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1. Longest phase of meiosis I is 10. The correct sequence of phases of cell cycle is
(1) Prophase I (2) Metaphase I (1) S ➔ G1 ➔ G2 ➔ M
(3) Anaphase I (4) Telophase I (2) G1 ➔ S ➔ G2 ➔ M
(3) M ➔ G1 ➔ G2 ➔ S
2. When does synapsis takes place in meiosis?
(4) G1 ➔ G2 ➔ S ➔ M
(1) Pachytene (2) Diplotene
(3) Zygotene (4) Leptotene
11. During mitosis, ER and nucleolus begin to
disappear at
3. Meiosis I is
(1) Late prophase
(1) Equational division
(2) Early metaphase
(2) Homotypic division
(3) Late metaphase
(3) Reductional division
(4) Early prophase
(4) Multiplicational division
12. During metaphase, the chromosomes align
4. M phase in human lasts ________ of the duration
themselves at the
of cell cycle
(1) Periphery (2) Equator
(1) 90% (2) 60%
(3) Cell plate (4) Furrow
(3) 96% (4) < 5%
13. Which of the following is correct sequence of cell
5. Homologous chromosomes begin to separate
division?
during
(1) Diakinesis (2) Leptotene (1) Anaphase ➔ Metaphase ➔ Telophase ➔
(3) Zygotene (4) Diplotene Prophase
(2) Prophase ➔ Telophase ➔ Anaphase ➔
6. When parental and maternal chromosomes Metaphase
mutually exchange their material in cell division, (3) Anaphase ➔ Prophase ➔ Metaphase ➔
the event is called Telophase
(1) Synapsis (4) Prophase ➔ Metaphase ➔ Anaphase ➔
(2) Crossing over Telophase
(3) Bivalent formation
(4) Dyad formation 14. In a somatic cell cycle, DNA synthesis takes place
in
7. Synapsis occurs between (1) G1 phase
(1) A male and a female gamete (2) Prophase of mitosis
(2) mRNA and ribosomes (3) S phase
(3) Spindle fibers and centromere (4) G2 phase
(4) Two homologous chromosomes
15. At which stage of the cell cycle are the histone
8. When paternal and maternal chromosomes protein synthesized in a eukaryotic cell?
mutually exchange their materials in cell division (1) During G2 stage
the event is called (2) During S phase
(1) Bivalent Formation (3) During entire prophase
(2) Recombination (4) During telophase
(3) Synapsis
(4) Dyad formation 16. A bivalent consists of
(1) Two chromatids and one centromere
9. Cell organelles replicate in/during (2) Two chromatids and two centromeres
(1) M phase (2) Interphase (3) Four chromatids and two centromeres
(3) G0 phase (4) Cytokinesis (4) Four chromatids and four centromeres
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17. In which stage of cell cycle, DNA replication 26. Which of the following is not a characteristic
occurs? feature during mitosis in somatic cells?
(1) G1 phase (2) S phase (1) Chromosome movement
(3) G2 phase (4) M phase (2) Synapsis
(3) Spindle fibers
18. Meiosis II performs (4) Disappearance of nucleolus
(1) Separation of sex chromosomes
(2) Synthesis of DNA and centromere 27. In somatic cell cycle,
(3) Separation of homologous chromosomes (1) A short interphase is followed by a long
(4) Separation of chromatids mitotic phase
(2) G2 phase follows mitotic phase
19. Centrioles duplicate in the (3) In G1 phase DNA content is double the
(1) Nucleus amount of DNA present in the original cell
(2) Endoplasmic reticulum (4) DNA replication takes place in S-phase
(3) Cytoplasm
(4) Mitochondria 28. At metaphase, chromosomes are attached to the
spindle fibers by their
20. Synaptonemal complex is formed during (1) satellites (2) Secondary constrictions
(1) Pachytene (2) Zygotene (3) Kinetochores (4) Centromeres
(3) Leptotene (4) Diakinesis
29. The complex formed by a pair of synapsed
21. In oocytes of some vertebrates, _____ can last for homologous chromosomes is called
months or years. (1) Equatorial plate (2) Kinetochore
(1) Diplotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Bivalent (4) Axoneme
(3) Leptotene (4) Zygotene
30. In “S” phase of the cell cycle
22. If the initial amount of DNA is doubled by 2 C, (1) Amount of DNA doubles in each cell
then the amount of DNA present after S phase will (2) Amount of DNA remains same in each cell
be (3) Chromosome number is increased
(1) 4C (2) 8C (4) Amount of DNA is reduced to half in each cell
(3) 2C (4) 5C
31. Spindle fiber unite with which structure of
23. If 46 chromosomes are present at G1 phase, then chromosomes?
the number of chromosomes after S phase will be (1) Chromocenter (2) Chromomere
(1) 23 (2) 92 (3) Kinetochore (4) Centriole
(3) 47 (4) 46
32. Which typical stage is known for DNA replication
24. The stage during which separation of the paired occurs?
homologous chromosomes begins is (1) S phase (2) G2 phase
(1) Diakinesis (3) Metaphase (4) G1 phase
(2) Diplotene
(3) Pachytene 33. The enzyme recombinase is required at which
(4) Zygotene stage of meiosis?
(1) Pachytene (2) Zygotene
25. Spindle fibers attach on to (3) Diplotene (4) Diakinesis
(1) Centromere of the chromosome
(2) Kinetosome of the chromosome 34. During gamete formation, the enzyme recombinase
(3) Telomere of the chromosome participates during
(4) Kinetochore of the chromosome (1) Metaphase I (2) Anaphase II
(3) Prophase I (4) Prophase II
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35. Which of the following is the correct sequence? 44. What happens in S-phase?
(1) Leptotene ➔ Diakinesis ➔ Diplotene ➔ (1) DNA replication
Zygotene ➔ Pachytene (2) In animal cell replication of centriole
(2) Diplotene ➔ Leptotene ➔ Zygotene ➔ (3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) Separation of replicated DNA
Pachytene ➔ Diakinesis
(3) Leptotene ➔ Zygotene ➔ Pachytene ➔
45. In which of the following phase number of
Diplotene ➔ Diakinesis chromosomes remain same but amount of DNA
(4) Diakinesis ➔ Diplotene ➔ Pachytene ➔ doubles?
Zygotene ➔Leptotene (1) G1 (2) Quiescent stage
(3) Go (4) S
36. Crossing over occurs in
(1) Leptotene (2) Diplotene 46. Interphase
(3) Zygotene (4) Pachytene (I) Is a biosynthetic phase in which the cell
duplicates its organelles
37. Cells in G0 phase : (II) Constituted more than 95% duration of cell
(1) Suspend the cell cycle cycle
(2) Terminate the cell cycle (III) Is the phase between two successive M-phases
(3) Exit the cell cycle (1) Only (I) is correct
(4) Enter the cell cycle (2) Only (II) and (III) are correct
(3) All are correct
38. Dissolution of synaptonemal complex occurs (4) None
during
(1) Pachytene (2) Leptotene 47. Match the following columns and select the correct
(3) Diplotene (4) Diakinesis option:
Column I Column II
39. During cell growth, DNA synthesis takes place in A G1 phase (i) Cell quiescence
(1) M phase (2) S phase B M phase (ii) Longest phase of
(3) G1 phase (4) G2 phase the cell cycle
C S phase (iii) Less than 5% of
40. Two chromatids are held together at total duration of cell
(1) Spindle fiber (2) Microtubule cycle
(3) Centromere (4) Kinetochore D G0 phase (iv) DNA content
doubles
(1) A (ii), B (iii), C (iv), D (i)
41. Two basic stages of cell cycle are
(2) A (ii), B (iii), C (i), D (iv)
(1) Interphase and M-phase/ divisional phase
(3) A (iii), B (ii), C (iv), D (i)
(2) Karyokinesis and cytokinesis
(4) A (iii), B (i), C (iv), D (ii)
(3) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
(4) G1, S and G2-phases
48. Mitotic spindle is mainly composed of _____
proteins.
42. Which one is the correct sequence of a cell cycle ?
(1) tubulin
(1) G1→ G2→S→M (2) M→G1→G2→S
(2) myosin
(3) G1→S→G2→M (4) S→G1→G2→M
(3) actin
(4) actomyosin
43. Cells in G0-stage -
(1) Are metabolically more active
49. _______ is the best stage to count the number and
(2) Are metabolically inactive
study the morphology of chromosomes.
(3) Remain metabolically active but no longer
(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase
proliferate in normal condition
(3) Anaphase (4) Telophase
(4) None
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50. _______ is characterised by all the chromosomes 54. Find out the incorrect match with respect to the
coming to lie at the equator, with one chromatid given diagram.
connected by its kinetochore to spindle fibres from
one pole and its sister chromatid connected by its
kinetochore to spindle fibres from the opposite
pole.
