| Assertion (A): | Pregnancy is characterised by metabolic changes in the mother. |
| Reason (R): | During pregnancy, the level of thyroxine is increased in the maternal blood. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| (a) | They lack scales and paired fins. |
| (b) | They have circular mouth with jaws. |
| (c) | They bear 6-15 pairs of gills. |
| (d) | They migrate to deep sea for spawning. |
| (a) | Bones support and protect softer tissues and organs |
| (b) | Weight bearing function is served by limb bones |
| (c) | Ligament is the site of production of blood cells |
| (d) | Adipose tissue is specialised to store fats |
| (e) | Tendons attach one bone to another |
| 1. | (a), (b) and (d) only | 2. | (b), (c) and (e) only |
| 3. | (a), (c) and (d) only | 4. | (a), (b) and (e) only |
| 1. | Synaptonemal complex in the zygotene stage |
| 2. | Chiasmata in the diplotene stage |
| 3. | Synaptonemal complex in the pachytene stage |
| 4. | Chiasmata in the zygotene stage |
| a. | Keys are based on the similarities and dissimilarities. |
| b. | Key is analytical in nature. |
| c. | Keys are based on the contrasting characters in pair called couplets. |
| d. | Same key can be used for all taxonomic categories. |
| e | Each statement in the key is called Lead. |
| (a) | Haemophilic son and haemophilic daughter. |
| (b) | Haemophilic son and carrier daughter. |
| (c) | Normal daughter and normal son. |
| (d) | Normal son and haemophilic daughter. |
| (a) | IUDs decrease phagocytosis of sperm within the uterus. |
| (b) | The released copper ions suppress sperm motility. |
| (c) | IUDs do not make the cervix hostile to the sperm. |
| (d) | IUDs suppress the fertilization capacity of sperm. |
| (e) | The IUDs require surgical intervention for their insertion in the uterine cavity. |
| (a) | Agarose is a natural polymer obtained from sea-weed. |
| (b) | The separation of DNA molecules in agarose-gel electrophoresis depends on the size of DNA. |
| (c) | The DNA migrates from negatively-charged electrode to the positively-charged electrode. |
| (d) | The DNA migrates from positively-charged electrode to the negatively-charged electrode. |
| 1. | (a) and (b) only | 2. | (a), (b) and (c) only |
| 3. | (a), (b) and (d) only | 4. | (b), (c) and (d) only |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Multipolar neuron | (i) | Somatic neural system |
| (b) | Bipolar neuron | (ii) | Cerebral cortex |
| (c) | Myelinated nerve fibre | (iii) | Retina of Eye |
| (d) | Unmyelinated nerve fibre | (iv) | Spinal nerves |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 2. | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) | (i) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |