1.

Which of the following rRNA is common to (a) A centrosome contains two centrioles
both prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic (b) It is surrounded by centrosphere
ribosomes? (c) Centrioles are not surrounded by any
(a) 28S rRNA membrane
(b) 18S rRNA (d) The arrangement of microtubules in 9 + 2
(c) 5S rRNA
(d) 16S rRNA 8. Which is an exception to cell theory?
(a) Virus
2. Primary cell wall in the plant is made up of (b) Algae
mainly (c) Penicillium
(a) Hemicellulose (d) Fungi
(b) Pectin and lignin
(c) Cellulose 9. How many chromosomes in human beings
(d) Hemicellulose and pectin have NOR?
(a) 20 pairs
3. Quasi-fluid nature of the membrane helps in (b) 15 pairs
(a) Lateral movement of proteins (c) 5 pairs
(b) Flip-flop movement of proteins (d) 1 pair
(c) Flip-flop movement of lipids
(d) Both (a) and (c) 10. Gluconeogenesis occurs in plants by
(a) Peroxisome
4. Find the correctly matched pair (b) Glyoxysome
(a) Elaioplast – Starch storing plasmid (c) Lomasome
(b) Fo – ATP synthase (d) Sphaerosome
(c) Glyoxysomes – Beta – oxidation of fatty acids
(d) Basal body – 9 + 2 arrangement of 11. The longest portion of the bacterial flagellum
microtubules is
(a) Hook
5. The connecting layer of cell wall of adjacent (b) Basal body
cells in the plant is (c) Filament
(a) Primary wall (d) Pilli
(b) Secondary wall
(c) Middle lamella 12. The shape of a tracheid cell is
(d) Tertiary wall (a) Elongated
(b) Branched and long
6. Nucleolus is the principal site of synthesis of (c) Amoeboid
(a) tRNA (d) Round and biconcave
(b) mRNA
(c) rRNA 13. The correct order of bacterial cell envelope
(d) hnRNA from outside to inside is
(a) Cell wall – Glycocalyx – Plasma membrane
7. Find the incorrect statement with respect to (b) Plasma membrane – Glycocalyx – Cell wall
centrosomes (c) Glycocalyx – Cell wall – Cell membrane

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(d) Glycocalyx – Plasma membrane – Cell 20. Disc-shaped structure present on sides of
membrane primary constriction is called
(a) Chromatin
14. Ribophorins I and II are absent from (b) Nucleoli
(a) Cisternae (c) Kinetochore
(b) Tubules (d) Satellite
(c) Vesicles
(d) Both (b) and (c) 21. Prokaryotic flagella differ from eukaryotic
flagella in
15. The organelle which is found in abundance in (a) Tubulin protein
germinating fatty seeds is (b) Flagellin protein
(a) Peroxisome (c) 9 + 2 organization
(b) Glyoxysome (d) Covered by cell membrane
(c) Golgi complex
(d) Microsome 22. Which of the following is not true for
plasmid?
16. An organelle of eukaryotic cells is absent in (a) Larger in size than nucleoid
prokaryotes except (b) Extra-chromosomal DNA
(a) Chloroplast (c) Circular
(b) Ribosome (d) Confers unique phenotypic characters
(c) Mesosome
(d) Centrosome 23. Chromophores are
(a) Membranous extensions
17. The mesosome in bacterial cells is (b) Found in photosynthetic prokaryotes
responsible for (c) Both (a) and (b)
(a) DNA replication (d) Structures with respiratory enzyme
(b) RNA synthesis
(c) Protein synthesis 24. Which among the following cell organelles
(d) Photosynthesis is/are without any membrane boundary?
(a) Golgi complex
18. Which structure is more active in acidic (b) Centrioles and centrosomes
conditions? (c) Ribosomes
(a) SER (d) Both (b) and (c)
(b) RER
(c) Lysosome 25. Select the odd one w.r.t. endomembrane
(d) Ribosome system.
(a) Golgi bodies
19. Which structure of the cell wall helps in the (b) Vacuole
anchorage of chromatin to the nuclear wall? (c) ER
(a) Actin (d) Ribosome
(b) Myosin
(c) Intermediate filament 26. Nexin proteins are associated with
(d) Microtubule (a) Centrioles

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(b) Eukaryotic flagellum 33. Chromosome which appears to have a single
(c) Prokaryotic flagellum arm
(d) Fimbriae (a) Metacentric
(b) Acrocentric
27. Genes for cytoplasmic male sterility in plants (c) Telocentric
are mainly located in (d) Sub-metacentric
(a) Mitochondrial genome
(b) Nuclear genome 34. Basic dye which easily helps to identify
(c) Chloroplast genome transcriptionally active regions of chromatin
(d) More than one option is correct (a) Fuelgen stain
(b) Janus green
28. Which of the following is associated with the (c) Green stain
detoxification of drugs? (d) Crystal violet
(a) RER
(b) SER 35. Mark the function which is not associated
(c) Golgi body with the cytoskeleton
(d) Lysosome (a) Motility of the cell
(b) Mechanical support
29. Ribosome is made up of (c) Maintenance of shape
(a) rRNA and protein (d) GTP synthesis
(b) rRNA, protein and mRNA
(c) mRNA and protein 36. Gas vacuoles in prokaryotes
(d) rRNA, protein and tRNA (a) Comes under inclusion bodies
(b) Help in protein synthesis
30. In human beings, the membrane of the RBC (c) Is double membrane-bound
is made up of (d) Are also called sap vacuoles
(a) 40% protein + 52% lipid
(b) 52% protein + 40% lipid 37. Single envelope system is found in
(c) 62% protein + 40% lipid (a) Algae
(d) 52% protein + 48% lipid (b) Blue-green algae
(c) Bacteria
31. Centrioles arises from (d) Both (b) and (c)
(a) Pre-existing centrioles
(b) Ribosomes 38. Choose the incorrect match.
(c) Mitochondria (a) Golgi apparatus – Absent in plants
(d) Both (b) and (c) (b) Nucleus – Present in Amoeba
(c) Mitochondria – Present in WBCs
32. Which of the following is not correctly (d) Oxysome - Mitochondria
matched?
(a) Cell theory – Schleiden and Schwann 39. which is the main arena of cellular activities?
(b) Ribosomes – Flemming (a) Cell membrane
(c) Nucleus – Robert Brown (b) Cytoplasm
(d) Polytene chromosome – Balbiani (c) Cell wall

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(d) Mitochondria

40. All these types of transport across the plasma