Which is the basis of genetic mapping of the human genome as well as DNA fingerprinting ?

(1) Polymorphism in the DNA sequence

(2) Single nucleotide polymorphism

(3) Polymorphism in hnRNA sequence

(4) Polymorphism in the RNA sequence

Embryological support for evolution was proposed by

(1) Ernst Heckel

(2) Karl Ernst von Baer

(3) Charles Darwin

(4) Alfred Wallace

After about how many years of the formation of the earth, life appeared on this planet?

(1) 500 billion years

(2) 50 million years

(3) 500 million years

(4) 50 billion years

The phenomenon of the evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and spreading to other habitats is called:-

1. Saltation
2. Co-evolution
3. Natural selection
4. Adaptive radiation

A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct, having a cranial capacity of about 900 ccs was:

(1) Homo erectus

(2) Neanderthal man

(3) Homo sapiens

(4) Australopithecus

For the commercial and industrial production of Citric Acid, which of the following microbes is used?

(1) Aspergillus niger

(2) Lactobacillus sp

(3) Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(4) Clostridium bretylium

Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

(1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(v), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

(2) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(3) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(v)

(4) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(v), (d)-(iii)

Cyclosporin A, used as an immuno suppression agent, is produced from

(1) Monascus purpureus

(2) Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(3) Penicillium notatum

(4) Trichoderma polysporum

Inbreeding depression is -

(1) Reduced motility and immunity due to close inbreeding

(2) Decreased productivity due to mating of superior male and inferior female

(3) Decrease in body mass of progeny due to continued close inbreeding

(4) Reduced fertility and productivity due to continued close inbreeding

Which of the following STDs are not curable?

(1) Genital herpes, Hepatitis B, HIV infection

(2) Chlamydiasis, Syphilis, Genital warts

(3) HIV, Gonorrhoea, Trichomoniasis

(4) Gonorrhoea, Trichomoniasis, Hepatitis B