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QUESTION ID:1

Choose the correct form of verb to fill in the blank:

Risks come from not what you are doing?

QUESTION ID:2

Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:

Her request for a transfer was turned

QUESTION ID:3

Pick out the correctly spelt word.

QUESTION ID:4

Identify the correct indirect speech of the following sentence.

He said to me, "I don't believe you"

QUESTION ID:5

Rearrange the following parts of a sentence labelled PQRS to make a meaningful sentence.
P. overflow of powerful
Q. recollected in spontaneous
R. Poetry is a spontaneous
S. feelings emotions

QUESTION ID:6

Pick out the antonym of 'strength'

QUESTION ID:7

Choose the correct sentence.

QUESTION ID:8

Choose the correct passive voice form of the following sentence.

He may have eaten the cake.

QUESTION ID:9

Pick out the synonym of the following word 'captivating'.

QUESTION ID:10

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence.

Let us even the ground.

QUESTION ID:11

Who has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to the Government of India ?

QUESTION ID:12

Which of the following companies are among the recently created new Defence Public Sector Undertaking Companies, which were created through restructuring of OFF OFB (Ordiance Factory Board)?
A. Weapons India Limited
B. Munitions Indian Limited
C. Yantra India Limited
D. Gliders India Limited

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:13

Name of the autobiography of Kamala Das is:

QUESTION ID:14

A small organ at the base of the brain that produces substances that affect growth and sexual development (hormones) is called: (DROP)

QUESTION ID:15

Who among the following is the first woman to receive two Nobel Prizes ?

QUESTION ID:16

In a certain code language
"uo ja ka hu" means 'we great Indian country',
"oi ka la ju" means 'we score good highest'.
"la fu ja ju" means "India score the highest"
and "ju uo na fu" means "highest of the country".

Then what is the code of "great" in this code language ?

QUESTION ID:17

If "A@B" means A is the mother of B
"A#B" means A is the father of B
"A₹B" means A is the son of B
How is X related to Z from the given equation?
X ₹ Y ₹ Z

QUESTION ID:18

Global Hunger Index is released by which of the following organizations ?

QUESTION ID:19

Seven dance students- T, U, V, W, X, Y and Zare to give a performance, and the judges have to decide the sequence in which they will perform. Each student will perform exactly one item, a solo ballet. In deciding the order of performance, the instructor must observe the following restrictions:
1. X cannot perform first or second.
2. W cannot perform until X has performed.
3. Neither T nor Y can perform seventh.
4. Either Y or Z must perform immediately after W.
5. V must perform either immediately after or immediately before U.

If U performs third, what is the latest position in which Y can perform?

QUESTION ID:20

A country has seven major cities - A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Three flights labeled X, Y and Z are available to connect the cities following the rules:
Flight X has its ends at A and C, and passes through B only.
Flight Y has its ends at B and C, and passes through D only.
Flight Z has its ends at E and G, and passes through F only.
Directly connected cities are those cities between which there is no other city to land any flight.

Which of the following city is directly connected to the most other cities?

QUESTION ID:21

In how many different ways can the letters of the word AUCTION be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?

QUESTION ID:22

The surface area of a cube is 1734 s.q. cm. Then volume of cube is...

QUESTION ID:23


QUESTION ID:24

How much time will it take for an amount of ₹4.5% to yield ₹81 of interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest ? (DROP)

QUESTION ID:25

The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 20. Then sum of smallest and greatest number is

QUESTION ID:26

Histone plays a major structural role in chromatin formation. A few exceptions, exist, most notably some sperm, where the histones are replaced by another class of basic protein named as

QUESTION ID:27

Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) method is generally used for

QUESTION ID:28

Entry of pollen tube into the ovule through funiculus or integuments is referred as

QUESTION ID:29

The conventional ovule is lacking in the members of family

QUESTION ID:30

Little leaf of brinjal is caused by

QUESTION ID:31

Sclerospora graminicola causes a disease called

QUESTION ID:32

The 'Cup fungi' belong to the members of the order

QUESTION ID:33

Which of the following exhibits Tunica-Corpus organization

QUESTION ID:34

Which of the following plants yield bast fibers

QUESTION ID:35

Which of the following is primarily responsible for the purgative property of the ayurvedic combination 'Triphala'

