Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan,Jaipur Region

Ist Pre-Board Exam 2023-24

Class – XII Sub: Biology
M.M: 70 Time: 3 hrs.
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has five sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2 marks
each; Section– C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section– D has 2 case-based questions
of 4 marks each; and Section–E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(v) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.

Q.NO SECTION A MARK

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1. Proteins called interferons are a kind of innate immunity of the type: 1

i) Physical barrier ii) Cellular barrier

iii) Cytokine barrier iv) Physiological barrier

2. Ti plasmid transfer works with : 1
i) Monocots only
ii) Dicots only
iii) All plants
iv) None of these

3. Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will 1
help in
i) High lysine content
ii) Pest resistance
iii) High protein content
iv) High vitamin A content

4. Plasmid’s replication is : 1
i) Autonomous
ii) Depends on the genome DNA
iii) Needs an initiator
iv) Does not replicate

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5. Which of them is not a water pollinated plant: 1
i) Water hyacinth
ii) Zostera
iiii) Hydrilla
iv) Vallisneria

6. Identify the wrong pair: 1

i) Statin : Monascus ii)Cyclosporin : Trichoderma
iii) Penicillin : Staphylococci iv)Ethanol : Yeast
7. Name the female gametophyte of angiosperm: 1
i) Egg
ii) Integuments
iii) Embryo sac
iv) Ovary

8. Fill in the missing blank „a‟ and „b‟ exhibiting the route of sperm transport. 1
Seminiferous tubule----A------Vasa Efferentia …………..Epididymis -----B--
…..Urethra
i) A-Vas deferens B- Rete testis
ii) A- Rete testis B- Vas deferens
iii) A- Lobules B- urinary bladder
iv) A- Vas deferens B- Lobules
9 Which one of the following is not a nitrogen-fixing organism ?

i) Nostoc

ii) Anabaena

iii) Azotobacter
iv) Pseudomonas

10 Pollination in water hyacinth and water lily is brought about by the agency of :
i) Bats ii) water iii) insects or wind iv) birds
11 The non-medicated IUD is :

i) LNG- 20

ii) Copper T

iii) Lippes loop

iv) Progestasert
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12 Chemically gene is a:
i) DNA
ii) DNA + Histone Protein
iii) DNA + Non Histone Protein
iv) DNA + Histone Protein + Non Histone Protein

Question No. 13 to 16 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions selecting the appropriate option given below: a) Both A and R are true
and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct
explanation of A. c) A is true but R is false. d) A is False but R is true.

13 Assertion : Mendel was successful in his hybridization.

Reason : Garden pea proved ideal experimental material.
14 Assertion : Insects visit flowers to gather honey.
Reason : Attraction to flowers prevents the insects from damaging other parts of
the plant.
15 Assertion : In molecular diagnosis, single stranded DNA or RNA tagged with
radioactive molecule is called a Probe.
Reason : A probe always search and hybridise to its complementary DNA in a
clone of cells.
16 Assertion : Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by
an untreatable virus.
Reason : The herpes simplex virus is the infectious agent of Genital herpes.
SECTION B

17. Members of Asteraceae and grasses specialize in producing Apomictic seeds. 2

Write two methods of production of such seeds.
18. Name the types of age pyramids of human population. Which type of pyramid is 2
suitably ecologically? Why?
19. How does a small amount of curd added to fresh milk convert it into curd? Mention 2
any one advantage of curd over milk.
20. Name the pattern of Inheritance, where F1 phenotype: 2
a) resemble only one of the two parents.
b) does not resemble either of the two parents and is in between the two.
21. A non-haemophilic couple was informed by their doctor that there is possibility of a 2

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 haemophilic child be born to them . Draw a punnet square and find out the
percentage of possibility of such child in the progeny .
OR
State a reason for the increased population of dark coloured moths coinciding with
the loss of lichens during industrialisation period in England.
SECTION C

22. Explain briefly the following: 3

a) Bioreactor
b) Bt cotton
c) Cloning of Gene
23. Explain the technique developed by Sir Alec Jeffereys using satellite DNAas 3
probes.
24. After implantation interdigitation of maternal and foetal tissues takes place.Identify 3
the tissues involved and justify the role of structure formed.
25. Explain the steps involved in the secondary treatment of sewage in detail. 3

26. List three differences between the mode of transcription exhibited inProkaryotes 3
and Eukaryotes.
27. i) Give the sum total of all allelic frequencies in a stable population. 3
ii) List any two factors which disturb the stability of a population.
iii) How does this disturbance affect the population?
OR
i) Name the different gases contained in the flask used as an experimental
setup by S.L. Miller .
ii) On the basis of composition of gases in this experiment what was the
condition in the flask ?
iii) Write the conclusion drawn from this experiment .
28. The Evil Quartet explains the accelerated rate of species extinction world 3
wide.Describe any three of them with suitable examples.
SECTION D

29. Read the following passage and answer the following questions from (i) to (iv): 4

In angiosperms, the seed is the final product of sexual reproduction. It is often

described as fertilized ovule. As seeds develop , the ovary develops into fruits,
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 hence seeds remains enclosed within fruit. A seed typically consists of seed coat,
cotyledon and an embryo axis. Non-albuminous seeds have no residual
endosperm as it is completely consumed during embryonic development(e.g.,
Pea,groundnut). Albuminous seeds retain a part of endosperm as it is not
completely used up during embryonic development (e.g., wheat, maize, barley,
castor, sunflower).

i. Which of the following seeds posses perisperm?

a. Pea c. Groundnut
b. Wheat d. Beet

ii.Which of the following plant seeds are non-albuminious?

