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LIFE SCIENCE
(FINAL)

1. Which of the following is a mitochondrial marker enzyme?

(A) Aldolase
(B) Amylase
(C) Succinic dehydrogenase
(D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase

2. The Chief protein of cow milk is

(A) Albumin
(B) Vitelin
(C) Livetin
(D) Casein

3. Cobalt is a constituent of

(A) Folic acid
(B) Vitamin B12
(C) Niacin
(D) Biotin

4. Lysosomes are the

(A) Digestive centres
(B) Respiratory centres
(C) Excretory centres
(D) Energy centres

5. Nitrate Pollution in aquatic habitats results in

(A) Enhancement in carbon cycle
(B) Eutrophication
(C) Sediment accumulation
(D) Silting

6. Which of the following constitutes the secondary level of protein structure?

(A) Disulphide bonds, cystine molecules between of polypeptide chain
(B) Linear sequence of amino acids joined by peptide bonds
(C) Beta plated sheet
(D) Alpha cells

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7. RNA molecules that exhibit catalytic activity are

(A) mRNA’s
(B) Ribonucleases
(C) Ribozymes
(D) Ribonucleotides

8. The chromatin is made up of repetitive units known as

(A) Chromosomes
(B) Chromonemata
(C) Nucleosomes
(D) Nucleotides

9. Photophosphorylation occurs in

(A) Plastids
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Cytoplasm
(D) Cell Membrane

10. The characteristic strength of woody tissues is due to

(A) The secondary cell wall
(B) Hemi cellulose
(C) The middle lamellae
(D) The primary cell wall

11. Cell fractionation is the most appropriate procedure for preparing ................. for study

(A) isolated cells which are normally found tightly attached to neighbouring cells
(B) cells without a functional cytoskeleton
(C) isolated organelles
(D) the basic macromolecules

12. Which of the following cell organelles stores calcium important for muscle
contraction?

(A) Mitochondria
(B) Smooth ER
(C) The Golgi Apparatus
(D) Contractile Vacuole

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13. Glycoproteins and glycolipids are important for

(A) Facilitated diffusion
(B) Active transport
(C) Cell – Cell recognition
(D) Signal – Transduction pathways

14. In which phase of mitosis does the chromosomes move towards the poles?

(A) Prophase
(B) Metaphase
(C) Telophase
(D) Anaphase

15. What kind of white blood cells defend against parasitic invaders?

(A) Basophils
(B) Monocytes
(C) Eosinophils
(D) Neutrophils

16. Synopsis occurs during

(A) Anaphase – I
(B) Prophase – I
(C) Cytokinesis
(D) Prophase – II

17. Taxol, an anticancerous drug, effects

(A) inhibiting polymerization of tubulin
(B) inhibiting depolymerisation of tubulin
(C) polymerization of Actin
(D) favouring depolymerisation of tubula

18. Polytene chromosome is generated due to

(A) Failure of DNA replication
(B) Repeated DNA replication without segregation of chromosomes
(C) Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(D) Due to extensive transcription process

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19. Huntington’s disease is caused by

(A) pyrimidine dimers
(B) trinucleotide expansion
(C) suppresser mutants
(D) All of the above

20. Biodiversity hotspot is a region with significant levels of biodiversity that is

(A) in abundance
(B) endemic and under threat
(C) located in areas of high temperature
(D) located at high altitudes

21. Using volunteers in a statistical study represents

(A) Truly random sampling
(B) Purposive sampling
(C) Stratified sampling
(D) Non-random sampling

22. Leaf sheath colouration, height, grain colour, aroma of rice are examples of

(A) Biological markers
(B) Morphological markers
(C) Cytological markers
(D) Biochemical markers

23. In biological nomenclature if a specific epithet exactly repeats generic name, then it is
called

(A) Synonym
(B) Basionym
(C) Tautonym
(D) Homonym

24. Which one of the following is NOT included in the family Orchidaceae?

(A) Bulbophyllum
(B) Rhynia
(C) Cypripedium
(D) Vanilla

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25. The nutritive tissue of the mature anther is

(A) Nucellus
(B) Endosperm
(C) Tapetum
(D) Endothecium

26. The precursor for the Biosynthesis of auxin is

(A) Tryptophan
(B) Phenylalanine
(C) Hydroxylamine
(D) Indole acetic acid

27. Which one of the following accumulates under both drought and salinity stress in
plants?

(A) Proline
(B) Glycine
(C) Tryptophan
(D) Methionine

28. Which one of the following destabilizes Hardy - Weinberg Law in a population?

(A) Absence of natural selection
(B) Random mating of individuals in the population
(C) Migration of individuals from one population to another
(D) Absence of mutation in the population

29. Circadian rhythm in animals is controlled by

(A) Zeitgeber
(B) Cerebral cortex
(C) Medulla
(D) Pituitary gland

30. The number of chromosomes in a normal human sperm is

(A) 24
(B) 22
(C) 46
(D) 23

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31. Two important functions of cell membrane are

(A) Selective permeability and active transport
(B) Selective permeability and partial transport
(C) Active transport and permeability
(D) Passive transport and permeability

32. Cell cycle is controlled by

(A) Phosphatases
(B) Cyclins
(C) r RNA Genes
(D) Transferases

33. Panmictic population is also called as

(A) Endemic population
(B) Inbreeding Population
(C) Cosmopolitan population
(D) Random population

34. The Probes for DNA Fingerprinting are

(A) unknown single stranded labelled DNA
(B) unknown double stranded labelled DNA
(C) known single stranded labelled DNA
(D) known double stranded unlabelled DNA

35. Beetles belong to the order

(A) Diptera
(B) Lepidoptera
(C) Hemiptera
(D) Coleoptera

36. The entropy of a thermodynamic system refers to

(A) heat given off by the reaction
(B) tendency of a system to randomness
(C) maximum energy of the transition states
(D) effect of temperature on the reaction velocities

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37. Which of the following plants was used by Sipra Guha Mukharjee and Maheshwari to
produce haploid plants?

(A) Tomato
(B) Potato
(C) Carrot
(D) Datura

38. A non directed physico chemical interaction between heavy metal ions and microbial
surface is called

(A) Biotransformation
(B) Bioconversion
(C) Biosorption
(D) Biomining

39. Formation of diverse species from a single ancestor is called

(A) Mutualism
(B) Commensalism
(C) Speciation
(D) Adaptive radiation

40. The functional unit of vertebrate excretory system is

(A) Kidney
(B) Urinary bladder
(C) Neuron
(D) Nephron

41. Darwinian fitness of an organism is the measure of

(A) survival
(B) physical fitness
(C) adaptation to the environment
(D) number of viable offspring

42. Structurally, galactose and glucose are

(A) epimer
(B) anomere
(C) aliomers
(D) not related in structure

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43. The Z – DNA helix

(A) has fewer base pairs per turn than B-DNA
(B) is favoured by alternate GC base pairs
(C) tends to be found at the 3' ends of genes
(D) is the most common conformation of DNA

44. The CO2 acceptor in C3 plants is

(A) PEP
(B) PGA
(C) RuBP
(D) NADP

45. Which of the following spores of Puccinia graminis infect Berberis vulgaris?

(A) Basidiospores
(B) Teliospores
(C) Uredospores
(D) Ascospores

46. Localized clusters of cambium like cells in the callus is referred as

(A) Cybrids
(B) Meristemoids
(C) Embryoids
(D) Lutoids

47. The requirement of long day length or low temperature treatment for flowering can be
substituted by

(A) Gibberellins
(B) Coumarins
(C) 2, 4 – D
(D) Morphactins

48. Why do fats give more energy than carbohydrates?
(A) Fats have carboxyl group
(B) Fats are more reduced than carbohydrates
(C) Fats are larger than carbohydrates
(D) Fats have more number of bonds than carbohydrates

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49. Membrane around the vacuole is called as

(A) Tonoplast
(B) Amyloplast
(C) Cytoplast
(D) Elioplast

50. Identify the correct statement with reference to “Apoptosis”

(A) It does not lead to the elimination of cells
(B) Its a process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms
(C) The process of apoptosis is not blocked in cancer cells
(D) It occurs only in animal cells

51. Epinephrine is made from

(A) Tryptophan
(B) Threonine
(C) Tyrosine
(D) Aspartic acid

52. Which of the following is a product of Aldolase reaction?

(A) 3-Phosphoglycerate
(B) 2-Phosphoglycerate
(C) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
(D) Glyceraldehyde 2-phosphate

53. The compound which is not a member of the electron transport chain is

(A) NAD
(B) Cytochrome C
(C) Ubiquinone
(D) Carnitine

54. Chloramphenicol inhibits

(A) cell wall synthesis in bacteria
(B) protein synthesis in 70S ribosome
(C) protein synthesis in 80S ribosomes
(D) DNA replication

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55. What type of fatty acid has more than one set of double bonds between carbons?

