetically similar individuals.
In Sexual reproduction INVOLVES the fusion of male and female gametes (either by same individual or by different individual of the opposite sex), and it results in offspring that are not identical to the parents or amongst themselves.
4461.

Question : The term 'centrosome' was introduced by

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ROBERT Kock
Boveri
Zernike
Robert Brown

Answer :B
4462.

Question : The term 'chemical knife' refers to

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polymerases
endonucleases
ribonucleases
cellulases

Answer :B
4463.

Question : The term biotechnology was coined by _________

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SOLUTION :KARL Ereky
4464.

Question : The term biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere

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In LITHOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE and atomosphere
In lithosphere and hydrosphere
In hydrosphere
On lithosphere.

Answer :A
4465.

Question : The term 'Bio-magnification'refers to the:

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Growth of ORGANISMS DUE to FOOD consumption
Increase in population size
Blowing up of enviromnetal issues by man
Increase in CONC. of non-degradable pollutants as they pass through food chain

Answer :D
4466.

Question : The term back cross refers to

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A CROSS AMONG `F_1` hybrid
A cross BETWEE `F_1` hybrid and either of parents
A cross between `F_1` and `F_2` plants
none of these

Answer :B
4467.

Question : The tendency of thebodyto manifest a characteristic and unpleasant withdrawal syndrome if regular dose of drugs//alcohol is abruphtly discontinued is

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Addiction
Dependence
Adolescence
vandalism

Solution : The tendency of THEBODY to manifestacharacteristic and unpleasantwithdrawal syndrome if REGULAR dose of drugs`//`alcohol is abruptly DISCONTINUED is dependence.
4468.

Question : The term "allelomorphic' means:

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Sex LINKED characters
Sex DETERMINING choromosomes
A PAIR of contrasting characters
Representatives of the same gene locus

Answer :C
4469.

Question :The tendency of the body to manifest a characteristic and unpleasant withdrawal syndrome if regular dose of drugs/ alcohol is abruptly discontinued is

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ADDICTION
ADOLESCENCES
DEPENDENCE
Vandalism

Answer :C
4470.

Question : The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by

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RANDOM MATING
LACK of migration
lack of mutations
lack of random mating

SOLUTION :lack of random mating
4471.

Question : The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by :

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LACK of migration
lack of mutations
RANDOM mating
lack of random mating

Answer :D
4472.

Question : The tendency of an organism to maintain internal eqilibrium in response to any change in its environment is called :

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Epistasis
Homeostasis
Bioenergetics
Holocoenosis

Answer :B
4473.

Question : The temperature of scrotal sac is…………..lower than the normal body temperature.

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`1""^(@)C`
`2""^(@)C`
`3""^(@)C`
`4""^(@)C`

ANSWER :C
4474.

Question : The technology of biogas production was developed in India due to the efforts of

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IARI
KVIC
NBRI
All EXCEPT C

Answer :D
4475.

Question : The technology of biogas production from cow dung was developed in India largely due to the efforts of :

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Gas Authority of India
Oil and NATURAL Gas Commission
Indian Agriculture RESEARCH INSTITUTE and Khadi & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES Commission
Indian Oil Corporation

Answer :C
4476.

Question : The technique which makes use of amniotic fluid for the detection of prenatal disorder is called as.

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Leparoscopy
AMNIOCENTESIS
ENDOSCOPY
ULTRASOUND .

ANSWER :B
4477.

Question : The techniques that serve the purpose of early diagosis :-

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POLYMERASE CHAIN Reaction
ELISA
Recombinant DNA technology
All of the above

Answer :D
4478.

Question : The technology of biogas production from cow dung was developed in India largely due to the efforts of

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Gas Authority of INDIA
Oil and Natural Gas Commission
Indian Agricultural RESEARCH Institute and Khadi and Village Industries Commission
Indian Oil Corporation

SOLUTION :The technology of biogas production from COW dung was DEVELOPED in India largely due to the efforts of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
4479.

Question : The technique that counts and identifies cells and chromosomes is

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electrophoresis
flow cytometry
both (B) and (C)
X-ray crystallography

Answer :B
4480.

Question : The technique that was employed to produce haploids of Datura was Or For production of haploids, we culture

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Meristerm culture
Anther culture
Embryo culture
PROTOPLAST culture

Solution :HAPLOIDS have a single genome as found in the gametes of the species.A haploid has only one copy to each CHROMOSOME and is highly STERILE.
4481.

