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All India Aakash Test Series for NEET - 2022

TEST - 4 (Code-A)
Test Date : 23/01/2022

ANSWERS
1. (1) 41. (4) 81. (3) 121. (3) 161. (3)
2. (2) 42. (2) 82. (2) 122. (4) 162. (1)
3. (3) 43. (4) 83. (2) 123. (2) 163. (1)
4. (4) 44. (4) 84. (2) 124. (1) 164. (3)
5. (1) 45. (4) 85. (2) 125. (1) 165. (4)
6. (3) 46. (4) 86. (3) 126. (4) 166. (1)
7. (2) 47. (1) 87. (3) 127. (3) 167. (4)
8. (3) 48. (1) 88. (2) 128. (4) 168. (1)
9. (3) 49. (2) 89. (3) 129. (3) 169. (3)
10. (2) 50. (3) 90. (3) 130. (4) 170. (3)
11. (1) 51. (4) 91. (2) 131. (2) 171. (3)
12. (4) 52. (2) 92. (3) 132. (3) 172. (1)
13. (2) 53. (3) 93. (3) 133. (2) 173. (3)
14. (3) 54. (3) 94. (2) 134. (3) 174. (1)
15. (1) 55. (3) 95. (2) 135. (3) 175. (2)
16. (4) 56. (1) 96. (2) 136. (2) 176. (2)
17. (3) 57. (2) 97. (3) 137. (4) 177. (4)
18. (4) 58. (3) 98. (3) 138. (4) 178. (4)
19. (2) 59. (3) 99. (4) 139. (4) 179. (1)
20. (4) 60. (2) 100. (2) 140. (3) 180. (1)
21. (3) 61. (2) 101. (4) 141. (3) 181. (2)
22. (2) 62. (3) 102. (2) 142. (3) 182. (3)
23. (4) 63. (3) 103. (1) 143. (2) 183. (3)
24. (2) 64. (2) 104. (2) 144. (3) 184. (1)
25. (2) 65. (4) 105. (3) 145. (3) 185. (1)
26. (4) 66. (1) 106. (2) 146. (1) 186. (4)
27. (2) 67. (3) 107. (3) 147. (3) 187. (4)
28. (1) 68. (3) 108. (1) 148. (2) 188. (1)
29. (4) 69. (2) 109. (2) 149. (3) 189. (2)
30. (3) 70. (1) 110. (3) 150. (1) 190. (2)
31. (4) 71. (3) 111. (2) 151. (2) 191. (2)
32. (2) 72. (3) 112. (4) 152. (4) 192. (2)
33. (3) 73. (3) 113. (3) 153. (3) 193. (2)
34. (1) 74. (3) 114. (3) 154. (2) 194. (1)
35. (3) 75. (3) 115. (2) 155. (2) 195. (2)
36. (2) 76. (2) 116. (3) 156. (4) 196. (2)
37. (1) 77. (3) 117. (2) 157. (3) 197. (1)
38. (4) 78. (3) 118. (2) 158. (3) 198. (2)
39. (1) 79. (2) 119. (3) 159. (3) 199. (2)
40. (3) 80. (2) 120. (2) 160. (3) 200. (1)
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

[PHYSICS]
SECTION-A hc
Sol.: K1  
1. Answer (1) 1
h
Hint:   K2 
hc

p 2
Sol.: F  qE  (e)(E0 iˆ) 2hc
K2  
 eE0 iˆ
1

2hc
p = F ·t = eE0t K2   2  
1
pf – pi = eE0t
 K2 = 2K1 + 
 eE0 t 
pf = mev0 + eE0t = m ev 0  1     K2 > 2K1
 m ev 0 
K2
h h  K1 
  2
pf  eE0t 
m ev 0 1   5. Answer (1)
 m ev 0 
hc
0 Hint:  
 0
eE0t
1
m ev 0 Sol.:  Ca < Al < Pt
2. Answer (2)  Ca > Al > Pt
Hint: pc  pA  pB
6. Answer (3)
Sol.: Since both A and B are moving in same
hc
direction Hint & Sol.: EPhoton 

Hence, pC = pA + pB
7. Answer (2)
h h h
  h
C  A B Hint:  
2mE
1 1 1
  Sol.: For neutron putting the values we get
C  A B
0.286
 Å
 A B E (eV)
C 
 A  B
0.286
3. Answer (3) =  0.143 Å
4
Hint & Sol. : KEmax = hf – 
8. Answer (3)
Hence the graph will be straight line having
nh
positive slope and negative intercept on y-axis. Hint: mvr 
2
4. Answer (4)
Sol.: 2r = n
hc
Hint: Kmax   2r0 · n2 = n

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 hc  12400 
 n  Sol.: Enf  Eni   eV
2r0   949 

109 13.06 eV
 10
2  0.53  10 13.6
  13.6   13.06
3 n2
n5
9. Answer (3)
Number of emitted spectral lines
v0 c
Hint: v  , where v 0  n  n  1
n 137 54
=   10
v0 1 c
2 2
c
Sol.: v 3     15. Answer (1)
3 3 137 411
10. Answer (2) 1  1 1
Hint:  R 2  2
  n1 n2 
Z2
Hint: En   13.6 eV 
n2 1  1 1  3R
 R 2  2 
 long Lyman
Sol.:
1 2  4
 
2
2
Sol.: En He+  2
 13.6 eV 
1
1 1 1
= –54.4 eV  R  
 small Balmer
 4 
11. Answer (1)
R
Hint & Sol.: For maximum wavelength, energy 
gap should be minimum, which is possible in 4
transition from C to B i.e. line 6.
 long Lyman 4
1
12. Answer (4)  3R 
 small Balmer 4
R
3
v
Hint:  
r 16. Answer (4)
v0 e2 e 2
v Hint: K  ,U
Sol.:    n 2 80 r 40 r
r r0 n
Sol.: As n increases  U increases and K
0 decreases.

n3 17. Answer (3)
1 Hint & Sol.: In a fusion reaction if energy is
 3
n released, then mass of product will be lesser than
13. Answer (2) mass of reactants and hence BEproducts > BEReactants

 1 18. Answer (4)


1 1
Hint:  R 2  2 Hint: Use conservation of total number of
  n1 n2 
nucleons
1 1 1 
Sol.: R   Sol.: 92 U  0n 
235 1
 93
36Kr  140
56 Ba  x 0n
1
 1  
235 + 1 = 93 + 140 + x
1
 R  107 m1  x=3

19. Answer (2)
14. Answer (3)
n
N  1 t
hc Hint:   , n
Hint: E  N0  2  T1
 2

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 15  N 24. Answer (2)


Sol.: N   1   N0  0
 16  16 Hint: Q = m · c2

N

1  1

n
Sol.: Q  3  m
  4
2 He   m  C c
12
6
2

N0 16  2 
= [3 × (4.002603) – 12]c2
t = [0.007809 × 931.5] MeV
n4
T1 = 7.27 MeV
2
25. Answer (2)
t = 4 × 5 = 20 days
20. Answer (4) Hint & Sol.: Semiconductor have negative
temperature coefficient of resistance and it
Hint: R  R0 A
1/3
behaves as insulator at absolute zero
1/3 temperature.
R A 
Sol.: 1   1  26. Answer (4)
R2  A2 
Hint: ne nh  ni2
1/3
3.6 fm  27 
  5  1034
R2  9  Sol.: ND  6
 5  1028 m3
10
3.6
R2  fm ND >> ni  ne ND
31/3
 
2
21. Answer (3) n2 2.5  1019
Hint: Isotopes have same number of protons. nh  i 
ND 5  1028
Isobars have same number of nucleons.
= 1.25 × 1010 m–3
Isotones have same number of neutrons.
27. Answer (2)
Sol.:
Hint & Sol.: If Potential at p-side is greater than
(A) 1H3 and 2He4: Z1 = 1, Z2 = 2
potential at n-side, then the diode is forward
A1 = 3, A2 = 4 biased, which is for option (2).
N1 = 2, N2 = 2 28. Answer (1)
Since N1 = N2  1H3 and 2He4 are isotones Hint: Diode conducts in forward bias only
(B) 22 and 10Ne22: Z1 = 11, Z2 = 10
11Na
Sol.: For v i  0 (Positive cycle)
A1 = 22, A2 = 22
 Diode is ON  v0 = vi
N1 = 11, N2 = 12
For vi < 0 (negative cycle)
Since A1 = A2  11Na22 and 10Ne22 are isobars
63  Diode is OFF  v0 = 0
(C) 29Cu and 29Cu65: Z1 = 29, Z2 = 29
A1 = 63, A2 = 65 29. Answer (4)

N1 = 34, N2 = 36 Hint & Sol.: Since photodiode is used in reverse


bias for proper operation and current increases
Since Z1 = Z2  29Cu63 and 29Cu65 are isotopes.
with increase in intensity. Hence the plot given in
22. Answer (2) option (4) is correct plot.
Hint & Sol.: Heavy water, graphite Beryllium 30. Answer (3)
oxide etc. are commonly used as moderator in
Hint: All types of semiconductor are electrically
nuclear reactor.
neutral.
23. Answer (4)
Sol.: Total number of Positive charge = total
Hint & Sol.:
number of negative charge.
  
Z X 
A
 ZA24 Y  A 4
Z 1 W *   ZA14 W p  ND  n  NA

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31. Answer (4) V1.5 k < 10 V  Diode breakdown does not occur
Hint: Use de Morgan’ Law, A  B  A  B i.e. diode is not ON.
Diode current (ID) = 0
Sol.: Y  A  B  A  B
39. Answer (1)
 The circuit is equivalent to NAND gate
IC
32. Answer (2) Hint: gm 
VBE
Hint: Power gain = Voltage gain × Current gain
Power gain IC 
Sol.: Current gain = Sol.: gm  
Voltage gain IB Ri Ri

1200 | Av | = gm Rout
=  50
24 IC
33. Answer (3) IC IC IE
  
IB IE  IC IE IC
Hint & Sol.: Length profile of BJT is C > E > B and 
doping profile is E > C > B. I E IE
34. Answer (1) 
  
Hint: h  Eg 1 
Sol.: h  Eg 
Also on rearrangement  
hmin  Eg 1 
Eg 1.4  1.6  1019 40. Answer (3)
min   34
h 6.6  10 Hint & Sol.: Solar cell is used unbiased for its
= 3.4 × 10 14
Hz proper operation.

35. Answer (3) 41. Answer (4)

Hint & Sol.: Height of Potential barrier decreases Hint: Activity A = A0e–t
when p-n junction is forward biased and it t
Sol.: A1  A0 e 1
increases when junction is reverse biased.
SECTION-B A2  A0 e t2
36. Answer (2)
 e  1 2
A1  t t
Hint & Sol.: As shown in waveforms, the output C A2
is low when both inputs are high, otherwise it is
A1  A2e  1 2   A2e  2 1 
high. Hence the corresponding Logic gate is  t t  t t

NAND gate.
or A2  A1e  2 1 
 t t
37. Answer (1)
Hint: Use KVL in output loop and IC = IB 42. Answer (2)
–6
Sol.: IC = IB = 100 × 40 × 10 = 4 mA Hint: A = A0e–t
–3
VCE = 10 – 4 × 10 × 2 × 10 3
Sol.: A1 = A2 (at time t)
= 10 – 8 = 2 V
A0 e 1t  4 A0 e 2t
38. Answer (4)
4  e
 2 1 
Hint: Zener diode will ON for V1.5 k > 10 V t
Sol.: Suppose diode is not ON. 2 ln2 = (2 – 1)t
 1.5  2 ln2 12
V1.5 k  12 t
2 ln2

