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CONTENTS Page
1. The Living World 1
2. Biological Classification 4
ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS OF BIOLOGY
3. Plant Kingdom 7
4. Morphology of Flowering Plants 9
5. Anatomy of Flowering Plants 14
6. Cell : The unit of life 17
7. Biomolecule-I (Protoplasm) 20
8. Biomolecule-II (Enzyme) 23
9. Cell cycle & Cell division 25
10. Transport in Plants 29
AIIMS SPECIAL
11. Mineral Nutrition 31

12. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants 32
(BOTANY)
13. Respiration in Plants 34

14. Plant Growth and Development 36
15. Reproduction in Organisms 37
16. Sexual Reproduction in 38
Flowering Plants
17. Principles of Inheritance & Variation 41
18. Molecular Basis of Inheritance 47
19. Strategies for Enhancement in Food 50
Production (Plant breeding, single
cell protein & Tissue culture)
20. Microbes in Human Welfare 52
21. Biotechnology : Principles & Processes 55
22. Biotechnology and Its Applications 58
23. Organisms and Populations 61
24. Ecosystem 63
25. Biodiversity and Conservation 66
26. Environmental Issues 68
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THE LIVING WORLD
1. Assertion :- Binomial nomenclature are 7. Assertion :- Increase in mass and increase in
generally in Latin and printed in italics. number of individuals are twin characteristics
Reason :- Binomial nomenclature are universal of growth.
and they have same name throughout the world. Reason :- Growth is a defining property of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D living organisms.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion :- Key is a taxonomical aid used for
identification of plants and animals. 8. Assertion :- In plants, growth by cell division
occurs continuously throughout their life span.
Reason :- Key is based on similarities and
dissimilarities among organisms and based on Reason :- In animal, growth is seen only upto
contrasting characters. a certain age.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

9. Assertion :- In majority of higher animals and
3. Assertion :- Name of wheat is accepted as
plants, growth and reproduction are mutually
Triticum aestivum to biologists all over the
exclusive events.
world.
Reason :- Must remember that increase in body
Reason :- For plants, scientific names are based
mass is considered as growth.
on agreed principles and criteria which are
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
provided in International Code for Botanical
Nomenclature (ICBN). 10. Assertion :- The growth cannot be taken as a
defining property of living organism.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- The kind of growth exhibited by non-
4. Assertion :- As we go higher from species to
living objects is by accumulation of material on
kingdom, the number of common
the surface.
characteristics goes on decreasing.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Higher the taxa more are the
11. Assertion :- Growth is regarded as one of the
characteristics that the members within the
most fundamental and conspicuous
taxon share.
characteristic of only living being.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Generally, growth is not
5. Assertion :- Beside gross morphology other accompanied by metabolic process (both
characteristics like cell structure, nature of wall, anabolic and catabolic), that occur at the
mode of nutrition, habitat, methods of expenses of energy.
reproduction, evolutionary relationship was also (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
included in biological classification.
12. Assertion :- In multicellular organism,
Reason :- To reduce the number of disimilarities reproduction refers to the production of
in a group and to make the classification more progeny possessing features more or less
appropriate. similar to those of parents.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- In unicellular organism reproduction
6. Assertion :- When we try to define "living" we refers to the formation of a cell that similar to
conventionally look for distinctive parent cell.
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characteristics exhibited by living organism. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

Reason :- Ability to sense environment 13. Assertion :- In unicellular organism like
metabotism, cellular organisation are some bacteria, unicellular algae or amoeba,
characteristics of only living being. reproduction is synonymous with growth.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- They increases their number by
division of cells.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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14. Assertion :- Growth, cannot be taken as a 21. Assertion :- If you want to study taxonomy with
defining property of living organism. respect to an organism you should follow
Reason :- Reproduction also cannot be an all appropriate steps of taxonomy.
inclusive defining characteristics of living
Reason :- Steps of studying the taxonomy are
organism.
identification, nomenclature then classification.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
15. Assertion :- There are thousands of metabolic
reactions occuring simultaneously inside all 22. Assertion :- Biologists follow universally
living organism, be they unicellular or accepted principles to provide scientific name
multicellular. to known organism.
Reason :- The sum total of all the chemical Reason :- This is binomial nomenclature, that
reactions occuring in our body is metabolism. provide name to an organism with two
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D components, generic name and specific name.
16. Assertion :- Metabolic reactions can be (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
demonstrated outside the body in cell free
23. Assertion :- The biological name of mango is
systems.
Mangifera indica Linn. here Linn. indicate author
Reason :- The dissolution of sugar into water
is a metabolic reaction. name.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- This is name of scientist who gives
17. Assertion :- An isolated metabolic reactions the name to mango.
outside the body of an organism performed in (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
a test tube is a living reaction. 24. Assertion :- Museums have collection of
Reason :- Metabolic reactions can be preserved plant and animal specimens for study
demonstrated outside the body in cell free and reference.
system.
Reason :- Herbarium is also a type of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
museums.
18. Assertion :- The most obvious and technically
complicated feature of all living organisms is (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
the ability to sense their surrounding or 25. Assertion :- Monograph contain information on
environment. any one taxon.
Reason :- These environmental stimuli could be Reason :- Genus represents a monograph while
physical chemical or biological. species represent another monograph.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion :- Underlying interactions among the
26. Assertion :- The number of species that are
constituent component are true is in the
hierarchy of organisational complexity at all known and described range between 1.7 – 1.8
levels. billion.
Reason :- These interactions result in emergent Reason :- Naming of organisms according to
properties at a higher level of organisation. international scientific rules is called
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D identification.
20. Assertion :- Plant have the ability to sense their (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
surrounding or environment and respond to 27. Assertion :- Linnaeus proposed scientific name
these environmental stimuli.
of plants in his book "Species plantrum"
Reason :- Plants respond to external factors like
Reason :- Linnaeus proposed scientific name
light, water, temperature, pollutant etc.
of animals in his book "Systema nature".
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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28. Assertion :- The art of identifying distinction 33. Assertion :- Genus comprises a group of related
among organisms and placing them into group species which has more characters in common
that reflect their most significant features and in comparison to species of other genera.
relationship is called biological classification. Reason :- Genera are aggregates of closely
Reason :- In practical type of classification, related species.
plant are classified on the basis of their (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
economic importance or human use.
34. Assertion :- Each genus may have one or more
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D than one specific epithets.
29. Assertion :- Initiation of binomial system for Reason :- Each family may have one or more
animals is believed to be started on 1 Aug, 1758. than one population in a genera.
Reason :- ICBN was first accepted in 1961. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 35. Assertion :- Key are generally analytical in
30. Assertion :- In plant nomenclature (ICBN) nature.
Tautonyms are valid. Reason :- These are used for identification of
Reason :- Tautonyms are not valid in animal organism representing choice between two
nomenclature (ICZN). contrasting characters.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
31. Assertion :- The classification of any plant or 36. Assertion :- Zoological parks enable us to learn
animal is written in descending order. about food habits & behaviour of wild animals.
Reason :- Species smallest taxonomic category Reason :- These are the places where wild
and basic unit of classification. animals are kept in protected environments
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D under human care.
32. Assertion :- As we go higher from species to (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
kingdom, number of common characters 37. Assertion :- Flora provide the index to the plant
increase. species found in a particular area.
Reason :- Lower the category, greater is the Reason :- Flora contains the actual account of
difficulty of determining the relationship to habitat and distribution of plants of a given
other taxa at the same level. area.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Assertion :- Lichens are very good indicators 7. Assertion :- Mycoplasma are organisms that
of air pollution. completely lack a cell membrane.
Reason :- Lichens do not grow in polluted Reason :- Mycoplasma are the smallest living
areas. eukaryotes known.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion :- Viruses contain genetic material 8. Assertion :- Chrysophytes float passively in
that could be either DNA or RNA. water currents.
Reason :- A virus is a nucleoprotein and the Reason :- Chrysophytes are photosynthetic and
genetic material is infectious. they are the chief producer in the oceans.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion :- The main criteria for classification 9. Assertion :- Fungi are cosmopolitan in nature.
used by Whittaker include cell structure, thallus Reason :- Fungi occur in air, water, soil and on
organisation, mode of nutrition, reproduction animals and plants.
and phylogenetic relationships.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- The kingdoms defined by Whittaker
10. Assertion :- In phycomycetes asexual
are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and
reproduction takes place by zoospores (motile)
Animalia.
or by aplanospores (non-motile)
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Aplanospores are endogenously
4. Assertion :- In five kingdom classification produced in sporgangium.
Chlamydomonas, Amoeba and Chlorella are
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
placed in same kingdom.
11. Assertion :- The word systematics derived from
Reason :- According to the five kingdom
Greek word "Systema" which means
classification all unicellular eukaryotes are
"systematic arrangement of organisms."
placed in same group irrespective of their mode
Reason :- Bentham and Horker used "Systema
of nutrition and presence or absence of cell
Natural" as a title of his publication.
wall.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
12. Assertion :- Cytotaxonomy is based on
5. Assertion :- In a classification method over a
cytological information like chromosome
period of time some organisms are shifted to
number, structure and behaviour.
different taxa.
Reason :- The use of chemical characters of
Reason :- The criteria of classification is
plant in classification or in solving chemical
changing by the time and understanding of
constituents problems is called cytotaxonomy.
subject.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
13. Assertion :- Taxonomy word proposed by
6. Assertion :- Cyanobacteria often form blooms
Linnaeus.
in polluted water bodies.
Reason :- Linnaeus book is "Theories
Reason :- They have nitrogen fixation ability
elementaire de la botanique".
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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14. Assertion :- Artificial type of classification 21. Assertion :- In Lophotrichous flagella are found
plants are classified on the basis of one or two on the whole body of Bacteria.
morphological characters.
Reason :- In peritrichous bunch of flagellum is
Reason :- Linnaeus classified plant kingdom on present on both end of bacterium.
the basis stamen into 24 classes.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
22. Assertion :- Filament is cylindrical hollow
15. Assertion :- Natural classification is believe to
structure made up of flagellin protein.
be the best classification.
Reason :- The shorter pili take part in
Reason :- In natural classification plants are
attachement.
classified on the basis of their gross
morphological characters. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 23. Assertion :- Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus

16. Assertion :- Lamarck proposed the term are normally saprophytic in nature but in the
phylogeny. absence of dead organic matter they can
Reason :- Charles Darwin gave detailed become parasitic.

explanation of phylogeny in his book "Origin Reason :- Mycobacterium tuberculosis are
of species". normally parasitic in nature but in the absence
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D of living host, they may become saprotrophs.
17. Assertion : Artificial classification of plant was (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
proposed by Linnaeus. 24. Assertion :- Endospore is highly resistant
Reason : Classification system of plants given structure due to presence of ca-dipicolinate in
by Linnaeus was based on a few vegetative cortex.
characters.
Reason :- Mesosomes are quite prominent in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Gram +ve the bacteria.
18. Assertion :- Cell wall of prokaryotes is made
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
up of peptidoglycan (murein) which is type of
25. Assertion :- Gas vacuole provides buoyancy to
mucopeptide.
B.G.A. in water.
Reason :- In prokaryotic cell, the nucleus is
indistinct and it lacks nucleolus Reason :- In blue green algae, Chromatophores
are present on its surface.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion :- F. J. Cohn and Ehrenberg first of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
all coined the term bacteria. 26. Assertion :- A special type of cell is found for
Reason :- Father of Indian phycology is M.O.P. nitrogen fixation in BGA which is known as
Iyengar. heterocyst.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Water bloom mainly by Excessive

20. Assertion :- Vibrio are comma shaped bacteria. growth of blue green algae in water, that pollute
Reason :- Spirillum are rod shaped bacteria. the water.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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27. Assertion :- Mycoplasma cell membrane is 30. Assertion :- Euglenoids have contractile
tri-layered and made up of lipoprotein. vacuole. The contractile vacuole help in
Reason :- Mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics osmoregulation.
like Teteracyclin which act on cell wall. Reason :- Slime moulds spores possess true
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D walls.
28. Assertion :- Mostly archaebacteria are obligate (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
anaerobes. 31. Assertion :- Sex organs of green algae Chara
Reason :- Cell membrane of archaebacteria is are Unicellular and Jacketed.
highly complex because of branched lipid Reason :- The male sex organ of Chara is
chain. known as nucule and female is known as
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D globule.
29. Assertion :- Histone protein is present in (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

Dinoflagellotes Chromosome due to this reason
Dinoflagellates are called mesokoryotes.
Reason :- Gonyaulax spreads on the surface of
sea water, through rapid multiplication due to
which the sea water appears red. It is called red
sea.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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PLANT KINGDOM
1. Assertion : Members of chlorophyceae 8. Assertion : Roots of some genera of
commonly green in colour. gymnosperm have fungal association.
Reason : Green colour of green algae due to Reason : Mycorrhizal association found only
presence of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll c. in Pinus.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion : In red algae food stored as a 9. Assertion : Leaves of gymnosperms are well
floridean starch. adapted to withstand extremes of temperature,
Reason : Floridean starch similar to protein of humid and wind.
plant. Reason : In gymnosperms, needle like leaves
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D reduce surface area for reduction of water loss.
3. Assertion : The plant body of bryophyte is (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

more differentiated than thallus of algae. 10. Assertion : In gymnosperms, anemophillous
Reason : In bryophyte, root like, leaf like & pollination is found.
stem like differentiation is found. Reason : In gymnosperm, pollen grains
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D released from megasporangium with help of
air.
4. Assertion : In mosses, gametophyte is more
differentiated than gametophyte of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
pteridophyte. 11. Assertion : In most of algae, haplontic types
Reason : In bryophyte, zygote does not of alternation of generation is found
undergo reduction division immediately. Reason : In algae zygotic meiosis takes place.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
5. Assertion : Mosses form dense mat on soil. 12. Assertion : Pteridophyte exhibits di plo-
Reason : Mosses have indirect germination of haplontic alternation of generation
spores and they show gregarious nature. Reason : In pteridophyte both sporophytic and
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D gametophytic generations show independent
free living existance.
6. Assertion : Spread of Pteridophytes is limited
and restricted to narrow geographical area. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Pteridophyta required water for 13. Assertion : Coralloid roots of Cycas have
movement of antherozoids. symbiotic association with BGA.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : In higher plants roots and fungal
association called mycorrhiza.
7. Assertion : Gametophyte of bryophyte
completely parasite on sporophyte. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : In some bryophytes, gametophyte 14. Assertion : Bryophytes are first terrestrial
obtained food from main plant body because vascular plants
they are non chlorophyllous. Reason : Pteridophyte are distributed in narrow
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D geographical region
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion : In Ulothrix sexual reproduction is 20. Assertion :- Pteridophytes are also called
isogamous type. vascular cryptogames.
Reason : Both fusing gametes of Ulothrix are Reason :- In Peridophytes the development of
similar and nonmotile zygote into young embryo takes place within
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D the female gametophyte and the females
gametophyte is retained on the parent
16. Assertion : In gymnosperms development of
sporophyte for variable periods.
female gametophyte take place in ovule.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Gymnosperm are heterosporous plant
in which megaspore shows ex-situ germination 21. Assertion :- Gymnosperm and Angiosperm are
collectively included under spermatophyta.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Gymnosperm seed are not covered
17. Assertion : Pteridophyte are first successful
with ovary wall or no fruit wall so they are
land plants
called naked seeded plant.
Reason : Pteridophytes depend on water for
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
fertilisation.
22. Assertion :- In bryophytes and pteridophytes,
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
the male and female gametophytes have an
18. Assertion :- Life cycle of Ectocarpus and Kelps
independent free living existence.
are diplohaplontic, life cycle of fucus is
Reason :- In gymnosperm and angiosperm
diplontic.
male and female gametophytes do not have free
Reason :- In Brown algae, zoospores and
living existence. Male and female gametophyte
gametes are pear shaped and two unequal
remain with in the sporophyte the sporangia
laterally attached flagella.
retained on the sporophyte.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion :- Gemmae are green, multicellular,
23. Assertion :- In gymnosperm, endosperm is
asexual buds which devlop in small receptacles
formed before fertilization so it is haploid.
called gemma cups located on the thalli.
Reason :- The male or female cones or strobili
Reason :- Funaria can absorb water in high
may be born on the same tree (cycas). However,
amount, therfore it is used in the form of
in pinus male cones and megasporophylls are
absorbent cotton in Europe.
born on different trees.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
1. Assertion :- In majority of the dicot plants, the 8. Assertion :- Stilt roots are modified
direct elongation of the radicle lead to adventitious roots.
formation of primary root. Reason :- Stilt roots arises from lower nodes
of stem.
Reason :- Lateral roots includes secondary and
tertiary root. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
9. Assertion :- Veins are responsible for
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
maintanance of shape of leaf lamina.
2. Assertion :- Adventitious roots are found only
Reason :- Veins provide rigidity to leaf lamina.
in case of monocot plants.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Tap root arises from the part of plant
10. Assertion :- In Euphorbia, leaves are modified
other than the radicle. into spines.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- This type of modification present in
3. Assertion :- Fibrous roots originate from the Euphorbia to decrease the transpiration.
base of stem. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Fibrous roots are found in monocot 11. Assertion :- Stem is modified into the tendril
plants. in grapes.
Reason :- Leaves are modified into the tendril
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
in pea.
4. Assertion :- Root cap is thimble like structure.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- The function of root cap is absorption
12. Assertion :- In citrus, axillary buds are modified
of water and minerals. into thorns.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Thorn reduces water loss in citrus.
5. Assertion :- All complete flowers are bisexual (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
flower. 13. Assertion :- Underground stem of potato and
Reason :- In complete flower sepal, petal, ginger are organ of perennation.
stamen and pistil are present. Reason :- They store food and in favourable
condition used for production of new plants
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
by vegetative propagation.
6. Assertion :- Region of elongation is present
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
proximal to the region of meristem.
14. Assertion :- Leaves may be arises from node
Reason :- Region of elongation is mainly and internode.
responsible for increase of the root in length.
Reason :- Axillary buds develops at the axil of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D each leaf and leaflet.
7. Assertion :- Mangroves plants have breathing (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

