Csir Net Examination Life Sciences December 2012 PDF
Csir Net Examination Life Sciences December 2012 PDF
Csir Net Examination Life Sciences December 2012 PDF
INSTRUCTIONS
You have opted for English as medium of Question Paper. This Test Booklet contains one hundred and forty five (20 Parl'A'+SO Part 'B' +75 Part 'C') Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). You are required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25 questions from part 'A' 'B' and 'C' respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 1 5 , 3 5 and 25 questions in Parts 'A' 'B'and 'C' respectively, will be taken up for evaluation. Answer sheet has been provided separately. Before you start filling up your particulars, 2, please ensure that the booklet contains requisite number of pages and that these are not torn or mutilated. If it is so, you may request the Invigilator to change the booklet. Likewise, check the answer sheet also. Sheets for rough work have been appended to the test booklet. Write your Roll No., Name, your address and Serial Number of this Test Booklet on the 3. Answer sheet in the space provided on the side 1 of Answer sheet. Also put your signatures in the space identified. 4. You must darken the a n ~ r o ~ r k circles te with e nencll relnted to Roll Number, Subiect Code, Booklet Code and Centre Code on the OMR answer sheet. It is the . sole responsibilihr of the candidate to meticulouslv follow the LnstructIons nken on the Answer Sheet, failinv which, the computer shall not be able to deciaher the correct detnils which may ultimatelv result in loss, Includln~ reiection of the OMR answer sheef, 5. Each question in Part 'A' and 'Bycarries 2 marks and Part 'C' questions carry 4 marks each respectively. There will be negative marking @ 25% for each wrong answer. 6 . Below each question in Part 'A', 'B' and 'C' four alternatives or responses are given. O n l y one of these alternatives is the "correct" option to the question. You have to find, for each question, the correct or the best answer. 7. Candidates found cowing or resorting to anv unfair means are liable to be disqualified from this and future examinations. 8. Candidate hould not write anything anywhere except on answer sheet or sheets for rough work. 9. Afler the test is over, you MUST hand over the Test Booklet and the answer sheet (OMR) lo the invigilator. 10. Use of calculator is not permitted.
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A peacock perched on the top of a 12 m high tree spots a snake moving -towards its hole at the base of the tree from a distance equal to thrice the height of the tree. The peacock flies towards the snake in a straight line and they both move at the same speed. At what distance from the base of the tree will the peacock catch the snake?
The cities of a country are connected by intercity roads. If a city is directly connected to an odd number of other cities, it is called an odd city. If a city is directly connected to an even number of other cities, it is called -an even city. Then which of the following is impossible?
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In the figure L4BC =n / 2 A D = L > E = EB What is the ratio of the area of triangle ADC to that of triangle CDB?
A rectangular sheet ABCD is folded in such a way that vertex A meets vertex C, thereby forming a line PQ.Assuming AB= 3 and BC=4, find PQ. Note that AP = PC and AQ = QC.
A string of diameter lmm is kept on a table in the shape of a close flat spiral i.e. a spiral with no gap between the turns. The area of the table occupied by the spiral is 1 rn2. Then the length of the string is
11.
In sequence (a,) every term is equal40 the sum of all its previous terns. %+I is If = 3, then limn,, a,
~ 1 2 .1. 11, III are the areas of semicircles on the sides opposite angles B, A, and C, respectively. Which of the following is always true?
In the'figure below, angle
ABC
What is the minimum number of days between one Friday the 131h and the next Friday the 1 3 ' ~ ? (Assume that the year is a leap year).
suppdse a person A is at the North-East comer of a square (see the figure below). From that point he moves along the diagonal and after covering 1/3" portion of the diagonal, he goes to his left and after sometime he stops, rotates 90" clockwise and moves straight. After a few minutes he stops, rotates 180"anticlockwise. Towards which direction he is facing now?
(2) North-West
(2) m-m
Cucumber contains 99% water. Ramesh buys 100 kg of cucumbers. After 30 days of storing, the cucumbers lose some water. They now contain 98% water. What is the total weight of cucumbers now?
(A) 1837$&37;1
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In a muse& there were old coins with their respective years engraved on them, as follows. (A) 1837 AD
(B) 1907 AD
(C) 1947 AD
(D)200 BC
(4) &w/coin C
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A student observes the movement of four snails and plots the graphs of distance moved as a function of time as given in figures (A), (B) (C) and (D).
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Consider the following equation x2 + 4y2 + 9z2 = 14x + 28y+42z + 147 where x, y and z are real numbers. Then the value ofx+2y+3z is
(1) 7
(2) 14
(3) 21
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The map given below shows a meandering river following a semi-circular path, along which two villages are located at A and B, The distance between A and B along the east-west direction in the map is 7 cm. What is the length of the river between A and B in the ground?
21.
Out of the following hydrogen bonding schemes shown by . . ., which one corresponds to the weakest hydrogen bond in a given solvent condition?
2. N - H
4. N - H
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Arg
22.
Which peptide bond (s) marked as a, b, c, d and e will be broken when the following oligopeptide is treated with trypsin at pH 7.0?
Arg
23.
In cellular respiration, which of the following processes occur only inside mitochondria and not in the cytoplasm?
1. Glycolysis and the pentose - phosphate pathway. 2. Glycolysis and the cilric acid cycle. 3. The citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. 4. Glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation.
n the presence and absence of an 24. An enzyme catalysed reaction was measured i inhibitor. For an uncompetitive inhibition,
1, only K, is increased.
3. only V,, is decreased.
25, KC1 (100 mM)was entrapped inside large unilarnellar vesicles. A diffusion potential across the bilayer can be generated by diluting with buffer containing
1. 100 m M KC 1 and a protonophore. 2. 100 m M NaCl and a protonophore. 3 . 100 mM KC1 and a K' -specific ionophore. 4. 100 m M NaCI and a K ' -specific ionophore
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Ligand-gated ion channel ATPase dependent voltage-gated ion channel ATPase depenondent ca2+-gated ion channel ATPase independent voltage gated ion channel
27. With reference to lac operon, what will be the phenotype of an E. coli strain having a genotype i - ~ ' ~ ~ ~ - / y"? ~'i*o~z
1. 2. 3. 4.
Constitutive for both P-galactosidase and lac permease. Inducible for both P- galactosidase and lac permease. Inducible for P-galactosidase and constitutive for lac permease. Constitutive for P-galadosidase and inducible for lac permease.
28.
An organism that has peroxidase and superoxide dismutase but lacks catalase is most
likely an
1. aerotolerant anaerobe.
