| Statement I: | RNA interference takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as method of cellular defense. |
| Statement II: | RNAi involves the silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary single stranded RNA molecule that binds and prevents translation of mRNA |
| A. | Erythropoietin is produced by juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney |
| B. | Leydig cells produce Androgens |
| C. | Atrial Natriuretic factor, a peptide hormone is secreted by the seminiferous tubules of the testes |
| D. | Cholecystokinin is produced by gastro intestinal tract |
| E. | Gastrin acts on intestinal wall and helps in the production of pepsinogen |
| Assertion (A): | Members of subphylum vertebrate possess notochord during the embryonic period. The notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adult. |
| Reason (R): | All chordates are vertebrates but not all vertebrates are chordates |
| 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). |
| Assertion (A): | During the transportation of gases, about 20-25 percent of CO2 is carried by haemoglobin as carbamino-haemoglobin. |
| Reason (R): | This binding is related to high pCO2 and low pO2 in the tissues |
| 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). |