QUESTION ID:36

The abnormal warming of surface ocean water in eastern pacific is called

QUESTION ID:37

Maximum biodiversity is present in

QUESTION ID:38

The greenhouse gas which contributes maximum to global warming is

QUESTION ID:39

The pattern in which leaves are folded in the bud in relation to one another is:

QUESTION ID:40

A specimen other than isotype, holotype or syntype, mentioned in the protologue is

QUESTION ID:41

Tricolpate pollen grains are present in

QUESTION ID:42

Sago is obtained from

QUESTION ID:43

Modified endodermal cells in the stem of Selaginella are referred as

QUESTION ID:44

Which of the following part is missing in Rhynia

QUESTION ID:45

Plant group that is also known as amphibians of the plant kingdom is

QUESTION ID:46

Psuedo elaters are found in

QUESTION ID:47

Which of the following is commonly known as "peat moss"?

QUESTION ID:48

Lichens are

QUESTION ID:49

Which enzyme catalyzes the covalent closure of nicks in DNA molecules

QUESTION ID:50

Which of the following chemicals has stabilizing effect on micro tubule assembly

QUESTION ID:51

The synaptonemal complex is observed in which phase of prophase-I of meiosis.

QUESTION ID:52

A protein involved in the formation of intermediate filaments of cytoskeletal framework

QUESTION ID:53

Leucoplast is

QUESTION ID:54

After fertilization, zygote obtains all its plastid and mitochondria genomes from the maternal parent, this is also named as

QUESTION ID:55

Which one of the following is correct statement for Generalised transduction

QUESTION ID:56

The structure which is responsible for locomotion in diatoms is

QUESTION ID:57

Among those given below which plant families have CAM species?

QUESTION ID:58

Which of the following is a primary, sugar source in translocation of phloem sap.

QUESTION ID:59

Principal form of carbohydrate that is translocated through phloem is

QUESTION ID:60

The water splitting in photo system-II (PSD) is mediated by metal

QUESTION ID:61

The site of sucrose synthesis in plants during the process of photosynthesis is

QUESTION ID:62

Stomatal opening is stimulated by

QUESTION ID:63

Which one of the following is an obligate anaerobe

QUESTION ID:64

Endospores can be formed by which of the following:

QUESTION ID:65

Cyanophyceae in general are

QUESTION ID:66

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Regions of active cell division are responsible for the increase in the length of roots and stems
Reason-R: Growth is an irreversible increase in volume or size

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:67

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Eubacteria are sensitive to chloramphenicol
Reason-R: All bacteria are sensitive to chloramphenicol

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

QUESTION ID:68

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Growth is all irreversible increase in volume or size.
Reason-R: The shoot apical meristem is structurally more complex than the root apical meristem

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

QUESTION ID:69

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Observation of cyclosis or cytoplasmic streaming is an indication of active metabolism for checking viability of the freshly isolated protoplasts
Reason-R: Inclusion of Evan's blue dye by intact membranes is also indication of viability of the freshly isolated protoplasts.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:70

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Lateral heterogeneity is the unequal distribution of thylakoid complexes.
Reason-R: PS-II units are located exclusively in the appressed regions of thylakoid membrane

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

QUESTION ID:71

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Removal of apical bud (decapitation) causes loss of apical dominance.
Reason-R: Apical dominance is due to auxins and apical buds are site of auxin synthesis. Decapitation causes loss of auxin required for apical dominatnce.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:72

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion-A and the other is labelled as Reason-R
Assertion-A: Bud pollination overcomes sexual incompatibility
Reason-R: At bud stage stigma lacks the exudate

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answser from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:73

In which sequence the following structure/organ would be seen in ovule of cycas.
A. Free nuclear gametophyte
B. Mature archegonium
C. Pollen chamber
D. Embryo
E. Seed

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QUESTION ID:74

Arrange the geological history of earth starting from most recent eras
A. Proterozoic
B. Archaezoic
C. Coenozoic
D. Palaeozoic
E. Mesozoic

