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1) Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by

(1) Green sulphur bacteria

(2) Nostoc
(3) Cycas
(4) Chara

2) One scientist cultured Cladophora in a suspension of Azotobacter and illuminated the culture by
splitting light through a prism. He observed that bacteria accumulated mainly in the region of:

(1) Violet and green light

(2) Indigo and green light
(3) Orange and yellow light
(4) Blue and red light

3) Three of the following statements about enzymes are correct and one is wrong. Which one is
wrong?

Enzymes are denatured at high temperatures but in certain exceptional organisms they are
(1)
effective even at temperatures 80°-90°C
(2) Enzymes are highly specific
(3) Most enzymes are proteins but some are lipids
(4) Enzymes require optimum pH for maximal activity

4) Prosthetic groups differ from co-enzymes in that

(1) They require metal ions for their activity.

(2) They (prosthetic groups) are tightly bound to apoenzymes.
(3) Their association with apoenzymes is transient.
(4) They can serve as co-factors in a number of enzyme catalyzed reactions.

5) Carboxypeptidase & carbonic anhydrase requires cofactor_______.

(1) Niacin
(2) Copper
(3) Zinc
(4) Iron

6) Transition state structure of the substrate formed during an enzymatic reaction is

(1) Permanent and stable

(2) Transient but stable
(3) Permanent but unstable
(4) Transient and unstable

7) A non-proteinaceous enzyme is

(1) Trypsin
(2) Pepsin
(3) Lysozyme
(4) Ribozyme

8) Which of the following statements regarding enzyme inhibition is correct?

(1) Non-competitive inhibition of an enzyme can be overcome by adding large amount of substrate
Competitive inhibition is seen, when a substrate competes with an enzyme for binding to an
(2)
inhibitor protein
Competitive inhibition is seen, when the substrate and the inhibitor compete for the active site
(3)
on the enzyme
(4) A competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase is succinate

9) The curve given below shows enzymatic activity with relation to three conditions (pH,
temperature and substrate concentration)

What do the two axis (x and y) represent ?

x-axis y-axis
(1)
Enzymatic activity pH
(2) Temperature Enzyme activity
(3) Substrate concentration Enzymatic activity
(4) Enzymatic activity Temperature

10) Low temperature preserves the enzyme in a ...A... state whereas high temperature destroys
enzymatic activity because proteins are ...B... by heat.
Choose the correct option:

(1) A = temporarily inactive, B = denatured

(2) A = permanently inactive, B = temporarily inactive
(3) A = permanently inactive, B = denatured
(4) A = denatured, B = temporarily inactive

11) Who, after conducting experiments on purple and green sulphur bacteria, inferred that O2
evolved during photosynthesis comes from H2O not from CO2?

(1) Sachs
(2) Engelmann
(3) Van Niel
(4) Blackmann

12) Chloroplast is present in bundle sheath cells of

(1) C3 - plants
(2) C4 plants
(3) Photo respiring plants
(4) All the plants

13) Kranz anatomy is exhibited by which of the following plants?

(1) Maize
(2) Sorghum
(3) Sugarcane
(4) All of these

14) In C4 plants, enzymes of Calvin cycle are present in

(1) Chloroplasts of mesophyll cells

(2) Chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells
(3) Cytoplasm of guard cells
(4) Cytoplasm of epidermal cells

15) Which organelle out of these does not participate in photorespiration?

(1) Peroxisomes
(2) Mitochondria
(3) Chloroplasts
(4) Golgi bodies

16) In an experiment in which photosynthesis is performed during the day, you provide a plant with
radioactive carbon dioxide (14CO2) as a metabolic tracer. The 14C is observed first into oxalocetic
acid. The plant is characterized as a

(1) C4 plant
(2) C3 plant
(3) C2 plant
(4) Insectivorous plant

17) The reaction that is responsible for the primary fixation of CO2 is catalysed by which of the
following enzymes in C4 plants?
(1) RuBP carboxylase
(2) PEP carboxylase
(3) RuBP carboxylase and PEP carboxylase
(4) PGA synthase

18) Oxygen which is liberated during photosynthesis comes from

(1) Carbon dioxide

(2) Water
(3) Chlorophyll
(4) Phosphoglyceric acid

19) Which of the following was used during discovery of Calvin cycle?

