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ACADEMIC SESSION:2014-15

FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAMME (PCCP-FTP)

SAMPLE TEST PAPER

SUBJECT : BIOLOGY

Time : 2 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 100

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3. Each correct answer carries ‘+ 1’ mark and each wrong answer ‘–0.25’ marks.

4. In case of any dispute, the answer filled in the OMR sheet available with the institute shall be

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6. The Paper contains 100 quesitons.

7. All the questions are compulsory.

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1. A hybrid is generally more vigorous than either of the parents, this is due to
(A) Homozygosity (B) Heterozygosity
(C) Superior genes in hybrid (D) Mixing of cytoplasm

2. Who rediscovered the results of mendel’s experiments

(A) Devries, Tschermak, Correns (B) Devries, Tschermak, Morga
(C) Tschermak, Morgan, Correns (D) Tschermak, Bateson, Punnet,

3. An individual with two identical alleles of a pair of genetic factors is called

(A) Heteromorphic (B) Heterozygote (C) Homomorphic (D) Homozygote

4. How many characters of pea were chosen by mendel.

(A) Three (B) Two (C) One (D) Seven

5. An organism with two identical alleles is called

(A) Dominant (B) Hybird (C) Heterozygous (D) Homozygous

6. Genetic constitution of an individual is represented by

(A) Genome (B) Genotype (C) Phenotype (D) Karyotype

7. Genes do not occur in pairs in

(A) Zygote (B) Somatic cell (C) Endosperm cell (D) Gametes

8. Embryo of a seed is made up of

(A) Meristematic tissue (B) Parenchyma (C) Collenchyma (D) Sclerenchyma

9. Bamboo, grass and mint stem elongate by the activity of

(A) Primary meristem (B) Secondary meristem
(C) Intercalary meristems (D) Apical meristems

10. Root cap is not found in-

(A) Hollyhock (B) Pistia (C) Sunflower (D) China rose

11. Monocot leaves grow by

(A) Apical meristem (B) Lateral meristem (C) Intercalary meristem(D) Dermatogen

12. Which of the following is a primary meristem

(A) Intra fascicular cambium (B) Cork cambium
(C) Vascular combium in roots (D) None of the above

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13. Which of the following plants grow by a single "apical cell”
(A) Monocots (B) Dicots (C) Gymnosperms (D) Bryophyta
14. The function of root cap is
(A) Protection of root tip and control of geotropic movement
(B) Storage of food products
(C) Absorption of nutrients
(D) None of the above

15. Respiratory organ of terrrestrial vertebrates are

(A) Gills (B) Lungs (C) Skin (D) None of these
16. Leaf primordium grows by
(A) Apical meristem (B) Intercalary meristem (C) Mass meristem (D) both 1 & 2

17. Organism show anaerobic respiration-

(A) Earthworm (B) Tapeworm (C) Lizard (D) Bat
18. Which one of these statements is correct?
(A) all animals require a medium for cellular respiration
(B) in all animals oxygen is transported by blood
(C) all animals take oxygen from water or air through gills of lungs
(D) all animals need oxygen for respiration
19. In frog, cutaneous respiration takes place:
(A) only on land
(B) only in water with pulmonary respiration
(C) only in water when pulmonary respiration is not occurring
(D) always
20. Inflorescence is
(A) Group of flowers (B) Occurrence of flowers
(C) Arrangement of flowers (D) Arrangement of flowers on the floral axis
21. Trysinogen is an inactive enzyme secreted by the pancreas. It is activated by
(A) Pepsin of stomach (B) Chymotrypsin (C) Bile (D) Enterokinase
22. If pancreas is removed, the compound which remain undigested is
(A) Carbohydrates (B) Fats
(C) Proteins (D) All of these
23. Which of the following is not necessarily a property of all hormones
(A) Information carrying (B) Secreted in low amounts
(C) Short half-life (D) Proteinaceous

