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1.  Which of the following is not a characteristic of the phylum Arthropoda?
Metameric segmentation
Jointed appendages
 Chitinous exoskeleton
 Parapodia
2. Â This is an example of bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic animal
cnidarians
 sponges
ctenophores
 round worms
3. Â Phylum Annelida is not characterized by
 segmentation
closed circulatory system
 ventral nerve chord
pseudocoelom
4. Which of the following contains notochord in the embryonic stage?
 Non-chordates
Vertebrates
All chordates
Some of the chordates
5. Â A characteristic feature; which is present only in the phylum Coelenterata is
 nematocysts
flame cells
hermaphroditism
 polymorphism
6. Â Cnidarians; which exhibit only polyp stage
Cubozoa
 Scyphozoa
 Anthozoa
Hydrozoa
7. Excretion is performed by _______ in flatworms
 protonephridia
 flame cells
 green glands
malpighian tubules
8. The group of molluscs; which possess eyes similar to vertebrates
bivalvia
 gastropoda
cephalopoda
pelecypoda
9. Â Tube feet are found in
cuttlefish
crayfish
 jellyfish
 starfish
10. Â Which of the following is used as a biocontrol agent against caterpillars of butterflies?
Trichoderma
Streptococcus
 Bacillus Thuringiensis
 Saccharomyces cerevisiae
11. Which of the following is the use of microbes as a biological control agent for pests/diseases?
Bt-cotton to increase the yield of cotton
 Ladybird beetle for controlling aphids in mustard
 Trichoderma sp against plant pathogens
Nucleopolyhedrovirus against white rust in Brassica
12. Â A biocontrol agent against plant diseases
 Trichoderma
 Glomus
 Bacillus thuringiensis
baculovirus
13. Â Which of the following is not a biopesticide?
 Nucleopolyhedrovirus
 Xanthomonas campestris
 Bacillus thuringiensis
Trichoderma harzianum
14. Trichoderma harzianum is used for
wasteland reclamation
 bioremediation of contaminated soil
 biocontrol agent against plant pathogens
gene transfer
15. Â Which of the following is a biocontrol agent for nematodal diseases?
Pseudomonas cepacia
 Pisolithus tinctorius
 Paecilomyces lilacinus
Gliocladium virens
16. Â This is a third generation pesticide.
 Pheromones
Pathogens
Carbamates and organophosphates
Insect repellants
17. Â Cochineal insects are used for
 Parthenium control
weeds control
 Eicchornia prevention
Cactus prevention
18. Â The process of using a natural predator to control a pathogen is called
genetic engineering
biological control
confusion technique
 artificial control
19. Â Rotenone is used asÂ
bioherbicide
 insect hormone
natural insecticide
 natural herbicide
20. Which of the following ions is responsible for unmasking of active binding sites on actin for forming cross-bridge during muscle contraction?
 Potassium
Magnesium
 Sodium
 Calcium
21. Â Sliding theory states that
actin and myosin filaments shorten and slide past each other
when myofilaments slide past each other; shortening of actin filaments occur
 when myofilaments slide past each other; shortening of myosin filaments occur
 actin and myosin filaments do not shorten; they only slide past each other
22. Â Which of the following is correct for muscle contraction?
Shortening of actin filaments
Shortening of A; H and I bands
 No change in A bands
Sarcomere do not shorten
23. Which of the following shows ATPase activity during muscle contraction?
 Actin
 Tropomyosin
Troponin
Myosin
24. Â Which of the following is correct for muscle contraction?
 Distance between two Z line increases
Length of I band increases
 Length of A band remains constant
 Length of H zone increases
25. Sarcomere is
the part between two Z-lines
the part between two I-bands
the part between two A-lines
 the part between two H-lines
26. This is a contractile protein of muscles
 Myosin
 Tubulin
Tropomyosin
 All of the above
27. Which of the following is a functional unit of striated muscles?
Myofibril
Cross-bridges
 Z-band
Sarcomere
28. Â When actin filaments are dragged towards M-line; it is known as
 recovery stroke
 refractory stroke
 power stroke
none of the above
29. Accumulation of __________ causes muscle fatigue.
 lactic acid
myosin ATPase
 carbon dioxide
none of the above
30. This weed has been eradicated by biological control
Chrysanthemum
 Cactus
Parthenium
Eichhornia
31. Â The phenomenon of using a predator to control pests is
artificial control
biological control
confusion technique
 genetic engineering
32. This is an effective plant insecticide
 Nicotine
 Cinerin
Pyrethrin
all of these
33. The pheromone coated paper strips in the confusion technique are thrown over an area to
 confuse males so that they are unable to locate females
 repel insects from a region
confuse females so that they are unable to locate males
attract insects and kill them
34. Devine†and “Collego†are two agricultural substances used as
Insect hormones
Biofertilizers
Bioherbicides
Natural insecticides
35. Â Rotenone is a
insect hormone
natural insecticide
bioherbicide
natural herbicide
36. The wild growth of ______ is checked with Cochineal insect
screwworm
aphids
Eichhornia
Opuntia
37. Â Pyrethrin is extracted from
 Poa indica
 Helianthus annuus
Azadirachta indica
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
38. Â In 1981; the first bioherbicide developed was based on
 Azadirachta indica
 Bacillus thuringiensis
Phytophthora infestans
Phytophthora palmivora
39. Transgenic crop developed to tolerate herbicides is
Tomato
sunflower
 Tobacco
both (a) and (b)
40. Â The blood is transported to the liver by hepatic portal vein from which part of the body?
