| Post Name | NON VOCATIONAL TEACHER (SR.) BIOLOGY, NON VOCL. TEACHER (JR.) BIOLOGY - KVHSE |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 079/2023 |
| Category Code | 503/2022, 575/2022, 588/2022 |
| Date of Test | 20 June 2023 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Who among the following was awarded Nobel Prize in 1973 for his contributions to animal
behaviour studies?
Answer
Question Cancelled
2
Match List I with List II and select the correct code using the code given below the lists :
List I List II
Answer
C. Periblastula 3. Birds
3
Crossing over occur in which of the following stages of Meiosis–I?
Answer
B. Pachytene
4
Consider the statements given below :
(1) Two species with identical niches cannot coexist.
(2) The concept was put forwarded by Georgii Gause in 1934.
Which of the above statement about competition exclusion principle is/are correct?
Answer
C. Both (1) and (2)
5
The vitamin required for blood coagulation is :
Answer
D. Vitamin K
6
Consider the following statements about CRISPR technology :
(1) CRISPR in the acronym for Clustered Random Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
(2) It is a gene-editing system.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Answer
B. (2) only
7
A group of organisms that consist of similar individuals capable of interbreeding or
exchanging genes among themselves is :
Answer
D. Species
8
Consider the following statements about
Answer
B. (2) only
9
Consider the following :
(1) Fumarate
(2) Malate
(3) Succinate
What is the correct sequence of the above metabolites in citric acid cycle?
Answer
B. (3) – (1) – (2)
10
Sickle cell anaemia is due to the substitution of
Answer
B. Valine for glutamic acid at 6th position in beta-chain
11
Consider the following :
(1) Class
(2) Order
(3) Phylum
(4) Genus
(5) Family
Which is the correct order of hierarchy down to the species level?
Answer
B. (3) – (1) – (2) – (5) – (4)
12
Which of the following is not a gaseous neurotransmitter?
Answer
A. GABA
13
A genetic condition in which a male human being is born with an extra copy of the
X-chromosome is :
Answer
D. Klinefeltor Syndrome
14
Industrial melanism is an example for :
Answer
A. Micro evolution
15
Which of the following is not a biodiversity hot spot belonging to India?
Answer
A. Gulf of Kutch
16
Consider the statements about spiral cleavage :
(1) The resulting blastomeres are located exactly on top of each other.
(2) Cleavage occurs in Annelids, Molluscs and Platyhelminths.
Which of the statement is/are correct?
Answer
B. (2) only
17
During translation in prokaryotes, the initial aminoaryl-tRNA enters the ribosome through:
Answer
B. P site
18
During a heart attack, the level of which of the following increases in blood?
Answer
C. Troponin
19
Thermoregulatory centre in mammals is located in :
Answer
C. Hypothalamus
20
Consider the following statements about PCR :
(1) PCR employs a thermophilic DNA polymerase such as Taq Polymerase.
(2) It causes the denaturation of the enzyme during the heating step.
Which step of the above statement is/are correct?
Answer
A. (1) only
21
ELISA testing is used to diagnose which of the following?
Answer
D. All of the above
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22
Which is the most common form of DNA?
Answer
B. B–DNA
23
Match List I with List II and select the correct code using the code given below the lists :
List I List II
Answer
D. IgE 4. Crosses the placenta
24
Erythropoeitin is synthesized in the :
Answer
B. Kidneys
25
Which one of the following compounds is an inhibitor of Na+–K+ pump?
Answer
B. Ouabain
26
Consider the following statements :
(1) Neutrophils are the least predominant granulocyte in blood.
(2) The number of nuclear lobes in neutrophils is 2.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Answer
D. neither (1) nor (2)
27
SDS-PAGE is an electrophoresis method that allows the separation of :
Answer
C. Proteins
28
Which of the following component is absent in the cell walls of Gram negative bacteria?
