PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION (CHAPTERWISE)

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PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION (CHAPTERWISE)

* Total number of questions-45 Pratik Ratna * Time: 60 minutes.

* Maximum marks-180
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* Each question contains 4 marks.
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01. Genetics is the branch of biology which deals 08. How many pairs of true breeding varieties were
with selected by Mendel for his experiment on pea
(a) variation plant?

(b) inheritance (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15

(c) Both (a) and (b) 09. Out of 7 contrasting trait pairs selected by
Mendel, how many traits were dominant and
(d) study of characters
recessive?
02. The inheritance of characters from parents to
offspring is (a) 7 and 7 (b) 8 and 6
(a) variation (b) heredity (c) 6 and 8 (d) 5 and 9
(c) inheritance (d) resemblance 10. Among the following characters, which one was
03. The tendency of offspring to differ from their not considered by Mendel in his experiments
parents is called on pea?
(a) variation (b) heredity (a) Stem-Tall or Dwarf
(c) inheritance (d) resemblance (b) Trichomes-Glandular or Non-glandular
04. Mendel's hybridisation experimental material (c) Seed -Green or Yellow
was
(d) Pod-Inflated or Constricted
(a) Pisum sativum
11. Which is correct about traits choosen by Mendel
(b) Lathyrus odoratus for his experiment on pea plant?
(c) Oryza sativa (a) Terminal pod was dominant-
(d) Mirabilis jalapa
(b) Constricted pod was dominant
05. Which one from those given below is the period
of Mendel's hybridisation experiments? (c) Green coloured pod was dominant

(a) 1856-1863 (b) 1840-1850 (d) Tall plants were recessive

(c) 1857-1869 (d) 1870-1877 12. What contributed to Mendel's success?
06. Mendel investigated characters in garden pea I. Selection of pureline pea varieties.
plant manifested in two traits which were II. Knowledge of history.
(a) similar (b) non-zygote
III. Selecting one character at a time.
(c) identical (d) opposite
IV. Statistical analysis and mathematical logic.
07. A true breeding line is characterised by the
presence of Choose the correct option.
(a) st able tr ait inherit ance due to the (a) I, II, III and IV. (b) II and III
continuous self- pollination (c) I, III and IV (d) II, III and IV
(b) varying traits in different generations due
13. The first hybrid progeny obtained by Mendel were
to the cross pollination
called
(c) single trait in all generations due to allogamy
(a) F1-progeny (b) F0-progeny
(d) varying tr ait in herita nce in a sin gle
generation due to geitonogamy (c) F2-progeny (d) F3-progeny

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14. F1-progeny of a cross between pure tall and dwarf 22. The figure depicts.
plant is always
(a) tall (b) short
(c) intermediate (d) None of these
15. According to Mendel's observation, which
generation of progeny always represents the
phenotype of the dominant parent?
(a) F4 (b) F2 (c) F1 (d) F0
16. The Mendel crossed true breeding tall and dwarf
plant varieties in his experiment. Tallness was
the dominant character and dwarfness was
recessive. The recessive character appeared in
(a) F1 (b) F2
(c) F3 (d) F2 and F,
17. The proportion of plants that were dwarf and tall,
respectively in F 2 -generation of Mendel's
experiment was 23. In a test cross involving F1 dihybrid flies, more
parental-type offspring were produced than the
1 3 3 1 recombinant type offspring. This indicates
(a) th and th (b) th and th
4 4 4 4 (a) chromosomes failed to separate during
meiosis
2 1 1 4 (b) the two genes are linked and present on the
(c) rd and rd (d) rd and rd
3 3 3 3 same chromosome

18. Number of gametes produced by a homozygous (c) Both of the characters are controlled by more
than one gene
and a heterozygous individuals of genotype AA
and Aa, respectively are (d) the genes are located on two different
chromosomes
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
24. The polygenic traits
(c) 3 and 5 (d) many
(a) are influenced by environment
19. The allele which expresses itself in both (b) phenotype reflect the contribution of each
homozygous and heterozygous condition is allele
called (c) effect of each allele is additive
(a) dominant allele (d) All of the above
(b) recessive allele 25. In human skin colour which is a polygenic trait,
(c) incomplete dominant allele all dominant and all recessive alleles show
(a) Darkest and light est sk in col our,
(d) split allele
respectively
20. 3 : 1 ratio in F2-generation is explained by
(b) Ligh test and darkest skin col our,
(a) law of partial dominance respectively
(b) law of dominance (c) Only darkest skin colour
(c) law of incomplete dominance (d) Only lightest skin colour

