In general, with every 10oC rise in the temperature [in the range 0oC to 40oC], the rate of enzyme catalyzed reaction:
1. Becomes half
2. Gets doubled
3. Remains same
4. There is no such correlation in general
| Column I [Phyllotaxy] |
Column II [Example] |
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| A. | Alternate | P. | Alstonia |
| B. | Opposite | Q. | Calotropis and Guava |
| C. | Whorled | R. | China rose, Mustard and Sunflower |
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | P | Q | R |
| 2. | P | R | Q |
| 3. | R | Q | P |
| 4. | Q | P | R |
Match the fungi (Column-I) with the Class to which it belongs (Column-II) and select the correct answer from the codes given:
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Column-I |
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Column-II |
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A. |
Ustilago tritici |
P. |
Phycomycetes |
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B. |
Albugo candida |
Q. |
Ascomycetes |
|
C. |
Alternaria solani |
R. |
Basidiomycetes |
|
D. |
Claviceps purpurea |
S. |
Deuteromycetes |
Codes:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
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1. |
R |
P |
S |
Q |
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2. |
Q |
P |
S |
R |
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3. |
R |
S |
P |
Q |
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4. |
Q |
S |
P |
R |
If you are provided with the root tips of onion in your class and are asked to count the chromosomes, which of the following stages can you most conveniently look into?
| 1. | Telophase | 2. | Anaphase |
| 3. | Prophase | 4. | Metaphase |
| Statement I: | In Cycas, the pinnate leaves persist for a few years. |
| Statement II: | In conifers, the needle-like leaves reduce the surface area helping to reduce water loss. |
By studying purple sulphur bacteria and green sulphur bacteria, who was the first scientist to demonstrate, in 1931, that photosynthesis is a light-dependent redox reaction in which hydrogen from an oxidizable compound reduces carbon dioxide to cellular materials?
1. Robert Hill
2. C. B. van Neil
3. Arnon
4. Jan Ingenhousz
| Column-I [Trophic level] |
Column-II [Example] |
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| A. | Primary Producer | P. | Cow |
| B. | Primary Consumer | Q. | Wolf |
| C. | Secondary Consumer | R. | Lion |
| D. | Tertiary Consumer | S. | Grass |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | S | P | R | Q |
| 2. | P | S | R | Q |
| 3. | P | S | R | R |
| 4. | S | P | Q | R |
In stems:
| 1. | the primary xylem is endarch with protoxylem towards the center and metaxylem towards the periphery |
| 2. | the primary xylem is endarch with metaxylem towards the center and protoxylem towards the periphery |
| 3. | the primary xylem is exarch with protoxylem towards the center and metaxylem towards the periphery |
| 4. | the primary xylem is exarch with metaxylem towards the center and protoxylem towards the periphery |
Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by:
1. Gene bank
2. Gene library
3. Herbarium
4. Gene pool
In an ecosystem, the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis is called as its:
| 1. | Gross Primary productivity |
| 2. | Net Primary productivity |
| 3. | Secondary productivity |
| 4. | Non productivity |
What is the fate of the male gametes discharged in the synergid?
| 1. | One fuses with the egg and the other fuses with central cell nuclei |
| 2. | One fuses with the egg and the other(s) degenerate(s) in the synergid |
| 3. | All fuse with the egg |
| 4. | One fuses with the egg and the other(s) fuse(s) with a synergid nucleus |
In the five kingdom classification, the members of Kingdom Animalia:
| I: | are all heterotrophs |
| II: | are all multicellular where cells lack a cell wall |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
A plant, on repeated self-pollination, preserves the trait expressed for many generations. Such a plant is said to be:
| 1. | Panmictic | 2. | Homologous |
| 3. | Apomictic | 4. | Pure line |
The zwitterion is shown by:
| 1. | Only A | 2. | Only B |
| 3. | Both A and C | 4. | A, B and C |
| 1. | Fabaceae | 2. | Liliaceae |
| 3. | Solanaceae | 4. | Brassicaceae |
| I: | The component CF0 is embedded in the thylakoid membrane. |
| II: | The component CF1 protrudes on the outer surface of the thylakoid membrane on the side that faces the stroma. |
| 1. | Only I is correct |
| 2. | Only II is correct |
| 3. | Both I and II are correct |