(A) Unsaturated
(B) Polyunsaturated
(C) Monosaturated
(D) Saturated

56. In which process does oil glands in mammalian skins secrete oils?

(A) Apocrine secretion
(B) Active transport
(C) Holocrine secretion
(D) Endocrine secretion

57. Single celled algae enclosed in two part silica cell walls are referred as

(A) Diatoms
(B) Dinoflagellate
(C) Coelentrate
(D) Blue green algae

58. How many pair(s) of polypeptide chains is/are joined together by disulphide bonds, in
each antibody molecule?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

59. Which of the following is NOT a part of Neuron?

(A) Synapse
(B) Axon
(C) Nissl bodies
(D) Dendrite

60. Which of the following is NOT a fat soluble vitamin?

(A) Vitamin D
(B) Vitamin K
(C) Vitamin A
(D) Vitamin C

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61. Which of the following is the common functional group in an alkaloid structure?
(A) Amine
(B) Amide
(C) Ketone
(D) Carboxylic acid

62. Cellulose, pectin and hemicellulose together form

(A) Primary cell wall
(B) Cell membrane
(C) Plasma membrane
(D) Nuclear pore complex

63. Turgor pressure becomes equal to wall pressure when

(A) water leaves the cell
(B) water enters the cell
(C) no exchange of water takes place
(D) solute goes from cell into water

64. Green muffler is used against which of the following types of pollution?

(A) Water
(B) Air
(C) Soil
(D) Noise

65. Tetradynamous stamens are found in the family of

(A) Solanaceae
(B) Liliaceae
(C) Cruciferae
(D) Malvaceae

66. Mycorrhiza exhibits the phenomenon of

(A) Symbiosis
(B) Parasitism
(C) Antagonism
(D) Endethism

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67. Which of the following components of biological membranes is amphipathic?

(A) Integral membrane proteins
(B) Steroids
(C) Phospholipid
(D) All of the above

68. Peripheral proteins are attached to the biological membranes primarily by

(A) ionic interaction
(B) hydrophobic interaction
(C) covalent bond
(D) helical domain

69. With respect to their surrounding membranes system, which of the following is the
odd one out?

(A) Mitochondria
(B) Chloroplast
(C) Endoplasmic reticulum
(D) Nucleus

70. Transcription in bacteria is performed by the enzyme

(A) DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
(B) DNA-dependent DNA polymerase
(C) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
(D) RNA-dependent DNA polymerase

71. A protein that contains the TATA-binding protein subunit is

(A) Permease
(B) Laccase
(C) Trasncription factor IID
(D) CAAT box

72. RUBISCO is concentrated in which of the following parts of the cell?

(A) Mitochondria
(B) Stroma of Chloroplast
(C) Grana of Chloroplast
(D) Lysosome

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73. Which element is located at the centre of porphyrin ring in chlorophyll?

(A) Calcium
(B) Magnesium
(C) Potassium
(D) Manganese

74. Bidirectional translocation of solutes takes place in

(A) parenchyma
(B) xylem
(C) phloem
(D) cambium

75. Which of the following elements plays an important role in biological nitrogen
fixation?

(A) Copper
(B) Molybdenum
(C) Zinc
(D) Manganese

76. Minerals absorbed by root move to the leaf through

(A) xylem
(B) phloem
(C) sieve tubes
(D) cambium

77. Which of the following statements about the electron transport chain is CORRECT?

(A) The electron transport chain is made of a chain of electron carriers with
decreasing electron affinity
(B) The electron transport chain is made of a chain of electron carriers with
increasing redox potential
(C) The electron transport chain is made of a chain of electron carriers with
decreasing oxidising power
(D) The electron transferred from carrier to carrier in the electron transport chain
gain energy

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78. How does the mismatch repair system distinguish between the parental DNA strand
and the newly synthesized strand containing the mismatched bases?