 1.5  0.5  1 1 1  2

=9V 2 1

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43. Answer (4) eV02  h2  


Hint & Sol.: Simple Bohr model is not applicable V01  V02  1  2
to He4 atom because it has more than one
electrons and the electrons are not subjected to 48. Answer (1)
central force. nh
Hint: mvr 
44. Answer (4) 2
Hint & Sol.: Energy of incident radiation is Sol.: Angular momentum of electrons in an orbit is
10.2 eV. So this energy is sufficient to move some h
integer multiple of . It cannot be a fraction of
of atoms in ground state to first excited state but 2
not necessary that all atoms are excited. h
.
No electron will make transition to n = 3 because 2
energy required for this transition is 49. Answer (2)
E3 – E1 = 12.09 eV. Hint: Energy = Power × time
45. Answer (4) Sol.: Let number of fission per second be n
h h then Energy released = n × 200 MeV
Hint: de-Broglie wavelength   
p mv = n × 200 × 1.6 × 10–13 J
n × 3.2 × 10–11 = 103 × 1
6.6  1034
Sol.:    2.2  1034 m
0.1  30 1014
n  3.125  1013
46. Answer (4) 3.2
50. Answer (3)
h h
Hint:    Hint: rn = r0 n2
p 2mE
Sol.: rn = r0 n2
Sol.: E = mgH
r1 = r0
h h
 
2m  mgH 
rn
m 2gH  n2
r1
1
 r 
H loge  n   2 loge n
 r1 
47. Answer (1)
Similar to y = mx
Hint: KEmax = eV0 = h – 
Hence graph will be straight line passing through
Sol.: eV01  h1   origin.

[CHEMISTRY]
SECTION-A nCH2 = CH – CH = CH2 + nC6H5CH = CH2
51. Answer (4)
Hint: Salvarsan is an antibiotic.
Sol.: Salvarsan is used to cure syphilis
53. Answer (3)
52. Answer (2)
Hint: More stable is the conjugate base, stronger
Hint: One of the monomer of Buna-S is styrene. is the acid
Sol.: Buna-S is formed by polymerisation of Sol.: The presence of electron withdrawing groups
1, 3-Butadiene and styrene on the phenyl ring of aromatic carboxylic acid
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increases its acidity while electron donating  Deficiency of vitamin A causes xerophthalmia.
groups decreases its acidity. Therefore correct  Deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets and
order of acidic strength is
osteomalacia.
58. Answer (3)
Hint: Nylon 6,6 is a synthetic polymer
Sol.: Cellulose derivatives as cellulose acetate
(rayon) and cellulose nitrate are examples of semi-
synthetic polymers
pKa: 3.41 4.19 4.37 4.46 59. Answer (3)
54. Answer (3) Hint: Amylose constitutes about 15-20% of starch
Hint: Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones in while amylopectin constitutes about 80-85% of
nucleophilic addition reactions. starch.
Sol.: Electron withdrawing groups present at para Sol:
position to the aldehyde group increases the
 Amylopectin is water insoluble component of
electrophilicity of carbonyl carbon.
starch
 Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide
composed only of -D-glucose units.
So, forms cyanohydrin with fastest rate
60. Answer (2)
Hint: Nylon 6,6 is a fibre because of strong
intermolecular force of attraction, it possess high
55. Answer (3) tensile strength.
Hint: Benzaldehyde is produced by Gatterman- Sol.: Correct order of intermolecular forces is,
Koch reaction. Nylon 6,6 > Polythene > Buna-S.
61. Answer (2)
Hint: Amides on reduction with lithium aluminium
Sol.:
hydride yield amines

Sol.:

56. Answer (1)


Hint: NaBH4 is a mild reducing agent. It does not
reduce ester group
62. Answer (3)
Hint: In Perkin Condensation reaction , -
Sol.:
unsaturated acid is formed as product.

Sol.:

57. Answer (2)


Hint & Sol.:
 Deficiency of vitamin B6 causes convulsions 63. Answer (3)
 Deficiency of vitamin C causes scurvy Hint: Steric crowding around nitrogen decreases
(bleeding gums). the basic nature of 3°-amine in aqueous solution.

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Sol.: The cumulative result of inductive effect, 69. Answer (2)


solvation effect and steric hindrance of alkyl Hint: Monomers of glyptal are ethylene glycol and
groups result in the following basic strength order phthalic acid
in aqueous medium.
(C2H5)2NH > (C2H5)3N > C2H5NH2 Sol.:

64. Answer (2)


Hint: Benzene diazonium chloride is prepared by
the reaction of aniline with NaNO2/HCl at
273-278K. 70. Answer (1)
Hint & Sol.: Iproniazid is an antidepressant drug
71. Answer (3)
Sol.: Hint: Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts
reaction due to salt formation with AlCl3.
Sol.:
 Benzenesulphonyl chloride is known as
Hinsberg’s reagent.
 Primary and secondary amines react with
C6H5SO2Cl, to form sulphonamides.
 Tertiary amines do not react with Hinsberg’s
65. Answer (4) reagent.
Hint: Stronger is the intermolecular force of
 N, N-Diethyl benzene sulphonamide:
attraction, higher will be the boiling point.
Sol.: , does not contain any
 Intermolecular hydrogen bonding in propanoic
acidic H-atom and hence insoluble in alkali.
acid is greater than propan-1-ol
72. Answer (3)
 Correct order of boiling point is,
Hint: Secondary and tertiary amines do not show
propanoic acid > propan-1-ol  Acetone  propanal
414 K 370K 329 K 322 K carbylamine reaction.
66. Answer (1) Sol.: Aliphatic and aromatic primary amines give
Hint: Aldehydes which do not have an -hydrogen carbylamine test
atom, undergo Cannizzaro reaction.

