Which one of the following experiments of Frederick Griffith resulted in the discovery of bacterial transformation?
| 1. | S-stain(heat-killed) → injected in to Mice → Mice lived |
| 2. | S-strain (heat killed) + R-strain(live) → injected in to Mice → Mice died |
| 3. | S-stain → injected in to Mice → Mice died |
| 4. | R-strain → injected in to Mice → Mice lived |
Which of the following come under the "Evil Quarter"?
| (a) | Habitat loss and fragmentation | (b) | Over-exploitation |
| (c) | Alien species invasion | (d) | Mortality |
| (e) | Competition | ||
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 1. | (a), (c) and (d) | 2. | (b), (c) and (d) |
| 3. | (a), (b) and (c) | 4. | (a), (b) and (d) |
Given below are two statements:
| Statement I: | Cellulose is a polymeric polysaccharide |
| Statement II: | The building blocks of cellulose are glucose molecules |
In the light of the above statements , choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 1. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct. |
| 3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. |
| 4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |
Which hormone is used to induce immediate stomatal closure in leaves?
1. Cytokinin
2. Gibberellin
3. Abscisic Acid
4. Auxin
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
| Assertion (A): | The growth of the multicellular organism is due to mitosis |
| Reason (R): | Mitosis is also called as equational division and it offers genetic stability |
In light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 1. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 2. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
The process of individuals of the same species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration is referred as:
1. Association
2. Emigration
3. Competition
4. Immigration
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Haemophilia | (i) | Inborn error of metabolism which lacks an enzyme that converts phenylalanine into tyrosine |
| (b) | Down's Syndrome | (ii) | Sex-linked recessive disorder; a defect in blood coagulation |
| (c) | Phenylketonuria | (iii) | Presence of additional copy of X-chromosome (44+XXY) |
| (d) | Klinefelter's Syndrome | (iv) | Additional copy of chromosome number 21 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4 | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
Genetically engineered insulin for human is produced from:
1. Escherichia coli
2. Psuedomonas putida
3. Bacillus thuringiensis
4. Rhizobium meliloti
Removal of apical dominance by decapitation is utilised for:
| 1. | Suppressing the activity of intercalary meristem |
| 2. | Early senescence |
| 3. | Hedge making |
| 4. | Preparing weed-free lawns |