NSEJS Biology Part Test - 4
Date of Exam - 02.11.2024
Syllabus – 1. Reproduction, 2. Genetics, 3. Evolution
Section – A (single option correct)
41. Number of reduction divisions required to form 200 male gametophytes or pollen grains
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 150 (D) 250
41. A
42. Apomixis process is
(A) Development of plants in darkness
(B) Development of plants without fusion of gametes
(C) Inability to perceive stimulus for flowering
(D) Effect of low temperature on plant growth
42. B
43. In banana multiplication occurs by means of
(A) Seeds (B) Leaf cutting (C) Rhizome (D) Offset
43. C
44. Vegetatively propagated plants
(A) Show adaptive variations (B) Better fitted in the struggle for existence
(C) Are stouter than parents (D) Are clone of their parent
44. D
45. A couple went to a doctor and reported that both of them are "carriers" for a particular
disorder, their first child is suffering from that disorder and that they are expecting their
second child. What is the probability that the new child would be affected by the same
disorder?
(A) 100% (B) 50% (C) 25% (D) 75%
45. C
46. Which one of the following is NOT a mode of asexual reproduction?
(A) Binary fission (B) Multiple fission (C) Budding (D) Conjugation
46. D
47. Which statement is false?
(A) Cell division to form a blastocyst begins after the fertilized egg is implanted in the
endometrium of the uterus.
(B) The placenta contains cell derived both from the embryo and the mother.
(C) FSH stimulates the production of sperm in the male testes
(D) Human males can continue to produce sperm throughout life, whereas female stop
producing eggs during menopause
47. A
48. Independent assortment is absent in case of
(A) Genes located on the same chromosome
(B) Genes located on homologous chromosomes
(C) Genes located on nonhomologous chromosomes
(D) All the above.
48. A
49. If a man with an X-linked dominant disease has six sons with a woman having a normal
complement of genes, then the sons will
(A) not show any symptoms of the disease
(B) show strong symptoms of the disease
(C) three will show a disease symptom, while three will not
(D) five will show a disease symptom, while one will no
49. A
50. A woman heterozygous for color blindness marries a color-blind man. What be the ratios of
carrier daughters, color blind daughters, normal sons and color-blind sons in F1
generation? (A) 1:2:2:1 (B) 2:1:1:2 (C) 1:1:1:1 (D) 1:1:2:2
50. C
51. If parents have free ear lobes and the offspring has attached ear lobes, then the parents
must be
(A) homozygous (B) heterozygous (C) co-dominant (D) nulli-zygous
51. B
52. The distance between two consecutive DNA base pairs is 0.34 nm. If the length of a
chromosome is 1 mm the number of base pairs in the chromosome is approximately
(A) 3 million (B) 1.5 million (C) 30 million (D) 6 million
52. A
53. Study the pedigree chart given below
What does it show:
(A) Inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like haemophilia
(B) Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism like phenylketonuria
(C) Inheritance of condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait
(D) The pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible
53. C
54. The wings of birds and insects have the same function, but they do not have the same
evolutionary origin. Bird and insect wings are.
(A) Homologous (B) Phylogenetic (C) Analogous (D) Binomial
54. C
55. A pedigree is shown below for a disease that is autosomal dominant. The genetic make up
of the first generation is
(A) AA, Aa (B) Aa, aa (C) Aa, AA (D) Aa, Aa
55. B
56. Evidence in favour of evolution can be obtained from:
(A) Morphology and comparative anatomy
(B) Embryology and paleontology
(C) Taxonomy and biochemistry
(D) All of the above
56. D
Section – B (One or more than one options are correct)
57. HIV attacks:
(A) B - lymphocytes (B) Antibodies
(C) T - lymphocytes (D) Erythrocytes
57. C
58. Which of the following statement is false?
(A) Y chromosome is necessary for testis determining gene product
(B) Corpus luteum degenerate during pregnancy
(C) Relaxin is responsible for the maintenance of pregnancy in females
(D) During pregnancy progesterone is secreted by placenta
58. A, B
59. Which hormone is secreted by placenta?
(A) Relaxin (B) HCG (C) Estrogen (D) Oxytocin
59. A, B, C
60. Which of the following statement is true about oogenesis?
(A) Oogenesis is the process of formation of functional haploid ova from the diploid cell in
the female gonad
(B) In growth phase certain cells of the germinal epithelium of ovary undergo repeated
mitotic divisions to form diploid oogonia
(C) In growth phase oogonium of the egg nest grows in size and functions as primary
oocyte
(D) Primary oocytes are formed after puberty
60. A, B, C
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