Sol.: has -hydrogen therefore it will not 73. Answer (3)


Hint: Lesser is the electron density on nitrogen
give Cannizzaro reaction. It will undergo aldol atom, lower is the basic strength and higher is pKb
condensation reaction.
value.
67. Answer (3)
Sol.: Due to delocalisation of electron pair of
Hint: PHBV is a biodegradable polyester. nitrogen in the ring, N-Methylaniline has highest
Sol.: Nylon 2-nylon 6 is a biodegradable polyamide pKb.
which is a copolymer of glycine and amino caproic
74. Answer (3)
acid.
Hint: Ammoniacal silver nitrate is called Tollens’
68. Answer (3)
reagent.
Hint & Sol.: High density polythene is obtained by
Sol.:
the polymerisation of ethene in the presence of
Ziegler–Natta catalyst.  Ketones do not respond to Tollens’ test.
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 Aldehydes are oxidised to corresponding Sol.: -D-2-deoxyribose is the sugar moiety in


carboxylate anion with Tollens’ reagent DNA molecule.
81. Answer (3)
Hint: Ketone on reaction with one equivalent of
alcohol in presence of dry HCl gives hemiketal.
Sol.:

75. Answer (3)


Hint: The amino acid which has more number of
amino groups than carboxyl group is called basic
amino acid 82. Answer (2)
Hint: Double bond is cleaved by acidified KMnO 4
Sol.: Lysine: . It is basic solution on heating.
amino acid. Sol.: Acidic potassium permanganate oxidises
76. Answer (2) alkene to carboxylic acid

Hint: Glycine is a -amino acid.

83. Answer (2)


Sol.: Picric acid does not Hint: P2O5 is very good dehydrating agent

Sol.:
contain –COOH group.

84. Answer (2)


Hint: During the esterification tetrahedral
intermediate is formed.
Sol.: Esterification reaction

77. Answer (3)


Hint: Sucralose and aspartame are artificial
sweeteners.
Sol.: Butylated hydroxy anisole is an antioxidant.
78. Answer (3)
Hint: Glucose contains aldehyde as functional
group.
85. Answer (2)
Sol.: Glucose contains aldehyde group with six
carbon atoms, so it will be an aldohexose. Hint: In semicarbazide, –NH2 group which is
directly attached with carbonyl carbon does not
79. Answer (2)
take part in nucleophilic addition reaction.
Hint: Lactose is composed of glucose and
galactose.
Sol.:
Sol.: Lactose 
 -D-Galactose + -D-Glucose
hydrolysis

80. Answer (2)


Hint: -D-ribose is the sugar moiety in RNA
molecule
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SECTION-B 90. Answer (3)


86. Answer (3) Hint: Cross aldol condensation reaction will take
Hint: Ketone does not respond to Tollens’ test and place.
Fehling test Sol.:

O
||
Sol.: Methyl ketones having CH3 – C– group
undergo haloform reaction. Thus C6H5COCH3 will
give yellow precipitate with {I2 + NaOH} but
(C6H5)2CO will not
87. Answer (3)
91. Answer (2)
Hint: Ethanal forms intermolecular hydrogen
bonding with water.
Sol.: Ethanal is associated with water by Hint & Sol.:
hydrogen bonding hence miscible with water in all
proportions.

92. Answer (3)


Hint: Phenol undergoes coupling reaction with
88. Answer (2)
benzenediazonium chloride in alkaline medium.
Hint: β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds undergo Sol.:
dehydration with ease in acidic medium.

Sol.: will dehydrate most easily

giving stable ,  unsaturated carbonyl compound.

93. Answer (3)


89. Answer (3) Hint: Sodium salt of carboxylic acid undergoes
decarboxylation on heating with sodalime.
Hint: Haloarenes with magnesium metal in dry
ether give Grignard reagent Sol.:

94. Answer (2)


Hint & Sol.:
Sol.:
 Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction:

(i) Br /Re d P
R  CH2COOH 
2
(ii) H2O
R  CH  COOH
|
Br

 Stephen reaction:
(i) SnCl HCl
RCN 
2
  RCHO
(ii) H3O

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 Etard reaction

(i)CrO Cl /CS

2 2

2
(ii) H3O

 Rosenmund reduction: 98. Answer (3)


Hint: Primary aliphatic amine on reaction with
H2 nitrous acid gives unstable diazonium salt as

PdBaSO4


intermediate compound.
95. Answer (2) Sol.:

Hint: Nucleophilic substitution reaction of aryl NaNO2 HCl  
CH3CH2NH2  HNO2  CH3CH2 N2 Cl 
halide is difficult. unstable
Sol.: Aromatic primary amines cannot be prepared HO
by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis because aryl 
2
 CH3CH2OH  N2  HCl
halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution 99. Answer (4)
with anion formed by phthalimide.
Hint: Carbonyl compounds on reaction with
96. Answer (2) ammonia form imine.
Hint: Haloalkanes undergo nucleophilic Sol. : Imine
substitution reaction with OH .
Sol.:
100. Answer (2)
Hint: Glucose undergoes reduction on heating
with HI.
Sol.:
97. Answer (3) CHO
|
Hint: During mono-nitration, HNO3 is used which HI/
(CHOH)4   CH3 –CH2 –CH2 –CH2 –CH2 –CH3
protonate aniline into anilinium ion. |
Sol.: Anilinium ion is meta directing in nature CH2OH [n-Hexane]

[BOTANY]
SECTION-A 103. Answer (1)
101. Answer (4) Sol.: According to CPCB particulate size of 2.5
micrometer or less in diameter are responsible for
Hint: Estuary is a wide part of river where it joins
causing great harm to the human health.
the sea.
104. Answer (2)
Sol.: Estuary is an example of aquatic ecosystem.
Hint: In scrubber, effluents containing sulphur
102. Answer (2) dioxide are passed through a slurry of water and
Hint: BOD is the amount of oxygen consumed by crushed limestone.
bacteria and other microorganisms while they Sol.: A scrubber reduces gases like SO2 in air to
decompose organic matter under aerobic produce CaSO4.
conditions. 105. Answer (3)
Sol.: BOD will decrease and dissolved oxygen will Hint: Decomposition is largely an oxygen requiring
increase during cleaning of sewage water. process.

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Sol.: Decomposition is largely aerobic process. 112. Answer (4)


Warm and moist environment favour Hint: The succession in aquatic habitat is
decomposition. The process of decomposition hydrosere. The successional series progress from
depends on climatic factors. hydric to mesic conditions.
106. Answer (2) Sol.: Sequence of various stages in a hydrarch
Hint: Flow of energy in the terrestrial ecosystem in succession is as follows:
larger fraction is carried out by DFC.
Phytoplankton  Submerged plant stage 
Sol.: GFC is major conduit of energy flow in
Submerged free floating plant stage  Reed
aquatic ecosystem.
swamp stage  Marsh-meadow stage  Scrub
107. Answer (3) stage  Forest.
Hint: In some cases at each successive trophic
113. Answer (3)
level, number of the organisms is higher than in
preceding one and the size decreases gradually at Sol.: Xerarch and hydrarch succession progress
successive level. Thus, shape of pyramid may be to medium water conditions (mesic).
inverted. 114. Answer (3)
Sol.: Pyramid of number in pond ecosystem is Hint: Reservoir pool is earth’s crust or lithosphere
upright while it is inverted in tree ecosystem. for sedimentary biogeochemical cycle.
108. Answer (1) Sol.: The natural reservoir of phosphorus is rock
Hint: Ecological pyramids do not take into account (lithosphere) which contains phosphorus in the
the same species belonging to two or more trophic form of phosphates.
levels. 115. Answer (2)
Sol.: It is the limitation of ecological pyramid is that Hint: Flow of energy in the food chain follows ten
saprophytes, decomposers, microbes and percent law.
detrivores are not given any place in the ecological
Sol.: According to 10 percent law, only 10% of
pyramids.
energy of previous trophic level is received by next
109. Answer (2)
trophic level.
Hint: Montreal Protocol was signed at Montreal
(Canada) to control the emission of ozone Plant  Grasshopper  Frog  Snakes
depleting substances. (50 J) (5 J) (0.5 J) (0.05 J)
Sol.: UV-B radiation is responsible for snow
116. Answer (3)
blindness.
Eutrophication is the natural aging of the water Sol.: In order to control environmental pollution,
body. the Government of India has passed the
Environment (Protection) Act in 1986 to protect
Chipko movement is one of the biggest forest
and improve the quality of our environment (air,
conservation movement.
water and soil)
110. Answer (3)
117. Answer (2)
Hint: During succession, environmental
conditions become more favourable for the Hint: Species diversity refers to variety of species
species colonisation. within a region.
Sol.: During succession little diversity change to Sol.: 1000 varieties of mango occur in India due to
high degree of diversity i.e. increase in the number genetic variations.
of species. 118. Answer (2)
111. Answer (2) Hint: Key species drive major ecosystem
Hint: The key functional aspects of ecosystem functions.
are: Productivity, Decomposition, Energy flow and Sol.: In Rivet popper hypothesis (proposed by
Nutrient cycling. Paul Ehrlich), airplane is considered as
Sol.: Important structural features of ecosystem ecosystem, thousands of rivets are species and
include species composition and stratification. rivets present on wings are key species.

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119. Answer (3) 128. Answer (4)


Sol.: Over-exploitation of passenger pigeon was Hint: Sacred grooves are certain tract of forest in
the major cause for their extinction. which the trees and wildlife within were venerated
120. Answer (2) and given total protection.
Hint: As we move from low to high latitude i.e. from Sol.: Khasi and Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, Aravali
the equator to the poles, the biodiversity Hills of Rajasthan, Western Ghat region of
decreases. Karnataka are considered as sacred grooves.
Sol.: Biodiversity is minimum in the arctic region, 129. Answer (3)
moderate in temperate area and maximum in Hint: A single species might show high diversity at
tropical regions (latitudinal range 23.5° N to the genetic level over its distributional range.
23.5°S). Sol.: Rauwolfia vomitoria exhibits genetic diversity
121. Answer (3) which show different concentration of active
Hint: Delivery of liquid fuel through pipelines is chemical that the plant produces.
more easy. 130. Answer (4)
Sol.: The government has faced difficulty in laying Sol.: The nitrites in the body combine with
down pipelines to deliver CNG through distribution haemoglobin to cause a serious disease called
points. methemoglobinemia or blue baby syndrome.
122. Answer (4) 131. Answer (2)
Hint: N2O contributes very less fraction in total Hint: A biosphere reserve consists of core, buffer
global warming. and transition zones. Transition zone is the
Sol.: Carbon dioxide and methane are commonly outermost part of biosphere reserve.
known as greenhouse gases because they are Sol.: Transition zone is an area of active
responsible for greenhouse effect. cooperation between reserve management and
123. Answer (2) local people.
Hint: It is the world’s most problematic aquatic 132. Answer (3)
weed. Hint: Humus is formed by the process of
Sol.: Eichhornia crassipes is called as “Terror of humification. It is dark coloured, amorphous, more
Bengal”. or less decomposed organic matter rich in
They grow abundantly in eutrophic water bodies cellulose, lignin, tannins, resins, etc.
and lead to an imbalance in the ecosystem Sol.: Humus undergoes decomposition at an
dynamics of the water body. extremely slow rate.
124. Answer (1) 133. Answer (2)
Hint: There are four major causes of biodiversity Hint: Bad ozone is formed in the lower
loss called as ‘The Evil Quartet’. atmosphere.
Sol.: Habitat loss and fragmentation is the most Sol.: Bad ozone is formed in the troposphere that
important cause driving plants and animals to harms the plants and animals.
extinctions.
134. Answer (3)
125. Answer (1)
Hint: The increase in the concentration of the
Sol.: World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th toxicant at successive trophic level is called
June. biomagnification.
126. Answer (4) Sol.: In biomagnification, high concentration of
Hint: Broadly utilitarian are ecosystem services DDT disturbs calcium metabolism in birds which
which play major role in ecosystem. causes thinning of eggshell and their premature
Sol.: Broadly utilitarian includes flood and erosion breaking.
control, oxygen, pollination, aesthetic pleasure. 135. Answer (3)
127. Answer (3) Sol.: Stratification is the vertical distribution of
Sol.: In India, there are 14 biosphere reserve, 90 different species occupying different level in an
National Parks and 448 wildlife sanctuaries. ecosystem.