(d) law of purity of gametes 26. In human skin colour inheritance, the genotype
with three dominant and three recessive alleles
21. The concept of chromosome movement during will produce
meiosis to explain Mendel's laws was used by (a) darkest skin colour
(a) Sutton and Boveri (b) Malthus
(b) lightest skin colour
(c) Correns (d) Morgan
(c) intermediate skin colour
(d) patches of black and white

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36. Analysis of traits of several generation of a family

27. A pleiotropic gene
in the form of diagram is called
(a) is not found in humans
(a) gene analysis
(b) is a single gene which exhibit multiple
(b) chromosome analysis
phenotypic expressions
(c) allele analysis
(c) show effect on metabolic pathways, so as to
produce various phenotypes (d) pedigree analysis
(d) Both (b) and (c) 37. Pedigree analysis is very important in human
beings because
28. Phenylketonuria is caused due to
(a) it helps genetic counselors to avoid disorders
(a) pleiotropy
(b) it shows origin of traits
(b) multiple alleles
(c) it shows the flow of traits in family
(c) codominance
(d) All of the above
(d) incomplete dominance
38. Identify the correct choice for given symbols
29. Choose the incorrect pair with respect to sex
(A and B).
determination in different organisms.
(a) Grasshopper = XO type
(b) Birds = ZZ-ZW type
(c) Drosophila = XX-XO type (a) A-Consanguineous mating: B-Mating
(d) Human = XX-XY type (b) A-Mating; B-Mating between relatives
30. The unfertilised eggs in honeybees develop into (c) A-Mating: B-Consanguineous mating
(a) males (b) queen (d) Both (b) and (c)
(c) worker (d) Both (a) and (c) 39. In the following human pedigree, the filled
symbols represent the affected individuals.
31. Mutation is a phenomena which results in
Identify the type of given pedigree.
alteration in sequences of
(a) DNA (b) RNA
(c) proteins (d) Both (a) and (b)
32. Mutation may result in
(a) change in genotype
(b) change in phenotype
(c) change in metabolism
(d) All of these
33. Sickle-cell anaemia is a classical example of (a) X-linked dominant
(a) frame-shift mutation (b) Autosomal recessive
(b) point mutation. (c) Autosomal dominant
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) X-linked recessive
(d) None of the above 40. In a family, father had a trait but mother did
34. Frame-shift mutation arises due to not. All their sons and daughter had this trait.
(a) deletion of base pair of DNA The same trait was found in some grand
daughters, though daughter were married to the
(b) insertion of base pair of DNA
normal persons.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
Choose the correct pedigree chart for this
(d) change in single base pair of DNA condition.
35. Point mutation arises due to the change in
(a) single base DNA
(b) single base pair of DNA
(c) segment of DNA
(a)
(d) double base pair of DNA

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44. Select the incorrect statement(s) from the

options given below with respect to dihybrid
cross.
I. Tigh tly li nked genes on the same
chromosome show higher recombinations.
(b)
II. Genes far apart on the same chromosome
show very few recombinations.
III. Genes loosely li nked on the same
chromosome show similar recombinations.
(a) I and II (b) III and II
(c) I and III (d) All of these
45. Match the following columns.
(c) Column-I Column-II
(Genetic interactions) (Genetic cross ratios)
A. Incomplete 1. 12 : 3 : 1
dominance
B. Dominant 2. 1 : 2 : 1
epistasis
C. Recessive 3. 9 : 7
(d) epistasis
D. Complementary 4. 9 : 3 : 4
genes
Codes
Assertion and Reason
(a) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
Direction (Q. No. 41-42) In each of the following
questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given (b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
followed by corresponding statement of Reason (R). (c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Of the statements, mark the correct answer as (d) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(a) If both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct    
explanation of A
(c) If A is true, but R is false
(d) If A is false, but R is true
41. Assertion (A) Offspring have characteristics of
both the parents.
Reason (R) Characters pass from the parents to
their progeny.
42. Assertion (A) Genes are not passed on from one
generation to the next.
Reason (R) Genes serves as the units of
inheritance.
43. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) Mutations provide variations on which
natural selection acts
(b) The vast majority of mutations produce
dominant alleles
(c) Mutations arise spontaneously, infrequently
and randomly
(d) Rate of mutation can be increased by
artificial means

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PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION (CHAPTERWISE)

* Total number of questions-45

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* Maximum marks-180

ANSWER

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (a)

8. (c ) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a)
15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (a)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (a)
29. (c) 30. (a) 31. (a) 32. (d) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (b)
36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (a) 42. (a)
43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (a)

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