(1) Spirogyra
(2) Volvox
(3) Chlamydomonas
(4) Chlorella

20) The first stable product of Calvin cycle and Hatch stack pathway are

(1) 4-C and 3-C compounds respectively

(2) 4-C and 6-C compounds respectively
(3) 3-C and 4-C compounds respectively
(4) 5-C and 4 - C compounds respectively

21) Which one of the following is wrong in relation to photorespiration ?

(1) It occurs in chloroplast

(2) It occurs in daytime only
(3) It is a characteristic of C4 plants
(4) It is a characteristic of C3 plants

22) How many Calvin cycles would generate one molecule of glucose/hexose ?

(1) One cycle

(2) Three cycles
(3) Six cycles
(4) Twelve cycles

23) In addition to the 12 molecules of NADPH(H+), the energy required for the synthesis of one
mole of glucose by C3 and C4 pathway is

(1) 18 & 18 molecules of ATP respectively

(2) 30 & 30 molecules of ATP respectively
(3) 18 & 30 molecules of ATP respectively
(4) 30 & 18 molecules of ATP respectively

24) Number of ATP molecules required for regeneration phase of RUBP during synthesis of 1
glucose molecule

(1) 6
(2) 12
(3) 18
(4) 30

25) In dark reaction, first reaction is the

(1) Carboxylation
(2) Decarboxylation
(3) Dehydrogenation
(4) Deamination

26) In case of C4 pathway, the first step is

(1) CO2 combines with RUBP

(2) CO2 combines with PGA
(3) CO2 combines with PEP
(4) CO2 combines with PGAL

27) Which pair is wrong?

(1) C3 plant-maize
(2) Calvin cycle-PGA
(3) Hatch and Slack cycle - Maize
(4) C4-plant- Kranz Anatomy

28) Name the scientist who pointed out the importance of different wavelengths of light using a
green algae (Cladophora) and aerobic bacteria

(1) Priestley
(2) Ingen-Housz
(3) K.V. Thimann
(4) T.W. Englemann

29) The product of light reaction is

(1) ATP & NADPH(H+)

(2) NADPH(H+) & glucose
(3) Only ATP
(4) O2 & glucose
30) Cytochromes are concerned with

(1) Protein synthesis

(2) Cellular digestion
(3) Cell division
(4) Cell-respiration & Photosynthesis

31) In which one of the following do the two names refer to one and the same thing?

(1) Krebs cycle and Calvin cycle

(2) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
(3) Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
(4) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle

32) Chemiosmotic theory of ATP synthesis in the chloroplast and mitochondria is based on

(1) Proton gradient

(2) Accumulation of K ions
(3) Accumulation of Na ions
(4) Accumulation of Cl ions

33) Enzymes concerned with transfer of electrons are

(1) Hydrolases
(2) Dehydrogenases
(3) Transaminases
(4) Proteases

34) Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, the first irreversible reaction of glycolysis, is

catalyzed by

(1) Aldolase
(2) Hexokinase
(3) Enolase
(4) Phosphofructokinase

35) During conversion of succinyl Co-A to succinic acid a molecule of GTP is formed, this process is
known as

(1) Oxidative phosphorylation

(2) Substrate level phosphorylation
(3) Photophosphorylation
(4) Terminal oxidation

36) Which of the following is a common feature between glycolysis and Krebs cycles?
(1) Release of CO2.
(2) Formation of FADH2.
(3) Site of the processes.
(4) Dehydrogenation.