Question : The technique that was employed to produce haploids of Datura was

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MERISTEM CULTURE
ANTHER culture
embryo culture
protoplast culture

Answer :B
4482.

Question : The technique separates proteins according to their molecular weight.

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PAGE
Affinity chromatography
Ion EXCHANGE chromatography
Gel filtration

Answer :A
4483.

Question : The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called Or To meet the demands of the society, in vitro production of a large number of plantlets in a short duration is practised in floriculture and hoticulture industry today.This is called ....... Or A novel technique devised to produce vast quantities of strong and healthy plants by rapid vegetative multiplication under controlled conditions

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Micropropagation
Macropropagation
Plantlet culture
Organ culture

Solution :Micropropagation, means rapid VEGETATIVE multiplication of VALUABLY plant MATERIAL for agriculture, HORTICULTURE and forestry. Propagation through TISSUE culture is called micropropagation.
4484.

Question : The technique of transferring DNA fragment separated on agarose gel to a synthetic membrane like nitrocellulose is known as

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NORTHERN BLOTTING
SOUTHERN blotting
WESTERN blotting
Dot blotting

Solution :Southern blotting
4485.

Question : The technique of preparing vaccine form attenuated pathogen was discovered by

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Edward Jenner (1796)
Robert KOCH (1876)
LOUIS Pasteur (1879)
Von Behring (1891)

Answer :C
4486.

Question : The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called:

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ORGAN culture
Micropropagation
Macropropagation
Plantlet culture

Answer :B
4487.

Question : The technique of DNA finger printing was initially developed by

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IAN Wilmut
HarGobind Khurana
Jacque Monod
Alex Jeffreys

Answer :D
4488.

Question : The technique of DNA fingerprinting was pioneered and perfected by

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Ian Wilmut
Hargobind Khorana
Jacque MONOD
ALEC Jeffreys

Answer :D
4489.

Question : The technique of DNA fingerprinting was initially developed by

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LAN Wilmut
Har GOBIND Khurana
Jacque Monod
ALEX Jeffreys

ANSWER :D
4490.

Question : The technique of culturing plants in nutrient solutions is known as _______.

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ANSWER :HYDROPONICS
4491.

Question : The technique, involving transfer of ovum of a donor female in to the fallopian tube of recipient female is called :

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ZIFT
IUT
GIFT
IVF-ET

Answer :C
4492.

Question : For which females gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) is recommended ?

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who cannot produce an ovum.
Who cannot retain the foatus inside uterus
WHOSE cervical CANAL is to narrow to allow PASSAGE for the sperms.
Who cannot PROVIDE suitable environment for fertilization.

Answer :A
4493.

Question : the technique called Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) is is recommended for those females

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who cannot produce an ovum
who cannot retain the foetus INSIDE UTERUS
whose CERVICAL CANAL keys to narrow to ALLOW passage for the sperms.
who cannot provide suitable environment for fertilization

Answer :A
4494.

Question : The technique by which virus detection can be made both in plants and animals is known as:

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ENZYME LINKED immunoabsorbent ASSAY (ELISA)
Electrophoresis
Electron microscopy
Immunofluorescence

Answer :A
4495.

Question : The technique called Gamete intra Fallopian Tranfer (GIFT) is recommended for those females

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who cannot produce an ovum
who cannot RETAIN inside uterus
whose cervical canal is too NARROW to allow PASSAGE for the sperms
who cannot PROVIDE suitable ENVIRONMENT for fertilisation

Answer :A
4496.

Question : The technical term used for the androecium in a flower of China rose ( Hibiscus rosasinensis) is

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DIADELPHOUS
POLYANDROUS
Polyadelphous
Monadelphous .

ANSWER :D
4497.

Question : The tears falling from eyes and saliva in the mouth are which kinds of barrier of Innate immunity?

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PHYSICAL BARRIER
PHYSIOLOGICAL barrier
Cellular barrier
CYTOKINE barrier

SOLUTION :Physiological barrier
4498.

Question : The TCA enzyme is found in:

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Peroxisomes
Ribosomes
Mitochondrial matrix
Cytoplasm

Answer :C
4499.

Question : The taxon likely to join the category of endangered category in near future is

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Extinct
Rare
Vulnerable
Living Fossil

Answer :C
4500.

Question : The taxa believed likely to join the endangered category in near future is called

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EXTINCT
RARE
VULNERABLE
out of danger

Answer :C