(A) Thymine in the parental strand of the helix is methylated at GATC
(B) Thymine in the new strand of the helix is methylated at GATC
(C) Guanine in the parental strand of the helix is methylated at GATC
(D) Guanine in the new strand of the helix is methylated at GATC

79. ‘RNAi’ stands for which of the following?

(A) RNA intron
(B) RNA interference
(C) RNA insertion
(D) RNA inducer

80. Which cellular organelle is involved in the initiation of intrinsic pathway of
apoptosis?

(A) Nucleus
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Endoplasmic reticulum
(D) Lysozomes

81. In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?

(A) G1 phase
(B) G2 phase
(C) S phase
(D) M phase

82. Which of the following is a protease inhibitor controlling blood clotting?

(A) Thrombin
(B) Plasmin
(C) Antithrombin
(D) Plasminogen

83. Cytochrome P450 is located in which part of the cell?

(A) Mitochondrial inner membrane
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Mitochondrial matrix
(D) Endoplasmic reticulum

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84. The most primitive type of stele found in pteridophytes is

(A) Protostele
(B) Dictyostele
(C) Solenostele
(D) Siphenostele

85. Number of chromosomes in Down’s syndrome is

(A) 46
(B) 47
(C) 48
(D) 49

86. Human blood is a viscous fluid due to

(A) Platelets in plasma
(B) Proteins in blood
(C) Sodium in serum
(D) RBC inblood

87. The general structure of all the following amino acids are same except for

(A) Lysine
(B) Glycine
(C) Proline
(D) Alanine

88. Which of the following amino acids is NOT optically active?

(A) Arginine
(B) Lysine
(C) Cysteine
(D) Glycine

89. The secondary structure of a protein is stabilized by

(A) Van der Waals force
(B) Hydrogen bonding
(C) Covalent bond
(D) Hydrophobic bond

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90. The number of amino acid residues per turn of α-helix in proteins is

(A) 3.6
(B) 4.6
(C) 3.0
(D) 2.5

91. Which type of curve shows the oxygen binding capacity of haemoglobin?

(A) Exponential curve
(B) Sigmoidal curve
(C) Linear curve
(D) Hyperbolic curve

92. In which form of iron (Fe) does myoglobin bind to oxygen?

(A) Fe
2+
(B) Fe
3+
(C) Fe
4+
(D) Fe

93. In non-cyclic photophosphorylation, the final electron acceptor is
+
(A) ADP
+
(B) NAD
+
(C) NADP
+
(D) NADPH

94. When the stomata are found more on the lower surface than on the upper surface, they
are classified as

(A) Apple type
(B) Potato type
(C) Oat type
(D) Water-lily type

95. Which of the following types of protein could be coded by a tumor suppressor gene?

(A) A protein which forms a part of a growth factor signalling pathway
(B) A protein which codes for a DNA repair enzyme
(C) A protein which helps prevent apoptosis
(D) A protein which controls progression through the cell cycle

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96. Which cell organelle is involved in the initiation of the intrinsic pathway?

(A) Nucleus
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Endoplasmic reticulum
(D) Lysosomes

97. Which of the following is a nuclear receptor?

(A) Epidermal growth factor receptor
(B) 5-HT receptor
(C) Aminobutyric acid receptor
(D) Oestrogen receptor

98. The most common cystic fibrosis mutation consists of

(A) deletion
(B) duplication
(C) substitution
(D) insertion

99. The kind of geometry adopted by the atoms in a molecule of water is

(A) Linear
(B) Tetrahedral
(C) Octahedral
(D) Trigonal planar

100. Numerical taxonomy is also referred as

(A) statistical taxonomy
(B) phenetics
(C) computer aided taxonomy
(D) number taxonomy

101. Which of the following tissues provides flexibility to plant parts?

(A) Parenchyma
(B) Collenchyma
(C) Sclerenchyma
(D) Aerenchyma

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102. Phomopsis blight occurs in

(A) Brinjal
(B) Bajra
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Potato

103. The flowers are unisexual in

(A) Papaya
(B) Sunflower
(C) Hibiscus
(D) Mustard

104. Caspases are involved in which of the following?

(A) Atrophy
(B) Necrosis
(C) Bleeding
(D) Apoptosis

105. The sporangium derived from a single cell is called

(A) Leptosporangiate
(B) Eusporangiate
(C) Heterosporangiate
(D) None of the above

106. Colchicum autumnale belongs to

(A) Solanaceae
(B) Asteraceae
(C) Liliaceae
(D) Leguminosae

107. A specific character of C4 plants is the presence of

(A) Bulliform cells
(B) Kranz anatomy
(C) Parallel venation
(D) Isobilateral leaf

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108. Which of the following can function as a carrier in active ion absorption?

