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WBCS (EXE.) ETC. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021

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1. SMOG is caused due to— 9. The pyramid of biomass is inverted in­—
a) Emissions from vehicles a) Forest ecosystem b) Greenland ecosystem
b) From incinerators c) Aquatic ecosystem d) All of these

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c) Oil paints 10. “Black Foot” disease in human beings caused due to
d) All of these use of water contaminated with—

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2. Secondary air pollutant is— a) Mercury b) Cadmium c) Silver d) Arsenic
a) Ozone b) Carbon monoxide 11. Who issues the Ecomark notification?
c) Nitrogen dioxide d) Sulphur dioxide a) Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India
3. Excess of fluoride in drinking water causes— b) Ministry of Human Health and Family Welfare,
a) Lung disease b) Intestinal infection Govt. of India
c) Fluorosis d) None of these c) Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of
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4. Which of the following is responsible for turning India
yellow Taj Mahal? d) Bureau of Indian Standards
a) Nitrogen dioxide b) Sulphur 12. What is Eco mark?
c) Chlorine d) Sulphur dioxide a) Label given to recycled products
5. What is Air Quality Index? b) Label given to an environment friendly products
a) It tells about the sound pollution. c) Landmark indicating the boundaries of bio-parks
b) It measures air pollution mainly sulphur content d) Label given to non-recyclable products
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in the air. 13. How many hotspots have been identified in the world
c) It measures ozone levels in your area. and Indian Subcontinent respectively?
d) It checks the colour of the air. a) 17, 2 b) 12, 3 c) 36, 4 d) 17, 3
6. What type of precautions will be taken to survive 14. Which of the following food chain is correct?
when ozone level is high? a) Phytoplankton → Zooplankton → Turtle → Crabs
a) Drive less b) Phytoplankton → Zooplankton → Crab → Turtle
b) Stay hydrated c) Turtle → Crab → Zooplankton → Phytoplankton
c) Avoid using gas powered engines d) Zooplankton → Turtle → Crab → Phytoplankton
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d) All of these 15. Which one of the following makes blood toxic, after
7. Parasites which initiate production of antibodies within combining with haemoglobin?
hosts are termed as— a) CO2 b) CO c) SO2 d) CH4
a) Endoparasites b) Pathogenic parasites 16. Which one of the following is an in situ method of
c) Zooparasites d) Homoparasites biodiversity conservation?
8. An organism’s niche is— a) Reserve forest b) National parks
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a) The way the organism uses the range of physical c) Sanctuaries d) All these
and biological conditions in which it lives. 17. The Global Warming Potential (GWP) is the least for
b) All the biological and physical factors in the which of the following green house gases?
organism’s environment. a) CH4 b) CO2 c) N2O d) SF6
c) The function role played by the organism where 18. The metal which is generally absorbed by plants along
it lives. with Zn and causes “Ouch Ouch” disease in human
d) The range of temperature that the organism needs beings is—
to live. a) Pb b) Cd c) Hg d) Cr

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19. Progressive increase in concentration of a xenobiotic 30. Which national park in India has set up the country’s
compound when it passes through the food chain is first quarantine facility for animals?
called— a) Jim Corbett National Park
a) Biomagnification b) Hyper accumulation b) Ranthambore National Park
c) Bioaccumulation d) None of these c) Kaziranga National Park
20. The highest level of biotic interaction is— d) Gir Forest National Park

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a) Mutualism b) Predation 31. Which of the following are the largest contributors
c) Parasitism d) Amensalism to global pollution?
21. Poorly nourished lakes are known as— a) Soil pollution b) Industrial pollution
a) Oligotrophic b) Eutrophic c) Radioactive pollution d) Water pollution

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c) Mesotrophic d) Xerotrophic 32. Which one of the following is the prime factor towards
22. Which of the following is an example of lotic soil pollution?
ecosystem? a) Soil erosion
a) Stream ecosystem b) Pond ecosystem b) Floods

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c) Bog ecosystem d) Wetland ecosystem c) Dumping of industrial wastes

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23. Which pyramid is always straight? d) Using land for irrigation
a) Pyramid of biomass 33. Greenhouse effect is—
b) Pyramid of number a) Painting house green in colour
c) Pyramid of energy b) Wearing green colour dress
d) Pyramid of number and biomass c) Having green room in the house
24. REDD stands for— d) Sun’s heat is trapped and not allowed to escape
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a) Recurring Emission from Deforestation and Forest 34. Which is a commonly used chemical method for
Degradation purifying water?
b) Reducing Environmental Degradation and Forest a) Brominization b) Flourination
Degradation c) Filtration d) Chlorination
c) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest 35. In a coal-fired power plant electrostatic precipitators
Degradation are installed to control the emission of—
d) Reducing Emissions from Degradable Deposits of a) SO2 b) NO2 c) SPM d) CO
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Wastes 36. "Dancing Deer" is found in which of the following

25. Approximately, 50% of total world species are present states of India?
on— a) Gujarat b) Manipur
a) Tropical rain forest c) Tamil Nadu d) Jammu & Kashmir
b) Temperate rain forest 37. What is India’s rank in the Carbon Disclosure Project
c) Temperate deciduous forest (CDP) India annual report?
d) Coral reefs a) Fifth b) Sixth c) Seventh d) Eighth
26. Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest 38. The World Wetlands Day is observed annually on
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number of endangered species? which date, across the world?

a) Mammals b) Fishes a) February 1 b) February 2
c) Birds d) Reptiles c) February 3 d) February 4
27. Acid rain contains— 39. Which bird is named the mascot of UN Convention of
a) Sulphuric acid Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13)?
b) Nitric acid a) Great Indian Bustard b) White-bellied heron
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c) Both (a) and (b) c) Forest owlet d) Lesser Florican

d) Sulphuric acid, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid 40. Which is the only mangrove forest in the world
28. Algal bloom results in— inhabited by tigers?
a) Global warming b) Salination a) Sundarbans Mangrove forest
c) Eutrophication d) Biomagnification b) Florida Mangroves
29. United Nations Conference on Environment, also c) Bahia Mangroves
termed as Earth Summit, was held in 1992 in which d) Chitwan and Bardia National Park
city? 41. Which noble gas plays an important role in smog
a) Rio de Janeiro b) Kyoto formation?
c) Stockholm d) Copenhagen a) He b) Ne c) Ar d) Kr

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42. WWF and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have 56. _______ is the muscle’s contractile protein.
warned about the change in which country’s law on a) Globulin b) Elastin
commercial farming of endangered species? c) Myosin d) None of these
a) India b) China c) Myanmar d) Taiwan 57. The __________ is a membrane-bound structure
43. As per the ‘World Wildlife Crime Report 2020’, located within the muscles cells. Its main function
which is the world’s most trafficked mammal? is to store calcium ions.

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a) Helmeted Hornbill b) Tiger a) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
c) Pangolin d) Gaur b) Fibrin
44. Which state has launched a scheme, to promote c) Myosin
aquaculture with Bio-floc Technology? d) None of these

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a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh 58. The ________ muscle is responsible for drawing the
c) Odisha d) Assam lower jaw, head and tongue backwards.
45. The National Green Tribunal has raised concern on a) Maximus b) Retractor
c) Abductor d) None of these

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pollution and frothing of which river?
a) Ganga b) Yamuna c) Godavari d) Krishna 59. The cardiac muscle is found in—

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46. Union Environment Ministry has installed “Firefly a) Chest b) Lungs
bird diverter” initiative to save which species? c) Heart d) All of these
a) Great Indian Bustard b) Black Buck 60. _______ is a striated and involuntary muscle.
c) Nilgiri Tahr d) Lion Tailed Macaque a) Abdominal muscles b) Lung tissues
47. As per a recent research, by what percentage the c) Cardiac muscle d) Chest muscles
number of oceanic sharks and rays have declined in 61. The small intestine has three parts. The first part is
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Indian Ocean? called—
a) 15.3% b) 26.4% c) 39.7% d) 84.7% a) Duodenum b) Oesophagus
48. Allowed noise level by WHO in residential areas is— c) Larynx d) None of these
a) 25 dB b) 50 dB c) 75 dB d) 100 dB 62. ________ is a characteristic feature of epithelial cells
49. Following scale is used for loudness of sound or of the intestine.
noise— a) Glottis b) Pilus c) Bolus d) Microvilli
a) linear scale b) logarithmic scale 63. An infant feeding entirely on the mother’s milk passes
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c) exponential scale d) none of these stools that are coloured yellow. What is the reason
50. Minamata disease was caused by pollution of water for this?
by— a) Casein b) Bile pigments
a) Mercury b) Lead c) Pancreatic pigments d) None of these
c) Tin d) Methyl isocyanate 64. A dental condition that is characterized by hyper
51. The __________ secretes a fluid that cushions and mineralization of teeth enamel due to excessive intake
lubricates the joints of ________. The teeth often appear mottled.
a) Cutaneous membrane b) Synovial membrane a) Sodium b) Calcium
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c) Mucous membrane d) None of these c) Fluoride d) Mercury

