Previous Year Papers

Download Solved Question Papers Free for Offline Practice and view Solutions Online.

Test Series

Take Zigya Full and Sectional Test Series. Time it out for real assessment and get your results instantly.

Test Yourself

Practice and master your preparation for a specific topic or chapter. Check you scores at the end of the test.
Advertisement

 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

121.

Balbiani rings are the structural features of

  • allosomes

  • polytene chromosomes

  • autosomes

  • lampbrush chromosomes


122.

Jumping genes in maize were discovered by

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Barbara McClintock

  • T H Morgan

  • Mendel


123.

DNA element with ability to change position is called

  • cistron

  • transposon

  • intron

  • recon


124.

Initiation codon is

  • UUU

  • UGA

  • AUG

  • UAG


Advertisement
Advertisement

125.

DNA mutiplication is called

  • translation

  • replication

  • transduction

  • transcription


B.

replication

DNA multiplication takes place by replication at S- phase of interphase during cell cycle. It is semi- conservative in nature.

Transcription is the mode by which DNA passes its genetic information to mRNA. It is the first step in protein synthesis which takes place in nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

Translation is the synthesis of a chain of polypeptide by mRNA. It takes place at the site of ribosomes and involves three steps- Initiation, Elonagtion and Termination.

Transduction is the transfer of genes from one bacterial cell to another by means of a virus.


Advertisement
126.

A eukaryotic gene contains two kinds of base sequences. Which of these plays an important role in protein synthesis?

  • Introns

  • Exons

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • None of these


127.

Repressor protein is produced by

  • regulator gene

  • operator gene

  • structural gene

  • promoter gene


128.

The back bone of RNA consists of which of the following sugar?

  • Deoxyribose

  • Ribose

  • Sucrose

  • Maltose


Advertisement
129.

Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


130.

Which of the following is not a Pyrimidine?

  • Thymine

  • Uracil

  • Guanine

  • Cytosine


Advertisement