Zoology PGT 2023
Zoology PGT 2023
TEST BOOKLET
Sl. No: 0938
Subject Code: 25 Subject: ZOOLOGY
: INSTRUCTIONS TO CAI\IDIDATES:
3. The Test Booklet contains 100 questions. Each question comprises four options. You
have to select the correct answer which you want to mark (darken) on the OMRAnswer
Sheet. In any case, choose ONLY ONE answer for each question. If more than one
answer is darkened, it will be considered wrong.
4. You have to mark (darken) all your answers only on the OMRAnswer Sheet using
BLACK BALL POINT PEN provided by the State Selection Board. You have to do
rough work only in the space provided at the end of the Test Booklet. See instructions
in the OMRAnswer Sheet.
5.. All questions carry equal marks. While 1.5 marks will be awarded for eacliL correct
answer, each wrong answer will result in negative marking of 0.50 mark.
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questions in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the OMRAnswer
.Sheet as per the instructions in yourAdmit Card.
7. On.completion of the Examination, you should hand over the original copy of OMR
Answer Sheet issued to you to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination Hall.
You are allowed to take with you the candidate's copy (second copy) of the OMR
Answer Sheet along with the Test Booklet for your reference.
3. Whichofthefollowingcoelomoriginatesfromttrespliuingofmesodermispresentinannelids?
(D) Only one image ofan object with low sensitivity and low resolution
9' Whichoneofthefollowinghunanprotomrparasiteprimarilyaffectsthenracroptrages?
(A) wvax
Plasmodium (B) Leishmania donovani
(c) Trypanosomabrucei @)' Trichomonasvaginalis
10. What is the infective stage of schistosoma to man ?
(A) Persistentunconstrictednotochord
(B) Diphycercalrail
(C) Respiration by lungs in addition to gill respiration
(D) Cartilaginots skull withamphistylicjawruryension
12. Select the correct group/set ofAustralian l,Iarsupials exhibiting
adaptive radiation:
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15. following describes the identificationfeatures ofnon-poisonous snakes ?
,Whichofthe
(A) Cylindrical ail and small belly scales
(B) Cylindrical tail, broad tansverse belly scales and 4th infralabial scale is the largest
(C) Flat tail, broad tansverse belly scales and 3rd supralabial scale touches eye and nosfiil
(D) Cylindrical tail, broadtansverse belly scales and a loreal pit betrveen eye and nostril
(A) Presenceofnon-valvularnostil
(B) Hirdlimbsaenpdifiedintonifrys
(C) Non-elastic,large,lobuleslungs
(D) Presenceofhighconcentationofmyoglobin
17 . Which ofthe foltowing represents the conect dental formula ofa five year human child
?
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?c! Prn -m-l
(c) zli? c!I Prn -m-l
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I 8. Which ofthe following organisms possesses 'Wheel organ' ?
(A) Bonesarehollowandairfilled
(D) Formationofbroadsternum
22. Which ofthe followin statements is correct regarding ttre effect ofthe Keystone predator
in a
commurity?
(B) Maintainqpeciesdiversitybypreyingonthepreyspeciestratistredominantoompetitor
(C) Increase the relative abundance ofthe most competitive prey species
24' "Tropicalwetevergeen-typeforestofwestemghatsextendstoover600
sq.kmandproviding
a habitat for tiger, leopard, lion-tailed macaque and several other
species. This place is also
'&eoriginoft[eerivers-theNefiravathi,treTungaandtheBhadrarivef,. Theabovedescription
re{ers to whichofthe national park ?
(A) RajivGandhiNationalpark(Nagarhole)
(B) BannerghattaNationalpark
(C) BandipurNationalpark
(D) KudermukhNationalpark
27 . When the regression line passes through the origin then...-. what ?
Zg. Among the following stiatements, which is the correct one, that refers to a Lactotype ?
(B) Aryeinrcndescrfoodalongwitrholotype
(C) primary specimen cited by the author and upon which the name is based
(D) A specimen later selected from a group of syntypes to serve as the type specimen for
a species, after its originat description was published'
29. Which species concept utilizes the morphological and/or molecular characters to distinguish
betrveel species ?
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31. Whichone ofthe following is anexample ofGametic isolation ?
32. Micro-evolution is the term used for changes in allele frequencies that occur over time. This
occurs:
(Q) Withinacommunityatgenuslevel
(A) and'R'
'P' (B) 'e'and .R'
(C) 'P'and'S' (B) .Q'and .S'
(A) ThePituitarygland
(D) Thyms
34. The pheromone which produces an immediate motor response, such as the initiation ofa
mounting sequence is known as :
(A) Natual selection is the mechanism by which predetermined adaptations are passed to
offsprings fromparents
(C) The natural environment is not involved with the process ofnatural selection, the
haritability oftaits is what drives evolution.
(D) For natural selection to occur, mutations have to be embedded in the genome.
39 . Male baboons establish higher or lower ranking among themselves through confrontations,
this determines their:
40 . Which ofthe following statements are not true about the Neural theory of molecular evolution
as proposed by Motoo Kimura ?
(A) The rate ofevolutionformost genes will be equal to the neutral mutation rate.
(B) Except for advantageous mutations, most alleles are under neutal selection.
(D) At the lerel of DNA requences, genetic drift dominates thc evolutiort.
(A) bombycis
Nosema (B) Exorista bombycis
(C) LamMaphageDNA
(D) Aplasmid
46. Which ofthe following methods is useful for the isolation and detection oforganisms having
the ability to produce antibiotics ?