| 4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
| 1. | Exine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin |
| 2. | Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies |
| 3. | Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in crop breeding programs |
| 4. | Tapetum helps in the dehiscence of anther |
| Column I [Family] |
Column II [Floral diagram] |
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| A | Brassicaceae | P | |
| B | Fabaceae | Q | |
| C | Solanaceae | R | |
| D | Liliaceae | S |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | P | R | S |
| 2. | Q | P | S | R |
| 3. | P | Q | R | S |
| 4. | P | Q | S | R |
| 1. | plants with haplontic life cycle |
| 2. | terrestrial plants with dominant gametophytic generation |
| 3. | plants to produce flowers pollinated by insects |
| 4. | terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues |
| Column I [PGR] |
Column II [Scientist] |
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| A | Auxin | P | E. Kurosawa |
| B | Cytokinin | Q | F. W. Went |
| C | Gibberellin | R | H. H. Cousins |
| D | Ethylene | S | Skoog and Miller |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | S | Q | R | P |
| 2. | Q | S | P | R |
| 3. | P | R | S | Q |
| 4. | R | P | Q | S |
The pollen intine is:
| 1. | a thin and continuous layer made up of cellulose and pectin. |
| 2. | a thick and discontinuous layer made up of cellulose and pectin. |
| 3. | made up of sporopollenin and is a continuous layer. |
| 4. | made up of sporopollenin and has prominent apertures called germ pores. |
Cycas have two cotyledons but are not included in angiosperms because of:
| 1. | Naked ovules | 2. | Seeds like monocot |
| 3. | Circinate ptyxis | 4. | Compound leaves |
The DNA fragments separated on an agarose gel can be visualized after staining with:
| 1. | Acetocarmine | 2. | Aniline blue |
| 3. | Ethidium bromide | 4. | Bromophenol blue |
Removal of introns and joining the exons in a defined order in a transcription unit is called:
| 1. | splicing | 2. | tailing |
| 3. | transformation | 4. | capping |
Cuckoos laying their eggs in the nests of crow is an example of:
| 1. | Ectoparasitism | 2. | Endopararsitism |
| 3. | Hyperparasitism | 4. | Brood parasitism |
Which one of the following is not considered as a part of the endomembrane system?
| 1. | Lysosome | 2. | Golgi complex |
| 3. | Peroxisome | 4. | Vacuole |
The DNA fragments separated on agar gel by electrophoresis can be visualised:
| 1. | without staining in the visible light |
| 2. | without staining on exposure to UV light |
| 3. | after staining with polyethylene glycol followed by exposure to IR radiation |
| 4. | after staining with ethidium bromide followed by exposure to UV radiation |
| 1. | kinetochore of the chromosome |
| 2. | centromere of the chromosome |
| 3. | kinetosome of the chromosome |
| 4. | telomere of the chromosome |
The method of DNA replication in which two strands of DNA separate and synthesize new strands is called:
1. Dispersive
2. Conservative
3. Semiconservative
4. Non-conservative
| 1. | 20 | 2. | 80 |
| 3. | 60 | 4. | 40 |
| Assertion (A): | A flower is defined as a modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem. |
| Reason (R): | Internode of the shoot gets condensed to produce different floral appendages laterally at successive nodes instead of leaves. |
| 1. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 1. | Insects | 2. | Birds |
| 3. | Angiosperms | 4. | Fungi |
| Column-I [Feature of Cycas] |
Column-II [Description] |
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| A. | Root symbiont | P. | Mycorrhiza |
| B. | Leaves | Q. | Cyanobacteria |
| C. | Stems | R. | Palmate, fall early |
| S. | Pinnate, persist for few years | ||
| T. | Unbranched | ||
| U. | Branched |
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | Q | S | T |
| 2. | Q | S | U |
| 3. | Q | R | T |
| 4. | P | S | U |
The number of substrate level of phosphorylations in one turn of citric acid cycle is:
| 1. | One | 2. | Two |
| 3. | Three | 4. | Four |
| 1. | is present only when glucose levels are very low |
| 2. | is present only when lactose is freely available |
| 3. | is present in a low amount all the time |
| 4. | is not required for using lactose as a source of energy by the cell |
| 1. | Sub-metacentric | 2. | Acrocentric |
| 3. | Metacentric | 4. | Telocentric |
| I: | All living organisms (species or types) that we see today were created as such. |
| II: | Diversity was always the same since creation and will be the same in the future also. |