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SECTION-B 143. Answer (2)


136. Answer (2) Hint: On log scale species-area relationship
Hint: Consumers are present at the second become linear.
trophic level. They are heterotrophs. Sol.: Slope of regression (Z) or regression
Sol.: Secondary productivity is defined as the rate coefficient in species area relationship indicate
of formation of new organic matter by consumers. that species richness decrease with the decrease
in area.
137. Answer (4)
144. Answer (3)
Hint: Biomass is the amount of living matter
expressed as weight at any particular level at a Hint: Greenhouse gases are responsible for the
given time. greenhouse effect. They absorb long wave
(infrared) radiation from the earth, and emit it again
Sol.: According to given question, biomass of
towards the earth.
primary carnivore is higher than biomass of
primary consumer. Similarly, biomass of primary Sol.: Greenhouse effect causes warming of
consumer is higher than that of primary producer. troposphere and cooling of stratosphere and
Hence, pyramid of biomass is inverted. thermosphere.
145. Answer (3)
Primary carnivore 32 kg m–2
Hint: A brief exposure of extremely high sound
Primary consumer 18 kg m–2
level, 150 dB or more generated by take off of a jet
Primary producer 4 kg m–2 plane or rocket, may damage ear drums thus
138. Answer (4) permanently impairing hearing ability.
Hint: Herbivores are primary consumers while, Sol.: The intensity of sound in normal
primary carnivores are secondary consumers and conversation is 30-60 dB.
constitutes third trophic level. 146. Answer (1)
Sol.: In an aquatic ecosystem, phytoplanktons, Hint: Deforestation is conversion of forested areas
zooplanktons and fishes are primary producer, to non-forested areas.
primary consumers and primary carnivores Sol.: Joint Forest Management (JFM) was started
respectively. by Government of India in 1980 so as to work
139. Answer (4) closely with the local communities for protecting
Hint: Acid rain is due to oxides of sulphur and and managing forest. It helps in conservation of
nitrogen. forest and reforestation.
Sol.: Acid rain is a cocktail of H2SO4 and HNO3. 147. Answer (3)
140. Answer (3) Hint: Primary succession starts in area never
having vegetation of any type or where no living
Sol.: When the exhaust passes through the
organism ever existed.
catalytic converter, unburnt hydrocarbon are
converted into CO2 and water and carbon Sol.: Cooled volcanic lava, igneous rocks or sand
monoxide and Nitric Oxide are changed to CO2 dunes are the areas where primary succession
and N2 gas. starts.
141. Answer (3) 148. Answer (2)
Sol.: The relationship between species richness Sol.: COP 26 took place in November 2021, in
and area for a wide variety of taxa is given by Glasgow, UK.
Alexander Von Humboldt. 149. Answer (3)
142. Answer (3) Sol.: Organism occupying high trophic level in
Hint: Tropical environment is found near the food chain is susceptible to extinction (e.g., bald
equator. eagle, Bengal tiger).
Sol.: Tropical environment unlike temperate ones, 150. Answer (1)
are less seasonal, relatively more constant and Sol.: Endemic species are confined to the
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SECTION-A 156. Answer (4)
151. Answer (2) Hint: First cloned mammal
Hint: Allergic response Sol.: Golden rice, Bt cotton and Rosie cow are
Sol.: Bovine insulin may cause allergic response included in GMO. Golden rice is a variety of rice
in some users whereas humulin does not cause which makes beta-carotene, thus giving the rice a
allergic reaction when administered to humans. yellow (golden) colour. It was created to combat
Humulin contains two polypeptide chains A and B vitamin A deficiency.
which are joined to each other with the help of Bt cotton is a genetically modified pest resistant
disulfide bonds. plant variety, which produces an insecticide to
152. Answer (4) combat bollworm.
Hint: Identify a plant Rosie was a transgenic cow. It was considered
Sol.: Plant, Brassica napus is used for production different from a normal cow as it produced human
of recombinant hirudin. Hirudin exemplifies protein-enriched milk. The milk contained 'human
anticoagulants. Its gene was chemically alpha-lactalbumin' which was nutritionally a more
synthesized and was transferred into Brassica balanced product for human babies than the
napus where hirudin accumulated in seeds. normal cow milk.
Meloidogyne incognita is a nematode. A. 157. Answer (3)
tumefaciens harbours Ti plasmid. Hint: Obtained from Providencia
153. Answer (3) Sol.:
Hint: Silencing of genes
Sol.: RNAi is a method of cellular defence which
is present in all eukaryotes. It involves silencing of
specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA.
154. Answer (2)
Hint: Identify the traditional diagnostic techniques
Sol.: PCR, ELISA and autoradiography are
included in modern techniques of molecular
diagnosis. PCR is used to make millions of copies
of a target piece of DNA. ELISA works on antigen-
antibody interaction principle. Autoradiography is
158. Answer (3)
an imaging technique that uses radioactive
sources contained within the exposed sample. Hint: Induce tumors in dicot plants

