Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(b) DNA dependent RNA polymerase (b) phenotypic differences between individuals
(c) DNA dependent DNA polymerase (c) availability of cloned DNA
(d) RNA dependent DNA polymerase (d) knowledge of human karyotype
22. The number of base substitution possible in amino 32. Which step of translation does not consume a high
acid codons is [1994] energy phosphate bond?
(a) 261 (a) Translocation
(b) 264 (b) Amino acid activation
(c) 535 (c) Peptidyl-transferase reaction
(d) 549 (d) Aminoacyl tRNA binding to active ribosomal site
23. Out of A-T, G-C pairing, bases of DNA may exist in 33. Three codons causing chain termination are
alternate valency state owing to arrangement (a) TAG, TAA, TGA
called (b) GAT, AAT, AGT
(a) analogue substitution (c) AGT, TAG, UGA
(b) tautomerisational mutation (d) UAG, UGA, UAA
(c) frame-shift mutation 34. A mutation at one base of the first codon, of a
(d) point mutation gene, produces a nonfuncti onal protein. Such a
24. The wild type E. coli cells are growing in normal mutation is called [1997]
medium with glucose. They are transferred to a (a) nonsense mutation
medium containing only lactose as sugar. Which (b) missense mutation
of the following changes takes place? [1995] (c) frameshift mutation
(a) The lac operon is repressed (d) reverse mutation
(b) All operons are induced 35. If a completely radioactive double stranded DNA
(c) The lac operon is induced molecule undergoes two rounds of replication in a
(d) E.coli cells stop dividing nonradioactive medium, what will be the
25. In split genes, the coding sequences are called radioactive status of the four resulting molecules?
(a) introns [1997]
(b) operons (a) Half the number contain no radioactivity
(c) exons (b) All four still contain radioactivity
(d) cistrons (c) Three out of four contain radioactivity
26. An environmental agent, which triggers (d) Radioactivity is lost from all four
transcription from an operon, is a [1995] 36. Different mutations referrable to the same locus of
(a) regulator a chromosome give rise to [1997]
(b) inducer (a) multiple alleles
(c) depressor (b) pseudoalleles
(d) controlling element (c) polygenes
27. The lac operon is an example of (d) oncogenes
(a) arabinose operon 37. During development of an organism, the product
(b) inducible operon of one gene is required to activate another gene.
(c) repressible operon Such gene products are called
(d) overlapping genes (a) transcription factors
28. Anticodon is an unpaired triplet of bases in an (b) episomes
exposed position of [1995, 2000] (c) coenzymes
(a) mRNA (d) catalase
(b) rRNA 38. In eukaryotes, after transcription of mRNA, some
(c) tRNA of its nucleotides are removed before it is
(d) sRNA translated into polypeptide. The nucleotides which
29. Okazaki fragments are seen during are removed from mRNA are called
(a) transcription (a) exons
(b) translation (b) upstream sequences
(c) replication (c) unusual bases
(d) transduction (d) introns
30. The translation termination triplet is 39. What base is responsible for hot spots for
(a) UAU spontaneous point mutations? [1998]
(b) UAA (a) Adenine
(c) UAC (b) 5-bromouracil
(d) UGC. (c) 5-methylcytosine
31. The basis for DNA fingerprinting is (d) Guanine
(a) occurrence of restriction fragment length 40. The eukaryotic genome differs from the
polymorphism (RFLP) prokaryotic genome because [1998]
Molecular Biology & Ecosystem Test
c. xerophytes b. Mangroves
d. submerged hydrophytes c. Coral reefs
61. If we completely remove the decomposers from an d. Equatorial rain forest
ecosystem, its functioning will be adversely 71. During adverse season, therophytes survive by
affected, because [1995] a. bulbs
a. energy flow will be blocked b. corms
b. herbivores will not receive solar energy c. rhizomes
c. mineral movement will be blocked d. seeds
d. rate of decomposition will be very high 72. The rate at which light energy is converted to the
62. The primary succession refers to the development chemical energy of organic molecules is the
of communities on a [1995] ecosystem‘s [1998]
a. fleshly cleared crop field a. net primary productivity
b. forest clearing after devastating fire b. gross primary productivity
c. pond, freshly filled with water after a dry phase c. net secondary productivity
d. newly-exposed habitat with no record of earlier d. gross secondary productivity
vegetation 73. Warm ocean surge of the Peru Current reoccurring
63. Which of the following is the most stable every 5-8 years or so in the East Pacific of South
ecosystem? [1995] America is widely known as [1998]
a. Forest a. Gulf Stream
