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1.

Select the mismatchA. Frankia - AlnusB. Rhodospirillum - MycorrhizaC. Anabaena - nitrogen fixerD. Rhizobium - Alfalfa

Answer» Rhodospirillum is anaerobic, free living nitrogen fixer. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic relationship between fungi and roots of higher plants
2.

In Bougainvillea, thorns are the modifications ofA. StipulesB. Adventitious rootC. StemD. Leaf

Answer» Thorns are hard, pointed straight structures for protection. These are modified stem
3.

A temporary endocrine gland in the human body isA. Pineal glandB. Corpus cardiacumC. Corpus luteumD. Corpus allatum

Answer» Corpus luteum is the temporary endocrine structure formed in the ovary after ovulation. It is responsible for the release of the hormones like progesterone, oestrogen etc.
4.

Most of drugs are antacids EXCEPT: a) Misoprostol b) Maalox c) Mylanta d) Almagel 

Answer»

a) Misoprostol 

5.

The association of histone `H_(1)` with a nucleosome indicatesA. Transcriptionis occurringB. DNA replication is occurringC. The DNA is condensed into a Chromatin FibreD. The DNA double helix is exposed

Answer» The association of H1 protein indicates the complete formation of nucleosome.
Therefore the DNA is in condensed form
6.

Which drug is an analog of prostaglandin E1? a) Misoprostole b) De-nol c) Sucralfate d) Omeprazole 

Answer»

a) Misoprostole

7.

Select the drug stimulating the protective function of the mucous barrier and the stability of the mucous membrane against damaging factors: a) De-nol b) Sucralfate c) Misoprostol d) Omeprazole

Answer»

c) Misoprostol

8.

Tick the drug forming a physical barrier to HCL and Pepsin: a) Ranitidine b) Sucralfate c) Omeprazole d) Pirenzepine

Answer»

b) Sucralfate

9.

Indicate the drug that cause metabolic alkalosis: a) Sodium bicarbonate b) Cimetidine c) Pepto-Bismol d) Carbenoxolone 

Answer»

a) Sodium bicarbonate  

10.

Cimetidine has no effect on hepatic drug metabolism. It’s a) True b) False

Answer»

Cimetidine has no effect on hepatic drug metabolism. It’s False.

11.

The xylem in plants are responsible for(a) transport of water (b) transport of food  (c) transport of amino acids (d) transport of oxygen

Answer» (a) transport of water
12.

How much quantity of the vegetables is recommended by ICMR, New Delhi per capita every day for balance diet? a) 300 g/day b) 120 g/day c) 75 g/day d) 500 g/day

Answer»

Correct option: a) 300g/day

13.

Papain, a digestive enzyme is extracted from which of the following crops? a) Rose b) Cabbage c) Papaya d) Rice

Answer»

Correct option: c) Papaya

14.

Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with vaseline. Will this plant remain healthy for long? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer»

The plant will not remain healthy for long and it will die.
Vaseline is thick and it will block the stomata so there will be no intake of carbon dioxide.
It will completely block the stomata even after we remove it so there will be the death of the plant.
The chemical compounds present in Vaseline will protect the plant from receiving heat and so the plant will die.

This plant will not remain healthy for a long time because
(a) it will not get oxygen for respiration.
(b) it will not get carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
(c) Upward movement of water and minerals would be hampered
due to lack of transpiration.

15.

(a) oxygen(b) temperature(c) water in guard cells(d) concentration of CO2 in stomata

Answer» (c) water in guard cells
16.

What are the components of the transport system in human beings? What are the functions of these components?

Answer»

The main components of the transport system in human beings are the heart, blood, and blood vessels.

  • Heart pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body. It receives deoxygenated blood from the various body parts and sends this impure blood to the lungs for oxygenation.
  • Blood is a fluid connective tissue, it helps in the transport of oxygen, nutrients, CO2, and nitrogenous wastes.
  • Blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) carry blood either away from the heart to various organs or from various organs back to the heart.

