Monascus purpureus is the yeast used commercially in the production of:
| 1. | Ethanol |
| 2. | Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels |
| 3. | Citric acid |
| 4. | Blood cholesterol-lowering statins |
The correct sequence of cell organelles during photorespiration is:
1. chloroplast-Golgi bodies-mitochondria
2. chloroplast-rough endoplasmic reticulum-dictyosomes
3. chloroplast-mitochondria-peroxisome
4. chloroplast-vacuole-peroxisome
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
1. Passive transport of nutrients-ATP
2. Apoplast- Plasmodesmata
3. Potassium- Readily mobilized
4. Bakanae of rice seedlings-F Skoog
A normal-visioned man whose father was color blind marries a woman whose father was also colorblind. They have their first child as a daughter. What are the chances that this child would be colorblind?
1. 100%
2. 0%
3. 25%
4. 50%
Signals for parturition originate from:
1. Both placenta as well as fully developed foetus
2. Oxytocin released from maternal pituitary
3. Placenta only
4. Fully developed foetus only
A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given:
| 1. | penicillin | 2. | streptokinase |
| 3. | cyclosporin-A | 4. | statins |
Which one of the following is not a property of cancerous cells, whereas the remaining three are?
| 1. | They compete with normal cells for vital nutrients |
| 2. | They do not remain confined in the area of formation |
| 3. | They divide in an uncontrolled manner |
| 4. | They show contact inhibition |
The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of:
| 1. | Aloe | 2. | Tomato |
| 3. | Papaver | 4. | Michelia |
Which one of the following is not a functional unit of an ecosystem?
1. Energy flow
2. Decomposition
3. Productivity
4. Stratification
In a normal pregnant woman, the amount of total gonadotropin activity was assessed. The result expected was:
| 1. | High level of circulating FSH and LH in the uterus to stimulate implantation of the embryo |
| 2. | High level of circulating HCG to stimulate endometrial thickening |
| 3. | High levels of FSH and LH in uterus to stimulate endometrial thickening |
| 4. | High level of circulating HCG to stimulate oestrogen and progesterone synthesis |