Question 1:

The characteristic spores of diatoms are called:

 (1) Auxospores
 (2) Basidiospores
 (3) Ascospores
 (4) Zoospores

Question 2:

Entamoeba histolytica is a human parasite usually found in:

  (1) Liver
 (2) Intestine
 (3) Mouth
 (4) Lung

Question 3:

Due to plasmolysis, the plant cell:

 (1) becomes turgid
 (2) becomes flaccid
 (3) bursts
 (4) swells up

Question 4:

The offspring from a cross between two individuals differing in at least one set of characters is called
1) Mutant
2) Variant
3) Hybrid
4) Polyploid

Question 5:

Parthenocarpic development of fruit is brought about by:

 (1) NAA,2,4D
 (2) 2,4D
 (3) 2,4,5T
 (4) NAA,2T

Question 6:

which one of the following statement is correct:

(1)Malphigian corpuscles + glomerulus constitute the Bowman's capsule
(2) Bowman';s capsule + Malphigian tubules constitute the glomerulus
(3) Bowman's capsule and glomerulus together constitute renal corpuscle
(4) Renal corpuscle and glomerulus constitute Malphigian corpuscle

Question 7:

Allergy condition caused by pollen grains of certain flowers causing inflammation of the nose is called

 (1) Rhinitis
 (2) Bronchitis
 (3) Laryngitis
 (4) Pharyngitis

Question 8:

One of the papilla of tongue is not gustatory in function :

 (1) Fungiform
 (2) Foliate
 (3) Filiform
 (4) Vollate

Question 9:

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is brought about by:

 (1)Nitrosomonas
 (2)Rhizobium, (Bacillus)  Radicicola
 (3)Bacillus, denitrificans
 (4)Nostoc, Anabena

Question 10:

The mammal with nucleated RBC is:

 (1) Rat
 (2) Monkey
 (3) Camel
 (4) Rabbit

Question 11:

With reference to the bark, Which one of the following statements is false:

(1) It is a tissue external to innermost phellogen
(2) It is tissue which is living
(3) Protects the tree from infection
(4) Protects loss of water

Question 12:

Of the following statements, which one is true?
 (1) DNA bases are adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil and RNA has adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine.
 (2)DNA syhthesises RNA, but RNA generally cannot Synthesise DNA.
 (3)There is only one type of RNA,  whereas there are many types  of DNA.
 (4)DNA is single stranded, RNA is double stranded.

Question 13:

Plumose stigma is an adaptation for:

 (1)Anemophily
 (2) Zoophyily
 (3) Ornithophily
 (4) Hydrophily

Question 14:

Animal which does not have a constant body temperature is called:

 (1)Homothermic
 (2)Poikilothermic
 (3)Athermic
 (4)Endothermic 
 

Question 15:

These are some of the endocrine glands:

 (1)Salivary, Thyroid, Adrenals, Ovary, Testis
 (2)Adrenals, Ovary, Testis, Salivary, Liver
 (3)Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenals, Ovary, Testis
 (4)Pituitary, Salivary, Adrenals, Ovary, Testis

Question 16:

Bombyx mori is an:

(1) Fish
(2) Insect
(3) Crustacean
(4) Bamboo

Question 17:

Chromosomes are lined up in the equatorial plane during:

 (1) Interphase
 (2) Telophase
 (3) Anaphase
 (4) Metaphase

Question 18:

In a cardiac output of 5250ml.per minute, with 75 heartbeats per minute, the stroke volume is

 (1) 80ml.
 (2) 70ml.
 (3) 60ml.
 (4) 55ml.

Question 19:

The forest with thick canopy of tall trees with buttresses, epiphytes and lianas with high biodiversity is typical of:

 (1) Coniferous forests
 (2) Decidnous forests
 (3) Scrub jungles
 (4) Evergreen forests

Question 20:

Non - elastic but flexible tissue which serves to attach the muscles to the bone is:

 (1) Adipose
 (2) Tendon
 (3) Ligament
 (4) Lymph

Question 21:

 One of the following is not a wildlife conservation project:

(1)Project Tiger
(2)Project Kaiga
(3)Project Kangal
(4)Project Indian Bustard

Question 22:

Mohl's half leaf experiment is to prove that:

(1) O₂ is released during the photosynthesis
(2)Chlorophyll is necessary
(3)CO₂ is necessary for photosynthesis
(4)Organic substance is produced

Question 23:

The problem of Erythroblastosis foetalis will occur When:

 (1)Both father and  mother are  Rh positive.
 (2)Both father and  mother are  Rh negative.

 (3)Mother is Rh positive and father is  Rh negative.
 (4)Father is Rh positive  and mother is  Rh negative.

Question 24:

Loss of liquid water by guttation occurs through:

 (1) Hydathodes
 (2) Stomata
 (3) Cuticle
 (4) Bark

Question 25:

"Elephant is a slowest breeder becoming sexually matured at the age of 30, having a large gestation period. A single female reproduces by an average 6 young ones during its lifetime. If all the young ones of a pair survive, there would be 19 million descendants at the end of the 750 years" this is an example for:

(1) Mendelian theory of inheritance
(2) Part of the Darwin's theory Over production
(3) Mutation
(4) Inheritance of acquired characters

Question 26:

One of the following is an example for Hespiridium:

 (1)Apple and Grapes
 (2)Orange and Lemon
 (3)Pineapple and Guava
 (4)Banana and Papaya

Question 27:

Industrial melanism in peppered moth is an example for:

 (1) Acid rains
 (2) Skin disease
 (3) Natural selection in action
 (4) Conversation

Question 28:

Phenomenon where in the heterozygous state, a phenotype intermediate to the dominant and recessive types are obtained is called:

 (1)Incomplete  dominance
 (2)Major dominance
 (3)Complete dominance
 (4)Mixed dominance

Question 29:

Chromosomes which have definite role in sex determination is:

 (1) Autosome
 (2) Giant chromosome
 (3) Allosomes
 (4) Lysosome

Question 30:

Technique of growing plants without soil in nutrient solution is called:
 (1) Parthenogenesis
 (2) Hydroponics
 (3) Aqyaculture
 (4) Tissue culture

Question 31:

Cavities of brain is called:

 (1)Leumen
 (2)Ventricles
 (3)Coelom
 (4)Auricle

Question 32:

The food after its passage through the small intestine forms an alkline fluid emulsion called

 (1)Chyle
 (2)Bolus
 (3)Chine
 (4)Faecus

Question 33:

Ascending order of ecological units in the increasing order of complexity are:

 (1)Population,  Community, Species,  Ecosystem, Biosphe  Biome.
 (2)Biome, Biosphere,  Ecosystem,Comminity,  Population, Species.
 (3) Community,  Population, species,  Biosphere,  Ecosystem, Biome.
 (4)Species, Population,  Community,  Ecosystem, Biome,  Biosphere.

Question 34:

If a man of blood group A marries a woman of blood group B, their children can be:

 (1) AB only
 (2) A or B or AB only
 (3) A or B or AB or O
 (4) A or B only

Question 35:

The uptake of soil ions by the root system is by a process of:

 (1) Osmosis
 (2) Imbibition
 (3) Absorption
 (4) Diffusion

Question 36:

Food material with the combination of 12-13% protein, 0.6% carbohydrate, 11.5% fat, 75% water is:

 (1) Milk
 (2) Egg
 (3) Meat
 (4) Fish

Question 37:

One of these is not an ectodermal derivation:

 (1)Epidermis of skin
 (2)Entire nervous system
 (3)Dermis of skin
 (4)Lens of eye

Question 38:

The non-excitable, variously shaped and found between neurons is:

 (1) schawann cell
 (2) Glia cells
 (3) Nissel bodies
 (4) Dendrites

Question 39:

Phenomenon where the pollutants pass in higher concentration through the food and accumulates to the maximum in the final consumer is called:

 (1) Biological  magnification
 (2) Biological degradation
 (3) Eutrophication
 (4) Biogeochemical cycle

Question 40:

The type of chromosomes based on the number and location of the centromere found in human cell is:

(1) Acentric
(2) Submetacentric
(3) Polycentric
(4) Acrocentric

Question 41:

A bioenergy source obtained by fermentation to supplement fossil fuel petrol is:

 (1) Methane
 (2) Diesel
 (3) Ethanol
 (4) Kerosene

Question 42:

Among the four, one is the shortest part of digestive System:

 (1) Oesophagus
 (2) Pharynx
 (3) small intestine
 (4) Large intestine

Question 43:

Organisms where RNA is genetic material:

 (1)Tobacco Mosaic  virus; Rous Sacroma Virus
 (2) Esterchia Coli
 (3) Amoeba
 (4) HIV

Question 44:

The conical root of carrot is a:

 (1) Fibrous root
 (2) Tap root
 (3) Adventitious root
 (4) Haustorial root

Question 45:

Hypanthodium is typically seen in:

 (1) Hibiscus
 (2) Solanum
 (3) Ficus
 (4) Cocos