3 . obligate anaerobe.
29. During DNA replication, events at the replication fork require different types of enzymes having specialized functions except
1, DNA polymerase 111.
2. DNA gyrase.
3. DNAligase.
4. DNA glycosylase.
30. Which of the following names is appropriate for the sequence 5' -G/ANNAUG -3' in a mammalian mRNA?
1. Shine-Dalgamosequence.
3. Internal ribosome entry sites.
2. Kozak sequence.
31.
The specificity of tRNA recognition by a aminoacyl tRNA synthetase that is intrinsic to the tRNA molecule lies on
1. acceptor stem.
2. acceptor s t e m and anticodon loop.
3. anticodon loop.
4. D-arm.
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Which of the following factors is NOT hue for the low levels o f immune response in Plasmodium infection? 1. Different types of antigens are expressed at various stages of Plasmodium life cycle. 2. Most of the phases in the life cycle of Plasmodium are intracellular. 3 . Sporozoites are rapidly cleared from blood circulation. 4. Plasmodium infection primarily destroys macrophages and dendritic cells.
34.
Presence of the nuclear localization signal (NLS) in a steroid receptor indicates that the receptor resides
1. on the nuclear membrane.
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3. Integrin
4. Elastin
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36. Out of the following matches of oncogenes with the proteins that each specifies, which one is incorrect?
1. erbA - thyroid hormone receptor. 2. erbB - epidermal growth factor receptor. 3. ras - guanine-nucleotide binding protein with GTPase activity. 4. fos - platelet-derived growth factor.
38. With respect to development of any organism, "autonomous specification" would result in which type of development?
1. Regulative 2. Mosaic
3.
Syncytial
4. Definitive
39. The group of cells which generates the vascular, tissues including the pericycle in
roots of higher plants are called
1, procambium.
3. ground meristem.
40.
If an embryo undergoes 13 cleavage divisions during embryogenesis, then the size of the embryo compared to zygote
1, increases 13 times. 2, increases in an exponential fashion.
4, remains almost the same.
41.
42. A plant hormone that promotes the acquisition of desiccation tolerance in developing seed is
1.
ABA.
2. Ethylene.
3. IAA.
4. GA3.
43. Change in ca2'concentration can initiate various responses in plants. Which one of the following responses is NOT known to be initiated by change in ca2+concentration?
1. Closure of stomata. 2. Reorientation of growth in pollen tubes. 3. Thickening of cell walls in young tobacco seedlings in response to wind. 4. Lateral root formation.
44. Water can move through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, only if water potential
2, increases.
4, fluctuates rapidly in either direction.
45.
Which one of the following is responsible for the ejection of milk from mammary glands in mammals?
1. Oxytocin
2. Prolactin
3.
Serotonin
4. Melatonin
46.
A nerve fibre cannot be stimulated during the absolute refractory period of a previous
stimulus because
1. sodium permeability remains high. 2. sodium-potassium pump does not operate. 3. voltage-gated calcium chanqels remain closed. 4. potassium conductance remains low.
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2, venkicular depolarization.
4, atrial repolarization.
3. ventricular repolarization.
48.
Blood group type A antigen is a complex oligosaccharide which ihffers from H antigen present in type 0 individual by the presence of terminal
1. glucose.
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2. galactose. 4. fucose.
3. N-acetyl gaiactosamine.
49.
A cross was made between pure wild type males and brown eyed, curled winged females of D. melanogaster. Tho FIfemales were test crossed. The Fz progeny obtained was as follows:
Wild type Brown eyes, curled wings Brown eyes, normal wings Normal eyes, curled wings Total
200 150 30 20
400
The genetic distance (cM) between brown eye and curled wing loci is:
50.
The effect of nonsense mutation could be nullified by reversion as well as suppression. Which of the following processes will help to distinguish between the two kinds of revertants?
1. Complementation
2. Transgenesis
4. Recombination
51.
2. frameshift.
4. insertion.
3. duplication.
52'. In a transformation experiment, donor DNA horn an E. coli strain with the genotype 2 ' Y' was used to transform a strain of genotype Z Y. The frequencies of transformed classes were:
z'Y+
2' Y
. Z V' Total
What is tlte frequency (96) with which
200
53.
1. x e t y
2. x e x y
3.
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4. ,(Y) x
54, A plant species has been described for the first time by author 'x'. Later, the species has been transferred to some other genus by author 'y' , Then the author citation for the new combination will be
1, x e t y
2. x ex y
3.
(X)Y
4.
(Y) x
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2, 4,
(~asidiomycetes)
(Oomycetes)
3.
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(Chytridiomycetes)
3. Chytridiomycetes.
1.
3. v-Jm?m
56.
2. Basidiomycetes. 4. Oomycetes.
2.
4. ?m?%mT
2. synapcimorphy.
4. homoplasy.
3. homology.
57. The following table shows survival and fertility data for a seasonally breeding species,
SEASON
0
PROPORTION SURVIVING 1 .o
0.5 0.0
FERTILITY 0
20
1 2
Based on above data, net reproductive rate (&) of the species will be
58.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of late successional forest plant species?
1. 2. 3. 4.
Large seed size, high root to shoot ratio. Long seed dispersal distance, long seed viability, Slow growth rate, long maximum life span. Low light saturation intensity, high efficiency at low light.
59. Which of the following organisms do not possess the ability to fix nitrogen?
1 . Organisms specialized for high altitude
3 . Eukaryotic organisms.
1. COl
60.
2. CH4
3.
N20
4. CFCS
Which of the following greenhouse gases has got highest atmospheric life time'?
1.
CO1
2 . CH3
3. N 2 0
4. CFCS
61. Which of the following evolutionary processes playtd an important role in the evolution of complex immune system?
I . Reproductive isolation.
3. Neutral evolution.
62. In some species of new,world monkeys, only one female reproduces in a group. One or more younger females have suppressed reproduction and assist the reproductive female. This is an example of
1 . Sexual selection.
3. fin selection.
63. In bird species where both parents contribute equally to parental care, generally
1. males are larger than females. 2. females are more colorful than males. 3. females are larger than males. 4, both sexes are morphologically similar.
64.
The idea that an altruistic gene will be favored if r > CIB, where r is the coefficient of relatedness, B is the benefit to the recipient of the altruism, and C is the cost incurred to the donor, is known as
I , red queen hypothesis. 3. Hamilton's rule.
2. handicap principle. 4, competitive exclusion principle.
