Previous Year Questions

QUESTION ID:2

Identify the meaning of the underlined idiom from the options given.

Rajesh's brother gave him a bird's eye view of the courses offered in the Hansraj College.

QUESTION ID:3

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful sentence.

For the last seven months I _________ in this company.

QUESTION ID:4

Identify synonym for the underlined word in the sentence.

Rabindranath Tagore had penchant for reading books.

QUESTION ID:5

Find correctly spelt word from the options given below (only one word is spelt correctly):

QUESTION ID:6

Identify the correct active voice for the sentence given below:

When were my shirts returned by Ajay?

QUESTION ID:7

Identify the correct direct speech for the sentence given below:

Farhaan told Ashok that Taj Mahal is the Seventh Wonder of the World.

QUESTION ID:8

Choose the correct order of the paragraph to create a meaning out of PQRS set:

To explain

P : that there are no opposites.
Q : forms required looking at the second
R : approach to opposites in the theory of forms
S : how Plato can deny the existence of some

QUESTION ID:9

Choose the correct sentence.

QUESTION ID:10

Find out which part of the following sentence has an error.

QUESTION ID:11

Who built the famous Shiva Temple at Ellora?

QUESTION ID:12

The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?

QUESTION ID:13

Buddhism made an important impact by allowing which of the following hitherto marginalized sections of society into its fold?

A. Women
B. Warriors
C. Merchants
D. Shudras

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:14

President of India is empowered to make which of the following appointments?

A. Chief of the Army
B. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C. Chief Justice of India
D. Chief of the Air Force

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:15

Which of the following statements are correct about Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban?

A. It has an outlay of 1.41 lakh crore and will be implemented over 5 years.
B. The nodal Ministry is Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
C. SBM-U Phase 2 was launched by Hardeep Singh Puri.
D. SBM was launched on 2nd October 2014.

Choose the correct answer:

QUESTION ID:16

In a certain code language,

"book pen mouse computer" is coded as "er gh iu cv"

"keypad pen book bottle" is coded as "gn ty iu kl"

"computer pen bottle paper" is coded as "cv kl io gh"

Which of the following code is used for "pen"

QUESTION ID:17

In a certain code language,

"Attend class daily good" is written as 9$5, 24%9, 3$6, 24*3

"Begin great any matter" is written as 3 & 3, 8$9, 10*15, 14$4

"Less error and fire" is written as 10$7, 23%8, 9%14, 24&3

"Tool better than screw" is written as 16%22, 5$21, 10*4, 14%22

According to the given code what will be the code for the word 'Burst'?

QUESTION ID:18

If the symbol '+' means '−' and '*' means '∕' and vice versa then, what would be the value of the following equation?

4 * 2 / 4 − 2 + 3

QUESTION ID:19

If V plays first, which one of the following must be true?

A. T perform sixth.
B. X perform third.
C. Z perform seventh.
D. T perform immediately after Y.
E. W perform immediately after X.

QUESTION ID:20

After walking for 6 km, Aradhana turns to the right and then walks 2 km. After that she turns to the left and walks 10 km. In the end, Aradhana is moving towards the North. From which direction did Aradhana start her journey?

QUESTION ID:21

In how many ways, a committee of 6 members be selected from 7 men and 5 women, consisting of 4 men and 2 women?

QUESTION ID:22

A cone and a sphere have equal radii and equal volumes. Find the ratio of the diameter of the sphere to the height of the cone?

QUESTION ID:23

What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?

QUESTION ID:24

If the equation 2x² + 3x + p = 0 has equal roots, then the value of p is

QUESTION ID:25

Nitrosomonas; a nitrifying bacteria is a

QUESTION ID:26

Which one is not the branch of Microbiology –

QUESTION ID:27

Secondary metabolite is synthesized by which phase of growth?

QUESTION ID:28

Spirulina, which contains about 65 percent protein of its dry weight, belongs to

QUESTION ID:29

The end product of the denitrification process is –

QUESTION ID:30

Which antibiotic inhibits transcription of DNA during protein synthesis?

QUESTION ID:31

Which is not a structural gene of Lac operon?

QUESTION ID:32

Ribozymes are catalytically active molecules of 

QUESTION ID:33

Type IV secretion system is involved during gene transfer in 

QUESTION ID:34

Which non-leguminous plant forms symbiotic association with Rhizobium? 

QUESTION ID:35

How many ATP are produced during glucose fermentation 

QUESTION ID:36

Which fungus is used for lactic acid fermentation in a bioreactor? 

QUESTION ID:37

Which of the following bacterium is used as biocontrol agent? 

QUESTION ID:38

Which of the following is a mobile electron carrier in the mitochondrial electron transport system? 

QUESTION ID:39

DNA replicates in which phase of a cell cycle 

QUESTION ID:40

Agarose is extracted from

QUESTION ID:41

Which technique is prepared in the separation of fatty acid methyl ester from a mixture? 

QUESTION ID:42

Which pyrimidine base contains an amino group at carbon 4? 

QUESTION ID:43

For the accurate mapping of genes ... is used. 

QUESTION ID:44

The photosynthetic bacteria, which is not an autotroph is: 

QUESTION ID:45

Name the amino acid which is used as a precursor for Indol-Acetic acid for promoting plant growth 

QUESTION ID:46

Which forces mainly maintain the three-dimensional structure of protein? 

QUESTION ID:47

Bacteriorhodopsin, a pigment which helps in phototrophy and ATP synthesis is found in: 

QUESTION ID:48

In polysaccharides O-glycosidic bond forms between 

QUESTION ID:49

Penicillin is produced in which of the following process: 

QUESTION ID:50

The viscosity of double-strand DNA molecule is lost due to 

QUESTION ID:51

Transfer of 'gene of choice' from bacteria to higher plant is meditated through: 

QUESTION ID:52

Which of the following acts as infectious agent during Cyanobacteria-plant symbiosis? 

