All India Test Series (NEET-2022-23)

TEST – 01

DURATION ::200
DURATION Minutes
90 Minutes DATE : 13/11/2022 M. MARKS : 720

ANSWER KEY
PHYSICS CHEMISTRY BOTANY ZOOLOGY
1. (3) 51. (2) 101. (1) 151. (3)
2. (3) 52. (1) 102. (4) 152 (2)
3. (4) 53. (2) 103. (1) 153. (1)
4. (3) 54. (4) 104. (3) 154. (4)
5. (1) 55. (1) 105. (2) 155. (3)
6. (4) 56. (2) 106. (2) 156. (4)
7. (3) 57. (1) 107. (2) 157. (1)
8. (2) 58. (3) 108. (4) 158. (1)
9. (3) 59. (2) 109. (4) 159. (2)
10. (2) 60. (1) 110. (1) 160. (2)
11. (1) 61. (4) 111. (3) 161. (4)
12. (1) 62. (4) 112. (4) 162. (1)
13. (2) 63. (1) 113. (1) 163. (3)
14. (1) 64. (2) 114. (2) 164. (2)
15. (1) 65. (2) 115. (1) 165. (3)
16. (3) 66. (3) 116. (4) 166. (3)
17. (3) 67. (4) 117. (2) 167. (1)
18. (4) 68. (2) 118. (3) 168. (4)
19. (2) 69. (2) 119. (4) 169. (1)
20. (2) 70. (2) 120. (1) 170. (3)
21. (2) 71. (2) 121. (1) 171. (3)
22. (2) 72. (3) 122. (3) 172. (4)
23. (1) 73. (3) 123. (1) 173. (2)
24. (2) 74. (1) 124. (2) 174. (3)
25. (2) 75. (2) 125. (1) 175. (3)
26. (1) 76. (3) 126. (1) 176. (2)
27. (2) 77. (4) 127. (4) 177. (2)
28. (4) 78. (2) 128. (2) 178. (4)
29. (3) 79. (4) 129. (4) 179. (3)
30. (1) 80. (1) 130. (4) 180. (1)
31. (2) 81. (4) 131. (4) 181. (2)
32. (1) 82. (1) 132. (3) 182. (3)
33. (1) 83. (4) 133. (3) 183. (1)
34. (1) 84. (3) 134. (4) 184. (2)
35. (4) 85. (1) 135. (3) 185. (2)
36. (4) 86. (1) 136. (3) 186. (4)
37. (2) 87. (4) 137. (1) 187. (2)
38. (2) 88. (4) 138. (1) 188 (2)
39. (3) 89. (4) 139. (3) 189. (1)
40. (1) 90. (1) 140. (3) 190. (4)
41. (4) 91. (4) 141. (3) 191. (3)
42. (1) 92. (1) 142. (1) 192. (3)
43. (2) 93. (3) 143. (2) 193. (4)
44. (1) 94. (4) 144. (2) 194. (2)
45. (3) 95. (1) 145. (3) 195. (4)
46. (2) 96. (3) 146. (1) 196. (1)
47. (1) 97. (3) 147. (1) 197. (4)
48. (3) 98. (1) 148. (3) 198. (3)
49. (1) 99. (4) 149. (2) 199. (3)
50. (4) 100. (1) 150. (4) 200. (4)

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 SECTION – I (PHYSICS)
1. (3) 6. (4)
4 Concept based
V  R3
3
V  R  7. (3)
100  3   100
V  R Ball will stop (v = 0) momentarily at t = 3.5 s.
Distance travelled in 4th second will be
= 3 × 3% = 9%
1
S  2  a(0.5)2
2
2. (3)
1
 S  2  10  0.5  2.5 m
2
s
T1  ......(i) v1  velocity of person 2
v1
s
T2  ...... (ii) v2  velocity of escalator 8. (2)
v1  v2
When the particle is moving on a curved path with
s constant speed, it is under acceleration which is
T .....(iii)
v2 responsible for change in direction of motion.
Solving (i), (ii) and (iii)
TT 9. (3)
T 21
T1  T2 Speed decreases if velocity and acceleration are
antiparallel or in opposite direction one
dimensional motion.
3. (4)
Let total distance between city A and B is s
10. (2)
3s v t
3s
t1  7   dv   At dt
3
v1 7v1 u 0

