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JSSC PGT Teacher Biology Exam Paper II - English
Duration: 180 · Questions: 150 · Max Marks: 150 · Language: 3
Botany
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Plant viruses usually contain :
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Viruses were discovered by :
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Which statement best defines viruses?
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Which infectious agents consist essentially of small, naked RNA molecules without a protein coat?
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Coliphage f X 174 contains :
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Viruses differ from living organisms in that, they :
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Virus which attacks E.coli is called :
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Which characteristic distinguishes viruses from cellular organisms?
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The genome of a temperate bacteriophage integrated into the bacterial chromosome is termed as?
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Virus was crystallized and isolated first by :
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Little leaf disease of brinjal is primarily associated with which pathogen?
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Which approximate size range includes many of the smallest known conventional virus particles?
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Which of the following is devoid of protein coat, with a constitution of RNA only ?
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Genetic modification brought about by a virus in a bacteria is known as :
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Which property makes the classification of viruses as strictly living or non-living problematic?
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Influenza viruses contain which type of genetic material?
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Edward Jenner is best known for pioneering vaccination against which disease?
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Roux Sarcoma virus contains :
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Which of the following is a viral disease of potato ?
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The term Virus' has been derived from a Latin word meaning :
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Which of the following is an example of DNA containing plant virus ?
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Rabies is caused by :
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A clear area produced when bacteriophages lyse bacterial cells growing on a culture medium is called a?
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An antiviral substance produced by many vertebrates in response to viral infection for resisting the multiplication of viruses is known as :
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Viruses with two types of symmetry, i.e., icosahedral head and helical tail are called :
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Which of the following is a Capsid ?
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A stage in the replication of virus, when the cell wall of host is ruptured is known as :
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Which metabolic capability is absent in viruses?
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The exception to the cell theory of Schleiden and Schwann are :
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An extreme example of latency in which the DNA of the phage is integrated with the DNA of host cell chromosome is :
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Which feature is characteristic of all viruses?
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One of the following discovered synthesis of DNA from RNA in Roux Sarcoma Virus :
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Which component is present in both a bacteriophage and a yeast cell?
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Transduction was discovered by :
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Viral DNA incorporated in host DNA is known as :
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Most antibiotics have no direct effect on viruses primarily because?
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Dahlia mosaic virus contains :
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The disease in man caused by viruses is :
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Where is the protein for protein coat of virus synthesized ?
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A virus contains
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Which of the following does not contain DNA ?
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Which tissue-culture technique is commonly used to obtain virus-free plants from systemically virus-infected stock?
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Which property provides evidence for the biological activity of viruses inside suitable host cells?
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In classical virus classification, a cryptogram was designed primarily to provide coded information about which features?
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Which term describes a genetic element capable of existing autonomously as well as becoming integrated into a host chromosome?
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Tissue culture is used in research of...... extensively .
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The protein coat of a virus is made up of
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Which of the following is not a viral disease of man ?
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Double stranded RNA viruses are known as :
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The viruses that infect blue green algae are called :
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Which region of a plant is commonly exploited in meristem culture to obtain virus-free plants?
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Which size range broadly encompasses many conventional virus particles?
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A viral DNA can be made radioactive by :
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Which of the following is generally the largest in virion dimensions?
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Who first reported bacteriophages in 1915?
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"DNA is the hereditary material of bacteriophages" was proved by :
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The genetic material of poliovirus is :
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The genome of a temperate bacteriophage integrated into the bacterial chromosome is called a?
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In a bacteriophage, DNA is located in its
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Animal viruses enter their host cell by a process known as
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If a virus has RNA instead of DNA :
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Why is vegetative propagation particularly important in the transmission of many plant viruses?
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Which cyanophage is known for infecting cyanobacteria belonging to more than one host genus?
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Mosaic disease of sugarcane is caused by :
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A substance that kills viruses is :
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In a virus infected plant, the viruses are translocated through :
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Who first crystallized tobacco mosaic virus?
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Which statement about viruses is incorrect?
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During infection of Escherichia coli by bacteriophage T2, which viral component enters the bacterial cell?
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Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome is caused by :
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Mosaic of sugarcane is caused by :
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Which statement about viruses is incorrect?
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Which feature of bacteriophages made them particularly useful in classic experiments on the nature of genetic material?
Zoology
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What generally happens to contractile-vacuole activity when a freshwater Amoeba is transferred to a sufficiently hypertonic saline solution?