66. For sustained expression of a transgene in the successive generation of a cell line in culture, the ideal gene transfer can be obtained using
1. lentiviral vector .
3 . plasmid DNA containing the transgene.
67.
Desulphovibrio desulfiricans (A) and Pseudomonas species (B) are involved in mercury bioremediation. Which of the statements below is correct?
1. A converts methyl mercury to mercuric ion, B converts mercury to methyl mercury. 2. A converts mercury to methyl mercury, B converts mercury to mercuric ion. 3. A converts mercury to methyl mercury, B converts methyl mercury to mercuric ion. 4. A converts methyl mercury to mercuric ion, B converts mercury to mercuric ion.
68. Optical density of a 400 base pair long 1 ml DNA solution was found to be 0.052. How
many DNA molecules are present in the solution?
1. MALDI-TOF MS w w ?
2. MALDI-TOP MSIMS 3. ESI-TOFMS C W
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4. LC-m-ESI-TOF MS
69, In which of the following techniques does molecular fragmentation offer clues to the covalent chemical structures of biomolecules?
1. MALDI-TOF MS mass spectrometry. 2. MALDI-TOF MSIMS mass spectrometry. 3. ESI - TOF MS mass spectrometry. 4. LC-coupled ESI-TOF MS mass spectrometry.
70, The movement of a single cell was required to he continually monitored during
development. This cell was marked with a reporter gene. To visualize this movement one would use
1. phase contrast microscopy.
2,
4,
3 , fluorescence microscopy.
71. The Gibbs free energy of binding of a ligand with a protein is determined using alorimetric measurements at 2SC. The value of AGO thus determined is 1.36 kcallmole. The binding constant for the ligand-protein association is:
72. A is converted to E by enzymes EA, E U , E C , ED. The K,(M) values of the enzymes are lo-', lo4, and respectively. If all the substrates and products are present at a concentration of lo4 M, and the enzymes have approximately the same V,, the rate limiting step will be:
73. The molecular mass of a protein determined by gel filtration is 120 kDa. When its mass is determined by SDS-PAGE with and without P-mercaptoethanol, it is only 60 kDa. What is the most probable explanation for these observations? 1. Protein is a dimer in which two identical chains are cross-linkedby disulphide bond(s). 2. Protein is a monbmer of molecular m a s s 60 kDa but it is excluded h m the gel matrix due to strong repulsion between the gel matrix and the protein. 3. Rotein is most likely to be composed of two sub-unitshaving identical molecular mass. 4. Protein is a monomer but it is nicked into half its size by SDS.
1. A( pepsin), B (papain), C ('&ME), D (papain, followed by anti-idiotype immunoblot) 2. A( papain), B (pepsin), C (papain, followed by anti-idiotype immunoblot, D
@ME)
3. A (papain, followed by anti-idioiype immunoblot), B (papain ), C ( pepsin), D
WME)
4. A @ME), B (papain ), C ( pepsin), D (papain, followed by anti-idiotype immunoblot)
74.
Mouse IgG is left either intact (left lane in A, B, C, D) or digested with papain or pepsin or treated with 0-mercaptoethanol (P-ME) and run on non-reducing SDS-PAGE and stained with Coomassie blue. In a separate experiment, papain-digested products are immunoblotted with an anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody. Following four profiles are attributed to each of these treatments.
1, A( pepsin), B (papain), C (PME), D (papain, followed by anti-idiotype imrnunoblot) 2. A( papain), B (pepsin), C (papain, followed by anti-idiotype irnmunoblot,D ( P M E ) 3. A @apain, followed by anti-idiotype imrnunoblot), B (papain ), C ( pepsin), D @ME) 4. A (PME), B (papain ), C ( pepsin), D (papain, followed by anti-idiotype immunoblot)
I. 1 GTP, 3 NADH, 1 FADH2,2 C02 2. 2 GTP,2 FADH2,6 NADH, 2 CO2 3. 4 GTP, 6 NADH, 4 FADH2,2 C02 4. 32 GTP, 2 NADH, 4 FADH2,4 CO2
75. The citric acid cycle in respiration yields:
1 . 1 GTP, 3 NADH, 1 FADH2,2 COi 2. 2 GTP, 2 FADHI, 6 NADH, 2 C02 3. 4 GTP, 6 NADH, 4 FADHI, 2 COz 4. 32 GTP,2 NADH, 4 FADH*, 4 C01
1. RBCs -k inside out vesicles+ PSE + Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) 2 . RBCs -t right side out vesicles +TLC +PSE 3. RBCs -+ PSE -t Inside out vesicles +TLC 4. R8Cs + PSE + TLC -+ Inside out vesicles
76. Phosphatidyl swine (PS) is mostly located in the inner bilayer of plasma membrane of red blood cells (RBCs).You have to prove this fact about PS by an experiment. You are provided with PSspecific lytic enzymes (PSE)and other reagents needed. Identify the correct sequence of experiments to be carried out to settle this issue.
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1. RBCs + inside out vesicles- PSE + Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) 2. RBCs + right side out vesicles +TLC +PSE 3. RBCs + PSE 4 Inside out vesicles +TLC 4. RBCs + PSE + TLC + Inside out vesicles
77.
ATP-driven pumps hydrolyze ATP to ADP and phosphate and use the energy released to pump ions or solutes across a membrane. There are many classes of these pumps and representatives of each are found in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following statements about these pumps is NOT correct?
1, P-type pumps are multipass transmembrane proteins which phosphorylate themselves during pumping and involve in ion transport. 2. F-type pumps normally use the H 'gradient across the membrane to drive the spthesis of ATP. 3. V-typepumps normally use voltage gradient for transport of small molecules. 4. ABC transporters primarily pump small molecules across cell membrane.
78.
Following are statements related to the organization of the four major protein complexes of thylakoid membrane, A. B. C, D. Photosystem 11 is located predominantly in the stacked regions of the thylakoid membrane. Photosystem I is found in the unstacked regions protruding into stroma. Cytochrome B6 f complex is confined to stroma only. ATP synthase is located in the unstacked regions protruding into stroma.
79. A bacterial population has a plasmid with copy number 'n'. It was observed that on an average in one out of 2""" cell divisions, there was spontaneous plasmid curing. It was inferred born the observation that:
A. Each cell division does not have equal probability ofplasmid curing. B. There is no evidence for any mechanism of plasmid segregation in the two daughter cells. C. Plasmid distribution to daughter cells is random. D. Each plasmid has an equal chance of being in either of the two daughter cells. Which of the combinations of above statements is true?
1.
AandB
2. B andD
3. only A
In a given experiment the cells were labeled for 30 minutes with radioactive thymidine. The medium was then replaced with that containing unlabelled thymidine and the cells w®rown for additional time. At different time points after replacement of medium the fraction of mitotic cells were analysed, Based on the results obtained, the above figure was drawn which shows the percentage of mitotic cells that are labeled as a function of time after brief incubation with radioactive thymidine.
Considering the above experiment, the following statements were made:
A. Cells in the S-phase of the cell cycle during the 30 minute labeling period contain radioactive DNA. B. It takes about 3 hours before the first labeled mitotic cells appear. C. The cells enter the second round of mitosis at hohours. D. The total length of the cell cycle is about 27 hours with GI being more than 15 hours.
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81. Mutants of lac Y (Y-)gene of E.coli do not synthesize the lactose permease protein. The following statements refer to the behaviour of lac Y mutants under different experimental conditions.
A. No synthesis of P- galactosidase when Y 'cells are induced with lactose. B. Synthesis of galactosidase when cells are induced with lactose, C. No synthesis of p- galactosidase when cells are induced with IPTG. D. Synthesis of P- galactosidase when cells are induced with IPTG. E.The cells induced with IPTG cannot grow in the presence of TONPG (TONPG is a compound, whose uptake is mediated by lactose permease and cleaved by P- galactosidase to release a toxic compound). F.Cells induced with IPTG can grow in the presence of TONPG,
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82.
The semiconservative nature of DNA replication was established by Meselson and Stahl in their classic experiment with bacteria. They g r e w bacteria in N"-N&CI containing medium,washed and then incubated in fresh medium with N ' ~ containing compounds and allowed to grow for three generations. CsCl density gradient centrifugation of isolated DNA established the nature of semiconservative DNA replication. The pictorial representation below shows the position of differentially labeled DNA in CsCl density gradient.
H a d the DNA replication been conservative, what would have been the pattern?
extract was used to study transcription of a gene X having six introns. RNA Pol 11 complex containing all associated proteins was isolated from actively transcribing system and subjected to proteome analysis. Results showed the presence of both splicing and capping enzymes in the complex. When transcription elongation was inhibited by flavopiridol, polymerase complex contained only capping enzymes. When phosphorylation of the CTD domain of Pol I1 was inhibited by a kinase inhibitor, the complex contained neither splicing nor capping enzymes. From these results, following conclusions were made:
A.
B. C.
D.
Transcription of gene X is coupled to mRNA capping. Transcription elongation is coupled to splicing. Phosphorylation of CTD is required for the recruitment of capping and splicing enzymes. Both capping and splicing of mRNAs occurs simultaneously.
2. B, C and D
3. C,DandA
4.
D,Aand B
84. In bacteria, N-fomyl methionine is the first amino acid to be incorporated into a polypeptide chain. Accordingly, one weuld think that all bacterial proteins have a formyl group at their amino
tenninus and the fmt amino acid is methionine. However, this is not the case, because of the following possible reasons.
A. Deformylase removcs the formyl group only during or after the synthesis of the polypeptides. B. Aminopeptidase removes only the amino terminal methionine. C. Aminopeptidase removes the amino terminal methionine as well as one or two additional amino acids. D, Defomylase removes the formy1 group aa well as amino terminal methionim and adds one or two amino acids to it.
85.
Bacteriophage h is a temperate phage. Immediately after infection, viral specific mRNAs for N and Cro protcins are expressed followed by early mRNAs. At the commitment phase, either lytic cycle starts with the expression .of genes for head tail, and lytic proteins or lysogenisation cycle begins with the expression o f repressor and integrase genes. During induction of lysogens both INT and XIS proteins are needed along with host factors. Out of the four processes below, some govern integration of viral genome and its excision?
1. AandB
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86. In E. coli, recA gene is involved in recombination as well as repair and dnaB gene is involved in
unwinding of DNA double strands during replication. Which of the following statement islare correct about Rec A and Dna B?
A. Mutation in E. coli recA gene is lethal. B. E. coli with mutated dnaB gene does not survive.
C. Dna B after uncoiling DNA double strands, prevents further reannealing at the separated
strands. D. Rec A gene is involved in SOS response and helps DNA repair.
2,
t l
and I3
3. B a n d D
4. AandC'
87. The challenges faced by aminoacyl tRNA synthetases in selecting the correct amino acid is more daunting than its recognition of the appropriate tRNA. In case of amino acids with similar structures like vaIine and isoleucine, this challenge is met by the enzyme possibly through its
A. catalytic pocket. B, editing pocket. C. anticodon loop. D, acceptor arm.
3. BandD
4. B and C
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88. p24 is an important care protein of HIV, This protein is abundant during active replication of the virus. The serum of an HIV patient was examined for the presence of p24 and antibody against p24 for proper diagnosis of the infection stage. Match the clinical observations in column A with the inferences in column 13.
A. ~ 2 4 4 present s in
Column B the serum. a, viral latency B. Anti-p24 antibody is high in b. progression of HIV latency to Iytic stage the serum. C. Anli-p24 antibody begins to c. early a t a q of infection decline with corresponding increase in p24.
Column A
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89.
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89, Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is needed for growth of almost all cells. EGF receptor is a transmembrane protein having an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a cytosolic domain of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK). Binding of EGF to the receptor activates PTK resulting in activation of transcription factors through inbacellular transducers. In cell type A, much of the extracellular ligand-binding domain is deleted by proteases such that cytosolic domain of PTK becomes constitutively active whereas cell type B is having normal EGF receptor. What will be the best-fit graph for the growth of the cultures of cell type A and B in complete medium in
presence (+) and absence (-) of EGF?
Time
Tlmm
90.
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90.
A particular type of cancer cell undergoes apoptosis by both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways when treated with a chemotherapeutic agent X. Caspase 8 and Caspase 9 are the initiator capases associated with extrinsic and intrinsic pathways respectively. Now, if caspase 9 is silenced in the cancer cell by shRNA transfection, what will be the best-fit graph for apoptosis scenario in the cancer cell when treated with agent X?
91. Afler successive surgery and chemotherapy, the tumor of a breast cancer patient subsided. However, after almost 5 years, tbe tumor relapsed in a more aggressive manner and did not respond to the conventional chemotherapy delivered earlier. The following postulations were made.
A. Chelnoresistant cells wcre persisting within the tumor even after therapy. B. A population of quiescent cells existed, which under favourable conditioas, ransformed to new tumor cells. C. High AUC (ATP-Binding Cassette) --.transporter expressing cells persisted in the breast during chemotherapy.
