BIOLOGY

1. A disaccharide that gives two molecules of glucose on hydrolysis is

(A) Sucrose (B) Maltose (C) Lactose (D) Both B and C

2. Immediate source of energy is

(A) Sucrose (B) Glucose (C) Fat (D) Starch

3. Which one the hydrogen acceptor ?

(A) CoA (B) NADP+ (C) ATP (D) DNA

4. Adinine is
(A) Purine (B) Pyrimidine (C) Nucleoside (D) Nucleotide

5. A nucleotide is formed of
(A) Purine, pyrimidine and phosphate (B) Purine, sugar and phosphate
(C) Nitrogen base,sugar and phosphate (D) Pyrimidine, sugar and phosphate

6. Lysine is an essential amino acid as it is

(A) Very rare (B) Important constituent of all proteins
(c) With high nutritive value (D) Not formade in the body andhas to be provided in diet

7. Which are the purines ?

(A) Adenine and Guanine (B) Adenine and Thymine (C) Cytosine and Guanine

8. A nucleotide that takes part in transfer of energy is

(A) Uracil (B) Thymine (C) ADP (D) ATP

9. Which one is not carbohydrate ?

(A)Chitin (B) Glycogen (C) Starch (D) Methionine

10. Middle lamella mainly contains

(A) Ca (B) Mg (C) K (D) Na

11. Mineral associated with cytochrome is

(A) Cu (B) Mg (C) Fe and Mg (D) Fe and Cu

12. Amino acids are produced from

(A) Proteins (B)Fatty acids (C) Essential (D) a-keto acids

13. Basic unit of protein is

(A) Peptone (B) Peptide (C) Amino acide (D) Amide

14. In RNA, thymine is replaced by

(A) Adenine (B) Guanine (C) Cytosine (D) Uracil

15. Which one is found only in RNA and not in DNA ?

(A) Cytosine (B) Adenine (C) Uracil (D) Guanine

16. DNA occurs in

(A) Nucleus and some organelles (B) Cells and organelles (C) Cytoplasm (D) Nucleus only

17. Glucose is stored as glycogen in

(A) Pancreas (B) Bone (C) Kidney (D) Liver
18. DPD is abbreviated from of
(A) Daily photosynthetic deficit (B) Daily phosphorus deficit
(C) Daily pressure deficit (D) Diffusion pressure deficit

19. Swelling of wooden frames during rains is cause by

(A) Endosmosis (B) Imbibition (C) Capillarity (D) Osmosis

20. Raisins placed in water swell up due to

(A) Plasmolysis (B) Adsorption (C) Diffusion (D) Endosmosis

21. A cell placed in strong salt solutaion will shrink because

(A) Cytoplasm will decompose (B) Mineral salts will break the cell wall
(C) Salt water enters the cell (D) Water comes out by exosmosis

22. Root hairs absorb water from soil when

(A) Osmotic concentration is same in the two (B) Solute concentration is higher in soil solution
(C) Solute concentration is higher in root hairs (D) Absorption is active

23. DPD is equal to

(A) OP * TP (WP) (B) OP + TP (WP) (C) OP – TP (WP) (D) TP(WP) – OP

24. Water passes into a cell or one cell to anthor due to

(A) O.P (B) D.PD (C) W.P (D) Diffusion

25. A semipermeable membrane allows the diffusion of

(A) Solutes (B) Solvent (C) Both solvent and solutes (D) None of above

26. Which of the following is used to determine the rate of transpiration in plants ?
(A) Porometer/hygrometer (B) Potometer (C) Auxanometer (D) Tensiometer/Barometer

27. Maximum transpiration takes place from

(A) Stem (B) leaves (C) Roots (D) flowers and fruits

28. Which is produced during water stress that brings stomatal closure
(A) Ethylene (B) Abscisic (C) Ferulic acid (D) Coumarin

29. Rate of transpiration is reduced with

(A) Rise in temperature (B) Decrease in light intensity
(C) Increase in wind velocity (D) Increase in water uptake

30. Guttation is mainly due to

(A) Root pressure (B) Osmosis (C) Transpiration (D) Imbibition