| III: | Earth is about 4 billion years old. |
| Assertion (A): | There is a need for the recombinant DNA to be expressed in recombinant DNA technology procedures. |
| Reason (R): | In almost all recombinant DNA technologies, the ultimate aim is to produce a desirable protein. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not explain (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
Non- albuminous seed is produced in:
| 1. | Maize | 2. | Castor |
| 3. | Wheat | 4. | Pea |
| 1. | All the biological factors in the organism environment |
| 2. | The physical space where an organism lives |
| 3. | The range of temperature that the organism needs to live |
| 4. | The functional role played by the organism where it lives |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Pollen viability for months | P. | Prevents both autogamy and geitonogamy |
| B. | Pollen viability for less than 30 minutes | Q. | Rosaceae and Solanaceae |
| C. | Monoecious condition | R. | Prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy |
| D. | Dioecious condition | S. | Rice and Wheat |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | S | Q | R | P |
| 2. | S | Q | P | R |
| 3. | Q | S | P | R |
| 4. | Q | S | R | P |
| 1. | outer cells differentiate into cork or phelloderm and inner cells differentiate into secondary cortex or phellem |
| 2. | inner cells differentiate into cork or phelloderm and outer cells differentiate into secondary cortex or phellem |
| 3. | outer cells differentiate into cork or phellem and inner cells differentiate into secondary cortex or phelloderm |
| 4. | inner cells differentiate into cork or phellem and outer cells differentiate into secondary cortex or phelloderm |
Grass leaves curl inwards during very dry weather. Select the most appropriate reason from the following :
1. Tyloses in vessels
2. Closure of stomata
3. Flaccidity of bulliform cells
4. Shrinkage of air spaces in spongy mesophyll
| Column I [Fungal class] |
Column II [Example] |
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| A | Phycomycetes | P | Alternaria |
| B | Ascomycetes | Q | Smut fungus |
| C | Basidiomycetes | R | Bread mould |
| D | Deuteromycetes | S | Truffles |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | P | R | S |
| 2. | S | R | P | Q |
| 3. | R | Q | S | P |
| 4. | R | S | Q | P |
| I: | Flower | Zygomorphic |
| II: | Calyx | Valvate aestivation |
| III: | Androecium | Epiphyllous |
| IV: | Ovary | Inferior |
| V: | Fruits | Berry or capsule |
Notochord is a:
| 1. | endodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals. |
| 2. | endodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals. |
| 3. | mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals. |
| 4. | mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals. |
During the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, which of the following occur?
| I: | The primary follicle grows and becomes a fully mature Graafian follicle. |
| II: | The endometrium of the uterus regenerates through proliferation. |
| (i) | isolation of DNA |
| (ii) | separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis |
| (iii) | digestion of DNA by restriction endonucleases |
| (iv) | hybridisation using labelled VNTR probe |
| (v) | detection of hybridised DNA fragments by autoradiography |
| (vi) | transferring (blotting) of separated DNA fragments to synthetic membranes, such as nitrocellulose or nylon |
| 1. | (i) – (ii) – (iii) – (vi) – (iv) – (v) |
| 2. | (i) – (iii) – (ii) – (vi) – (iv) – (v) |
| 3. | (ii) – (iii) – (i) – (vi) – (v) – (iv) |
| 4. | (iii) – (i) – (ii) – (v) – (iv) – (vi) |
| 1. | Fibrinogen – clotting of blood; Globulins – colloid osmotic pressure; Albumins – defence mechanisms |
| 2. | Fibrinogen – clotting of blood; Globulins – defence mechanisms; Albumins – colloid osmotic pressure |
| 3. | Fibrinogen – prevention of clotting of blood; Globulins – colloid osmotic pressure; Albumins – defence mechanisms |
| 4. | Fibrinogen – prevention of clotting of blood; Globulins – defence mechanisms; Albumins – colloid osmotic pressure |
FSH:
| 1. | Acts on Sertoli cells and stimulates secretion of some factors that help in spermiogenesis |
| 2. | Acts on Sertoli cells and inhibits secretion of some factors that help in spermiogenesis |
| 3. | Acts on Leydig cells and stimulates secretion of some factors that help in spermiogenesis |
| 4. | Acts on Leydig cells and inhibits secretion of some factors that help in spermiogenesis |
What is the number of times that the human kidneys can maximally concentrate the initial filtrate?