(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase
(3) Anaphase (4) Telophase
64. Most of the organelle duplication occurs during 71. Homologous chromosomes separate during
(1) M-phase (2) Interphase (1) Metaphase I
(3) Interkinesis (4) Cytokinesis (2) Anaphase I
(3) Metaphase II
65. Recognize the figure and find out the correct (4) Anaphase II
matching.
72. Microtubules from opposite poles of spindle get
attached to kinetochores of sister chromatids
during
(1) Anaphase II (2) Prophase II
(3) Metaphase II (4) Metaphase I
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92. Prokaryotic flagella is made up of which of the 99. Recognize the figure and find out the correct
following protein? matching.
(1) Tubulin (2) Flagellin
(3) Pilin (4) Dynein
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101. During the meiosis I, the number of chromosomes 109. In meiosis, centromeres of chromosomes divide
is during-
(1) Doubled (2) Tripled (1) anaphase of meiosis-II
(3) Reduced to half (4) remain same (2) metaphase of meiosis-I
(3) anaphase of meiosis-I
102. A bivalent of meiosis-I consists of (4) prophase of meiosis-II
(1) Two chromatids and one centromere
(2) Two chromatids and two centromere
(3) Four chromatids and two centromere 110. Meiosis I is reductional division and meiosis II is
(4) Four chromatids and four centromere equational division because of
(1) Separation of chromatids
103. The number of chromosomes is reduced to half (2) Crossing over
during – (3) The disjunction of homologous chromosomes
(1) Anaphase of mitosis and meiosis (4) The pairing of homologous chromosomes
(2) Meiosis II
(3) Meiosis I 111. Synapsis takes place between
(4) Fertilization (1) Spindle fibre and centromere
(2) mRNA and ribosomes
104. Identify the wrong statement about meiosis (3) a female and a male gamete
(1) Pairing of homologous chromosomes (4) Two homologous chromosomes
(2) Four haploid cells are formed
(3) At the end of meiosis the number of 112. Synaptonemal complex is a nucleoprotein
chromosomes are reduced to half structure. It is visible or found from-
(4) Two cycle of DNA replication occurs (1) zygotene to pachytene
(2) leptotene to diplotene
105. In which stage of meiosis homologous (3) zygotene to metaphase
chromosome are segregated. (4) pachytene to diplotene
(1) Metaphase I (2) Anaphase II
(3) Metaphase II (4) Anaphase I 113. Synapsis occurs between
(1) A male and a female gamete
106. During meiosis ,the bivalent chromosome clearly (2) mRNA and ribosomes
appear as tetrad during (3) Spindle fibres and centromere
(1) diakinesis (2) diplotene (4) Two homologous chromosomes
(3) zygotene (4) pachytene
114. In meiosis-I, a bivalent is an association of
107. Which one is correct about bivalent ? (1) Four chromatids and four centromeres
1. Bivalent are tetrads (2) Two chromatids and two centromeres
2. A bivalent means 4 chromatids and 2 (3) Two chromatids and one centromeres
centromere (4) Four chromatids and two centromeres
3. One bivalent consists of 2 homologous
chromosomes, each and sister chromatids 115. In which stage of the first meiotic division, two
4. Bivalents form in zygotene sister chromatids are formed?
(1) All (2) Only 3 (1) Leptotene (2) Zygotene
(3) 3 and 4 (4) Only 4 (3) Pachytene (4) Diplotene
108. At metaphase, chromosomes are attached to the 116. Chiasma shows the sites of
spindle fibres by their : (1) Spindle formation
(1) Satellites (2) Synapsis
(2) Secondary constrictions (3) Crossing over
(3) Kinetochores (4) None of these
(4) Centromere
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117. The proteins involved in the movement of 119. When synapsis is complete all along the
chromosomes towards the poles during cell chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a
division are stage called
(1) Actin (2) Myosin (1) Zygotene (2) Pachytene
(3) Tubulin (4) Elastin (3) Diplotene (4) Diakinesis
118. Separation of linked genes is called 120. When synapsis is complete all along the
(1) Linkage (2) Segregation chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a
(3) Crossing over (4) Genetic mutation stage called
(1) II, III (2) II, IV
(3) III, IV (4) I, III
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