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1.

Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.The factory has reduced its workforce by 50%. A) cut back B) cut off C) set off D) taken in

Answer»

Correct option is A) cut back

2.

Spot the errors in the following sentences and correct them:1. No sooner had the teacher entered the class when the students stood up.2. He put of his coat.3. He sat beside Philip.4. You have to choose among rose milk and almond milk5. There were a few incidents of irregularity for the emergency years.6. She only lost her glasses in the stampede.7. It is a five – years integrated degree course.8. One must finish his duty on time.9. No less than forty persons were hurt in the accident.10. It is one of the most memorable day in my life.

Answer»

1. No sooner had the teacher entered the class than the students stood up.

2. He put off his coat.

3.He sat beside Philip.

4. You have to choose between rose milk and almond milk.

5. There were a few incidents of irregularity during the emergency years.

6. Only she lost her glasses in the stampede.

7. It is a five – year integrated degree course.

8. One must finish one’s duty on time.

9. No fewer than forty people were hurt in the accident.

10.  It is one of the most memorable days in my life

3.

Consider the following statements:Statement-I: Vasectomy is a device for birth control. Statement-II: It is a surgical method for birth control.Of these statements:(a) Both the statement are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.(b) Both the statement are true, but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true.

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Answer (a) Both the statement are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

4.

We are looking forward _____ your visit _____ pleasure. A) for / with B) to / in C) at / by D) to / with

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Correct option is D) to / with

5.

Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.As we had a long way to go, we left at five in the morning. A) set off B) put up C) stood for D) set about

Answer»

Correct option is A) set off

6.

Darwin said that people were related _____ monkeys. A) to B) with C) in D) of

Answer»

Correct option is A) to

7.

They stood _____ silence for a while. A) on B) off C) with D) in

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Correct option is D) in

8.

Vitamin D is essential ______ the growth of bones and teeth and is found _____ fish, liver, oil and milk. A) to / at B) of / in C) on / with D) for / in

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Correct option is D) for / in

9.

I am responsible for healthy growth of bones and teeth. My deficiency causes improper formation of bones, knock - knees, swollen wrists and delayed dentition. Who am I ? 

Answer»

Vitamin - D.

10.

Mitochondria is called power house of the cell. Comment.

Answer»

Mitochondria are the centres of production, storage, and distribution of energy for various metabolic activities of cell.

11.

Mark the odd one out. 1. Nucleus; Nucleoli; Centriole; Chromosome 2. Family, class, taxon, phylum

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1. Centriole 

2. Taxon

12.

Pick up the odd one and state reason for your answer.Golgi bodies, Nucleolus, Nucleus, Lysosome.

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Nucleolus. Remaining three are major cell organelles seen in cytoplasm.

13.

Analyse the column A and B arrange the matter is an appropriate order.    A      B(1)  Pachytene(a) Interphase(2)  S phase(b) Telophase I(3) Dyad(c)  Mitotic phase(4) M phase(d) Prophase I

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    A      B
(1)  Pachytene(d) Prophase I
(2)  S phase(a) Interphase
(3) Dyad(b) Telophase I
(4) M phase(c)  Mitotic phase
14.

Bacterial cell envelope is a complex structure. It is made up of various layers. Name the different layers in the Bacterial cell envelope.

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Glycocalyx, cell wall, and plasma membrane.

15.

Analyse the table and arrange the matter in an appropriate order.  Column - I Column - II(1) Ribosome(a) Protein(2) Porin(b) Secondary wall(3) Lignin(c) 70S(4) Nucleus(d) Chromosome

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  Column - I Column - II
(1) Ribosome(c) 70S
(2) Porin(a) Protein
(3) Lignin(b) Secondary wall
(4) Nucleus(d) Chromosome
16.

Name the organelles which act as the following. 1. cell’s circulatory system 2. protein factories 3. powerhouse 4. disposal units 5. control centres

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1. Endoplasmic reticulum 

2. Ribosomes 

3. Mitochondria 

4. Lysosomes 

5. Nucleus

17.

In some bacteria cell envelope consists of loose layer but in others, it appears as thick and tough layer. Name the two types of layers.

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  • Loose layer – slime layer 
  • Thick and tough layer – Capsule
18.

Name the cell organelles in the cell which act as the following. 1. Protein factories 2. Powerhouse 3. Disposal unit 4. Control centres

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1. Ribosome 

2. Mitochondria 

3. Lysosomes 

4. Nucleus

19.

Make a list of organelles that function as the cytoskeleton.

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The endoplasmic reticulum, microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate fibers.

20.

Name two cell organelles that are double membrane-bound. Write the main functions of each.

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1. Chloroplast- Photosynthesis 

2. Mitochondria – cellular respiration

21.

Name two cell-organelles that are double membrane-bound. What are the characteristics of these two organelles? State their functions.

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Golgi body and Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) 

1. Golgi body: 

  • It perform the function of packaging materials. 
  • The site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids. 

2. Endoplasmic reticulum:

  • RER type involved in protein synthesis and secretion. 
  • SER is the major site of synthesis of lipids.
22.

A non-membrane cell organelles is common to both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. 1. Which is that cell organelle? 2. What is its function?

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1. Ribosome 

2. It helps in protein synthesis. Ribosome is the protein synthesising machinery in both prokaryotes & Eukaryotes.

23.

Complete the words with the correct suffixes given in brackets. 1. In December, on a fine evening in 1927, there was much (a) excite ——– (mant/ment) in one of its (b) laborato ——– (ries/rys). 2. Raman was (a) equa ——– (ly/lly) delighted, (b) “Excel ——– (ent/lent) news,” he said. 3. No sophisticated equipment was (a) avail ——– (able/ible) in his labora ——– (tary/tory). 4. Raman was (a) confi ——(dant/dent) that he could find the answer with some (b) modifica ——– (tions/ssions) in his equipment. 5. His (a) disco ——– (very/vary) caught the (b) atten ——– (sion/tion) of the world. 6. With equipment worth hardly Rs. 200/- and (a) limi ——– (tted/ted) (b) facili ——– (ties/tys), Raman was able to make a discovery. 7. February 28, the day on which he discovered the ‘Raman Effect’, is celebrated as National Science Day to commemorate his achieve ——– (mant/ ment) in science: His achievement was remark ——– (able/ible). 8. Raman was the first Indian scholar who Studied who ——– (ly / lly) in India. 9. a) Raman was equally delighted. “Exce ——– (llent/lent) news,” he said. b) Raman announced the discovery of ‘new radia ——– ‘ (sion/tion). 10. a) transpa ——– (rant/rent) b) equip ——– (mant/ment).

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1. a) excitement b) laboratories 

2. a) equally b) Excellent 

3. a) available b) laboratory 

4. a) confident b) modifications 

5. a) discovery b) attention 

6. a) limited b) facilities 

7. achievement, remarkable 

8. wholly 

9. a) Excellent b) radiation 

10. a) transparent b) equipment

24.

Which of the folowing is parthenocarpic fruitsA. OrangeB. PapayaC. PomegranateD. Apple

Answer» Correct Answer - B
A) orange


Pomegranate is considered to be a berry where it possesses several seeds whose epicarp is the edible part. As the seeds of the pomegranate are the viable/commercially required part of the fruit, parthenocarpy is undesirable

A female requires pollen from a male or hermaphroditic plant to produce fruit. ... However, unpollinated papaya female plants sometimes set fruit without seeds. They are called parthenocarpic fruit and are perfectly fine to eat

development of fruit without fertilization. The fruit resembles a normally produced fruit but is seedless. Varieties of the pineapple, banana, cucumber, grape
in apple parthenocarpic is not at all possible


25.

Pollen grains of a plant whose `2n=28` are caltured to get callus by tissue culture method. What would be the number of chromosomes in the cells of the callusA. 28B. 21C. 14D. 56

Answer» Correct Answer - C
26.

What background information did Watson and Crick had availablewiththem for developing a model of DNA? What was their own contribution?

Answer»

Watson and Crick had the following informations which helped them to develop a model of DNA.
(i)  Chargaffs’ Law suggesting A = T, and C = G.
(ii)  Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin’s work on DNA crystal’s X-ray diffraction studies about DNA’s physical structure.
(iii)  Watson and Crick proposed
a.  How complementary bases may pair
b.  
Semi conservative replication and
c.  Mutation through tautomerism.

27.

What background information did Watson and Crick hadavailable with them for developing a model of DNA?What was their own contribution?

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Watson and Crick had the following information which helped them to develop a model of DNA. 

(i) Chargaffs’ Law suggesting A = T, and C = G. 

(ii) Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin’s work on DNA crystal’s X-ray diffraction studies about DNA's physical structure.

(iii) Watson and Crick proposed 

a. How complementary bases may pair

 b. Semi conservative replication and

 c. Mutation through tautomerism. 