Answer
D. Teichoic acid
29
The counter stain used in Gram staining technique is :
Answer
B. Safranin
30
Match List I with List II and select the correct code using the code given below the lists :
List I List II
Answer
A. UAG 1. ochre
31
Which among the following is a non-essential amino acid?
Answer
B. Glycine
32
Which of the following is not a secondary lymphoid organ?
Answer
A. Thymus
33
An example for secondary data base is :
Answer
B. TrEMBL
34
Consider the following statements :
(1) Chemiosmotic theory explains how ATP is generated in the mitochondria.
(2) The synthesis of ATP is driven by an electron motive force.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Answer
A. (1) only
35
The coenzyme present in aminotransferase is :
Answer
D. Pyridoxal Phosphate
36
Which of the following is/are the characteristics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi :
(i) They belong to division glomeromycota
(ii) They help in the nutrient uptake by plants
(iii) They produce oospore
(iv) They form mutualistic association with plant root
Answer
C. Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
37
Alternation of generation between independent gametophyte with sex organs, which
produces sperm and eggs and dependent sporophyte which contains spores are characteristic
of :
Answer
C. Bryophytes
38
DNA polymerase III enzyme lacks this activity in connection with DNA replication :
Answer
A. 5’ → 3’ exonuclease activity
39
Which of the following statement is/are NOT correct about mass selection :
(i) Mass selection is the process in which the individuals are selected from mixed
population based on genotype
(ii) The next generation is grown by bulking the selected seeds
(iii) After 5 to 6 years of continuous selection, the selected seeds are multiplied and
distributed
(iv) The varieties developed through mass selection does not show variation
Answer
D. Only (i) and (iv)
40
Which among the following is a tautonym?
Answer
C. Malus malus
41
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian botanical garden is located in :
Answer
A. Howrah
42
Which among the following is an alkaloid?
Answer
D. Morphine
43
A vector which regulatory sequences that act an enhancer and promoter regions designed for
efficient production of protein :
Answer
C. Expression vector
44
Which of the following statement is/are CORRECT for Yeast Artificial Chromosome (YAC) :
Answer
D. All the above
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45
Which are the software’s used for the construction of phylogenetic tree?
Answer
B. MEGA and PHASE
46
Which of the following statement is/are NOT CORRECT for non-cyclic
photophosphorylation?
(i) Only ATP is produced
(ii) Both PSI and PSII are involved
(iii) Photolysis is present
(iv) It is predominant in bacteria
Answer
Question Cancelled
47
Type of PCR used for the detection and measurement of products generated during each cycle
of PCR process :
Answer
B. qRT–PCR
48
Among the listed reactions of C3 cycle which is/are catalyzed by trans ketolase enzyme :
(i) 3 PGAL + Fructose 6 Phosphate → Erythrose 4 phosphate + xylulose 5 phosphate
(ii) DHAP + 3 PGAL → Fructose 1, 6 Biphosphate
(iii) Sedoheptulose 7 phosphate + 3 phospho’glyceraldehyde → Xylulose 5 phosphate +
Ribose 5 phosphate
(iv) Ribulose 5 phosphate + ATP → Ribulose 15 phosphate
Answer
C. Only (i) and (iii)
49
Hairy root culture is established by transforming plant cells with :
Answer
B. Agrobacterium rhizogenes
50
Meristem culture is largely used for the production of :
Answer
A. Virus free plants
51
The formula for calculating Variance from standard deviation (SD) is :
Answer
C. (SD)2
52
Polyvinylpyrrolidone is added in tissue culture medium as
Answer
A. Antioxidizing agent
53
Numerical taxonomy was largely developed and popularized by :
Answer
B. Sneath and Sokal
54
During DNA extraction process DNA is precipitated using :
Answer
D. Ethyl Alcohol
55
How many ATP molecules are needed to fix one molecule of nitrogen?
Answer
A. 16
56
Which chemical is used as common fusogen in protoplast fusion?
Answer
B. Polyethylene glycol
57
A statistical tool to measure the dispersion of the data in relation to the mean :
Answer
C. Standard deviation
58
Which amino acid act as the precursor for the synthesis of auxin?
