Which one of the following characteristics is common in both humans and adult frogs?
1. Internal fertilization
2. Nucleated RBCs
3. Ureotelic mode of excretion
4. Four-chambered heart
Represented below is the inheritance pattern of a certain type of traits in humans. Which one of the following conditions could be an example of this pattern?
| 1. | Sickle cell anemia | 2. | Haemophilia |  |
| 3. | Thalassemia | 4. | Phenylketonuria |
The four sketches (A, B, C, and D) given below, represent four different types of animal tissues. Which one of these is correctly identified in the options given, along with its correct location and function?
| Tissue | Location | Function | ||
| 1. | (C) | Collagen fibres | Cartilage | Attach skeletal muscles to bones |
| 2. | (D) | Smooth muscle tissue | Heart | Heart contraction |
| 3. | (A) | Columnar epithelium | Nephron | Secretion and absorption |
| 4. | (B) | Glandular epithelium | Intestine | Secretion |
1. Peroxisome
2. ER
3. Mesosome
4. Ribosome
The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating:
1. Chickenpox
2. Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Adenosine deaminase deficiency
4. Diabetes mellitus
Sacred groves are especially useful in:
1. preventing soil erosion
2. year-round flow of water in rivers
3. conserving rare and threatened species
4. generating environmental awareness
Which one of the following is a wrong statement regarding mutations?
| 1. | Cancer cells commonly show chromosomal aberrations |
| 2. | UV and Gamma rays are mutagens |
| 3. | Change in a single base pair of DNA does not cause mutation |
| 4. | Deletion and insertion of base pairs cause frame-shift mutations |
Biolistics (gene-gun) is suitable for:
| 1. | Transformation of plant cells |
| 2. | Constructing recombinant DNA by joining with vectors |
| 3. | DNA fingerprinting |
| 4. | Disarming pathogen vectors |
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
| 1. | Vegetative cell is larger than generative cell |
| 2. | Pollen grains in some plants remain viable for months |
| 3. | Intine is made up of cellulose and pectin |
| 4. | When pollen is shed at a two-celled stage, double fertilization does not take place |
Identify the human development stage shown below as well as the related right place of its occurrence in a normal pregnant woman, and select the right option for the two together:
| Developmental stage | Site of occurrence | |
| 1. | Blastula | End part of fallopian tube |
| 2. | Blastocyst | Uterine wall |
| 3. | 8-celled morula | Starting point of fallopian tube |
| 4. | Late morula | Middle part of fallopian tube |
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