roots. 15. Assertion :- Leaves originate from shoot apical
Reason :- Soil air is almost negligible in meristem.
swamps. Reason :- Leaves always arranged in an
acropetal manner.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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16. Assertion :- Bracts and bracteoles are not 24. Assertion :- In racemose type of inflorescence,
considered as the part of flower. the main axis continues to grow and the flowers
Reason :- Bracts and bracteoles are not are borne laterally.
originated from thalamus. Reason :- In cymose inflorescence, the flowers
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D are arranged in acropetal manner.
17. Assertion :- In parallel venation, veins are (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
arranged parallel to each other. 25. Assertion :- Bisexual flowers are also known
Reason :- All the monocots have parallel as complete flower.
venation. Reason :- All four floral organ are present in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D bisexual flower essantially.
18. Assertion :- In pinnately compound leaf, the (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
lamina is incised upto midrib. 26. Assertion :- Radial symmetry is present in
Reason :- In axil, of each leaflet axillary bud datura.
is present. Reason :- Flower is divided into two equal
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D halves from any plane passing through the
centre in this flower.
19. Assertion :- Growth of floral axis is limited in
cymose infloresence. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Flower is present at the tip in cymose 27. Assertion :- Bract is present at the base of
inflorescence. leaves.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Plant with bracts are known as
bracteate plant.
20. Assertion :- In alternate type of phyllotaxy, each
node has two leaves. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- In opposite type of phyllotaxy, each 28. Assertion :- In rose the flower is perigynous.
node has more than two leaves. Reason :- In perigynous flower the ovary is
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D superior.
21. Assertion :- Phyllode is the modification of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

leaves. 29. Assertion :- Both Floral formula and floral
Reason :- In phyllode, petiole is modified into diagram are essential for semi-technical
leaf like structure. description of flower.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Both Floral formula and floral
diagram represents only number of floral
22. Assertion :- Flower is a modified shoot.
appendages.
Reason :- Four floral parts are present in flower.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
30. Assertion :- In onion, flowers are bisexual and

23. Assertion :- Arrangement of flower on floral
actinomorphic.
axis is known as inflorescence.
Reason :- Bisexual flowers have either
Reason :- Shoot apical meristem changes into
androecium or gynoecium.
floral meristem.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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31. Assertion :- In Solanaceae family, the seeds 39. Assertion :- Verticillaster inflorescence is
are endospermic. present in Libiatae family.
Reason :- Endosperm is not consumed Reason :- Ocimum is a member of Labiatae
completely in solanaceae during embryo family.
development. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
40. Assertion :- Chilli and Petunia have persistent
32. Assertion :- Swollen placenta and oblique septa calyx.
are present in tomato.
Reason :- Petals are present in mature fruit.
Reason :- In Solanum nigrum, bicarpellary
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
gynoecium and ovary is superior.
41. Assertion :- Papilionaceae is sub family of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
leguminosae.
33. Assertion :- Bulbs, corms and rhizomes are
Reason :- Name of this sub family given on
found in lily family.
the basis of shape of corolla.
Reason :- Trimerous condition of flower is
usually found in monocots. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 42. Assertion :- The androecium of pea have
diadelphous condition.
34. Assertion :- Epitepalous stamen is found in
onion. Reason :- The filaments of stamens are present
Reason :- In onion stamens are attached to in two bundles in pea.
tepal. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 43. Assertion :- In mustard, the flowers are
35. Assertion :- Racemose type of inflorescence unisexual.
is present in onion. Reason :- Male and female flowers are present
Reason :- In onion, flowers are arranged in on different plant in mustard.
acropetal manners. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 44. Assertion :- Tetradynamous condition of
36. Assertion :- Axile placentation is present in stamen is present in mustard.
Petunia and Tulip. Reason :- Four long stamens are present in
Reason :- In Petunia and Tulip ovules are outer whorl and two small stamen are in inner
arranged on central axis in multilocular ovary. whorl.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
37. Assertion :- Ovary is initially unilocular but 45. Assertion :- Tetramerous condition is present
finally becomes bilocular in Mustard. in members of brassicaceae family.
Reason :- Replum is formed in ovary in Reason :- Floral appendages are present in four
Mustard. or multiple of four in member of brassicaceae
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D family.

38. Assertion :- Sesbania and pea have racemose (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
type of inflorescence.
46. Assertion :- Epicalyx in Malvaceae family is
Reason :- Flowers are developed laterally and not a true whorl of flower.
arranged in acropetal manner in Sesbania and
Reason :- Epicalyx is a whorl of bracteoles.
pea.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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47. Assertion :- Parietal placentation is present in 55. Assertion :- In Pea flowers are zygomorphic.
mustard. Reason :- Pea flowers can be divided into two
Reason :- Ovules are arranged in inner wall of equal halves only by one perticular vertical
ovary in mustard. plane.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
48. Assertion :- In onion, tepals are arranged in 56. Assertion :- In sunflower ovary is multilocular.
two whorls. Reason :- In sunflower ovules or borne on the
Reason :- Each member of perianth is called central axis.
tepal. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 57. Assertion :- In epipetalous conditions, stamens
49. Assertion :- Plant shows various types of stem are attached to the petals.
modification. Reason :- Brinjal is an example of epipetatous.
Reason :- Stem modification may help in food (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
storgae, vegetaive propatation and perennation.
58. Assertion :- Salvia is an example of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D didynamous condition.
50. Assertion :- Nodulated root is an example of Reason :- In Salvia two long and two short
Adventitious roots. stament are present.
Reason :- Nodulated root help in the climbing. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 59. Assertion :- In perigynous flower gynoecium
51. Assertion :- Racemose inflorescence shows occupies the higest positions.
acropetal succession. Reason :- In perigynous condition ovary will
Reason :- In Racemose inflorescence, the main be superior.
axis terminates in a flower. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 60. Assertion :- In members of leguminosae family
52. Assertion :- In Nepenthes, complete lamina is vaxillary aestivation is found.
modified into pitcher. Reason :- In members of leguminosae posterior
Reason :- In Dischidia, complete leaf is petal is outermost which overlape the two lateral
modified into pitcher. petals. These overlaps two smallest anterior
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D petals.
53. Assertion :- Guava shows opposite phyllotaxy. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- In Guava a pair of leaf arise at each 61. Assertion :- In Liliaceae family, valvate
node. aestivation is found.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- In Asecending imbricate the posterior

petal is inner most.

54. Assertion :- A bud is present in the axil of
petiole in both simple and compound leaves. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- A bud is present in the axil of leaflet 62. Assertion :- Mango is a true fruit.
of the compound leaf. Reason :- Mango is developed from the ovary.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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63. Assertion :- Tomato is an example of fleshy 67. Assertion :- Tendril is a modification of Axillary
fruits. bud in cucumber.
Reason :- Fruit wall is not differentiated into Reason :- Tendril helps in climbing.
epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp in tomato. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 68. Assertion :- Leaves are arranged in acropetal
64. Assertion :- Composite fruit is produced from order.
one entire inflorescence. Reason :- In acropetal order old leaves are
Reason :- Syconus is produced from spike, arranged at lower side and yound leaves are at
spadix and catkin inflorescence. upper side.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
65. Assertion :- Cypsela is a dry fruit. 69. Assertion :- In malvaceae family, mucilage is
Reason :- In cypsela pericarp and seed coat are present in various plant organs.
free from each other. Reason :- In malvaceae family, flower is
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D bisexual, actinomorphic and pentamerous.
66. Assertion :- Potato, gingar, turmeric are under (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
ground stem. 70. Assertion :- Onion is an example of lily family.
Reason :- These are called as organ of Reason :- In lily family perianth is present.
perennation. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
1. Assertion : Interfascicular and intrafascicular 8. Assertion : Companion cells are essential for
cambium are considered as lateral meristem. physiological activity of sieve tube.
Reason : They give rise to lateral shoots. Reason : Companion cells and sieve tube
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D elements are closly associated by pit field
2. Assertion : In dicot root radial vascular bundles present at their common end wall.
are present. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : In dicot root, xylem and phloem are 9. Assertion : Quiescent centre act as a reservoir
present in different radii. of cell which replenish the damaged cells of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D meristem.
3. Assertion : The collenchyma in dicotyledonous Reason : The cells of the quiescent centre
found either as a homogenous layer or in become active when previously active initials
patches. get damaged.
Reason : They are thickened at the corners (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
due to deposition of cellulose, hemicellulose 10. Assertion : Shoot apical meristem responsible
& pectin. for increase in the length of plant.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : Lateral meristerm increases girth of
4. Assertion : Xylem fiber are found in both plant parts.
primary and secondary xylem with highly
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
thickened walls & obliterated central lumen.
11. Assertion : Inspite of absence of nuclei the
Reason : Xylem fiber are generally not found
mature sieve tube continue to live.
in gymnosperm wood.
Reason : Sieve tube contain peripheral
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
cytoplasm and perform metabolic activity at
5. Assertion : Phloem is a specialized and
maturity.
complex tissue.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : In angiosperms it is a transport tissue
12. Assertion : Cork is used as stopper in bottles
and made up of sieve tube, companion cells,
of medicines and beverages.
phloem fiber and phloem parenchyma cells.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : Cork is light, highly compressible air
tight and resistant.
6. Assertion : Quiescent centre is located in the
root apex of monocot plants. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : The region where quiescent centre is 13. Assertion : Gymnosperm wood is non porous.
present shows a very fast cell divisions. Reason : Gymnosperm wood does not contain
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D vessels.
7. Assertion : Phellogen is a water resistant & (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

protective tissue. 14. Assertion : Parenchyma is considered as
Reason : Phellogen is meristematic layer that universal plant tissue.
forms phelloderm on outer side and phellem Reason : It is present in all tissue level plants.
on inner side. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion :- Intrafascicular and interfascicular 23. Assertion : Sclerenchyma provides mechanical
cambium are collectively known as vascular strength to the plants.
cambium.
Reason : Cells of sclerenchyma are generally
Reason :- In dicot stem, the vascular cambium long, narrow, with thick walls, lignified and
is partly primary and partly secondary in origin. dead.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
16. Assertion :- Normally more secondary xylem
24. Assertion :- Intrafascicular cambium is primary
is formed as compared to the secondary
meristem.
phloem.
Reason :- Secondary xylem is formed more due Reason :- It is formed by primary permanent
to unequal distribution of hormones. tissue.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
17. Assertion : The pericycle in cucurbita stem is 25. Assertion :- Secondary meristem develops from
made by alternate bands of sclerenchyma and primary permanent tissue by the process of
parenchyma. dedifferentiation.
Reason : passage cells are more developed in Reason :- By Activity of Secondary meristem
dicot root than monocot root. secondary growth takes place.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
18. Assertion : The secondary growth is seen in 26. Assertion :- All secondary meristems are lateral
dicot root even they have closed vascular meristems.
bundles.
Reason :- Lateral meristem is primary in origin.
Reason : The conjnuctive tissue and pericycle
helps in formation of vascular cambium. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 27. Assertion :- Complex permanent tissue are
19. Assertion : Lenticels are found in most of the heterogenous.
woody trees. Reason :- Complex permanent tissue are made
Reason : They are lens shaped opening. up of more than one type of cells.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
20. Assertion :- Conducting part of phloem is 28. Assertion :- Tracheids are more capable for
known as Leptome. conduction of water then vessels.
Reason :- Conducting part of xylem is known Reason :- Tracheids has perforated end wall.
as hadrome. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
29. Assertion :- Trichomes are present on epidermis
21. Assertion : Cork cambium develops from the of dicot stem.
pericycle in dicot roots.
Reason :- Trichomes help in preventing water
Reason : It cuts cork on outer side and
loss.
secondary cortex towards inner side.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
30. Assertion :- In Dicot, dorsiventral leaves are
22. Assertion : Xylem and phloem are complex
tissue. found.
Reason : They are conducting tissue. Reason :- In dorsiventral leaves mesophyll is

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D differentiated into palisade and spongy tissue.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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31. Assertion :- Girdling is not possible is monocot 35. Assertion :- Bark is a non technical term.
stem. Reason :- Secondary phloem and periderm are
Reason :- In monocot stem vascular bundle are included in bark.
scattered. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 36. Assertion :- Least distinct annual ring are
32. Assertion :- Plant dies when complete bark is formed is coastal region.
removed. Reason :- In coastal region, the climate remain
Reason :- Plant dies due to the excessive water same through out year.
loss. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 37. Assertion :- Heartwood does not conduct water
33. Assertion :- In roots clear annual rings are not Reason :- Tyloses block the lumen of tracheary
seen elements (tracheids and vessels) .
Reason :- Roots are not affected by the changes (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of environment
38. Assertion :- Position of youngest secondary
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D phloem is just out side the vascular cambium.
34. Assertion :- Sieve tube element and Companion Reason :- Position of oldest secondary phloem
cell are sister cells. is just in side the primary phloem.
Reason :- Sieve tube element and companion (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
cell originate from a single mother cell.
39. Assertion :- Sieve tube is an example of dead
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D syncyte.
Reason :- Sieve tube is a part of xylem.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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CELL - THE UNIT OF LIFE
1. Assertion :- Unicellular organism are capable 9. Assertion :- Polyribosomes are formed in both
of independent existence. prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Reason :- Anything less than a complete Reason :- Many ribosomes are attached on
structure of a cell does not ensure independent single mRNA in polyribosome.
living. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 10. Assertion :- Inclusion bodies are found in
2. Assertion :- Cytoplasmic compartmentalization prokaryotes.
is not observed in blue green algae.
Reason :- Protein synthesis takes place in
Reason :- Membrane bound cell organelle is inclusion bodies.
absent in prokaryotes.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
11. Assertion :- Endomembrane system includes
3. Assertion :- Content of nucleolus remain
ER, golgi body, lysosome and vacoule.
continous with rest of nucleoplasm.
Reason :- They have coordinated functions
Reason :- Nucleolus is membraneless.
and have membrane.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion :- The cytoplasm is the main arena
12. Assertion :- ER divides the intracellular space
of cellular activities.
into two distinct compartments.
Reason :- Almost all the cellular activities of
cells are takes place in cytoplasm. Reason :- The space inside ER is known as
luminal and the space outside ER is known as
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
extra luminal cytoplasm.
5. Assertion :- Ribosome is an example of
organelle within a organelle. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- The ribosomes are found within the 13. Assertion :- Fluid mosaic model is given for
two cell organelles of eukaryotic cells. structure of biomembranes.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Biomembranes are mainly made up
6. Assertion :- Different shape of cells are present of lipid and protein.
in multicellular organism. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Shape of cell usually depends on its 14. Assertion :- Protein synthesis occurs in RER.
function. Reason :- Ribosome are present on surface of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D RER.
7. Assertion :- Plasmids are present in all the (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
bacteria. 15. Assertion :- Formation of glycoproteins and
Reason :- It is extra chromosomal material glycolipids are done by golgibody.
usually present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes both. Reason :- Golgibody is the site for
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D glycosidation of proteins and lipids.
8. Assertion :- Blue green algae can perform (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
photosynthesis.
16. Assertion :- Lysosome is also known as
Reason :- In blue green algae, there are suicidal bag.
membranous extensions into cytoplasm called
Reason :- Lysosome enzyme digest complete
chromatophores which contain photosynthetic
cytoplasm at acidic pH.
pigments.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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17. Assertion :- Mineral ions actively transport 25. Assertion :- "Ramachandran plot" rank among
across the tonoplast from cytoplasm to cell sap. the most outstanding contributions in structural
Reason :- Usually concentration of mineral ions biology.
in vacuole is higher as compare to cytoplasm. Reason :- This plot provide analysis of the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D allowed conformations of proteins.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
18. Assertion :- Cristae increase the surface area
26. Assertion :- Anything less than a complete
of inner membrane of mitochondria.
structure of a cell does not ensure independent
Reason :- Formation of ATP takes place in
living.
perimitochondrial space of mitochondria.
Reason :- Cell is the fundamental structural and
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D functional unit of all living organisms.
19. Assertion :- Chromatin is a nucleoprotein (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
structure. 27. Assertion :- Rudolf Virchow modified the
Reason :- Chromatin is made up of DNA, RNA, hypothesis of schleiden and schwann to give
histone and non histone protein. the cell theory a final shape.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- He first explained omnis cellula-e
20. Assertion :- Chloroplasts are mainly found in cellula.
mesophyll cells of the leaves. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
28. Assertion :- Bodies of animals and plants are
Reason :- They are of variable shape i.e. they
composed of cells and products of cells.
may be of lens-shaped, oval, spherical, discoid
Reason :- All cells arise from pre-existing cells.
or even ribbon shaped.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
29. Assertion :- Cell membrane is delimiting
21. Assertion :- Mitochondria and chloroplast are structure of all the cells.
considered as prokaryotic endosymbiont in cell.
Reason :- Plant and animal cells both have cell
Reason :- DNA of mitochondria and membrane as protoplasmic covering.
chloroplast are double stranded, circular and (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
GC rich just like bacteria. 30. Assertion :- Several ribosomes may attach to
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D a single mRNA and form a chain called
22. Assertion :- Centrosome does not involve in polyribosome or polysome.
compartmentalization of cytoplasm. Reason :- The ribosome of a polysome
Reason :- Centrosome is not surrounded by translate the mRNA into proteins.
membrane. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 31. Assertion :- Mesophyll cells are oval and round
while a tracheid cell is generally elongated in
23. Assertion :- Nucleolus is known as ribosome
shape.
factory.
Reason :- The shape of the cell may vary with
Reason :- Assembly of r-RNA and proteins
the function they perform.
occurs in nucleolus.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 32. Assertion :- Usually white blood cells are
24. Assertion :- Centromere essentialy present in amoeboid while RBCs are round and biconcave
each chromosome. in shape.
Reason :- Kinetochores present on centromer Reason :- The shape of the cell may vary with
provide sites for attachment of spindle fibres. the function they perform.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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33. Assertion :- Ribosomes are found not only in 38. Assertion :- Membrance bound structures are
cytoplasm but also within mitochondria and totally absent in all prokaryotes.
chloroplast as well as on rough ER and nuclear Reason :- Membranes can cause interruption
membrance. in the simple metabolism of prokaryotes.
Reason :- Ribos omes are non membrane (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
bound organelles found in all cells. 39. Assertion :- Mesosome is the characteristic of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D all prokaryotes.
34. Assertion :- Nerve cells are longest cells in Reason :- They are essentially infoldings of cell
human being. wall.
Reason :- Nerve cells are responsible for (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
conduction of nerve impulses. 40. Assertion :- Mesosome (infolding of cell
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D membrane) is the characteristic of prokaryotes.
35. Assertion :- Prokaryotic cells are generally Reason :- They help in cell wall formation,
smaller and multiply more rapidly than the DNA replication & distribution to daughter
eukaryotic cells. cells, respiration, secretion etc.
Reason :- The organisation of prokaryotic cell (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
is fundamentally similar even though 41. Assertion :- Bacteria have thin filamentous
prokaryotes exhibit a wide variety of shapes extensions from their cell wall called flagella.
and functions. Reason :- Basal body and major part of hook
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D is found beneath cell wall.
36. Assertion :- The genetic material of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
prokaryotic cell is basically naked. 42. Assertion :- The genetic material of
Reason :- Prokaryotic cells have no histone prokaryotic cell is basically naked.
protein. Reason :- The genetic material is not enveloped
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D by nuclear membrane.
37. Assertion :- The plasmid DNA confers certain (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
unique phenotypic character in bacteria.
Reason :- Plasmid DNA is used to monitor
bacterial transformation with foreign DNA.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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BIOMOLECULE-I (PROTOPLASM)
1. Assertion : Starch forms helical secondary 9. Assertion : Tyrosine, phenylanine and
structure. tryptophan are aromatic amino acids.
Reason : Starch can hold I2 molecule. Reason : Lysine is an acidic amino acid.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion : Primary structure of protein gives 10. Assertion : Some amino acids are essential
positional information of sequence of amino amino acid.
acid in protein.
Reason : We get these amino acids only
Reason : A protein thread exists throughout as through our diet/food and they are not
an extended rigid rod. synthesized in organism body.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion : Lipid is present in acid insoluble
11. Assertion : In a polypeptide chain, amino acids
fraction.
are linked by a glycosidic bond.
Reason : Lipid is a polymer.
Reason : Glycosidic bond present in primary
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D structure of protein.
4. Assertion : Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
atoms.
12. Assertion : Anabolic pathway are endergonic
Reason : Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms.
process.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Anabolic pathway consume energy.
5. Assertion : Protein amino acids are called a-
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
amino acids.
13. Assertion :- Glucose, lecithin, cholesterol,
Reason : Protein amino acids are organic
nucleotide etc. are primary metabolites.
compounds containing an amino group and an
acidic group as substituents on the same carbon Reason :- They have identifiable functions and
i.e., the a-carbon. play known roles in normal physiological
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D process.
6. Assertion : Silicon present in very high amount (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
in human body. 14. Assertion :- Diameter of DNA is constant.
Reason : Silicon present in earth's crust in Reason :- In DNA purine pairs with pyrimidine
negligible amount. N-Base.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
7. Assertion : Lecithin is an example of 15. Assertion :- Alanine is non essential fatty acid.
phospholipids.
Reason :- Alanine can be synthesised in animal
Reason : Lecithin are found in cell membrane. body.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

8. Assertion : Heterocyclic rings present in
16. Assertion :- Starch give iodine test.
nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids.
Reason :- Starch can hold I2 molecule in the
Reason : These nitrogen bases are derivatives
helical portion.
of heterocyclic ring purine and pyrimidine.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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17. Assertion :- Living organism have number of 27. Assertion :- Glucose is most abundant organic
carbon compounds in which heterocyclic rings compound on earth.
can be formed. Reason :- It rotates plain polarised light (PPL)
Reason :- Some of these are nitrogen bases. in left direction so it is laevorotatory.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
18. Assertion :- Chitin is called as fungal cellulose. 28. Assertion :- Maltose is commonly called malt
Reason :- It is commonly strored polysacharide sugar.
in plants. Reason :- Maltose is more abundant in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D germinating starchy seeds.
19. Assertion :- Fats and their derivatives are (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
combinedly known as lipid. 29. Assertion :- Polysaccharides are composed of
Reason :- Lipids do not form polymers. large number of monosaccharide units.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Polysaccharide are insoluble in water
20. Assertion :- Lactose is milk sugar. and do not taste sweet.
Reason :- Lactose is least sweet sugar and (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
present only in mammals milk. 30. Assertion :- The molecules in the insoluble
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D fraction with the exception of lipids are
21. Assertion :- Nucleoside is basic in nature. polymeric substances.
Reason :- Nucleoside has pentose sugar. Reason :- Lipids are not strictly macromolecules.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
22. Assertion :- Carbohydrates are main source of 31. Assertion :- Amino acids are substituted
energy. methanes.
Reason :- Carbohydrates give more energy than Reason :- There are 4 substituent groups
proteins and lipids. occupying the 4 valency positions.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
23. Assertion :- Simple carbohydrates are soluble
32. Assertion :- Lipids are generally water
and sweet in taste.
insoluble.
Reason :- These carbohydrates are also called
Reason :- Fatty acids are found esterified with
as sugar.
glycerol.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
24. Assertion :- Glycine is non rotatory.
33. Assertion :- Adenylic acid, thymidylic acid,
Reason :- Glycine is optically active.
guanylic acid, uridylic acid are nucleotides.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Oxythymidine, deoxyadenosins
25. Assertion :- Proteins are polypeptides. deoxycytidine, deoxyuridine are nucleosides.
Reason :- Protein is heteropolymer not a (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
homopolymer.
34. Assertion :- DNA and RNA function as genetic

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
material.
26. Assertion :- Nucleic acids exhibit wide variety
Reason :- Nucleic acids exhibit a wide variety
of secondary structure.
of secondary structures.
Reason :- DNA exists as double helix.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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35. Assertion :- In primary structure of protein, the 37. Assertion :- Dietary proteins are the source of
first amino acid is called as N-terminal amino essential amino acids.
acid while last amino acid is called the C- Reason :- These amino acids are essential for
terminal amino acid. our health and they have to be supplied through
Reason :- Peptide bond between two amino our diet.
acid is formed by –COOH group of left amino (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
acid and –NH2 group of right amino acid.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
36. Assertion :- Proteins are heteropolymers
containing strings of amino acids.
Reason :- There are 20 types of amino acids
(eg. alamine, cysteine, proline, lysine etc.)
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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BIOMOLECULE-II (ENZYME)
1. Assertion :- Enzymes accelerate the rate of 8. Assertion : Carboxy peptidase is a proteolytic
biochemical reactions. enzyme.
Reason :- Enzymes decreases the energy Reason : Zinc is a co-factor for

carboxypeptidase enzyme.
difference between substrate and product.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
9. Assertion : Catalytic activity of enzyme is lost
2. Assertion :- Enzyme catalysts are differ from when the co-factor is removed from enzyme.
inorganic catalysts.
Reason : Co-factor play a crucial role in the
Reason :- Inorganic catalysts can not work catalytic activity of the enzyme.
efficiently at high temperatures and high (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
pressures. 10. Assertion : Malonate is a competitive inhibitor
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D of succinate dehydrogenase.
3. Assertion : Rate of enzymatic reaction doubles Reason : Malonate compete with succinic acid
or decreases by half of every 10°C change in for attachment at active site of succinate
dehydrogenase enzyme.
either direction.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Rate of enzymatic reaction is
11. Assertion :- Most of the enzymes are found in
influenced by temperature.
globular protein form.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Enzymes have only secondary
4. Assertion : The chemical which is converted structure of proteins.
into a product is called enzyme.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Substrates never attach with enzyme 12. Assertion :- All enzymes are not proteins.
on active site.
Reason :- There are some nucleic acids that also
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D behave like enzymes.
5. Assertion : High temperature affects most of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
the enzymatic activities. 13. Assertion : Some organisms can grow under
Reason : Proteins are denatured by heat. extremly high temperatures e.g. hot vents and
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D sulphur springs.
Reason : Some organisms contain enzymes
6. Assertion : Ligase enzymes catalyse the linking
which retain their catalytic power even at high
together of 2 compounds.
temperature (up to 80-90°C)
Reason : Hydrolases enzymes catalyse
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
hydrolysis of macromolecule.
14. Assertion : Prosthetic groups are organic
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D compounds and they are tightly bound to
7. Assertion : The protein portion of enzymes is apoenzyme.

called apoenzyme. Reason : Coenzyme are also organic
Reason : Co-factors are bound with apoenzyme compounds and they bind transiently to
tightly or loosely. apoenzyme.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion : Conversion of glucose into pyruvic 18. Assertion : Endothermic enzymatic reactions
acid is a metabolic pathway. require external energy.
Reason : A multistep chemical reaction when Reason : In endothermic enzymatic reactions,
each of the step is catalysed by the same energy level of substrate is lower than that of
enzyme complex or different enzymes is called product.
metabolic pathway. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 19. Assertion : Activity of an enzyme is affected
16. Assertion : Obligatory formation of an 'ES' by change in temperature and pH.
complex is a transient phenomenon. Reason : Tertiary structure of protein may be
Reason : An enzyme like any protein has the altered on rising temperature or changing pH.
secondary and the tertiary structure. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
17. Assertion : Exothermic enzymatic reactions are
spontaneous reactions.
Reason : In exothermic enzymatic reactions,
energy level of product is lower than that of
substrate.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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CELL CYCLE & CELL DIVISION
1. Assertion :- Duration of cell cycle can varies 8. Assertion :- Mitosis is also known as equational
from organism to organism and from cell to division.
cell type. Reason :- In mitosis, the number of
Reason :- In yeast, cell cycle takes only 90 chromosomes in parent and progeny cells are
minutes. same.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
9. Assertion :- Telophase is also known as reverse
2. Assertion :- m-phase starts after G2-phase.
prophase.
Reason :- During the G2 phase proteins are
Reason :- Nucleolus, golgi complex and ER
synthesised in preparation for mitosis.
reform in telophase.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion :- DNA replication takes place once 10. Assertion :- M-phase is the interval between
in cell cycle. G1 and G2 phase.
Reason :- After S phase the amount of DNA Reason :- In M-phase, karyokinesis followes
will double in cell cycle. the cytokinesis.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion :- In mitosis, doubling of 11. Assertion :- The appearance of shape of
chromosomes takes place in anaphase. chromosome is occurs in anaphase.
Reason :- The splitting of centromere is takes Reason :- In anaphase, the centromere of each
place in anaphase. chromosome is toward the pole and the arms
trailing behind.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
5. Assertion :- Histon protein synthesis takes
12. Assertion :- In plant cell, the cytokinesis is
place in whole M-phase.
occured by the cell plate formation.
Reason :- Centriole duplication takes place in
Reason :- In animal cell the cytokinesis is occur
G2-phase.
by furrow formation.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
6. Assertion :- Spindle fibres are attached to 13. Assertion :- Mitosis maintain the nucleo
kinetochore in transition to metaphase stage. cytoplasmic ratio.
Reason :- Nuclear membrane disappear in late Reason :- Mitosis occur only in diploid cell.
prophase (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 14. Assertion :- Meiosis and fertilisation maintain
7. Assertion :- Nuclear membrane and nucleolus the constant number of chromosomes

disappear in late prophase generation after generation.
Reason :- In metaphase, chromosomes are Reason :- Meiosis involve in formation of

arranged on equatorial plate. haploid gamete which form diploid zygote after
fertilization.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion :- Meiosis-I is also known as 23. Assertion :- Interkinesis is the interval between
reduction division. meiosis-I and meiosis-II.
Reason :- After meiosis-I, the number of Reason :- Protein synthesis and DNA
chromosome in daughter cells will become half replication takes place in interkinesis.
in compare to parent cell. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 24. Assertion :- Most of the cell organelles doubles
in G1 phase.
16. Assertion :- Tetrad are clearly visible in
Reason :- Centriole duplication takes place in
zygotene.
G1 phase.
Reason :- Each bivalent has two chromatid.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
25. Assertion :- DNA replication takes place in S-
17. Assertion :- Crossing over takes place in phase of interphase.
prophase-I. Reason :- DNA polymerase synthesis in S-
Reason :- In crossing over, splitting of phase of interphase.
centromere takes place. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 26. Assertion :- During cell division, DNA
18. Assertion :- In oocyte of some vertebrates, replication and cell growth also takes place in
diplotene stage persist upto some months or a co-ordinated way.
years. Reason :- This is necessary to ensure correct
Reason :- Chiasmata appear in diplotene stage. division and formation of progeny cells
containing intact genome.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion :- Diakinesis represents transition to
27. Assertion :- Although cell growth (in terms of
metaphase stage.
cytoplasmic increase) is a continuous process,
Reason :- Dissolution of syneptonemal DNA synthesis occur only during one specific
complex starts in diakinesis. stage in the cell cycle.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Cell growth result in disturbing
20. Assertion :- Disjunction of homologous nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio. It is therefore
chromosome occur in anaphase-I. becomes essential for the cell to restore equal
nucleocytoplasmic ratio.
Reason :- Centromere division occuts in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
anaphase-II
28. Assertion :- Human cells divide once in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
approximately every 24 hours in culture.
21. Assertion :- M-Phase is known as dramatic
Reason :- Cell cycle events are themselves
phase of cell cycle.
under genetic control.
Reason :- Changes which occurs in cell are (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
clearly visible by microscope during M-phase.

29. Assertion :- In 24 hour average duration of cell
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D cycle of a human cell, cell division proper last
22. Assertion :- Meiosis help in evolution. for only about an hour.
Reason :- Meiosis can cause variation. Reason :- The interphase lasts more than 95%
of the duration of cell cycle.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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30. Assertion :- The interphase is also called as 36. Assertion :- The plants can shown mitotic
resting phase. divisions in both haploid and diploid cells.
Reason :- Unicellular and multicellular both
Reason :- During interphase both cell growth
organisms grow by cell division.
and DNA replication undergo in an orderly
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
manner.
37. Assertion :- In animals, mitotic cell division is
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D only seen in the diploid somatic cells with some
31. Assertion :- G 1 phase corresponds to the exceptions like social insects.
interval between mitosis and initiation of DNA Reason :- In most animals haploid cells do not
have its homologous chromosome part.
replication.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- During G 1 phase the cell is
38. Assertion :- The complete disintegration of the
metabolically active and continuously grows nuclear envelop marks the start of the second
but does not replicate its DNA. phase of mitosis.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- In this phase, chromosomes are
spread through the cytoplasm of the cell.
32. Assertion :- S-phase marks the phase of DNA
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
replication and chromosome duplication.
39. Assertion :- Condensation of chromosomes is
Reason :- During S-phase the amount of DNA
completed in metaphase.
per cell doubles while there is no increase in the
Reason :- It is the stage of which morphology
chromosome number. of chromosomes is most easily studied.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
33. Assertion :- Heart cells in the adult animal do 40. Assertion :- Morphology of chromosome is
not appear to exhibit division. most easily studies in metaphase.
Reason :- It is the stage at which condensation
Reason :- These cells that do not divide further
of chromosome is completed.
exit G1 phase to enter an inactive G 0 -stage.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 41. Assertion :- In anaphase, centromeres split and
34. Assertion :- The stage between the two meiotic chromatids separate.
divisions (i.e. interkinesis) is generally short Reason :- Activation of APC and shortening of
lived. microtubule causes centromeric splitting and
allowing chromatid to move towards opposite
Reason :- There is no replication of DNA during pole of the cell.
interkinesis. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 42. Assertion :- Meiosis ensures the production of
35. haploid phase in the life cycle of sexually
Assertion :- Cell division is a progressive

reproducing organisms.
process and very clear-cut lines can not be
Reason :- it is the mechanism by which
drawn between various stages.
conservation of specific chromosome number
Reason :- For convenience karyokinesis has of each species is acheived across generations
been divided into 4 stages of nuclear division. in sexually reproducing organisms.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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43. Assertion :- Meiosis reduces the chromosome
number by half results in the production of
haploid daughter cells.
Reason :- Meiosis-I is also called reductional
division.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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ALLEN
TRANSPORT IN PLANTS
1. Assertion :- Wilting occurs due to loss in 9. Assertion :- Sugar solutions absorb water.
turgidity Reason :- Sugar solutions have more DPD as
Reason :- Turgor pressure of cell decreases due compared to pure water.
to excessive loss of water from cells. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 10. Assertion :- Water and minerals move both
2. Assertion :- Plant cell does not burst in a upward and downward in xylem vessels.
hypotonic solution.
Reason :- Transpiration pull creates the
Reason :- Rigid cell wall is present in plant required pressure to move water in both upward
cell and downward direction.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion :- Translocation through xylem 11. Assertion :- Phloem translocates mostly
usually occur when transpiration takes place
carbohydrates.
Reason :- Translocation through xylem is an
Reason :- Glucose is the most translocated
ATP consuming process.
carbohydrate.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion :- The water is absorbed by the root
12. Assertion :- Water stress may reduces
& moves into the stem.
photosynthesis.
Reason :- In mature plants water directly moves
Reason :- Water stress may results in closure
to xylem cells from root hairs.
of stomata.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
5. Assertion :- Stomata occurs only in leaves.
13. Assertion :- In a flowering plant the substances
Reason :- Stomata are highly specialised.
would need to be transported mainly are water,
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D mineral nutrients, CO2 and O2 .
6. Assertion :- Cytoplasmic streaming (cyclosis) Reason :- Flowering plants have well develop
is an active process. respiratory and transport system.
Reason :- Cyclosis is found only in eukaryotic (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
cells.
14. Assertion :- In plant body diffusion alone is not
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
capable of transport the demanding molecules
7. Assertion :- The liquid released by the process to their target sites.
of guttation is found on the margins of leaves.
Reason :- Diffusion is a slow process and is
Reason :- Hydathodes are found on the margins capable in only short distance transport.
of leaves.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

15. Assertion :- During day time oxygen diffuses
8. Assertion :- Mineral salt absorption is possible
from plant body to outside.
by passive process also.
Reason :- In diffusion substances move from
Reason :- Concentration of some mineral salt
region of high concentration to region of lower
may be low in root cells as compare to soil.
concentration.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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16. Assertion :- Hypertonic solution occupies space 18. Assertion :- In young roots water enters directly
between the cell wall and the shrunken into the xylem vessels or tracheids.
protoplast in a plasmolysed cell. Reason :- Xylem vessels/tracheids perform
Reason :- Cell wall shows permeable nature. active transport to absorb water.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
17. Assertion :- Transpiration ratio (mole of H2 O 19. Assertion :- In plant body cohesion and
transpired/moles of CO2 assimilaled for CAM adhesion forces alone are responsible for ascent
plants is minimum (50-100). of xylem sap.
Reason :- In CAM plants stomata are sunken Reason :- Adhesion is attraction force between
to minimise the loss of water. water molecules while cohesion is attraction of
water molecules to polar surfaces of tracheary
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
elements.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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MINERAL NUTRITION
1. Assertion :- Macronutrients are considered 8. A s s e r t i o n : - M o s t o f t h e p l a n t s c an
essential for plant growth. accumulate the ammonium ions but cannot
Reason :- The macronutrients are directly assimilate them.
involve in the metabolism of the plant. Reason :- On accumulation, ammonium
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D ions act as a source of nitrogen in critical
2. Assertion :- Some bacteria can fix N2 in free conditions.
living condition. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Rhizobium can live under free living 9. Assertion :- C, H, O, N, P and S are called
condition. protoplasmic elements.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- They are main constituent of organic
3. Assertion :- Leghaemoglobin is found in root part of protoplasm.
nodules of legumes. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Leghaemoglobin act as oxygen 10. Assertion :- Whiptail of cauliflower is
scavanger in symbiotic nitrogen fixation considered as deficiency disease.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- It is caused by the deficiency of an
4. Assertion :- Iron is an important constituent of essential element molybenum.
proteins which are involved in the transfer of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
electrons 11. Assertion :- Deficiency symptoms of P and K
Reason :- Iron activates the catalase enzyme first appear in older tissues of plant.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- P and K are mobile elements.
5. Assertion :- Presence of leghaemoglobin is (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
essential in the root nodules of legume plants 12. Assertion :- Oscillatoria and Cylindrospermum
for the biological nitrogen fixation by increase productivity of paddy and sugarcane
Rhizobium. respectively.
Reason :- The enzyme nitrogenase is highly Reason :- Oscillatoria is an active nitrogen
insensitive to the molecular oxygen and it fixer in paddy fields while Cylindrospermum is
requires aerobic conditions. an active nitrogen fixer in sugarcane fields.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
6. Assertion :- Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter 13. Assertion :- In hydroponics technique purified
have autotrophic nature. water and mineral nutrient salts are used.
Reason :- Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter have Reason :- Any contamination or impurity of
nif gene. nutrient solution can cause infection in plant
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D which result in growth retardation.
7. Assertion :- Deficiency symptoms of nitrogen (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
and magnesium are visible first in the senescent 14. Assertion :- In plants deficiency of magnesium
leaves. affects rate of photosynthesis and transpiration.
Reason :- These elements are relatively Reason :- Magnesium is an activator of
immobile and are not transported out of the RuBisCO and PEPcase enzyme.
mature organs. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS
1. Assertion :- PS-I & PS-II are the two pigment 8. Assertion :- Plants utilizing only RuBP in
systems in photosynthesis. CO2 fixations are called C3 plants.
Reason :- PS I composed of chlorophyll a P700 Reason :- Plants utilizing PEP first and then
& PS II composed of chlorophyll a P680 reaction RuBP in CO2 fixations may be C4 plants.
centres. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
9. Assertion :- The purple and green sulphur
2. Assertion :- There is no transfer of energy bacteria show non oxygenic photosynthesis.
between photosynthetic pigments.
Reason :- The hydrogen donor in these bacteria
Reason :- All photosynthetic pigments can
is H2 S for photosynthesis
transfer only photons to one another.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
10. Assertion :- LHC are made up of hundred of
3. Assertion :- Reaction centre requires the help
pigments molecules bounds to protein.
of antennae molecules in the absorption of
different wavelengths of light. Reason :- Each photosystem has all the
pigments (except one molecule of chl.a)
Reason :- Reaction centre alone can not absorb
forming a light harvesting system called as
all the wavelengths equally.
antennae.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion :- RubisCO enzyme is the most
abundant enzyme in the world. 11. Assertion :- The chemiosmotic hypothesis is
Reason :- RuBisCO is a six-carbon based on the development of a proton gradient
carbohydrate which are most common in across a membrane.
living. Reason :- The breakdown of the proton
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D gradient provide enough energy to cause a
5. Assertion :- Each molecule of ribulose-1, conformational change in the F1 particle of the
5-bisphosphate fixes one molecule of CO2. ATPsynthase, for synthesis of ATP
Reason :- Three molecules of NADPH and two (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
ATP are required for fixation of one molecule 12. Assertion :- The carboxylation is the most
of CO2. crucial step of Calvin cycle.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- This step determine wheather Calvin
6. Assertion :- If CO2 is increasing, there will be cycle run or photorespiration occur because
a increase in photosynthesis. RuBisCO has dual nature carboxylase as well
Reason :- CO2 is the major limiting factor for as oxygenase.
photosynthesis. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 13. Assertion :- The glycolate metabolism is also
7. Assertion :- Photo inhibition results in decrease called as photosynthetic carbon oxidation.
in photosynthesis. Reason :- The photorespiration is alternate
Reason :- Increase in incident light beyond a pathway for synthesis of some amino acid like
point causes the breakdown of chlorophyll. glycine and serine.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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14. Assertion :- In C4 plants, dimorphic chloroplasts 16. Assertion :- Plants have variations in their
are found. plant/internal factors regarding photosynthesis.
Reason :- C4 plants have to perform C2 cycle Reason :- Plant factors are depends upon the
to protect themselves from high light intensity. genetic predisposition and growth of plants.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
15. Assertion :- Productivity of sugarcane is more 17. Assertion :- At optimum concentration of CO2
than wheat. plants may show variation in rate of
Reason :- Sugarcane has a mechanism to photosynthesis.
increase the CO2 concentration at the site of Reason :- There are numerous factors which
RuBisCO enzyme but wheat has not. affects rate of photosynthesis simultaneously.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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RESPIRATION IN PLANTS
1. Assertion :- In oxidative phosphorylation, the 8. Assertion :- Glucose is the favoured substrate
electrons flow from NADH to O2. for respiration.
Reason :- In photosynthesis, the electrons flow Reason :- All carbohydrates are usually first
from H2O to NADP+. converted into glucose before they are used for
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D respiration.
2. Assertion :- EMP pathway of respiration occurs (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
in the cytoplasm of the cell.
9. Assertion :- The first product of Hatch and
Reason :- In EMP pathway, glucose undergoes Slack cycle is same carbon compound as of
complete oxidation to form two molecules of
Krebs cycle's first member.
pyruvic acid.
Reason :- First carboxylation product in C 4
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
cycle and oxidative product of malic acid in
3. Assertion :- Complex IV of the electron
TCA cycle are same.
transport system in the mitochondria, refers to
cytochrome 'C' oxidase complex. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Complex IV receives electrons from 10. Assertion :- Cellular respiration is an

the cytochrome 'C'. amphibolic process.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- The carbon skeleton produced during
4. Assertion :- Krebs cycle is the fundamental respiration is used as precursors for bio-synthesis
respiration process which is present in all living of other molecules in the cell.
organisms. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Krebs cycle can occur with or 11. Assertion :- There is very little transport of
without enzymes. gases from one plant part to another.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Each plant part can take care of its
5. Assertion :- In anaerobic respiration, net ATP own gas-exchanges needs.
gain from glycolysis is 2 ATP.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Usually ETS does not takes part in
12. Assertion :- In living organisms energy needed
anaerobic respiration.
for carrying out daily life activities, is obtained
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
from cellular respiration.
6. Assertion :- Oxygen is essential for cellular
Reason :- The cellular respiration is the
respiration in all the living organisms.
mechanism of breakdown of food material
Reason :- Oxygen maintain the ETS functional
within cell to release energy and trapping of this
by removing electrons from it in all the living
energy for synthesis of ATP.
organisms.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
7. Assertion :- Formation of acetyl CoA from 13. Assertion :- Glycolysis is the common pathway
pyruvic acid is link between glycolysis and between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Krebs cycle. Reason :- The site of glycolysis is cytoplasm
Reason :- During this process, two molecules of cell.
of NADPH are produced. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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14. Assertion :- Pyruvic acid is the key product of 20. Assertion :- ETS is present in the inner
glycolysis. mitochondrial membrane.
Reason :- The glucose molecule splits into the Reason :- It may found in cell membrane of
two molecules of pyruvic acid during glycolysis. some organisms.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
15. Assertion :- Glycolysis is a partial oxidation of 21. Assertion :- In prokaryotes there is always gain
glucose. of 38 molecules of ATP during complete
Reason :- In glycolysis only some oxidation of one molecule of glucose. While in
hydrogens(H), out of the twelve hydrogens of eukaryotes this gain may be 38 or 36.
glucose, are released and results in the Reason :- Eukaryotic cells have shuttle systems
formation of NADH+H+. while prokaryotic cells do not.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
16. Assertion :- OAA is considered as the first 22. Assertion :- The respiratory quotient depends
member of the Krebs cycle. upon the type of respiratory substrate used
Reason :- OAA is first substrate which initiale during respiration.
the Krebs cycle. Reason :- The amount of evolved CO 2 and
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D consumed O2 are equal, when carbohydrates
17. Assertion :- A molecule of pyruvic acid by are used as respiratory substrate.
complete oxidation may produce 15 ATP. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- 4 molecules of NADH+H + , 23. Assertion :- The fermentation is considered as
1 molecule of FADH 2 and 1 GTP(ATP) are hazardous process.
produced during complete oxidation of pyruvic
Reason :- Fermentation results in formation of
acid.
acid or alcohol which may lead to death of an
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D organism.
18. Assertion :- The presence of oxygen is vital in (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
aerobic respiration.
24. Assertion :- Glucose is favoured substrate for
Reason :- The oxygen acts as the final hydrogen respiration.
acceptor during ETS and drives the whole
Reason :- Glucose can be easily oxidised
process by removing hydrogen from the
during cellular respiration as compare to other
system.
respiratory substrates.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion :- The NADH + H+ synthesised in
25. Assertion :- In yeast, fermentation results in
glycolysis are always transferred to the
release of CO2 and synthesis of alcohol.
mitochondria and undergoes oxidative
phosphorylation. Reason :- In yeast, fermentation is catalysed by
Reason :- The transfer of NADH + H + to enzyme pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol
mitochondria is must for gaining the ATP dehydrogenase.
during respiration in each and every cell. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Assertion :- Removal of shoot tips (decapitation) 8. Assertion :- Plant growth promoters are
results in the growth of lateral buds. involved in growth promoting activities.
Reason :- Decapitation is widely applied in tea Reason :- Development in plants is under the
plantations and hedge making.
control of intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion :- Zinc is needed for the synthesis of
9. Assertion :- A sigmoid curve is a characteristic
auxin.
of living organisms growing in the natural
Reason :- Zinc is an activator of phosphoenol
pyruvate carboxylase enzyme. environment.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- It is typical for all cells, tissue and
3. Assertion :- Spraying sugarcane crop with organs of a plant.
gibberellins increasing the yield. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Gibberellins have ability to speed up the 10. Assertion :- Seed is a living structure with dry
malting process and they also delay senescence. appearance.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Seed contain embryo and perform
4. Assertion :- Gibberellins, when applied to respiration.
dwarf plants, increase the length of plants.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Gibberellins induce internodal
11. Assertion :- Root elongation is a type of
growth in some genetically dwarf varieties.
arithmetic growth.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- At time of root elongation one
5. Assertion :- Dark period play an important role
in floweing of short day plants. daughter cell continue to divide while the other
Reason :- Flowering occurs in short day plants differentiates to mature.
if the dark period is interrupted by light. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 12. Assertion :- Growth, differentiation and
6. Assertion :- Generally, growth is accompanied development are very closely related events in
by metabolic processes. the life of a plant.
Reason :- Growth occur at the expense of Reason :- Development is considered as the
energy. sum of growth and differentiation.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
7. Assertion :- Vernalization may affect the
13. Assertion :- Turgidity of cells helps in the
flowering in some plants either quantitatively
extension growth.
or qualitatively.
Reason :- It prevents precocious reproductive Reason :- Water provides the medium for
developement late in growing season, and enzymatic activities needed for growth
enables the plant to have sufficient time to (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
reach maturity
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS
1. Assertion :- Clone is a exact copies of their 6. Assertion :- In Strobilanthus kunthiana (Neela
parents, it is a morphological and genetically kuranji) flowering once in 12 years.
similar. Reason :- Bamboo species flower only once in
Reason :- Clone is a product of asexual their life time.
reproduction.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
7. Assertion :- In perennial plants, their is difficult
2. Assertion :- Sexual reproduction results in to define growth phase.
offspring that are not identical to the parents.
Reason :- In perennial plants the growth phase
Reason :- Sexual reproduction undergoes has variable duration in different organism.
process of recombination in prophase-I of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
meiosis.
8. Assertion :- In non primate mammals like cows,
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
sheep cyclical changes during reproduction are
3. Assertion :- In sexual reproduction offspring called oestrus cycle.
is produces by a single parent with and without
Reason :- In primates like monkeys, apes,
in volvent of gamete.
humans cyclical changes during reproduction
Reason :- In asexual reproduction offspring is
are called menstural cycle.
produced by fusion of male and female
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
gametes.
9. Assertion :- In sexual reproduction fusion of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
gametes is called as syngamy.
4. Assertion :- Runner, sucker, rhizome tuber,
Reason :- The results of syngamy is called as
offset and bulbs are the units of vegetative
zygote (diploid)
reproduction.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Vegetative reproduction are found in
all animals. 10. Assertion :- The process of development of
embryo from the zygote is refers to as
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
embryogenesis.
5. Assertion :- All organisms have to reach a
certain stage of growth and maturing in their Reason :- Embryo is a results of cell division
life. (mitosis) and cell differentiation of zygote.
Reason :- The period of growth phase is known (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
as vagetative phase in plants.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
1. Assertion : In Viola cleistogamy is 8. Assertion : The generative cell floats freely in
advantageous. the cytoplasm of vegetative cell.
Reason : It results in the assured seed formation Reason : Cellulosic wall around generative cell
even in the absence of Pollinating agents. is dissolved.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion : Development of embryo is 9. Assertion : Haploid nucleus is present in the
meroblastic in angiosperm. synergids cell of female gametophyte.
Reason : Differentiation of embryo occurs at Reason : Synergid in female gametophyte
microphylar end. represents gamete.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion : Megaspore mother cell (MMC) 10. Assertion : No enzyme that degrades exine is
forms only one functional megaspore so far known.
commonly in angiosperms. Reason : It is one of the most resistant organic
Reason : Ovules generally differentiate the material of microspore in living world.
single megaspore mother cell in nucellus. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 11. Assertion : An ovule generally has a 8-
4. Assertion : In sea grass, pollen grains are nucleated and 7-celled embryo sac formed from
released inside the water. megaspore.
Reason : In seagrass flower remain submerged Reason : Embryo sac is a diploid structure.
in water. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 12. Assertion : Endospermic seed are present in
5. Assertion : Double fertilization is associated castor and coconut.
with the sexaul reproduction in all Reason : Endosperm persists in mature seed
spermatophytes. of these plant.
Reason : Double fertilization is essential for (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
the formation vegaetative nucleus. 13. Assertion : Wind pollinated plant produce very
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D large number of pollen grain.
6. Assertion : Filiform apparatus guide the pollen Reason : Pollen grains coming in contact with
tube into the synergids. the stigma is a chance factor in wind
Reason : Filiform apparatus is special cellular pollination.
thickening at micropyler end to secrete chemical (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
stimulus. 14. Assertion :- Polyembryony first of all was
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D observed by Leuwenhoek in pomegranate.

