(4) Identification and arrangement of organisms on the
94. Live specimens are used for reference in taxonomic
studies in
(1) Museum (2) Zoological parks
(3) Botanical gardens
(4) More than one option is correct
95. Which one of the following is not a correct
statement? [NEET-2013]
(1) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for
reference
(2) A museum has collection of photographs of plants
and animals
(3) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
(4) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved
plant specimens
96. Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2012]
(1) Plantae (2) Fungi (3) Animalia (4) Monera
97. Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive
characteristic of living things? [AIPMT (Mains)-2011]
(1) Perception of events happening in the environment
and their memory
(2) Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on
surface as well as internally
(3) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in-vitro
(4) Increase in mass from inside only
98. The living organisms can be unexceptionally
distinguished from the non living things on the basis of
their ability for [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
(1) Growth and movement
(2) Responsiveness to touch
(3) Interaction with the environment and progressive
evolution
(4) Reproduction
99. ICBN stands for [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
(1) Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
(2) Indian Congress of Biological Names
(3) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
(4) International Congress of Biological Names
100. Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the
same species if they: [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
(1) Have same number of chromosomes
(2) Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds
(3) Have more than 90 per cent similar genes
(4) Look similar and possess identical secondary
metabolites
101. Biosystematics aims at
(1) The classification of organisms based on broad
morphological characters
(2) Delimiting various taxa of organisms and
establishing their relationships
(3) The classification of organisms based on their
evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny
on the totality of various parameters from all fields of
studies
basis of their cytological characteristics
102. The common characteristics between tomato and
potato will be maximum at the level of their
(1) Genus (2) Family (3) Order (4) Division
103. Taxonomic hierarchy refers to
(1) Step-wise arrangement of all categories for
classification of plants and animals
(2) A group of senior taxonomists who decide the
nomenclature of plants and animals
(3) A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on
taxonomy of a species or group
(4) Classification of a species based on fossil record
104. ‘Taxon’ is the unit of
(1) Order (2) Taxonomy (3) Species (4) Genus
105. The closely related morphologically similar
sympatric populations, but reproductively isolated, are
designated as
(1) Clones (2) Sibling species (3) Clines (4) Demes
106. Which of the following is least general in characters
as compared to genera?
(1) Species (2) Division (3) Class (4) Family
107. Species is considered as
(1) Real basic unit of classification
(2) The lowest unit of biosystematics
(3) Artificial concept of human mind which cannot be
defined in absolute terms
(4) Real units of classification devised by taxonomists
108. Which of the following is not true for a species?
(1) Members of a species can interbreed
(2) Gene flow does not occur between the populations of
a species
(3) Each species is reproductively isolated from every
other species
(4) Variations occur among members of a species
109. One of the most important function of botanical
gardens is that
(1) They provide a beautiful area for recreation
(2) One can observe tropical plants there
(3) They allow ex-situ conservation of germplasm
(4) They provide the natural habitat for wildlife
110. Select the incorrect match.
Class Member
(1) Phycomycetes – Albugo
(2) Basidiomycetes – Claviceps
(3) Ascomycetes – Penicillium
(4) Deuteromycetes – Trichoderma
33. Haploid sexual spore produced exogenously is
(1) Ascospore (2) Basidiospore
(3) Oospore (4) Zygospore
111. Coenocytic mycelium is found in
(1) Deuteromycetes (2) Phycomycetes
(3) Ascomycetes (4) All of these
112. The members of which group are commonly known
as sac fungi?
(1) Phycomycetes (2) Deuteromycetes
(3) Basidiomycetes (4) Ascomycetes
113. Identify A, B and C in given diagram.
(1) A = Mucor, B = Aspergillus, C = Agaricus
(2) A = Mucor, B = Agaricus, C = Aspergillus
(3) A = Agaricus, B = Mucor, C = Aspergillus
(4) A = Agaricus, B = Aspergillus, C = Mucor
114. Which one is correctly matched?
(1) Agaricus - Smut (2) Ustilago - Mushroom
(3) Puccinia - Insectivorous plant
(4) Deuteromycetes - Imperfect fungi
115. Which of the following statement is incorrect about
viruses?
(1) Viruses contain either RNA or DNA
(2) Viruses do not have their own metabolic system
(3) Bacteriophages are usually double stranded DNA
viruses
(4) TMV contains both RNA and DNA as its genetic
material
116. Viruses that infect the bacteria are termed as
(1) Cyanophages (2) Bacteriophages
(3) Mycophages (4) Both (1) & (2)
117. Who demonstrated that the extract of the infected
plants of tobacco could cause infection in healthy plants?
(1) Pasteur (2) M.W. Beijerinek
(3) D.J. Ivanowsky (4) W.M. Stanley
118. The protein coat called capsid made of small
subunits called capsomeres are present in
(1) Viruses (2) Bacteria (3) Fungi (4) Gymnosperms
119. Select the incorrect match w.r.t. genetic material.
(1) Herpes virus – ssDNA (2) Bacteriophage – dsDNA
(3) TMV – ssRNA (4) Influenza virus – ssRNA
120. Identify A, B, C and D parts in this diagram of
bacteriophage.
(1) A – Head, B – Sheath, C – Collar, D – Tail fibres
(2) A – Head, B – Collar, C – Sheath, D – Tail fibres
(3) A – Head, B – Collar, C – Tail fibres, D – Sheath
(4) A – Head, B – Sheath, C – Tail fibres, D – Collar
121. Select the correct statement.
(1) Viroids have double stranded RNA
(2) RNA of viroids have high molecular weight than
viruses
(3) Mumps and Herpes are viral diseases
(4) The name virus was given by D.J. Ivanowsky
122. Lichens show symbiotic relationship between
(1) Algae and fungi (2) Algae and bacteria
(3) Fungi and bacteriophage (4) Algae and bacteriophage
123. Which is correct w.r.t. lichens?
(1) Mycobiont is autotrophic component
(2) Phycobiont is heterotrophic component
(3) They are good pollution indicators
(4) They do not grow in non-polluted areas
124. The association of fungi with the roots of higher
plants is called
(1) Lichens (2) Mycorrhiza
(3) Slime mould (4) Neurospora
125. Select the incorrect statement.
(1) Cuscuta is a parasitic plant
(2) Bladderwort and Venus fly trap are examples of
insectivorous plants.
(3) Plantae includes algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes,
gymnosperms and angiosperms
(4) The mode of nutrition in plants is holozoic
126. In which group of organisms, reserve food is stored
in the form of glycogen and fat?
(1) Man and Monkey (2) Cuscuta and Dog
(3) Bladderwort and Cuscuta
(4) Bladderwort and Venus fly trap
127. Diatomaceous earth is formed due to which
substance?
(1) Phosphorus (2) Calcium (3) Silicon (4) Copper (a) Mesosomes
(b) Lysosomes
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
138.What is external to cell wall in a prokaryotic cell?
128.What is true for a prokaryotic cell?
(a) Glycocalyx layer
(a) They are smaller in size
(b) Plasma membrane
(b) Multiply much rapidly than eukaryotes
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Greatly vary in shape and size
(d) None of these
(d) All of these
139.Select the incorrect statement:
129.What is the size of a typical eukaryotic cell?
(a) Glycocalyx differs in composition and thickness
(a) 1-2 μm (b)10-20 μm
among different bacteria
(c)10-20mm (d)1-2mm
(b) All organisms are made of cells or aggregates of
130.How much is the size of typical bacteria?
cells
(a) 1-2 μm (b)10-20 μm (c) ER helps in synthesis of proteins, lipoproteins
(c)10-20 μm (d)1-2mm and glycogen
131.How much is the size of viruses? (d) Cells of all living organisms have nucleus
(a) 0.02-0.2 μm 140.What is external to the plasma membrane in a
(b) 0.2-0.4 μm prokaryotic cell like bacteria?
(c) 0.02-0.4 μm (a) Glycocalyx layer
(d) None (b) Cell wall
132.What is a genomic DNA of bacteria? (c) both (a) and (b)
(a) Circular DNA (d)None of these
(b) Single stranded DNA 141.What is external to glycocalyx layer in prokaryotic
(c) Both (a) and (b) cell like bacteria?
(d) ds DNA, linear (a) Cell wall
133.Where is the genetic material located in prokaryotes? (b) Plasma membrane
(a) Nucleus (c) Both
(b) Enveloped by nuclear membrane (d) None of these
(c) Naked in cytoplasm 142.What is external to plasma membrane and internal
(d) None of these to glycocalyx layer?
134.What are plasmids? (a) Capsule
(a) Naked genomic DNA (b) Cell wall
(b) Smaller DNA than genomic DNA (c) Cellular matrix
(c) Enveloped DNA (d) None of these
(d) None of these 143.What is the basis of classification of bacteria into
135.Resistance to antibiotics is conferred by gram +ve or gram –ve?
(a) Plasmid DNA (a) Cell wall
(b) Chromosome (b) Glycocalyx layer
(c) Both (a) and (b) (c) Plasma membrane
(d) None of these (d) All of these
136.Which is the common organelles that are found in 144. A bacterial cell was taken and gram staining was
both eukaryotic andprokaryote? done and observed that it did not take up gram stain
(a) Lysosome (b)Ribosome such a bacteria is known as
(c)Vacuole (d) Mitochondria (a) Gram positive
137.What is a specialized differentiated form of cell (b) Gram negative
membrane? (c) Non-effective to gram stain
(a) Plasmid (b)Nucleosome (d) None of these
(c)Mesosome (d) All of these 145.Which of the following statement is not true?
138.Infoldings of cell membrane in prokaryotic is called (a) Response to gram stain is due to the cell envelop
 (b) The cell envelope act as a single protective unit 153.Lipids are
(c) The glycocalyx layer is similar in all the bacteria
(d) None of these (a) Compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
146.In glycogen, which kind of linkage is found between (b) Compounds of glycerol and fatty acid
adjacent glucose molecule? (c) Insoluble in water
(d) All of these
(a) 1, 4 (b) 1, 6
(c) both (d) 1, 2 154.Lipids may be