37) EMP pathway and C3 pathway occurs respectively in

(1) Mitochondrial matrix and cytoplasm

(2) Cytoplasm and chloroplast stroma
(3) Cytoplasm and mitochondrial matrix
(4) Chloroplast stroma and cytoplasm

38) In the absence of oxygen, the primary purpose of fermentation is to

(1) Produce amino acids for protein synthesis

(2) Generate a proton gradient for ATP synthesis
(3) Oxidize glucose to generate reduce electron carriers
(4) Regenerate NAD+ from NADH allowing glycolysis to continue

39)

(1) A–i, B–ii, C–iii, D–iv

(2) A–iv, B–iii, C–ii, D–i
(3) A–ii, B–I, C–iv, D–iii
(4) A–I, B–ii, C–iv, D–iii

40) The appearance of recombination nodules and terminalisation of chiasmata occurs respectively
during

(1) Pachytene and diakinesis

(2) Leptotene and zygotene
(3) Zygotene and diakinesis
(4) Diplotene and diakinesis

41) Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F) and select the correct option
A. Outer mitochondrial membrane is more permeable than inner one.
B. Inner membrane of mitochondria contains ATP synthase enzyme.
C. Mitochondrial outer membrane contains enzymes of Krebs cycle and 80S ribosomes.
 A B C
(1)
T T T
(2) T F F
(3) T T F
(4) F T F

42) A:– Centrioles form spindle fibres during cell division.

B:– Higher plant cells lack spindle fibres as they lack centrioles.

(1) Only A is true

(2) Only B is true
(3) Both A and B are true
(4) Both A and B are false

43) The component of endomembrane system which is involved in protein synthesis is also related
with

(1) Formation of precursor of enzymes of lysosomes

(2) Breakdown of cellulose
(3) Breakdown of proteins with help of proteases
(4) Maintenance of osmotic concentration of cell

44) The type of plastid which is not involved in storage of food, is

(1) Chloroplast
(2) Amyloplast
(3) Chromoplast
(4) Elaioplast

45) Which of the given is true for cilia but false for prokaryotic flagella?

(1) Help in locomotion

(2) Made up of tubulin proteins
(3) Is extension of cell wall
(4) Basal body is made up of proteinaceous rings

46) Both matrix of mitochondria and stroma of chloroplast contains

(1) Linear dsDNA

(2) Enzymes of glucose synthesis
(3) Protein synthesis machinery
(4) Enzymes of TCA cycle

47) If a cell has 14 chromosomes and 2C DNA in G1 phase. What will be the number of chromosomes
and DNA amount respectively, after G2 phase?
(1) 14, 2C
(2) 7, 4C
(3) 14, 4C
(4) 7, 2C

48) Syncytium

(1) Is a single cell containing single nucleus

(2) Occurs when karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis
(3) Is single cell containing multiple nuclei
(4) Both (2) and (3)

49)

(i) (ii) (iii)

(1) (a) (c) (b)

(2) (b) (c) (a)

(3) (a) (b) (c)
(4) (c) (b) (a)

50) The movement of duplicated centrioles occurs towards opposite poles of the cell in

(1) Anaphase
(2) Prophase
(3) G1 phase
(4) S-phase

51) How many of the given structures are non-membrane bound and can be seen in a higher plant
cell?
Centriole, Mitochondria, Ribosome, Peroxisome, Nucleolus, Lysosome, Golgi complex

(1) 3
(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) 4

52) Plasma membrane is composed of

(a) Phospholipid bilayer.
(b) Protein bilayer.
(c) Carbohydrate embedded in protein bilayer.
(d) Phospholipids, cholesterol and phosphoglycerides.

(1) (a) and (b)

(2) (b) and (d)
(3) (a) and (d)
(4) (a) and (c)

53) Identify the wrongly matched pair

(1) Pili – Help in motility of bacterial cell

(2) Polyribosome – mRNA + many ribosomes
(3) Gas vacuole – Found in blue green algae
(4) Mycoplasma – Smallest cell

54) The extrachromosomal DNA found in a prokaryotic cell is its

(1) Linear DNA

(2) Genome
(3) Plasmid
(4) Polysome

55) During cyclic photophosphorylation, the biochemical objective of PS I is to

(1) Oxidise NADPH

(2) Hydrolyse ATP
(3) Phosphorylate ADP
(4) Reduce NADP+

56) Select the incorrect statement from the following:

(1) All animals including human depend on plant for their food.
(2) The use of energy from sunlight by plants doing photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth.
(3) Green plants carry out photosynthesis.
(4) None of the above

57) Assertion: Biosynthetic pathway occur in stroma of chloroplast

Reason: Enzyme required for biosynthetic pathway present in stroma

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
(1)
assertion.
If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
(2)
assertion.
(3) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(4) If both the assertion and reason are false.

