IAS Prelims 2009

With reference to environmental pollution.

melanoxylon
Which of the j>ll.I!'S given ahove Is/are

consider the l(lllowjng statetlle nll;:

I. Acid ra ins ~re 'e<mscd by H~S04 only.
2. Whilt! S02 j;; highly injurious lo plants.

ComlCI1y matched?
II., 1 only
b. J ~JI!I 2 only
c.. 2 and ~> only
d.. 1. 2 alld :1

N01 i,~ oot injuriolls to plant:>.

Wbich of lhl'l statements giveyj above is.'are
con-eel'/
a. l only

l'.

b. 2 onJy

6.

.. ....

M atch

Li~f-1

c. Botl1 l and 2
d. Neither 1 no r 2

" d

Consider the following stiltemetll$:

1. nacre are no xeroplytic epiphytes.
2. There a~e 110 epiph Hie orcb ids.
Whi ch uf the s.tatements given above is/arc

ce

correct'!

, a and ginger gra~ oil

an lemon grass oil

a. 1 only
b. 1. only

ra

c. Hoth 1 ami 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

c
2
'~

l. Lignin contains long-chain fatty 3Cids

c.

'~

I
2

:/., Cutin l$ ;a Cl!l'lx>llylirall! pnlynet.

Wbich of lh<: statements given ahf l j

d,

xa

;f!

7.

~...

taiements givtlll above i;J/nrc

li'lll...l.~n ~

~l!Ul diseases arc c!;tused l' Y the fungi

of order UstilagiJHales.

Which of the sr.a ~e!llenl

are correct ?
a. 1 only

slaltmenis:

w
'il"~~'il.'"

-.

1
2

Consider Ute fo llowing stalcm.:ots:

I. Ru~l dise:.ses ;arc c:n1scd by Uae fungi

"'CJ

Jcs inf<::ct. roots lo

ycorrhiza .
roots take up 11utrienl
IJafected roots.

2.

('.

.J

of o.rder U redina1es.

.e

are conect?
n. l only
b. 2 only
c, Rnlh l and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
e. !I
Consider lhe fnll
J.

giVt:tl ~bove. i~l

h. 2 on I)'

c. Dotb 1 an.d 2
d.. Neither I no r 2

s.

c. c:
Consider the t oll owing statements:
1. Agrobacter ium twnefaciet~, i~ :a soi 1

bacterium.

n1y

j_

b.

3.

4.

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2.

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c. Both l and 2
d. Ncith"-r 1 no r 2
e. b
Com icier the following pairs:

2 . Agrobac.tedum tumtlL1Cit.a1S c an lnfucr

the p1anl ill the junction between root

Plaflt -

corroct7

and stem (crown) only.

\\lhicll nf l;he sllltemenl g)vet. ahove is/aoe

Area ofnatured occum.mces

1. l)etulautlli~ - \\'e;;tem Himalayas

2.

Dt:nd.roc~lamus- ,\ blabar

region

strictus
~- Diospyro~

Temperat<.: l.o!le

3,

l unly

1), 'J onl y

c. Doth '1 and 2

d. Nt.~ther l our 2

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[nhmpecilic hybrids
d. li1creased lwmozygusity m U1e plaJJL

e. c
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Prelims
2009 statements ;
Consider
tbe foiJowing
l. Early bllght oJ' potato is caused by
Erwu1icr crmylovor~
2. Late bJjght of potato is caused. by
PhyWphU!nra fnfestans.
Which or the stal(..'Tlltmls givfiD above i~1are

c;.

15.

ccomx:l?
l only
b. 2 only
c. Roth 1 and 2
d. Neither I nor 2
e. b
From wlticb one. of lbe 1iillowing flnwes
is the in.!ieccticides ' Pyrethmm de1ived?
a. ChryJ;ansh~nHlm
a.

om

10.

whose

Nd umbo
d. Rosn
c.

16.

ra

ce

11.

.c

b. 01eris

xa

e. c

u.

.e

b.
c,
d.
12

ront>some basis of

13,

14.

