SAMPLE PAPER 10+2 BIOLOGY

MM=70 TIME: 3 HOURS

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Question paper has a total of four parts A, B, C and D with a total of 17 questions.
All questions are compulsory.

2. Section A has Q. No. 1. having 28 questions of 1 mark each. (16 questions are

3.Section B has Q.no 2 to 11 -(Short answer type questions)-Total 10 Questions of 2

marks each. Four questions will have internal choices. (Q.no 4,6,9,10).

4.Section C has Q. No. 12 to 15 -Total 4 Questions of 3 marks each with internal

choice in Q.no. 14 and 15.

5.Section D has Q.No.16 and 17- Total 2 questions of 5 marks each with 100% internal
choice.

SECTION A

Q1. Multiple choice questions:

(i) In hydra mode of reproduction is

(a) budding (b) conidia (c) offset (d) rhizome

(ii) Testosterone is secreted by

(a) Mast cells. (b)Sertoli cells (c) Kupffer cells (d) Leydig cells

(iii) Kanha national park is famous for

(a) Rhinoceros (b) Birds (c) Tigers (d) Crocodile

(iv) Which method can be used for women that cannot produce ovum but can provide
suitable environment
(a) ICSI (b) ZIFT (c) GIFT (d) IUI

(v) Development of fruit without fertilization is called

(a) Cell division (b) Cell culture
(c) Parthenocarpy (d) Parthenogenesis

(vi) A nucleoside differs from a nucleotide. It lacks the:

(a) Sugar (b) Base
(c) Phosphate group (d) Hydroxyl group

(vii) Sex chromosomes of human female are

(a) ZZ (b) XX (c) ZW (d) None of the above

(viii) The dihybrid cross ratio will be:

(a) 9: 3:3:1 (b) 3:1 (c) 1:2:1 (d) 1:1

(ix) Association of organisms where one is benefitted and other has no effect
(a) Commensalism (b) Mutualism (c) Amensalism (d) Parasitism

(x) Antibodies releases histamine during allergic reaction is

(a) IgG (b) IgA (c) IgE (d) IgD

(xi) Cyclosporin A is obtained from

(a)Lacto bacillus (b) Trichoderma polysporum
(c) Monascus purpureus (d) Streptococcus

(xii) Which of following is known as molecular scissors ✂

(a)restriction enzyme (b) ligase
(c polymerase (d) none of these

(xiii) Vial disease free plants are obtained through

(a) Anther culture (b) Shoot meristem culture
(c) Ovary culture (d) leaf cell culture

(xiv) Which of the following is not an ex-situ conservation?

(a) Cryopreservation (b) Seed bank (c) Biosphere reserve (d) Botanical garden

(xv) Trisomy of chromosome 21 is

(a)Down syndrome (b) Turners syndrome (c) Klinefelter’s syndrome (d) sickle
cell anaemia

(xvi) In Bt cotton Bt stand for

(a) lacto bacillus (b) Bacillus thuringiensis (c) E.coli (d) Bacillus subtilis

Fill in the blanks:

(xvii) Enzyme is used to remove clots from the blood vessels of
patients of myocardial infraction.
(xviii) in RNA replaces thymine in DNA.
(xix) ELISA stands for .
(xx) Lichens is a association of fungal hyphae and
.
(x xi) Enzyme used in PCR is .
(xxii) The use of bio resources by companies without authorisation is called
.

True/False:

(xxiii) Haemophilia is an Autosome linked recessive trait.

(xxiv) UAA, UGA and UGG stop codons
(xxv) Rohu is fresh water fish.
(xxvi) Onset of mensural cycle in human female is known as menarche.
(xxvii) Blood group AB is universal donor.
(xxviii) CFC are responsible for acid rain.

SECTION B

2. Draw the structure of human sperm

 3:Differentiate between vasectomy and tubectomy.
OR
Is sex education necessary in schools why

4. Mention the advantages of selecting pea plants for experiment by mendel

OR
Define codominance .explain with the help of one example.
5.If a double standards DNA has 20 percent of cytosine,calculate the percentage of
adenine in DNA.
6 What is industrial melanism.

7.Why does the Bt toxin not kill the bacterium that produces it but kills the insects that
ingest it. Explain.
8.Expand PCR and give its two uses.
OR
Write a note on Microinjection.
9 How is diapause different from hibernation
OR
What are Sacred groves? Give their role in conservation of biodiversity.

10.What is metastasis?
11.What is BOD? How it is related WITH DO?
SECTIOON C

12.What is the Human Genome Project? Why is this project called a mega project?
13.What are anatomical evidences in evolution? explain with help of suitable example
14.Differentiate between:
a) Innate and Acquired immunity
b) Active and Passive immunity
OR
What is apiculture? How is it important in our lives?
15.What is rDNA Technology? Write its steps.
OR
Explain Gene therapy with example.

SECTION D

16.a) What is pollination? (1mark)

1b)solve the following qs
 OR
Describe the process of spermatogenesis with the help of flowchart.

17. Explain phosphorus cycle (3 marks) (b)differentiate between food chain and
food web(2 marks)
OR
a) Define global warming .Discuss causes and effect. ,What measures should be
taken to control it .

Prepared by
Anita rani goyal
Lecturer biology
GSSS badrukhan(Sangrur)