3s At 4
s  v u 
t2  7  4s 4
v2 7v2
s s 11. (1)
Now vavg  
t1  t2 3s  4s S  v  t  (10.00  0.01) 5.00  0.01) m
7v1 7v2 S = 50.0 m
S v t S 0.01 0.01 0.03
vavg 
7v1v2      
4v1  3v2 S v t S 10 5 10
S 0.03
100  100  0.3%
4. (3) S 10
[T3/2] = [LT–1] S   50.0  0.3% m
[] = [LT–1–3/2] = [LT–5/2]
12. (1)
5. (1) v2 = u2 + 2aS
⇒ 0 = 400 – 2 × 10 × S
C  A B
⇒ S = 20 m
C  A2  B2  2 AB cos 
C2  A2  B2  2 AB cos  13. (2)
2ABcos = 0 Least count = 1 MSD – 1 VSD
 16  1
cos = 0  1   MSD = MSD = 0.2 mm
  20  2

2

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14. (1) When a body is falling freely in vacuum, then it
a 2 6 moves with constant acceleration.
  23. (1)
2 2 6
a=2 v = tan
v1 tan 1 2  3 3
  
15. (1) v2 tan 2 10 5
v = 6t + 3t2

 
dx 24. (2)
 6t  3t 2
dt (20)2 (10)4
x   50  25 = 75 m
2 4 2 2
 
x 3
 dx   6t  3t dt,
2

0 0 25. (2)

 
3 Ay 1
6t  3t 2 dt tan     1    45
Ax 1
vav  0  18 m/s
 3  0
26. (1)
Component of vector may be greater than its magnitude
16. (3) and a vector cannot be divided by a vector.
Net displacement after moving by an angle θ is
 27. (2)
R  2 R sin  
 2 x = 5 cost
 780º  dx
 2 R sin  v   5sin t
 dt
 2 
dv
= 2 Rsin (390º) a   5cos t
=R dt

28. (4)
17. (3)
2h t h 30 3
Displacement of body may be equal to or less than t  1 1  
distance travelled by the body. g t2 h2 40 2

18. (4) 29. (3)

A scalar cannot be added to or subtracted from with v = Area
a vector. 1
vfinal  0   20  20
2
19. (2) vfinal = vmax ( a = positive) = 200 m/s
F1  F 2  F 3  0
30. (1)
 F 3    F1  F 2    3i  7 j  1 1

20. (2) (10004) 4  (10000  4) 4

1
1
Random error  (Where n is number of  4 4
n  10 1  
 10000 
observation)
 0.0004 
e1 60

e e
 e2  1   10 1    (1.0001)10
e2 10 6 6  4 
= 10.001
21. (2)
0.003 has only 1 significant figure. 31. (2)
Zero error is related to instrument and a part of
systematic error.
22. (2)

32. (1)

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 Displacement and focal length have dimension of  n2  10
length.
41. (4)
33. (1) Graph A is x-t straight line with constant velocity.
T  F avb c So acceleration is zero.
a b c 42. (1)
T   MLT 2   ML1   LT 2  x = 2 + 12t – t2
     
On solving, a = 0, b = 1, c = –1 v = 12 – 2t
v=0t=6s
34. (1) a = –2 m/s2
Only similar physical quantities can be added or Retardation = 2 m/s2
subtracted.
43. (2)
35. (4) x = area under the v-t curve.
R  A2  B2  2 AB cos  1
  2 4  4 m
2
36. (4)
Vector is in x – z plane, therefore y-component 44. (1)
will be zero. 1 1
S1  S2  100  gt 2  50t  gt 2
2 2
37. (2)  100  50t
t  2 s

45. (3)
For the required condition, if initial velocity is
positive then it should be decreasing. Hence initial
slope of x-t graph should be positive and
decreasing.