7. Assertion : In the wall of pollen grain, Reason :- Adventive embryony is also an
pectocellulosic layer is surrounded by exine. example of polyembryony in which additional
Reason : Exine is veryhard layer. number of embryos are formed from chalaza
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D or raphe.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion : Megaspore undergoes three free 23. Assertion :- Cleistogamous flowers produce
nuclear mitosis to form an eight-nucleated assured seed set even in the absence of
embryo sac. pollinators.
Reason : Megaspore mother cell undergoes one Reason :- Salvia, Sunflower and Cotton
meiotic division. examples of Cleistogamous flower.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
16. Assertion : Pollen grains are well preserved as 24. Assertion :- Continued self-pollination result in
fossil. inbreeding depression.
Reason : Outer wall of pollen grains made by Reason :- Out breeding devices are dicliny,
polymer of carotenoids i.e. sporopollenin.
dichogamy and hetrostyly.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
17. Assertion : Sexual reproduction in organism
25. Assertion :- Formation of embryo from
brings genetic variation.
unfertilized egg is called parthenogenesis.
Reason : In sexual reproduction the process
Reason :- If both gametophyte and sporophyte
of meiosis during gamete formation or in
are haploid in parthenogenesis and apogamy
zygote brings crossing over.
then it is called diploid parthenogenesis and
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
diploid apogamy respectively.
18. Assertion : In angiosperm, seed are present
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
inside the fruit.
26. Assertion :- Double fertilization and triple
Reason : In angiosperm, ovules are not naked.
fusion is the specific or universal characteristic
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of angiosperm.
19. Assertion : Embryo is the most important part
Reason :- Five nuclei and two gametes
of the seed.
participate in double fertilization.
Reason : Embryo is the future plant present
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
inside the seed.
27. Assertion :- Endosperm development precedes
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
embryo development.
20. Assertion : Tapetum is the layer which secrets
both enzymes and substance. Reason :- Maize and Tomato have mosaic
endosperm.
Reason : Tapetum is hygroscopic in nature
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
28. Assertion :- Starchy endosperm is found in
21. Assertion :- Both wind and water pollinated
Rice, Wheat and Maize.
flowers are not very colourful and do not
produce nector. Reason :- In Orchidaceae, Podostemaceae and
Reason :- Wind pollination quite common in Trapaceae, endosperm is absent.
grasses. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 29. Assertion :- Nuclear endosperm is the most
22. Assertion :- A typical anther has four common endosperm in angiosperm.
microsporangia which develops into pollen sacs. Reason :- The endosperm in Betelnut and
Reason :- In Malvaceae, the anther is Annonaceae family is rough surfaced. It is
monothecous and bisporangiate. known as ruminate endosperm.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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30. Assertion :- Formation of gametophyte directly 36. Assertion :- Single integumanted ovule is called
from sporophyte without meiosis is called unitegmic ovule found in member of
apospory. Gamopetalae and mostly Gymnosperms.
Reason :- In apospory gametophyte always Reason :- Aril is the type of third integument.
remain haploid. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
37. Assertion :- Filaments are attached with funicle
31. Assertion :- In a majority of aquatic plants such (some times with placenta) are known as
as Vallisneria and Hydrilla, the flowers emerge
obturators.
above of water and are pollinated by insect or
wind as in most of the land plants. Reason :- In ovule of most of the plants, funicle
Reason :- In most of the water pollinated is attached to main body of ovule for some
species, pollen grain are not protected from distance to form a ridge like structure known
wetting by a mucilaginous covering. as perisperm.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
32. Assertion :- Cereals such as Rice and Wheat 38. Assertion :- In amphitropous ovule, embryo sac
pollen grain lose viability with in 30 minutes becomes horse shoe shaped.
of their release.
Reason :- Amphitropous ovule found in
Reason :- Pollen of Rosaceae, Leguminoseae
Leguminosae and Cruciferae family.
and Solanaceae maintain viability for 30
minutes. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 39. Assertion :- Orthotropous ovule is the most
33. Assertion :- Endothecium becomes primitive and most simplest type of ovule.
hygroscopic in nature due to presence of Reason :- Orthotrnopous ovule found in 80%
fibrous thickening. families of angiosperms.
Reason :- The dehiscence of anther takes place (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
only from tapetum.
40. Assertion :- Protandry condition is found in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Salvia.
34. Assertion :- Both polar nuclei of the central cell
Reason :- Yucca plant develops symbiotic
fused together to form a triploid nucleus.
relationship with an insect.
Reason :- Double fertilization was discovered
by strasburger in Lilium and fritillaria. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 41. Assertion :- Largest pollen grain is present in
35. Assertion :- Ubisch body is mainly made up of myosotis.
a complex substance sporopollenin. Reason :- Pollen grain are generally spherical,
Reason :- Ubisch bodies produce by middle measuring about 10-60 micrometer in diameter.
layer. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATIONS
1. Assertion : A person with 'O' blood group is 7. Assertion : Mendel’s work remained unnoticed
termed as univesal donor. for long time.
Reason : Blood group incompatibility is due Reason : He could not provide any physical
proof for the existence of factors.
to antigen-antibody reaction. Blood group O
has no antibody and therefore, no agglutination (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
can occur with this blood group. 8. Assertion : Wrinkled seed of pea consists more
free sugar in place of starch.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Wrinkled seed of pea does not have
2. Assertion : There are twelve linkage groups in
starch branching enzyme.
rice.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : The diploid number of chromosomes
9. Assertion : In pea plant, seed coat colour and
is 24 in rice. flower colour are regulated by same gene.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : These character represents polygenic
3. Assertion : Continuous variations for a inheritance.
population when graph plotted, appears to be a (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
bell shape curve. 10. Assertion : Male heterogamety is seen in
Reason : These variations are fluctuating on Drosophilla and human.
either side of mean value. Reason : In birds, female is heterogametic.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

11. Assertion : Chromosomal theory of inheritance
4. Assertion : Gamma radiations are proved to
was given by Sutton and Boveri in 1902.
be most important in mutation breeding
Reason : Mendel's results on the inheritance
experiments.
of characters were independently rediscovered
Reason : Gamma rays are non ionising
by three scientists like Sutton, Boveri and
radiation and are perfect to induce mutations Morgan.
in multicelled organisms. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 12. Assertion : When two contrasting pure line
5. Assertion : Polygenic effects can be explained characters were crossed, one character could
by additive effects of genes. not appear in F1 generation.
Reason : An expressible polypeptide product Reason : This character was recessive but
expressed in F2 generation by self cross of F1
is contributed partially by more than one gene.
generation.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

6. Assertion : Alternative forms of a gene are
13. Assertion : Genes that code for a pair of
located on the homologous chromosome.
contrasting character are called alleles
Reason : Homozygote consists of identical Reason : Alleles are located on different loci
factors. of chromosome.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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14. Assertion : In a true breeding for any character, 21. Assertion : During metaphase of meiosis-I ,
the allelic pair of genes are always the two chromosome pairs can align at the
homozygous. metaphase plate independently of each other.
Reason : Same genotype will always have same Reason : Meiosis-I is associated with reducing
phenotypic expression but vice versa is not true. the chromosomes to half.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
15. Assertion : The recessive parental trait is 22. Assertion : Morgan found that Drosophila
expressed in the F 2 generation though it was melongaster very suitable for his experiments.
not seen in F1 generation.
Reason : Drosophila could be grow on simple
Reason : The factors or alleles of a pair synthetic media in laboratory and have short
segregate from each other such that a gamate life span with many heriditary variations.
receives only one of the two factors.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
23. Assertion : In Drosophila the male and female
16. Assertion : Characters are controlled by
flies show sexual dimorphism.
discrete units called factors.
Reason : A single mating could produce large
Reason : When a pair of factors are disimilar,
number of progeny flies in Drosophila.
one of them dominates the other and is called
dominant factor. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 24. Assertion : Morgan studied autosomal genes
characters on Drosophila.
17. Assertion : ABO blood group in human beings
have different mode of expression which is Reason : These crosses were similar to
controlled by a gene 'I'. Mendelian crosses.
Reason : ABO blood group shows lethal gene (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
effect. 25. Assertion : When two genes in dihybrid cross
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D are present on same chromosome, they show
18. Assertion : ABO blood group expression is a maximum parental gene combination than non
very important example of multiple allele. parental ones.
Reason : Three alleles are found in a population Reason : There was physical association of the
for blood group. two genes called as linkage.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion : A single gene may produce more 26. Assertion : 50% of sperms recieve the X-body
than one phenotype. but the other do not receive in grass hopper
Reason : More than one gene may control a Reason : In birds, the determination of sex is
same character. XO type.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

20. Assertion : When two pairs of traits are 27. Assertion : Mutation may arise due to change
combined, segregation of one pair of characters in single base pair of DNA.
is dependent on other pair of character. Reason : Deletion or insertion of a nitrogen
Reason : Law of segregation is a universal law base leads to frame shift mutation.
only in dihybrid crosses.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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28. Assertion :- A true Breeding variety is 36. Assertion :- I A is dominant allele which
produced by continuous cross pollination. produces Antigen A.
Reason :- It shows unstable traits. Reason :- IB is recessive allele which produces
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Antigen B.
29. Assertion :- Haemophilia is an x-linked (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

recessive disease. 37. Assertion :- In garden pea wrinkled seeds were
Reason :- Allele for Haemophilia does not pass obtained due to absence of starch branching
from mother to daughter. enzyme.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Bagging is used to prevent

self-pollination.
30. Assertion :- Gene for hypertrichosis cannot be
dominant or recessive. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Gene for hypertrichosis is present 38. Assertion :- One phenotype can have more
only on Y- chromosome. than one genotype.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- One gene can control more than one
Character.
31. Assertion :- Females can be carrier for X-linked
dominant disease. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- There are 2 pairs of X-chromosomes 39. Assertion :- AB blood group is an example of
in females. co-dominance.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Four alleles govern human blood
group.
32. Assertion :- When IA and i both are present in
person then only IA expresses itself. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- i does not produce any enzyme. 40. Assertion :- In F2- generation of a monohybrid
cross, phenotypic ratio is 3 : 1
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- F1-generation shows only dominant
33. Assertion :- In larger number of insects the
phenotype.
mechanism of sex determination is of ZW-ZZ
type. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Female is heterogametic and male is 41. Assertion :- Gametes are always pure for a trait.
homogametic. Reason :- During gamete formation each
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D gamete receives only one factor of a pair.
34. Assertion :- The dwarf plant obtained in (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
mendel's monohybrid cross were homozygous. 42. Assertion :- Behaviour of chromosomes is
Reason :- Crossing between two tall plants parallel to the behaviour of genes.
always produced all tall plants. Reason :- Chromosomal theory of inheritance
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D was proposed by Sutton and Boveri.
35. Assertion :- Those mutations are heritable (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
which occur in germinal cells. 43. Assertion :- In grasshopper the sex of the
Reason :- Somatic mutations are non-heritable offspring is determined by female.
by gametes. Reason :- Female grasshopper is heterogametic.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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44. Assertion :- Multiple alleles are located on 52. Assertion :- In large number of insects, XO-type
same locus of homologous chromosome. of Sex-determination is found.
Reason :- Incomplete dominance was first Reason :- Henking gave the name X-body to
discovered by Morgan in Mirabilis jalapa. X-chromosomes.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
45. Assertion :- Natural self pollination is present 53. Assertion :- T.H. Morgan chose house fly for
in pea plant. his experiments.
Reason :- Pleiotropic gene controls more than Reason :- Male flies are large and female flies
one character. are small.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
46. Assertion :- Flower colour in Antirrhinum 54. Assertion :- Result of reciprocal cross as
majus is an example of incomplete dominance. obtained by Mendel is not universal.
Reason :- Turner's syndrome is represented by Reason :- It changes in case of cytoplasmic
44 + XXY. inheritance.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
47. Assertion :- Squash bug shows recessive 55. Assertion :- Haemophilia disease is never seen
epistasis. in women.
Reason :- Gene W is hypostatic gene in summer Reason :- Gene for haemophilia is present on
squash. Y-chromosome.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
48. Assertion :- Law of dominance can be studied 56. Assertion :- Mendel experimented on sweet
through a cross between TT × tt genotypes in pea.
pea plants. Reason :- Sweet pea does not show linkage
Reason :- Co-dominance is an exception to it. between the genes.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
49. Assertion :- Transmission of genetic characters 57. Assertion :- Mendel gave law of independent
from parent to offsprings is called heredity. assortment.
Reason :- Differences among individuals of Reason :- Pleiotropic gene affects only one
same species are called variations. character.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
50. Assertion :- Down's syndrome was first 58. Assertion :- Barr body is found in human
described by Langdon Down. beings.
Reason :- Down's syndrome is due to trisomy Reason :- Turner's Syndrome shows only one
of chromosome 11. Barr body.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

