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SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

2. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

3. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).

4. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

5. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

6. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

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7. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

8. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?

A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

9. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

10. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

11. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil

12. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

13. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores

14. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

15. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

16. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group
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17. Starch is a polymer of

A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

18. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?

A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

19. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

20. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

21. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

22. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

23. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

24. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

25. Protein kinase catalyses

A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

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SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

2. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

3. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

4. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

5. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

6. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

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7. Protein kinase catalyses
A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

8. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group

9. Starch is a polymer of
A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

10. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?

A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

11. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

12. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores.

13. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

14. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

15. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

16. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

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17. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

18. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil.

19. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

20. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

21. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).

22. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

23. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

24. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

25. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

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SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

2. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

3. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

4. Protein kinase catalyses

A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

5. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group

6. Starch is a polymer of
A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

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7. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?
A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

8. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

9. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

10. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

11. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

12. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

13. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil.

14. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

15. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

16. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).
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17. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

18. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

19. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

20. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

21. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

22. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores.

23. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

24. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

25. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

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SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

2. Protein kinase catalyses

A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

3. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group

4. Starch is a polymer of
A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

5. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?

A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

6. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

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7. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

8. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

9. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

10. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

11. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

12. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

13. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

14. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

15. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

16. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores
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17. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

18. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

19. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

20. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

21. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

22. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil.

23. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

24. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

25. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).

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SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

2. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

3. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).

4. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

5. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

6. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

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7. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

8. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?

A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

9. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

10. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

11. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil

12. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

13. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores

14. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

15. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

16. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group
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 Page 3

17. Starch is a polymer of

A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

18. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?

A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

19. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

20. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

21. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

22. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

23. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

24. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

25. Protein kinase catalyses

A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

Set # 5
 Page 1
SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

2. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

3. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

4. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

5. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

6. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

Set # 6
 Page 2
7. Protein kinase catalyses
A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

8. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group

9. Starch is a polymer of
A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

10. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?

A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

11. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

12. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores.

13. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

14. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

15. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

16. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

Set # 6
 Page 3
17. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

18. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil.

19. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

20. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

21. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).

22. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

23. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

24. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

25. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

Set # 6
 Page 1
SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

2. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

3. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

4. Protein kinase catalyses

A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

5. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group

6. Starch is a polymer of
A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

Set # 7
 Page 2
7. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?
A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

8. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

9. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

10. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

11. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

12. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

13. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil.

14. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

15. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

16. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).
Set # 7
 Page 3

17. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

18. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

19. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

20. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

21. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

22. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores.

23. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

24. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

25. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

Set # 7
 Page 1
SBL100-Minor-I-exam
Total: 25 Marks
28th August 2019, Wednesday, at 17.30 Hrs - 18.30 Hrs
Exam Venue : Room LHC121 and LHC325

Please read the Instructions carefully:

I. Please have your IITD Identity card (in case if ID’s is damaged or lost, IIT Delhi hospital medical booklet).
II. Mobile phones and Calculators are strictly not allowed.
III. The question paper has 25 multiple choice questions (each with a single correct answer) and you will
record your responses on a ORS provided separately. Total: 25 Marks.
IV. Marks: Correct answers will carry 1 mark (i.e +1.00). A negative mark of 0.25 (i.e. -0.25) will be given for
each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted for unanswered questions ( i.e zero).
V. Please write Name and Entry number on Question paper also.
VI. Please bubble the OMR sheet correctly by Blue/Black pen only.
VII. Please write and shade your registration number in ORS correctly.
VIII. For example: registration number 20MN-XY-12345, where M and N are last two digits of the year; XY your
branch, and 12345 is your 5 digit registration number
IX. Please check: Total 25 questions, number of pages is 3.
X. Use the ORS to answer the questions. The question paper code is at the left bottom of the question paper.
XI. Please enter and shade the correct question paper QP code on the ORS.
XII. Nobody will be allowed to leave the hall before 6.00 pm even if exam is finished.

Questions:

1. Chromosomes are separated at what stage during mitosis?

A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase

2. Protein kinase catalyses

A. the phosphorylation of effector protein.
B. the dephosphorylation of effector protein.
C. the activation of nucleotide exchange factor.
D. the activation of nucleotide dissociation factor.

3. Monosaccharides are classified by the location of the

A. carbonyl group
B. carboxyl group
C. amino group
D. hydroxyl group

4. Starch is a polymer of
A. β-glucose
B. α-glucose
C. β-fructose
D. α-fructose

5. Saturated fatty acids has which of the following properties?

A. Lack double bonds and solid at room temperature.
B. No double bonds and solid at room temperature.
C. Lack double bonds and liquid at room temperature.
D. No double bonds and liquid at room temperature.