| 1. | 2 | 2. | 4 |
| 3. | 6 | 4. | 8 |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A | Panspermia | P | Life comes out of decaying and rotting matter |
| B | Spontaneous generation | Q | Life was created as such, has not changed since then, earth is 4000 years old |
| C | Oparin-Haldane hypothesis | R | First life came from pre-existing non-living organic molecules preceded by chemical evolution |
| D | Special creation | S | Life came from outer space |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | P | S | Q | R |
| 2. | P | S | R | Q |
| 3. | S | P | Q | R |
| 4. | S | P | R | Q |
| 1. | an example of RER and secretes a large number of proteins. |
| 2. | the store house of calcium ions. |
| 3. | not bound by a membrane. |
| 4. | organised into light and dark bands giving the muscle fibres a striated appearance. |
The protein synthesizing machinery of a cell has evolved around:
| 1. | DNA | 2. | RNA |
| 3. | Protein itself | 4. | Viroids |
| 1. | Gizzard helps in grinding the food particles. |
| 2. | Blood vascular system is of closed type. |
| 3. | Excretion is performed by Malpighian tubules. |
| 4. | The sperms are stored in the seminal vesicles. |
If any protein-encoding gene is expressed in a heterologous host, the protein formed is called:
| 1. | Recombinant protein | 2. | Native protein |
| 3. | Pro-protein | 4. | Exotic protein |
| Column-I [Life history variation] |
Column-II [Example] |
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| A. | Breed only once in their lifetime | P. | Most birds and mammals |
| B. | Breed many times during their lifetime | Q. | Pacific salmon fish, bamboo |
| C. | Produce a large number of small-sized offspring | R. | Oysters, pelagic fishes |
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | Q | P | R |
| 2. | Q | R | P |
| 3. | P | R | Q |
| 4. | R | P | Q |
The central dogma of molecular biology was proposed by:
| 1. | Francis Crick | 2. | James Watson |
| 3. | Rosalind Franklin | 4. | Erwin Chargaff |
Cyclosporin A is used as a/an:
| 1. | immuno-suppressive agent in organ transplant patients |
| 2. | clot buster to remove clots from the vessels in heart attack patients |
| 3. | treatment option in advance for HIV infections |
| 4. | agent that lowers blood cholesterol levels |
| Column I [Phylum] |
Column II [Characteristic] |
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| A. | Porifera | P. | Water vascular system |
| B. | Aschelminthes | Q. | Canal system |
| C. | Echinodermata | R. | Pseudocoelom |
| D. | Hemichordata | S. | Stomochord |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | R | P | S |
| 2. | S | R | Q | P |
| 3. | Q | S | R | P |
| 4. | R | S | P | Q |
Organisms prefer sexual mode of reproduction in adverse conditions because:
| 1. | It leads to a rapid proliferation of numbers |
| 2. | It requires two individuals that can support the progeny |
| 3. | It is less energy consuming than the asexual mode of reproduction |
| 4. | It provides protection and increases variations that may help progeny to survive |
| Column I [Disease] |
Column II [Mode of transmission] |
||
| A | Dengue | P | Droplet |
| B | Ascariasis | Q | Vector borne |
| C | Pneumonia | R | Soil and articles of infected person |
| D | Ringworm | S | Contaminated food and water |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | S | Q | P | R |
| 2. | S | Q | R | P |
| 3. | Q | S | P | R |
| 4. | Q | S | R | P |
| Column I [Primate/hominid] |
Column II [Characteristic] |
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| A | Ramapithecus | P | More man like |
| B | Homo habilis | Q | Brain size 650 – 800 cc |
| C | Homo erectus | R | Brain size 900 cc |
| D | Dryopithecus | S | More ape like |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | P | S | R |
| 2. | P | Q | R | S |
| 3. | P | Q | S | R |
| 4. | Q | P | R | S |
The correct sequence of male sex accessory ducts beginning from testis would be:
| 1. | rete testis → vasa efferentia → epididymis → vas deferens |
| 2. | rete testis → vas deferens → vasa efferentia → epididymis |
| 3. | vas deferens → vasa efferentia → epididymis → rete testis |
| 4. | vasa efferentia → vasa deferens → epididymis → rete testis |
ATPase activity is found in:
| 1. | Myosin head | 2. | Myosin tail |
| 3. | G-Actin | 4. | Troponin |
Use of anti-histamine and steroids give a quick relief from:
| 1. | allergy | 2. | nausea |
| 3. | cough | 4. | headache |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A | Protonephridia | P | Prawn |
| B | Nephridia | Q | Cockroach |
| C | Malpighian tubules | R | Earthworm |
| D | Green gland | S | Amphioxus |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | S | R | Q | P |