Kidney
Heart
 Intestine
 None of the above
41. Which of the following blood vessels contain blood with the largest amount of urea?
Dorsal aorta
Hepatic portal vein
 Renal vein
Hepatic vein
42. Which of the following blood vessels does not contain valves?
Systemic aorta
Pulmonary aorta
Veins
Arteries
43. The vein having the lowest amount of urea is
renal vein
hepatic portal vein
 hepatic vein
pulmonary vein
44. The veins from the stomach; intestine; pancreas and spleen drain into
superior portal vein
hepatic portal vein
 inferior portal vein
superior dorsal vein
45. The hepatic portal system carries blood from
liver to the digestive system
 liver to kidneys
 digestive system to the liver
 kidneys to liver
46. Â Which of the following blood vessels carries glucose from the digestive tract to the liver?
Hepatic portal vein
Hepatic artery
Pulmonary vein
None of the above
47. Which of the following veins does not drain into the hepatic portal vein?
 Superior mesenteric
 Left gastric
Splenic
Renal
48. Â Superior rectal vein drains into
 portal vein
inferior vena cava
 superior mesenteric vein
none of the above
49. The blood is transported to the liver by hepatic portal vein from which part of the body?
 Kidney
 Heart
Stomach
None of the above
50. Which of the following is correct for the partial pressure of oxygen in alveoli?
 less than carbon dioxide
less than the blood
more than the blood
equal to that of the blood
51. Which of the following is a chronic respiratory disorder caused by smoking?
Asthma
Emphysema
 Respiratory alkalosis
Respiratory acidosis
52. Most of the carbon dioxide produced in the tissues is transported to the lungs as
carbonates
 bicarbonates
dissolved in the blood
 attached to haemoglobin
53. The gaseous exchange in alveoli is a type of
simple diffusion
 osmosis
active transport
passive transport
54. Â The linings that separate air contained in lungs from venous blood
squamous epithelium and tunica media
squamous epithelium and endothelium
transitional epithelium and tunica externa
 none of the above
55. Â Which of the following organs only receives oxygenated blood?
Lungs
Gills
Liver
Spleen
56. Which of the following parts of the brain regulates the respiratory process?
The vagus nerve
Cerebral peduncle
 Medulla oblongata
 Cerebellum
57. Which of the following membranes encloses lungs?
 Pleural membrane
Pericardium
Perichondrium
Periosteum
58. RBCs present in the blood of a person residing at higher altitudes
decrease in size
 increase in size
decrease in the number
 increase in the number
59. Â The alveolar epithelium of lungs is
ciliated squamous
nonciliated squamous
nonciliated columnar
ciliated columnar
60. These cells of ‘Crypts of Lieberkuhn’ secrete lysozyme
Argentaffin cells
 Kupffer cells
 Zymogen cells
Paneth cells
61. The opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum is guarded by
Ileocaecal valve
 Semilunar valve
Sphincter of Oddi
 Pyloric sphincter
62. Which of the following cells secretes gastric acid in the stomach?
 Parietal cells
 Chief cells
 Acidic cells
Peptic cells
63. Which part of the digestive system contains symbiotic microorganisms?
Duodenum
 Appendix and rectum
Oral cavity and tongue
Caecum
64. Which of the following is present on the surface of the epithelial lining of the intestine and help in the absorption of digested food?
 Phagocytic vesicles
Zymogen granules
Microvilli
Pinocytic vesicles
65. Which of the following parts of the digestive system contains Brunner’s glands?
Duodenum
 Ileum
 Oesophagus
Stomach
66. Â Which part of the digestive system contains lacteals?
 Ischem
Ileum
 Pharynx
Oesophagus
67. Â The cells which secrete tooth enamel are known as
 ameloblast
dentoblast
odontoblast
osteoblast
68. Kupffer’s cells are found in
liver
brain
kidney
 spleen
69. Â Chief cells are present in
 duodenum
pyloric region of stomach
 fundic region of stomach
cardiac region of stomach
70. Â Which of the following plants is an example of a cryptogam with vascular tissues?
Equisetum
Cedrus
Marchantia
Ginkgo
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