51. Assertion :- Haemophilia is also called 59. Assertion :- In incomplete dominance, alleles
"bleeder's disease". show blending.
Reason :- Haemophilia-A is due to lack of Reason :- It is exception to law of segregation.
antihaemophilic globulin. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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60. Assertion :- Gene is the unit of inheritance. 68. Assertion :- Genotypic and phenotypic ratios
Reason :- Genes control characters in an are same in test cross.
organism. Reason :- A cross between F 1 progeny and
dominant parent is called test cross.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
61. Assertion :- There is clear difference between
69. Assertion :- 44 + YO humans are not found in
male and female Drosophila melanogaster.
nature.
Reason :- Female Drosophila is larger than
Reason :- X-chromosome is essential for
male.
survival.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
62. Assertion :- To find genotype of an organism 70. Assertion :- In a Mendelian dihybrid cross, 10
showing dominant trait a test cross is done. parental and 6 new phenotypes are observed in
Reason :- Cross between plants with genotype F 2 generation.
RR × rr is a test cross. Reason :- In sickle cell anaemia a -
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D haemoglobin chain is defective.
63. Assertion :- Pedigree analysis is useful in study (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of inheritance in humans. 71. Assertion :- Mendel discovered linkage.
Reason :- Controlled crosses cannot be Reason :- Morgan gave the term sex-
performed in humans. chromosome.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

72. Assertion :- Queen victoria was carrier of sickle
64. Assertion :- Gene for sickle cell anaemia is an
cell anaemia.
example of pleiotropic gene.
Reason :- Her genotype was HbAHbS.
Reason :- Sickle cell anaemia disease causes
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
death of humans.
73. Assertion :- In a Mendelian cross both the traits
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
are expressed in F 2 generation.
65. Assertion :- By looking at the dominant
Reason :- Law of segregation is universal.
phenotype we cannot tell its genotype.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- A dominant phenotype can have two
74. Assertion :- Morgan coined term 'Linkage' to
possible genotypes.
describe physical association of genes on a
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D chromosome.
66. Assertion :- Two genes can be completely Reason :- Sturtevant used the frequency of
linked. recombination between gene pairs on the same
Reason :- There is no recombination between chromosome as a measure of distance between
completely linked genes. them.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
75. Assertion :- Morgan was the student of Alfred
67. Assertion :- Mendel chose nine characters in
sturtevant.
garden pea.
Reason :- In some insects, Henking observed
Reason :- Terminal position of flower is a
that 50% of sperms received X-body and 50%
dominant character in pea. sperm did not receive it.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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76. Assertion :- Phenyl Ketonuria is inherited as 81. Assertion :- Law of independent assortment can
X-linked recessive trait. be studied by means of dihybrid cross.
Reason :- In sickle cell anaemia the substitution Reason :- The law of independent assortment
of amino acid in the globin protein results due is applicable only to linked genes.
to substitution at the sixth codon of the beta (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
globin gene from GUG to GAG.
82. Assertion :- Humans knew from as early as
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 8000-1000 A.D. that one of the causes of
77. Assertion :- Down's syndrome is due to trisomy variation was hidden in sexual reproduction.
of 21 chromosome.
st
Reason :- Mendel performed artificial
Reason :- The affected individual shows pollination in sweet pea.
congenital heart disease. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 83. Assertion :- Yellow seed colour is a recessive
78. Assertion :- If the distance between two genes trait in pea.
on same chromosome is 40 centimorgan then Reason :- Yellow pod colour is a dominant trait
percentage of recombination is 40%. in pea.
Reason :- Percent recombination cannot be (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
more than 50%.
84. Assertion :- By 1902, the chromosome
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D movement during meiosis had been worked
79. Assertion :- The possibility of a female out.
becoming a haemophilic is extremely rare. Reason :- Two alleles of a gene pair are located
Reason :- For this father should be carrier and on homologous sites on homologous
mother should be haemophilic. chromosomes.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
80. Assertion :- Turner's syndrome is caused due
to monosomy of X-chromosome.
Reason :- Turner's syndrome can be male or
female.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
1. Assertion :- The length of DNA can be find out 8. Assertion :- Lac operon first time discovered
by the number of nucleotide or number of base by Jacob & Monad in E.coli.
pairs. Reason :- Lac operon is found only in
Reason :- Either DNA is single stranded or prokaryotes.
double stranded but made up of nucleotides. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
9. Assertion :- Deoxyribose sugar is pentose
2. Assertion :- Human protein can be synthesised sugar.
in bacteria by recombinant DNA technology.
Reason :- Deoxyribose sugar is a 5 carbon
Reason :- Codon are universal and ambiguous. containing sugar, where oxygen is absent at 2nd
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D carbon position.
3. Assertion :- RNA primer synthesis is essential (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
for replication of DNA.
10. Assertion :- Most of the genes in prokaryotes
Reason :- DNA polymerase require free 3' OH are monocistronic.
for addition of nucleotide and can not initiate
Reason :- Most of the genes in eukaryotes are
DNA replication.
polycistronic.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion :- The relationship between genes
11. Assertion :- The condon is read in mRNA in
and protein are best understood by mutation
studies. a non-contiguous fashion.
Reason :- Mutation in gene leads to change in Reason :- One codon, codes for many amino
polypeptide chain. acid.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

5. Assertion :- Regulation of lac operon by 12. Assertion :- DNA acts as the genetic material
repressor is refered as negative regulation. in all organisms with some exception.
Reason :- Product of i gene inhibit the Reason :- Protein acts as genetic material in
expression of z, y and a gene of lac operon in all viruses.
absence of lactose. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 13. Assertion :- The distance between two
6. Assertion :- Polymorphism in DNA sequence polynucleotide chains in dsDNA remains
is the basis of genetic mapping of human constant.
genome. Reason :- Always a purine comes opposite to
Reason :- Polymorphisms in DNA are pyrimidine
inheritable from parents to childern.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

14. Assertion :- The nucleosomes in chromatin are
7. Assertion :- The effect of mutation is always seen as 'beads on string' structure when viewed
observed in phenotype of an organism. under electron microscope.
Reason :- Mutation in gene leads to change in
Reason :- Nucleosomes constitute the
amino acid type in polypeptide chain always.
repeating unit of chromatin.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion :- The DNA replication is 22. Assertion : Regulator, promotor and operator
semidiscontinuous. genes are called the control genes.
Reason :- The DNA polymerase catalyse Reason : These are involved primarlly in
polymerisation only in one direction.
controlling the process of protein synthesis.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
16. Assertion :- The coding sequences or expressed
23. Assertion : The genetic code is degenerate in
sequences are defined as exon.
nature.
Reason :- Introns are removed as spliceosome
during splicing in eukaryotes. Reason : The total number of codons is much
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D greater than the number of amino acid
17. Assertion :- The genetic code is nearly participate in the process of protein synthesis.
universal. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- From bacteria to human UUU would 24. Assertion : Forming RNA chain always in 5'®3'
code for alanine. direction.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : The rates of synthesis of all the RNA
18. Assertion :- The order and sequence of i.e. m-RNA, t-RNA, r-RNA is same.
aminoacids in polypeptide chain is determined
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
by sequence of bases in the mRNA.
Reason :- The transfer of genetic information 25. Assertion : The genetic code are polar.
from a polymer of nucleiotides to a polymer Reason : Each codon has its specific 5' and 3'
of amino-acids occurs in transcription process. end.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
19. Assertion :- Each operon has its specific 26. Assertion : The number of phosphoester bond
operator and specific repressor.
are only two into a linear double stranded DNA
Reason :- The repressor of the lac operon is molecules.
synthesised from the i gene.
Reason : The 5' end of both the strand have
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
phosphate group joine through phosphoester
20. Assertion :- The VNTR belongs to a class of
bond.
satellite DNA refered to as mini satellite
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- The number of VNTR fixed in all
chromosomes in all members of a species. 27. Assertion : DNA polymerase and RNA
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D polymerase are functional non-histone
chromosomal protein.
21. Assertion : A nitrogenous base is linked to the
OH of 1°C pentose sugar through a N Reason : The histon protein is basic in nature.
glycosidic linkage to form a nucleoside. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Adenosine, guanosine, cytodine and 28. Assertion : DNA fingerprinting involves
uridine are nucleoside of RNA, while
identifying differences in some specific region
deoxyadenosine, deoxyguanosine, deoxycytidine
in DNA sequence called as repetitive DNA.
and deoxythymidine are nucleoside of
DNA. Reason : During density gradient centrifugation
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D the bulk DNA forms a major peak.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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29. Assertion : The gentic material should be able 35. Assertion : Insertion or deletion of one or two
to express itself inthe form of "Mendelian base changes the reading frame from the point
characters". of insertion or deletion.
Reason : The DNA fulfill this criteria so that is Reason : Sickle cell anaemia is an example of
considere a genetic material. deletion mulation.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
30. Assertion : RNA was the first genetic material. 36. Assertion : The secondary structure of tRNA
Reason : There is enough evidence to suggest looks like a clover-leaf.
that essential lite process (such as metabolism, Reason : In actual structure, the tRNA is a
translation splicing etc.) evolved around RNA. compact molecules which looks like inverted
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D L.
31. Assertion : The DNA dependent DNA (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
polymerase catalyse polymerisation only in one 37. Assertion : The cellular factory responsible for
direction that is 5'®3'. synthesising proteins is the ribosome.
Reason : On template 5'®3' DNA replicate in Reason : The ribosome consists of structural
discontinuous manner. RNAs and about 80 different proteins.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
32. Assertion : The split gene arrangements 38. Assertion : The enzyme beta galactosidase
represent probably an ancient feature of the synthesised by E.Coli, used to catalyse the
genome. hydrolysis of a disaccharide.
Reason : The presence of introns is reminiscent Reason : That disaccharide consisted by
of antiquity and the process of splicing galactose and glucose and the bacteria use them
represent the dominane of RNA world. as a source of energy.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
33. Assertion : The process of translation requires 39. Assertion : The lac operon consists of one
transfer of genetic information from a polymer regulatory gene and three structural genes.
of nucleotides to form a polymer of amino Reason : The regulatory gene is i-gene and
acids. structural gene are z, y and a.
Reason : This process take place in cytoplasm (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of cell.
40. Assertion : The human genome project was a
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 13 year project coordinated by the U.S.
34. Assertion : The codon for methionine and department of energy and the national institude
tryptophan said to be non-degenerate. of health.
Reason : There is single codon for both the Reason : The project was completed in 2003.
amino acids. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION
(PLANT BREEDING, SINGLE CELL PROTEIN & TISSUE CULTURE)
1. Assertion :- In India, IARI New Delhi played 8. Assertion :- Saccharum officinarum is a
an important role in biofortification. tropical cane.
Reason :- IARI New Delhi released several Reason :- Saccharum officinarum has thicker
vegetable crops that are rich in vitamins and stem and higher sugar content.
minerals. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 9. Assertion :- Breeding and development of
2. Assertion :- The selected parent plants are used cultivars resistant to diseases, enhances crop
in the process of hybridisation. production.
Reason :- Pure lines are created whenever Reason :- Fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens
desirable and possible. in tropical climate results in about 20 – 30%
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D loss of crops.
3. Assertion :- Selection process is crucial for the (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
success of breeding objectives. 10. Assertion :- Mung bean made resistant to
Reason :- The Progenies are cross-pollinated yellow mosaic virus by mutation.
for several generations till they reach a state of Reason :- In mutation genetic variations are
homozygosity. created by changing base sequences within
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D chromosomes.
4. Assertion :- During Green revolution wheat (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
production increased from 11 million tonnes 11. Assertion :- Cotton varieties with more nectar
to 75 million tonnes. do not attract bollworms.
Reason :- This was due to the development of Reason :- High aspartic acid, nitrogen and
tall varieties of wheat. sugar content in maize leads to resistance to
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D maize stem borers.
5. Assertion :- IR-8 and Taichung Native-1 were (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
used to derive semi-dwarf varieties of wheat. 12. Assertion :- ‘‘Atlas 66’’ is a variety of wheat
Reason :- IR-8 and Taichung were high having higher starch content.
yielding and disease resistant varieties of wheat Reason :- It has been used as a donor variety
and were distributed throughout the country. for improving cultivated maize in India.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
6. Assertion :- Sonalika and Kalyan Sona were 13. Assertion :- Method of producing thousand of
high yielding and disease resistant varieties of new plants from explant is called micro-
wheat. propagation.
Reason :- Jaya and Ratna are better yielding Reason :- New plants produced are
semi dwarf varieties of rice which were somaclones.
developed in India.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
14. Assertion :- Meristem culture helps in recovery
7. Assertion :- Saccharum barberi was originally
of healthy plants from diseased plants.
grown in north india.
Reason :- In an infected plant the apical and
Reason :- Saccharum barberi had poor sugar
axillary meristems are free of virus.
content and yield.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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15. Assertion : Pusa swarnim (Karan rai) is a plant 18. Assertion : During the period 1960 to 2000,
variety of Brassica. wheat production increase from 11 to 75 million
Reason : Bassica is resistant to white rust tonnes.
disease. Reason : During the period 1960 to 2000, rice
production went up from 30 to 88.5 million
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
tonnes.
16. Assertion : Pusa sawani variety of Okra
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(Bhindi) is resistant to shoot and fruit borer
19. Assertion : Many microbes may be helpful in
insects.
fight against protein malnutrition in human
Reason : Pusa sawani variety of Okra (Bhindi) population.
is a crop which bred by hybridisation and
Reason : Many microbes can be used as
selection.
alternative sources of proteins [called single cel
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D protein (SCP)] for human nutrition.
17. Assertion : In year 2000, maize hybrids that (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
had twice the amout of amino acid, lysine and 20. Assertion : The capacity to generate a whole
arginine were developed. plant from any cell explant is called
Reason : Atlas 66, having a high carbohydrate Totipotancy.
content. Reason : The method of producing thousands
of plants through tissue culture is called
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
somatic hybridization.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE
1. Assertion :- The consumption of curd is much 6. Assertion :- A technology of biogas production
better than milk in human. was developed in America mainly due to the
Reason :- LAB improve nutritional quality of effort of Indian Council of Agricultural
curd by increasing vitamine B 12 and also Research & Khadi and Village Industries
checking disease causing microbes in our commission.
stomach.
Reason :- Biogas is a mixture of CH4,CO2, H2
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D & H 2 S gases produced by the activity of
2. Assertion :- The "roquefort cheese" are ripened thermoacidophiles archaebacteria
by growing a specific bacteria on them, which
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
gives a particular flavour.
7. Assertion :- Bacillus thuringiensis is a
Reason :- The dough of rice and black gram,
bioinsecticide
which is used for making foods such as dosa
and idli is fermented by fungi. Reason :- The spores of Bacillus thuringiensis
released a toxin in midgut of insect larva and
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
kill the butterfly at caterpillar larva stage.
3. Assertion :- Wine and beer have low
concentration of ethanol. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- These alcoholic beverages are 8. Assertion :- Biofertilizers are organisms that
produced without distillation. enrich the nutrient quality of the soil.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- The main source of biofertilizers are
4. Assertion :- Saccharomyees cerevisiae is bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria.

known as brewer's and baker's yeast. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Saccaromyees cerevisiac is used for 9. Assertion :- Currently large number of
fermenting malted cereals and fruit juices as biofertilizers are available commercially in the
well as bread making market and farmers use these biofertilizers in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D their field to replenish soil nutrients.
5. Assertion :- Statins produced by the yeast Reason :- Use of biofertilizers can reduce
Monascus purpureus have been dependence on chemical fertilizers and so as
commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering enviornmental pollution.
agents.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Cyclosporin-A is used as an

10. Assertion :- Penicillin was the first antibiotic to
immunosupressive agent in organ transplant
be discovered and it was a chance discovery.
patients, is produce by the bacteria
Streptococcus. Reason :- Penicillin was extensively used to treat
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D American soldiers wounded in world war-II.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

