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XAVIER’S SCHOOL, BURDWAN

Subject: BIOTECHNOLOGY Class :11A F.M. - 100

This question paper consists of three sections (A, B, C). All the questions of Section A and section B are compulsory.

SECTION-A [20 x 1=20]

1. The term “Biotechnology” was coined by-
a) Leeuwenhoek b) Louis Pasteur c) Karl Ereky d) Schwann
2. Pasteurization of milk means –
a) heating milk above 62oC b) heating milk above 72oC c) cooling milk about 10 oC d) cooling milk about 21 oC
3. Beer is produced by fermentation of Barley by using –
a) S. cerevisiae b) E. coli c) Bacillus d) Streptococcus
4. In beer production, after maturation the fermented fluid is transferred to storage tanks maintained at the
temperature range of –
a) 0-3 oC b) 4-8 oC c) 5-10 oC d) 10-15 oC
5. Industrial Biotechnology comes under which of the following category-
a) Red Biotechnology b) Green Biotechnology c) Blue Biotechnology d) White biotechnology
6. Which of the following is obtained from stomach of slaughtered animals -?
a) pepsin b) trypsin c) papain d) lipases
7. CEB stands for –
a) Centre for Environmental Biotechnology b) Council for Environmental Biotechnology
c) Centre for Energy and Biofuel d) Council for Energy and Biofuel
8. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protect the use of information and ideas that are of
a) Ethical value b) Moral value c) Social value d) Commercial value
9. The following can be patented
a) Machine b) Process c) Composition of matter d) All of the above
10. Farmer’s Rights Act was introduced in-
a) 2001 b) 1998 c) 2003 d) 1995
11. The equilibrium constant of ionization reaction of pure water is
a) 1.8 x 10-14 M b) 1.8 x 10 -16 M c) 1.8 x 10-7 M d) 1.8 x 107 M
12. Buffers are mixtures of
a) strong acid and strong base b) strong acid weak base
c) weak acid and their conjugate base d) weak base and their conjugate acid
13. Which of the following is the correct representation of Henderson- Hasselbalch equation?

14. Which one of the following is natural variable?

a) mass b) length c) refractive index d) time
15. We must arrange the data before calculating is
a) mean b) median c) mode d) geometric mean
16. The measure of central tendency is listed below
a) the raw score b) the mean c) the range d) standard deviation
17. Cell was discovered by
a) Leeuwenhoek b) Robert Hooke c) Robert Swanson d) Robert Brown
18. Prokaryotic genetic system has
 a) DNA but no histones b) Both DNA and histones c) Neither DNA nor histones d) Either DNA or histones
19. What do prokaryotic cells lack?
a) Cell membrane b) Cytoplasm c) Cell wall d) membrane-bound nucleus
20. Animal cell differs from plant cells in possessing
a) Plastid b) Golgi body c) Vacuole d) Centrosome

SECTION – B [20 x 2 =40]

21. Write any two current topics of debate on ethical issues.

22. Define: Biosafety.
23. Mention the names of any two important centres of Biotechnology in India.
24. What is central tendency?
25. What is the Mean of these numbers?
3, 7, 5, 13, 20, 23, 39, 23, 40, 23, 14, 12, 56, 23, 29
26. What is patent? Mention the components of patent.
27. Differentiate: Discovery and invention.
28. Define: EFB
29. Differentiate between Traditional and Modern Biotechnology.
30. Why discovery is not patentable?
31. Expand: IBPGR, DBT
32. State two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell.
33. Briefly explain – “concept of pH”
34. What are the two types of buffer? State with example.
35. Write the name of smallest cell and the largest cell?
36. Mention two differences between animal cell and plant cell.
37. Mention two significance of buffer solution.
38. Name two factors governing the size of the cell.
39. How a buffer solution is prepared?
40. What do you mean by multicellular and unicellular organism?

SECTION – C
[ ANSWER ANY 8 QUESTIONS] [8 x 5=40]

41. Describe the process of production of Beer.

42. Discuss about intellectual property and intellectual property rights (IPR).
43. How is biotechnology being used in industry and medical field?
44. Explain the ethical, legal and social issues with the help of an example.
45. Write a note on curd preparation.
46. What is the scope and importance of biotechnology?
47. Differentiate between Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria.
48. What are the technologies used in Agriculture Biotechnology?
49. “Contribution of Louis Pasteur in Modern Biotechnology” – Explain.
50. Find the mean, median and mode of the following data:
Classes Frequency 11 BIO.TECH
0 - 20 6
20 - 40 8 11A: 11a.btec.sxsbwn@gmail.com
40 – 60 10
60 – 80 12 Note:
80 – 100 6
100 – 120 5 Use the above Mail Id
120 - 140 3 to send your answer scripts.