T  10s  ta  td  5 s = (t (say) 46. (2)

1 2 1
gt  10  52 = 125 m a
Sn  u  (2n  1)
2 2 2

38. (2) 47. (1)

A 3
p A 1 B 1 C From rules for arithmetic operation with significant
p  3   figures, the result should have minimum decimal
BC p A 2 B 2 C
places.
p 1 1
100  3[1%]  [2%]  [4%] L + L1 + L2
p 2 2 = 100 m + 0.2 m
= 3% + 1% + 2% = 6% = 100.2 m
L 100 m upto appropriate significant number.
39. (3)
1 J = 1 kg×m2s–2 = (103 gm) × (102 cm) 2 × (s)–2 48. (3)
= 107 gm cm2 s–2 = 107 erg x t
 100 J = 100 × 107 erg = 109 erg dx 1
xk t  v  k. .t 1/2
dt 2
40. (1) dv k  1  3/2 – k 3/2 k
2 a      .t  a .t  3/2
 M  L T  dt 2  2  4 4t
n2  n1  1   1   1 
 M 2   L2   T2  1
a  3/2 and negative
2
 1 kg   1 m   1 s  t
 10    
 10 kg   10 m   10 s  49. (1)

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 When velocity is speed in a particular direction, if 
speed is zero so velocity must be zero.
180   rad  1°= rad
180
1° = 60'
50. (4)

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 SECTION – II (CHEMISTRY)
51. (2) M=1
2A + 3B  C 58. (3)
6mol 12 mol × mol 2 N2  O2 
2NO2
2mol of A produce 1 mole of C.
For 2 Moles of N2, one mole of O2 to require
1
So, 6 mol of A produce =  6  3mol of C 1
2 1 Mole of N2  mole of O2
3 mol of B produce 1 mol of C 2
1 1
2 mol of B produce = 12  4mol of C 2L of N2   2  1 L of O2
3 2
So, A is limiting reagent
 3 moles of C will be produced.
59. (2)
1 g-molecule = 1 mole of molecule.
52. (1)
 44 0.5 g-molecule of sulphur  0.5  8  N A atoms
No. of mole of oxalate    0.5 mol
M 88
No. of Carbon atoms in 44g of oxalate = 2 × 0.5 × 60. (1)
NA = NA. 44  8
(i) n  2
22.4
53. (2)
(ii) n  1
Molarity  (x  d 10/ M )
8
x  % of weight of solute ; (d = density in g/ml) (iii) n   0.25
32
24.5 1.2 10
Molarity  (iv) n  0.25 .
98
M = Molecular mass of solute H2SO4
Molarity = 3 61. (4)
Molar mass of CaCl2  111 g .
54. (4)
22.2
N 1.2044 1023 n  0.2 mole
n   0.2 111
N A 6.222 1223
 Ca 2  2Cl
CaCl2 
n 0.2 0.2 0.22
Molality   2
0.2

Mass of solvent (kg). 0.1 0.4

Molarity of Cl-  M .
400
55. (1) 1000
Total mass of Cu
100  0.1270%
Molecular mass of enzyme 62. (4)
63.5 0.03412
100  0.1270
y  4 significant figures
63.5 100
y  50,000u
0.1270 63. (1)
56. (2) Dalton's Atomic theory:-
Molecular weight of CH3COOH = 60 Atoms of given element are identical in size,
24 mass & other properties.
% C in CH3COOH = 100  40
60 Atoms of different elements differ in size, mass
& properties
57. (1)
Atom of different elements can combine in
Normality = Molarity  Basicity
simple whole number ratios to form chemical
2=M 2
compound.

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64. (2) 1
Law of multiple proportion.
solute   0.018
56.555
If two elements form more than one compound 72. (3)
then the ratios of the mass of the second element Avg. atomic mass = {Atomic mass of 210 
which combine with fixed mass of first element
abundance + atomic mass of 190  abundance +
will be ratios of small whole number, e.g: H2O :
atomic mass of 210  abundance}/100
H2O2.
200  80  190 15  210  5

