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12951.

Which of the following sequence is found in Rous sarcoma virus [MP PMT 1990]

A. DNA ® RNA ® Protein
B. RNA ® RNA ®Protein
C. RNA ® DNA ® RNA ® Protein
D. DNA ® DNA ® Protein
Answer» D. DNA ® DNA ® Protein
12952.

Which of the following is a pandemic disease

A. Amoebic dysentry
B. Hepatitis
C. Filariasis
D. Influenza
Answer» E.
12953.

Phages that show lysogenic cycle are called [MP PMT 1997]

A. Temperate phages
B. Virulent phages
C. Avirulent phages
D. Lytic phages
Answer» B. Virulent phages
12954.

Virus that infects bacteria is called [MH CET 2000]

A. Bacteriophage
B. Cyanophage
C. Telophase
D. Prophase
Answer» B. Cyanophage
12955.

Interferon is [MH CET 2003]

A. Bacteria
B. Anti-Viral
C. Anti-algal
D. Anti-bacterial
Answer» C. Anti-algal
12956.

Caulimo virus (Cauliflower mosaic virus) are a group of viruses which have [MP PMT 1990]

A. Double stranded RNA
B. Single stranded RNA
C. Single stranded DNA
D. Double stranded DNA
Answer» E.
12957.

The filterable property of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was shown by [MP PMT 1996]

A. Ivanowsky
B. Beijerinck
C. Stanley
D. Winogradsky
Answer» B. Beijerinck
12958.

Genetic material in TMV is [EAMCET 1993; MP PMT 2001]

A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Capsid
D. Both DNA and RNA
Answer» C. Capsid
12959.

Temin worked on which virus [BHU 2000]

A. Herpesvirus
B. Rhinovirus
C. Retrovirus
D. Denguvirus
Answer» D. Denguvirus
12960.

The part of the virus which gives to it the hereditary feature, is [BHU 1994; BVP 2003]

A. Capsid
B. Capsomere
C. Nucleic acid
D. Nucleotide
Answer» D. Nucleotide
12961.

Hydrophobia is caused by a [CPMT 1991, 93]

A. Bacterium
B. Fungus
C. Virus
D. Protozoan
Answer» D. Protozoan
12962.

Virusus usually infect the whole plant except the [CBSE PMT 1993; MH CET 2000]

A. Stem apex
B. Cortex
C. Pith
D. Phloem
Answer» B. Cortex
12963.

Interferon suppresses the pathogenic activity of [CMC Vellore 1994; BVP 2000]

A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Protozoans
D. Helminths
Answer» C. Protozoans
12964.

Rugose mosaic of potato is caused by

A. Potato virus?A
B. Potato virus?Y
C. Potato virus?X
D. (b) and (c) both
Answer» E.
12965.

Interferon is inhibitory to

A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Fungi
D. Algae
Answer» C. Fungi
12966.

Which one is the smallest among the following [CBSE PMT 1988]

A. Bacteriophage
B. TMV
C. E. coli
D. Neurospora
Answer» B. TMV
12967.

The genetic material in viruses is [CPMT 1994; MP PMT 1995, 98, 2000; CBSE PMT 1997; Pb. PMT 2000; BHU 2005]

A. Only RNA
B. Only DNA
C. RNA and DNA both
D. RNA or DNA i.e. one nucleic acid in a virus
Answer» E.
12968.

The enzymes formed by bacteriophage which ruptures the bacterial wall is

A. Proenzymes
B. Phage?lysozymes
C. Endolysins
D. Phagoproteins
Answer» D. Phagoproteins
12969.

Which of the following was used by Hershey and Chase to prove that DNA is the chemical basis of heredity [BHU 1981; AIIMS 1993; BVP 2003]

A. TMV
B. Cauliflower mosaic virus
C. Dahlia mosaic virus
D. T2 bacteriophage
Answer» E.
12970.

Zymophage remains parasite on

A. Bacteria
B. Algae
C. Yeast
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
12971.

The type of linkage present in carbohydrates is [CPMT 2005]

A. Peptide
B. Glycosidic
C. Amide
D. Phosphate bonds
Answer» C. Amide
12972.

Which of these particles determine the chemical properties of an atom

A. Protons
B. Neutrons
C. Electrons
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
12973.

The most abundant element present in the plants is [CBSE PMT 2004]

A. Iron
B. Carbon
C. Nitrogen
D. Manganese
Answer» C. Nitrogen
12974.

Bones of birds are

A. Hollow
B. Penumatic
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None
Answer» D. None
12975.

In ATP, the high energy bond is the one which links [KCET 2002]

A. Adenine with ribose
B. Ribose with phosphate
C. Adenine with phosphate
D. Phosphate to phosphate
Answer» E.
12976.

According to the first law of thermodynamics, the total amount of energy in the universe

A. Is constant
B. Varies up and down
C. Is always increasing
D. Is always decreasing
Answer» B. Varies up and down
12977.