Answer
A. Tryptophan
59
Which of the following statement is/are correct about aggregate fruits?
(i) The fruit has several tiny fruitlets which are derived from a single flower, collectively
referred to as etaerio
(ii) These are also known as collective fruits
(iii) These fruits develop from the apocarpous ovary of flowers
(iv) These fruits develop from an inflorescence
Answer
C. Only (i) and (iii)
60
From the carbohydrate mentioned below which one is a disaccharide?
Answer
B. Maltose
61
Which of the following statement is/are wrongly matched about the evolutionary processes of
Telomes or telome trusses of primitive Rhynia type of vascular plants :
(i) Over topping – the telomes and mesomes of the truss to shift from three-dimensional
pattern to a single plane
(ii) Planation – One of the two dichotomizing branches of the primitive axis produced by
the apical meristem outgrows or over grows the other
(iii) Syngenesis – Tangential fusion of mesome and telome take place
(iv) Curvation – Unequal growth of the tissues on two opposite flanks of the telome
Answer
D. Only (i) and (ii)
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62
This process, known as mRNA capping, is highly regulated and vital in the creation of stable
and mature messenger RNA. Which one of the following statement is NOT TRUE about
mRNA capping :
Answer
A. 5’-Capping enzymes are targeted to pre-mRNA by binding to the phosphorylated
N-terminal domain of RNA polymerase III
63
Barr bodies are inactive X chromosomes “painted” with :
Answer
B. XIST RNA
64
The enzymes which catalyse the formation or removal of a double bond with transfer of
amino groups, water or ammonia are :
Answer
C. Lyases
65
Which of the following statement is CORRECT for dichogamy?
Answer
A. The ripening of the stamens and pistils of a flower at different times
66
Powdery propagules of lichens composed of fungal hyphae wrapped around Cyanobacteria or
green algae is :
Answer
B. Soredia
67
Which one of the following statement is NOT TRUE for ‘A’-DNA?
(i) “A”-DNA formed during dehydrated condition
(ii) Deoxyribose sugar is in the C3’-endo conformation
(iii) Each turn in A DNA has 10 base pairs
(iv) Double helix wind in a zig zag pattern
Answer
C. Only (iii) and (iv)
68
Infectious RNA particle is known as :
Answer
B. Viroid
69
Ploidy in Cultivated banana is :
Answer
Question Cancelled
70
Which of the following statement is/are NOT CORRECT about histone tail :
(i) N-terminal tails of histones take part in the dimerization of histone octamer
(ii) It contains numerous residues that can be modified by acetylation, methylation etc
(iii) It has no role in chromatin condensation
(iv) Tail modifications alter both inter and intra nucleosomal interactions
Answer
A. Only (i) and (iii)
71
Who among the following has stated that ‘care is an integral component of Moral reasoning?
Answer
A. Carol Gilligan
72
Classroom as a social system includes personal and social dimensions and interaction of both
determine behaviour within a classroom setting and shapes a particular classroom climate.
This model of classroom climate is proposed by :
Answer
C. Getzels and Thelen
73
What is the first action of a responsible teacher in a multicultural classroom?
Answer
B. Examine his/her own biases and modify them, if necessary
74
Choose from the following four options, the correct sequence of learning outcomes from lower
to higher in the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, 2001 :
(i) Understanding
(ii) Remembering
(iii) Applying
(iv) Evaluating
(v) Creating
(vi) Analyzing
Answer
D. (ii), (i), (iii), (vi), (iv), (v)
75
Suppose some students are talking loudly outside, when a teacher is teaching in a nearby
classroom. Teacher finds it difficult. What will you do it you are the teacher?
Answer
D. Tell the students to speak quietly so as not to disturb the class
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76
Presenting work of another source as your own, by including it into your work without full
acknowledgement is :
(i) Plagiarism
(ii) Coercion
(iii) Phishing
(iv) All of these
Answer
B. (i) only
77
A teacher intends to study the relationship between stress and academic achievement among
college students. Which type of research is appropriate?
