Match List I with List II:
List I List II
A. Genetically modified organism I. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
B. Thermostable DNA polymerase II. Bt cotton
C. Ti plasmid III. Thermus aquaticus
D. pBR322 IV. Escherichia coli
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1. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
2. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
3. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
4. A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
 
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Exploring molecular, genetic and species-level diversity for products of economic importance is called:
1. Bioprospecting
2. Biofortification
3. Biomagnification
4. Bioremediation
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Which of the following statements are true with reference to the sex-determination in honeybees?
A. An offspring formed from the union of a sperm and an egg, develops as a female (queen or worker).
B. An unfertilized egg develops as a male by parthenogenesis.
C. A male has half the number of chromosomes than that of a female.
D. Males produce sperm by meiosis.
E. Honeybees have a haplodiploid sex-determination system.

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1. A, B, C and E only 2. A, B, C and D only
3. B, C, D and E only 4. A, B, D and E only
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List I
(Growth Regulator)
List II
(Function/Effect)
A. 2,4-D I. Brewing industry
B. GA3 II. Stimulation of stomatal closure
C. Kinetin III. Herbicide
D. ABA IV. Nutrient mobilisation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
2. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
4. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
 
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In racemose inflorescence,_____________
1. the growth is limited
2. flowers are solitary
3. flowers are borne in an acrepetal succession
4. the main axis terminates in a flower
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Since the origin and diversification of life on Earth, there have been five episodes of mass extinction of species. How is the sixth extinction, which is in progress, different from the previous episodes?
1. The current species extinction rates are far lower than those in previous episodes.
2. The present species extinction rates are 100 to 1000 times faster than in the pre-human times.
3. The present net species extinction rate is zero.
4. The current species extinction rate is nearly 10 times faster than that in previous episodes.
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Alpha-helix is found in which level of protein structure?
1. Secondary structure
2. Primary structure
3. Tertiary structure
4. Quaternary structure
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The enzyme required for carboxylation in Calvin cycle is:
1. PEP carboxylase
2. RuBP carboxylase - oxygenase
3. Carboxypeptidase
4. Hexokinase
 
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Arrange the following in the correct developmental sequence related to microsporogenesis:
A. Microspore tetrads
B.  Sporogenous tissue
C.  Pollen grains
D. Pollen mother cells
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1. A, D, C, B 2. D, A, C, B
3. B, D, C, A 4. B, D, A, C
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Which of the following statements are not true regarding restriction endonucleases?
A. They are called molecular scissors.
B. These are the enzymes responsible for restricting the growth of bacteriophages in E. coli.
C. They cut the DNA only at the centre of the palindromic sites. 
D. They remove nucleotides only from the ends of DNA fragments.
E. They recognise specific palindromic base-pair sequences.

Choose the answer from the options given below:
1. C and D only 2. A and E only
3. D and E only 4. A and B only

 
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