| 2. | S | R | P | Q |
| 3. | P | Q | S | R |
| 4. | Q | P | R | S |
| 1. | Easily Located Immuno Specific Antigen |
| 2. | Early Live Inactive Surface Antigen |
| 3. | Energy Loaded Intermediate Site on Apoenzyme |
| 4. | Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |
Chitin, a complex polysaccharide, is found in:
| 1. | Plant cell wall |
| 2. | The exoskeleton of arthropods and cell walls of most fungi |
| 3. | Bacterial cell wall |
| 4. | Cartilage and other connective tissues |
| 1. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| 2. | Schizosaccharomyces octosporus |
| 3. | Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
| 4. | Candida albicans |
| Assertion (A): | The human heart is called as myogenic. |
| Reason (R): | The human heart is made up of cardiac muscles. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
| 2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| I: | are nucleated |
| II: | contain haemoglobin |
In some viruses, the flow of genetic information is from RNA to DNA. These viruses are:
| 1. | Reverse transcriptases | 2. | Reoviruses |
| 3. | Ribozymes | 4. | Retroviruses |
When Morgan hybridised yellow-bodied, white-eyed females to brown-bodied, red-eyed males and intercrossed their F1 progeny, the F2 ratio deviated very significantly from the 9:3:3:1 ratio. This can be attributed to the fact that:
| 1. | The genes are located on the X and Y chromosomes. |
| 2. | Fruit fly has abnormal chromosomes. |
| 3. | The genes are located on the X chromosome. |
| 4. | The genes exhibit incomplete dominance. |
| 1. | is a cestode and requires two intermediate hosts – a cow and a pig |
| 2. | is a trematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a chicken and a fish |
| 3. | is a nematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a fish and a pig |
| 4. | is a trematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a snail and a fish |
When compared with carbon dioxide, the partial pressure of oxygen in the air and its solubility in water is respectively:
| 1. | lower, lower | 2. | lower, higher |
| 3. | greater, lower | 4. | greater, higher |
| I: | Humans |
| II: | Honeybees |
| III: | Grasshoppers |
| IV: | Drosophila |
What is transferred into the fallopian tube in ZIFT?
| 1. | Zygote only |
| 2. | Embryos with more than 8 blastomeres |
| 3. | Zygote or embryos with up to 8 blastomeres |
| 4. | All of the above can be transferred during ZIFT |
The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a person, are found in:
1. liver of the person
2. RBCs of mosquito
3. salivary glands of the mosquito
4. gut of the mosquito
Which one of the following options gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative
organism and mode of infection:
|
Disease |
Causative Organisms |
Mode of Infection |
|
|
1. |
Malaria |
Plasmodium vivax |
Bite of male Anopheles mosquito |
|
2. |
Typhoid |
Salmonella typhi |
With inspired air |
|
3. |
Pneumonia |
Streptococcus pneumonia |
Droplet infection |
|
4. |
Elephantiasis |
Wuchereria bancrofti |
With infected water and food |
In frogs, vasa efferentia:
| I: | are 100-120 in number that arise from testes |
| II: | enter the kidneys on their side and open into Bidder’s canal |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
| 1. | Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Seminal vesicle → Urogenital duct → Cloaca |
| 2. | Testes → Vasa efferentia → Bidder’s canal → Ureter → Cloaca |
| 3. | Testes → Vasa efferentia → Kidney → Bidder’s canal → Urogenital duct → Cloaca |
| 4. | Testes → Bidder’s canal → Kidney → Vasa efferentia → Urogenital duct → Cloaca |
Approximately seventy percent of carbon dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported to the lungs:
| 1. | as bicarbonate ions |
| 2. | in the form of dissolved gas molecules |
| 3. | by binding to R.B.C |
| 4. | as carbamino-haemoglobin |
| 1. | three sodium ions to the outside and two potassium ions to the inside of a cell. |
| 2. | two sodium ions to the outside and three potassium ions to the inside of a cell. |
| 3. | three sodium ions to the outside and two hydrogen ions to the inside of a cell. |
| 4. | three potassium ions to the outside and two hydrogen ions to the inside of a cell. |
| Assertion (A): | Repeated amplification of DNA in Polymerase Chain Reaction is achieved by the use of a thermostable DNA polymerase. |
| Reason (R): | Such DNA polymerase remains active during the high temperature-induced denaturation of double-stranded DNA, a step in Polymerase Chain Reaction. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False and(R) is True. |