b. Desert b. El Nino
c. Mountain c. Aye Aye
d. Ocean d. Magnox
64. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are 74. Upper part of sea/aquatic ecosystem contains
a. carnivores a. plankton
b. omnivores b. nekton
c. detritivores c. plankton and nekton
d. herbivores d. benthos
65. Which of the following pairs is a sedimentary type 75. What is true of ecosystem? [1988]
of biogeochemical cycle? [1995] a. Primary consumers are least dependent
a. oxygen and nitrogen upon producers
b. phosphorus and sulphur (b) Primar y consumers out-number producers
c. phosphorus and nitrogen (c) Producers are more than primary consumers
d. phosphorus and carbon dioxide (d) Secondary consumers are the largest and
66. Flamingoes breed in [1996] most powerful
a. rann of Kutch 76. In an ecosystem, which one shows one-way
b. chilka lake passage [1988]
c. sambhar lake a. free energy
d. mansarover Lake b. carbon
67. In a food chain, the largest population is that of c. nitrogen
a. decomposers d. potassium
b. producers 77. Sudden mass killing of fishes is likely in
c. primary consumers a. mesotrophic lake
d. tertiary consumers b. oligotrophic lake
68. The transfer of energy from one trophic level to c. salt lake
another is governed by the 2nd law of d. eutrophic lake
thermodynamics. The average efficiency of energy 78. Pneumatophores are characteristic of plants
transfer from herbivores to carnivores is [1996,99] growing in [2000]
a. 5% a. saline soils
b. 10% b. sandy soils
c. 25% c. marshy places and salt lakes
d. 50% d. dryland regions
69. Niche of a species in an ecosystem refers to its 79. The greatest biomass of autotrophs in the oceans
a. function at its place of occurrence is that of [2000]
b. place of its occurrence a. sea grasses and slime moulds
c. competitive ability b. free floating microalgae, cyanobacteria and
d. centre of origin nanoplankton
70. Which of the following ecosystems has highest c. benthic brown algae,coastal red algae and
rate of gross primary production? daphnids
a. Grasslands d. benthic diatoms and marine viruses
Molecular Biology & Ecosystem Test
80. Bamboo plant is growing in a fir forest then what c. The lake water turned green and stinky
will be the trophic level of it? [2002] d. Phytoplankton populations in the lake declined
a. First trophic level (T1) initially thereby greatly reducing photosynthesis.
b. Second trophic level (T2) Which two of the above were the main causes of
c. Third trophic level (T3) fish mortality in the lake?
d. Fourth trophic level (T4) 89. About 70% of total global carbon is found in
81. Which of the following is expected to have the a. grasslands
highest value (gm/m2 /yr) in a grassland b. agroecosystems
ecosystem? c. oceans
a. Secondary Production d. forests
b. Tertiary Production 90. The slow rate of decomposition of fallen logs in
c. Gross Production (GP) nature is due to their [2008]
d. Net Production (NP) a. low moisture content
82. If by radiation all nitrogenase enzymes are b. poor nitrogen content
inactivated, then there will be no [2004] c. anaerobic environment around them
a. fixation of nitrogen in legumes d. low cellulose content
b. fixation of atmospheric nitrogen
c. conversion from nitrate to nitrite in legumes
d. conversion from ammonium to nitrate in soil
83. An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but
can recover after some time if damaging effect
stops will be having [2004]
a. low stability and high resilience
b. high stability and low resilience
c. low stability and low resilience
d. high stability and high resilience
84. Barophilic prokaryotes: [2005]
a. grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments
b. occur in water containing high concentrations of
barium hydroxide
c. readily grow and divide in sea water enriched in
any soluble salt of barium
d. grow slowly in highly alkaline frozen lakes at
high altitudes
85. More than 70% of world‘s freshwater is contained
in: [2005]
a. polar ice
b. glaciers and mountains
c. antarctica
d. greenland
86. Which one of the following is not used for
construction of ecological pyramids? [2006]
a. Number of individuals
b. Rate of energy flow
c. Fresh weight
d. Dry weight
87. Which one of the following ecosystem types has
the highest annual net primary productivity?
[2007]
a. tropical deciduous forest
b. temperate evergreen forest
c. temperate deciduous forest
d. tropical rain forest.
88. A lake near a village suffered heavy mortality of
fishes within a few days. Consider the following
reasons for this? [2008]
a. Lots of urea and phosphate fertilizer were used in
the crops in the vicinity
b. The area was sprayed with DDT by an aircraft