65. (2) 100
Molar Mass of glucose  180 16000  2850  1050
Thus 1 mole of glucose has 180 g of mass
  199u
100
1 mole contain 6.022 1023 molecules.
Mass  180 g 73. (3)
180 w w
Mass of 1 Molecule  g n ;1  ; w  78 11g
6.022 1023 M 78.1
w w 78.11
66. (3) d ;V   89ml
V d 0.877
C  80%
80
No. of moles of “C”   6.6 74. (1)
12 M1V1  M 2V2
20
No. of H Moles   20 0.5 V1  0.1100
1
0.1100
V1   20ml
67. (4) 0.8
Vol. 2.24
n  n  0.1
22.4 22.4 75. (2)
No. of atom:  0.1 N A  atomicity N3  Molar mass = 14 × 3 = 42
=0.1 6.022 1023 8 2.1 10 21
n    101
 4.81023 N3 42 10 42
n  5 102 mole
68. (2) N3

Fact based 1N3  22e 

69. (2) 5 × 10–2 NA of N3 molecule ≡ 22 × 5 × 10–2 NA

Acc. to Gay Lussac’s law, the pressure exerted by No. of e  = 1.1 NA
a gas varies directly with the absolute
temperature of gas.
76. (3)
5
70. (2) C2H2  g   O2  g   2CO2  g   H2O  l 
no. of moles 2
Molarity 
volume of solution  l  n O2 5

When temperature increases, there is increase in n C2 H 2 2
volume, hence molarity decreases. 5
nO2   2
2
71. (2)
nsolute n O2  5mole
solute 
nsolvent  nsolute vol. of O2 = 22.4 × 5
1  112 L
solute 
1000
1
18 77. (4)
Molarity of 1L water

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 1000 1
M   55.5M
18 1

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78. (2) M F 6
Molar Mass of Toluene = 92   6 :1
E.F 1
46 1
n toluene    0.5
92 2 89. (4)
ncs2 
380
5 CaCO3  2HCl  CaCl2  H 2O
76 1 : 2  CO2
0.5 5 1
xToluene    25
5.5 55 11 nCaCO3   0.25
100
79. (4) nHCl  2  0.25  0.5
84 WHCl = 0.5 × 36.5 = 18.25 g
No. of C atoms = 6 WHCl = (18.25 × 4)g
14

80. (1) 90. (1)

Law of definite proportion FeSO4. NH4 2 SO4.6H2O
One molecule has 20 'H'
81. (4)
 0.2 Mole have = 20 × 0.2  4 mole H-atoms
1.231 has four significant figures all no. from left
to right are counted, starting with the first digit
that is not zero for calculating the no. of
91. (4)
significant figure.
24
% of C in C2H2  100  92.3%
82. (1) 26
Conceptual
92. (1)
83. (4) 200
n HNO3  M  V L  3 
We know that from the reaction H2 + Cl2  1000
2HC1 that the ratio of the volume of gaseous 600
reactants and products is in agreement with then   0.6 mole
1000
molar- ratio. The ratio of H2: Cl2,: HC1 volume WHNO3  0.6  63  37.8g
is 1: 1:2 which is the same as their molar ratio.
Thus volume of gas is directly related to the 70g HNO3 is 100g solutions
number of moles. Therefore, the assertion is false 100
 54g of HNO3 in  37.8 of solution
but reason is true 70

84. (3) 93. (3)

Equal moles of different substances contain same No. of moles of HCl (g)
number of constituent particles but equal weights 11.2
of different substances do not contain the same   0.5 mole
22.4
number of constituent particles.
n 0.5
M  1000  1M
V 500
85. (1)
Conceptual
94. (4)

86. (1) MgCO3   MgO  CO2
Isotopes don’t have equal relative abundance; 8.4 1.1g
generally lighter isotopes has more abundance.
nco2  0.025molsof CO2
87. (4) 1 mole CO2 was formed by 1 mole pure MgCO3
Mass of one proton = 1.66 1027 kg  0.025 moles of MgCO3 was
WMgCO3  84  0.025  2.1g
88. (4) (Pure)
M  F  C6H12O6 ; E.F  C1H2O1