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What is the median adhesive pad located between the two terminal claws of a cockroach leg called?
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The binomial system of Carolus Linnaeus was devoid of which of the following categories ?
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The mouthparts of a cockroach are adapted primarily for which mode of feeding?
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Which mosquito is the biological vector responsible for natural transmission of human malaria?
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Amniota group includes :
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Which combination correctly represents the principal mouthparts of a cockroach?
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In a typical winged insect, the two pairs of wings are borne on which thoracic segments?
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Which is true ?
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Which sequence correctly represents the general forward flow of haemolymph through the dorsal vessel of a cockroach?
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What are the dorsal sclerites of the three thoracic segments of an insect collectively called?
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Amniotes do not include :
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Which vector transmits visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar?
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What are the corpora allata of a cockroach?
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The group amniota includes :
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Wingless insects, with abdominal appendages in the adult, are put under the sub - class :
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In cockroach, the type of metamorphosis is :
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In which kingdom prokaryotic organisms were placed by Whittaker ?
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Approximately how many eggs may a female Anopheles mosquito lay in a single batch?
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A dorsal sclerite of cockroach is called :
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Concern with nomenclature of organisms :
A - Whittaker, B - Strickland
A - Whittaker, B - Strickland
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In mosquitoes and other true flies, the hindwings are modified into which balancing organs?
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In the male cockroach, the paired testes are situated approximately in which abdominal segments?
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According to five kingdom classification, Protozoa are placed in :
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Which honeybee larvae continue to receive abundant royal jelly beyond the initial larval feeding period?
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Which feature most readily distinguishes an adult male mosquito from an adult female mosquito?
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Which taxonomic rank is placed above kingdom in the commonly used modern hierarchy?
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Silk glands are modified :
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Which statement correctly identifies a hermit crab?
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Under Whittaker's five-kingdom classification, Mycoplasma is placed in which kingdom?
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Mushroom gland is a part of reproductive organs of :
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Lac is a produce of :
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Who is principally credited with formalizing and consistently applying binomial nomenclature in biological taxonomy?
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"Walking - worm" is the common name of :
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True and complete metamorphosis is found in :
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Animals in which mouth develops opposite to blastopore, are called :
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How many pairs of spiracles are normally present in an adult cockroach?
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The hairs or bristles of insects are the derivatives of epidermal cells and :
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Who independently introduced the term "biology" in its modern scientific sense in 1802?
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Under bright-light conditions, what type of visual image is characteristically produced by an apposition compound eye?
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Stomodeal value incockroch is situated between :
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Herbivorous sea mammals belong to order :
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Which mosquito sits making an acute angle ?
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Yellow fever is transmitted by :
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Proterospongia is currently recognized as a member of which group?
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The labium in cockroach is formed by :
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The vector for the viral Dengue fever is :
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The common units of classification are (i) Genus (ii) family (iii) species (iv) order (v) variety. Their correct sequence starting from smallest is :
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The larva of houseflies is known as maggot. It lives in environment of :
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Eggs of Anopheles are :
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Identify the group in the following having all animals belonging to the same class :
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The housefly can feed upon many things. It cannot feed till it is in :
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Rhabdome is present in :
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Which scientist is regarded as a founder of vertebrate palaeontology and demonstrated from fossils that extinction had occurred?
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Basic unit of eye of cockroach/insects is :
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Long and stout legs of grasshopper adapted for jumping are :
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The zoological term Mollusca is derived from a Latin word referring primarily to which characteristic?
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Green glands are :
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The body cavity of cockroach is :
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The book 'Origin of species' was published in :
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Why does the haemolymph of a cockroach normally play little or no direct role in transporting respiratory oxygen?
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Metamerically segmented, bilaterally symmetrical animals characteristically bearing jointed appendages belong to which phylum?
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Aplysia belongs to the class :
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The mosquito that lays eggs singly on water surface is :
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What are the dorsal sclerotized plates of the abdominal segments of a cockroach called?
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Linnaeus published his concept of binomial nomenclature first in :
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Alary muscles in insects are :
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Legs of cockroach adapted for fast running are also known as :
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Which naturalist gave an influential early biological definition of species based on the production of similar offspring?
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Blood does not transport oxygen in :
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Which paired structures of the female mosquito's piercing fascicle have serrated tips that help penetrate the host's skin?
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The first phylum of animal kingdom to exhibit bilateral symmetry is :
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The middle part of the proboscis of housefly is known as
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Which of the following is a social insect ?
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Father of taxonomy is :