58) Assertion: Six molecules of CO2 and twelve molecules of NADPH+ + H+ and 18 ATP are used to
form one hexose molecule.
Reason: Light reaction results in the formation of ATP and NADPH2 and oxygen.

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
(1)
assertion.
If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
(2)
assertion.
(3) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(4) If both the assertion and reason are false.

59) Select the incorrect statement from the following:

(1) Cellulose does not contain complex helices.

(2) Cellulose does not give colour with I2.
(3) Cotton fibre, plant cell wall are made up of cellulose.
(4) Cellulose is heteropolysaccharide.

60) Assertion: Chitin is homopolymer.

Reason: Chitin is made up of only one type of monomer i.e. N-acetylglucosamine.

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the
(1)
assertion.
If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the
(2)
assertion.
(3) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
(4) If both the assertion and reason are false.

61) In cyclic photophosphorylation which one of the following is formed ?

(1) NADP & ATP

(2) ATP
+
(3) NADH + H and O2
+
(4) NADPH + H , ATP and O2

62) In photosystem-I, the first electron acceptor is

(1) Plastocyanin
(2) FeS /An Iron-Sulphur protein
(3) Ferredoxin
(4) Cytochrome

63) With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, which of the following statements
is not correct?

(1) Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration up to 0.05% can enhance CO2 fixation rate
C3 plants respond to higher temperatures with enhanced photosynthesis while C4 plants have
(2)
much lower temperature optimum
(3) Tomato is a greenhouse crop which can be grown in CO2 - enriched atmosphere for higher yield
(4) Light saturation for CO2 fixation occurs at 10% of full sunlight

64) Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis?

(1) ATP
(2) NADH
(3) NADPH
(4) Oxygen

65) Represented below is the graph showing action spectrum of photosynthesis superimposed on
absorption spectrum of chlorophyll ‘a’. Which one of the following is correct for this ?

(1) There is a complete one to one overlap between the absorption and action spectrum
By this overlapping it can be concluded that chlorophyll ‘a’ is the chief pigment of
(2)
photosynthesis
(3) This overlapping shows that only chlorophyll ‘a’ absorb the entire light energy
(4) These graphs show that photosynthesis occurs only in the wavelengths of blue and red light

66) Animals like annelids, arthropods, etc. where the body can be divided into identical left and right
halves in only one plane, exhibit___________symmetry.

(1) Radial
(2) Bilateral
(3) Asymmetrical
(4) Non- symmetrical

67) Which of the following is a fresh water sponge?

(1) Sycon
(2) Euspongia
(3) Spongilla
(4) Pleurobrachia

68) In ctenophora, the body bears _______ external rows of ciliated comb plates, which help in
locomotion.

(1) Five
(2) Six
(3) Seven
(4) Eight

69) Flame cells present in platyhelminthes are specialized in

(1) Respiration and absorption.

(2) Osmoregulation and circulation.
(3) Respiration and excretion.
(4) Osmoregulation and excretion

70)

(1) A – I; B – III; C – II; D – IV; E – V

(2) A – III; B – I; C – II; D – V; E – IV
(3) A – II; B – I; C – III; D – V; E – IV
(4) A – II; B – III; C – I; D – V; E – IV

71)

(1) A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – V; E – III

(2) A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – V; E – III
(3) A – V; B – I; C – III; D – II; E – IV
(4) A – III; B – IV; C – I; D – V; E – II
72)

(1) A – IV; B – II; C – I; D – III

(2) A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – III
(3) A – II; B – IV; C – III; D – I
(4) A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – III

73)

(1) A – III; B – IV; C – V; D – II; E – I

(2) A – IV; B – III; C – V; D – II; E – I
(3) A – III; B – IV; C – II; D – V; E – I
(4) A – III; B – V; C – IV; D – II; E – I

74) In which one of the following the genus name, its two characters and phylum are not correctly
matched ?

