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APPSC Assistant Professor Exam (Biology) - English
Duration: 180 · Questions: 150 · Max Marks: 150 · Language: 3
Biology
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Which of the following contain enzymes for cellular respiration ?
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Which one among the following nutrients is a strctural
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Which one among the following nutrients is a structural component of the cell wall of plants ?
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Which of the following groups is present in animal cells ?
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For which among the following is not a true fruit ?
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Which one of the following is not a constituent of cell membrane ?
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The replication of DNA is a pre-requisite for a eukaryotic cell to undergo division. During the cell cycle, the DNA replicates in
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During which stage of mitosis does cytokinesis usually occur in animals ?
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Lysosome arises from
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The correct sequence of cell cycle is
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Biological membranes are composed of
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F1 particles / oxysome / elementary particles are present in
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"Endomitosis" refers to
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When the concentration of water and solutes on either side of the cell membrane is same, the solution is said to be
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The function of nucleous is the synthesis of
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Mesosome in a bacterial cell is
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In living cels synthesis of ribonoucleic acid (RNA) takes place in :
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The cell organelle storing substances like starch, oil and proteins is
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Organisms lacking nuclear membrane and cell organelles is called as :
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Cell organelles that are involved in the waste disposal system of the cell are :
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Which one of the following is an organelle that is NOT found in prokaryotic cells ?
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Which one of the following cell organelles mainly functions as storehouse of digestive enzymes ?
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Cell wall of any fungus is different from plant in having
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In prokaryotic organisms, nuclear region is not surrounded by a membrane.This undefined nuclear region is known as
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Which one of the following functions is not carried out by smooth endoplasmic reticulum ?
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Which of the following is the cellular respiratory centre ?
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Which one of the following cell organelles contains DNA ?
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Movement of materials to different parts of cytoplasm and nucleus is generall carried out by
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In mitochondria, ATP synthesizing chemical reactions take place in the
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Cell wall is not present in cells of
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Which cell organelles have their own DNA and Ribosomes ?
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Osmosis is the process of movement of water molecules from its
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Cell were first discovered by
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The plasma membrane is
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Nuclear material without cover is found in
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The work 'prokaryote' means a cell
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Minute structures on bacterial cell are called
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Cell theory was proposed by
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The undefined nuclear region in a bacteria is
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Nucleus plays a crucial part in
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Which of the following is not present in prokaryotes ?
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Chemical nature of carrier molecules facilitating transport across plasma membrane is
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ER remains associated with
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Vacuole is surrounded by
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The organisms that lack membranes are
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The organelle attached to the ER is
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Golgi bodies help in
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According to fluid mosaic model plasma membrane is composed of
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The presence of .............. organelle is only revealed by electron microscope .
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One of these is the smallest in size
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The SER helps in building the cell membrane. This process is called
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Golgi apparatus is involved in the formation of :
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DNA is a component of
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One of these is double membrane organelle
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The cell organelle containing the flatterned membrane bounded cisternae are located near the nucleus is
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The entry of mineral ions in a plant cell during absorption is
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The suicide bags of the cells are
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When gene targeting involving gene amplification is attempted in a person’s tissue to treat disease, it is known as :
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Vesicles are essential for the normal functioning of the golgi apparatus because
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Amino Acid chains built by the ribosomes then move to the
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Simple tissues are
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The living cells providing tensile strength are
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The energy currency of the cell is
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Consider the following statement and choose the correct code .
Assertion (A) : A true nucleus is absent in E. coli and other prokaryotes.
Reason (R) : An undifferentiated, unorganised filbrillar chromosome exists inside the prokayotic cells.
Code :
Assertion (A) : A true nucleus is absent in E. coli and other prokaryotes.
Reason (R) : An undifferentiated, unorganised filbrillar chromosome exists inside the prokayotic cells.
Code :
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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
List I List II
A. Ribosome 1. Suidical bag of cell
B. lysosome 2. Protein factory of cells
C. Mitochondria 3. Controller of cell
D. Nucleus 4. Power house of cell
Code :
A B C D
List I List II
A. Ribosome 1. Suidical bag of cell
B. lysosome 2. Protein factory of cells
C. Mitochondria 3. Controller of cell
D. Nucleus 4. Power house of cell
Code :
A B C D
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Which of the following is the correct sequence of the different phase of cell division ?
1. Anaphase
2. Telophase
3. Prophase
4. Metaphase
Code :
1. Anaphase
2. Telophase
3. Prophase
4. Metaphase
Code :
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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(physiological processes) (Cell organelles)
A. Photosynthesis 1.Plasma membrane
B. Mineral uptake 2. Chloroplast
C. Respiration 3. Mitochondria
D. Protein synthesis 4. Ribosomes
Code :
A B C D
List - I List - II
(physiological processes) (Cell organelles)
A. Photosynthesis 1.Plasma membrane
B. Mineral uptake 2. Chloroplast
C. Respiration 3. Mitochondria
D. Protein synthesis 4. Ribosomes
Code :
A B C D
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Which of the following is not a true statement about chloroplast and mitochondria ?
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With reference to the animal cell, which of the following statement are correct ?