The transport system (called circulatory system) in human beings mainly consists of heart, blood and blood vessels.

Functions of component of circulatory system:
(i) Heart: The heart is a muscular organ which pumps blood to the different parts of the body. It receives deoxygenated blood from the body parts and pump it to lungs which enriches it with oxygen. It receives purified blood from lungs and pumps it to all the parts of the body.
(ii) Blood: Blood is fluid connective tissue it consists of a fluid  known as plasma in which the cells are suspended, such as white blood cells and red blood cells. Plasma transports food, carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes (urea and uric acid) in dissolved form. Red blood cells transport oxygen. Blood also transport many other substances like hormones, salt etc. Platelets present in the blood stop bleed from injuries by forming blood clots.
(iii) Blood vessels: Blood vessels form a closed network of tubes to reach all the tissues. Thus, the blood pushed by the heart flows in the blood vessels (arteries) and also comes back to the heart in the blood vessels (veins).

17.

Our forefathers did not invent machinery because..........(a) they knew we would become slaves. (b) they knoew we would be happy. (c) they did not like to see us comfortable. (d) they were jealous of us.

Answer»

Our forefathers did not invent machinery because they knew we would become slaves. 

18.

(a) kidney → ureter → urethra → urinary bladder(b) kidney → urinary bladder → urethra → ureter(c) kidney → ureters → urinary bladder → urethra(d) urinary bladder → kidney → ureter → urethra

Answer» (c) kidney → ureters → urinary bladder → urethra
19.

(a) The process in plants that links light energy with chemicalenergy(b) Organisms that can prepare their own food(c) The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs(d) Cells that surround a stomatal pore(e) Organisms that cannot prepare their own food(f) An enzyme secreted from gastric glands in stomach that actson proteins

Answer» (a) Photosynthesis
(b) Autotrophs
(c) Chloroplast
(d) Guard Cells
(e) Heterotrophs
(f) Pepsin
20.

What are the conditions necessary for fixation of atmospheric nitrogen by Rhizobium. What is their role in N2 -fixation?

Answer»

Rhizobium is a symbiotic bacteria present in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
The basic requirements for Rhizobium to carry out nitrogen fixation are as follows:
(a) Presence of the enzyme nitrogenase
(b) Presence of leg-haemoglobin
(c) Non-haem iron protein, ferrodoxin as the electron-carrier
(d) Constant supply of ATP
(e) Mg2+ions as co-factors
Rhizobium contains the enzyme nitrogenase – a Mo-Fe protein – that helps in the conversion of atmospheric free nitrogen into ammonia.
The reaction is as follows:
N2 + 8e– + 8H+ + 16 ATP→ 2 NH3 + H2 + 16ADP + 16Pi
The Rhizobium bacteria live as aerobes under free-living conditions, but require anaerobic conditions during nitrogen fixation. This is because the enzyme nitrogenase is highly sensitive to molecular oxygen. The nodules contain leghaemoglobin, which protects nitrogenase from oxygen.

21.

Which of the following is a prime number?(a) 10(b) 7(c) 15(d) 9

Answer»

The correct option is (b) 7

22.

An  Δ ABC AC2 = AB2 +BC2 then ∠ B is(a) 75°(b) 60°(c) 45°(d) 90°

Answer»

An  Δ ABC AC2 = AB2 +BC2 then ∠ B = 90°

23.

Which is zeros of Quadratic polynomial x2-5x+6(a) (-3,2)(b) (-1,-2)(c) (3,-2)(d) (3,2)

Answer»

The correct option is (d) (3,2)

24.

The only good (a) /about these pens (b) /are their colour and there size (c) /no error

Answer»

The only good thing/ about these pens(b) / are their colour and their size.(c)/ No error

Answer

(c) : ‘Is’ in place of ‘are’. The subject ‘the only good thing ‘ is singular and thus the verb will be singular.