D. Breast tumor cells which may have migrated to other tissues, returned to the breast immediately after chemotherapy was terminated. Which of the above combination of statements is true?
1. AandD
2. A, BandC
3. only B
4. Band D
92.
Following are the experimental observations made on treatment of B cells: A. Anti-immunoglobulin(anti-Ig) antibody treatment results in B cell apoptosis. B. Anti-Ig plus CD40 ligand treatment results in B cell proliferation. C. Anti-Ig plus CD40 ligand plus 1L-4treatment results in B cell proliferation and switching to lgG1. D. Anti-Ig plus 1IA treatment results in less B cell proliferation but switching to IgE.
From the above observation, which one of the following is the correct interpretation for the role of CD40 in B cell function?
1. Induce death of B cells. 2. Rescue B cells f r o m death and Z g class switch to IgG1.
3. Inducing Ig class switch to IgE. 4. Induce Ig class switching to both lgGl and IgE and inhibit B cell proliferation.
93, A potentially valuable therapeutic approach for killing tumor cells without affecting nonnal cells is
the use of irnrnunotoxins. !mmunotoxins constitute monoclonal antibodies against tumor cells conjugated to lethal toxins. Which of the following molecular approaches do you think is NOT appropriate for generating tumor cell-specific imrnunotodn that will not kill normal cells? 1. Cell surface receptor binding polypeptide chain of toxin molecule should be replaced by monoclonal antibodies against a particular tumor cell type. 2. Constant region Fc domain of tumor cell specific monoclonal antibody should be replaced by ligation of toxins. 3. Variable region F(ab)2 domain of tumor cell-specific monoclonal antibody should be replaced by ligation of toxins. 4. Inhibitor polypeptide chain of toxin should be conjugated to F(ab)l domain of tumor cell specific monoclonal antibody.
94.
Flowers represent a complex array of functionally specialihd structures that differ substantially
horn the vegetative plant body in form and cell types. Following are statements made regarding floral meristems.
E, Floral meristems can usually be distinguished f r o m vegetative meristems by their larger size. F. The increase in the size of the meristem is largely a result of increased rate of cell division in central cells. G. The increase in the size of the meristem is due to larger size of the cells, which in turn results f r o m rapid cell expansion only.
H. A network of genes control floral morphogenesis in plants.
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95. Three embryos, X (wild type), Y (mutant for bicoid) and Z (mutant for nanos) were injected with bicoid mRNA in their posterior pole at early cleavage stage. What would be the phenotypes of the resulting embryos? 1. Embryo X will develop head on both anterior and posterior side, while embryos Y and Z will develop head on posterior side only. 2. Embryos X and Z wiIl develop head on both.anterior and posterior side, while embryo Y will develop head on posterior end only. 3. Embryos X,Y and Z will develop head on both anterior as well as posterior side. 4. Embryo X will develop head on anterior side, embryo Y will develop no head, while embryo Z will develop head on anterior as well as posterior side.
96. In C, elegar~sduring embryogenesis, an anchor cell and 6 hypodermal vulva1 precursor cells
(VPCs) get involved in forming the vulva. If 3 of the hypodermal VPCs are killed by a laser beam, a normal vulva is still formed. This could be due to the fol1owing possible reasons.
A. Six hypodcnnal VPCs form equivalence group of cells, out of which only 3 participate in vuIva formation and 3 cells remain as reserve cells. B. When 3 hypodermal VPCs are killed, the 3 neighboring hypodermal non-VPCs get freshly
recruited.
C. Anchor cell functions as an inducer which can induce epithelial cells of the gonad to gel recruited to compensate for the loss.
D. Anchor cell acts as an inducer which can spatially induce only 3 hypodermal cells to form the vulva.
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2.
B andC
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4. Aand D
97.
In tadpoles, if the-taili s amputated it can regenerate. However, if the tail is amputated and then exposed to retinoic acid, it develops limbs instead of regenerating the tail. This could be due to the following reasons:
A. Retinoic acid is a morphogen and induces genes responsible for limb formation.
B. Retinoic acid raises the positional values in that region for limb development to take place.
C.
D. Retinoic acid possibly acts as a mutagen arid the phenotype observed is a result of several mutations. Which combination of the above statements is true?
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B.mRNA of HesC
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99. Which of ihe following cellular communications shown below will override the process of normal development and lead to cancer?
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100. I n plants, the energy of sunlight is first absorbed by the pigments present in their leaf cells followed by the fixation of carbon through photosynthesis. Consider the following statements.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Chlorophylls a and b are abundant in green plants. Chlorophylls c and d are found in some protisls and cyanobacteria. Out of different types of bacteriochlorophyll, type a is the most widely distributed. Out of different types of bacteriochlorophyll, type b is the most widely distributed.
1. A, B and C
2. A,CandD
3. B,CandD
4, A, B and D
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101. Nitrate reductase is an imporiant enzyme for nitrate assimilation. Given below are some statements on nitrate reductase enzyme:
(A) (B) (C) (D) Nitrate reductase of higher plants is composed of two identical subunits.
One subunit of nitrate reductase contains three prosthetic groups. One of the prosthetic groups attached to both subunits is heme.
Which one of the following combination of statements on nitrate reductase mentioned above is correct?
1. A,BandC
2. A, C and D
3. B , C a n d D
4. A, B andD
102. A farmer growing a particular variety of grape plants in vineyard, observes the following:
(A) Fruit size normally remained small. (B) Natural seed abortion. (C) Development of fungal infection as the pedicets are small i n size due to which moisture is retained in the bunches of grapes.
Experts suggested spraying gibberellic acid during the fruit development. This treatment would help in getting'rid of
1. A,
B and C
2, only A and B
4, only B and C
3. only A and C
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103. Light is perceived by various photoreceptors in plants. The photoreceptors predominantly work at specific wavelengths of light. Some of the following statements are related to the functions of plant
photoreceptors,
(A) Phytochrome A predominantly perceives the red and far-red light. (B) Phytochrome B predominantly perceives red light. (C) Cryptochromes regulate plant development. (D) Phototropins are involved in blue light perception and chloroplast movements.
2. B , C a n d D
3. C , D a n d A
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Triose phosphate is utilized for the synthesis of both starch and sucrose. Triose phosphate is translocated to cytosol from chloroplast. Triose phosphate is confined-tochloroplast and is utilized for synthesis of starch only. Triose phosphate is translocated from cytosol to chloroplast.
