10+2 MM=70

BIOLOGY TIME = 3 HOURS

(SAMPLE PAPER)
NOTE:
1. Question paper has total four parts A,B,C and D with total of 17 questions.
2. Section A has Ques No 1. having 28 questions of 1 mark each .16 questions are MCQ type ,6 fill in
the blanks and 6 True/False.
3.Section B has Ques no 2 to 11 -Total 10 Ques of 2 marks each Q.No 3,4,9 and11 have internal
choice.
4.Section C has Ques No 12 to 15 -Total 4 Ques of 3 marks each Q.No 14 and 15 have internal choice.
5.Section D has Ques 16 and 17 .Total 2 ques of 5 marks with 100 % internal choice .

SECTION A

A) Multiple Choice Questions

i. The Vegetative propagule in water hyacinth is
a) Bulbil b) Offset c) Conidia d) Buds

ii. Both Chasmogamous and Cleistogamous flowers are present in

a) Rose b) Gossypium c) Viola d) All of these

iii . Which part of sperm plays an important part in penetrating egg membrane ?
a) Tail b) Acrosome c) Allosome d) Middle part

iv. Which of the following is an assisted reproductive technique ?

a) IUD b) ZIFT c) GIFT d) Both b and c

v. ABO Blood groups are an example of

a) Incomplete dominance b) Segregation c) Co-dominance d) Pleiotropy

vi. Which type of antibody is present in colostrum ?

a) Ig G b) Ig A c) Ig E d) Ig B
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vii . Which cross will give you ,Tall and Dwarf Pea plants in same proportion
a) Tt x tt b) TT x tt c) tt x tt d) TT x TT

viii. The first genetic material could be

a) DNA b) RNA c) Chromatin d) Proteins

ix . Which Plasmodium species causes Malignant malaria

a) P. vivax b) P. malaria c) P. falciparum d) none of these

x. Sonalika is a high yielding variety of

a) Rice b) Maize c) Millet d) Wheat

xi. The Vitamin whose content increases when LAB changes milk into curd is
a) VitamIn A b) Vitamin B12 c) Vitamin B 2 d) Vitamin C

xii. Which stain is used for visualising DNA fragments in Gel Electrophoresis ?
a) Aniline blue b) Ethidium chloride c) Ethidium bromide d) Ethidium
xiii. A stage of suspended development in Zooplanktons is called
a) Hibernation b) Aestivation c) Suspension d) Diapause

xiv . The second Trophic level in a Lake is

a) Zooplanktons b) fishes c) Phytoplanktons d) Benthos

xv What is the percentage of photosynthetically active radiation in incident solar radiation?

a) 100% b) 25% c) 50% d) 10%

xvi. Natural aging of a Lake by nutrient enrichment is called

a) Cultural Eutrophication b) Biomagnification c) Eutrophication d) Aging

B) FILL IN THE BLANKS

xvii Sickle cell anaemia is an …………. linked recessive trait.

xviii. Branching descent and ____ ____ are two key concepts of Darwin Theory

xix. Symbiotic association of Fungi with roots of higher plants is called ______

xx . The capacity to generate whole plant from any cell is called …………… .

xxi. According to Robert May , the global species diversity is about _______
xxii. GMO stands for __________

C) TRUE/FALSE

xxiii. Intine layer of pollen grain is made up of cellulose and pectin (True/False)

xxiv. UTR means untranscribed region (True/ False)

xxv Morphine is a very effective sedative and pain killer (True/False)

xxvi The first restriction endonuclease is HIND III (True/False)

xxvii Fine powder of recycled modified plastic is called polyblend (True/False)

xxviii Total number of biodiversity hot spots in the world are 43 ( True/ False )

SECTION B

Qno 2. What is Parturition? Name the hormones involved in induction of parturition

Qno 3. Write difference between Tubectomy and Vasectomy.

OR
Expand IUD .How do they help in birth control ?

Qno 4. What do you mean by Incomplete dominance Give example .

OR
What is Point mutation ? Give example .
Qno 5. Write difference between Template and Coding strand of DNA .

Qno 6 . What are Analogous organs ? Give example .

Qno 7. Write two difference between Active and Passive Immunity .

Qno 8 . How do Biofertilisers enrich the fertility of soil ?

Qno 9. What do you mean by Down streaming process ?

OR
Write important features of a Cloning vector ?

Qno 10. What are Transgenic animals? How do they serve as model for human diseases ?

Qno 11. What is Brood parasitism ?

OR
What are the four major causes of biodiversity loss ?

SECTION C (3 marks each)

Qno 12 . If the double stranded DNA has 30 percent Guanine. Calculate the percentage of Adenine
in DNA. What type of bond is present between Cytosine and Guanine?
Qno 13. What do you mean by Industrial Melanism?

Qno 14. Write down the name of causal agent , symptoms and mode of transmission of disease
Amoebiasis.
OR
Briefly describe various steps involved in plant breeding.

Qno 15. What is PCR? Briefly explain the steps involved in it.
OR
What is Gene therapy ? Illustrate using the example of ADA deficiency .

SECTION D (5 marks each)

Qno 16. Explain the process of Double fertilization in flowering plants with the help of diagram.
OR
What is Spermatogenesis. Describe the process involved in it.

Qno 17. Define Ecological pyramids. Describe pyramid of energy and number with example.
OR
Discuss the causes and effects of Global Warming. What measures are needed to be taken
to control it?
 BIOLOGY SAMPLE PAPER (CLASS 10+2) -SESSION 2022-2023

Answer Key. ( Section A)

1. b
2. c
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.a
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.b
12.c
13.d
14.a
15.c
16.c
17. Autosome
18. Natural selection
19. Mycorrhiza
20. Totipotency
21. 7 million
22. Genetically modified organism
23. True
24. False
25. True
26. False
27. True
28. False