Consider the foUowing statements:

l. In di.:ot sfcn1,.cuticleis presenL
2. In monocot stem, endodermi., and
perlcycle are i ndist incL
Wlid of the 513!~"tncnts giwn a bow ishm:

c.ontad/
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1Jotl1 1 artd 2
d. Neither l nor 2
e. d

1\Iatch Lisr-1 with List-ll ;md select th"'

correct answer lllling th.e c..ode given below
lb.; t islq~
L istI(P1ant)
.\. Glariosa

c.

B. Nepen thet.
C. Smilax
D. Vilis
List-fl rrcndril is the modific.,tion ot)

d.

1. .Lenftip

e. a
Tblllenu 'Genetic lond'' refer.! to:
~. Sun1 tot~! of uu.f~vor~l,lle genllli ln
eros~ fenil ized sp~ie.5.
b. Reducl<on in vigour and fcrriiil)l in
plan! species.

1.. Midrib
3. Stipule

4. Tenniu:il llu\1
Cnde:

R
3

c
2

0
1
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3

lists :

B. C)'llSela
C. Fillllcle
D. Siliqua

25.

D
3

b. Cuprc:ssus lnrulos3 aud Picea mtwioda

~. B~tu la'
utilis. tmd Diplel'llearpu$
grantliJJorus
c.l. 13CSwellia seTrata and Anogc:;lssus
latifolia
e. c
Wulwitschia snirfib ilis. unc
P'-cttliar gymnospt:nnou~
nn.ly in:
11, South We~l Afrk
b. Western Ausua li
c. Rajmahal hi .
~r#
d. West Ind ies

3
2

.I
I

-----

26.

is shown

b~

ce

Deo-gllo-woo-gen is tb.e name of a varl<Jty

vr:
Wh~1t

b.

d. Chi na !,>,ras$
\;!.
a

xa

c. Maize

"Vanillin". a popular tlavoUI

ic.e crea.m~. is obtained fr~

~J
~~-';
a. L&af
b. Latc;x

d. Pruit

28.

wll.ich one of the

,. _."'l'lnuttcls is used '?

" d

e.

A parlitula:r plant has v arious atlaplatioM

nnmely. (i) presence of soft spongy stem
(ii) (lrcsllTtce uf '1 ir cavities in tlse leaf (iii)
lteavv redustion Qf vascular tissues and

(lv) absence uf'cuticle in lh<l' epltlermls.

'Fu which group tloes ll1e plunt belong?

n.
h.
c.
d.

.e

c. 13;lrk.

23'

and Hopca

om

a. R.iw

2 1.

Dipt~~-oc;srpus gnmdilloru~

ra

e.
20.

wmg pn II'S o tree

ndor~ta

Li., t-1 (Frujt)

A. r\o;ne

d.

1e to

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Is a representative
tropical wel

evcrgrt:en fore.sts in1ndin?

;s.

c. b
MaJch Llst-1 witl1 List-n and select lite
cosrect answes u.5ing the code given below

Lilll-ll (Plant)
I. Calotmpis
l . Nel utnhium
:). Mustard
4. l'ridax
Code:
A
B
it.
2
1
].
4
b.
c.
I
3

one o

.c

19

specie.~

4
4

Hpipyle
1lydr()pil)'1.e
Xerophyte
ll:i.lopbyte
e, b
Plant~ whi.ch grc1v IJn U1e fort:sl
tmpic;sl rain forests h.a1c:
a. .Leaves 11itb lb.ick cuticle

Jloo~

in

h. :)uccuJenl small leave~;

Large ligh t g~-e1lJ1 l~ves
d. Lar,gc, dark grce11Lc:rves
e. d
Which one of the following groups of
gases contribute to the gfe<::nhouse effe-ct 2
c.

2.9.

Wl1ich one of th~; following Jll~nts is a

source llf chewing gum, the basis uf

:t. NH~. OJ.. R3S

chcwin:g gum industry '!

b. N01. co, so~

a. I lwea brasiliensis
b. AC<(cia senegal
c, Alecl! ca te.:b u
d. Achms zapota
e. b

c.

c 1tl- t\'20~ so2

d. 0 .;. CH.. nnd CO
e. c

30,

What i;~ L11e correcl order in whicli the

roJ lowi.ng four pl3nt species occur 011 the
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s~.:<lds

'' 25
b. 50
c. 100

d. 125

c.
3 7.

ln

ce

l and ;! on ly
b. 2 am1 3 onJy
c. 1 onJy
d. l.2and3

ra

a.

3.

c.

xa

d.

c.

-10.

b.

-2

c:.

I
2

"2

..,

The advcntii:e cmryo

initial~

in cimiS

e. a
What i;; un ique abuul the embryogenesis

Pa.::onia?
.lnlrasemiM II;Irnwth

~1.

b. Long. dormancy or zygn te

c. Free nuclear t!fvi.<;fons in the T.ygo~e
d, QbJi400 division of the qgol<o:

0:

\vluch on.e of the following features is not

l'

d. After the division of zygote

c.

e.

A
I

a , Retbre pollination
h~ Aile pollination
c. Aftt:rfertil izntion

d.
associa1ec1 will1 gra$Ses 'I
a. AleuronctL~sue
b. Sct~-lell-um
c. Cellular endosperm
d. 3-.:elled pollo;p

a.

diffet~lliate;

nmt~trat.ed Ute occurrence

p n perms in the po tIt'll of:
'V~~Uis

Code:

l'.

39.

ypems

DeoJtlroptltoe
Zen

d.

.e

33.

(',

is

38.

of we11and;;'l

.35.

wft.

Consider the following :

1. Coral reefs
2. Flood J'lain.s
3. Mangrove areas
As per Ramsar Conwntlon, which u!' lh~
abtJIIC isl:ore cownnl under U10 definition

e.
d.

a muumum o lU\~ many mctOu c

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to form
100 sexunl

divi,~ions

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Prelims
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.foothilltu
lhe alpine
J. Pinus roxburgh.ii
2. .hlnipcru~ m~crupuda
3. Pinus wa Ulcb.iana
4, Shore;~ robusta
SelecJ lhe I.JOrre<:l iloswcr u;;ing the code
givo,;n bclo\\ :
3 , 4. l. 2. 3
b. 4, L 3, 2
c. 2 ,. 4. J., l
d. l, 4, 2.. 3

4L

e. d
lt1 lh.e endl)spermnu~
the embryo staru:

~eeds

the growth of

a. ConcWTen!l-y wjU, the endospe rm

b. lkfure the endosperm starts gro\\ing
c. After lh.:
growing

endosperm has started

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endosperm nucleus.
undergo
a -resting
p<iriod
and
lb~n
divide.
Sirnult:mcousiy,
e. a
Tn na1ure. the qrchid Ree(L_~ germinate on ly
in association with~
u. MyxomycctC!S
h. M_ycorrh i7..;c
r<. 131ue green algae

fn sporopbytic selb' locomj)alibility. S 1S1

d . Acltnomycetes

42.

Which one of th t: luUowing stru..:tun:s

arises frurn the flmjculus during po;;l

(ertiliz.alion development oflhe ovuic!
a.

('~cuncJe

47.

b. Aril
c.

43.

Operculum

plants wu~tld be ccunp;~ t ible with the plan ts

c~crrying,

48.

a. S tS 1
b. SJS1
c.

fr~gment.s

!hS3

d. St:>~
e. b
Which one of the lollowicig types uf
inflorescettcei~

h. They can
targ,cls it<:>

found inl3anana'l

Catkin

b. Corymb
c. Sp:ld.i:lr
d. Spike

can

. 'c . c)nc of th~ following terms

ibes the jncrease in the performance
;t cross when two differen( iqbced line~
u:rc cro~~oo?

ra
m
xa

used

ve

d. Homogametic

50.

.1. Plower bud

2. RJtizome

w
w

.3

endo~penn:

nucleu.~

diYidt.-s before Ute division of lbc

zygotec. BoU1 the zygute and the pnmary
cqdosperm
nucleus
di\'ide
simultaneously.

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium refers to:

0\. Sl~ble mubt inn n~ f.1c-tor for .speciation
and evolution
\)I)
b.. Popul~lion
go: netic~
Mendelian
laws
to
in terpret
.,.volulionary praceo:ss
c. 1\ lic;,w geogr<!phic- mces a~ key
contri.but<lrs to divergent. evolutionary
t.;ndetl~ie$

m1g_iospem1s
normally
arter
rertili7..al.iom
<L Ticc zygote di viti~<S bcJ(m.: lh.e divis ion
of U1e primary endospcnn.

b. 11!1': primary

o. Herurozygotic
b. Heterosis
c.. Heterogametic

c. b

.e

l.is l
prop:rl!ntion )

n.
~-

_ , e bJrmJill eozvmes

45,

3. Runner
Cod..:J

al a specific

ce

t.

ON"\

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44,

e. b
Restriction o;nzymes
cmlneering beca use:
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d. Random di.~lributinn ol' species in time

and spncc
e. b
McselsDn and Stahl used an isotope to
d.:monSIJ'ate semi-consei'Vative nature of
D NA duplication. Which isotope did l he)'

use?
~-

~c

b. .!p{
0.

d.

J1'p

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a,

a.

b. Cy._:adales
c. Bel\llettilaks

b.

d. C'onifemlf<\l
P. a

c.. Gyuohasic style and four ovpfes

tl. Two ~ligmas and regular coro lb

What IS tl1e correct sequ._:ncc 'irt which lht:

foUow.illg plan1~ nppe~!red on the eal1lt 'l
L Rhyn.ia
1. Williamsonia

c. c

sirunens

Wilb~n i3 sornnifer~ belou~ to

S!>.

b. 1\.fagnoibc~a..:
c. Solanacca..:
d. Sten:uliaceae

.:1. Ly!!irtotlr.:ndnl1.1
'
~

Magnolia
Selee! the cocrecl an~wer u~ing the. code

1.1.

tl. Bcmg-1hc product of c:amb al

ce

(Jj
.

()2.

.e
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,\"''ll..,., hvo

b.

Dhllo~~e~nonou.\
Diadclphou~

c.

Diclyn~moys

a.

d. OhdjploN1emonous

c. a

a. 1 ~nd 2 only
h. l and 3 only
1 and 3 ~nly

d. 1.2 nnd :1
e. d
\Vh;tl is llie edlhJe paxl in Jacld'rui!'l

c. Perianth and ~eed~

d. Flc.:shy aril
<;.

63.

if

Wllidt one of t1u~ following geuerd sltows

ves~el3 .in 1\ylem?
a. Cycas

b. Pinu"
c. Gm:n11n
d. Marsi.le;~
e.. c

whorls Qf $!~mens ore inserlt:d

in su.ch a way tlJ.al the members of the

outer IV.horl qre opposite tl1e sep~lq ~nd
in nor whul'l uppusih: the pel a ls., the
comlill.on is known as :

corrcc.tly .matcltcd'l

Tfullamus
b. Ov;try (ripened )

ds

w
w

d,

on : Constituent of cytochromes

J.

~l'!!)uLOersfde
rd~ its outer nnd

"ir:Qi!lil!OWard its inner si:de

rwnr;;l.5 ll~ nuter and
x-y lem towards its inner s.ide

o llnwing pairs.:

_. Sulplmr : C'otJstl!:u:eJt of coe.v:yme A

Which of tho; pairs gi ven above 3ft:

c.

lt v

~ a
The phetloger prnduce$:
a. PheUodctm lownr<ls
Sl'coo.d;u.y :-.")'let
war

~hlo e : Involved in 0 1 ~;volution

.nng photQ!lyntbesis

xa

b. Lacking the lignin deposition

"'- Having a dil'f.,renl orlg,i n . .

c.

C' s lle

6 1.

d. C'actaceae
..;, a
PheUoids differ from phc1Jcm coils .in:
a. Lacking Ute $t~berin Jam~ll:e

ntnnuus coodilioo

~.~~~ ""'""""''~
~

c. Solanaceae

Br;u;sic<lccaiJ:

ra

b. Gn1mineae;:

b. Phellodenn

e. t '
Whid1 one of the
\
pmrs is
com:clly ma1ched?
a , Solanaceae -~
1
, condit1on
b. Malvaceae : ng esloug condition

60.

BicoJI~ler31
v~~cll l.;~r hun;;lley occur 11
e.
d
which one of the lo llowl ngJ:unilies'?
a, Crudfcrac

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om

g iven below:
a. l, 2, 3, .t
b. 1, \ 2, 4
c. ~- L 3. 4
d. 1. 3. J. 2

U1e tiunily:

a. Malvacea.e

!J.

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man)

.c

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\Vhich one of ihe lo llgwing ls tlvvoitl of

nnclcu~'l

n.
b.
..:.
d.
c.

Marure sieve element

Guartl ccUof stonwtn
Co!leuchytlw cell
Companion cell
a
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a. ~Monovalent only
b. )) iv~lenl only
c. T rivalc,11l
J. Both monovalent and divak11t

"' tl

Wilb rdl'\)rencc to c. PaUnvay of

photosynthesis.'' ltieh one t> f the following
sbtements is not cotTed?
a. Ahnospheric CO~ is accepted by a 3t arbon. compound
b. Tlu: JtrSL product fonne.d aOGr
atmcJsphel'ic C:O, asslro.lJJ!tfon is

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Pho~ph orus rs absorbed
llri m~rily
form ul' ortho-phos phaks. bot in which

e. c

71.

'Phosphorus a$ 32P is one of the radioactive

sotnpes commonly used to biological.

~tuclie~., fts half-Jjfc i5: ~

rn~Jic_

acid
c. 1\!Wic

.1.

14" days

h.

~7.5 cL'lvs

c. 8.07 daYs

~.
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"\

:2!Ill)'~

a. Car
h.

or

in itur
cthylen<.~lhys.iol 1:1' nlrcspuusc is:

compo.:titiv

m~,;djlltcd

fl ide

d'

;id~:

ce

:!Cld is l:rPriJiporte4 from

me~aphyll coells In bundle sheatJ1 cell~
d. The c:llvln cyc le lakes ,pla..:e in bundle
sheath ccllM
b

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e. a

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fouudPrelims
Lo contain
higher concentmlmn of":
a. Gihbcfd llc acid
b. Cytvknins
c. Au.,:i ns
d. Abscis ic acid

67.

ll..

b.

"

ra

a.

multi-ceJiu Jar

c.

xa

d.

.e

68.

b.
c.
d.

74.

statements ;
-~lt~,lcjattJn c)f fatty ad ds involves th~
oJ' v, 0 2 to l bO nod
ot I NADH and 1 PA.DH:!.
eac h :teet y'l C'oi\ produced.
2. In plant seed s tornge tissue, the
eOZ)mes associated witb p-,oxidDtion
are Joc;.ll7ed in 111itochot\dri~.
Which of lhll talemenls given above is/
arCCOJTCCl?
a 1. ouly
b. 2 only
c. Roth l and 2
tl. Neither I nor 2

.f'm~ on. o

u. A human chromosome can re~pliculc in

bacterial cell
b. The mech~n il!m of gene reg11l~tion i~
ideotio.1l in human~ and bactOJia
c. Bacteria l cell can carry oul the RNA
splicing rc:tction~
d. n1c genetic code is universal
c. tl
\Vhich one of lbe followirtg bacteria bas
fouud ex-tensive ttse in genetic engbteerins
work fn plants?
a. AgrobaciLTium tumefnci.:ns
ll. Clostrid.itnn septicum
c. Xanlbomonas citl'i
d. B;~ci!lus coaguJens
e. a

75.

Which or tho: follow ing codons do not

~pe-cih' nmino acids (lnd ~ re kn!>Wn M
nonsense coclo115?
a. GUU. GlX'. GUA
b. 1JAA, UAG, UGA
<l. Gt U. GCC. GCA

d OOtt. GGC. Gt.rA

b
\\lhk iJ

c.

76.

one of (he lollowing h:chniques is

employed to detect the proteins of a

particuhtr ~Jleciflcity~
a. W cslem blotting

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b.
f.l.

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Which oflhc ~~~li:mcnt.s giv

corre;l'?
a, 1 onJy

b. 2 only
c. Both J and 2
li. Nei lht:r 1 nor 2
e. a

b. ?. only

.c

c. Boll.1 1 and
d. Neither 1 no. ..._.,
e. d

represent lhe red11ced periaoth

v~

b.

Gr<~sscs

ce

in:
Sedges

e.

Sorgbum
b. Oat
c. Rye
d. Rice
e. b
Cl!nslder the follow~
I.

xa

Distant bybti.dizalion studjes Indicate IlLli

t11c nctm:st rttl>llivl.' or Wheat, among
to llow ing. i~
a.

proteins

Code:
for

fission of pre-~'ii.sting
giwn abovu is.

arc correct'/
a. 1 unly

[3

4-

b.

2
2

(,) ,

5
J

2
2

J.

': b

S4-

In whi:ch o11e of U1e following. are

bet.eroqysts seenr

u. NostOi:

b. 21lnJ.v

b. Ch1ra
c. Pol}'slphonla

c, Oolb l aud 2

d. Neither l nor 2

d, Spi:rogyra

e. c
Fungi witltout sexual or perfect stages are
classified :ts :

a.

proliferate through the

2.

essentiAl

M~ lva!:e~e

2. Brass i.::ac~;:a~:
' . Astcraccae
~
4. .Poaceae
5, Apiaceac

.e

80.

List-II nntl sdect th.:

ra

c. Rushes
d. Composites

i!J.

C'

].. 1AA is synlh es ized prinurily in Ihe

correct?
a. l Ottly

a.

Paper

Consider the fo[lowillJp;tau:;menl-

I, A.u:xil! 1\:h a role in debying lhe onset
ofleaf abscission .

blue-gr"loln alga~:.
2. There arc no marine ~pcci:<.:s of blocgreen algae.
Wbich of the statements givm above is;are

Lodicule~

Dt;JIDfl.lOillY4.!Cb.:SSolved

c. Dcutcromycetcs
d. As co myc,;tes

c. "
Con$ider the foUowing st;~tem~;:nts:

l. There i~ no se>.."'!~l repf'()dttction

7R

ty.-;oruycetes

a.

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85.

"- a
Wltieh one of the fOllowing is a
fo~s il

pl11nt?

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b. Prelims 2009
c. Rhynia

d. Williamsonia
c
13rp le~,

90.

Endothecium
b. Endothelium

Per~;~xisome

b.

P~:Toxisomc

-~

~1itoehundrioo

'

"- ChloropL!il

M:ilochondn

d. Mi.lochond

Chloroplast

ce

9L

2.
3.

9:!.

.e

xa

8~.

ra

ll7.

c. Amphilln:caum
<L Pedtho:ciuna
e. c
Consider the foiJo" ing:
1. SelagineiJa
2. lsoctcs
3 . J\lursi h;a
-l . ..\7.olla
Which of UHl abo,c arc hel<:rospoallus
pteridophytes'/
a. 1. 2 and 3 onl y
b. 2, ~ :uul 4 unly
c. land 4 only
d. 1.2.J nnd4
(', d
Match List I willa l.is t ll :and select

om

ln
tl!e
spotnphytc
nf
archesporium originate~ frntn-

c.
d. Paraaminobenzoic acid
e.. "-..
Wblcb nrte Qf the following ts the cOtTe.:t
sequence of th.e three cell orga nelle~
invoL\ ed in photore,piration'l
;t. Chloropl!l$t -4
~titochondrion -+

.c

~.

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b.

a.

b.

c.
d.

2
2

-l

3
3

-l

I
I

1 only
1.L 7. ouly
c. Both I and 2
d. Neilher lnor 2
u.

e. c
Titc prcx:c of pholorc~pinlion in pl~nls
leads to:
a. Rele3Se of .mhanced 1.:,\lls of'('()l
b Removal of'' astc metabol it.:s
c.. Lowering
the effici~mcy of
pholosynlhetic carhon fixation

or

"ria
tJu.:tic 3113~TObic ha~l~TI3

d. Enhanced plant yield

an~crobic bJctcria

t'.

93_

I')

.j.

3
3

...

...

e. c
Which one o f tlae following chetnicll ls is
used for convcrtmg iron into absorbable

lonn by pl;mts?

~orrecl?