a.Beet b. Wheat

c. Groundnut d. Castor

iii. Percentage of moisture in a dry seed is?

a. zero b. 10-15
c. 20-30 d. 50

iv. The perispermic seed posses

a. endosperm b. persistent nucellus
c. dead cells d. embryo

OR

Read the following passage and answer the following questions from (i) to (v):
The first menstruation is called menarche, that usually occurs between 12 and 15
years. In human females, menstruation is repeated at an average interval of about
28/29 days and is called the menstrual cycle. It is regulated by certain hormones, as
the pituitary gland is stimulated by releasing factors produced in the hypothalamus.
The hormones produced by the pituitary gland influence the ovaries. The hormones
secreted by the ovaries affect the walls of the uterus.
i. The breakdown of endometrium is characteristic of:

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 a. Proliferative phase
b. Luteal phase
c. Ovulatory phase
d. Menstrual phase
ii. Which days of the menstrual cycle marks the proliferative phase?
a. 1 - 5 days
b. 15 - 28 days
c. 6 - 13 days
d. 10 - 14 days
iii. Which of the following occurs during the secretory phase?
a. Empty graafian follicle changes into corpus luteum
b. Primary follicle changes into graafian follicle
c. Endometrium rebuilds and estrogen secretion increases
d. LH surge inducing release of an ovum

iv. Identify the hormones that attain peak level during ovulatory phase
a. FSH
b. Progesterone
c. LH
d. Both a and c

30. Read the following passage and answer the following questions from (i) to (v): 4

Blood groups are inherited from both parents. The ABO blood type is controlled
by a single gene (the ABO gene) with three types of alleles inferred from classical
genetics: i, IA, and IB. The IA allele gives type A, IBgives type B, and i gives type O.
As both IA and IBare dominant over i, only ii people have type O blood. Individuals
with IA IA or IAi have type A blood, and individuals with IB IBor IBi have type
B. IAIB people have both phenotypes, because A and B express a special
dominance relationship: Co-dominance, which means that type A and B parents
can have an AB child. A couple with type A and type B can also have a type O
child if they are both heterozygous (IBi, IA i). The ABO system was first discovered
in 1950s.
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 i. If one of your parents has blood type A and other having blood type B, which of the
following blood types would you likely to have?
a. A
b. B
c. O
d. All

ii. Which of the following combination of Rh group of mother and fetus is lethal for
fetus?
a. Rh(- )mother and Rh (– )fetus
b.Rh(+) mother and Rh (+) fetus
c.Rh(+) mother and Rh (-) fetus
d. Rh(-) mother and Rh(+) fetus

iii. If parents have four children having different blood group. What is the blood group
of parents
a. Father blood group A and mother is group B
b. Father blood group A and mother is group O
c. Father blood group B and mother is group O
d. Father blood group AB and mother is group B

iv. Assertion : Blood grouping is based on surface antigen of RBC

Reason : Surface antigen are carbohydrate molecule
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is False but R is true

OR

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 Based on the above diagram, give answer of the below given question :
i. Frederick Griffith infected mice with a combination of dead R and live S
bacterial strains. What was the outcome, and why did it occur?

a. The mice will live. Transformation was not required.

b. The mice will die. Transformation of genetic material from R to S was
required.
c. The mice will live. Transformation of genetic material from S to R was
required.
d. The mice will die. Transformatio
Transformation was not required.

ii. In the Griffith experiment, why did mice die when injected with live R bacteria
plus heat-killed
killed S bacteria?
a. Some of the S bacteria were still alive. The R bacteria had mutated to
become virulent.

b. The R bacteria had taken up the virulency “factor” from the dead S
bacteria.

c. The virulency “factor” in dead S bacteria was sufficient to kill the mice.

d.The
The mice died from a cause unrelated to pneumonia
iii. What are the characteristics of rough pneumococci strain?
a. non-capsulated
capsulated and pathogenic
b. non-capsulated
capsulated and non
non-pathogenic
c. capsulated and pathogenic
d. capsulated and non
non-pathogenic

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 iv. The final identification of genetic material was confirmed by
a. Avery, McCleod
b.Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
c . Hugo-De-Vries
d . James Watson and Francis Crick

SECTION E

31. What is the cause of cancer at cellular level? Name the technique in which a piece 5
of
tissue is cut from the organ suspected for cancer. What are the different strategies
used
for the treatment of cancer.
OR
A) Name one fungus species causing ringworm. Write two characteristic
features of the disease?
(B) Diagrammatically represent the life cycle of Plasmodium.
32. (A) Expand GEAC. Write its role. 5
(B) Discuss the principle and mechanism of pest resistance in plants
using Agrobacterium vectors?

OR
DNA is a hydrophilic molecule so it cannot passthrough cell membranes. In order
to force host bacteria to take up the plasmid, the bacterial cells must first be made
‘competent’. How are bacterial cells made competent? Summarise the steps that
are performed to introduce alien DNA into competent bacterial cells? How can
alien DNA be introduced into plant and animal host cells?

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33. a) State how ex-situ conservation helps in protecting biodiversity. Name four types 5
of ex-situ methods .
b)Explain the importance of sacred groves.
OR
Refer the table given below and answer the following questions.
Table : Types of Interaction
SPECIES A SPECIES B INTERACTION
+ + P
— __ Q

+ — R
+ — S
+ 0 T
— 0 U
(a) Identify P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(b) (i) An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch is an example of
which interaction?
(ii) Name the type of interaction seen between wasp and fig tree.
(c) Give one example of interaction ‘P’.

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