Question 1:

Plasmodroma is a sub-phylum of
1. Protozoa
2. Porifera
3. Coelenterata
4. Platyhelminthes

Question 2:

Haversian canals are found in
1. Long bones of rabbit
2. Simple sponges of aseon type
3. Internal ears of mammals
4. Spinal cord of vertebrates

Question 3:

The characteristic features of the mangrove vegetation is the possession of
1. large air spaces
2. velamen
3. storage roots
4. pneumatophores

Question 4:

Multiple allelism controls inheritance of
1. Blood groop
2. Phenyketonuria
3. Colour blindness
4. Sickle-cell anaeamia

Question 5:

Schuffiner's granules are formed in
1. Schizont Stage
2. Trophozoite stage
3. Sporozoite stage
4. Merozoite stage

Question 6:

If the ventral scales of a snake are large and in the form of transverse plates, and in addtion, the dorsal scales of head are small, then this snake is
1. Viper
2. Krait
3. Cobra
4. Coral snake

Question 7:

The study of animal behaviour is known as
1. Econology
2. Ethology
3. Ichtheology
4. Entomology

Question 8:

Which enzyme is found only in the mitochondria ?
1. Aldolase
2. Decarboxylase
3. Feumarase
4. Dehydrogenase

Question 9:

Apparatus used to measure respiration is called
1. Potometer
2. Auxanometer
3. Autometer
4. Respirometer

Question 10:

In a bicollaeral vascular bundle
1. Phleom is sandwitched between xylem
2. Xylem is sandwitched between phloem
3. Transvers splitting of one bundle into two equal parts
4. Bundles which can not be identified

Question 11:

During meiosis crossing over takes places at
1. diplotene
2. diakinesis
3. leptotene
4. pachytefne

Question 12:

Ethylene gas
1. is a saturated hydrocarbon
2. slows ddown ripening of apples
3. retards appartment ripening of tomatoes
4. speeds up maturation of tomatoes

Question 13:

Which one of the following is widely distributed in a cell ?
1. chromoplasts
2. chloroplasts
3. RNA
4. DNA

Question 14:

The fruit in which mesocarp is dfleshy and endocap is stony is known as
1. pome
2. Berry
3. Drupe
4. Pepo

Question 15:

The dark brown colour of heartwood is due to

1) Annual rings
2) Tyloses
3) Rich lignin-content
4) Food substances in rich quantities

Question 16:

Bicollateral vascular bundles are found in

 1) the roots of all dicotyledonous plants
 2) the stems of all monocotyledonous plants
 3) stems of certain dicotyledonous plants only
 4) stems of certain monocotyledonous plants only

Question 17:

Identify the correct set of mammals that live wholly in water.

1) Whales,seals,dolphins

2) Seals,whales,shark

3) Hippocampus, whale, scoliodon

4) Rohu,shark,catla

Question 18:

Male seal is polygamous and controls groups of females. This group is known as

1) Herd

2) Flock

3) Rookerd

4) Colony

Question 19:

Mycocytes of sponges occur in or around

1) Spongocoel

2) Osculum

3) Germ cells

4) Trophocytes

Question 20:

Which phylum has blind body sac plan with radial symmetry ?

1) Porifera

2) Cnidaria

3) Echinoderms

4) Arthropods

Question 21:

Jute is formed of

1) leaf fibres
2) cortical fibres
3) bast fibres
4) xylem fibres

Question 22:

Phelloids is the name given to

1) non-suberized cells of cork
2) suberized cells of cork
3) all the cells of phelloderm
4) all the cells of periderm 
 

Question 23:

How many plant among China rose, Ocimum, Sunflower, Mustard, Guava have opposite phyllotaxy?

