Previous Year Questions

QUESTION ID:2

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: TOI's initiative marks the silver jubilee of project Tiger.

Statement II: Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker S. Nallamuthu shot the visuals.

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

QUESTION ID:3

Who is the music director of the films "3 Idiots" and "Parineeta"? 

QUESTION ID:4

What is the meaning of the term 'acclaim'? 

QUESTION ID:5

Which union minister was present in the TOI's tiger Anthem ceremony? 

QUESTION ID:6

Pick out the antonym of 'purify'. 

QUESTION ID:7

Pick out the meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.

At last, the truth has come out. 

QUESTION ID:8

Choose the correct active voice form of the following sentence.

Dry fruits are sold by Jawahar. 

QUESTION ID:9

Pick out the synonym of the word Optimist. 

QUESTION ID:10

Choose the correct sentence. 

QUESTION ID:11

Member of Parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from his sessions for:

QUESTION ID:12

The World Meteorology Day is celebrated on: 

QUESTION ID:13

Which film introduced playback singing in india? 

QUESTION ID:14

Identify the correct combination of the diseases against which MMR vaccine is used: 

QUESTION ID:15

In which city Food Corporation of India established the first food museum?

QUESTION ID:16

Find the next number in the following series:

21, 35, 53, 75, ___ 

QUESTION ID:17

The following question has one statement and three conclusions. Check the conclusions on the basis of the statement and choose the correct option.

Statement: Meena is the only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joshi.

Conclusions: (i) Mr. & Mrs. Joshi have two children.

(ii) Meena has no brother.

(iii) Meena has a step brother.

QUESTION ID:18

In the question, statement and assumptions are given. Consider the statement and choose the correct option from the following on the basis of the assumptions.

Statement: A multinational company has started displaying the list of Holidays of the year on the internet rather than displaying on the notice board.

Assumptions: (i) All the employees have internet facility at home.

(ii) Most of the employees referred to the list on both notice board and internet earlier.

QUESTION ID:19

V is wife of R. T is brother of V. S is the mother of R. W is father-in-law of V. Y is mother-in-law of S. How is V related to Y? 

QUESTION ID:20

Some girls are sitting in a row. Kamla is sitting 10th from left and Veena is 7th from right. They have 10 girls in between them. How many girls are sitting in the row? 

QUESTION ID:21

Values of K for which the quadratic equation 2x²- Kx+K=0 has equal roots are:

QUESTION ID:22

Cost price of 100 copies of a book is equal to the selling price of 60 copies of the same book. The gain or loss percentage is: 

QUESTION ID:23

A, B, C and D entered into a partnership. 'A' contributed one-third of the capital, 'B' contributed one-fourth, 'C' contributed one-fifth and 'D' contributed the rest. All four of them agreed to share profit in the ratio of their capital. What is the share of 'D' when total profit is 6000?

QUESTION ID:24

Aman travels from P to Q at a speed of 40 km/hour and returns to P by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for the entire journey?

QUESTION ID:25

Two pipes 'A' and 'B' can fill a cistern in 4 minutes and 6 minutes, respectively. If these pipes are turned on alternately for 1 minute each (pipe 'A' is opened first), then how long will it take for the cistern to fill? 

QUESTION ID:26

The value of the integral 

QUESTION ID:27

The electron acceptor in aerobic respiration is:

QUESTION ID:28

Ouchterlony test is: 

QUESTION ID:29

Viruses are devoid of which process/machinery?

QUESTION ID:30

The conclusions of theoretical and statistical explanations of Mendel's experiment was discovered and propounded by:

QUESTION ID:31

The law of thermodynamics that gives the idea of temperature is:

QUESTION ID:32

One of the valid class declaration is:

QUESTION ID:33

C++ and Java are examples of:

QUESTION ID:34

What is true for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy:

QUESTION ID:35

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): The functions $e^x \cos x$ and $e^x \sin x$ are linearly dependent.

Reason (R): Two functions are linearly dependent if the Wronskian of the functions is zero, i.e. $W(x, y_1, y_2) = 0$

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

QUESTION ID:36

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): DNA duplex molecule has a net negative charge at physiological pH.

Reason (R): The DNA molecule contains phosphate groups in its duplex structure.

QUESTION ID:37

The correct steps involved in preparing cDNA of human insulin from its mRNA is:

(A) Treatment with DNase
(B) Extraction of nucleic acids from the given tissue
(C) Deactivation of DNase
(D) Deactivation of reverse transcriptase
(E) Sample running in RT(q) PCR / PCR

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:38

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Hydrogen bond is important in proteins.