'1,\Ttth reference lo

phutosynlla.:sis in higher

plant-s. which one of the following

statements is correct?
~- 11te C3 Path\\'D) re<111ires 2-1 A I'P
molecules for tho: yttlhesis >f one
mukctdc of glu.:ose .
b. Th~ C4 l1 aili11 ay ac,lu.in:s 311 ,\ J'P
molecules l\1r tho ~ynthc.~is or OIIIJ
o lec.u Ic of glucose.
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c.

'~

1). Aothocyan if"l

c. .Pitycocyanio
d. Phycoerythrin
b
With rcf~.>Ttnl:~: tu

l '.

99.

ur

(l~:~lellc:s . ~on~lder the t'ol

I. .ProposaI of Opel'~~
2. Discovery of
polymcraJ;.:.

RN.A

3 . Estubli~ hmet

c. d
TIH! photoperiod required
llowering is rd l!rred to a.~ :
'\. Shott -dny leng1h
b. Lon~-d.ty length
c.. Critiql da y length
d. Jnlcrvening ligbl period

xa

95.

nlUllb..:'4tla"JI.:;'

nlumi.c
atomic weight.
cl. Dill:i:.~ent almnic num
aiOmic weight.
A.

The

hy1~ros

taUs.. p~iSll deve lqped

f'_,

.e

"

101.
wflhlu

osmosis and/or
ibilioi1$.1.a,exert,od on it<s. "all is:

a.

97.

C;~rot.enn i d

ra

tl.

Paper
Which one oJ' thu Solved
foll<.l\\ ~
classes of
pigments is not found within the
v!JloroplasVehJOmalophore
m
phoLOsynt.lwli.: cul.nryotc?

om

d. In CJ Pathway. s ix mole.:ules- of
phosphoglyceraltleb yde
and
lwn
molecule~ nf ATP are requ.ired to
regenerate R11BJ?.
e. c
\Vltich one of lhll li>ilowin,g s lalemcnls
rc!f.trding lhe pbotop-eriud ism in pl11nls is
nor C0f1"CCI'J
a. ln plants. Ute phytochrome is inv olved
in m easuring tbe lengtlt of day.
b. Phyt(}Chromc contain~ protein u.nd
St!lphur.
c. Xanlhium slrumarium is a long day
plant and il llow<.'{S if nights are s h.orlet'
I han &.4 hours.

98.

.c

94.

bundle sheath
to mcsophyll

ce

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e. d
Wll ich one of the ti)llowing enzy mes is
uo~Qciatcd with the conv.:rsicm of nitrate to
nitriLe m the cytosol?
a. Nitrate redudase
b. Nitrite re.ductnse
c. Glutamine syntlu1se
d. Glut;unnle;;synthase

102.

to

induce

e. c
Whic;h oue of the following baeteri:' iH
associ.;lled wlU the ~eed ga(l netnalo(le
(Anguilla $p.) respons ible for "E:r Cockle
ofwheat'l
11 . Clavibn-=tcr tritici
b. Erwin i~t c.arto vora
c. CJavihacler rnlc;lrlg;J.nense
d. .Rul,Loniil solanacearum

e. JV(;llch List- T with List IT ;md suk'ct. the

COin.'Ct anBWI.T us ing tl,.., codu gi~'11 be lnw
the lists:
List I (Nl!nh' of th e Dis~ase)
.l\. Ste m rot of paddy
B. Wilt of colton
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3

tle mtensJty o ln. age et\veeu two

Paper to thu
go::n~:s is directlySolved
proportional
distance betwe.en them.
3. the effecl of linkage is more clearly
noticeable in buck-cross generation.
<1 . the
frecltll!ll~Y of
recol!lbina!ion
between ~wo Unked genes qrUJot
excet;1 50'..
\\lltich.ofthe statements given above is/.are

com:ct?

-t

'

:1. J only
b. 1 artd 4
c. 1, 2 nnd 3

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Erwirua carotovora
2. C'olletotritJhmn tl!lcatum
.}. Fusarium uxysporum
4 , Sc!.;rotlutu oryzne

a.
b.