52. Which of the following is accurate? 65. Spicy food, coupled with anxiety, may lead to –
a) Humans have 2 pairs of false floating ribs a) Indigestion b) Hypotension
b) Humans have 1 pair of false floating ribs c) Seizures d) None of these
c) Humans have 3 pairs of false floating ribs 66. One of the reasons why some people cough after
d) Humans have 7 pairs of false floating ribs eating a meal may be due to the improper movement
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53. __________ is an example of an imperfect joint of ______

a) Ball & socket joint b) Pubic symphysis a) Larynx b) Diaphragm
c) Elbow joint d) None of these c) Neck d) Epiglottis
54. The ______ is the largest sesamoid bone in the human 67. ____________ is a protein deficiency disorder.
body. a) Scurvy b) Anaemia
a) Pelvis b) Femur c) Ulna d) Patella c) Kwashiorkor d) None of these
55. The _______ is the only movable part of the skull. 68. In frogs, the surface of the attachment for the tongue
a) Nasal Conchae b) Mandible is _____.
c) Vomer d) Maxilla a) Tympanum b) Palate
c) Pterygoid d) Hyoid apparatus

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69. Doctors will suggest ___________ if person is 81. The normal diastolic blood pressure in a normal
suffering form high blood cholesterol. healthy adult human is—
a) Ghee b) Vegetable Oil a) 80 mm Hg b) 60 mm Hg
c) Dalda d) Lard c) 90 mm Hg d) 110 mm Hg
70. Chymosin is also known as ______. 82. ______ is a blood disorder where the haemoglobin
a) Lipase b) Amylase c) Trypsin d) Rennin is defective.
a) Heterochromia b) Alopecia

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71. In which part of the respiratory system, gaseous
c) Haemolysis d) Sickle cell anaemia
exchange takes place?
83. Which of the following two-word items mean the
a) Alveoli b) Pharynx
same thing?
c) Larynx d) Trachea

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a) Blood cancer – Haemophilia
72. ___________ is located between two pleural sacs and b) Pacemaker – S A Node
is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity? c) Osteoporosis – arthritis
a) Hilum b) Pleura d) None of these
c) Mediastinum d) Thoracic cage

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84. In adult humans, _______ of lead or less in the blood
73. Which of the following statements is true about is considered to be normal.

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involuntary breathing? a) 40µg/dL b) 20µg/dL c) 10µg/dL d) 50µg/dL
a) It is controlled by the bronchioles 85. In humans, ____________ is the difference between
b) It is controlled by the pulmonary arterioles systolic and diastolic pressure.
c) It is controlled by the alveolar-capillary network a) 40 mm Hg b) 20 mm Hg
d) It is controlled by the neurons, located in the c) 0 mm Hg d) None of these
medulla and pons 86. An individual’s blood is classified as _________ if
an inherited protein is found on the surface of the
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74. Which of the following are parts of the human
blood cells.
respiratory system?
a) ANA-Positive b) Rh-Neutral
a) Trachea b) Diaphragm
c) Rh-Negative d) Rh-Positive
c) The lungs d) All of these 87. _________ is a condition where plaque builds up on
75. Which of the following gas is released out during the inside of arteries.
the process of respiration? a) Arthrocentesis b) Arthralgia
a) Oxygen b) Hydrogen c) Arthritis d) Atherosclerosis
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c) Carbon dioxide d) None of these 88. __________ is a prenatal test in which, a sample of
76. The tiny air sacs present in human lungs is the fluid that surrounds the foetus is recovered for
called_______. testing.
a) Alveoli b) Bronchus a) Paracentesis b) Cordocentesis
c) Bronchioles d) All of these c) Amniocentesis d) None of these
77. Which of the following functions by filtering and 89. __________ carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
keeping the mucus and dirt away from our lungs? from the right ventricle.
a) Cilia b) Bronchioles a) Pulmonary artery b) Pulmonary vein
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c) Aorta d) None of these

