KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

BENGALURU REGION
FIRST PRE BOARD EXAMINATION ( SESSION 2022 -23)

Class: XIl Maximum Marks: 70

Time: 3 Hours
Subject: Biology (044) Theory

Instructions:

(i)All questions are compulsory.

i)The question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D
and Section E. There are 33 questions in the question paper.

has 16 questions of 1 mark each. Section-B has 5questions

of 2
(ii) Section-A
marks each. Section-C has 7 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D has 2 case
based questions of 4marks each. Section E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.

However, internal choices have been provided in

(iv) There is no overall choice.

some questions.A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such

questions.

(v) Wherever necessary,neat and properly labelled diagrams should be drawn.

SECTION: A

Q.no Questions Marks

and Ai. Among the blood 1
1. The genotype of husband and wife are IA8

groups of their children, how many

different genotypes and

phenotypes are possible

-
a. 4 genotypes and 4 phenotypes
b4 genotypes and 3phenotypes 7AI
C. 3 genotypes and 4 phenotypes
d. 2 genotypes and 3 phenotypes ThPgi1°
2. A populationhas certain attributes that an organism does not. These
are i) birth rate i) death rate ii) sex ratio iv) Age distribution.
ldentify the correct options
a. and ii
i
b. ii and ii
C. ii and iv

di ,, ii and iv
ii
 3 Which of the followingis not a characteristic of biodiversity
feature
hotspot
a. They show high level of
speciesrichness.
b. They are regions of accelerated habitat loss.

They cover less than 2% of earth's area. land

d They are mostly located in temperate regions

4. E.coli with completely radioactiveDNA Wasallowed to replicate

in
non 1
radioactive medium for two generations. The
percentage o
bacteria with radioactiveDNA is atuazr
a. 100%6 loo
b. 50%
. C. 75%
d. 25%

The drug that is used

is -and
a. Cyclosporin A, Monascus purpureus
it is
in

produced by -
patientswho have undergone organ transplant1

b. Statin, Monascus purpureus

eCyclosporin A, Trichoderma polysporum
d. Statin,Trichoderma polysporum

6. Someofthe steps involved in the production of human insulin are given 1

below. Choose the correct sequence-

i)Synthesis of insulin gene artificially

E.coli in bioreactor
ii) Culturing recombinant
of human insulin
ii)Purification
insulin gene into plasmid
iv)lnsertionof human
plasmid into E.coli
v) Introductionof recombinant
gene product from E.coli
vi) Extractionof recombinant

, iv
a. ,ii, v ,vi , ii
i

iV
b. ii, v, ii, 1, vi,

i, iv, v ,ii, vi,

iii

.
Vi
d. ii, 1, iv, ii,

Study the two Eagle

food chains given below 1
X- Plants -worm -sparroW-
Eagle
Y Plants- Sparrow-
statementsSare true
Which of the following
 i)Sparrow occupiestwo anerent trophic levels in the chain.
ii)The amount of energy ds>ocated with the both
topmost consumer in
food chains is the same
in
ii) Food chain Yisbeneticial terms of energy.
iv)Plants capture only 2 -10 % of the
photosynthetically active radiation.

a. i, ii, ii, iv

bi, ii, iv

C. i, ii, ii

d. i, ii

8. Out of 64 codons,61 code for 20 types of amino acids. Which of the

following feature explains this-

a. Unambiguous nature of the code

b. Universality of the code
C.
Specificity of the code

d Degeneracy of the code

9. Identify the population interaction in 1, 1 1

ICuscuta growing on a mango tree

Ophrys and the bee
Il
a Parasitism and Mutualism
b. Predationand Mutualism

C. Parasitism and Competition

d. Parasitism and Commensalism

10 Long filamentousthreads protruding at the end of the cob of maize is-

a. Hairs
b. Anthers

eStyle
d. ovary

11. Signals from a fully developed fetusand placenta ultimately lead to

parturition which requires release of

a. hCG from the
placenta
b. Relaxin from the
placenta
cOxytocin from the maternal
pituitary
d. Estrogen from the
ovary
 is as follows- 1
12. of the four wall layers from insidetooutside
Arrangement
Tapetum
a. Epidermis. Endothecium, Middle layer,

b. Epidermis,Middle layer, Endothecium, Tapetum

layer, Endothecium, Epidermis
c.Tapetum,Middle layer
d. Epidermis, Endothecium, Tapetum, Middle

" NO. 13 to 16 consist of

these questions selecting the appropri
A
two statements-
option given
below:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

of A.
Assertion (A)and
Reason (R).
Answer

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation

or A.

C Ais true but R isfalse.

D Ais false but R is true. 1
13. A- Bacterial cells are made competent by treating them with specific

concentration of divalent cation.

DNA enters the
R-Divalent cation increases the efficiency with which
bacterium through the pores in the cell wall.

from 1
14. A- More and more children in metro cities of India suffer allergies

due to sensitivity to the environment.

in their life.
R-Children are provided a protected environmentearly

A- Amniocentes is is a process of fetal sex determination.