(c) : ‘Is’ in place of ‘are’. The subject ‘the only good thing ‘ is singular and thus the verb will be singular.

25.

I am sure that (a) neither the house nor its contents (b) is for sale (c) no error

Answer»

Part (c) correct

Replace 'is' by 'are'

26.

I will wait for you (a) /at the office (b) /till you will finish your work (c)/no error

Answer»

Part (c) correct

Remove 'will' 

27.

Although she works hard.... She fail A) butB) and C) yet D) than

Answer»

Although she works hard yet She fail 

28.

A flock of lions (a) /roamed about (b) /fearlessly in the jungle (c)no error (d)

Answer»

Correct Option: a

Replace ‘flock’ by ‘herd’.

29.

Students should not take part (a) /in party politics and political demonstrations (b) /as they interfere in serious study (c) /no error Find the error and discuss

Answer»

c) as they interfere in serious study

Explanation:

Incorrect preposition is used. The preposition after ‘interfere’ here should be ‘with’.

So the correct sentence in option (c) will be - 'as they interfere with serious study'

30.

They work hard lest they..... in the examination A) will fail B) failed C) should fail D) fail

Answer»

Correct option: (c) should fail

lest + should + v1

31.

You can get (a) /all the informations you want (b) /in this book (c)/no error (d) Find the error and why this answer is the right discuss

Answer»

Answer: Option B  

Explanation:  

all the information you want

32.

These kind (a) /of shirts (b) /are rather expensive for him to buy (c) /no error (d)

Answer»

Part (a) error.

These kinds of shirts are rather expensive for him to buy. 

33.

What is beats? Give an analytical description of the phenomenon of beats. Show that the beat frequency is equal to the difference of frequencies of the component oscillation.

Answer»
  • Definition: The formation of periodic waxing and waning of sound due to interference (superposition) of two sound waves of the same amplitude but of slightly different frequencies, is called beats. 
  • One waxing and one waning which are consecutive form one beat. 
  • The time interval between two successive maxima or minima (waxings or wanings) is called the period of beats. 
  • The number of beats heard per second is called the frequency of beats.

Let us consider two waves of slightly different frequencies n1 and n2 (n1 ~ n2 < 10) having equal amplitude travelling in a medium in the same direction.  

At time t = 0, both waves travel in same phase. The equations of the two waves are  

y1 = a sin ω1t  

y1 = a sin (2πn1)t         …... (1)  

y2 = a sin ω2t  

= a sin (2πn2)t              …... (2)

When the two waves superimpose, the resultant displacement is given by  

y =  y1 + y2  

y = a sin (2πn1)t + a sin (2πn2)t        …... (3)  

Therefore  

y = 2a sin 2π(n1+ n2/2)t cos 2π(n1– n2/2)t            …... (4)  

Substitute A = 2a cos 2π(n1– n2/2)t   and n = n1 + n2/2 in equation (4)  

y = A sin 2πnt  

This represents a simple harmonic wave of frequency n = n1 + n2/2 and amplitude A which changes with time.  

(i) The resultant amplitude is maximum (i.e) ± 2a, if  

cos 2π [n1-n2/2] t = ±1  

So, 2π [n1-n2/2] t = ±mπ  

(Here, m = 0,1,2....) or (n1 – n2)t = m   

The first maximum is obtained at t1 = 0  

The second maximum is obtained at,  

 t2 = 1/n1 – n2  

The third maximum at t3 = 2/n1 – n2 and so on.  

The time interval between two successive maxima is,  

t2 – t1 =  t3 – t2 = 1/n1 – n 

Hence the number of beats produced per second is equal to the reciprocal of the time interval between two successive maxima.

34.

The rice from Dehradoon is (a) /more superior (b) /to that Saharanpur (c) /no error (d)

Answer»

/to that Saharanpur

35.

A tank is filled with a transparent liquid to height "H". A coin suspended by a thread in the liquid us gradually lowered till it touches the bottom. The apparent depth is determined corresponding to different positions of the coin. (a) Plot a graph showing variation of the apparent and real depth of the coin. (b) What is the physical significance of the slope of the graph.