c) Hairs in the lungs d) All of these
90. Snake venom usually enters the body through an open
78. The total number of alveoli present in the human
wound and enters the bloodstream through the –
lungs is estimated to be around ______.
a) Veins b) Lymphatic system
a) 30 crores b) 50 crores c) Arteries d) None of these
c) 35 crores d) 70 crores 91. This substance cannot pass through semipermeable
79. The exchange of gases between the external walls of glomerulus—
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environment and the lungs______. a) Globin b) Albumin

a) Respiration b) External respiration c) Blood cells d) All of these
c) Cellular respiration d) None of these 92. The reason why the right kidney is slightly lower
80. Which one of the following statements is false about than the left is—
the trachea? a) the left kidney is bigger than right
a) Has C-shaped rings b) considerable space occupied by the heart
b) It is covered by epiglottis c) considerable space occupied by the liver on the
c) It splits into the right and left lungs right side
d) the right kidney is bigger than the left
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93. Kidneys in the human body extend from this level— 104. Name an Organelle which serves as a primary
a) 5th thoracic vertebrae to 3rd lumbar vertebrae packaging area for molecules that will be distributed
b) 8th thoracic vertebrae to 12th lumbar vertebrae throughout the cell.
c) 10th thoracic vertebrae to 5th lumbar vertebrae a) Mitochondria b) Plastids
d) 12th thoracic vertebrae to 3rd lumbar vertebrae c) Golgi apparatus d) Vacuole
94. This pressure facilitates filtration while urine is being 105. Name the outermost boundary of the cell.

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formed— a) Plasma membrane b) Cytoplasm
a) filtrate hydrostatic pressure c) Nuclear membrane d) None of the above
b) osmotic blood pressure 106. Name the process in which the ingestion of material
c) capillary hydrostatic pressure by the cells is done through the plasma membrane.

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d) all of these a) Egestion b) Diffusion
95. This happens if the proximal convoluted tubule is c) Osmosis d) Endocytosis
removed from nephron— 107. Name an organism that contains a single chromosome
and cell division occurs through fission or budding.

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a) urine is not formed
b) quality and quantity of urine is unaffected a) Eukaryotes b) Prokaryotes

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c) urine is more concentrated c) Bacteria d) Primitive organism
d) urine is more diluted 108. Name the process in which the membrane of a vesicle
96. This is not a function of insulin— can fuse with the plasma membrane and extrude its
a) decreasing glycogenolysis contents to the surrounding medium.
b) lipogenesis a) Exocytosis b) Endocytosis
c) gluconeogenesis c) Osmosis d) Diffusion
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d) glycogenesis 109. The jelly-like substance present inside the cell is
known as—
97. Action of parathormone in the human body—
a) Cytoplasm b) Ectoplasm
a) decreases blood sodium level
c) Nucleoplasm d) None of these
b) increases blood sodium level
110. Blue-green Algae are—
c) decreases blood calcium level
a) Prokaryotes b) Eukaryotes
d) increases blood calcium level
c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) nor (b)
98. Effects of hypothyroidism include all but this—
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111. Who had given the theory of evolution of species by

a) Diarrhoea b) lethargy
natural selection?
c) Anorexia d) Weight gain
a) Darwin b) Mendel c) Dalton d) Morgan
99. Glucagon—
a) accelerates protein synthesis within cells 112. Who is known as the Father of Genetics?
b) accelerates conversion of glycogen into glucose a) Mendel b) Darwin c) Dalton d) Marie Curie
c) decreases conversion of glycogen into glucose 113. Which of the following are the sources which provide
d) slows down glucose formation from lactic acid evidences for evolution?
100. Pituitary hormone triggering the male testes to a) Homologous organs b) Analogous organs
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generate sperm and in females, triggering follicular c) Fossils d) All these

development on a monthly basis is— 114. Name a fossil bird which looks like a bird but has
a) prolactin many other features found in reptiles?
b) growth hormone a) Dodo b) Archaeopteryx
c) follicle-stimulating hormone c) Flamingos d) Mouse Bird
d) luteinizing hormone 115. Name the organs which have different basic structure
101. Which disease of plant is known as ring disease?
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but have similar appearance and perform similar

a) Citrus Canker b) Black arm of cotton functions.
c) Wilt of Potato d) None of these
a) Analogous organs b) Homologous organs
102. Name the disease of plant in which large yellow spot
c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) nor (b)
appears on the leaves.
a) Bacterial Blight b) Bacterial Spot 116. Who suggested that life must have developed from the
c) Aphids d) Botrytis simple inorganic molecules like methane, hydrogen
103. Bunchy top of banana plant disease is caused due etc. which were present on the earth soon after it
to— was formed?
a) Bacteria b) Fungus a) Darwin b) Marie Curie
c) Virus d) None of these c) Haldane d) None of these