28.

What are the functions of (i) methylated guanasine cap, (ii) poly-A “tail”in a mature on RNA?

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Methylated Guanine cap helps in binding of mRNA to smaller ribosomal sub-unit during initiation of translation. Poly– A tail provides longevity to mRNA’s life. Tail length and longevity of mRNA are positively correlated.

29.

What are the functions of (i) methylated guanasine cap, (ii) poly-A “tail”in a mature on RNA?

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Methylated Guanine cap helps in binding of mRNA to smaller ribosomal sub-unit during initiation of translation. Poly– A tail provides longevity to mRNA’s life. Tail length and longevity of mRNA are positively correlated.

30.

Do you think that the alternate splicing of exons may enable a structural gene to code for several isoproteins from one and the same gene?

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Functional mRNA of structural genes need not always include all of its exons. This alternate splicing of exons is sex-specific, tissue-specific, and even developmental stage-specific. By such alternate splicing of exons, a single gene may encode for several isoproteins and/or proteins of similar class. In absence of such a kind of splicing, there should have been new genes for every protein/isoprotein. Such an extravagancy has been avoided in natural phenomena by way of alternate splicing.

31.

Do you think that the alternate splicing of exons may enable a structuralgene to code for several isoproteins from one and the same gene? If yes,how? If not, why so?

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Functional mRNA of structural genes need not always include all of its exons. This alternate splicing of exons is sex-specific, tissue-specific, and even developmental stage-specific. By such alternate splicing of exons, a single gene may encode for several isoproteins and/or proteins of similar class. In absence of such a kind of splicing, there should have been new genes for every protein/isoprotein. Such an extravagancy has been avoided in natural phenomena by way of alternate splicing.

32.

Comment on the utility of variability in number of tandem repeats during DNA finger printing.

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Tandemness in repeats provides many copies of the sequence for fingerprinting, and variability in nitrogen base sequence in them. Being individual-specific, this proves to be useful in the process of DNA fingerprinting.​

33.

Comment on the utility of variability in number of tandem repeats during DNA finger printing.

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Tandemness in repeats provides many copies of the sequence for fingerprinting, and variability in nitrogen base sequence in them. Being individual-specific, this proves to be useful in the process of DNA fingerprinting.

34.

Would it be appropriate to use DNA probes such as VNTR in DNA fingerprinting of a bacteriophage?

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Bacteriophage does not have repetitive sequences such as VNTRs in its genome as its genome is very small and have all the coding sequence. DNA finger printing is not done for phages.

35.

Pasteurisation of milk invole heating forA. 60 min at abot `90^(@)`B. 30 min at abot `50^(@)`C. 300 min at abot `65^(@)`D. 60 min at abot `100^(@)`

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Pasteruisation of milk involed heateing of milk at 60-`70^(@)C` for aboout 30 min so as to kill the pathogens.
36.

High milk yielding varieties of cows are obtained byA. super ovulationB. artifical inseminationC. use of surrogate motherD. all of the above

Answer» Correct Answer - A
In superovulation a high milk yielding coew is induced to shed 4-6 eggs every 6-8 weeks (instead of 20-21 days). The superovulated donor is artificially inseminated with semen from a quality bull. The embroyos developing from the eggs so fertilised are flushed out.These good quaulity embros are now tranfrerred toi surrogate mother for deliver.
37.

What are the various types of organizations in the private sector?

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The private sector consists of business owned by individuals or a group of individuals. The various forms of organization are sole proprietorship, partnership, joint Hindu family, cooperative and company.

38.

Honey isA. acidicB. neutralC. alkalineD. basic after some days

Answer» Correct Answer - A
Honey is acidic as its pH is 2.5-4.0 . Honey is a byproduct of bee keeping .It is sweet in taste and white to black in colour .smell of honey varies according to juices collected from different flowers.
39.

What is meant by Public sector?

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Business units owned, managed and controlled by the central, state or local government are termed as public sector enterprises or public enterprises. These are also known as public sector undertakings.

40.

Which of the following will lose its economic value, if it fruits are produced by induced parthenocarpy?A. grapesB. pomegranateC. orangeD. banana

Answer» Correct Answer - B
Testa is the edible part in pomegranate.It is not fomed if fruits are produced by parthenocarpy(no seeds will be formed).
41.

They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks. A) decide / know B) decided / know C) decided / had known D) decided / knew E) decided / has known

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Correct option is C) decided / had known

42.