15. this process.
R-Chromosomal disorders can be diagnosed by

16. A- Pyramid ofenergy is always upright.

to the next, some
R-When energy always flows from one trophic
level

A energy is always lost as

heat.

SECTION B

if it has developed from a zygote formed by 2

How is the child affected
17.
17.
of an XX egg and Y carrying sperm? What do you call this
fertilization
individual.
shownby this
disorder? Give anytwosymptoms RNA? 2
DNA IS a better genetic material than
18. Give any two reasons why
do not. Identify the 2
show this property that cancer cells
19.
19. a. Normal cells

and explain it.

property
h Which is the most dreaded property of the cancer cells?

pectetcs
prcJeick
un
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 and function of the
20. Give the location
2
following
a. Leydig cell

b. Sertoli cell.

21. a. Why are restriction enuyiies Called molecular scissors? 2

b. Write one point of diterence between exonuclease and

endonuclease.
SECTION C

22. a. "Does the number of speciesIn a community really matter to the 3

functioningof theecosystem ?Explain with reference to David
Tilman's long term eco system experiments?
b.What are the features of a stable community?
OR
You have collected dead leaves, twigs, dried flowers,fecal matter etc,
from your garden. Explain the steps involved in the conversion of
this organic matter into humus.

23 a. Name the nematode that infects roots and causes a 3

of tobacco plants
great reduction in yield.
b. What was the strategyadopted to develop pest resistant tobacco

plants? Explain.
RNA this method?
C.Whatisthesource of in
complementary
3
24.

The figure shows white winged and melanised moth in unpolluted and
this with reference
polluted areas over a period of time. Explain

to natural selection.
of 3B
25 On squeezing some seeds of orange itwas found that many embryos
different shapes exist in the seed.
this process of
from which they develop. What
is
a) Name the tissue
development of embryos called? Explain.
the hybrid seed
b) How has this phenomenon revolutionized
industry?
26. a.Predation is nature's way of transferring to
trophic
higher t of
levels the 3
energy fixed by plants. What are the other dvantages
predation?
b.Give reason- Predators in nature are
prudent. during
3
during
27. of couples
Infertility is a world wide problem affecting 8-12%
their reproductive lives.
a) What are some of the reasons forinfertility
b)
Explain thesteps in the Test tube baby programme.
the sewage. 3
28. Explain the steps involved in the
secondary tredu

SECTION D
29. Tobacco a milio
is silent killer in ourmidst that kils an estimated 1.35
indians every year. According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey,
India has the second smokers in the
largest number of tobacco
world and of this 13 lakh die everv vear from tobacco related
diseases. 8.5% of school going children the age group 13 -15
in

years use tobacco some form in

in India. Tobacco is known to be
a major risk factorfor several non- communicable diseases such
as cancer, cardio vascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung
diseases. Nearly 2.7% of all cancersin India are due to tobacco
usage
Answer the following questions based on the above case study-
a. Name the alkaloid in tobacco that is
responsiblefor its harmful
effects.

b. What are the likely reasons for more children getting into the
habit of smoking?
C. How does smoking bring about oxygen deficiency in the blood?
OR
Explain how the use oftobacco increases the blood pressure?
C.

30 Study the given pedigree chart and answer the questions given-
a. Identify if the inheritanceis Autosomal or Sex linked. Give

reasons to support your answer.

b. Give the genotype of the individual1, 3,4,5 .
will the female suffer from the
c.Under what circumstance
disorder?
OR
C. Ifthe individual 5 gets married to a carrier, what % of their
children will be diseased. Depict the cross.

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SECTION E

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31. Given below is the E.coli cloning vector pBR322.

EcoRI Cla Hind

Pvu II, BamH

Pst
tet
amp"
Sall
pBR322
on
Op

Pvu

Identify the following from the diagram-

a. Any 2 selectablemarkers
b. Any 2 cloning sites
in a cloning vector?
c. What the role of the selectable marker
is

in the BamHI site. What

are the changes
d. A foreigngene is inserted the E.coli is

observed as a result? How

will you identify if

transformed or not?
OR

in the diagram given. What is the

a) Identify the process given

of this process in Biotechnology.

significance
used in this process. What is its special feature?
b) Name the enzyme
the steps involved
in the process.
c) Explain

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30 cycles

32. a. Why did Hershey and Chase use radioactive P S and in their

experiment. Explain.
the conclusion they arrived at
experiments what
is
b. Based on their

and how?
OR
of a substrate
for breakdown is

a) the lac operon the enzymes

In

is required. But some proteins

are produced
produced only when
it

constitutively. Name the protein.

of the operon?
b) Name the inducer.What is its role in the regulation
of inducer?
c) Explain what happens to gene expression in the presence
Draw relevantdiagrams.
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33

a b

a to e show different stages in the development of human

The figures
embryo.
i) Identify d and f. What are the differences between stage d and
f.
stage
the events in the diagrams that leads to the
l) Explain

transformation of
a to f.

OR
Explain the process of development of embryo sac in angiosperms. Why
is the processof its development called monosporic?