Which one of the following combinations is correct regarding starch and sucrose synthesis during
day time?
1. AandB
2. BandC
3. CandD
4. DandA
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Shown above, is a graph representing the growth of different plant species subjected to salinity relative to that of unsalinized control. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
1. Plants i n group IA are extreme halophytes while very salt sensitive species will be part of group
III. 2. Plants in group IA are very salt sensitive and extreme halophytes will be part of group IIL 3. Halophytca, which can tolerate salt but their growth is retarded will be of part of p u p IB, 4. Noa-halophytes, which are salt tolerant but lacks salt glands will be a part of group 11.
106. An experimentalist stimulates a nerve fibre in the middle of an axon and records the following
observations. Which one of the observation is correct?
1. Nave impulse is travelling in a direction towards cell body. 2. Nerve impulse is travelling in a direction towards telodendrons. 3. Nerve impulses are fravelling in both the directions opposite to each other, 4. Nerve impulse is not moving in either direction.
107.
Desert animals have longer loop of Henle compared to that of humans. It may be due to the following reasons:
A. Long loop of Henle is associated with greater amount of vasopressin secretion. B. In long loop of Henle, the counter-current exchanger is more effective. C . Long loop of Henle conserves more water. D. Long loop of Henle stimulates production of angiotensin 11.
Which of the above reason(s) islare correct?
1 . AandB
2. Band C
3. CandD
4,
only D
108.
.A boy eats a large serving of cheese having high amount of sodium. He hardly drinks any fluid, Inspite of this, the water and electrolyte balance was maintained. Which one of the following explanation is correct?
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1, His aldosterone was decreased and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) was increased. 2. His aldosterone was increased and ADH was decreased. 3. There was no change in either of the hormones. 4. His sympathoadrenal system was stirnulated.
109.
The blood volume decreased when a mammal was bled rapidly. However, the cardiovascular changes resulting from hemorrhage could be minimized by the following compensatory mechanisms:
A. Increased cerebral blood flow. B. Reduction of baroreceptor activity and stimulation of chemoreceptors. C. Reabsorption of tissue fluid in blood. D. Increased release of enkephalins and beta-endorphins.
AmdB
2. B andC
3. CandD
4.
only D
110.
The stomach of a person was partially removed during surgery of a gastric tumour. Despite taking a balanced diet, the person developed anemia. Following possible explanations were offered:
A. Lower gastric secretion inhibits folic acid absorption B. Protein digestion was disturbed in partial gastrectorny C. Lower HC1 secretion f r o m stomach reduced iron absorption D. Lower secretion of intrinsic protein factor from stomach reduced VitB12 absorption
AandB
2.
BandC
3. CandD
4.
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111. The RFLP pattern observed for two pure parental lines (PI and P2) and their FI progeny is represented below. Further, the P1 plant had red flowers while the P2 had white flowers. The FI progeny was backcrossed to P2. The result obtained, showing the number of progeny with red and white flowers and their RFLP patterns is also represented below.
P1
P2
F,
Red
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White
RFLP
pattern
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Red
White
No. ofprogeny
45
45
.12. Wild type T4 bacteriophage can grow on B and K strains of E. coli forming small plaques. rII mutants of T4 bacteriophage cannot grow on E. coli strain K (non-permissive host), but form large plaques on E. coli strain B (permissive host). The following two experiments were canied out:
Experiment I: E. coli K cells were simultaneously infected with two rIImutants (a- and b]. Several plaques with wild type morphology were formed. Experiment 11: E. coli B cells were simultaneously infected with the same mutants as above. T4 phages were isolated from the resulting plaques and used to infect E. coli K cells. Few plaques with wild type morphology were formed. Which one is the correct conclusion made regarding the rIimutants, a' and b- horn the above experiments? 1. The mutations a' and b- belong to two different cistrons (experiment I) and there is no recombination between them (experiment 11). . The mutations a' and b- belong to two dilferent cistrons (experiment I) and they recombined (experiment 11). 3. The mutations a- and b ' belong to two different cistrons (experiment 11) and they recombined (experiment I). 4. The mutants a' and b- belong to the same cistron (experiment I) and they did not recombine (experiment 11).
What is the probable mode of inheritance and which individuals conclusively demonstrate this mode of inheritance?
1. Autosomal recessive, III-2,3 and IV- 1 , 2 conclusively demonstrate the mode of inheritance, 2. Autosomal recessive, I-1,2and 11-2 conclusively demonstrate the mode of inheritance. 3 . Autosomal dominant, III- 2 , 3 and IV-1, 2 conclusively demonstrate the mode of inheritance. 4. X-linked recessive, II- 3 , 4 and 5 conclusively demonstrate the mode of inheritance.
114. Following is the diagram of 8 paracentric inversion heterozygote ABCDEFGIABFEDCG involved in recombination during meiosis I:
the chromosomes,
C. All non-viable gametes.
115. An E. coli strain has metBI (90 min) and l e d 5 (2 min) mutations. It also has sfrA7 (73 min) mutation and Tn5 transposon which confers streptomycin and kanamycin resistance, respectively, inserted in its chromosome. The mutant strain was crossed with an Hfr strain that is streptomycin sensitive and has a hisG2 mutation (44 rnin) that makes it require histidint. After incubation for 100 min, the cells were plated on minimal plate supplemented with leucine, histidine and streptomycin to select the met3 marker. After purifying 100 of the Met' transconjugants, one finds that I5 are His-, 2 are ~ e u and * 12 are kanarnycin sensitive. The unselected markers are
Which of the above statement is correct and what is the position of transposon insertion?
I . A and before 73 min
3. B and before 73 min
1.
2, 3.
w 1 - transversion, ~2 - insertion, v 3 - deletion w l - transition, w 2 - transversion, VT 3 - insertion w 1 - insertion, w 2 - transition, q'v 3 - transversion
116. A chemist synthesixd three new chemical compounds, MI,M2 and M3.The compounds were tested for their mutagenic potential and were found to be highly mutagenic. Tests were made to characterize the nature of mutations by allowing the reversion with other mutagens, The following
results were obtained:
Which one of the follovving conclusions drawn regarding the nature of mutations by the compounds is correct?
1. M1 - transversion, M2 - insertion, M3 - deletion 2. M1 -transition, M2 -- transversion, M3 - insertion 3. Mi - insertion, M2 - transition, M3 - transversiion 4. ,MI - transversion, M2 - transition, M3 - insertion
D - Hydrozoa
D - Anthoma
D - Scyphozoa D - Hydrozoa
118. The following tabla shows the summary of characters between two taxa based on presence (1) and absence (0) data
Taxon A
Which of the following represents Jaccard's coefficient and Simple matching coeficient respectively?
