GOVERNMENT MODEL SR SEC SCHOOL, GIDDERANWALI

SAMPLE PAPER – 2023-2024

Class - XII
SUBJECT - BIOLOGY
Max. Time allowed: 3h Max. Marks: 70
General Instructions:

 Question paper has total four parts A,B,C and D with total of 17 Questions.
 Section A has Q. No. 1 having 28 questions of 1 mark each .18 questions are MCQ type, 5 fill in the blanks and 5
True/False.
 Section B has Q. No. 2 to 11 -Total 10 Questions of 2 marks each. Q. No. 4,5,9 and 11 have internal choice.
 Section Chas Q. No. 12 to 15 -Total 4 Questions of 3 marks each. Q. No. 14 and 15 have internal choice.
 Section Dhas Q. No. 16 and 17 .Total 2 Questions of 5 marks with 100 % internal choice.

SECTION-A (1 mark each) 1 x 28 = 28 MARKS

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

i. Double fertilization is exhibited by ;

a) Algae b) Fungi c) Angiosperms d) Gymnosperms

ii. Sporopollenin is present in :

a) Exine b) Intine c) Egg apparatus d) None of these

iii. A bisexual flower which never open, is known as ;

a) Cleistogamous b ) Autogamous c ) Allogamous d) Homogamous

iv. Corpous luteum secretes :

a) Luteinizing hormone b) Estrogen c) Progesterone d) FSH

v. The function of Copper-T is to prevent :

a) Fertilisation b) Egg maturation c) Ovulation d) Implantation

vi. Family planning programmes were initiated in :

a) 1941 b) 1951 c) 1961 d) 1971

vii. The chromosomal pattern of Klinefelter’s syndrome is :

a) XXX b) XXY c) XO d) XYY

viii. Point Mutation involves :

a) Change in single base pair b) Duplication c) Deletion d) Insertion

ix. DNA is not present in :

a) Nucleus b) Chloroplast c) Ribosome d) Mitochondria

x. Palaeontology is the study of :

a) Insects b) Birds c) Fossils d) Mammals

xi. A collection of plants and seeds having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop is called :
a) Germplasm b) Gene library c) Genome d) Herbarium
 xii. First genetically modified plant commercially released in India is :
a) Golden rice b) Bt cotton c) Bt brinjal d) Slow ripening tomato

xiii. Pollination is an example of :

a) Parasitism b) Mutualism c) Protocooperation d) Ammensalism

xiv . Populations evolve to maximise their reproductive fitness are also called :
a) Lamarck’s fitness b) Darwinian fitness c) Mendelian fitness d) Individual fitness

xv One of the ex-situ conservation methods for endangered species :

a) Wildlife sanctuaries b) Biosphere reserves c) Cryopreservation d) National parks

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS

xvi The ability of a gene to exhibit multiple phenotypic expressions is a known as…………..
xvii New strands of DNA are formed only in the ...........direction.
xviii. ……………..is commonly called Baker’s yeast.
xix. An extrachromosomal chromosome DNA which can be used as a vector in gene cloning is called………
xx. Each step in a food chain represents a .........

C. TRUE/FALSE

xxi. Process of maturation and development of sperm is called spermiogenesis. (True/False)

xxii. Humulin was synthesized by a U.S. based company Eli Lilly in 1983. (True/False)
xxiii. Energy flow in an ecosystem is unidirectional. (True/False)
xxiv. Detritus food chain starts from bacteria. (True/False)
xxv. Total number of identified biodiversity hotspots in the world are 25. (True/ False)

D. Read the passage and answer the following questions :

Plasmodium, a tiny protozoan is responsible for malaria. It multiplies within female Anopheles mosquitoes’

body to form sporozoites that are stored in their salivary glands . Plasmodium enters the human body as

sporozite through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The parasites initially multiply within the

liver cells and then attack the red blood cells resulting in their rupture. The rupture of RBCs is associated with

the release of a toxic substance, haemozoin, which is responsible for the chill and fever recurring every 3 to 4

days.

xxvi. At which stage of life cycle Plasmodium enters human body ?

xxvii. In which part of female Anopheles mosquito sporozoites are stored ?
xxviii. What is the reason for chills and fever during malaria ?
SECTION-B (2 marks each) 2 x 10 = 20 MARKS

Q.2. Draw a labelled diagram of Graffian follicle.

Q.3. What are the measures one has to take to prevent from contracting STDs ?
OR
Suggest some methods to assist infertile couples to have children.

Q.4. What is point mutation ? Give one example.

OR
Two heterozygous parents are crossed. If two loci are linked, what would be the distribution of phenotypic
features in F1 generation for dihybrid cross ?

Q.5. What is Bioinformatics ?

Q.6. Describe one example of adaptive radiation.

Q.7. Name the primary and secondary lymphoid organs.

Q.8. What is sewage ? In which way can sewage be harmful to us ?

Q.9. Differentiate between exonuclease and endonuclease.

OR
What is Downstream processing ?

Q.10. What are transgenic bacteria ? Give example.

Q.11. Define population and community.

OR
Can you think of a situation where we deliberately make a species extinct ? How would you justify it ?

SECTION – C(3 marks each) 3 x 4 = 12 MARKS

Q.12. Explain the function of the following : a) Promoter b) tRNA c) Exons.

Q.13. a) What are homologous organs ? Give an example.

b) What is saltation ?

Q.14. How is cancerous cell different from a normal cell ?

OR
In which way have microbes played a major role in controlling diseases by harmful bacteria ?
What role do microbes play in household food processing ?

Q.15. Write down four common steps of recombinant technology in sequence.

OR
Diagrammatically represent the experimental steps in cloning and expressing the human gene ( say the gene
for growth hormone ) into a bacterium like E.coli .
SECTION- D(5 marks each) 5 x 2 = 10 MARKS

Q.16. Observe the following diagram and answer the questions:-

a. Identify the type of cross pollination

from the given figure.
b. Write two characteristics of this
pollination.
c. Write the names of two processes by
which seeds develop without
fertilization.

OR
a) What is parturition ? Which hormones are involved in the induction of parturition ?
b) Define spermiogenesis and spermiation.

Q.17. Define ecological pyramids and describe pyramid of energy and number with the help of diagram.
OR
What is in-situ conservation? Discuss in detail the in-situ conservation strategies for protecting wild life.

PREPARED BY
Mrs Ashish Munjal
Lecturer-Biology
GMSSS, Gidderanwali