6. How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?

A. Van der wall forces
B. Hydrogen bonding
C. Covalent bond
D. Hydrophobic bond

Set # 8
 Page 2
7. What were the main criteria taken under consideration for the experiment by Hershey and Chase to
propose DNA as a genetic material.
A. DNA contains phosphorus, protein contains sulfur
B. Protein contains phosphorus, DNA contains sulfur
C. Both DNA and protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur
D. Both DNA and protein contains sulfur and not phosphorus

8. What should be the complementary strand of 3’….ATGGCTTGA….5’?

A. 3’….TACCGAACT….5’
B. 5’….TACCGAACT….3’
C. 3’….TAGGCAAGT….5’
D. 5’….TAGGCAAGT….3’

9. Which of the following protein is a contractile motor protein?

A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Myosin
D. Insulin

10. Protein A will fold into its native state only when protein B is also present in the solution. However protein
B can fold itself into native confirmation without the presence of protein A. Which of the following is true?
A. Protein B serves as precursor for protein A
B. Protein B serves as molecular chaperon for protein A
C. Protein B serves as ligand for protein A
D. Protein B serves as structural motif for protein A

11. Miller and Urey performed the first experiment to determine the origin of life. What are the mixture of
gases they used in their experiment?
A. Hydrogen, Methane and Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen, Methane and Ammonia
C. Hydrogen, Oxygen and Ammonia
D. Hydrogen, Methane and Nitrogen

12. What is the first organism found on stromatolites about 3.5 billion years ago?
A. Algae
B. Cyanobacteria
C. Mycoplasma
D. Fungi

13. The atmosphere in the primitive earth was

A. O2 & N2 rich
B. CO2 & O2 rich
C. O2 rich & N2 free
D. CO2 rich & O2 free

14. Which one of the following macromolecules thought to appear first on primitive earth?
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrates

15. When two closely related Paramecium species grow together in limiting resources of food, they cannot
coexist and one became extinct in the culture. This relationship is known as
A. Resource partitioning
B. Competitive exclusion
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

16. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

A. scavengers
B. herbivores
C. carnivores
D. omnivores
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 Page 3

17. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon monoxide

18. Which of the following chemicals are predominantly responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer?
A. Chlorine
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
C. Methane
D. Carbon monoxide

19. Which of the following organelles in a eukaryotic cells support endosymbiotic theory?
A. Lysosomes
B. Golgi
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus

20. Theory of inheritance by use or disuse of organ is proposed by

A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Haeckel
D. Weismann

21. Which one of the following is correct to propose Darwin theory of evolution?
A. Evolution was due to the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
B. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.
C. Variation in individual which gives them an advantage in staying alive and reproduce are more likely to pass
their traits on to the next generation.
D. Biggest and strongest animals are always at an advantage in natural selection.

22. Determination of fossil age is done by

A. accumulation of 14C by fossil from environment
B. decay of 14C in the fossil
C. decay of 32P in the fossil
D. accumulation of 35S in the fossil.

23. In a dihybrid cross between Pea plants containing Yellow & Round seeds (YYRR) with Green & Wrinkled
seeds (yyrr) produces which of the following ratios of phenotypes in F2 generation?
A. 9:2:2:3
B. 9:3:2:2
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:3:3:1

24. Colour Blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colour blind mother and normal father would have
A. colour blind sons and normal/carrier daughters
B. colour blind sons and daughters
C. all colour blind
D. all normal

25. Cystic fibrosis (c) is an autosomal recessive inheritance. If both father and mother are normal but they
produce one of their children with Cystic Fibrosis. What could be genotype of father and mother?
A. Both father and mother are carrier (Cc)
B. Father is carrier (Cc) and mother is normal (CC)
C. Father is normal (CC) and mother is carrier (Cc)
D. Both father and mother is normal (CC).

Set # 8
SBL100-Minor-I-2019-2020
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8
C B A B C B A B
A C B A A C B A
A B B A A B B A
B A A B B A A B
B B A A B B A A
D B B B D B B B
A A A A A A A A
C A B B C A B B
B B C C B B C C
C A B B C A B B
B B B B B B B B
B B C B B B C B
B D B D B D B D
D B C B D B C B
B C A B B C A B
A B A B A B A B
B C B D B C B D
A B B B A B B B
B C D C B C D C
C A B B C A B B
B A B C B A B C
A B B B A B B B
B B D C B B D C
B D B A B D B A
A B C A A B C A