155. Answer (2) Sol.: cry gene produces protoxin in bacterium,


Bacillus thuringiensis. Gene gun is also called
Hint: In India, it is equal to the total pairs of ribs in
biolistic method. T-DNA is present in tumor
human body.
inducing DNA of Ti-plasmid. Chitinase is used to
Sol.: Recombinant therapeutics refer to degrade the cell wall of fungi which is made up of
specialized medicines made up of recombinant chitin (a homopolymer of N-acetyl (D)
proteins. The recombinant proteins used to glucosamine).
prepare therapeutics, obtained from recombinant
159. Answer (3)
organisms. The production of recombinant
therapeutics is possible only due to recombinant Hint: More than two
DNA technology. At present, about thirty Sol.:
recombinant therapeutics have been approved for
the use of human around the world. Presently, in
India, twelve of these recombinant therapeutics
are being marketed.

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160. Answer (3) 164. Answer (3)


Hint: Between 45°C to 60°C Hint: RY 13
Sol.: In PCR, the temperature for annealing is Sol.:
50°–60° whereas for denaturation, it is about 94°C.
The optimum temperature required for extension
step is 72°C.
161. Answer (3)
Hint: Forms -galactosidase enzyme
Sol.: Insertional inactivation in lac Z gene 165. Answer (4)
produces white coloured colonies of recombinants Hint: Ribose sugar
and blue coloured colonies of non-recombinants. Sol.: ATP is not used in PCR. Primers, DNA
polymerase, deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates
are used in PCR. Two sets of primers (forward and
reverse) are used which binds to the 3-OH end of
their complementary DNA template.
166. Answer (1)
Hint: DNA fragments move towards positive
electrode
In recombinants, -galactosidase enzyme Sol.: As DNA has negative charge due to the
producing gene is inactivated, so white colonies of presence of phosphate, so they move towards
recombinants are formed. anode in gel electrophoresis. Larger the size of
DNA fragments, lesser they travel. Smaller the
162. Answer (1)
size of DNA fragments, farther they move.
Hint: Same reading sequence of nucleotides on 167. Answer (4)
the two strands in 5 to 3 direction Hint: Pseudomonas putida
Sol.: A palindromic sequence is a nucleotide Sol.: Biotechnology has their application in
sequence in a double-stranded DNA molecule therapeutics, diagnosis, bioremediation and waste
wherein reading in a certain direction (e.g. 5 to 3) treatment. Pseudomonas putida is termed as a
on one strand matches the reading sequence in ‘Superbug’ which was genetically engineered in
the complementary strand in 5 to 3 direction. order to degrade oil spoilage in seas/oceans by
ships.
163. Answer (1)
168. Answer (1)
Hint: Restrict the growth of bacteriophage Hint: Mostly present in bones
Sol.: Restriction endonucleases are obtained from Sol.: Ca+2 ions are used in making host cells
prokaryotes. The system that bacteria possess for competent i.e., becomes capable for transformation
the defense is the restriction-modification system. process. Calcium increases the efficiency with
This system is composed of a restriction which DNA enters the bacterium through pores in
endonuclease enzyme and a methylase enzyme. its cell wall.
Each bacterial species and strain has their own 169. Answer (3)
combination of restriction and methylating Hint: 2n
enzymes. Restriction enzyme cuts DNA at internal Sol.: It is possible to generate ‘2n’ molecules after
phosphodiester bonds, cleave at a specific DNA ‘n’ number of cycles in PCR.
sequence. Methylase adds a methyl group to a 170. Answer (3)
molecule; in restriction-modification systems of Hint: First letter represents genus name
bacteria a methyl group is added to DNA at a Sol.: In Sal I, the ‘S’ represents genus name,
specific site to protect the site from restriction Streptomyces whereas ‘al’ represents species
endonuclease cleavage. name albus.
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171. Answer (3) Sol.: A cloning vector should be small in size,


