Botany Guess Paper - 4
Botany Guess Paper - 4
Botany Guess Paper - 4
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Section - A
1. Special membranous structures formed by invagination of
plasma membrane into the cell in bacteria called mesosome
(A) Stores reserved food material
(B) Helps in DNA replication
(C) Helps in movement of bacteria
(D) Contains pigments which is not involve in photosynthesis
2. If number of chromosomes present in a megaspore of an
angiospermic plant is 10, then select the correct option Cells at
different Number of stages of cell cycle chromosomes
(A) Megaspore mother – 20 Cell at 'S' phase
(B) Megaspore mother – 40 cell at G2- phase
(C) Antipodal cell 20
(D) Egg cell 20
3. Three domains of life according to Carl Woese are
(A) Protista, Plantae and Animalia
(B) Monera, Plantae and Fungi
(C) Bacteria, Eukarya and Archaea
(D) Protista, Monera and Eukarya
4. What is the probability of obtaining individuals with genotype PpqqRr,
when a cross is made between the parents with genotypes PpQqRr x
ppqqrr?
(A) 1/16
(B) 1/8
(C)1/2
(D) 1/4
5. In lac operon, the permeability of membrane for lactose mainly
depends on expression of _____ gene.
(A)Lac z
(B) Lac y
(C) Lac a
(D) Regulator
6. How many nucleosomes are present in eubacterial DNA which
contains 4.6 x 10 bp?
(A) 2.3x104
(B) 4600
(C) Zero
(D) 2300
7. Which of the following statements is not true w.r.t. hotspots.
(A) Number of endemic species is very high at hot spots
(B) Hot spots have very high level of species richness.
(C) Hot spots are least threatened reservoir of plant and animal life on
earth
(D) 34 hot spots are identified globally.
8. Consider the following statements (A- C) and select the correct option
stating which ones are true (T) and which ones are false(F).
A. Trichoderma are free living fungi, very common in the root ecosystem
and effective biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens.
B. Baculoviruses, belong to genus Nuc/eopolyhedro virus have negative
impact on plants, mammals, birds or even non-target insects.
C. Dragonflies are useful to get rid of butterfly caterpillars
A BC
(A) T F F
(B) T T F
(C) T F T
(D) F F T
9. Select the correct statement w.r.t. aleurone layer present in
monocot seed.
(A) It remains fused with pericarp
(B) Triploid and is proteinaceous
(C) Release alpha-amylases, proteases and lipases
(D) Is starch rich nutritional reserve
10. If the percentage of nitrogenous bases in
DNA is A = 10%, T = 40%, C = 20% and G = 30%, then the genetic
material must be
(A) dsDNA (B) dsRNA
(C) ssDNA (D) ssRNA
11. Read the following statements.
a. A large number of organisms can tolerate and thrive in a wide
range of temperature.
b. Quality of water is important for aquatic organisms.
(A) Both a & b are correct
(B) Only a is incorrect
(C) Both a & b are incorrect
(D) Only b is incorrect
12. Release of hot waste water, having 8 - 10°C higher temperature cause
thermal pollution. This
(A) May enhance the growth of plants and fish in extremely cold areas
(B) Reduces BOD as well as dissolved oxygen
(C) Increases the number of organisms sensitive to high temperature
(D) Both (A) & (C)
13. A polysome contains
(A) Many ribosomes and a single m-RNA
(B) Single ribosome and many m-RNAs
(C) Single ribosome and single m-RNA
(D) Many ribosomes and many m-RNAs
14. All of the following features are true for lipids of plasma
membrane, except
(A) Tails are hydrophobic
(B) Polar heads are towards the inner sides
(C) May consist of phosphoglycerides
(D) Major lipids are phospholipids
15. 60 S, the larger subunit of eukaryotic ribosomes has about __A__
protein molecules and __B__ type(s) of rRNA
(A)A – 33 B – single
(B) A – 40 B – three
(C) A – 34 B – two
(D) A – 21 B – four
16. Colchicine holds the cell in __A__ stage which results in the formation
of ___B___ cells and the process is called as ___C___.
A B C
(A) Anaphase Polyploid Endopolyploidy
(B) Metaphase Haploid Endopolyploidy
(C) Anaphase Haploid Endomitosis
(D) Metaphase Polyploid Endomitosis
17. Select the correct statement w.r.t. labelled structure in given
diagram.