(A) Ferredoxin
(B) Lecithin
(C) Cytochrome
(D) Plastoquinone

109. Which of the following possesses both 5'-3' and 3'-5' exonuclease activity?

(A) Kornberg enzyme
(B) DNA polymerase III
(C) Taq DNA polymerase
(D) Helicase

110. The cells of tunica undergo anticlinal division and give rise to

(A) epidermis
(B) cortex
(C) endodermis
(D) pericycle

111. Which of the following enzymes catalyses a non-reversible reaction in glycolysis?

(A) phosphofructokinase
(B) enolase
(C) triose phosphate isomerase
(D) phosphohexose isomerase

112. Which enzyme cleaves c-c bond in glycolysis?

(A) Aldolase
(B) Enolase
(C) Kinase
(D) Phosphoglycerase

113. Which of the following helps in maintaining the shape of the eye?

(A) Neuroglia
(B) Aqueous humor
(C) Vitreous humor
(D) Perikaryon

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114. Name the cell line of the human embryonic lung

(A) HeLa
(B) WISH
(C) L
(D) MRC-5

115. Which of the following is NOT an endocrine gland?

(A) Hypothalamus
(B) Pituitary
(C) Parathyroid
(D) Pancreas

116. Homozygosity and heterozygosity of an individual can be determined by

(A) Back cross
(B) Test cross
(C) Self-fertilization
(D) Epistasis

117. Pyrenoids are the centres of formation of
(A) Fats
(B) Starch
(C) Enzymes
(D) Proteins

118. The spores of diatoms resulting from syngamy are called
(A) Autospores
(B) Auxospores
(C) Androspores
(D) Zygospores

119. Powdery mildews of crops is caused by

(A) Bacteria
(B) Ascomycetes
(C) Phycomycetes
(D) Basidiomycetes

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120. Antherozoids in Dryopteris are

(A) Biciliate
(B) Biciliate and sickle shaped
(C) Multiciliate
(D) Multiciliate and sickle shaped

121. The largest bryophyte is

(A) Funaria
(B) Marchantia
(C) Megaceros
(D) Dowsonia

122. In gymnosperms, the ovules typically are

(A) Bitegmic and anatropous
(B) Bitegmic and orthotropous
(C) Unitegmic and orthotropous
(D) Unitegmic and anatropous

123. Lambda phage viruses belong to

(A) Styloviridae
(B) Corticoviridae
(C) Microviridae
(D) Pedoviridae

124. The phage used in phage display technique is

(A) T7
(B) M13
(C) ƛ-phage
(D) ɸ6

125. The waxy substance associated with the cell wall of cork cells is

(A) Lignin
(B) Hemicellulose
(C) Cutin
(D) Suberin

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126. Vascular bundles in dicot stem are

(A) Closed, conjoint, endarch
(B) Open, conjoint, endarch
(C) Closed, conjoint, exarch
(D) Open, conjoint, exarch

127. In C3 and C4 plants, primary carboxylation takes place with the help of

(A) PEP carboxylse and pyruvate carboxylase
(B) RuBP carboxylase and PEP carboxylase
(C) PEP carboxylase and RuBP carboxylase
(D) RuBP carboxylase and pyruvate carboxylase

128. What is the end product of Calvin Cycle?

(A) PGA
(B) ADP+NADP
(C) RuBP
(D) PGAL

129. Identify the best and efficient cryoprotectant

(A) DMSO
(B) Glycerate
(C) Ethyl acetate
(D) Calcium ions

130. Plants growing under direct sunlight are known as

(A) Heliophytes
(B) Sciophytes
(C) Psamophytes
(D) Hydrophytes

131. Which of the following bacteria has an unusual polypeptide capsule?
(A) Haemophilu influenza
(B) Klebsiella pneumoniae
(C) Streptococcus pneumoniae
(D) Bacillus anthracis

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132. The Intermediate host of Trypanosoma brucei is