1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5

Question 24:

A diagnostic feature for identification of pea (Fabaceae) flower is

1) Tetradynamous stamens
2) Inferior ovary
3) Cruciform corolla
4) Vexillary aestivation in petals

Question 25:

The largest herbarium in the World is in
 1) Calcutta
 2) Royal Botanical Garden -- Kew
 3) America
 4) Bombay

Question 26:

The entire plant is medicinal as a diueratic also in treating jaundice.
 1) Euphorbia pulcherima
 2) Ricinus communis
 3) Phyllanthus amarus
 4) Phyllanthus emblica

Question 27:

Hevea brasiliensis is a
 1) Herb
 2) Shrub
 3) Cladode
 4) Tree

Question 28:

What is deuteronopia?
 1) Blindness to green colour
 2) Blindness to red colour
 3) Defect in the blood clotting mechanism
 4) Albinism

Question 29:

Which of the following is wrong?
 1) Edible oil obtained from Carthamus tinctiorius does not  increase blood cholesterol
 2) Eclipta prostrate is used in the treatment of jaundice and  other liver disorder.
 3) A drug from Vernonia arborea plant is useful for expelling  round worms.
 4) Abaca cloth is obtained from the fibres of Musa extiling,.

Question 30:

Tetany occurs due to
 1) Excess secretion of parathromone
 2) Removal of parathyroid
 3) Decrease incalcitonin
 4) Excessive secretion of insulin.

Question 31:

Number of volumes in Genera Plantarum
 1) Two
 2) three
 3) four
 4) five

Question 32:

This is useful in producing plantlets in tissue culture
 1) IAA
 2) Kinetin
 3) PEG
 4) Kinetin in combination with IAA

Question 33:

Anaerobic respiration is catalyzed by
 1) Enzymes present in nucleus
 2) Oxygen in atmosphere
 3) Enzymes present in cytoplasm
 4) Chemical present in the surrounding

Question 34:

The usual sites of auxin formation in higher plants are
 1) meristems
 2) enlarging tissues
 3) young leaves
 4) all the three

Question 35:

The overall reaction of glucose oxidation is
 1) C₆ H₁₂ O₆ + 6O₂ --->6 CO₂ + 4H₂O + 2900KJ   energy
 2) C₆ H₁₂ O₆ + 4O₂ ---> 6 CO₂ + 6H₂O + 2900KJ  energy
 3) C₆ H₁₂ O₆ + 6O₂ ---> 4 CO₂ + 6H₂O + 2900KJ   energy
 4) C₆ H₁₂ O₆ + 6O₂ ---> 6 CO₂ + 6H₂O + 2900KJ  energy
 

Question 36:

Dark reaction does not require light but needs
 1) Water
 2) ATP + NADPH2
 3) Oxygen
 4) Chlorophyll pigment

Question 37:

The protons and electrons required to reduce NADP to NADPH2 come from
 1) Starch
 2) CO₂
 3) ATP
 4) Water

Question 38:

The suction force is calculated by using the formula
 1) pr²h
 2) pr²
 3) pd
 4) pr²h x 13.6 gm

Question 39:

The rate amplitude and frequency of heart beat is increased by
 1) Parathormone
 2) Epinephrin
 3) Non-epineprin
 4) Cortisone

Question 40:

Regarding C.S.F. all are true except

1)     It is an ultrafiltrate of plasma

2)     It provides a greater part of the nutritional requirement

3)     It is important in protecting the brain from injury when the head is struck.

4)          It has pressure 110-130 mm H₂O

Question 41:

From the petals a red dye is obtained which is used for dyeing silk.
 1) Carthamus tinctorius
 2) Tagetus erecta
 3) Helianthus annus
 4) Zinnia elegans

Question 42:

Which of the following belongs to the Order Pinnipedia?
 1) whale
 2) cow
 3) mole
 4) sea lion

Question 43:

 Which statement is wrong about trends of human evolution?

1)     Erect posture by the development of lumber crest

2)     Development of articulated speech

3)     Opposability of thumb and loss of opposability of great toe in hind limb

4)          Shortening of iliac bone.

Question 44:

RNA differs from DNA in that:
 1) it has a different kind of sugar
 2) it is single stranded
 3) it has uracil
 4) all of these

Question 45:

Three nucleotides code for:
 1) 1 amino acid
 2) 3 amino acids
 3) 1 protein
 4) 3 proteins