'I
''

c.
d.

e. b
Heterospory and origin of seed l1abit was
notic~:d forlhe fLT~t tlm1.: in:
J.

lOll.

[s OCtt.:S

b. Lycopodium
c.. Selaginella
d. MarRilea

ra

AntltOC<:I'O~

d
Rcscl]llnC. an active alkaloid
C-

l05.

d.

xa

104.

e. c
Which one of the following lryophyte has
stomata present in tht: sporophyte?
;t. Riccio
b. Dumortiera
c. Marchantia

ce

103.

b.
c,

d. 5 rnnp ~nils

109.

.e

from :
:l'. Airopa belladonna
b. Calharnntlius ros us.
c. Digitalis Jlll'll re
d.

-~-...e\'' n:l ~aJ ( HI'SS)

inerl.(195S)

107.

e. a
Wlto for lhe fw;t time <.:Xpcrimcntally
demonstrated Lbat only DNA of Lhe
bact.:riophagc enten. the hust cell antl not
ll1e pb~g!! [lrotein'/
a. ]3eadlt: af]d Tatum
b. Jacob and i\ lonod

c. Luria and Delbruck

d. l:len;lu:y ~nd Chase

106.

.c

A.

om

Cocle~

""
l Hl,

Th~;

diploid

chroroq;;.on1e JlUfill)er

of the

garden pi!~ is 2N = 14. How many

c. Braun (1959)
d. Gulla and Mabeshwnri (.1964)

difiereui trisomies could be fanned in this

<'. a

:t. 7

Cons ider the follawing statements:

b. 14
c . 2l

Liokage is a phenomenon lo \Vlcich

1. linked gene. does not show independent
segregation.

pl~nt?

d. ~2
e. a
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Paper
SOCfUCnccs
h. P I"GCnce or repeale<l

u.

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a.

by

b.

c. Pn:scnce of ~pt:eilic nu:mhrnnt: around

tbe

non -condo.:ns..:d
I JCi.

E3ch chrmnosome thou!!J' 3llparently

loul..s Ilk..: a ;inglc ihrc3j), 11> a~tuaUy

mndc up oft wo threads.

d. Tho chromosome is ri~h in 01\A.
a

The centromere or pnmary conJ>trictJOn lhe

chromosom<.: contains rings proteins that
are inlimJtely 3Ssocilltod with a spindle
librc. 'These rings arc .:~ll.:d
a. Centrioles
b. Secondary constrictions
c. Aste.-s.

or

d . Kin etochore
d

IIJ.

117.

.c

membrane?
:1.

b.

ce

II~.

of
rcpli.:ation
.:ubryotic genetic mntc:nal w;~s first
demonstrated by faylor el a1 u;ing root tip
cells of

om

l',

d
Semi-conservatiw

1!.

cbrotnOSIJll!~C.

the chromosomes.
of teJomeric sequences

Presenc~

d.

the followin statement.~

fonns U1c outcrmnst
layer 11f endosperm in mab~e.
2. Aleurone tissue helps in lh~; nutrition
of embryo dnring germination.
Which oflhe statements given ~hove isl:ro
correct?
a. I only
b. 1 on ly

ra

II

xa

~e,UJ'CIIte ti.~sue

ll!J.

.e

11~.

a. T3pi:lum
b. Endospc:nn
c. Endothelium
d. F..tldQtlleciu(l'l

. 24
b. 28

c.

d.

115.

rol-.:n o.:hromo<omal ettds are

3nd Lend to fmc. I lnwwCT. lhe end,
of inl3ct o.:hromo<nm.:s ar..: stublc and do
not fuse: in ~pile of pros~'!ICC of DNt\ lia;a5c
in the nuclt:us. \Vlticlt of the foUowin~t
coultl e,-t[l lain tbe st:hllity nf cltrnno~omai
ends'/

c:. lloth I nnd 2

d. Neither l nor 'J
e. c
Which ooe ofl11e folio,, ins d~soeb i1 oot a
nutritive tissue'?

d
The protein in lhc poll<:n ''all
;~llcrgy is contributed by :
l'.

J 20.

U1~1 c3usc~

a. Exine
b. Pollen cytoplasm
c. Tapetum
d. lntinc
c
l
1

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