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11. Assertion :- Depending on the type of the raw 17. Assertion : Microbes like bacteria and many
material used for fermentation and the type of fungi are grown on nutritive media to form
processing (with or without distillation) colonies.
different types of alcoholic drinks are obtained. Reason : Microbial colonies can be seen with
Reason :- Wine is produced by distillation of the naked eyes and such cultures are useful in
the fermented broth. studies on micro-organism.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
12. Assertion :- Cyclosporin-A is used as an 18. Assertion : Consumption of curd is also

immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant benificial to prevent infenctions dieases.
patients. Reason : The LAB play very beneficial role in
Reason :- Cyclosporin-A is produced by the checking disease causing microbes.
fungus Trichoderma polysporum. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 19. Assertion : The dough which is used for making
dosa and and idli is puffed up in appearance.
13. Assertion :- Bottled fruit juices bought from
the market are clearer as compared to those Reason : The fermented bacterial produce CO2
made at home. gas in dough.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Bottled juices are clarified by the use
of pectinases and proteases. 20. Assertion : Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used
for making bread and fermenting malted cereals
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
and fruit juices to produce ethanol.
14. Assertion :- Lipases are used in detergent
Reason : Yeast perform anaerobic respiration
formulations.
to gain energy.
Reason :- Sreptokinase produced by the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
bacterium streptococcus.
21. Assertion : Staphylococci could not grow
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
around mould which was growing in unwashed
15. Assertion :- The type of the gas produces culture of bacteria.
depends upon the microbes and the organic
Reason : Some microbes produce chemical
substrates they utilise.
substances (antibiotic) that can kill or retard the
Reason :- Biogas is a mixture of gases growth of other (disease causing) microbes.
produced by the microbial activity..
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 22. Assertion : Monasus purpureus, produce a
16. Assertion : Microbes are cosmopolitian in statins which commercialised as blood
nature. cholesterol lowering agent.
Reason : Microbes are present everywhere in Reason : Statins competitively inhibit the
soil, water, air inside our bodies and that of other enzyme responsible for synthesis of
animals and plants. cholesterol.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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23. Assertion : In biological treatment flocs 25. Assertion : Use of bacteria, fungi and
consume the major part of the orgnic matter in cyanobacteria increase the yield in organic
the effluents hence reduce biochemical oxygen farming.
demand. Reason : Certain bacteria fix atmospheric
Reason : BOD refers to the amount of the nitrogen into organic forms which is used by
oxygen that would be consumed if all the the plant as nutrients.
organic matter in one litter of water were (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
oxidised by bacteria.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
24. Assertion : Human beings are able to digest
the cellulose present in our foods.
Reason : Large intstine of human contain
Methanobacterium which produce cellulase
enzyme.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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BIOTECHNOLOGY : PRINCIPLES & PROCESSES
1. Assertion : Foreign gene is placed in the gene 7. Assertion : The linking of antibiotic resistance
encoding for tetracycline resistance of pBR 322 gene with the plasmid vector became possible
plasmid. with the enzyme DNA ligase.
Reason : No other site is suitable in such Reason : The cutting of DNA at specific location
plasmid for foreign gene. became possible with the discovery of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D molecular scissors - restriction enzymes.
2. Assertion : In PCR, annealing is performed at (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
lower temperature. 8. Assertion : Restriction ednonuclease
Reason : Primers hybridise target DNA region recognises specific palindromic nucleotide
one to each strand of the double helix. sequences in the DNA.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : Restriction endonuclease are the tools
3. Assertion : Urine and serum analysis is not of prokaryotic cell to protect itself from foregin
helpful in early detection of pathogen. DNA molecule.
Reason : PCR and ELISA test are techniques (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
that helps in early detection of the disease. 9. Assertion : DNA fragments resolve according
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D to their size through sieving effect provided by
4. Assertion : Genetic modifications of organisms the agarose gel network in gel electrophoresis
can have unpredictable results when such process.
organisms are introduced into the ecosystem. Reason : DNA fragments are negatively
Reason : Genetic modifications of organisms charged molecule therefore moves, far away
from the cathode pole in agarose gel
might help or harm living organisms when
electrophorosis.
introduce in ecosystem.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
10. Assertion : In the vector pBR322, if a foreign
5. Assertion : The down streaming process
DNA is ligated at the site of tet r gene, the
include seperation and purification of
recombinant plasmid will lose tetracycline
substance.
resistance.
Reason : The downstream processing and
Reason : Recombinant plasmid can be still be
quality control testing vary from product to
selected out from non-recombinant plasmid in
product.
tetracycline containing medium.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
6. Assertion : For the multiplication of any alien 11. Assertion : If the plasmid in the bacterium
piece of DNA in an organism, it needs to be a having b-galactosidase gene does not have an
part of chromsome, which has a specific insert, then the presence of a chromogenic
sequence called origin of replication.
substance give blue coloured colony.

Reason : In a chromosome there is a specific Reason : absence of insert result in activation
DNA sequence called the origin of replication, of the b-galactosidase gene and therefore the
which is responsible for initiating replication. colony produce blue colour.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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12. Assertion : A bioreactor has an agitator system, 19. Assertion : Selection of recombinants due to
an oxygen delivery system and a foam control inactivation of antibiotics is a cumbersome
system, a temperature control system, pH
process.
control system and sampling ports.
Reason : It requires simultaneous plating on
Reason : A bioreactor provides the optimal
conditions for achieving the desired product two plates having different antibiotics.
by providing optimal growth conditions. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 20. Assertion : Presence of chromogenic substrate
13. Assertion : The Taq polymerase enzymes play gives green coloured colonies if the plasmid
key role in PCR technique. insert in the bacteria.
Reason : Taq polymerase is a heat resistant
Reason : This leads to insertional inactivation
enzyme.
of the galactosidase enzyme.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
14. Assertion : In recombinant DNA technology, (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
human genes are transferred into bacteria or 21. Assertion : A plant cell from which DNA is to
yeast. be derived, treated by cellulase, chitinase,
Reason : Both bacteria and yeast multiply very RNase and proteinase.
fast to form huge population which express Reason : A DNA which is used in genetic
desired gene product.
engineering should be free from other
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
macromolecules.
15. Assertion : A DNA fragment can be inserted
in the plasmid DNA, which act as vector. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : The linkage of antibiotic resistance 22. Assertion : A bioreactor is utilised to convert
gene with plasmid vector became possible with raw material into specific product.
enzyme RNA ligase. Reason : Bioreactor provides the optimal
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D growth conditions such as temperature, pH,
16. Assertion : The name of EcoRI comes from
vitamins, oxygen and salts to achieve the
Escherichia coli RY 13.
Reason : The restiction enzymes are isolated desired product .
from over 230 strains of bacteria and the (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
enzyme number are more than 900. 23. Assertion : In the PCR reaction, multiple copies
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of the gene (or DNA) of interest is synthesized
17. Assertion : Restriction enzymes belong to
in-vitro using two sets of primers and the
group of enzymes called nucleases.
Reason : Exonucleases cut at specific portion enzyme DNA polymerase.
within the DNA while endonucleases cut Reason : Such multiple copies of the gene can
nucleotides from the terminal portion. be synthesized by the use of a thermostable
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
DNA polymerase.
18. Assertion : The DNA fragments which are
purified from agarose gel, used in construction (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of recombinant DNA by joining them with 24. Assertion :- Restriction endonuclease

cloning vector. recognizes a specific palindromic nucleotide
Reason : The DNA can be visualised by sequence in DNA.
ethidium bromide stained gel exposed to UV Reason :- Restriction endonuclease enzyme
light. naturally found in virus.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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25. Assertion : In a chromosome there is a specific 31. Assertion : The cutting of DNA by restriction
DNA sequence called the origin of replication. endonuclease lead to fragments of DNA.
Reason : It is responsible for intiating Reason : The process of saparation of DNA
replication. fragments by a techinque is called gel
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D electrophoresis.
26. Assertion : Asexual reproduction preserves
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
genetic information.
32. Assertion : Some virus has the capacity to
Reason : While sexual reproduction permits
transfer normal cells to cancer cell.
variation.
Reason : Retrovirus are the virus which have
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
the capability to transfer normal all in animals
27. Assertion : Mosquito act as an vector to transfer
to cancers all.
malarial parasite into human body.
Reason : The plasmid act as vectors to tranfer (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
the peice of DNA attached to it. 33. Assertion : After the completion of production
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D work ofany product in bioreactor it has to
28. Assertion : Each restriction function by undergo series of process before marketing.
inspeting the length a DNA sequence. Reason : The product produced in bioreacter
Reason : Each restriction endonuclease has to purified and separated which is
recognise a specific palindromic nucleotide collectively called downstream processing.
sequence in the DNA.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
34. Assertion : Biolistic method is that in which cell
29. Assertion : Restriction endonucleases are used
are bombarded with high velocity micro-particles
in genetic engineering to form recombinant
of gold or tungsten coated with DNA.
molecules of DNA.
Reason : Foreign DNA are bomborded into
Reason : It is composed of DNA from different
target cell to facillitate entry of foreign gene.
genome.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
30. Assertion : Nucleases enzymes are of two types 35. Assertion : DNA connot pass through cell
exonuclease and endonuclease. membrane.
Reason : Exonuclease removes nuclotide from Reason : DNA is a neutral molecule.
the ends of DNA whearas endonuclease make (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
cut at specific position within the DNA.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
1. Assertion : Resistance against nematode 7. Assertion : Transgenic animals can be
parasites has been introduced in the crop plants specifically designated to allow the study of
through genes that bring about RNA- how genes are regulated and how they affect
interference. the normal functions of the body and its
development.
Reason : RNA interference is the phenomenon
of inhibiting activity of a gene through Reason : By introducing genes from other
species that alter the formation of this factor
production of sense and antisense RNAs.
and studying the biological effects that result
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D information is obtained about the biological role
2. Assertion : The larva of boll worm feeds over of the factor in the body.
the Bt cotton plant, the inactive protoxin crystals (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
pass to gut where it become active and kill the
8. Assertion : RNAi can be adopted to prevent
insect.
the parasitic attack like nematodes.
Reason : In mid gut toxin produces pores
Reason : RNA interference silences specific
which result in lysis of cells.
mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
molecule that binds to and prevents translation
3. Assertion : Management of adult-onset
of mRNA.
diabetes is possible by taking insulin at regular
time intervals. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : By the r-DNA technology polypeptide 9. Assertion : Yeasts are preferred for the selection
chain A and B are produced separetely, as the competent host cell for r-DNA.
extracted and combined by creating disulfide Reason : Yeasts are simplest eukaryotic single
bonds to form human insulin. celled organisms genetically well characterised
and easy to manipulate.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion : If a person is born with a hereditary
disease, it can be corrected by using gene 10. Assertion : When recombinant DNA is
therapy. transferred into a bacterial cell, plant cell or
animal cell, the foreign DNA gets multiplied
Reason : In gene therapy, normal gene is
and produce desired protein.
inserted into a person’s cells and tissues to treat
Reason : Protein encoding gene expressed in
a disease.
heterologous host and it is called recombinant
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D protein.
5. Assertion : ADA (Adenosine deaminase) (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
defficiency can be cured by bone marrow
11. Assertion : Bt toxin gene has been expressed
transplatation.
in plants to provide resistance to insects without
Reason : ADA causes destruction of WBC. the need for insecticides, in effect created a bio-
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D pesticide.

6. Assertion : Animals that express extra (foreign) Reason : Bt toxin gene produces Bt toxin
gene are known as transgenic animals. protein crystals which are insecticidal protein
and it convert into protoxin to toxin when it
Reason : Mule is the first transgenic animal.
ingested by insect larva.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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12. Assertion : The genetically engineered insulin 18. Assertion : Several nematodes parasitise a wide
contains A and B peptide but C-peptide is variety of plants indcuding plants and human
absent. beings.
Reason : The insulin is synthesised as a pro-
Reason : Using Agrobacterium vectors,
hormone and needs processing before it
nematode specific genes were introduced into
becomes fully mature.
the host plant.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
13. Assertion : The use of genetically modified
crops should be practiced. 19. Assertion : Specific Bt toxin genes were isolated
Reason : The use of chemical fertilizers and from Bacillus thuringiensis and incorporated
pesticides, produce a harmful effect on health into several crop plant such as cotton.
and environment. Reason : The toxins are insect group specific.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
14. Assertion : The Bt toxin protein does not harm 20. Assertion : RNAi takes place in all Eukaryotic
the Bacillus thuringiensis.
organism as a method of cellular defence.
Reason : The Bt toxin protein exist as inactive
Reason : This method involves silencing of a
protoxin but when it is ingested by insect and
specific mRNA due to a complemertary dsRNA
it interacts with mid gut which has alkaline pH
that solubilies the crystals to make it active. molecule that binds to and prevents translation
of the mRNA.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
15. Assertion : Many nematodes parasitise a wide (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
variety of plants and animals including human 21. Assertion : Bt toxins are produced by a
beings. bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis.
Reason : Meloidegyne incognitia infects the Reason : Bt toxin is resistant only for Bollwarm.
roots of tobacco and causes great reduction in
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
yield.
22. Assertion : Using Agrobaterium vectors,
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
nematode specific genes were introduced into
16. Assertion : Geneticaly modified organisms are
the host plant.
very useful to us in many ways.
Reason : Organism where genes have been Reason : Nematode specific gene forms a
altered by manipulation are called geneticaly dsRNA in host plant that initiate RNAi.
modified organism. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 23. Assertion : Gene therapy is a collection of
17. Assertion : Some strains of Bacillus methods that allows a correction of gene defect
thuringiensis produce proteins that kill certain that has been dignosed in child.
insect such as lepidopterans.

Reason : Gene are inserted into a persons cells
Reason : Bacillus thuringiensis forms protien
and tissues to treat disease.
crystal during a particular phase of thus growth.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
These crystals contain a toxic insecticilal
protein.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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24. Assertion : The first clinical gene therepy was 26. Assertion : Transgenic mice are being
given in 1990 to a 4-years old girl with developed for use in testing the safety of
Adenosine deaminase deficiency. vaccines before they are used on humans.
Reason : This disease in caused due to the Reason : Transgenic mice are being used to
deletion of gene for adenosine deaminase. test the safety of polio vaccine.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
25. Assertion : Animals that have had their DNA 27. Assertion : PCR is a technique in which
manipulated to possess and express an extra multiple copies of gene can be obtained.
gene are called as transgenic animals. Reason : PCR is now used to detect oncogenes
Reason : Many transgenic animals are designed in cancer patient.
to increase our understanding of how genes (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
contribute to the development of disease.
28. Assertion : The choice of cry-gene depends
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D upon the crop and targeted pest.
Reason : Bt toxin gene is insect group specific.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS
1. Assertion : Two species can occupy the similar 7. Assertion : Stratification is a feature of
ecological niche in a habitat. ecosystem that is absent or rarely present in
Reason : A habitat can contain only one deserts.
ecological niche. Reason : Vegetation in deserts is sparse and is
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D limited by the availability of water.
2. Assertion : Predation is the interaction (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