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24. The process by which digested food of the alimentary canal passes through its mucous membrane
into circulatory system -
(A) Absorption (B) Assimilation (C) Hydrolysis (D) Defecation
25. Trypsin is a digestive enzyme which occurs in mammals and digests
(A) Starch in buccal cavity in an alkaline medium (B) Protein in stomach in an acidic medium
(C) Protein in duodenum in an acidic medium (D) Protein in duodenum in an alkaline medium
26. Which one of the following statements about glycogen is correct
(A) It is a disaccharide stored in the liver and takes part in the formation of bile and lipase, besides
being a source of energy
(B) It is synthesised in the liver and takes part in the formation of bile and lipase, besides being a
source of energy
(C) It is a polysaccharide which is synthesised and stored in liver cells
(D) It is synthesised in blood and stored in liver and muscles to provide glucose in times of need
27. During digestion the lymphatics of the intestine become filled with fat globules which give white colour
to the lymph. This lymph is known as
(A) Chyle (B) Haemoconia (C) Fluids plasma (D) Bilirubin
28. Digestion is -
(A) Absorption of water
(B) Absorption of food
(C) Conversion of non-diffusable food particle in diffusable food particle
(D) None of these
29. Most digestion and absorption of food takes place in
(A) Stomach (B) Small intestine (C) Large intestine (D) Caecum

30. Synapses store

(A) Stimulating chemicals (B) Inhibitory chemicals
(C) Conducting chemicals (D) All of these

31. Schwann cells and Node of Ranvier are found in

(A) Nervous tissue (B) Osteoblast (C) Chondrioblast (D) Gland cells

32. Branched ends of nerve cells are called telodendria which establish the functional contact with other
nerve cell. This connection is called
(A) Sinongium (B) Synapse (C) Synapsis (D) Synapta

33. Largest number of cell bodies of neuron in our body are found in
(A) Retina (B) Spinal cord (C) Brain (D) Tongue

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34. Nerve cell originated from embryonic
(A) Ectoderm (B) Mesoderm (C) Both of these (D) Endoderm

35. Longest cell in human body may be

(A) Nerve cell (B) Leg muscle cell (C) Bone cell (D) Heart muscle cell

36. Nerve fibre is different from the muscle fibre due to the presence of
(A) Myofibrils (B) Lines (C) Sarcolemma (D) Dendrites

37. The neurons arise from the embryonic cell is called

(A) Neuroblast (B) Cytoblast (C) Dendrocyte (D) All of the above

38. Centromere is required for

(A) Crossing over (B) Transcription
(C) Cytoplasmic cleavage (D) Movement of chromosomes towards poles

39. At what stage does the number of chromosomes become half

(A) Prophase I (B) Metaphase I (C) Anaphase I (D) Telophase I

40. 70 S type of ribosomes are found in-

(A) Eukaryotic cells (B) Mitochondria (C) Prokaryotic cells (D) All of these

41. In meiosis, chromosomes separate at

(A) Anaphase-I (B) Anaphase-II (C) Diakinesis, (D) Diplotene

42. In plant cells, division of cytoplasm occurs by

(A) Cell plate (B) Cleavage (C) Furrowing (D) Invagination

43. The strength and rigidity of a cell wall is due to the substance known as
(A) Suberin (B) Celllulose (C) Lignin (D) Pectin

44. A leaf primordium grow into adult leaf by means of

(A) Apical meristem (B) Lateral meristem
(C) Marginal meristem (D) Apical and marginal meristem

45. Silica is abundant in the cell wall of

(A) All the monocots (B) All the dicots
(C) Grasses and horsetails (D) All gymnosperms

46. Which of the following fibres is not a plant product ?

(A) Hemp (B) Cotton (C) Flax (D) Silk

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47. Acrosome reaction in sperm is triggered by
(1) capacitation (2) release of lysin (3) influx of Na+ (4) release of fertilizin
48. How many sperms are formed from a secondary spermatocyte?
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 1
49. Grey crescent is the area
(A) at the point of entry of sperm into ovum
(B) just opposite to the site of entry of sperm into ovum
(C) at the animal pole
(D) at the vegetal pole
50. In humans at the end of first meiotic division, the male germ cells differentiate into the
(A) primary spermatocytes (B) secondary spermatocytes
(C) spermatids (D) spermatogonia

51. Contraceptive oral pills help in birth control by

(A) killing the sperms in uterus (B) preventing implantation
(C) preventing ovulation (D) both (B) and (C)
52. Mendel was not able to say anything about recombination and crossing over because
(A) He did not have a large strong microscope
(B) He chose only pure types
(C) Traits he chose were not linked and present on different chromosomes or were far apart
(D) traits he chose had no genes.