(A) Reduvid bug
(B) Tsetse fly
(C) Mosquitoes
(D) Human

133. Which toxin causes spastic paralysis of hard muscles?

(A) Diphtheria toxin
(B) Botulinum toxin
(C) Tetanus toxin
(D) Cholera toxin

134. The larval form of Taenia solium is called

(A) Cysticercus cellulose
(B) Cysticercus bovis
(C) Hydatid cyst
(D) Cysticercus equine

135. Which of the following substances will NOT stimulate an immune response by its
own?

(A) Antigen
(B) Hapten
(C) Miligen
(D) Antibody

136. Nitrous acid converts Adenine into

(A) Hypoxanthine
(B) Thymine
(C) Xanthine
(D) 5-Bromo Uracil

137. The region where RNA polymerase binds to promoter in prokaryotes is called

(A) Pribnow box
(B) Homeobox
(C) Hogness box
(D) Shine-Dalgarno box

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138. The vector used for the production of transgenic mice is

(A) BAC
(B) Lambda phage
(C) YAC
(D) M13 phage

139. Among the following, the one that is NOT a greenhouse gas is

(A) Sulphur dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Ozone

140. Which color of the light has the longest wavelength?

(A) Violet
(B) Red
(C) Blue
(D) Green

141. Which one of the following Phyla is characterised by the absence of true coelom?
(A) Mollusca
(B) Echinodermata
(C) Nematoda
(D) Annelida

142. Characteristic feature of Phylum Ctenophora is the presence of
(A) Comb plates
(B) Choanocytes
(C) Flame cells
(D) Cnidoblasts

143. The most abundant lipids in cell membrane are

(A) Glycolipids
(B) Phospholipids
(C) Sphingolipids
(D) Mucolipids

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144. Centrosome is responsible for

(A) Inhibition of cell division
(B) Cell wall formation
(C) Cell membrane formation
(D) Initiation of cell division

145. Massive amount of YOLK present in vegetal region of the egg makes it

(A) Oligolecithal
(B) Telolecithal
(C) Meiolecithal
(D) Centrolecithal

146. Classification of Phylum Porifera is based on

(A) Canal System
(B) Spicules
(C) Shape of choanocyte
(D) Ascocytes

147. African sleeping sickness or Gambian fever is caused by

(A) Entamoeba
(B) Leishmania
(C) Trypanosoma
(D) Trichomonas

148. The arrangement and distribution of feathers on birds is known as

(A) Plumage
(B) Pterolysis
(C) Aptera
(D) Pterylate

149. Holandric genes are called as

(A) Y linked genes
(B) X linked genes
(C) Sex linked genes
(D) Autosomal genes

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150. The changes in diversity at the junction of territories of two different habitats is
known as

(A) Bottle neck effect
(B) Edge effect
(C) Pasteur effect
(D) Junction effect

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FINAL ANSWER KEY
Subject Name: 611 LIFE SCIENCE
SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key
1 C 31 A 61 A 91 B 121 D
2 D 32 B 62 A 92 B 122 C
3 B 33 D 63 A 93 C 123 A
4 A 34 C 64 D 94 B 124 B
5 B 35 D 65 C 95 D 125 D
6 C 36 B 66 A 96 B 126 B
7 C 37 D 67 D 97 D 127 B
8 C 38 C 68 A 98 A 128 C
9 A 39 D 69 C 99 B 129 A
10 A 40 D 70 A 100 B 130 A
11 C 41 D 71 C 101 B 131 D
12 B 42 A 72 B 102 A 132 B
13 C 43 B 73 B 103 A 133 C
14 D 44 C 74 C 104 D 134 A
15 C 45 A 75 B 105 A 135 B
16 B 46 B 76 A 106 C 136 A
17 B 47 A 77 B 107 B 137 A
18 B 48 B 78 D 108 B 138 C
19 B 49 A 79 B 109 A 139 A
20 B 50 B 80 B 110 A 140 B
21 D 51 C 81 C 111 A 141 C
22 B 52 C 82 C 112 A 142 A
23 C 53 D 83 D 113 C 143 B
24 B 54 B 84 A 114 D 144 D
25 C 55 B 85 B 115 A 145 B
26 A 56 C 86 B 116 B 146 B
27 A 57 A 87 C 117 B 147 C
28 C 58 B 88 D 118 B 148 B
29 A 59 A 89 B 119 B 149 A
30 D 60 D 90 A 120 C 150 B

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Updated22 Jul 2026

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