Hint: Contains restriction sites, BamH I and Sal I should possess ori and selectable markers.
Sol.: Recognition sites for BamH I and Sal I are 177. Answer (4)
present in tetR gene. If gene of interest is inserted Hint: Step involved in isolation of genetic material
at recognition sequence of Pvu II, the Sol.: In isolation of genetic material, the DNA is
recombinants will not lose resistance against precipitated by adding chilled ethanol. After
ampicillin and tetracycline as this site is present in sometime, the DNA can be obtained in
rop gene. Recognition site for EcoR I is neither precipitated form with the help of spooling.
present in ampR gene nor in tetR gene.
178. Answer (4)
172. Answer (1)
Hint: Not present in region of selectable marker
Hint: Associated with gel electrophoresis
Sol.: As cloning site for ‘X’ is not present in ampR
Sol.: The process of elution is associated with gel gene and tetR gene, so non-recombinants and
electrophoresis. Elution is extraction of DNA recombinants, both can grow in medium
fragment containing desired gene from the gel containing ampicillin and tetracycline antibiotics as
piece. they contain resistant genes against these
The sequence of nucleotides from where antibiotics.
replication starts in cloning vector is called ori. 179. Answer (1)
This sequence is also responsible for controlling
Hint: Suitable for animals
the copy number of the linked DNA.
Sol.: The micro-injection method is mostly used
173. Answer (3)
for transformation of an animal cell.
Hint: May cause cancer in humans
Microinjection is the process of transferring
Sol.: Agrobacterium is a natural genetic engineer
genetic material into a living cell using
for plants. pUC8 and modified Ti-plasmid are microinjection needles. Desired DNA or RNA is
vectors for bacteria and plants respectively.
injected directly into the cell's nucleus.
The disarmed retroviral vectors can be used to
180. Answer (1)
modify the host cell’s (animal cells) nuclear
Hint: State of medium for culture
genome.
Sol.: Fermenters are chambers in which
174. Answer (1)
microorganisms can be cultured in both liquid and
Hint: Used to treat emphysema solid medium. Fermenters are designed to contain
Sol.: Rosie cow, produced human-enriched milk an internal environment for the optimum
(2.4 g -lactalbumin per litre). It was nutritionally a metabolization and efficient multiplication of the
more balanced product for human babies than microorganisms.
natural cow-milk. 181. Answer (2)
175. Answer (2) Hint: Formation of rDNA
Hint: Does not have complementarity with the Sol.: The correct sequence is:
mutated gene
(1) Construction of a recombinant DNA molecule
Sol.: In autoradiography, probe is used which may
(2) Introduction of rDNA into the host cell
be single stranded RNA or DNA.
(3) Multiplication of recombinant DNA molecule
A plasmid is a small, circular, double-stranded
within host cell
DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's
chromosomal DNA. Plasmids naturally exist in (4) Extraction of the desired product
bacterial cells, and they also occur in some 182. Answer (3)
eukaryotes. Hint: Efficiency of usage
176. Answer (2) Sol.: Transgenic plants have increased efficiency
of mineral usage. They can also be more tolerant
Hint: Antibiotic resistance gene(s)
to abiotic stresses (cold, salt, heat, drought, etc.)
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183. Answer (3) Sol.: In human insulin, A chain has 21 amino acids
Hint: Forms protoxin and B chain has 30 amino acids. The active form
Sol.: cryIAb – Corn borer of insulin is made up of 51 amino acids in total.
cryIAc and cryIIAb – Cotton bollworm 190. Answer (2)
184. Answer (1) Hint: Forms phosphodiester bond
Hint: Being used for testing of polio vaccine Sol.: DNA ligase – Formation of rDNA.
Sol.: Over 95% of all existing transgenic animals DNA polymerase – Required in DNA replication.
are mice. Transgenic mice have been developed
for use in testing the safety of vaccines before they 191. Answer (2)
are used on humans. Hint: Effective upon bacterial cell wall
185. Answer (1) Sol.:
Hint: Generally less useful in biotechnology
Lysozyme degrades bacterial cell wall.
Sol.: Restriction enzyme Hind II produces blunt
ends. Blunt ends are the ends of a DNA fragment Cellulase degrades plant cell wall.
resulting from the breaking of DNA molecule in Lipase degrades fats or lipids.
which there are no unpaired bases. Hence, both
DNase degrades DNA.
strands are of the same length.
SECTION-B 192. Answer (2)

186. Answer (4) Hint: Involves purification of crude product

Hint: A type of nuclease Sol.: Downstream processing includes isolation,


separation and purification of product after
Sol.:
fermentation (process does not require oxygen).
β-galactosidase – Enzyme produced after The product has to be formulated with the suitable
transcription and preservatives.
translation of lac Z gene.
Upstream processing comprises tasks in the
DNA ligase – Enzyme which is used
fermentation process in biotechnology.
to join the two DNA
molecules. 193. Answer (2)
Restriction – Present in prokaryotes. Hint: Genetic disorder
endonuclease Sol.: ADA enzyme deficiency leads to Severe
187. Answer (4) Combined Immuno Deficiency (SCID) in humans,
which can be treated by bone marrow
Hint: Restriction sites for different restriction
enzymes transplantation and enzyme replacement therapy
(not permanent cure). It can be treated
Sol.: Plasmid contains different restriction sites for
different restriction enzymes. This makes plasmid permanently using gene therapy if performed
a preferable choice for creating rDNA or chimeric during early embryonic stage.
DNA. 194. Answer (1)
188. Answer (1) Hint: Natural genetic engineer of plant
Hint: Makes heterologous host Sol.: Agrobacterium, contains Ti-plasmid. Ti-
Sol.: Conjugation is associated with reproduction plasmid contains T-DNA which causes tumour
in bacteria. Electroporation is a direct method of formation in dicot plants. It does not affect virus.
gene transfer.
195. Answer (2)
Transfection is the process of deliberately
Hint: Deals with issues related to genetic
introducing naked or purified nucleic acid into
eukaryotic cells. engineering.
189. Answer (2) Sol.: EFB  European Federation of
Hint: ‘A’ chain have less amino acids as compared Biotechnology.
to ‘B’ chain GEAC  Genetic Engineering Approval Committee.
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196. Answer (2) 199. Answer (2)


Hint: Vectorless gene transfer Hint: It is a 6 base pair cutter
Sol.: Electroporation, biolistics and chemical Sol.: Cla I restriction endonuclease is a 6 base
mediated gene transfer are included in direct pair cutter which produces sticky ends upon its
method of gene transfer. Retrovirus can be used action.
as a vector to transfer functional ADA cDNA gene
into the patient’s lymphocytes for treatment of
SCID.
197. Answer (1)
Hint: Phosphodiester bond
Sol.: Restriction endonuclease cleaves
phosphodiester bond or sugar phosphate bond.
Nowadays, transgenic models exist for many
human diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis,
alzheimer’s etc. 200. Answer (1)
198. Answer (2) Hint: Contains more than one [G] on each strand
Hint: Equal to number of polypeptide chains in Sol.: Palindromic sequence for Bam HI is
human insulin
Sol.: Two disulfide bonds are present in between
A and B chains of human insulin.

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