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601.

Okazaki fragments are connected together through action of_________________?

A. Primase
B. Polymerase
C. Helicase
D. Ligase
Answer» E.
602.

Oil body is found in the cells of___________?

A. Diatoms
B. Slime moulds
C. Chlorophycean forms
D. None of the these
Answer» B. Slime moulds
603.

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of the plants included in psilopsida_____________?

A. Gametophyte is colourless
B. They have mycorrhizal association
C. Rhizoids bear Rhizome
D. Aerial branches have veinless outgrowths
Answer» D. Aerial branches have veinless outgrowths
604.

Of the following, which one light – gathering?

A. Antenna complex
B. Reaction centre
C. Photosystem
D. None of these
Answer» B. Reaction centre
605.

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of triploblasts?

A. All of them have blood vascular system
B. They may be coelomate pseudocoelomate or acoelomate
C. They are included in grade bilaterian
D. All of them have digestive system
Answer» B. They may be coelomate pseudocoelomate or acoelomate
606.

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of mitochondria?

A. It contains F1 particles
B. It is involved in the synthesis of protein
C. It is a self replicating organelle
D. Number of mitochondria is constant
Answer» E.
607.

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of Kingdom Animalia.

A. All animals are ingestive heterotrophs
B. All animals are eukaryotes
C. All animals develop from the dissimilar gametes i.e. large sperm and small egg.
D. It is largest kingdom
Answer» D. It is largest kingdom
608.

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of green algae?

A. Some green algae possess cell wall with cellulose
B. They are generally accepted as the ancestors of green plants
C. Chlorella is unicellular non-motile green algae
D. None of these
Answer» B. They are generally accepted as the ancestors of green plants
609.

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of dinoflagellates?

A. Most of them are unicellular
B. They have blooms
C. Their cells are often covered with shells of interlocking cellulose plates impregnated with calcium
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
610.

Of the following which one is not included in Proterostomes?

A. Arthropods
B. Hemichordates
C. Annelids
D. Molluses
Answer» C. Annelids
611.

Of the following which one is not found in series proterostomia?

A. Annelida
B. Arthropoda
C. Mollusea
D. Echinodermata
Answer» E.
612.

Of the following which one is not an energy releasing process?

A. Glycolysis
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Kreb’s cycle
Answer» D. Kreb’s cycle
613.

Of the following which one is non-cellular in most cases in animals?

A. Mesenchyme
B. Sclerenchyma
C. Chlorenchyma
D. Mesoderm
Answer» B. Sclerenchyma
614.

Of the following, which one is missing in herbivores_______________?

A. Premolars
B. Canines
C. Incisors
D. Molars
Answer» C. Incisors
615.

Of the following, which one is better respiratory medium___________?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Soil
D. None of these
Answer» B. Water
616.

Of the following, which one is a contagious disease?

A. Tuberculosis
B. Lungs cancer
C. Asthma
D. Emphysema
Answer» B. Lungs cancer
617.

Of the following, which one has more variety of nutrition________________?

A. Animals
B. Bacteria
C. Plants
D. Fungi
Answer» B. Bacteria
618.

Of the following which one has glassy shells________________?

A. Radiolarians
B. Forams
C. Both of these
D. None of these
Answer» B. Forams
619.

Of the following, which one causes higher production of food in green plants?

A. Blue
B. Orange
C. Red
D. Violet
Answer» D. Violet
620.

Of the following four options which one is most advanced?

A. Anthoceropsida
B. Bryopsida
C. Hepaticopsida
D. None of these
Answer» B. Bryopsida
621.

______________ of earth surface is covered with water?

A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 75%
D. 90%
Answer» D. 90%
622.

____________% of Glucose normally present in our blood is?

A. 0.80%
B. 0.08%
C. 1.80%
D. 8%
Answer» C. 1.80%
623.

Nutrition in fungi is___________?

A. Photosynthetic
B. Chemosynthetic
C. Completely parasitic
D. Absorptive heterotrophs
Answer» E.
624.

Number of spiracles present in cockroach is___________?

A. 15
B. 10
C. 20
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
625.

Number of spiracles present in the thorax of cockroach is___________?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 4
Answer» E.
626.

Number of pairs of cranial nerves is__________?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
Answer» D. 13
627.