Reason (R): Hydrogen bond plays an important role in many organic molecules like DNA molecules.

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

QUESTION ID:39

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): The internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks.

Reason (R): World Wide Web is a collection of websites or web pages, stored in web servers.

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

QUESTION ID:40

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In C++ a member function cannot access the data in the class of which it is a member.

Statement II: In C++ virtual function is defined in base class.

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

QUESTION ID:41

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): DNA sequences may share high degree of similarity on the basis of which homology or ancestral relationship can be inferred.

Reason (R): DNA sequences (or organisms) may share function, structure or evolutionary history, therefore can be homologous.

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

QUESTION ID:42

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Searching a motif database using exact matching has a good chance of missing truly relevant motifs which have slight variation, thus generating false negative results.

Reason (R): Fuzzy matches, also called approximate matches, provide permissive matching by allowing more flexible matching of residues of similar biochemical properties.

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

QUESTION ID:43

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The need to deal with the ever increasing flood of information has spawned the field of Bioinformatics.

Statement II: There is a requirement of generation of information from large amount of data generated through sequencing techniques, therefore bioinformatics is of great need.

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

QUESTION ID:44

Read the following statements:

(A) BLAST is used for performing multiple sequence alignment.
(B) BLAST is used for performing homology search of input molecule.
(C) BLASTn stands for protein BLAST.
(D) FASTA is a sequence alignment tool/algorithm.
(E) FASTA is a format for sequence representation using single letter code.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:45

Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:46

The differential equation $m(x,y)\,dx + N(x,y)\,dy = 0$ is an exact differential equation, if:

QUESTION ID:47

Proteinaceous infectious particles are known as:

QUESTION ID:48

The correct sequence of structural organization in viruses (from smallest unit to biggest structure):

QUESTION ID:49

Cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP) binds to cyclic AMP (cAMP) molecules and form a cAMP–CRP complex which is required for:

QUESTION ID:50

The radiation emitted by human body is:

QUESTION ID:51

Which one is not the C++ type of constructor?

QUESTION ID:52

An algorithm for local sequence alignment is: 

QUESTION ID:53

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Genome is more complex than proteome which is more complex than glycome.

Reason (R): Genome is static, but proteome includes all possible protein products and modified proteins that a cell expresses under any particular set of circumstances.

QUESTION ID:54

Capsule of bacterial cells are made up of:

QUESTION ID:55

The number of electrons exist in a p-orbital is: 

QUESTION ID:56

The location where TCA cycle operates is: 

QUESTION ID:57

The for loop statement which is correct according to C++ programming language is:

QUESTION ID:58

The one which works as intermediary between the computer user and hardware is: 

QUESTION ID:59

IEEE standard of wired LAN is:

QUESTION ID:60

Select the correct sequence of events for catabolism of pyrimidines (cytosine) leading to formation of water-soluble end products:

(A) Dihydrouracil
(B) β-Alanine, CO₂, NH₂
(C) Uracil
(D) β-Ureidopropionate
(E) Cytosine

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:61

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Double antibody sandwich ELISA method used to detect antigen.

Statement II: A chromogenic substrate (nitrophenyl, phosphate) added to react with enzyme and develop yellow colour.

QUESTION ID:62

Select the correct statements:

(A) Haemagglutination is a phenomenon of clumping RBC.

(B) Neutralization test is useful in diagnosis of viral infections in humans.

(C) Antigens are known as antitoxins.

(D) Antibodies are known as antitoxins.

QUESTION ID:63

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: GM counter can detect X-rays and γ rays with high efficiency.

Statement II: GM counter cannot detect low energy radiation.

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

QUESTION ID:64

Match LIST-I with LIST-II  

QUESTION ID:65

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): C++ is an object oriented language.

Reason (R): C++ supports the inheritance which is an attribute of object oriented language.

QUESTION ID:66

The correct sequence to enter a formula in MS Excel that contains a built-in function is:

(A) Type an equal sign (=) and then type a function
(B) Select the range of cells, and type a closing parenthesis [ ) ].
(C) Press enter to get the result.
(D) Type an opening parenthesis [ ( ].
(E) Select an empty cell.

The correct sequence in doing the task is:

QUESTION ID:67

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In CMY color model, one (1) represents the primary color and zero (0) represents the lightest color.

Statement II: In CMY model, point (1, 1, 1) represents black, and (0, 0, 0) represents white.

