NEST 2022 BIOLOGY PAPER-1

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1.The process in which water splits during 6.If ' 𝑇 ' is for tallness and ' 𝑡 ' is for
photosynthesis is called dwarfness, what Shall be the genotype
of a tall pea plant according to
a) Hydrolysis b) Plasmolysis
Mendelism?
c)Photolysis d) None of these
a) TT b) Tt c) tt d) Either TT or Tt
2. Gastric digestion takes place efficiently in
7.Nightblindness, xerophthalmia are due to
a) Acidic medium b) Alkaline medium the deficiency of

c)Neutral medium d) Highly alkaline

medium a) Vitamin𝐴, b) Vitamin K
c)Vitamin𝐷 d) Vitamin E
3.Dentineisthe
8.Amylase helps to converts carbohydrates
a) softest part of the tooth in the form
b) Hardest part of the tooth
c) Part of the tooth between enamel and a) Sucrose b)Maltose
pulp c)Galactose d)Glucose
d) None of these
9.The four important factors of
4.Scientist who discovered the structure of photosynthesis are
𝐷𝑁𝐴is a) Light, CO2, chlorophyll and temperature
a) Watson b) Crick b) Light, chlorophyll, Waterland
c) Both Watson and Crick d) Darwin Temperature
c) Light, CO2, water, and chlorophyll
5.Evolution of homologous organisms d)Water, Chlorophyll, Temperature and CO2
called
a) Divergent evolution b) Convergent 10.We can avoid in digestion by
evolution
c) Resergent evolution d) Recessive a) Having simple well-balanced diet
evolution.
b) Eating food in a leisurely manner
c)Thoroughly masticating food
16.Gas exchange in the lungs takes place in
d)All of the above
the tiny air sacs called as

11.Fats are emulsified by a) 𝑅𝐵𝐶

a) Bile juice b) Pancreatic juice b) Bronchioles
c) Intestinal juice d) All of these c) Alveoli
d) Trachea
12.The rate of respiration in normal adult
man is 17.Accumulation of lactic acid in human
a)20times b)32times results in
c)40times d)25times a) Energy supply b) Muscular pain
c)Energy releasing d) All of these

13.In first stage of glycolysis, glucose is

converted into 18. High B.P during resting period are said
a) pyruvic acid b) CO2 and energy to be
c) CO2and H2O d) H2O and energy
a) Systolic b) Diastolic
c)Hypertension d) None of these
14.The exchange of gases in lungs is by

a) Diffusion b) Osmosis 19. Stomata participate in

c)Passive transport d) Active transport
a) Pollination b)Absorption
c)Transportation d) Transpiration

20.Plasma contributes about_______ of blood

15.Which produce lactic acid in absence of
volume
oxygen?
a)80% b)40% c)55% d)10%
a) Water b) Oxygen
c) Pyruvate d) Carbon dioxide
21.Malere productive system consist of
a) Umbilical cord b) Testes
c)Placenta d) Fallopian tube
22. Secondary sexual character in females in which the toxins are widely distributed
are are
a) Gonads b) Ovary c) Thyroid d)Breast
a) Point-source pollution
23. Which enzyme me present in saliva? b) Biomagnification
a) Trypsin b) Pepsin c)Artificial eutrophication
𝑐) Amylase d) All of the above d)Consumable pollution

24.Which type of teeth is used to bite an 28. Biodiversity refer to

apple? a) The rate of species decline
b) Extinct species
a) Incisors b) Canine c)The variety of species on earth
c) Premolar d) Molar d)Nonrenewable resources

25. What is the peculiarity of primitive 29. Which of the following is herbivore?
fossils? a) Zooplankton b) Hawk
c)Shrew d) Snake
a) Simple structure b) Complex 30. Which of the following represents the
structure number of chromosomes in boys?
a) 44+𝑋𝑋b)44+ 𝑋𝑌c)44 + 𝑋𝑋𝑋d)44 + 𝑋𝑋𝑌
c)Rigid structure d) None of these
31.What is called for the diagram that show
food chain linked together into more
complex feeding relationship?
26.Which organism in the food
a) Food chain b) Food circle
web shown to the right would
c) Food triangle d) Food web
contain the lowest concentration
of chemical pollutants?
32.Why large sharks remain in the highest
a) Primary consumers tropic level in the aquatic food web?
b) Secondary consumers a) Because large sharks are predators
c)Tertiary consumers b) Because large shark are top predators
d) Producers c)Because large sharks are phytoplankton
d)Because large sharks are zooplankton
27.Concentration of toxins in an organism
as a result to ingesting other plants/animals
 b) Stratosphere
33.Why lions are apex predators in grass
c)Lithosphere
land ecosystem?
a) Because lion do not eat other organisms d) Hydrosphere
b) Because lion is a herbivore animal
c)Because lion is the king of the jungle 39. The depletion in the ozone layer is
d)Because no other animal hunt lion for caused by
food
a) Carbon dioxide b) Nitrous cycle

34.The importance of ecosystem lies in c)Methane d) Chlorofluorocarbon

a) Flow of energy b) Cycling of materials
c) Both 𝑎and𝑏 d) None of these
40. An ozone-depleting substance mainly
35.There cycling of elements in an used in
ecosystem is called
a) chemical cycle b) Biogeochemical a) Burning fossil fuels b) Chimneys
cycle c)All human activities
c)Geochemical cycle d) Geological cycle
d)Cooling and refrigeration applications,
36.The source of energy in an ecosystem is and in the manufacture of foam products
a) Sunlight
b) Photosynthesis by plants
c)Decomposition of animals and plants
d) Fermentation

37.When was the first ozone hole

discovered?

a)1980s b)1950s c)1970s d)1990s

38.In which sphere ozone layer depletion is

found?

a) Ionosphere