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Botany Guess Paper - 5

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 Section - A
1. Select the mismatched option
(A) Selaginella – Heterosporous
(B) Funaria – Independent gametophyte
(C) Cycas – Monoecious
(D) Volvox – Colonial algae
2. Select the wrong statement about prokaryotic cells.
(A) There is no well defined nucleus
(B) The genetic material is naked
(C) All prokaryotes have a cell wall surroundingthe cell membrane.
(D) They have 70 S ribosomes
3. Select the incorrect match
(A) Zygotene : Synapsis occurs
(B) Pachytene : Crossing over takes place
(C) Diplotene : Dissolution of synaptonemal complex
(D) Diakinesis : Nucleolus reappears
4. The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help
in mineral cycling
(A) Have aseptate and coenocytic mycelium
(B) Reproduce sexually by spore formation
(C) Include mushrooms and morels
(D) Asexually reproduce by means of conidia
5. Insectivorous plants trap insects to meet their nitrogen needs,
still they are placed in the kingdom plantae because
a. They are multicellular
b. They are photosynthetic
c. They are eukaryotic
d. They are heterotrophic
(A)Only a and b
(B) Only b
(C) Only d
(D) All a, b and c
6. The correct floral formula for family Solanaceae is
7. In cymose inflorescence,
(A) Peduncle has unlimited growth
(B) The main axis terminates into a flower
(C) The flowers are borne in acropetal order
(D) Younger flowers are present towards the apex
8. Dicot root differs from monocot root
(A) In having radial vascular bundles
(B) In having exarch type of arrangement of primary xylem
(C) In showing secondary growth
(D) In having root hairs
9. Life cycle of Fucus and Ectocarpus respectively are
(A) Haplontic and Haplodiplontic
(B) Diplontic and Haplodiplontic
(C) Haplodiplontic and Diplontic
(D) Haplodiplontic and Haplontic
10. Plants which show Kranz anatomy
(A) Have PEPcase only in bundle sheath cells
(B) Have Calvin cycle in mesophyll cells
(C) Show double carboxylation
(D) Show photorespiration
11. Which of these statements is correct?
(A) R.Q. of oxalic acid is 4.0
(B) All enzymes of Krebs cycle are found in matrix of mitochondria
(C) Glycolysis releases 2 molecules of CO2
(D) Link reaction or transition reaction does not release any NADH2
12. Which of the following processes take(s) place in matrix
of mitochondria?
a. Formation of acetyl CoA
b. Citric acid cycle
c. Lactic acid fermentation
(A)Only a
(B) Only c
(C) Only b and c
(D) Only a and b
13. Terpenes derivative phytohormone is
(A) Gibberellic acid
(B) Ethylene
(C) Indole-3-acetic acid
(D) Abscisic acid
14. In angiosperms, male gametes are formed by A which B.
Complete the above statement by choosing the correct option.
A B
(A) Vegetative cell Is small in size
(B) Generative cell Has large irregularly shaped nucleus
(C) Vegetative cell Has abundant food reserves
(D) Generative cell Is spindle shaped
15. All of the following are characteristics of insectpollinated
flowers, except
(A) Colourful, fragrant
(B) Large feathery stigma
(C) Nectaries are present
(D) Sticky pollen grain
16. In which of the following organisms, female can produce two
types of gametes?
(A)Humans
(B) Honey bee
(C) birds
(D) All of the above
17. Choose the incorrect statement about sickle-cell anaemia
(A) It is an autosomal recessive disease
(B) Individuals with genotype HbAHbS are normal
(C) The disease/defect is caused by transition mutation
(D) The disease is controlled by a single pair of allele
18. If the sequence of coding strand in a transcription unit is written as
follows 5`GGGAAATTT3` then what will be the sequence of
complementary strand in 3` – 5` direction
(A) 5`CCGGAATTAC3`
(B) 3`CCGGAATTA5`
(C) 5`GGCCAATTT3`
(D) 3`CCCTTTAAA5`
19. Match the following columns and select the correct option
a. Cyclosporin A (i) Monascuspurpureus
b. Statins (ii) Lactobacillus
c. Streptokinase (iii) Trichoderma polysporum
d. Lactic acid (iv) Streptococcus
a b c d
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
20. Which of the following cannot be biofertilizers?
(A)Bacteria
(B) Blue green algae
(C) Fungi
(D) Viruses
21. All birds and mammals
(A) Migrate temporarily from the stressful habitat to a more hospitable area
(B) Are able to maintain homeostasis
(C) Change their body temperature with ambient temperature
(D) Both (A) and (B)
22. Declining population
(A) Is called stable population
(B) Shows bell shaped age pyramid
(C) Has less pre-reproductive individuals than reproductive
(D) Is young population
23. In grassland ecosystem, which of the pyramids are upright?
a. Pyramid of energy
b. Pyramid of number
c. Pyramid of biomass
(A)Only a
(B) Only a and b
(C) Only c
(D) All a, b and c
24. Which of the following is not the alien species for India?
(A)Parthenium
(B) Lantana
(C) Eichhornia
(D) Saccharum barberi
25. Thinning of egg shells and their premature breaking is due to
(A) Eutrophication
(B) Biomagnification
(C) Accumulation of calcium
(D) Thermal pollution
26. Photochemical smog does not include
(A) O3 (B) PAN (C) SO2 (D) NOx
27. Which of the following statements about the leaf of C4plants is
incorrect?
a. Bundle sheath cells may form several layers around vascular
bundle.
b. Large number of chloroplasts occur in bundle sheath cells.
c. Thick walled bundle sheath cells are impervious to gaseous
exchange and having large intercellular spaces.
(A)Both a and b
(B) Only a
(C) Only c
(D) Both a and c
28. Select incorrect statement w.r.t. cytochrome c
(A) Mobile e–carrier
(B) Present at outer surface of inner mitochondrial membrane
(C) Transfer of e–from complex III to IV
(D) Directly accepts e–from FADH2
29. Two copper centers are associated with the
(A)Complex I
(B) Complex II
(C) Complex III
(D) Complex IV
30. Choose the plant showing plasticity w.r.t. environmental
factors.
(A)Cotton
(B) Coriander
(C) Buttercup
(D) Larkspur
31. Which of the given pigment in plants prevent photo-
oxidation of chlorophyll pigment?
(A)Carotenoid
(B) Chlorophyll b
(C) Chlorophyll c
(D) Chlorophyll a
32. Which products is formed by the action of phosphoglycerate
kinase on 1, 3 bisphosphoglyceric acid in glycolysis?
(A) 3-Phosphoglycerate
(B) 2-phosphoglycerate
(C) Phosphoenolpyruvate
(D) Triose bisphosphate
33. The mineral nutrient required for all parts of plant and
involved in liberation of oxygen during photolysis of water in
photosynthesis is
(A)Phosphorus
(B) Potassium
(C) Boron
(D) Mn
34. Mark the correctoption (w.r.t. pie-chart representing number
of species of major taxa of vertebrates)

(A) (A) Fishes, (b) Reptiles

(B) (b) Mammals, (e) Birds
(C) (c) Reptiles, (d) Fishes
(D) (d) Amphibians, (e) Mammals
35. Eukaryotic flagella and centriole share similarity as both of them
(A) Are found in higher plant cells
(B) Are surrounded by membrane
(C) Has ‘9 + 2’ organization of microtubules
(D) Have tubulin proteins
 Section - B
36. Histone protein synthesis occurs in
(A)G1 phase
(B) S phase
(C) G2 phase
(D) M phase
37. Correct binomial epithet of mango is
(A) Mangiferaindica
(B) Mangiferaindica Linn.
(C) Mangiferaindica Linn.
(D) Mangifera Indica Linn.
38. Viroids differ from Prions in
(A) Having protein molecules
(B) Having genetic material
(C) Being infectious
(D) Being sub viral agent
39. In plants, passive absorption of water
(A) Is symplastic only
(B) Is responsible for Approx96% of total water absorption
(C) No water absorption by the roots
(D) Has low rate of absorption
40. Solute potential of a solution is
(A) Equal to w of pure water
(B) Any positive value
(C) Negative
(D) Zero
41. ______ is required in synthesis of auxin.
(A)B
(B) Zn
(C) Mn
(D) S
42. Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter
a. Are autotrophs
b. Have chlorophyll
c. Use solar energy for synthesis of food
(A)Only a
(B) Only a and c
(C) Only b and c
(D) All a, b and c
43. Cyclic photophosphorylation
(A) Involves production of NADPH
(B) Synthesises ATP
(C) Involves splitting of H2O
(D) Requires H2O as an external source of electrons
44. Interflowering period is not seen in
(A) Wheat (B) rice
(C) Apple (D) Both (A) and (B)
45. Choose the odd one w.r.t. Turner’s syndrome
(A) Due to monosomy
(B) Genetic compliment is 44 + XXY
(C) Are sterile females
(D) Have short stature
46. Select the incorrectly matched pair
(A) Adapter molecule – tRNA
(B) Snrps – SnRNA + protein complex
(C) Stop codon – AUG
(D) Capping of hnRNA – Guanylyl transferase
47. In lac operon, enzyme beta- galactosidase is synthesized
by gene
(A)lac z
(B) lac y
(C) lac a
(D) lac i
48. Find the example of single cell protein.
(A)Chalorella
(B) Spirulina
(C) Volvox
(D) Both (A) & (B)
49. Himgiri is a variety of ______ that is resistant to hill bunt
(A)Tobacco
(B) Rice
(C) Wheat
(D) Turnip
50. Fern gametophyte shows …… nature.
(A) Homothallic
(B) Fragmentation
(C) Heterothallic
(D) None of these
Answer key
1. (c 16. (c 31. (a 46. (c
2. (c 17. (c 32. (a 47. (a
3. (d 18. (d 33. (d 48. (d
4. (d 19. (b 34. (b 49. (c
5. (d 20. (d 35. (d 50. (a
6. (c 21. (b 36. (b
7. (b 22. (c 37. (c
8. (c 23. (d 38. (b
9. (b 24. (d 39. (b
10. (c 25. (b 40. (c
11. (a 26. (c 41. (b
12. (d 27. (c 42. (a
13. (a 28. (d 43. (b
14. (d 29. (d 44. (d
15. (b 30. (c 45. (b