8. Assertion :- Logistic growth model is
between two species in which one species
considered as realistic one.
catch, kill and consumes the prey for food.
Reason :- Resources for growth of most animals
Reason : Predatory organism always depends populations are finite and become limiting
on other living being for their nutritional sooner or later.
requirements. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 9. Assertion :- During the course of evolution the
conformers had not evolved to become
3. Assertion : With increase in population size, regulators.
near carrying capacity environmental resistance Reason :- Regulation is energetically expensive
tends to increase. for many organisms.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : This is a nature's way to check the
10. Assertion :- Predators help in maintaining the
expression of biotic potential.
species diversity in a community.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Predators reduce the intensity of
4. Assertion : Biotic potential is realised only competition among the competing prey species.
when the environmental conditions are limiting. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Under limiting environmental 11. Assertion :- The monarch butterfly is highly
distasteful to its predator (bird)
conditions only, the population size can
Reason :- The monarch butterfly acquires
increase at the maximum rate. distasteful chemicals during its catterpillar stage
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D by feeding a poisonous weed.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
5. Assertion : Individual is the smallest unit of
12. Assertion :- Totally unrelated species can
Ecology. compete for the same resource.
Reason : Biome is highest level in ecological Reason :- In some shallow south American
hierarchy. lakes visiting flamingoes and resident fishes
compete for their common food, the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D zooplanktons.
6. Assertion : 'Regulator' organisms are able to (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
regulate body temperature and osmotic balance. 13. Assertion :- Thermal tolerance of a species
affects its geographical distribution to a large
Reason : Success of mammals is largely due
extent.
to their regulating nature.
Reason :- Temperature affects the metabolism
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D of an organism and is the ecologically most
relevant abiotic factor.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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14. Assertion :- Competition not only occurs when 21. Assertion :- Blubber of whale and cuticle of leaf
the resources are limited but can occur when are morphological adaptation.
the resources are unlimited. Reason :- They changes the external structure.
Reason :- When the resources are unlimited, the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
feeding efficiency of the competiting species
22. Assertion :- When all starfishes were removed
are affected.
from intertidal area, more than 10 species of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
invertebrates became extinct.
15. Assertion :- Removal of key stone species such
Reason :- This is due to interspecific
as lion leads to destruction of entire ecosystem.
competetion.
Reason :- The key stone species, despite of their
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
low abundance, have great influence on the
ecosystem. 23. Assertion :- In ecological hierarchy, land scape
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D can be present between ecosystem and biome.
16. Assertion :- Predation is particularly severe for Reason :- It is a unit of land having patches
plants. which represent same ecosystem.
Reason :- Carnivores appear to be more
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
adversely affected by competition than
herbivores and plants. 24. Assertion :- In parasitism parasite and host
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D shows co-evolution.
17. Assertion :- Predator catch, kill and eat their Reason :- If the host evolves special
prey. mechanism for rejecting or resisting the parasite
Reason :- All carnivores are predators. the parasite also evolve mechanism to
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D counteract them.
18. Assertion :- Female Anopheles is a true parasite. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Female Anopheles feed on human 25. Assertion :- Interaction between two organisms
blood. is unique.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Nature of organism also depends
19. Assertion :- Population ecology links with upon need and situation of organism.
population genetics and evolution.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- At the population level natural 26. Assertion :- Kangaroo rat is a key stone species
selection operates to evolve desired traits to in desert.
cope with a changed environment.
Reason :- It prevents germination of seeds of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D species responsbile for forestification.
20. Assertion :- It is not surprising that parasitism (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
has evolved in so many taxonomic groups from
plants to higher vertebrates.
Reason :- Parasitic mode of life ensures lodging
and meals from host.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
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ECOSYSTEM
1. Assertion : Lichens and mosses are the first 8. Assertion : The plant biomass which serves as
organisms in xerarch succession.
the food of herbivores and decomposers is said
Reason : Lichen & mosses decompose living
to result from the gross primary productivity.
material making the substrate suitable for the
Reason : Gross primary productivity is the rate
growth of higher plants
of total production of organic material
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(biomass).
2. Assertion : Community organisation, food
chains and food web get complex from seral (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
to climax stages.
9. Assertion : Pyramid of energy may be upright
Reason : Seral and Climax stage are similar in
or inverted.
structure and functions.
Reason : Only 10% of energy goes to next
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion : In general a food chain members trophic level.
of successive higher levels are fewer in number. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Number of organisms at any trophic 10. Assertion : According to lindemann only 10%
level depends upon the availability of organisms
of energy is transfer to successive higher
which serve as food at the lower trophic level.
trophic level.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
4. Assertion : Ecotone shows more species Reason : Organism spends 90% energy for
diversity. respiration and metabolism
Reason : Ecotone is a transition zone between (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
two or more diverse communities.
11. Assertion : Biomes are the major ecosystem
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
of the world.
5. Assertion : Net primary productivity is gross
primary productivity minus respiration. Reason : Tundra is an example of biome.
Reason : Secondary productivity is produced (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

by heterotrophs. 12. Assertion : When the rain forest is removed,
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D grasslands appear.
6. Assertion : Food web consists of several food
Reason : Tropical rain forest have high species
chains.
diverisity.
Reason : Food web decreases the stability of
an ecosystem. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 13. Assertion : A biome is a large area with distinct
7. Assertion : Ecological pyramids are also called climatic conditions but climax stage is not
Eltonian pyramids. specific.
Reason : An ecological pyramid is always Reason : Climax is same for all possible kinds
upright. of climatic conditions.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
E 63
ALLEN
14. Assertion : Rate of decomposition is slow in 22. Assertion :- Aquatic herbivores are usually
acidic soils. more productive as compared to terrestrial
Reason : Due to low pH microbial activity is herbivores.
low in acidic soils with a few detritivores only. Reason :- Due to small size and absence of
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
structural tissue, phytoplankton achieves faster
15. Assertion :- Whales are generally herbivors but
growth rate and are more nutritious to
in an ecosystem, they are considered as
heterotrophs.
secondary consumers.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Whales have filter feeding mechanism.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 23. Assertion :- Organisms of different trophic level
16. Assertion :- Humus serves as a reservoir of in nature are connected to each other for food
nutrients. or energy relationship forming a food web.
Reason :- It is colloidal in nature. Reason :- Species diversity and stratification
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D are the two structural feature of an ecosystem.
17. Assertion :- As succession proceeds, the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
number and type of decomposers also change.
24. Assertion :- The function of reservoir is to meet
Reason :- Vegetational changes described in
with the deficit caused due to eflux of mineral
ecological succession affect food & shelter.
in nutrient cycle.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
18. Assertion :- The climax community remains stable Reason :- Climax communities are in near
as long as the environment remains unchanged. equilibrium with the environment.
Reason :- Climax community is adapted to (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
wide range of environmental changes. 25. Assertion :- In newly colonised habitat birth rate
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
contribute more significantly than immigration
19. Assertion :- Natural ecosystem show high
in population growth.
stability as compared to artificial ecosystem.
Reason :- Population growth depends on birth
Reason :- Natural ecosystem has high species
rate.
diversity.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
20. Assertion :- Oceans are low productivity 26. Assertion :- Process like evolution and
ecosystem, despite occupying about 70% of succession occur parallel but both occur in a
earth's surface. different manner.
Reason :- In aquatic ecosystem, productivity is Reason :- Evolution is not predictable while
limited by light which decreases with
succession can be.
increasing water depth.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
21. Assertion :- In aquatic ecosystem, the biomass 27. Assertion :- Atmospheric inputs of phosphorus
of phytoplanktons at any time is less than that through rainfall are much smaller than carbon.
of zooplanktons. Reason :- Gaseous exchanges of phosphrous
Reason :- Phytoplanktons are consume almost between organism and environment are
as rapidly as they are formed. negligible.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
64 E
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28. Assertion :- Measurement of biomass in terms 33. Assertion :- Consumer (animals) can't exist
of dry weight is more accurate. without producers (plant)
Reason :- Dry weight is more stable and show Reason :- All animals depend directly on plant
less variation. for their food needs.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
29. Assertion :- DFC is major conduit of energy 34. Assertion :- Light is important factor for animals
transfer in terrestial ecosystem. also.
Reason :- DFC shows 10% rate of energy. Reason :- Light intensity and photoperiod act
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D as indication for timing for their foreging
reproductive and migratory activities.
30. Assertion :- Loamy soil is the best soil for
growing crops. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Loamy soil has better water holding 35. Assertion :- Nutrient cycle is more open in
capacity. High aeration & high root penetration. pioneer community as compared to climax.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Nutrient conservation in poineer

community is less.
31. Assertion :- Usually for any species minimal
requirement one more species on which it can (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
feed. 36. Assertion :- Secodnary succession must occur
Reason :- Even in minimal communities many after primary succession.
interactive linkages exist. Reason :- In secondary succession, vegetation
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D was present previously but destroyed due to
natural/artificial cause.
32. Assertion :- All carnivors are not predators.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Scavangers are carnivors but not
predators. 37. Assertion :- Humus is highly resistant for
microbial action.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Humus is further degraded by
microbial action.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
ANSWER KEYS
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 1 2 2 4 1 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 3 1
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Ans. 1 1 3 1 1 4 2
E 65
ALLEN
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
1. Assertion : Forests are renewable resource. 8. Assertion : Great Indian Bustard is a critically
Reason : Conservation of forest has multifold endagered species.
benefits. Reason : Vulnerable species are threatned
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D species.
2. Assertion : Within a region, species richness (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
increases with increase in explored area, but 9. Assertion :- Deforestation causes loss of
only upto a limit. biodiversity.
Reason : As the area under exploration
Reason :- Habitat destruction is the major cause
increases the number of species observed also
of biodiversity loss.
increases however after observing all the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
species there will be no new species can be
seen even by increasing the explored area. 10. Assertion : It is the duty of all countries to
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D protect the hot spots.
3. Assertion : Coral reef is highly productive Reason : Hot spots shows high species richness
region. and endemism.
Reason : It shows maximum diversity of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
biota. 11. Assertion :- Extinction of a single insect can
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D cause distruction of whole biome.
4. Assertion : All living species of animals are Reason :- Organism of different trophic level
renewable. are connected to each other.
Reason : Organisms may arise from preexisting (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
organisms by reproduction and evolution. 12. Assertion :- Nile perch invaded in the lake
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D victroia led to the disapperance of the fish
5. Assertion : Alpha diversity is said to be higher species.
if the dissimilarity between communities is Reason :- It is due to alien species invasion.
higher.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Alpha diversity is a measure of
13. Assertion :- There are 34 biodiversity hot spot
diversity between the communities.
in world.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- High level of species rechness is a
6. Assertion : Sanctuaries are formed for the
criteria for selection of a biodiversity hot spot.
conservation of animals.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Some animal species are threatned
14. Assertion :- Himalayas considered as a
on earth.
Biodiversity Hotspot.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- High degree of species richness

7. Assertion : Red data book has a record of all endemism and accelerated habitat loss occurs
animals. in Himalaya.
Reason : Endangered species are need to be (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
considered for protection.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
66 E
ALLEN
15. Assertion :- Ex-situ conservation is the 17. Assertion :- Extinction of species is the result of
protection of wild life in zoos and botanical interaction between species and its environment.
gardens. Reason :- Environment maintain the existance
Reason :- In-situ conservation is the protection of species.
of species (wild life) in their natural habitat or (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
national parks or Biosphere reserve or
sanctuaries or sacred groves.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
16. Assertion :- Wetlands can be considered as
kidneys of the planet.
Reason :- They help in osmoregulation of plant
body.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
ANSWER KEYS
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 1 1 4 4 1 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 2
Que. 16 17
Ans. 3 1
E 67
ALLEN
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
1. Assertion : Litter burning is not suggested by 9. Assertion : Water pollution is measured by
ecologists. BOD.
Reason : Burning litter enchances CO2 content Reason : If BOD is more, the water is polluted
of the air. with biodegradable organic matter.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. Assertion : Fossil fuels are important source 10. Assertion : Eutrophication shows increase in
of energy. productivity in water.
Reason : Fossil fuels provide energy to most Reason : With increasing eutrophication, the
of industries & automobile. diversity of the phytoplankton increases.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
3. Assertion : “Chipko Movement” was initiated 11. Assertion : Presently, the global atmosphere is
by women of village of Jodhpur. warming up.
Reason : “Chipko Movement” was initiated to Reason : The depletion of stratospheric ozone
protect forest. layer has resulted in increase in ultraviolet
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D radiations reaching the earth.
4. Assertion : Inhabitants close to very busy (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
airports are likely to experience health hazards. 12. Assertion : Suspended particulate matter (SPM)
Reason : Sound level of jet aeroplanes usually is an important pollutant released by diesel
exceeds 150 dB. vehicles.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason : Catalytic converters greatly reduce
pollution caused by automobiles.
5. Assertion : There is an adverse effect of
pollutants on Taj Mahal. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Discolouring of Taj Mahal is due to 13. Assertion :- Stratosphere act as a shield
only nitrogen oxides. absorbing U.V. radiation.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- U.V. rays are highly injurious to
living organism.
6. Assertion : The main cause of Bhopal gas
tragedy was phosgene. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : Phosgene is a volatile liquid. 14. Assertion :- In stratosphere, ozone gas
continuously formed but its amout is gradualy
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
decreasing.
7. Assertion : CO2 causes green house effect.
Reason :- In stratosphere, ozone degradation
Reason : CO2 absorbs infrared radiations.
enhanced by CFCs.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

8. Assertion : Methylmercury is a highly
15. Assertion :- Radioactive waste is extremely
persistent kind of pollutant that accumulates in
damaging to organism.
food chains.
Reason :- Radiation causes mutations at a very
Reason : Mercury pollution is responsible for
high rate.
Minamata disease.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
68 E
ALLEN
16. Assertion :- Human excreta can be recycled 22. Assertion :- Thermal waste water may enhance
into a resource as a natural fertiliser. the growth of plants and fishes.
Reason :- Based on source of nutrition every
Reason :- ‘Ecosan’ toilets is hygienic efficient
organism o ccupy a fixed place i n an
& cost effective solution to human waste
ecosystem.
disposal. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 23. Assertion :- Increase in the level of green house
17. Assertion :- Plastic packaging bags & gases has led to considerable heating of earth
causing global warming.
polystyrene should be banned.
Reason :- The higher concentration of green
Reason :- As these are non-biodegradable house gases forms a thick layer above the
waste. earth's surface which chacks the radiation of the
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D heat from the earth surface.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
18. Assertion :- Particulate size less than 2.5
24. Assertion :- Electrostatic precipitator is the most
micrometer in diameters are more hazardous.
efficient device to remove fine particulate
Reason :- Inhalation of these particles causes pollutants.
respiratory disorders. Reason :- A scrubber can remove gases like
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D sulphur dioxide.
19. Assertion :- Ex-situ conservation methods (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
includes protective maintenance of threatened 25. Assertion :- CNG is preferred over other fuels.
species. Reason :- It is easy to handle.
Reason :- Hot-spots are regions of accelerated (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
habitat loss. 26. Assertion :- Fragmentation of forests affect
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D migratory animals the most.
20. Assertion :- Green fuel should be used in Reason :- Migratory animals follow specific
vehicles having catalytic convertor. path for migration.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason :- Lead in leaded fuel inactivate the
catalytic convertor by getting attached to its 27. Assertion :- Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
is always higher than BOD.
surface.
Reason :- COD is the oxygen requirement for
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
oxidation of total organic matter.
21. Assertion :- There is a sharp decline in dissolve
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
oxygen downstream from the point of sewage
discharge.
Reason :- Micro-organisms involved in
biodegradation of organic matter in the
receiving water body consume a lot of oxygen.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
ANSWER KEYS
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ans. 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 1
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11. Mineral Nutrition 31

13. Respiration in Plants 34

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

characteristics exhibited by living organism. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 23. Assertion :- Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus

Reason :- Charles Darwin gave detailed become parasitic.

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Water bloom mainly by Excessive

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

29. Assertion :- Histone protein is present in (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

3. Assertion : The plant body of bryophyte is (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

7. Assertion :- Mangroves plants have breathing (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

21. Assertion :- Phyllode is the modification of (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

30. Assertion :- In onion, flowers are bisexual and

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

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- In Asecending imbricate the posterior

petal is inner most.

7. Assertion : Phellogen is a water resistant & (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

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

Reason : They are conducting tissue. Reason :- In dorsiventral leaves mesophyll is

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

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

34. Assertion :- DNA and RNA function as genetic

Reason :- Enzymes decreases the energy Reason : Zinc is a co-factor for

7. Assertion : The protein portion of enzymes is apoenzyme.

7. Assertion :- Nuclear membrane and nucleolus the constant number of chromosomes

Reason :- In metaphase, chromosomes are Reason :- Meiosis involve in formation of

clearly visible by microscope during M-phase.

Assertion :- Cell division is a progressive

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

mature organs. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

Reason :- Complex IV receives electrons from 10. Assertion :- Cellular respiration is an

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

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D observed by Leuwenhoek in pomegranate.

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

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

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

29. Assertion :- Haemophilia is an x-linked (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Bagging is used to prevent

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D was proposed by Sutton and Boveri.

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

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

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

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

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

produced without distillation. enrich the nutrient quality of the soil.

4. Assertion :- Saccharomyees cerevisiae is bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria.

Reason :- Cyclosporin-A is used as an

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D American soldiers wounded in world war-II.

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

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

12. Assertion :- Cyclosporin-A is used as an 18. Assertion : Consumption of curd is also

Reason :- Cyclosporin-A is produced by the checking disease causing microbes.

fungus Trichoderma polysporum. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

substance give blue coloured colony.

of recombinant DNA by joining them with 24. Assertion :- Restriction endonuclease

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

insect such as lepidopterans.

2. Assertion : Predation is the interaction (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

Reason : Secondary productivity is produced (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- Nutrient conservation in poineer

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D Reason :- High degree of species richness

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