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QUESTION ID:75

Arrange the following National Park in order of their location from West to East
A. Bandhavgarh
B. Gir
C. Hazaribaugh
D. Namdapha
E. Manas

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QUESTION ID:76

Arrange the following groups of gymnosperms from advanced to primitive
A. Gnetales
B. Cycadofilicales
C. Coniferales
D. Cordaitales
E. Cycadeoidales

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QUESTION ID:77

Post fertilization change in Marchantia involves multiple changes. Arrange them in the correct sequence.
A. wall of venter divides and gives rise to calyptra.
B. formation of perigynium
C. cells of capsule wall develop annular thickening
D. distinct amphithecium is formed
E. spore mother cells are formed

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QUESTION ID:78

What will be the order in which the following steps would be performed in the technique of herbarium making
A. Mounting
B. Filing
C. Pressing
D. Collection
E. Labeling

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QUESTION ID:79

Which of the following four types of protosteles are recognised in pteridophytes
A. Haplostele
B. Actinostele
C. Siphonostele
D. Plectostele
E. Mixed protostele

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QUESTION ID:80

Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: In C4 plants, carboxylation of PEP occurs in bundle sheath.
Statement-II: Decarboxylation of C4 acids occurs in mesophyll cells of C4 plants.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

QUESTION ID:81

Given below are two statements:
Statements-I: Hot spots of biodiversity must contain at least 0.5% or 1500 of world's 3,00,000 plant spices as endemic.
Statements-II: Hot spots of biodiversity must have at least 70% or more of its primary vegetation

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:82

Given below are two statements:
Statements-I: Auxins delay the onset of leaf abscission
Statements-II: Abscisic acid promotes leaf senescence independently of ethylene hormone

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

QUESTION ID:83

Given below are two statements:
Statements-I: Oxygen produced by algal photosynthesis allows the growth of aerobic bacteria.
Statements-II: Commensal relationships are associations in which both the interacting organisms benefit from each other.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

QUESTION ID:84

Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: The periderm is a protective tissue of secondary origin in angiosperms and gymnosperms.
Statement-II: Periderm is the special type of protective tissue that occurs in underground organs of some families.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:85

Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: An organism in which a chromosome, or a piece of a chromosome is over represented is referred as a hypoploid
Statement-II: An organism in which a chromosome, or a piece of a chromosome is under represented is referred as a hyperploid

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:86

Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: Allopatric speciation requires thousands to millions of years and thousands of generations.
Statement-II: Allopatric speciation occurs commonly in plants through polyploidy.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

QUESTION ID:87

Properties of the genetic code are:
A. composed of nucleotide triplets
B. non overlapping except rare cases
C. comma-free
D. degenerate
E. ordered

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QUESTION ID:88

Possible sources of contamination of the nutrient medium in plant tissue culture are:
A. the medium itself
B. the culture vessel
C. the explant
D. the environment of the transfer area
E. the operator

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QUESTION ID:89

The flavouring constituent of Ferula assa-foetida is the exudate collected
A. from the surface of leaves
B. from the surface of cut roots
C. from the flowers
D. from the surface of stem

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QUESTION ID:90

Puccinia graminis tritici is a macro-cyclic rust fungi due to presence of
A. Pycmiospores
B. Aeciospores
C. Uredospores
D. Teleutospores
E. Basidiospores

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QUESTION ID:91

Nitrogen, the main element contributing to the growth of plants in vitro and in-vivo is the constituent of
A. Amino acids
B. Certain hormones
C. Co-facter of many enzymes
D. Chlorophyll
E. In storage and transfer of energy in plants

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QUESTION ID:92

Important characters of Batrachospermum are
A. fresh water habitat
B. sexual reproduction is of advanced oogamous type
C. chantransia stage is found
D. monospore produced from chantransia stage

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QUESTION ID:93

The characters that define family Amborellaceae
A. flowers unisexual, tricolpate pollen, endosperm triploid
B. flowers unisexual, monoaperturate pollen, single ovule
C. flowers unisexual, tricolpate pollen, single ovule
D. flowers unisexual, monoaperturate pollen, endosperm triploid

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QUESTION ID:94

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:95

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:96

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:97

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:98

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:99

Match List I with List II

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QUESTION ID:100

Match List I with List II

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