1. 0.8, 0.5 2. 0.6,0.5
3. 0.8,0.6
4. 0.5,0.6
(ii) (iii)
ii.
ii.
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(B)
(vii)
(F)
vii. M $ w
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1. A -.Rickttsia;
2. A ; Ricketbia;
C - Wolbachia; G - Rhizobium;
D - Nitrobacter; H - Azospirillum
3.
B - Wolbachia; C - Brucelh; F - Agrobacterium; G - Rhizobium; A - Rickeltsia; B - Brucelh; C - Wolbachia; E - Agrobacterium; F -Acetobacter; G - Azospirilllum; E Acetobacter;
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D - Nitrobacter; H - Azaspirillum
4. A- ~&#tsio;
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119.
(ii) (iii)
(A)
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(c)
(iv)
iv. chenioautotrophic
iv. Not Chemmutotrophic
(vii)
(F)
A - Rickertsia; E - Acetobacter;
B - Wolbachia;
3. A - Rickettsia; E - Agrobacterium;
4. A- Rickettsia;
E - Acetobacter;
C - Wolbackia; G Rhizobivm;
D - Nitrobacter; H - Rhizobium.
2.
Out group
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120. Which of the following phylogenetic trees appropriately uses principle of parsimony?
3.
OLd group
Marsllsaceas
Polypodlaceas 8.1.
121.
Identify the characters shown in the diajgam depicting phylogenetic relationships among major groups of ferns and fern allies.
Equlsetaceae Manileaceae
Poly pod iaceae s.I.
3. a) Leaves scale like, b) Sporangiophores, c) Elaters, d ) Heterospory, e) Roots absent, f) Vertical, intempted annulus.
4. a) Heterospory, b) Roots absent, c) Elaters, d) Sporangiophores,
e) Leavea scale like, f) Vertical, intempted annulus.
Anogeissus,
Anogeissus,
Associate the forest/vegetation type with the plants: a. Grass land b. Subalpine forest c. Shola forest d. Subtropical pine forest e. Tropical thorn forest f. Tropical dry dmiduous forest g. Tropical semievergreen forest h. Tropical wet evergreen forest
Anogeissus,
2.
Anogeissus,
123. Possible explanations for the age related decline in primary productivity of trees are:
A. As trees grow larger with age, they have more tissues that respire and loose energy and proportionately less leaf area to photosynthesize. B. Nutrient limitation by nitrogen due to reduced rate of woody litter decomposition as forest ages. C. As trees become larger, water bansport to the top conopy leaves becomes limited because of increased hydraulic resistance. This results in reduced stomata1 conductance and reduction in photosynthetic rate.
Which of the above islare correct?
1. A, B and C
2. only A
3. only A and C
4. only B and C
124. Species characteristics thal make them more prone to extinction are listed below:
A. High degree of specialization B. High sexual dimorphism C. High trophic status D. Short life span
2. A, C and D
3. A , B a n d D
4. B , C a n d D
1. A , - B 3 - C 3
2. A2-Bl -C4
3. A 3 - B Z - C 1
4. A 4 - B 4 - C Z
125. Based on the information given in the table below, which combination is correct?
Biographic zone Al Mediterranean AL Indo-Chinese A3- lndo-Malayan Aq- Peninsular India Plant BI-Rhododendron B2-Diplerocarpus B3-Euphorbia B,-Deodar
Animal
C1- Gibbon
C3-Takin C,-Ibex
126. In a census for a lake fish, 10 individuals were marked and released. In second sampling after a few days 15 individuals were caught, ofwhich 5 individuals were found marked. The estimated population of the fish in the lake will be
1. (A) (B) r n (C)flai+ 2. (A) w, (B) (C) 3, (A) (B) ~4 (C) 4. (A) RR (B) F W E F , (C) W - m
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127. Identify the pollinators for the flowers with following pollination syndromes
A. Flowers dull colored, located away from foliage, floral parts turgid, B. Flowers briat red, crowded, turgid, nectar watery and sucrose rich. C Flowers white with pleasant odor, corolla tube long, night blooming.
1. (A) Bird; (B) Bat; (C) Butterfly 2. (A) Bat; (B) Bird; (C) Moth 3. (A)Bat; (B)Bird; (C)Bee 4. (A) Bird; (B) Bat; (C) Carrion fly
1 , (i),
3
(ii),
(iii).
(iv).
2. i ) , i
4 (i), (i),
i (iv).
(iv),
(i),
(iii),
128, Which of the following combinations is good for setting up a nature reserve:
(i)
(ii),
(iii).
(iv).
i ) iii,
(iv).
(i), (iii),
4 (i), i i ,
(iv).
129.
If the numba of new species evolving is directly proportional t o the number of existing rpcciea and the probability of extinction of any species is inversely proportional to the number of exiating species, the number of species present at a time during evolution will follow a curve given by:
NO. or mpKI*B
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130.
If the relationship between life time reproductive success and body s i z ~ for males and fkmales of a species an shown in figure below:
2, asexual reproduction
4. obligate monogamy
t31.
Followi~lg tree represents phylogenetic relationships among species of a moth family. Circles represent species having eye spots on the wings. Other species do not have eye spots.
2. C a n d D
3. AandC
4.
B and D
132.
Wolbachia are obligate intracellular bacteria, many different strains of which are abundantly present in insects. They induce mating incompatibility in hosl, i.e. males infected with one strain can only ferlilize females infected with the same strain. No other pathological effects are observed in host. A possible evolutionary consequence o f this phenomenon would be:
1. 2. 3. 4.
Extinction of many insect species. Termination of sexual reproduction in many insect species. Co-extinction of host and parasite. Reproductive isolation leading to rapid speciation in insects.
133.
i
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e $ ! : m m m ~
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133.
Twenty small populations of a species, each polymorphic for a given locus (T, t) were bred in captivity. In 10 of them the population size was kept constant by random removal of individuals, while other 10 were allowed to increase their population size. After several generations it was observed that in 7 of the size restricted populations only T was present, in the remaining 3 only t and in 2 only t was was present. In the growing populations 8 retained their observed. The experiment illustrates 1. Genetic drift which is more likely in large populations, 2. Genetic drift which is more likely in small populations. 3. Density dependent selection against T. 4. Density dependent selection against t.
1. A - Silurian; B-Permian; C- Triassic; D - Jurassic; E- Cretaceous;F- Tertiary 2. A- Ordovician; B- Carboniferous; C- Triassic, D-Cretaceous, E-Tertiary; F-Quaternary
3. A-Cambrian; B-Ordovician; C- Silurian; D-Devonian; E - Permian; F-Tertiary 4. A-Devonian; B - Permian; C- Triassic; D-Cretaceous; E-Tertiary; F-Quaternary
134.
Some important events in the history of life on Earth are given below.
A. B. C. D.
First verteb~ates Cjawless fishes); first plants. Forest of ferns and conifers; amphibians arise; insects radiate. Conifers dominant; dinosaurs arise; insects radiate Flowering plants appear; climax of dinosaurs followed by extinction. E. Radjation of flowering plants, m o s t modem mammalian orders represented. F. Ice Ages, Modem humans appear
Match the above with the geological time periods and choose the correct combination,
1. A - Silurian; B-Pennian; C- Triassic; D - Jurassic; E-Cretaceous; F- Tertiary 2. A- Ordovician; B-Carboniferous; C- Triassic, D-Cretaceous, E-Tertiary;F-Quaternaty 3. A- Cambrian; B-Ordovician; C- Silurian; D-Devonian; E - Permian; F- Tertiary 4. A-Devonian; B - Permian; C-Triassic; D-Cretaceous; E-Tertiary; F- Quaternary
135.
Microbes produce either primary or secondary metabolites during fermentation. A metabolite production curve is shown below:
,,
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. ,
3. AandC
C.
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4, B andD
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136.
During transgenesis, the location of the genes and their number integrated into the genome of the transgenic animal are random. It is often necessary to determine the copy number of genes and their tissue-specific transcription. The following are the possible methods used for the determination.
A. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) B. Southm blot hybridization
C. Reverse Transcriptase PCR D. Western blot
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2. BandC
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3.
BandD
4. Aand D
137.
Agrobacfcrium tumefaciens. also known as natural genetic engineers, causes crown-gall disease in plants. However, when the same bacteria are used to 'raise transgenic plants with improved agronomic traits, no such tumor (disease) is observed. This is due to:
A. Vir Dt gene is mutated in Ti plasmid. B. Disarmed Ti plasmid is generally used. C. Heat-shock during transformation destroys virulence. D. Oncogenes have been removed.
Which one of the following combination of above statements is correct?
1.
AandC
2.
AandD
3.
BandC
4. B and D
138.
Locus control region (LCR) lies far upstream f r o m the gene cluster and is required for the appropriate expression of each gene in the cluster. LCR regulates expression of globin genes in the cluster through the foltowing ways. A. LCR interacts with pro~notersof individual genes by DNA looping through DNA-binding proteins. D. 'The LCK-bound proteins altract chromatirl-remodelling complexes including histone~l~odiryi~xg enzymes and components o l llze transcription machinery.
C. LCR acts as an enhancer for global regulation of gene cluster and does not regulate
individual genes.
D. LCR participates in converting inactive chromatin to active chromatin around the gene
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A student wrote following statements regarding comparison of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD), Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) and Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) techniqnes used for generating molecular markers in plants: A. All these techniques can be used for fingerprinting. B. Detection of allelic variation can be achieved only by RFLP and SSRs. C. Use of radioisotopes is required in RFLP and RAPD only. D. Polymerase chain reaction is required for all the techniques.
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In order to clone an eukaryotic gene in pBR322 plasmid vector, the desired DNA fragment w a s produced by PstI cleavage and incubated with Pstl digested pRR322 (PstI cleavage site lies within the ampicillin resistant gene) and ligated. Mixure of ligated cells were used to transform E, coli and plasmid containing bacteria were selected by their growth in tetracycline containing medium. Which type of plasmid/s will be found?
1. Circular pBR322 plasmid containing the target gene and resistant to only tetracycline. 2. Circular pBR322 plasmid containing the target gene and resistant to tetracycline only and recircularised pBR322 plasmid resistant to both ampicillin and tetracycline. 3. Circular pBR322 plasmid containing the target gene and resistant to only tetracycline, recircularised pBR322 resistant to both ampicillin and tetracycline and concatemerizedpBW22 resistant to both ampicillin and tetracycline. 4. Circular pBR322 plasmid containing the target gene and resistant to both ampicillin and tetracycline.
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During apoptosis, phosphatidyl serine (PS) usually present in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane flips to the ouler membrane. Annexin V is a protein that binds to PS, Using this as a tool, we identify the apoptotic cells From necrotic and normal cell populations by FACS using FITC-tagged Annexin V. Propidium iodide (PI) is used to stain the nucleus which generally identifies necrotic and late apoptotic cells. In which area of the plot you should get early apoptotic cells by FACS analysis?
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The muscle tone was increased afer electrolytic lesion of the caudate nucleus in a cat. The muscle tone decreased within seven days. The following explanations were given by the researcher.
A, The functional recovery was due to plastic changes of nervous system. B. The bmin tissue surrounding the lesioned area was non-functional due to circulatory insufficiency immediately after surgery which led to greater functional loss. C. Tfic circulatory status in surrounding tissue recovered with time resulting in partial functional recovery. D. The degenerating nerve fibres were regenerated which underlie functional recovery.
Which one of the following is correct?
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A fluorophorc when transferred from solvent A to solvent B results in an increase in the number of vibrational states in the ground state without any change in the mean energies of either the ground or excited state. What would be the change seen in the fluorophore's emission spectrum?
1. An increase in mission intensity.
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You wish to localize a given gene product at subcellular levels following immunofluorescence staining. Routine microscopy could not resolve whether the gme product is localized inside the nucleus or on the nuclear membrane. Which of the following will resolve this unambiguously?
A. Sectioning of cell followed by phase contrast microscopy. . B. A simulation of 3D picture following confocal microscopy. C. Optical sectioning and observing each section. D. Freeze hcturing followed by Scanning Electron Microscopy.
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The Triver-Willard hypothesis states that the physiological state of a female can bias the sex ratio of offspring. In an experiment i n the bird species a group of females were fed a diet 30% lower in calories than the control females, After allowing both the groups to mate and breed freely, the offspring of control 1 group were 22 males and 18 femdes. The diet restricted females laid a total of 40 eggs. What should be the minimum deviation from the control to conclude that they have significantly female biased offspring sex ratio. (Chi sq [0.05] df=i is 3.84)
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20 female
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