Which among the following type of organization has no separate legal entity? (a) Public corporation (b) Government company (c) Departmental organization (d) Private company

Answer»

(c) Departmental organization.

43.

 "When thou sigh' st, thou sight'st not winde, But sigh' st my soul away".

Answer»

These beautiful lines have been taken from sweetest love. I do not goe's which has been composed by a great metaphysical poet his age john Donne. In these lines, the poet wants to tell his beloved that her weeping and sighing at the time of departure in not proper. It hurt much him very.

44.

What are gemmae cups

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Gemmae cups are cup-like structures containing gemmae. The gemmae are small discs of haploid tissue and they directly give rise to new gametophytes. A gemma (plural gemmae) is a single cell or a mass of cells, or a modified bud of tissue, that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual.

45.

Indian Railway is an example of .........

Answer»

Departmental undertaking

46.

"You two'd better hurry up and get married.......Just do me a favour and leave me in peace."

Answer»

These lines have be taken from A Marriage proposal written by Anton chekhov. Who was dramatist and short story writtel of Russia. This dialogue is spoken by CHOOBOOKOU. When Natalia and tomov is agree to marry wish each other is the short drama named a marrage proposal.

47.

Which of the following is formed by a special Act of parliament? (a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (b) L.G. Electronics India (c) The East India Company (d) The Reserve Bank of India

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(d) The Reserve Bank of India

48.

He wanted nothing except _____ in peace. A) to be left B) to leave C) be left D) being left

Answer»

Correct option is A) to be left

49.

It is an organisation which is formed by a special Act of Parliament. (a) Identify the type of organisation. (b) Explain its merits and demerits.

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Statutory corporations are public enterprises brought into existence by a Special Act of the Parliament. The Act defines its powers and functions, rules and regulations governing its employees and its relationship with government departments. Eg. LIC, IFCI, RBI, SBI, ONGC, UTI, Air India etc.

Features: 

1. Statutory corporations are set up under an Act of Parliament and are governed by the provisions of the Act. 

2. It is wholly owned by the state. 

3. It has a separate legal entity, i.e it can sue and be sued, enter into contract and acquire property in its own name. 

4. It is usually independently financed. 

5. It is not subject to budget, accounting, and audit laws. 

6. The employees of these enterprises are not government or civil servants.

Merits:

1. They enjoy independence in their functioning and a high degree of operational flexibility 

2. It enjoys administrative and financial autonomy 

3. Since they are autonomous organizations, they can frame their own policies and procedures 

4. A statutory corporation is a valuable instrument for economic development.

Limitations: 

1. A statutory corporation does not enjoy as much operational flexibility 

2. Government and political interference has always been there in major decisions 

3. Where there is dealing with public, rampant corruption exists 

4. Commercial principles are ignored in the operation of public corporations which leads to inefficiency.

50.

Some organisations are directly attached to a particular ministry of the Central or State Government. State the type of enterprise coming under this category. Explain its merits and demerits.

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This is the oldest and most common form of organization. These are established as departments of the ministry and are financed, managed and controlled by either central govt, or state govt.. They are managed by government employees and work under the control of a minister. 

Eg. Railways, Post & Telegraph, All India Radio, Doordarshan, Defense undertakings etc.

Features: 

1.  The enterprise is financed by annual appropriation from the budget of the Government and all revenue is paid to the treasury. 

2.  The enterprise is subject to accounting and audit control. 

3.  It is subject to the direct control of the ministry. 

4.  Its employees are govt, employees and are recruited and appointed as per govt, rules. 

5.  They are accountable to the concerned ministry.

Merits: 

1. These undertakings facilitate the Parliament to exercise effective control over their operations. 

2.  These ensure a high degree of public accountability. 

3.  The revenue earned by the enterprise goes directly to the treasury and hence is a source of income for the Government.

4.  Where national security is concerned, this form is most suitable since it is under the direct control and supervision of the concerned Ministry.

Limitations: 

1.  Departmental undertakings lack flexibility because its policies cannot be changed instantly. 

2.  The employees are not allowed to take independent decisions, without the approval of the ministry concerned. This leads to delay in decision making. 

3.  These enterprises are unable to take advantage of business opportunities. 

4.  There is red tapism in day-to-day operations. 

5.  There is a lot of political interference through the ministry.

6.  These organisations are usually insensitive to consumer needs and do not provide adequate services to them.