- Which test is used to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD)?
(a) Electrocardiogram (b) Cardiac catheterisation
(c) Treadmill stress test (d) All of these - Which one of the following criteria was not used by Whittaker
for classifying organisms in five Kingdoms?
(a) Cell structure (b) Mode of nutrition
(c) Presence of locomotion (d) Phylogenetic relationship - Members of basidiomycetes are
(a) Aspergillus, Agaricus, Neurospora
(b) Trichoderma, Alternaria, Mucor
(c) Ustilago, Puccinia, Agaricus
(d) Puccinia, Claviceps, Albugo. - In case of IMA graft, internal mammary artery anastomosed to
(a) left circumflex artery
(b) left anterior descending coronary artery
(c) posterior descending artery
(d) right marginal artery. - The white kernel of a tender coconut is
(a) embryo (b) nuclear endosperm
(c) cellular endosperm (d) cotyledon. - In angiosperms, during double fertilisation the second male
gamete fuses with
(a) one of the synergids
(b) one of the antipodals
(c) primary endosperm nucleus
(d) dissolves on entering the embryo sac. - True fruit among the following is
(a) mango (b) cashew
(c) apple (d) strawberry. - Thickest muscular wall in human heart is present in
(a) right auricle (b) left auricle
(c) right ventricle (d) left ventricle. - Which of the following can be considered as an artificial taxon?
(a) Ascomycotina (b) Zygomycotina
(c) Basidiomycotina (d) Deuteromycotina - Algae, used in sewage oxidation tanks for disposal of sewage by
decomposers are
(a) Chlorella and Chlamydomonas
(b) Laminaria and Macrocystis
(c) Sargassum and Porphyra
(d) Gracillaria and Chondrus. - Polyembryony in gymnosperms can be developed due to
(a) embryo development directly from diploid cells
(b) embryo development from diploid egg cell
(c) cleavage of growing embryo
(d) sporophytic budding. - The sporocarps of which of the following plants are rich source
of starch and eaten for their nutritive value?
(a) Adiantum (b) Marsilea
(c) Lycopodium (d) Dryopteris - Slowing of heart beat is called
(a) tachycardia (b) bradycardia
(c) cardiac arrest (d) lymphokinesis. - Trimerous flowers are present in
(a) rose (b) mustard
(c) cotton (d) coconut.
35. Coleorhiza encloses
(a) radicle and root tip in a dicot embryo
(b) shoot apex and a few leaf primordia in a monocot embryo
(c) radicle and root tip in a monocot embryo
(d) embryonal axis and a cotyledon in a monocot embryo.
36. Heterosporous pteridophyte among the following is
(a) Salvinia (b) Lycopodium
(c) Dryopteris (d) Equisetum.
37. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of wind
pollinated flowers?
(a) Light and non sticky pollen grains
(b) Flowers produce an odour which may be pleasant or foul.
(c) Well exposed stamens.
(d) Single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into
an inflorescence.
38. Early blight of potato is caused by
(a) Colletotrichum falcatum (b) Alternaria solani
(c) Fusarium vasinfectum (d) Cercorspora personata.
39. In normal human duration of cardiac cycle is about
(a) 1.2 seconds (b) 1.0 second
(c) 0.8 second (d) 0.5 second.
40. The pollen on entering the embryo sac releases the two male
gametes into the cytoplasm of
(a) synergids (b) egg
(c) antipodals (d) central cell.
41. The organism that completely lacks a cell wall is
(a) Mycoplasma (b) Nostoc
(c) Methanococcus (d) Albugo.
42. In a cardiac output of 5250 mL per minute, with 75 heartbeats
per minute, the stroke volume is
(a) 60 mL (b) 80 mL
(c) 55 mL (d) 70 mL.
43. Synnema fruiting body can be seen in members of fungi belongs
to
(a) ascomycetes (b) basidiomycetes
(c) deuteromycetes (d) zygomycetes.
44. The members of Kingdom Animalia store food reserves as
(a) starch (b) inulin
(c) glycogen (d) cellulose.
45. Silica is present in cell walls of
(a) protozoans (b) dinoflagellates
(c) chrysophytes (d) euglenoids.
ANSWER KEY
- (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c)
- (c) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b)
- (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (b)
- (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b)
- (d) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (c)
- (c) 27. (a) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (a)
- (c) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (c)
- (a) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (a)
- (a) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (c) 45. (d)