(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
75) Which one of the following groups of animals is correctly matched with its characteristic feature
without even a single exception ?

(1) Reptilia : possess 3 - chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle.
(2) Chordata : presence of notochord
(3) Tetrapoda : pairs of appendages
(4) Mammalia : Give birth to young one.

76) Identify the animals shown in the given figures A, B and C from options given below

(1) A - Octopus; B -Asterias, C- Ophiura

(2) A - Asterias; B - Ophiura, C- Octopus
(3) A - Echinus; B - Octopus C - Ophiura
(4) A - Ophiura; B - Echinus, C- Octopus

77) ACTH is secreted by

(1) Adrenal cortex

(2) Pituitary
(3) Adrenal medulla
(4) Thyroid

78) Oxytocin hormone is produced by

(1) Pituitary
(2) Adrenals
(3) Hypothalamus
(4) Thyroid

79) Which hormone interacts with membrane bound receptor and does not normally enter the target
cell?

(1) FSH
(2) Estrogen
(3) Thyroxine
(4) Cortisol

80) Receptors for protein hormones are found

(1) Inside nucleus

(2) Inside cytoplasm
(3) On surface of ER
(4) On cell surface
81) Choose the correct statement about ‘neurohypophysis’?

(1) It stores and release hormones secreted by hypo-thalamus

(2) It secretes its own hormones
(3) It is poorly developed and functionless in humans
(4) It stores the hormones produced by adenohypo-physis

82) Which of the following hormone is required for the maintenance of corpus luteum?

(1) Progesterone
(2) Estronge
(3) FSH
(4) LH

83) Ovulation in humans is controlled by

(1) FSH and LTH

(2) FSH and GH
(3) LTH and LH
(4) FSH and LH

84) Ovulation and formation of corpus luteum is controlled by

(1) ICSH
(2) FSH
(3) Thyroxine hormone
(4) Luteinizing hormone

85) The given figure shows some characteristic features marked as chordates. Identify the correct

labelling A,B,C and D

(1) A-Notochord; B-Post-anal part; C-Gill slits; D-Nerve cord

(2) A-Nerve cord; B-Notochord; C-Post-anal part; D-Gill slits
(3) A-Notochord; B-Nerve cord; C-Gill slits; D-Post- anal part
(4) A-Gill slits; B-Post-anal part; C-Nerve cord; D-Notochord

86) Refer the figures A, B and C and choose the correct option which shows animals that regulate

buoyancy with the help of air bladder.

(1) A and B
(2) A and C
(3) B and C
(4) All of the above.

87) The given figures A, B, C and D are the examples of first true land vertebrates. They are
dominant in mesozoic era and belong to class ‘X’. Identify ‘X’ and the animals which have four

chambered heart.

(1) X – Reptile; B
(2) X – Reptile; A
(3) X – Amphibia, C
(4) X – Pisces; D

88) Find out the correct combinations:–

(a) LH - Development of ovarian follicle.
(b) ACTH - Synthesis of steroid hormone.
(c) Oxytocin - Ejection of milk
(d) FSH - Maintenance of corpus luteum.

(1) a, b
(2) b, d
(3) b, c
(4) c, d

89) Find out the incorrect statements:–

Hormonal effect always produce when they bind with specific proteins located on cell
(1)
membrane and inside the cell.
(2) Receptors are specific for a particular hormone molecule.
Hormones act with membrane bound receptors and then enters into cell to bind with secondary
(3)
massenger.
(4) Protein hormone produce secondary messengers during their action.

90) Which one of the following hormone can change the chromosomal functions by binding with
their receptors?
1. Cortisol
2. Iodothyronine
3. Testosterone
4. Estradiol
(1) Only 3 and 4
(2) Only 1, 2 and 3
(3) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
(4) Only 1 and 2
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