Answer»

sorry I don't understand that 

36.

Give the plural form of the given word .Myself A) ourselvesB) myselfs C)ourselfD) myselves

Answer» Ourselves is the right answer
37.

Although he has known Suresh (a) /for only two years (b) but he is his best friend. (c)/no error (d)

Answer» (b)  but he is his best friend

It should be yet, he is his best friend
38.

My cousin brother (a) is coming from Mumbai (b) after a long interval (c) /no error

Answer»

Part (a)

Remove "brother"

Explanation:

A cousin is defined as a son or a daughter, of a brother or a sister, of the father or the mother. 

No person can be your cousin and brother at the same time or, for that matter, your cousin and sister either. 

To elaborate, one may talk about a male cousin or a female cousin, when needed.

39.

In Column I, a family of concurrent lines is given and their points of concurrence are given in Column II. Match the items of Column I with those of Column I with those of Column II.(A) If a, b, c are real as 2a + 3b + c = 0, then the lines ax + by + c = 0 are concurrent(P)  (2/5,3/5)(B) If a is a parameter, then the family of lines (1 + a)x + (2 -  a) y + 5 = 0 is concurrent at(q) (2, 3)(C) The lines (a d)x + ay + (a + d) = 0 for different values of d are concurrent at(r) (1, 2)(D) For different values m and n, the lines (m + 2n)x + (m - 3n)y m + n = 0 are concurrent at(s) (-5/3,-5/3)(t)  ()1,-2

Answer»

(A) 2a + 3b + c = 0 ⇒ ax + by + c = 0 passes through (2, 3).

Answer: (A)  (q)

(B) The equation (1 + a)x + (2 - a)y + 5 = 0 is written as (x + 2y + 5) + a(x - y) = 0, Hence, the line passes through the intersection of the lines x  + 2y + 5 = 0 and x - y = 0 and the point of intersection is (-5/3,-5/3)

Answer: (B)  (s)

(C) The equation (a - d)x + ay + (a + d) = 0 is written as a(x + y + 1) + d (1 - x) = 0 so that this line passes through the intersection of the lines 1 - x = 0 and x + y + 1 = 0 which is given by (1, -2).

Answer: (C)  (t)

(D) The equation (m + 2n)x + (m - 3n)y - m + n = 0 is written as m(x + y -1 = 0) . Hence, the line passes through the intersection of the lines x + y - 1 = 0 and  2x - 3y + 1 = 0 which is given by (2/5, 3/5).

Answer: (C)  (p)

40.

I have done my best (a) /the whole thing is now (b) /in the laps of the Gods (c) /no error (d)Find the error.Give the right answer and why this answer is right discuss

Answer»

(c) Replace ‘laps’ by ‘lap’.

41.

The maximum value of x1/2, x &gt; 0 is(A) 1/ee(B) (1/e)c(C) 1(D) None of these

Answer»

correct option:

(A) 1/ee

42.

The interval in which f(x) = (x + 1)3 (x – 3)3 is increasing(A) [1, ∞] (B) [1, ∞] (C) [–1, ∞] (D) [–∞, 1]

Answer»

correct option:

(A) [1, ∞] 

43.

The heights of two towers are 210 metres and 70 metres respectively. If the angle of elevation of the top of the first twoere form the bottom of the second tower be `60^@` , then find the angle of elevation of the top of the scecond tower from the bottom of the first tower.

Answer» Correct Answer - `30^@`
44.

Write a biography on Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Answer»

Mukherjee was born in Dhakuria, Calcutta, on 4 October 1931 to Narendranath Mukherjee, a railway official, and Hemprova Devi. She was the youngest of six children. Her grandfather was a police officer, and the family had lived in Dhakuria since 1911. Sandhya started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri. However, her guru was Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan followed by his son Ustad Munavvar Ali Khan, under whom she mastered Indian classical music. According to Manorma Sharma, "Sandhya has been able to maintain her popularity as a classical vocalist even after acquiring the gloss and the glow of playback singing. 

Though classically trained, the bulk of her work consists of Bengali modern songs. She began her career in Mumbai singing Hindi songs, starting with a song in the film Taarana in 1950. She sang, as a playback singer, in 17 Hindi films. She decided to come back to and settle in her home city Kolkata in 1952 due to personal reasons. She married Bengali poet Shymal Gupta in 1966. Gupta went on to write the lyrics for many of her songs. She received Banga Bhushan the highest civilian honor in the Indian state of West Bengal in 2011. She also won the National film award for best playback singer for her songs in the films Jay Jayanti and Nishi Padma in the year 1970. 

Her best-known collaboration is arguable with the Bengali singer Hemanta Mukherjee with whom she sang numerous duets, primarily as playback for Bengali films. Hemanta and Sandhya became known as the voices behind the pairings of the Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar and his numerous heroines, most notably being the actress Suchitra Sen, whose singing voice she became. Besides Hemanta's Mukherjee compositions, her largest body of work is with Robin Chattopadhyay and Nachiketa Ghosh.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War, she joined the mass movement among Indian Bengali artists to raise money for the millions of refugees who had poured into  Kolkata and West Bengal to escape the fighting, and to raise global awareness for the cause of Bangladesh. She assisted Bangladeshi musician Samar as he set up the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, the clandestine radio station broadcasting to Bangladesh, and recorded several patriotic songs for him. On the occasion of the release of Sheikh Mujib Rahman the imprisoned leader of the new country of Bangladesh, she released a song Bangabandhu Tumi Phirey Ele. She later became one of the first foreign artists to visit Dhaka, performing at an open-air concert in Paltan Maidan in Dhaka to celebrate the first Ekushey February after Bangladeshi independence in 1971.

On 26 January 2022, on Republic day and a few days before testing positive for Covid 19, Mukherjee was awarded the Padma Shri for her performance in music. However, she refused the award, labeling it "disparaging and degrading". Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kolkata on 15 February 2022, at the age of 90.

what is your name

45.

The decimal representation of `(11)/(2^(3) xx 5)` willA. terminate after 1 decimal placeB. terminate after 2 decimal placesC. terminate after 3 decimal placesD. not terminate

Answer» Correct Answer - c
3 decimal places
46.

The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number isA. 12B. 4C. 20D. 44

Answer» Correct Answer - c
Correct Answer - 20
47.

Find dy/dx if y=e²×sinx

Answer» we should find \( \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\mathrm{e}^2 \times \sin x \)

\( \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\mathrm{e}^2 \times \sin x=\mathrm{e}^2 \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \sin x=\mathrm{e}^2 \cos x \)
48.

Find dy/dx if y=e²×sinx

Answer» we should find \( \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\mathrm{e}^2 \times \sin x \)

\( \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\mathrm{e}^2 \times \sin x=\mathrm{e}^2 \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \sin x=\mathrm{e}^2 \cos x \)

y = e2x sin x

\(\frac{dy}{dx}\) = e2x d/dx sin x + (d/dx e2x) sin x (By UV formula)

= e2x cos x + 2 e2x sin x (By chain rule)

= e2x(cos x+2 sin x)

49.

Show that rn vector r is an irrotational Vector for any value of n but is solenoidal only if n = −3.

