Multiple Choice Questions

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The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of earth is called

  • atmosphere

  • hydrosphere

  • lithosphere

  • biosphere


D.

biosphere

Biosphere is the biologically inhabited part of earth along with its abiotic or physiochemical components. It consists of three sub- divisions, namely, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere.

(i) Atmosphere refers to the transparent gaseous mantle surrounding the earth.

(ii) Lithosphere refers to the outer solid crust of earth.

(iii) Hydrosphere is liquid mantle of earth.


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In prokaryotes, genetic recombination can occur during

  • transduction

  • transformation

  • conjugation

  • all of these


During formation of which of the following free nuclear division occurs?

  • Flower

  • Endosperm

  • Gametes

  • Fruit


Which is Indian dwarf wheat?

  • T. dicoccum

  • T. sphaerococcum

  • T. turgidum

  • T. aestivum


Which of the following pesticides is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor?

  • Aldrin

  • BHC

  • Endosulfan

  • Malathion


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Extranuclear genes occurs in

  • plastids and are not inherited

  • plasmid and are not inherited

  • mitochondria and are inherited by female

  • mitochondria and are inherited by male


Chloromycetin is obtained from

  • Streptomyces venezuelae

  • Streptomyces rimosus

  • Bacillus subtilis

  • Clostridium botulinum


Mutualism is found in

  • hermit crab and sea anemone

  • ox pecker and rhinoceros

  • zoochlorellae and Hydra

  • E.coli and man


Assertion : Watson and Crick provided experimental proof of semiconservative nature of DNA replication.

Reason : DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in replication.

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explantion of Assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

  • If Assertion is true but Reason is false

  • If Assertion is false but Reason is true.


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An oocyte is released from the ovary under the influence of LH 

  • after completing meiosis and before polar bodies are released

  • after completing meiosis I and before release of polar bodies

  • after completing meiosis

  • after completing meiosis I and after release of polar bodies.