53. During breeding the removal of anthers from a flower is called

(A) Anthesis (B) Pollination (C) Emasculation (D) Vasectomy

54. Pea plants were more suitable than cattle for Mendel’s eperiment because :-
(A) There were no breeding records of cattles
(B) pea plants can be self-fertilised
(C) Cattles are not easy to mantain
(D) All pea plants have 2X chromosmes and fewer genetic traits
55. Vasopressin is concerned with
(A) General metabolism (B) Regulation of heart beat
(C) Urine formation (D) Child birth

56. Inadequate production of STH in early life may result in

(A) Gigantism (B) Acromegaly
(C) Sterility (D) Dwarfism

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57. Growth hormone is produced in
(A) Pituitary (B) Adrenal (C) Thyroid (D) Gonad

58. Hormones of pituitary gland are

(A) All proteins
(B) All steroids
(C) Some steroids and some proteins
(D) Complex substances formed from proteins, steroids and carbohydrates
59. ADH is secreted by
(A) Adrenal (B) Anterior pituitary (C) Posterior pituitary (D) Thyroid
60. Midgets are due to the deficiency of
(A) Pituitary (B) Thyroid (C) Pancreas (D) Adrenal
61. The posterior lobe of the pituitary is
(A) Glandular (B) Neural (C) Ganglionic (D) Vascular
62. In albinism, the absence of following pigment makes the skin and hair very light-coloured
(A) Melanin (B) Chlorophyll (C) Carotene (D) Haemoglobin
63. The dermis of the skin of the mammal is a structure produced by
(A) The dermal cells (B) The Malpighian layer
(C) The regenerative cells of the skin (D) None of the above
64. In human skin which of the following prevents evaporation of water from its surface
(A) Sweat glands and their secretion (B) Thick subcutaneous fat
(C) Black pigment, the melanin (D) Dry dead cells of stratum corneum
65. The following vertebrate respires by skin
(A) Fish (B) Frog (C) Crocodile (D) Whale
66. During hibernation the body temperature of the warm blooded animals remains
(A) Same as that of surroundings
(B) Normal because of the accumulated fat under the skin prior to hibernation
(C) Normal because skin can regulate it
(D) Slightly higher than that of the surroundings due to the combined action by skin and the deposited fat
beneath it

67. Which of the following lack blood supply

(A) Bone (B) Connective (C) Cartilage (D) vessels

68. Percentage of protein is more in

(A) Lymph (B) Blood (C) Plasma (D) W.B.C
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69. Which statement about lichens is true ?
(A) A network of algal filaments protects the fungus
(B) Algal cells supply food to the fungal component
(C) The algal component is parasitic on fungus
(D) Lichens always need organic substratum

70. Which of the following statement‘s is/are true about ATP molecules ?
(i) A molecule with a high energy phosphate bond.
(ii) A protein which brings about oxidation.
(iii) A higher nucleotide.
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct (B) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct (D) only (i) is correct

71. Sum of constructive processes in body cells is called

(A) catabolism (B) anabolism (C) BMR (D) metabolism

72. n a cell, number of chromosomes is 44 after first meiosis. The number of chromosomes in its daughter
cells after completion of meiosis is
(A) 44 (B) 22 (C) 11 (D) 66

73. Match the following & mark the correct option

a Jelly fish (i) Mammals
b Water vascular system (ii) Porifera
c Diaphragm (iii) Coelentrata
d Osculum (iv) Echinoder-
-mata
(A) a – iii, b – ii, c – iv, d – i (B) a – ii, b – iv, c – i, d – iii
(C) a – iii, b – iv, c – i, d – ii (D) a – iv, b – ii, c – i, d – iii

74. Which step in blood clotting will not occur in absence of vitamin K ?
(A) Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin (B) Conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
(C) Synthesis of thromboplastin (D) Synthesis of prothrombin

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75. f a person lives exclusively on a diet of milk, egg and bread, he is likely to suffer from
(A) scurvy (B) night blindness (C) rickets (D) beri beri

76. A blood vessels which takes the digested food materials to the liver, after their absorption is :
(A) hepatic portal vein (B) pulmonary artery
(C) renal vein (D) any vein