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117. Aves have evolved from— 128. Select correct match of the Biological theories or
a) Amphibians b) Arthropods laws and Scientists.
c) Mammals d) Reptiles a) Laws of Inheritance - Lamarck
118. The theory of origin of life on earth is proposed by— b) Theories of Organic Evolution - Darwin
a) Haldane b) Stanley Miller c) Theories of Natural Selection - Mendel
c) Harold C. Urey d) Lamarck d) Germplasm Theory - Weismann

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119. Which of the following are the postulates of Darwin’s 129. Hay fever is an allergic reaction to the presence of
theory of evolution? the following in the air—
a) Within any population, there is natural variation. a) Dust b) Smoke c) Pollen d) Moisture
b) Even though all species produce a large number 130. The behavioural pattern of which one of the following

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of offsprings, populations remain fairly constant organisms may upset when DOT is used as pesticide?
naturally. a) Earthworm b) Snake
c) The struggle for survival within populations c) Fish d) Frog
eliminates the unfit individuals. 131. What causes the 'mad-cow disease' (Jakob-Creutzfeldt

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d) All the above are correct disease)?

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120. The process by which new species develop from the a) Bacterium b) Virus
existing species is called— c) Viroid d) Prion
a) Homologous b) Analogous 132. Name the corona virus that kills human.
c) Speciation d) Genetic variation a) AIDS b) FAIDS
121. Which one of the following systems of the body is c) SARS d) HIV
primarily attacked by the HIV? 133. Hargobind Khorana had researched on –
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a) Cardiovascular b) Immune a) Synthesis of simple DNA
c) Respiratory d) Reproductive b) Understanding the genetic code
122. Who among the following discovered the anti-rabies c) Reduction of mutation
vaccine? d) Synthesis of RNA from bacterial cell
a) Edward Jenner b) James Lind 134. Why the white blood corpuscles are popularly called
c) Louis Pasteur d) Robert Koch "soldiers of the body”?
123. Which of the following list of the diseases are a) March at a regular pace
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deficiency diseases? b) Appear uniform

I. Simple goitre and Oriental sore c) Defend the body
II. Xerophthalmia and colour blindness d) Disciplined
III. Night blindness and Marasmus 135. Hepatitis is a general term for a disease that is caused
IV. Beri-beri and Osteomalacia by—
a) I & II b) I & III c) II & III d) III & IV a) Viruses b) Bacteria
124. Which of the following crop is affected by the "early c) Parasites d) All of these
blight" disease? 136. Cerebral Malaria is caused by—
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a) Potato b) Rice c) Sugarcane d) Wheat a) Plasmodium vivax b) Plasmodium malariae

125. Which part of the Quinine plant is commonly used c) Plasmodium falciparum d) None of these
drug for Malaria? 137. Transfer of pollen from another to the stigma of the
a) Leaves b) Fruits c) Root d) Stem bark same flower is referred to as—
126. Which of the following disease occur when the a) Allogamy b) Geitenogamy
replacement of breast feeding by less nutritive food, c) Xenogamy d) Autogamy
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low in proteins and calories, infants below the age

138. The Pyrimidine bases in a DNA are—
of one year?
a) Adenine and Guanine b) Thymine and Adenine
a) Kwashiorkor b) Marasmus
c) Cytosine and Guanine d) Thymine and Cytosine
c) Rickets d) Pellagra
139. Which of the following gets its name from a river
127. Which of the following deficiency causes the dietary
in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
deficiency of Xerophthalmia?
a) Chikungunya virus b) Lassa fever
a) Protein
c) Salmonella bacteria d) Ebola virus
b) Vitamin A
140. During cell division, DNA synthesis takes place in—
c) Riboflavin
a) Interphase b) Anaphase
d) Unsaturated fatty acids, linoleic and linolenic acids
c) Prophase d) Telophase
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141. In monohybrid cross of Mendel, when a pure tall plant 155. Chromatophores participate in—
was crossed with a dwarf plant, all the F1 progeny a) Photosynthesis b) Respiration
were tall, because of—
c) growth d) Movement
a) Co-dominance b) Dominance
c) Incomplete dominance d) Epistasis 156. Which one is responsible for the formation of
142. "Natural Selection" is the theory from— peat?
a) Riccia b) Sphagnum