Answer
B. Correlational research
78
Copy rights and related rights include :
(i) Books
(ii) Trademarks
(iii) Music
(iv) Art forms
Answer
C. Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
79
Formal meeting in which many experts provide short addresses on a topic or on related topics
is :
Answer
C. Symposium
80
Research Report contains :
Answer
D. All of these
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81
Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the USA?
(i) Impeachment of the president
(ii) Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
(iii) Functions of president and Vice-President
(iv) Fundamental Rights
Answer
C. Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
82
The Central Government shall constitute a Commission to be called the Delimitation
Commission which shall consist of :
(i) One member, who shall be a person who is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court,
shall be the Chairperson of the Commission
(ii) The Chief Election Commissioner or an Election Commissioner nominated by the Chief
Election Commissioner, ex officio
(iii) The State Election Commissioner of concerned State, ex officio
Answer
D. All the above (i), (ii) and (iii)
83
Article 12 of the Indian Constitution defines The State as :
(i) The Government and Parliament of India
(ii) The Government and the Legislature of each of the States
(iii) All local authorities
(iv) Other authorities within the territory of India or under the control of the Government
of India
Answer
D. All the above (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
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84
Article 18 abolishes titles. Mark the correct provision(s) :
(i) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State
(ii) No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State
(iii) No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust
under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign
State
(iv) No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent
of the Prime Minister, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or
under any foreign State
Answer
B. Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
85
Consider the following statements :
(i) An amendment of the Constitution may be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill
for the purpose in either House of Parliament
(ii) An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill
in the Lok Sabha only
(iii) If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the
Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the
States of India
(iv) Majority of the provisions of the constitution can be amended by the Parliament alone
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer
C. Only (i) and (iv)
86
With reference to the provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013 consider
the following statements :
(i) The families coming under the category of ‘below poverty line
Answer
C. Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
87
The Preamble to the RTI Act states that democracy requires an informed citizenly and
transparency of information which are vital :
(i) To its functioning and also to contain corruption
(ii) To Measure Corruption
(iii) To hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed
Answer
C. Only (i) and (iii)
88
Consider the following Acts and identify the Act/Acts for the protection of Women :
(i) Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
(ii) Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
(iii) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
(iv) Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013
Answer
D. All the above (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
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89
Jawahar Rozgar Yogaja (JRY) was started with effect from April, 1, 1989 by merging two
erstwhile employment programmes. Which are those programmes?
Answer
C. National Rural Employment Program (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment
Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
90
The vision of Digital India programme is to transform India into a digitally empowered
society and knowledge economy. The key vision of the programme is centred on :
(i) Digital Infrastructure as a Core Utility to Every Citizen
(ii) Governance and Services on Demand
(iii) Digital Empowerment of Citizens
(iv) Formation of India’s own Internet companies like Chine did
Answer
C. Only (i, ii and iii)
91
In which year Ezhava Memorial was submitted?
Answer
B. 1896
92
The Royal Proclamation issued by the ‘Government of Travancore’ on 26 July 1859 followed
by which struggle?
Answer
D. ‘Channar Lahala’
93
Who is the author of the Malayalam drama ‘Pattabakki’?
Answer
C. K. Damodaran
94
Period of ‘Paliyam Sathyagraha’ :
Answer
A. 1947 – 1948
95
Which of the following organization was established on October 31, 1914?
Answer
D. Nair Service Society
96
The day observed as ‘World Zoonoses Day’ :
Answer
A. July 6
97
Indian state that does not cross the Western Ghats :
Answer
C. Rajasthan
98
Which of the following National water way pass through Kerala?
Answer
A. National Waterway – 3
99
The Indian who won silver medal in the men’s 57 kg. Wrestling free style category at the last
Tokyo Olympics?
Answer
D. Ravikumar Dahiya
100
The first Malayalam film released on OTT platform :
Answer
B. ‘Soophiyum Sujathayum’
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