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 2.1 98. (1)
%purity  100  25%
8.4 (1) Mass of water = 18  1 = 18g
95. (1) Molecules of water = mole  NA
11.2 18
n NOx   0.5  NA  NA
22.4 18
WNOx (2) Molecules of water = mole  NA
n NOx  0.18
MoNOx  N A  102 N A
18
23
MoNOx   46 (3) Molecules of water = mole  N A  103 N A
0.5
46  14  x 16 (4) Moles of water = 
0.00224
 104
x=2 22.4
Molecules of water = mole N A  104 N A
96. (3)
Number of atoms 99. (4)
W
=  NA  atomicity In 1.8g of H2O = 0.1 moles
Molar mass In 18 g of H2O = 1 moles
1 1 mole contains 6.022  1023 molecules of water
(1) Number of Mg atoms = ×NA ×1
24 therefore maximum number of molecules is in 18
1 moles of water.
(2) Number of O atoms = ×NA ×2
32
1 100. (1)
(3) Number of Li atoms = ×NA ×1
7 H2  g   Cl2  g   2HCl  g 
1 22.4L 11.2 L 0 (initial)
(4) Number of Ag atoms = ×NA ×1
108 =1mole =0.5mole
97. (3) 1-0.5 0.5-0.5 2  0.5mole (final)
N2 + 3H2  2NH3 Moles of HCl formed  2  0.5  1
3
1 Mol NH3 = mol H2
2
3
20 mol NH3 =  20 mol H2 = 30 mol H2
2
⸫ 30 mole of H2 are required.

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 SECTION – III (BOTANY)
101. (1) microtubules that serve as cell's skeletal
The diameter of mitochondria is 0.2 – 1.0 μm system.
110. (1)
102. (4)  Electron microscopy has revealed that the
Plastids are found in all plant cells as well as in nuclear envelope, which consists of two
Euglenoids. parallel membranes with a space between
(10 to 50 nm) called the perinuclear space
103. (1)
Amyloplasts store carbohydrates (Starch) 111. (3)
elaioplasts store oil & fats where as aleroplasts
 Metacentric chromosome centromere forms
store proteins
two equal arms. Submetacentric
chromosome centromere is slightly away
104. (3)
from centre. Acrocentric chromosome
Majority of chloroplasts are located in mesophyll
cell. In epidermal cells it is associated with 'guard centromere forms extremely short and long
cells.Stele is central part in vascular plants. arms at terminal ends.

105. (2) 112. (4)

A number of organised flattened membranous  Mature erythrocyte of mammals and mature
sacs called the thylakoids, are present in the Sieve tube cell does not have nucleus where
stroma of chloroplast. as in E.coli which is a bacteria and belongs
to prokaryote so well defined discrete
106. (2) nucleus is absent instead nucleoid is present.
Christian de Duve reported lysosomes in 1955
Camello Golgi discovered Golgi apparatus in 113. (1)
1898. Kolliker first observed mitochondria in
1850. Ribosomes are the granular structures first 114. (2)
observed under the electron microscope as dense
particles by George Palade (1953) 115. (1)
Cytoplasm – 80S
107. (2) Mitochondria – 70S
Golgi apparatus principally perform the function
Chloroplasts – 70S
of packaging materials to be delivered to other
parts They are associated with formation of
116. (4)
glycoproteins and glycolipids.Proteins
synthesised by RER are packaged by Golgi
apparatus, so they are in close association with 117. (2)
other. Excretions osmoregulation are performed Chlorophyll in chloroplast are associated with
by cytoplasm and vacuoles. photon harvesting systems and are located in
thylakoid membrane.
108. (4)
 Nucleus, plastids, chloroplast, mitochondria 118. (3)
are double membrane bound organelles. Centrioles are present in animal cell and some
Where as vacuole, lysosome, Golgi lower plants.
apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum all are
single membrane bound organelles. 119. (4)
 RBCs are considered are best material to
109. (4) study structure of cell membrane. Plasma
 An elaborate network of filamentous membrane is universal same in all
proteinaceous structure consisting of organisms. These RBCs lack nucleus and
microtubules, microfilament and intermediates inner membranes .so we choose it to study
filaments together form cytoskeleton of cell. about Cell membrane.
whereas centrioles play a role in organising

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120. (1) Vacuoles helps in osmoregulation of cell leading
 Prokaryotes have 70S ribosomes that is to condition such as flaccidity and for rigidity of
subunits 50S + 30S cell.
121. (1)
 Plasmodesmata are microscopic Channels in 131. (4)
cell wall of plant cell and allow transport and Phosphoglycerides are most abundant in plasma
communication between adjacent cells.. membrane .

132. (3)
122. (3)
Bilipid layer with hydrophilic and hydrophopic
 Peroxisomes are single membrane bound ends are responsible for permeability of lipid
organelle and takes part in photorespiration membrane.
in association with chloroplast and
mitochondria. It also protect cell form toxic 133. (3)
effects of (H2O2). Singer and Nicolson proposed Fluid Mosaic
 S.E.R takes part in lipid of synthesis not Model in year1972.
peroxisomes
134. (4)
Na+/k+ pump is active transport.
123. (1)
Mesosomes are extensions of plasma membrane
in bacterial cell which increases the surface area 135. (3)
of enzymatic action.. Cells very greatly in their shape and function
depends on the shape of cells.
124. (2)
136. (3)
125. (1) Plant cells have cell wall to counteract Turgor
Lysosome are considered as suicidal bags of cell. pressure (T.P) exerting by exactly equal and
opposite wall pressure.
126. (1) This prevents bursting of cell.
Golgi bodies were discovered by Camillo Golgi
in year 1898. 137. (1)

127. (4) 138. (1)

Telocentric chromosome has terminal centre
Ref ans (11Q) 139. (3)

128. (2) 140. (3)

Leucoplast are 3 types amyloplasts, aleuroplasts, Tonoplast refers to membrane of vacuole.
Elaioplasts, chromoplast are associated with
coloured pigments in fruits flowers 141. (3)
Nucleoid is DNA in bacterial cell (prokaryotes).
129. (4) Cell wall is present in eukaryotic plant cells.
Mitochondria cannot live independently out side Centrioles are present in eukaryotic animal cells.
the cell and all remaining process such as 70S Ribosomes are present in mitochondria and
processing of mRNA, tRNA, rRNA and it can chloroplast of eukaryotic cells.
replicate its DNA and even it can undergo
mitochondrial fission. 142. (1)

130. (4) 143. (2)

Centrioles are absent in majority of higher plants.

144. (2)

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 52% protein & 40% lipids 149. (2)
Cell sap is non-living content of vacuole .which
145. (3) mainly functions for storage.
Polyribosomes are aggregation of several
ribosomes help together by a string of mRNA. 150. (4)
146. (1) Omnis cellula e cellula was proposed by German
Cytoplasmic bridges between adjacent plant cells pathologist Rudolf Virchow.
are called plasmodesmata.

147. (1)
H 2 O can pass through membrane as well as
specialised channels knowns as aquaporins.

148. (3)

Protoplasm = Nucleoplasm + Cytoplasm.

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 SECTION – IV (ZOOLOGY)
151. (3) The entire body is covered by a hard chitinous
Each thoracic segment bears a pair of walking legs. exoskeleton. These are brown in colour.
The first pair of wings(forewings/tegmina) arises
from mesothorax and the second pair(hindwings) 162. (1)
arises from metathorax. Diagrammatic factual question.

152 (2) 163. (3)

All features are of smooth muscle fibres. Neural tissue comprises of neurons with neuroglia.
Neurons, the unit of neural system, inside the brain
153. (1) is essential for conduction of nerve impulses.
Both statements are correct.
164. (2)
Males bear a pair of short, thread-like anal/caudal
154. (4)
styles which are absent in females.
A muscle cell is a muscle fibre.

165. (3)
155. (3)
All cells in epithelium are held together with little
Males bear a pair of short, thread- like anal styles
intercellular material.
which are absent in females.
Adhering junctions perform cementing to keep
neighbouring cells together.
156. (4)
Ligament is an example of dense regular connective 166. (3)
tissue that attach one bone to another bone. Tissue is a group of similar cells along with
intercellular substances perform a specific function
157. (1) in multicellular organisms.
At the junction of midgut and hindgut is present Connective tissues are most abundant and widely
another ring of 100-150 yellow coloured thin distributed in the body of complex animals.
filamentous malpighian tubules. They help in
removal of excretory products from haemolymph. 167. (1)
Glandular epithelium are some of columnar or
158. (1) cuboidal cells get specialised for secretion.
Mandible and maxilla are parts of mouth that are
paired. Labium, labrum and hypopharynx are in a 168. (4)
single form. The hindgut is broader than midgut and is
differentiated into ileum, colon and rectum.
159. (2)
Blood is a fluid connective tissue. Fibroblast cells 169. (1)
are not present in the blood. Compound epithelium cover the dry surface of the
skin, the moist surface of buccal cavity, pharynx,
160. (2) inner lining of ducts of salivary glands and of
pancreatic ducts.
Goblet cells are unicellular glands which consist of
170. (3)
isolated glandular cells.
Heart consists of elongated muscular tube lying
161. (4) along mid dorsal line of thorax and abdomen.
Periplaneta americana are about 34-53 mm long
with wings that extend beyond the tip of the 171. (3)
abdomen in males. Textual based question.

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172. (4)
The head capsule bears a pair of compound eyes. 183. (1)
Anterior end of the head bears appendages forming Cockroach can receive several images of an object.
biting and chewing type of mouth parts. This kind of vision is known as mosaic vision with
173. (2) more sensitivity but less resolution, being common
All are correct. during night.
184. (2)
174. (3) The lower most layer of epithelial tissue normally
Blood is a fluid connective tissue containing plasma, rests upon a non-cellular basement membrane.
red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs) It is protective, sensory, absorptive and secretory in
and platelets. nature and also helps in exchange and movement of
Osteocytes are present in the spaces called lacunae. materials inside the body.

185. (2)
175. (3)
Diagrammatic factual question.
The nymph grows by moulting about 13 times to
reach the adult form.
186. (4)
The next to last nymphal stage has wing pads but
Bone is the main tissue that provides structural frame
only adult cockroaches have wings.
to the body.
It supports and protect softer tissues and organs.
176. (2)
Fibroblast cells secrete modified polysaccharides, 187. (2)
which accumulate between cells and fibres and act In both sexes, the 10th segment bears a pair of jointed
as matrix (ground substance). filamentous structures called anal cerci.

177. (2) 188. (2)

In all connective tissues except blood, the cells Intestine is lined by the simple columnar epithelium
secrete fibres of structural proteins called collagen cells and helps in the secretion and absorption.
or elastin.
The fibres provide strength, elasticity and flexibility 189. (1)
to the tissue. Narrow tubular passage called oesophagus. This
opens into a sac like structure called crop used for
178. (4) storing of food.
All statements are about cartilage.
190. (4)
179. (3) Diagrammatic factual question.
Exchange of gases take place at the tracheoles by
diffusion. 191. (3)
10 pairs of small holes called spiracles present on the
180. (1) lateral side of body.
Skeletal muscles like the biceps and triceps are of
192. (3)
voluntary type, they are under our conscious control.
Tip of nose has elastic cartilage.
Simple columnar epithelium lines the stomach.
181. (2)
Smooth muscle is present in the lining of hollow
In males, genital pouch or chamber lies at the hind
visceral organs.
end of abdomen bounded dorsally by 9th and 10th
Tendon is a dense connective tissue that connects
terga and ventrally by the 9th sternum.
bone to muscle.

182. (3) 193. (4)

Spermatheca, vestibulum and collaterial glands are
present only in the female cockroach.

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 Areolar tissue provides support framework for
epithelium. Adipose tissue is another type of loose 198. (3)
connective tissue which is specialised to store fat. Textual based question.

194. (2) 199. (3)

Certain cells of columnar or cuboidal epithelial cells Cartilage contain lacunae only. In cartilage, lacunae
get specialised for secretion and are called glandular are fluid filled spaces having cartilage forming cells
epithelium. Goblet cells of alimentary canal is a chondrocyte in them. In bones, both lacunae and
unicellular gland consisting of isolated glandular lamellae are present. In bones, matrix is arranged in
cells. form of lamellae. In these, lamellae are present ring-
195. (4) shaped fluid filled spaces called lacunae. The
All structures are in pair except phallic gland which lacunae contain bone cells called osteocytes.
is a part of reproductive system of male cockroach.

196. (1) 200. (4)

Cartilage is present in the tip of nose, outer ear joints, Cardiac muscles are involuntary in nature.
between adjacent bones of the vertebral column,
limbs and hands in adults.

197. (4)
Striated muscles constitute the main component of
musculature of our body, primarily attached to bones
via tendons, hence are also called skeletal muscles.

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