Number of nuclear pores/nucleus in an RBC are_________?

A. 1?3
B. 3?4
C. 10000
D. 30000
Answer» C. 10000
628.

Number of chromosomes in E.coli ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 2
629.

Number of cervical vertebrae is_____________?

A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 12
Answer» C. 9
630.

Number of cells that are destroyed in adults by apoptosis are ________ ?

A. 20 to 35 billion cells
B. 50 to 70 billion cells
C. 10 to 20 billion cells
D. 15 to 25 billion cells
Answer» C. 10 to 20 billion cells
631.

Notochord is present throughout life in___________?

A. Urochordates
B. Cephalochordates
C. Chordates
D. Vertebrates
Answer» C. Chordates
632.

Normally, in the process of osmosis, the net flow of water molecules into or out of the cell depends upon differences in the ?

A. Concentration of water molecules inside and outside the cell
B. Concentration of enzymes on either side of the cell membrane
C. Rate of molecular motion on either side of the cell membrane
D. None of these
Answer» B. Concentration of enzymes on either side of the cell membrane
633.

Normal resting membrane potential of a neuron is_____________?

A. – 50 mv
B. – 60 mv
C. – 70 mv
D. – 80 mv
Answer» D. – 80 mv
634.

Normal body temperature in mamals like human beings is____________?

A. 26 – 28°C
B. 36 – 38°C
C. 46 – 48°C
D. 56 – 58°C
Answer» C. 46 – 48°C
635.

Normal action potential of a neuronal cell is ___________?

A. plus 50 mv
B. plus 60 mv
C. plus 70 mv
D. plus 80 mv
Answer» B. plus 60 mv
636.

Non polar organic molecules are ___________ in water?

A. Soluble
B. Insoluble
C. Partially soluble
D. Depends upon condition
Answer» C. Partially soluble
637.

Non-enveloped naked viruses are known as___________?

A. prions
B. bacteriophages
C. oncoviruses
D. virions
Answer» E.
638.

Nodules on roots of leguminous plants have __________ bacteria?

A. Anaerobic
B. Nitrogen fixing
C. Nitrifying
D. Ammonifying
Answer» C. Nitrifying
639.

Nitrogen is present in___________?

A. carbohydrates
B. proteins
C. lipids
D. carbonates
Answer» C. lipids
640.

Nitrifying bacteria are the examples of___________?

A. Hetrotrophic bacteria
B. Chemosynthetic bacteria
C. Saprophytic bacteria
D. Parasitic bacteria
Answer» C. Saprophytic bacteria
641.

Nissl’s granules are present in which part of the neuron_________________?

A. Axoplasm
B. Myelin sheath
C. Dendrite
D. Soma
Answer» E.
642.

Net yield of H2O in Photosynthesis is__________?

A. 1 molecule
B. 6 molecules
C. 3 molecules
D. 0 molecule
Answer» E.
643.

Nervous system of nematods consists of?

A. Ventral nerve cord
B. Dorsal nerve cord
C. Lateral nerve cord
D. All of these
Answer» E.
644.

Nephrostome in earthworm opens in____________?

A. External space
B. Internal Body cavity
C. In gut
D. In Bladder
Answer» C. In gut
645.

NADPH2 provides___________?

A. assimilatory power
B. chemical energy
C. energized electrons
D. All of these
Answer» E.
646.

NADH is oxidized by___________?

A. Coenzyme ?
B. Cytochrome b
C. Oxygen
D. Glycolysis
Answer» B. Cytochrome b
647.

Na+ -K+ ATPase pump is important for_______________?

A. Maintenance of resting potential
B. Massive out flux of K+ after depolarization
C. Recovery of resting potential
D. Conversion of resting potential into action potential
Answer» D. Conversion of resting potential into action potential
648.

Mycorrhizae are found in about__________vascular plants?

A. 90%
B. 95%
C. 98%
D. 96%
Answer» C. 98%
649.

Mycoplasmas have been included in bacteria because:

A. Do not have a cell wall
B. Are heterotrophic
C. Lack membrane bounded organelles
D. Reproduce by binary fission
Answer» D. Reproduce by binary fission
650.

MSH is produced from___________?

A. Anterior pituitary
B. Median pituitary
C. Posterior pituitary
D. None of these
Answer» C. Posterior pituitary