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a) G. J. Mendel b) Charles Darwin
c) T. H. Morgan d) None of them c) Marchantia d) Funaria
143. Crossing over occurs during meiosis at— 157. Vascular bundles are not found in—
a) Leptotene b) Anaphase-I

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a) Gymnosperms b) Pteridophytes
c) Pachytene d) Diakinesis
c) Angiosperms d) Bryophytes
144. The well khown antibiotic penicillin is obtained from
this plant group— 158. Pteridophytes differ from mosses in—
a) Algae b) Fungi c) Lichen d) Angiosperm a) Independent gametophyte

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145. What is a bacteriophage ? b) Dependent gametophyte

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a) A virus c) Flagellate antherozoids
b) A bacterium growing in artificial nutrient medium
d) Independent and dominant sporophyte
c) A fungus causing disease
d) A phagocytic protozoa 159. Algin is commercially obtained from—
146. "Particulate theory of inheritance" was proposed by— a) Blue-green algae b) Red algae
a) Charles Darwin b) Gregor Johan Mendel c) Brown algae d) Green algae
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c) Herman Muller d) T. H. Morgan 160. Which one is used as biofertilizer?
147. Barr body is absent in somatic cell of— a) Marsilea sp. b) Azolla sp.
a) Klinefelter syndrome individua
c) Agaricus sp. d) All of these
b) Tripple X syndrome individual
c) Turner syndrome individual 161. Pappus is commonly found in –
d) Sub-human mammalian female individual a) Gramineae b) Labiatae 1
148. From which part of Cinchona plant quinine is c) Poaceae d) Orchidaceae
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obtained? 162. Fructose is very uncommon in—

a) Seed b) Leaf c) Flower d) Bark a) animals b) plants c) herbs d) ferns
149. A pure red flower bearing plant is crossed with a
pure white flower and the F1 plant bears pink flowers. 163. This is the precursor of Indole-3-acetic acid—
This is an example of— a) Methionine
a) Pseudo dominance b) Dominance b) Tryptophan
c) Epistasis d) Co-dominance c) Glycine
150. Grub is the larva of—
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d) Isopentenyl pyrophosphate
a) Insects b) Crustacea c) Beetle d) Sponges 164. Which of these is not a function of auxin?
151. Which plant can survive both on land and in a) Inducing callus formation
water? b) Inducing dormancy
a) Tracheophyta b) Pteridophyta c) Enhancing cell division
c) Thallophyta d) Bryophyta d) Maintaining apical dominance
152. A colonial alga is— 165. Coconut milk contains a cytokinin called ____
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a) Volvox b) Chlorella which promotes plant growth.

c) Ulothrix d) Spirogyra a) Naphthalene acetic acid
153. Double fertilization is the characteristic of— b) Indole-3-acetic acid
a) Algae b) Gymnosperms c) Gelatin
c) Fungi d) Angiosperms d) Zeatin
166. Abscisic acid treatment results in—
154. Agar is commercially obtained from—
a) root elongation b) stomatal closure
a) Blue-green algae b) Red algae
c) stem elongation d) leaf expansion
c) Brown algae d) Green algae

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167. Abscisic acid regulates— 178. Glycolysis is part of—

a) leaf fall and dormancy a) Only anaerobic respiration
b) cell division b) Krebs cycle
c) cell elongation and cell wall formation c) Only aerobic respiration
d) shoot elongation d) Both aerobic and anaerobic respiration
168. Which one is non-nitrogenous growth promoting 179. R. Q is ratio of—

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hormone ? a) CO2 produced to substrate consumed
a) Auxin b) Gibberellin b) CO2 produced to O2 consumed
c) Cytokinin d) ABA c) Oxygen consumed to CO2 produced