147.Which of the following is incorrect about glycogen? (a) Fatty acid

(b) Glycerol
(a) It is a stored form of glucose in animals. (c) Compound respectively of both
(b) In glycogen, the right end is reducing and the left (d) All of these
end is non-reducing.
(c) It is a branched polymer of glucose. 155.What is the number of carbon atoms which the
(d) It is a stored form of glucose in plants. palmitic and arachidonic acid contain (including
carboxyl carbon)?
148.The bond formed between two adjacent
monosaccharide is (a) 16, 19 (b) 15, 19
(c) 16, 20 (d) 18, 20
(a) Peptide bond (b) Ester bond
(c) Glycosidic bond (d) Ionic bond 156.Fats or oils are

149.Blood concentration of glucose in normal healthy (a) Monoglycerides

individual is (b) Diglycerides
(c) Triglycerides
(a) 2-3 mM (b) 4.5-5 mM (d) Any of the above
(c) 6-7 mM (d) 1 mM
157.Which of following is an example of phospholipid?
150.Which is the correct Haworth structure of glucose?
(a) Palmitic acid (b) Arachidonic acid
(c) Lecithin (d) Glycerol

158.Which of the following is correct about lipids?

(a) On the basis on melting points they are divided

151.Which is the correct representation of ribose?
into fats and oils.
(b) Neural tissues are made up of simple lipids only.
(c) Phospholipids never forms a part of cell
membrane.
(d) Lipids are strictly macromolecule.

159.Select the incorrect matching regarding the

following diagram:

152.Which of the following is a stored form of energy in

plant?

(a) Starch (b) Cellulose (a) Purine - Its metabolism forms uric acid
(c) Glycogen (d) Chitin
 (b) Uracil - It is exclusively found in RNA (A) Thermal wastewater eliminates or reduces the
only number of organisms sensitive to high
(c) Adenylic acid - Monomer of both RNA and temperature
DNA (B) In a young lake the water is cold and clear
(d) Cholesterol - Forms a part of cell membrane supporting little life.
(C) DDT disturbs calcium metabolism in birds,
160.Which of the following is correct about amino acid? which causes thinning of eggshell and their
premature breaking, eventually causing decline
(a) It is a compound containing amino and acidic
in bird population.
group (-COOH).
(D) Terror of Bengal grows abundantly in eutrophic
(b) It is a substitute and is methane.
water bodies.
(c) It is based on the nature of ‘R’ group they are of
(a) A and B only
many types.
(b) C and D only
(d) All the above
(c) A and D only
161.How many amino-acids are used to form protein? (d) A,B,C and D all

(a) 18 (b) 20 166.Which of these facts are true with regard to

(c) 21 (d) 22 wastewater treatment in the town of Arcata, California?

