Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Which of the following is an incorrect statement with respect to organelle inheritance?

A. Iojap inheritance in maize
B. Inheritance of poky
C. Plastid inheritance in Mirabilis jalapa
D. Coiling of shells
Answer» E.
2.

What is the inheritance of characters by plasmagenes known as?

A. Extrafield inheritance
B. Maternal inheritance
C. Extrachromosomal inheritance
D. Maternal inheritance
Answer» D. Maternal inheritance
3.

Which of the following is the representation of a dominant trait?

A. Widow s peak
B. Tongue non-roller s
C. Fused ear lobes
D. Tay-Sachs disease
Answer» B. Tongue non-roller s
4.

Which of the following is a representation of a recessive trait?

A. Achondroplasia
B. Blue eyes
C. Huntington disease
D. Brown eyes
Answer» C. Huntington disease
5.

Which of the following is not the character of the person suffering from Turner s syndrome?

A. Short stature
B. Poor breast development
C. Well developed ovaries
D. No menstruation
Answer» D. No menstruation
6.

Which of the following is not the character of a person suffering from Klinefelter s syndrome?

A. Short stature
B. Breast development
C. Small testes
D. Female type pubic hair pattern
Answer» B. Breast development
7.

There are no loops on the finger-tips of the people suffering from Down s syndrome.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

Which of the following is incorrect with respect to Klinefelter s syndrome?

A. The fusion of an abnormal egg with normal sperm
B. The fusion of a normal egg with an abnormal sperm
C. The fusion of a normal egg with a normal sperm
D. An additional copy of X-chromosome
Answer» D. An additional copy of X-chromosome
9.

What is the genotype of the person suffering from Klinefelter s syndrome?

A. 44+ XXX
B. 42+ XXX
C. 44+ XXY
D. 42+ XXY
Answer» D. 42+ XXY
10.

Which of the following is not a feature of the tongue of the person suffering from Down s syndrome?

A. Furrowed tongue
B. Big tongue
C. Wrinkled tongue
D. Straight tongue
Answer» E.
11.

Which of the following is the characteristic feature of Down s syndrome?

A. Congenital heart disease
B. Short stature
C. Broad palm with palm crease
D. Underdeveloped gonads
Answer» D. Underdeveloped gonads
12.

Only mental development is retarded in the case of Down s syndrome.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
13.

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Down s syndrome?

A. Very tall
B. Small round head
C. Furrowed tongue
D. Partially open mouth
Answer» B. Small round head
14.

In which year, Down s syndrome was described?

A. 1866
B. 1986
C. 1898
D. 1968
Answer» B. 1986
15.

On which of the following chromosomal disorders are based on?

A. Mutant allele and their defective products
B. Imbalance in chromosome number and chromosome arrangement
C. Mutant allele and chromosome arrangement
D. Mutant allele and imbalance in chromosome number
Answer» C. Mutant allele and chromosome arrangement
16.

Which of the following is the carrier of genetic information?

A. Proteins
B. Amino acids
C. Carbohydrates
D. DNA
Answer» E.