77. Rods and cones are the structure found in

(A) bile juice (B) RBCs (C) eyes (D) ears

78. Mitochondria of a sperm occur in its

(A) middle peice (B) head (C) acrosome (D) tail

79. An organism that shows sexual reproduction but lacks a proper nucleus in its cells. t can obtain nutri-
tion in autotrophic as well as heterotrophic mode and posses a distinct cell wall is
(A) mycoplasma (B) blue green algae
(C) bacteria (D) protozoa

80. Endocrine glands produce or Action of endocrine glands is mediated through

(A) Hormones (B) Enzymes (C) Minerals (D) Vitamins

81. The other name of anterior pituitary is

(A) Neurohypophysis (B) Pars tuberalis (C) Pars intermedia (D) Adenohypophysis

82. Neurohypophysis secretes the

(A) Vasopressin and ACTH (B) ADH and pitocin (C) Pitressin and ACTH (D) Oxytocin and LTH

83. Secretion of the androgen by Leydig cells of testis is under the regulatory influence of
(A) LTH (B) FSH (C) STH (D) ICSH

84. The process of spermatogenesis and sperm formation is under the regulatory influence of
(A) FSH (B) ADH (C) LH (D) LTH

85. Quantosomes are found on the following surface

(A) Thylakoids (B) Cristae (C) Plasmalemma (D) Nuclear envelope

86. Which of the following colour of light is maximum used in photosynthesis

(A) Violet (B) Red (C) Green (D) Yellow

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87. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List –  List – 
(Plant tissue) (Function)
A. Sclerenchyma 1. Conduction of water
B. Xylem 2. Transport of food
C. Phloem 3. Mechanical strength
D. Meristem 4. Cell Division
A B C D
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 3 4 1

88. Blood is formed of :

(A) Plasma and bone marrow cells
(B) Plasma, white & red blood cells and blood platelets.
(C) Plasma & WBC
(D) Plasma & RBC

89. Highest taxon of taxonomic hierarchy is :

(A) Phylum (B) Species (C) Class (D) Kingdom

90. Deficiency diseases are :

(A) communicable diseases
(B) non Communicable diseases
(C) allergies
(D) none of these

91. Which one of the following plant can fix nitrogen from air ?
(A) Pea (B) Wheat (C) Rice (D) Maize

92. Transplantation is mainly concerned with :

(A) wheat (B) rice (C) mango (D) cotton

93. Soil is composed of :

(A) mineral + water + air (B) mineral + organic matter + air
(C) mineral + organic matter + air + water (D) organic matter + water

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94. Which among the following is a connecting link between living and non living ?
(A) Euglena (B) Virus (C) Fungi (D) Protozoa

95. Which of the following statement is / are true for an animal cell :
(i) It contains a single large vacuole (ii) Outer most boundary is plasma membrane
(iii) Nucleus is well developed and lies in center.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) none of these (D) all are true

96. Pulp cavity of teeth is lined by

(A) Odontoblast (B) Chondroblast (C) Osteoblast (D) Amyloblast
97. In the wall of alimentary canal which are/is true sequence from outer to inner
(A) Serosa, longitudinal muscle, mucosa, sub mucosa
(B) Mucosa, serosa, long muscle
(C) Serosa, long muscle, circular muscle, sub-mucosa, mucosa
(D) Serosa, long muscle, sub-mucosa, mucosa

98. HCl is secreted by

(A) Zymogen cells (B) Oxyntic cells (C) Kupffer cells (D) Mucous cells

99. “Chief cells” or “Zymogen cells” secrete the enzymes of the gastric juice, are found in the
(A) Isthmus of the gland (B) Neck of the tubular gland
(C) Base of the tubular region (D) All the above

100. The thylakoid in chloroplast are arranged as

(A) interconnected disc (B) interconnected sacs
(C) stacked discs (D) none of these

ANSWER KEY

Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. B A C D D B D A C B C A D A B D B A D D

Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Ans. D D D A D C A C B D A B C A A D A D C D

Ques. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

Ans. A A C D C D C C B B C C C B C D A A C A

Ques. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

Ans. B A D D B D C C B A B A C D A A C A C A

Ques. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Ans. D B D A A B C B D B A B C B B A C B C C

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