MODEL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2008
BIOLOGY
1. "Amphibians of the plant kingdom" is
a. Algae b. Biyophytes c. Pteridophytes d. Fungi e. Angiosperms
2. Binomial system of classification was first introduced by
a. A.P. Decandolle b. Linnaeus c. Julian Huxley d. Pliny e. Bentham and Hooker
3. One of the following has characters common to plants and animals
a. Euglena b. Nostoc c. Anabaena d. Oscillatoria e. Amoeba
4. The term cell was proposed by
a. Robinson & Brown b. Rudolf Virchow c. Robert Brown d. Robert Hook e. Robert Hill
5. In Spirogyra, sexual reproduction takes place by
a. Siphonogamy b. Somatogamy c. Transduction d. Conjugation e. None of these
6. Which of the following is a chemoautotrophic bacterium
a. Pseudomonas b. Rhizobium c. Lactobacillus d Nitrosomonas e. E.coli
7. The first organism was
a. Aerobics b. Algae c. Anaerobic d. Fungi e. None of these
8. Multicellular eukaryotic decomposers belong to the kindom
a. Animalia b. Protista c. Monera d. Fungi e. Plants
9. The smallest plant cell is
a. Bacteria b. Mycoplasma c. Virus d. Green algae e. None
10. The term ‘species’ was coined by
a. John Ray b. John Robert c. Watson & Crick d. T.H Morgan e. JohnCotto
11. Hydrogen donor in photosynthetic purple surphur bacteria is
a. H2S b. H2O c. NH3 d. H2O2 e. H2SO4
12. In higher plants, cells are intercommunicated with their
a. Meristematic cells b. Plasmodesmata c. Intercellular spaces d. Apical cells e. None of these
13. A simple mechanical tissue devoid of lignin is
a. Parenchyma b. Sclerenchyma c. Collenchyma d. Xylem e.Chlorenchyma
14. Enzymes are absent in
a. Angiosperms b. Fungi c. Spirogyra d. Virus e. Bacteria
15. Nitrosomonas, a free living nitrogen fixing bacteria in the soil convert
a. Ammonia into Nitrate b. Nitrite into Nitrate c. Nitrate into Ammonia d. Nitrate into Nitrite e.None
16. The correct lower level organization is a. Atom - molecules - organic compounds - protoplasm
b. Cell - tissue - organ - organ system - individuals c. Bacteria - fungi - algae - cryptogams - angiosperms
d. Individual - population - community - ecosystem e. None
17. A root arising from any part of the plant body other than the radicle is
a. Fibrous root b. Stilt root c. Prop root d. Adventitious root e. None of these
18. Leguminous plants are used for crop rotation
a. Due to its capacity to withstand drought b. Because legumes are protein rich
c. Because it harbours agrobacterium d. Because it has nitrogen fixing Rhizobium e. None of these
19. In plant cells, lysosome like bodies are
a. Peroxysomes b. Suicidal bags c. Glyoxysomes d. Ribosomes e. Spherosomes
20. Funaria plant posses stomata in their a. Foot b. Seta c. Capsule d Rhizoid e. Stem
21. The endangered species of plants and animals are classified by
a. ICBN b. IUCN c. TBGRI d. NPS e. RDB
22. During cell cycle, DNA replication takes place in
a. M - Phase b. Gl - Phase c. G2 - Phase d. S - Phase e. Prophase
23. The first antibiotic prepared from a. Bacillus subtilis b. Streptomyces rumosus
c. Penicillium notatum d. Streptomyces aureus e. None of these