1. There is no cell wall in animal cell but the cell is coveredby plasma membrane.
2. Chlorophyll is not found in animal cells.
3. Lysosome occurs in plant cells.
4. Almost in all animal cells, centioles exist.
1. There is no cell wall in animal cell but the cell is coveredby plasma membrane.
2. Chlorophyll is not found in animal cells.
3. Lysosome occurs in plant cells.
4. Almost in all animal cells, centioles exist.
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Consider the following statements rearding osmosis in animal cells :
1. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is o high, the cell shrinks.
2. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is too low, the cell swells and bursts.
3. It is important to maintain a constant water potential inside the animal body.
4. In animal cells, water potential far exceeds the solute potential.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?
1. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is o high, the cell shrinks.
2. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is too low, the cell swells and bursts.
3. It is important to maintain a constant water potential inside the animal body.
4. In animal cells, water potential far exceeds the solute potential.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?
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The living content of cell is called protoplasm It is composed of :
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Certain parts of a plant can be bent easily without breaking. This flexibility in certain parts, like leaf and stem, can be attributed to the abundance of
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In which one of the following antibody formations takes place ?
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Average life span of human R.B.C is
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Cells which takes part in secondary growth are named as
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Blood and lymph are types of
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pH of human blood is
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The camel's hump is composed of a tissue. It is a type of
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A drop of blood contains .
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Human blood contains ................ plasma .
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Assertion (A) : Red blood cells burst when placed in water.
Reason (R): Due to osmosis, water enters into red blood cells.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Reason (R): Due to osmosis, water enters into red blood cells.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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The main function of the inner bark of a woody plant is to
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Which one of the following is modification of parenchyma ?
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Which one disease of wheat causes a restriction in the export of wheat from India ?
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The study of bones is done under the branch of science called
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In human the thickest skin is present in
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Which of the following is not the vestigial human organ ?
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The total number of bones found in newly born human body ?
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The bone of the which organ is the longest in the human body ?
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Contractile proteins are found in
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Bone matrix is rich in
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Which one among the following animal tissues transport hormones and heat and maintains water balance ?
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Our skin becomes dark in colour when exposed to excess of sunlight . It is due to the presence of :
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Which one of the following statements about phloem is correct ?
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Mature sclerenchyma cells have
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Which one of the following is used for storing biological tissues ?
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Squamous epithelial cells are found in the inner lining of
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Transformation of meristematic cells into specific permanent tissues occurs by the process of
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If human blood is placed in a 2% detergent solution, what will happen to the RBC ?
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Which of the following are energy foods ?
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In which mode of nutrition an organism de-rives its food from the body of anothe r living organism without killing it ?
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The mode of nutrition found in fungi is :
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Roots of the plants absorb water from the soil through the process of :
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The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is
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In amoeba, food is digested in the :
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Which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected if salivary amaylase is lacking in the saliva ?
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Which region ofthe alimentary canal absorbs the digested food ?
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The contraction and expansion movement of the walls of the food pipe is called :
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When a few drops of iodine solution are added to rice water, the solution turns blue – black in colour. This indicates that rice water contains :
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The exit of unabsorbed food material is regulated by
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What are the products obtained by anaerobic respiration in plants ?
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The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon di-oxide, water and energy takes place in
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Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell ?
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Name the substances whose build up in the muslces
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Name the pores in a leaf through which respi-ratory exchange of gases takes place .
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The respiratory pigment in human beings is :
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Which plant tissue transports water and min-erals from the roots to the leaf ?
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The movement of food in phloem is called :
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A blood vessel which pumps the blood from the heart to the entire body :
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Name a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood .
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Single circulation, i.e, blood flows through the heart only once during one cycle of passage through the body, is exhibited by which of the following :
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Name the tube which connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder .
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Which part of nephron allows the selective reabsorption of useful substance like glucose, amino acids, salts and water into the blood capillaries ?
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Where is the dirty blood in our body filtered ?
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The procedure used for cleaning the blood of a person by separating urea from it is called :
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Which is the correct sequence of body parts in the human alimentary canal ?
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Identify the correct parth of urine in the human body .
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The organelle that is present only in plant cells is
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Quiscent centre is found in
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The conducting cells o xylem are
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The chief function of vessels in the plant body is
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Inner surface of falopian tubes, bronchi and bronchioles are lined by
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The organellses that contain their own genetic material are
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The photosynthetic pigments is
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Average life span of human R.B.C. is
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Which set clearly identify striated muscles ?
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Cardiac muslce cells are cylindrical branched
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Blood, phloem and muscle are
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Certain specific regions where grown takes place in plants is called
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The fibrous tissue which connects the two bone is
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Largest number of cell bodies of neuron in our body are found in
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Which of the following are the smallest organisms that cause disease in plants ?
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Collar cells occur in
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Bacteria are (were) considered more as plants than animals because of the presence of
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Book lungs occur in
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What is the common name of Panthera tigris
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Which of the following class of animals has coelomic cavity filled with blood ?
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Lichen is a composite combination of two organisms .
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The litmus paper utilized in the chemical laboratories is made of :
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Commerical agar is obtained from