The process in which excess energy is lost by light waves is called [JIPMER 2002]

A. Photolysis
B. Fluorescence
C. Photo-oxidation
D. Photophosphorylation
Answer» D. Photophosphorylation
12978.

Chitin is a structural polysaccharide and is polymerised form [AMU 2001]

A. Glucose
B. Ribose
C. Deoxyribose
D. None of these
Answer» E.
12979.

Organisms which display properties of both living and nonliving [AFMC 2000]

A. Viruses
B. Diatoms
C. Lichens
D. Bacteria
Answer» B. Diatoms
12980.

A solution that resists changes in pH is a/an

A. Buffer
B. Catalyst
C. Reducing agent
D. Oxidizing agent
Answer» B. Catalyst
12981.

Growth, development and functioning of living body is due to:

A. Order
B. Homeostasis
C. Metabolism
D. Adaptation
Answer» D. Adaptation
12982.

On how many criteria living organisms have been classified into five kingdoms?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Five
D. Three
Answer» D. Three
12983.

Which of the following is the only taxonomic categories that has a real existence?

A. Phylum
B. Species
C. Genus
D. Kingdom
Answer» C. Genus
12984.

If an organism is in the same class but not in the same family but it may belong to same:

A. Genus
B. Species
C. Variety
D. Order
Answer» E.
12985.

Morphologically similar but reproductively isolated species are called:

A. Neontological species
B. Sibling species
C. Allopatric species
D. Morpho-species
Answer» C. Allopatric species
12986.

The complex organic compounds that may have first evolved in the direction of origin of life on earth, may have been [CPMT 1981]

A. Proteins and amino acids
B. Proteins and nucleic acids
C. Urea and nucleic acids
D. Urea and amino acids
Answer» C. Urea and nucleic acids
12987.

The part of the earth where life is exists, made up of [AMU 2005]

A. Lithosphere
B. Hydrosphere
C. Atmosphere
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
12988.

Coacervates were experimentally produced by [KCET 2004]

A. Urey and Miller
B. Jacob and Monod
C. Fischer and Huxley
D. Sidney Fox and Oparin
Answer» E.
12989.

Theory of special creation was given by [Pb. PMT 2000]

A. Weisman
B. Helmont
C. Manpertuis
D. Father Saurez
Answer» E.
12990.

Under certain conditions scientists have obtained cell-like structures. These are known as [MP PMT 1999; Pb. PMT 2000]

A. Microbes
B. Protists
C. Coacervates
D. Prebiotic soup
Answer» D. Prebiotic soup
12991.

Which is responsible for origin of life

A. Spontaneous generation
B. Special creation
C. Catastrophy
D. Chemosynthesis
Answer» E.
12992.

First respiration arose on earth was

A. Anaerobic
B. Aerobic
C. (a) and (b) both
D. Cellular respiration and as a respiratory gas
Answer» B. Aerobic
12993.

The primitive environment was reducing because in it

A. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]was more
B. \[{{H}_{2}}\] was more
C. \[{{O}_{2}}\] was more
D. \[N{{H}_{3}}\]was more
Answer» C. \[{{O}_{2}}\] was more
12994.

An experiment to prove that organic compounds were the basis of life, was performed by [CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1994]

A. Oparin
B. Miller
C. Melvin
D. Fox
Answer» C. Melvin
12995.

The viruses contain [AFMC 1986]

A. Proteins only
B. DNA only
C. Nucleic acids only
D. Proteins, DNA or RNA (nucleic acids)
Answer» E.
12996.

The theory of evolution indicates that [AFMC 1985]

A. Man evolved from monkeys
B. Monkey evolved from man
C. Man evolved from dinosaurs
D. Man and apes had a common ancestors
Answer» E.
12997.

Radiations with successful adaptations in case of insects is a result of [Pune CET 1998]

A. Genetic divergence
B. Micro-evolution
C. Macro-evolution
D. Mega-evolution
Answer» D. Mega-evolution
12998.

Evolution in which the animals of two different gene ecology show too much similarity with one another, is called [CBSE PMT 1996]

A. Parallel evolution
B. Retrogressive evolution
C. Progressive evolution
D. Convergent evolution
Answer» E.
12999.

A mutation from the wild to a new type is called

A. Reverse mutation
B. Frame?shift mutation
C. Gibberish mutation
D. Forward mutation
Answer» E.
13000.

Mule is a hybrid, which of the following statement, is correct [NCERT 1976]

A. Mule is not a species
B. Mule is a new species
C. Horse and ass are two populations
D. Mule represents a common ancestor of horse and ass
Answer» B. Mule is a new species