Match the oxide given in Column-I with its property given in Column-II:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (i) | (a) | Neutral | |
| (ii) | (b) | Basic | |
| (iii) | (c) | Acidic | |
| (iv) | (d) | Amphoteric |
Which of the following options is correct?
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | |
| 1. | (b) | (a) | (d) | (c) |
| 2. | (c) | (b) | (a) | (d) |
| 3. | (a) | (d) | (b) | (c) |
| 4. | (b) | (d) | (a) | (c) |
The two antibiotic resistance genes on vector pBR 322 are for:
1. Ampicillin and Tetracycline
2. Ampicillin and Chloramphenicol
3. Chloramphenicol and Tetracycline
4. Tetracycline and Kanamycin
The exploitation of bioresources of a nation by multinational companies without authorization from the concerned country is referred to as:
| 1. | Bioweapon | 2. | Biopiracy |
| 3. | Bioethics | 4. | Biowar |
Carnivorous animals - lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as:
| 1. | Character displacement | 2. | Altruism |
| 3. | Resource partitioning | 4. | Competitive exclusion |
The decline in the population of Indian native fishes due to the introduction of Clarias gariepinus in river Yamuna can be categorised as:
1. Co-extinction
2. Habitat fragmentation
3. Over exploitation
4. Alien species invasion
Match the following RNA polymerases with their transcribed products:
|
Column-I |
Column-II |
||
|
(a) |
RNA polymerase I |
(i) |
tRNA |
|
(b) |
RNA polymerase II |
(ii) |
rRNA |
|
(c) |
RNA polymerase III |
(iii) |
hnRNA |
Select the correct option from the following:
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) |
| 1. | i | iii | ii |
| 2. | i | ii | iii |
| 3. | ii | iii | i |
| 4. | iii | ii | i |
In a marriage between a male with blood group A and a female with blood group B, the progeny had either blood group AB or B. What could be the possible genotype of the parents?
1. IA i (Male) ; IB IB (Female)
2. IA IA (Male) ; IB IB (Female)
3. IA IA (Male) ; IB i (Female)
4. IA i (Male) ; IB i(Female)
A population of a species invades a new area. Which of the following condition will lead to adaptive radiation?
| 1. | Area with a large number of habitats having very low food supply |
| 2. | Area with a single type of vacant habitat |
| 3. | Area with many types of vacant habitats |
| 4. | Area with many habitats occupied by a large number of species |
Identify A, B and C in the diagrammatic representation of the mechanism of hormone action.

Select the correct option from the following:
| 1. | A = Steroid Hormone; B = Hormone receptor Complex; C = Protein |
| 2. | A = Protein Hormone; B = Receptor; C = Cyclic AMP |
| 3. | A = Steroid Hormone; B = Receptor; C = Second Messenger |
| 4. | A = Protein Hormone; B = Cyclic AMP; C = Hormone-receptor Complex |
Humans have acquired an immune system that produces antibodies to neutralize pathogens. Still innate immune system is present at the time of birth because it:
| 1. | is very specific and uses different macrophages |
| 2. | produces memory cells for mounting a fast secondary response |
| 3. | has natural killer cells that can phagocytose and destroy microbes |
| 4. | provides passive immunity |