QUESTION ID:53

In the presence of oxygen, C₃ plants photosynthesis is inhibited due to  

QUESTION ID:54

Bt toxin is a protein coded by gene 

QUESTION ID:55

In normal phase chromatography

QUESTION ID:56

Who is father of 'environmental microbiology'? 

QUESTION ID:57

Cystic fibrosis is 

QUESTION ID:58

Which one is known as the topographic abiotic factor 

QUESTION ID:59

DNA is 

QUESTION ID:60

Molecular scissor used in genetic engineering is 

QUESTION ID:61

Carragenin, a jelly like substance is derived from marine algae known as 

QUESTION ID:62

The study of the group characteristics of a population, their changes over time, and prediction of future change are known as 

QUESTION ID:63

The element necessary for translocation of sugars in plant is 

QUESTION ID:64

Ecological succession is a 

QUESTION ID:65

Which biological agent acts as a mutagen? 

QUESTION ID:66

Who discovered first Azotobacter as N₂ Fixing organism? 

QUESTION ID:67

which of the following cell organelle does not contain DNA? 

QUESTION ID:68

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: All bacteria have prokaryotic cell type.

Reason R: Bacteria do not contain any membrane-enclosed organelles.

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

QUESTION ID:69

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Bacteria contains 16S rRNA gene, which is used in bio-typing.

Reason R: The 16S rRNA gene is present in the small subunit of ribosomes.

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 labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: T4 phage infects the E. coli cells.

Reason R: The T4 phage is capable of undergoing only a lytic cycle.

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

QUESTION ID:71

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: The reduction of molecular nitrogen to ammonia requires high activation energy.

Reason R: Molecular nitrogen is an unreactive gas with a triple bond connecting the two nitrogen atoms.

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

QUESTION ID:72

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Saccharomyces cerevisiae grows both under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

Reason R: Under aerobic condition it utilizes glucose for the production of biomass and under anaerobic condition it ferments glucose into ethanol and CO₂ 

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

QUESTION ID:73

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: A unicellular micro-organism divides by binary fission and forms sigmoidal growth curve during its growth. During death phase some of the cells are able to survive and grow.

Reason R: In the stationary phase secondary metabolites produced by cells are utilized as nutrients for its survival during death phase.

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

QUESTION ID:74

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: During bacterial transformation single stranded DNA is transferred into cells.

Reason R: Endonuclease located on the cell wall cleave one of the strands of DNA.

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

QUESTION ID:75

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: NADP+ is reduced to NADPH is non-cyclic photophosphorylation.

Reason R: NADP is a coenzyme which is reduced to NADPH2. The hydrogen required for formation of NADPH2 comes from hydrolysis of water molecule.

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

QUESTION ID:76

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: An important chemical reaction N₂ → NH₃ is involved in nitrogen cycling in an ecosystem.

Reason R: The organisms associated with this chemical reaction is Nostoc.

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

QUESTION ID:77

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Mitochondria and chloroplast have their own DNA.

Reason R: They are called semiautonomous organelles since their DNA encode proteins required for metabolic functioning of mitochondria and chloroplast.

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

QUESTION ID:78

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: E.coli is a coliform bacterium.

Reason R: Coliform bacteria are indicator of water quality.

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

QUESTION ID:79

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: There are three stop codons amber, ochre and opal.

Reason R: UAG is amber while UGA is ochre.

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

QUESTION ID:80

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Heterocyst contains N₂ - fixing enzyme nitrogenase under anaerobic condition.

Reason R: Heterocyst lacks PSII.

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: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Lambda phage infect K12 strain of E.coli.

Reason R: Lambda is a temperate phage which cause lysogeny in E.coli.

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

QUESTION ID:82

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Chlorophyll a is universal chlorophyll, found in organisms; algae to higher plants.

Reason R: Chlorophyll-a forms reaction center in photosynthesis.

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: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Roots of higher plants secretes carbohydrate, amino acids, vitamins into rhizospheric soil.

Reason R: Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria convert amino acid tryptophan into IAA.

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: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Troposphere lies above lithosphere and hydrosphere and contain Aerosols.

Reason R: Bioaerosols in the troposphere contain spores of fungi.

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

QUESTION ID:85

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Proteins upon hydrolysis with concentrated HCl at 100°C for 20 hours yield amino acids in the form of their hydrochlorides.

Reason R: Threonine is destroyed during acid hydrolysis.

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

QUESTION ID:86

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Nucleotides may have one, two or three phosphate groups covalently linked at 5' OH of ribose.

Reason R: The hydrolysis of ATP is an exergonic reaction.

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

QUESTION ID:87

Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A, and the other is marked as Reason R.

Assertion A: Alleles separate during gametogenesis.

Reason R: Separation of factors is due to the segregation of chromosomes during meiosis.

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

QUESTION ID:88

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The nucleolus plays a major role in ribosome synthesis.

Statement II: Hydrogenosomes have a double membrane and carry out metabolic processes that generate methane gas.

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

QUESTION ID:89

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Amino acids vary in their acid-base properties and have characteristic titration curves.

Statement II: Some proteins contain permanently associated chemical components in addition to amino acids: these are called conjugated proteins.

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

QUESTION ID:90

Match List I with List II:

QUESTION ID:91

Match List I with List II: 

QUESTION ID:92

Match List I with List II: 

QUESTION ID:93

Match List I with List II: 

QUESTION ID:94

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II 

QUESTION ID:95

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II 

QUESTION ID:96

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II 

QUESTION ID:97

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

QUESTION ID:98

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II 

QUESTION ID:99

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II