162. (a) The cleaning occurs in two stages

(b) In the first stage, conventional sedimentation,
filtering and chlorine treatment are given.
(c) In the second stage biologists developed a series
of six connected marshes of over 60 hectors of
marshland, appropriate plant, algae, fungi and
acids are formed. Select the correct amino acid
bacteria are seeded in this area, which
according to different ® group.
neutralizes, absorb and assimilates the
(a) R  H (glycine), pollutants
(b) R  CH3 (alanine), (d) All the above
(c) R  CH2OH (serine)
(d) All the above 167.Dry composting toilet is useful in handling human
excreta because this is
163. The chemical and physical property of amino
acid is based on (a) Practical and hygienic
(b) Efficient
(a) –NH2 group (b) –COOH group (c) Cost-effective
(c) –R group (d) All of these (d) All of these

164. Match the column: 168.‘EcoSan’ toilets have been made effective in many
areas of:
Column I Column II
A. Acidic 1. Valine (a) Kerala (b)Sri lanka
B. Basic 2. Lysine
C. Neural 3. Glutamic acid (c)both (a) and (b) (d)None of these
D. Aromatic 4. Tyrosine, phenylalanine,
168.Find the incorrect statement.
tryptophan
(a) A – 3, B-2,C1,D-4 (a) Sanitary landfills were adopted as the substitute
(b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 for open burning dumps
(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 (b) Seepage of chemical form landfills pollutes the
(d) A-1, B-2, C-2, D-4 underground water resources.

165. Select the correct statement from the following

 (c) All waste that we generate can be categorized (c) Bhopal
into three types, i.e., bio-degredable, recyclable (d) Both (a) and (b)
and non-biodegradable
(d) Open dumps inhibit breeding of rats and flies 175.The problem with the use of nuclear energy is

169.Select the correct statement. (a) Accidental leakage

(b) Safe disposal of radioactive waste
(A) Use of incinerator is crucial to the disposal of (c) Low doses causes diseases like cancer
hospital waste (d) None of these
(B) Recycling is the only solution for the treatment
of e-waste. 176.Which of these is/are true with regard to nuclear
(C) Fish- eating birds containing 2ppm DDT become radiation coming from nuclear waste?
agents of biomagnifications
(a) It causes mutation at very high rate
(D) Polybend is a fine powder of bitumen
(b) High dose of radiation is lethal
(a) A and B only
(c) Low doses causes diseases like cancer
(b) B and C only
(d) All of these
(c) C and D only
(d) A,B and C only 177.How deep should nuclear waste after sufficient pre-
treatment by buried (in shielded containers) within the
170. Road laid by polyblend with bitumen have all of
rocks below the earth’s surface?
the following properties except
(a) 100m (b)200m
(a) More water repellant
(b) Increases road life by a factor of three (c) 300m (d) 500m
(c) Less bleeding in summer
(d) Increasing the cost of road laying Greenhouse Effect and global warming

171.Who prepared polyblend? 178.Without greenhouse effect the average temperature

at surface of Earth would have been ––––.
(a) Ahmed khan
(b) Ramesh chandDagar (a) −0oC (b)15oC
(c) Amrita Devi
(c)−18oC (d)6oC
(d) SunderlalBahuguna
179.Earth’s present average temperature is
172.Who created Haryana kisan Welfare club?
(a) 0oC (b)15oC
(a) Ahmed khan
(b) Ramesh chandDagar (c)−18oC (d)6oC
(c) Amrita Devi
(d) SunderlalBahuguna 180.What part of the incoming solar radiation actually
comes through and falls on Earth’s surface heating it?
173.Integrated organic farming is a–––and ––––
procedure. (a) 1/4 (b)1/2

(a) Non-cyclical , zero waste (c)1/3 (d)2/3

(b) Cyclical , zero waste
(c) Non-cyclical, wasteful
(d) Cyclical , wasteful

174.Accidental leakage in nuclear plants occurred in

(a) Three mile island

(b) Chernobyl