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169. Which phytohormone is postulated ? d) Oxygen consumed to water produced
a) Vernalin b) Florigen 180. The end product of fermentation are—
c) Both (a) & (b) d) None of these a) O2 and C2H5OH

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170. Which one prevent senescence ? b) CO2 and O2
a) Auxin b) Gibberellin c) CO2 and C2H5OH

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c) Cytokinin d) Ethylene d) CO2 and acetyaldehyde
171. Industrial melanism is an example of— 181. Which of the following is not a simple tissue?
a) Natural selection b) Mutation a) Xylem b) Parenchyma
c) Racial difference d) Predation c) Collenchyma d) Sclerenchyma
172. Usable part of Clove is— 182. Which meristem is present at the base of the
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a) Dried flower leaves or internodes on twigs?
b) Dried flower bud a) Apical meristem b) Cambium
c) Dried style and stigma c) Intercalary meristem d) Epidermis
d) Dried stamen 183. Water conducting elements of gymnosperms and
173. Homologous organ is result of— primitive angiosperms are—
a) Divergent evolution a) Vessels b) Vessel elements
b) Convergent evolution c) Tracheids d) Fibrotracheids
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c) Adaptation 184. The tissue most abundant in Hydrilla/ Eichhornia is—

d) Both (a) & (b) a) Aerenchyma b) Collenchymas
174. Coacervate is— c) Phloem d) Sclerenchyma
a) Made up of protein and carbohydrate 185. The tissue which has dead cells in the functional
b) Made up of protein and carbohydrate, state is—
surrounded by lipid a) Collenchyma b) Sclerenchyma
c) Made up of protein and lipid, surrounded by c) Parenchyma d) Phloem
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carbohydrate 186. The Father of plant taxonomy is–

d) Made up of lipid and carbohydrate, surrounded a) Herbert Copeland b) R. H Whittaker
by protein c) Carl Woese d) Carolus Linnaeus
175. The first product of C4 pathway is— 187. Identify from the following the only category
a) PGA b) DHAP which has real existence.
c) Oxaloacetate d) Phosphoenolpyruvate a) Phylum b) Kingdom
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176. The first acceptor of CO2 in C4 plants is— c) Genus d) Species

a) Aspartic acid b) Malic acid 188. In the five-kingdom system of classification, into
c) Oxaloacetic acid d) Phosphoenolpyruvate which kingdom would you classify nitrogen-
177. During photosynthesis ______ is oxidized and fixing organisms and archaea?
______ is reduced. a) Fungi b) Plantae c) Protista d) Monera
a) CO2 and Water b) Water and CO2 189. This system of classification was used by
c) Water and NADP d) NADPH2 and CO2 Linnaeus—
a) Phylogenetic system b) Natural system
c) Artificial system d) Asexual system
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190. Pick the right sequence of taxonomic categories. 195. The Father of Green Revolution is—
a) division-class-family-tribe-order-genus-species a) N. E. Borlaug b) N. I. Vavilov
b) division-class-family-order-tribe-genus-species c) M. S. Swaminathan d) G. S. Khush
c) division-class-order-family-tribe-genus-species
196. Edible part of Litchi is –
d) division-order-class-family-genus-tribe-species
191. Green revolution is— a) Epicarp b) Mesocarp

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a) Revolution in agriculture yield c) Endocarp d) Aril
b) Revolution in chemical industry 197. Garlic is a modified underground stem, which is
c) Chipko movement called –

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d) Revolution in electronics a) Rhizome b) Bulb c) Corm d) Tuber
192. The birthplace of Hevea/Para Rubber is— 198. The arrangement of leaf on stem is called –
a) Malaysia b) Brazil
a) Taxonomy b) Phyllotaxy

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c) Peruvian Andes d) South-East Asia
193. Saffron is produced from— c) Inflorescence d) Phylloclade

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a) style and stigma of crocus 199. The leaf which is green, expanded and take part
b) stamens of Hibiscus the function of photosynthesis is called –
c) roots of Indigofera a) Scale leaf b) Foliage leaf
d) petals of Rosa c) Sporophyll d) Cotyledonary leaf
194. Coir of commerce comes from which part of 200. Hypanthodium is a special kind of inflorescence,
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coconut? found in –
a) Mesocarp b) Endocarp
a) Apple b) Fig c) Guava d) Banana
c) Epicarp d) None of these
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