(A) T2 (B) Tr
(C) kmMa (D) pr
48. Which ofthe following is not used for irdwed breeding in carps ?
(A) Ouaprim (B) Ovatide
(C) Wova-FH (D) Methyltesto
49. The process ofdirect uptake ald absorption of fragments ofbacterial DNA by the recipient
isknownas:
50. Which ofthe following proteins has been produced generating a transgenic sheep, that is
used for replaconent tlrerapy for individuals at risk from emphysema ?
(A) Avarientofhumantissuetypeplasnrinogenactivator
(B) a- I -antitrypsin(AAI)
(C) Casein
(D) Amyloidprecursorprotein
52. Which ofthe following is the most likely explanation for a high percentage ofcrossing over
betweentwo genes ?
54. Symporters are cotansporters that tansport across cell mernbrane. Select the conect answer
forthe symportertansport across the cell membrane.
56. At which stage ofcell division, the mammalian secondary Oocyte gets arrestedpriorto
the entry of sperm ?
(A) . genes
Complementary (B) Supplementary genes
(C) Duplicate genes (D) Inhibitory genes
(C) modifringgenestoaltertheirfunction
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59. Human polydactyly taits having extra fingers or toes are caused by dominant alleles. In a
screening it was found that outof 42individuals having an allele for polydactyly, only 38 of
them are polydactylus. Which of the following is the correct interpretation ofthe above
observation ?
(A) S (B) cr
(C) Metaphase (D) Anaphase
61. Which of the following functions as an enzyme as well as a procoagulant in blood
coagulation?
62. Whichoneofttrcfollowingdoesrptdecreasettrcatrnitybetureentheorygenadhemoglobin?
(A) RiseinPCo,
(B) RiseinBloodpH
(D) Riseinbodytempbrature
63 . Which ofthe following neurotansmitters *bdd you expect to find in the synapse during fas
inhitiitory synaptic tansmission ?
65. Which of the following statements is correct for the fresh water fishes to maintain
osmoregulation?
(A) Bytakingbothwaterandsaltfromtheenvironment
(B) Continuously taking in water and eliminating excess of salt
(C) By eliminating excess ofwater and taking up salts from the environment
66. Secretion of which hormone from pars distails is under an inhibitory control of
hypothalamus?
67 . Which of the following enzymes mediates the final and ratelimiting step of testosterone
biosynthesis in the testis ?
(A) CYP ll Al
(B) CYP l7 Al
(C) l7B hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase(l7B-HSD)
(D) 3B hydro-xysteroid dehydrogenase (3P - HSD)
68. Which one ofthe following is secondary messenger ?
(A) EstrogenandProgesteron
(B) RelaxinandOxytocin
(C) Htunan choriotric gonadotropin and Human placental lactogen
(D) LtrteinizinghormoneandProlactin
(A) ItblocksATPsynthesiswithotrtinhibitingel@fiontznsportbydissipatingtheproton
gradient
(B) ItblockselecfionuansportardATPsyntlresisbyinhibitingAlP-ADPexchangeurcross
ttre inner mitochondrial meinb,rance
(C) It blocks elctron tansport and poton pumping at complex I, II and III
(D) It interacts directly withAT? systtrase and inhibits its activity
73 . In eukaryotic chromatin organizatiorl which one ofthe histones seals offthe nucleosome at
the location at which linker DNA enters and leaves the nucleosome ?
(c) rL (D) H1
74. What is the effect of sudden increase in the levels ofAIP and Citrate on an erythrocyte
undergoing glycolysis ?
(B) Itffibitsglycolysis
(D) Therateofglycolysisincreasesgradually
75. Which ofthe following heat shock pnoteins prevent the misfolding ofprotein and maintain
polypeptide chain in' the tmfolded state?
77 . Which ofthe following factors is responsible for final detachment ofpolpeptide chain from
Ribosome during tanslation termination ?
(A) lst base ofthe Codon (B) 2nd base ofthe Codon
(C) 3rd base ofthe Codon (D) 2nd and 3rd base of the Codon
79 . The kinetic pattern ofan enzyme, in the presence of increasing concentation of an inhibitor
shows no change in K. but declined V,,, value. Identify the nature ofthe inhibitor used :
83. Whichtypeofstemcellscanbederivedftomtlreinnercellmassofablasocystofmammalian
embryo?
84. Which ofthe following exhibits delayed type ofhypersensitivity in human being ?
85. The dorsal most vegetal cells ofblastulawhich are capable of inducingthe organizerare
called:
86. Which ofthe following type ofvaccines authorized by the Food and Drug administration,
USA (FDA) and WHO are proven to be effective and safe against COVID-I9?
(A) Vaccine
Live attenuated (B) mRNA Vaccine
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88. The test that is usually done prior to tansplantation surgery to determine the competibility of
MHC proteins betrveenthe donor and the recipient is called:
(A) MHCmatching . (B) MHCtYPing
(C) Tissuetyping (D) BloodHlAtest
89. Each individual antigenic determinanatofthe variableregionofantibody is referredto as:
(A) Paratope (B) EPitoPe
(A) tube
Photo multiplier (B) photo emissive tube
98' Which of the following bands show only Intercalary Bands and Linear differentiation
in the human Chromosome's Karyotype ?
(A) Sudanblack
(B) MercuricBromophenolblue
(C) Periodic acid schiffs (PAS) reagent
(D) Iodinepotassiumiodide(IKl)solution