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(c) Gymnosperms
Biology (d) Dicotyledonous plants
49. Anesthetics reduce pain by blocking the 55. In a flowering plant, archesporium gives rise to
transmission of nerve impulses. The kind of (a) only tapetum and sporogenous cells
chemicals working as anesthetics are those that (b) only the wall of the sporangium
block (c) both wall and the sporogenous cells
(a) only the voltage-gated sodium channels in (d) wall and the tapetum
membranes
(b) only the voltage-gated potassium channels in 56. Megaspores are produced from the megaspore
membranes mother cells after
(c) only the neuro-transmitter receptors (a) Meiotic division
(d) voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels (b) Mitotic division
and neuro-transmitter receptors (c) Formation of a thick wall
(d) Differentiation
50. A person entering an empty room suddenly
finds a snake right in front on opening the door. 57. Seminal plasma in human males is rich in:
Which one of the following is likely to happen in his (a) fructose and calcium
neurohormonal control system? (b) glucose and calcium
(a) Sympathetic nervous system is activated (c) DNA and testosterone
releasing epinephrin and norepinephrin from (d) ribose and potassium
adrenal medulla.
(b) Neurotransmitters diffuse rapidly across the 58. The test-tube Baby Programme employs which
cleft and transmit a nerve impulse. one of the following techniques
(c) Hypothalamus activates the parasympathetic (a) Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
division of brain. (b) Intra uterine insemination (IUI)
(d) Sympathetic nervous system is activated (c) Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIET)
releasing epinephrin and norepinephrin from (d) Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT)
adrenal cortex.
59. First geneticist/ father of genetics was
51. Insulin differs from growth hormone in that it (a) de Vries
(a) stimulates lipoprotein lipase in vicinity of fat (b) Mendel
cells (c) Darwin
(b) increases the transport of amino acids across (d) Morgan
the cell membranes of muscles
(c) increases mRNA/ribosome acitivity 60. The process of mating between closely related
(d) stimulates hormone sensitive lipase in fat cells individuals is
(a) self breeding
52. A health disorder that results from the (b) inbreeding
deficiency of thyroxine in adults and characterised (c) hybridisation
by (d) heterosis
(i) a low metabolic rate,
(ii) increase in body weight and 61. Molecular weight of chromosome of yeast cell is
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is: (a) 2.56 × 109
(a) simple goitre (b) 40 × 109
(b) myxoedema (c) 0.5 × 109
(c) cretinism (d) 1 × 109
(d) hypothyroidism
62. In Drosophila, the sex is determined by
53. What is true for cleavage? (a) whether the egg is fertilized or develops
(a) Size of embryo increases parthenogenetically
(b) Size of cells decrease (b) the ratio of number of X-chromosomes to the
(c) Size of cells increase sets of autosomes
(c) X and Y chromosomes
(d) the ratio of pairs of X-chromosomes to the pairs (d) appearance
of autosomes
70. Which of the following are homologous organs?
63. In Mendel’s experiment with garden pea, round (a) Wings of birds and locust
seed shape (RR) was dominant over wrinkled seeds (b) Wings of birds (sparrow) and pectoral fins of
(rr), yellow cotyledon (YY) was dominant over fish
green cotyledon (yy). What are the expected (c) Wings of bat and butterfly
phenotypes in (d) Legs of frog and cockroach
the F2 generation of the cross RRYY × rryy?
(a) only wrinkled seeds with yellow cotyledons 71. Evolutionary history of an organism is known
(b) only wrinkled seeds with green cotyledons as
(c) Round seeds with yellow cotyledons, and (a) Ancestry
wrinkled seeds with yellow cotyledons (b) Paleontology
(d) only round seeds with green cotyledons (c) Ontogeny
(d) Phylogeny
64. A test cross is carried out to
(a) determine the genotype of a plant at F2. 72. The process by which organisms with different
(b) predict whether two traits are linked. evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic
(c) assess the number of alleles of a gene. adaptations in response to a common
(d) determine whether two species or varieties will environmental challenge, is called:
breed successfully. (a) Convergent evolution
(b) Non-random evolution
65. In Escherichia coli, lac operon is induced by (c) Adaptive radiation
(a) lactose (d) Natural selection
(b) promoter gene
(c) β -galactosidase 73. Human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) has a
(d) I-gene protein coat and a genetic material which is
(a) single stranded DNA
66. One function of the telomeres in a chromosome (b) double stranded DNA
is to (c) single stranded RNA
(a) indentify the correct number of the homologous (d) double stranded RNA
pair of chromosomes
(b) help two chromatids to move towards poles 74. Antibodies in our body are complex
(c) "seal" the ends of chromosomes (a) steroids
(d) start RNA synthesis (b) prostaglandins
(c) glycoproteins
67. Which one of the following makes use of RNA as (d) lipoproteins
a template to synthesize DNA?
(a) DNA polymerase 75. In which one of the following options the two
(b) RNA polymerase examples are correctly matched with their
(c) Reverse transcriptase particular type of immunity. Examples -- Types of
(d) DNA dependant RNA polymerase immunity
(a) Polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes
68. Which of the following forms the basis of DNA -- Cellular barriers
Finger printing? (b) Anti-tetanus and antisnake bite injection –
(a) The relative proportions of purines and Active immunity
pyrimidines in DNA. (c) Saliva in mouth and Tear in eyes -- Physical
(b) Satellite DNA occurring as highly repeated short barriers
DNA segments. (d) Mucus coating of epithelium lining the
(c) The relative difference in the DNA occurrence in urinogenital tract-and the HCl in stomach --
blood, skin and saliva. Physiological barriers
(d) The relative amount of DNA in the ridges and
grooves of the fingerprints. 76. What is Agent Orange?
(a) Colour used in fluorescent lamps
69. The homologous organs are those that show (b) A weedicide containing dioxin
similarity in (c) A biodegradable insecticide
(a) size (d) A hazardous chemical used in luminous paints
(b) origin
(c) function 77. Which one of the following pairs of organisms
are exotic species introduced in India? stops will be having
(a) Lantana camara, water hyacinth (a) low stability and high resilience
(b) Water hyacinth, Prosopis cinereria (b) high stability and low resilience
(c) Nile perch, Ficus religiosa (c) low stability and low resilience
(d) Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara (d) high stability and high resilience
78. Two microbes found to be very useful in genetic
engineering are 85. Soil conservation is
(a) Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage (a) conversion of sterile soil into fertile one
(b) Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. (b) aeration of soil
(c) Crown gall bacterium and Caenorhabditis (c) erosion of soil
elegans (d) protection against loss
(d) Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
86. Which group of vertebrates comprises the
79. Select the correct statement from the following? highest number of endangered species?
(a) Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic (a) Birds
bacteria on animal waste (b) Mammals
(b) Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium (c) Fishes
found in rumen of cattle (d) Reptiles
(c) Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure
methane 87. Which of the following re present maximum
(d) Activated sludge-sediment in settlement tanks number of species among global biodiversity?
of sewage treatment plant is a rich source of (a) Lichens
aerobic bacteria (b) Fungi
(c) Mosses and Ferns
80. Which one of the following is commonly used in (d) Algae
transfer of foreign DNA into crop plants?
(a) Meloidogyne incognita 88. How does carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas
(b) Agrobacterium tumefaciens emitted by automobiles, prevent transport of
(c) Penicillium expansum oxygen into the body tissues?
(d) Trichoderma harzianum (a) By destroying the haemoglobin
(b) By forming a stable compound with
81. Soil best suited for plant growth is haemoglobin
(a) clay (c) By obstructing the reaction of oxygen with
(b) loam haemoglobin
(c) sandy (d) By changing oxygen into carbon dioxide.
(d) gravel
89. Which one of the following is the correct
82. Certain characteristic demographic features of percentag of the two (out of the total of 4) green
developing countries are house gases that contribute to the total global
(a) high fertility, low or rapidly falling mortality warming?
rate, rapid population growth and a very young age (a) CFCs 14%, Methane 20%
distribution (b) CO2, 40%, CFCs 30%
(b) high fertility, high density, rapidly rising (c) N2 O 6%, CO2 86%
mortality rate and a very young age distribution (d) Methane 20%, N2 O 18%
(c) high infant mortality, low fertility, uneven
population growth and a very young age 90. The second commitment period for Kyoto
distribution Protocol was decided at
(d) high mortality, high density, uneven population (a) Cancun
growth and a very old age distribution (b) Durban
(c) Bali
83. The pyramid which cannot be inverted in a (d) Doha
stable ecosystem is that of
(a) Biomass 91. A temporary endocrine gland in the
(b) Number human body is :
(c) Energy (a) Corpus cardiacum
(d) All the above (b) corpus luteum
(c) Corpus allatum
84. An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but (d) Pineal gland
can recover after some time if damaging effect
92. Which of the following is made up of sporophyte for some time, is first observed in
dead cells? :
(a) Collenchyma (a) Liverworts
(b) Phellem (b) Mosses
(c) Phloem (c) Pteridophytes
(d) Xylem parenchyma (d) Gymnosperms
11.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a) 273 K
(b) 450 K
7. The number of unpaired electrons in a (c) 300 K
paramagnetic diatomic molecule of an element with (d) 285.7 K
atomic number 96 is
(a) 3 12. In which of the following the solubility of AgCl
(b) 4 will be maximum?
(c) 1 (a) 0.1 M NaNO3
(d) 2 (b) Water
(c) 0.1 MNaCl
(d) 0.1 MNaBr. (d) 2
13. The solubility product of a sparingly soluble 21. Which of the following compounds has the
sale AX2 is 3.210-11. Its solubility (in moles/litre) is lowest boiling point?
(a) 5.6 10-6 (a) CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
(b) 3.1 10-4 (b) CH3CH= CHCH2CH3
(c) 2 10-4 (c) CH3CH= CH– CH= CH2
(d) 4 10-4 (d) CH3CH2CH2CH3
22.
14. Equimolar solutions of the following substances
were prepared separately. Which one of these will
record the highest pHvalue?
(a) BaCl2
(b) AlCl3 (a) 7 p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
(c) LiCl (b) 7 p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
(d) BeCl2 (c) 6 p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
(d) 6 p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
15. The dielectric constant of H2O is 80. The
electrostatic force of attraction between Na+ and Cl– 23. In face-centred cubic lattice, a unit cell is shared
will be equally by how many unit cells?
(a) reduced to 1/40 in water than in air (a) 2
(b) reduced to 1/80 in water than in air (b) 4
(c) will be increased to 80 in water than in air (c) 6
(d) will remain unchanged. (d) 8
16. In which of the following the hydration energy 24. Vapour pressure of benzene at 30°C is 121.8
is higher than the lattice energy? mm. When 15 g of a non volatile solute is dissolved
(a) MgSO4 in 250 g of benzene its vapour pressure decreased
(b) RaSO4 to 120.2 mm. The molecular weight of the solute
(c) SrSO4 (Mo. wt. of solvent = 78)
(d) BaSO4 (a) 356.2
(b) 456.8
17. Which of the following structure is similar to (c) 530.1
graphite? (d) 656.7
(a) B
(b) B4C 25. 200 mL of an aqueous solution of a protein
(c) B2H6 contains its 1.26 g. The osmotic pressure of this
(d) BN solution at 300 Kis found to be 2.57 × 10–3 bar. The
molar mass of protein will be (R= 0.083 Lbar mol–1
18. Lassaigne’s test for the detection of nitrogen K-1 )
fails in (a) 51022 g mol-1
(a) NH2CONHNH2.HCl (b) 122044 g mol-1
(b) NH2NH2.HCl (c) 31011 g mol-1
(c) NH2CONH2 (d) 61038 g mol-1
(d) C6H5NHNH2.HCL
26.
19. IUPACname of the following is CH2 CHCH2 CH2
C{CH
(a) 1, 5-hexenyne
(b) 1-hexene- 5-yne
(c) 1-hexyne- 5-ene
(d) 1, 5-hexynene
(a) 2.0 1011
20. How many stereoisomers does this molecule (b) 4.0 1012
have? CHCHCHCHCHBrCH3 23 (c) 1.0 102
(a) 4 (d) 1.0 1010
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) Potassium nitrate
27. Achemical reaction is catalyzed by a catalyst X. 32. The oxidation state of Cr in K2Cr2O7 is
Hence X (a) + 5
(a) reduces enthalpy of the reaction (b) + 3
(b) decreases rate constant of the reaction (c) + 6
(c) increases activation energy of the reaction (d) + 7
(d) does not affect equilibrium constant of the 33. Which of the following forms colourless
reaction compound?
(a) Sc3-
28. (b) V3-
(c) Ti3+
(d) Cr3+
34.
(a)
(b)
42. An organic compound (C3H9N) , when treated 48. For the second period elements the
with nitrous acid, gave an alcohol and N2 gas was correct increasing order of first ionisation
evolved. on warming with CHCl3 and caustic potash enthalpy is:
gave which on reduction gave isopropyl (a) Li < Be < B < C < N < O < F < Ne
methylamine. Predict the structure of . (b) Li < B < Be < C < O < N < F < Ne
(a) (c) Li < B < Be < C < N < O < F < Ne
(d) Li < Be < B < C < O < N < F < Ne
3C
(a)
2
(b) 3C
(c) 2C
C
(d)
2
Physics
1. The dimensions of universal gravitational (d)
constant are
(a) M-2 L2 T-1
(b) M-1 L3 T-2
(c) ML2 T-1 6. A5000 kg rocket is set for vertical firing. The
(d) M-2 L3 T-2 exhaust speed is 800 ms-1 . To give an initial upward
acceleration of 20 ms-2 , the amount of gas ejected
2. The water drops fall at regular intervals from a per second to supply the needed thrust will be (g =
tap 5 m above the ground. The third drop is leaving 10 ms-2 )
the tap at an instant when the first drop touches the (a) 127.5 kg s-1
ground. How far above the ground is the second (b) 187.5 kg s-1
drop at that instant? (Take g = 10 m/s2 ) (c) 185.5 kg s-1
(a) 1.25 m (d) 137.5 kg s-1
(b) 2.50 m
(c) 3.75 m 7. A position dependent force, F= (7 – 2x + 3x2) N
(d) 5.00 m acts on a small body of mass 2 kg and displaces it
from x = 0 to x = 5 m. Work done in joule is
3. The motion of a particle along a straight line is (a) 35
described by equation: (b) 70
x = 8 + 12t – t3 (c) 135
where x is in metre and t in second. The retardation (d) 270
of the particle when its velocity becomes zero, is:
(a) 24 ms-2 8. Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15
(b) zero kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to
(c) 6 ms-2 frictional force are 10% of energy. How much
(d) 12 ms-2 power is generated by the turbine?( g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 8.1 kW
4. A person swims in a river aiming to reach exactly (b) 10.2 kW
opposite point on the bank of a river. His speed of (c) 12.3 kW
swimming is 0.5 m/s at an angle 120° with the (d) 7.0 kW
direction of flow of water. The speed of water in
stream is 9.
(a) 1.0 m/s
(b) 0.5 m/s
(c) 0.25 m/s
(d) 0.43 m/s.
5.
(a) 60 units
(b)
(c) zero
(d) 7.5 units
35. The periodic waves of intensities I1 and I2 pass 40. The stable nucleus that has a radius half that of
through a region at the same time in the same Fe56 is
direction. The sum of the maximum and minimum (a) Li7
intensities is: (b) Na21
(a) (c) S16
(d) Ca40
(a)
(b)
(c)
)
(d
(a) ⃗
A. B
(b) A. B + A .B
(c) A+ B
(d) A . B +A.B
Chemistry :
1. a 2. a 3.B 4. b 5. a
6. c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. b
Physics :
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. c
6. d 7. c 8. a 9. a 10.D
11. b 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. d
16. c 17. d 18. d 19. c 20. d
21. b 22. d 23. b 24. d 25. a
26. d 27. d 28. a 29.D 30. b
31. d 32. b 33. d 34. c 35. d
36. d 37. a 38. c 39. a 40. a
41. a 42. a 43. a 44. c 45. a
46.b 47.d 48.b 49.d 50.a