Answer»

Let \(\hat{F} = r^n \,\hat{r}\)

\(= r^n (x\hat{i} + y\hat{j} + z\hat{k})\)

\(=x r^n \hat{i} + y r^n\hat{j} + z r^n\hat{k}\)

\(\vec{\Delta} \times \vec{F}\) \(= \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k}\\ \frac{\delta}{\delta x} & \frac{\delta}{\delta y} & \frac{\delta}{\delta z}\\ xr^n & yr^n & zr^n \end{vmatrix}\)

\(= \hat{i}(nz\,r^{n-1} \frac{\delta r}{\delta y} - ny\,r^{n-1}\frac{\delta r}{\delta z})\) \(+ \hat{j}(nx\,r^{n-1} \frac{\delta r}{\delta z} - nz\,r^{n-1}\frac{\delta r}{\delta x})\) \(+ \hat{k}(ny\,r^{n-1} \frac{\delta r}{\delta x} - nx\,r^{n-1}\frac{\delta r}{\delta y})\)

\(= \hat{i}(nyz\,r^{n - 2} - nyz\,r^{n - 2})\) \( + \hat{j}(nxz\,r^{n - 2} - nxz\,r^{n - 2})\) \( + \hat{k}(nxy\,r^{n - 2} - nxy\,r^{n - 2})\)

\((\because r^2 = x^2 + y^2 + z^2\) \(\Rightarrow \frac{\delta r}{\delta x} = \frac{x}{r},\) \(\frac{\delta r}{\delta y} = \frac{y}{r}\) \(\&\) \(\frac{\delta r}{\delta z} = \frac{z}{r})\)

\(= 0\hat{i} + 0\hat{j} + 0\hat{k}\)

\(= \hat{0}\)

\(\therefore \) For all values of n, vector F is irrational.

Now \(\hat{\Delta}.\hat{F}\) \(= \left(\frac{\delta}{\delta x}\hat{i} + \frac{\delta}{\delta y}\hat{j} + \frac{\delta}{\delta z}\hat{k}\right)\) \(.\left(xr^n\hat{i} + yr^n\hat{j} + zr^n\hat{k}\right)\)

\(= \frac{\delta}{\delta x}xr^n + \frac{\delta}{\delta y}yr^n + \frac{\delta}{\delta z}zr^n\)

\(= (nx\,r^{n-1} \frac{\delta r}{\delta x} + r^n)\) \(+ (ny\,r^{n-1}\frac{\delta r}{\delta y} + r^n)\) \(+ (nz\,r^{n-1}\frac{\delta r}{\delta z} + r^n)\)

\(= 3r^n + (nx^2 r^{n - 2} + ny^2 r^{n - 2}\) \(+ nz^2 r^{n - 2})\)

\((\because \frac{\delta r}{\delta x} = \frac{x}{r}, \frac{\delta r}{\delta y} = \frac{y}{r}\) \(\&\) \(\frac{\delta r}{\delta z} = \frac{z}{r})\)

\(= 3r^n +nr^{n - 2}(x^2 + y^2 + z^2)\)

\(= 3r^n +nr^{n}\) \((\because x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = r^2)\)

\(= (3 + n)r^n\)

\(\therefore \vec{\Delta}.\vec{F} = 0\) when n = -3.

\(\therefore \vec{F} = r^n\vec{r}\) is solenoidal only if n = -3.

50.

If A = \(\begin{bmatrix}1 &amp;-1 &amp; 0 \\[0.3em]2 &amp; 3 &amp; 4 \\[0.3em]0 &amp;1 &amp; 2\end{bmatrix}\) and B = \(\begin{bmatrix}2 &amp;2 &amp; -4 \\[0.3em]-4 &amp; 2 &amp; -4 \\[0.3em]2 &amp;-1 &amp; 5\end{bmatrix}\), then :If A = [(1,-1,0)(2,3,4)(0,1,2)] and B = [(2,2,-4)(-4,2,-4)(2,-1,5)], then :(a) A-1 = B(b) A-1 = 6B(c) B-1 = B(d) B-1 = \(\frac{1}{6}\)A

Answer»

Option : (d)

\(AB=\begin{bmatrix}1&-1&0\\2&3&4\\0&1&2\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}2&2&-4\\-4&2&-4\\2&-1&5\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}6&0&0\\0&6&0\\0&0&6\end{bmatrix},\)

\(\Rightarrow AB=6I\Rightarrow B^{-1}=\frac{1}{6}A\)