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

QUESTION ID:68

Hidden Markov Model can be used for:

(A) Predicting weather
(B) Hand writing recognition
(C) Speech recognition
(D) Natural Language Processing
(E) Finance

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:69

Match List I with List II:

QUESTION ID:70

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): There is a requirement of generation of information out of the data stored in primary data bases (sequence databases as an example).

Reason (R): Secondary database like Interpro and Prosite are developed to provide functional analysis of proteins by classifying them into families and predicting domains and important sites, therefore are responsible for generating next information.

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

QUESTION ID:71

The sequence for protein characterization using 2-D gel and Mass Spectrometry (MS) is:

(A) Protein sample preparation
(B) Trypsin digestion to generate peptide
(C) Peptide identification through database search
(D) Separation on 2D-gel and extraction of spots
(E) Automated MS analysis

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:72

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: For accuracy in local alignment BLOSUM matrix outperforms PAM.

Statement II: For accuracy in local alignment PAM matrix outperforms BLOSUM matrix.

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:

Statement I: Gene annotation aims to identify all protein coding genes in the sequence and ultimately their functions.

Statement II: ‘Systems Biology’ aims to model the dynamic behaviour of whole biological systems based on the study of interactions among the system’s parts.

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

QUESTION ID:74

Select the correct statements from the following:

(A) Proteomics is the entire set of expressed proteins in a cell.
(B) Genomics is the branch of molecular biology concerned with structure, function, evolution and mapping of genes.
(C) Genetics is a branch that focuses on function and inheritance of specific genes or parts of genes.
(D) Lipidomics is the large scale study of pathways and networks of cellular lipids in biological systems.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:75

Match List I with List II: 

QUESTION ID:76

If the matrix  , then

QUESTION ID:77

The monomer unit of nucleic acid is called:

QUESTION ID:78

The heavy chain which is present in IgG class of antibody is:

QUESTION ID:79

Crossing an organism of unknown genotype with a recessive homozygote is known as:

QUESTION ID:80

The one which is not an access specifier is: 

QUESTION ID:81

Bioinformatics cannot be applied in: 

QUESTION ID:82

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Prosthetic groups bind weakly and transiently to their enzymes, forming dissociable complexes.

Statement II: Cofactors bind tightly and stably incorporate into proteins structure.

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

QUESTION ID:83

The correct sequence of the process of transcription is:

(A) Sigma release
(B) Initiation
(C) Termination
(D) Elongation

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:84

Match List I with List II:

QUESTION ID:85

Various steps in sequential order (start to end) for homology modeling of protein:

(A) Sequence alignment and refinement of sequence alignment
(B) Adding loops and side chains
(C) Model optimization and model evaluation
(D) Building model framework
(E) Identification of template by database searching

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:86

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy is used for determination of 3D structure of protein.

Statement II: X-Ray crystallography is used for determination of 3D structure of protein.

QUESTION ID:87

Correct statements given are:

(A) The 2 amino acids in a peptide chain are joined by hydrogen bond

(B) The 2 amino acids in a peptide chain are joined by peptide bond

(C) The bond between 2 amino acids in a peptide chain is covalent bond

(D) The 2 amino acids in a peptide chain are joined through condensation reaction

(E) The pentapeptide structure contains 5 amino acids joined by 4 bonds

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

QUESTION ID:88

Some friends buy a six-pack of popcorn. Two of the bags are salted (s), the rest are fruit flavoured (f). They decide to allocate the bags by lottery dip. Chosen the probability that the first two bags, chosen are identical is:

QUESTION ID:89

Which is known as soluble RNA?

QUESTION ID:90

The two alleles for a heritable character segregate during gamete formation and end up in different gamete. This statement has been given in the Mendel's model of: 

QUESTION ID:91

Which is used to enable strict mode in perl?

QUESTION ID:92

One of the basic sequence comparison method in Bioinformatics is:

QUESTION ID:93

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Body temperature of a human body may fluctuate between 35°C to 40°C.

Reason (R): The above temperature range in Fahrenheit scale will be 95°F to 104°F.

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

QUESTION ID:94

Which one does not obey Chargaff's rule?

QUESTION ID:95

The file extension for the perl program is:

QUESTION ID:96

Glutamine is storehouse of:

QUESTION ID:97

The smallest monosaccharide composed of 3 carbon atoms is: 

QUESTION ID:98

According to Watson and Crick Model of DNA, the diameter of DNA helix is about:

QUESTION ID:99

The term "Captcha" means in computers:

QUESTION ID:100

"Alt + Tab" shortcut key is used for: