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Common Entrance Examination for Admission to P.G. Courses under CSS 2009
AQUATIC BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES AND ZOOLOGY
Time: 2 Hours
Max. Marks: 100
Instruction Questions under all Parts are to be answered in the booklet itself. To be filled in by the candidate Register Number
In figures In words
PART – A Choose the correct answer from each of the following :
(50Ă—1=50 Marks)
1. Division of the organism into two or more progeny cells is called a) Fission b) Binary fission c) Multiple fission d) Budding 2. The most primitive animals among invertebrates belong to a) Protozoa
b) Annelidae
c) Arthropoda
d) Porifera
3. Endoplasm of Amoebais is __________ in function. a) Protective
b) Respiratory
c) Sensory
d) Digestive and excretory
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4. The colenterata eggs usually develop into ciliated larvae known as a) Miracidea
b) Cercaria
c) Redia
d) Planula
5. Hydra cannot digest a) Protein
b) Fat
c) Carbohydrate
d) Starch
6. Flame cells is completely absent in a) Liverfluke
b) Tape worm
c) Ascaris
d) Blood worm
7. The excretory organs of earth worms are a) Paired kidneys
b) General body surface
c) Nephridia
d) Paired gills
8. Heart of cockroach is devided into __________ chambers. a) Two
b) Four
c) Nine
d) Thirteen
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9. Total number of pairs of appendages in prawn is a) 11
b) 13
c) 19
d) 21
10. The larvae of housefly are called a) Onehospheres
b) Metacercaria
c) Maggots
d) Papulae
11. The largest group of Animal Kingdom is ? a) Annelida
b) Protozoa
c) Arthropoda
d) Mollusca
12. Which one of the following species of bee is stingless bee ? a) Apis dorsata
b) Apis florae
c) Apis indica
d) Mellipore
13. Which one of the following insects is called social insect ? a) Housefly
b) Bedbug
c) Cockroach
d) Ant
14. Heart of fishes is __________ chambered. a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
15. Which one of the following animals does not drink water ? a) Camel
b) Frog
c) Horse
d) Dog
16. The sole respiratory organ in reptiles is a) Gill
b) Skin
c) Buccal cavity
d) Lung
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17. Which one of the following is a flightless bird ? a) Kite
b) Eagle
c) Emu
d) Fowl
18. Which one of the following mammals produces ultrasonic wave ? a) Lemur
b) Bat
c) Gorilla
d) Hippopotamus
19. The highest energy in terms of calories is produced by a) Protein
b) Glucose
c) Fat
d) Starch
20. Which one of the following is a conjugated protein ? a) Haemoglobin
b) Albumin
c) Prolamine
d) Globin
21. The element which plays an important role in blood clotting a) Iron
b) Calcium
c) Phosphorous
d) Potassium
22. The site of protein synthesis in a cell is a) DNA
b) Nucleus
c) Golgi-complex
d) Ribosome
23. The word ‘cell’ was put forth by a) T.Schewann
b) M.J.Schleiden
c) Robert Brown
d) Robert Hooke
24. Which of the following cell-division is a direct cell division ? a) Mitosis
b) Meiosis
c) Amitosis
d) All of these
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25. ‘Germplasm theory of Evolution’ was proposed by a) Louis pasteur
b) Huxley
c) Muller
d) A. Weisman
26. The origin of species was written by a) Hugo De Vries
b) Darwin
c) Mendel
d) Lamark
27. Who among the following is known as ‘father of evolutionary idea’ ? a) Charles Darwin
b) Aristotle
c) J.B.Lamark
d) Empedocles
28. Which one of the following is not a nitrogenous base of DNA ? a) De oxyribose
b) Adenine
c) Zymine
d) Guanine
29. The double-helical model of DNA molecule was given by a) Morgan and Satton
b) Watson and Crick
c) Muller and Chargaff
d) Jacob and Monod
30. The thymine of DNA is substituted by a) Adenine
b) Cytosine
c) Uracil
d) Cytosine
31. Genetic information exists in DNA molecule in the form of a) Singlet codon
b) Doublet codon
c) Triplet codon
d) Pentalet codon
32. The number of amino acids coded by one codon is a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Many
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33. Total number of genes found on 23 pairs of chromosome is about a) 100000
b) 80000
c) 60000
d) 40000
34. The genes which undergo sudden changes in expression due to a change in their position are known as a) Holandric genes
b) Penerance genes
c) Mutant genes
d) Lethal genes
35. The smallest unit of DNA capable of undergoing crossing over and recombination is known as a) Muton
b) Complon
c) Operon
d) Recon
36. The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain is determined by the a) Hormones
b) Proteins
c) Pheromones
d) Genes
37. The sick cell anaemia is caused by a single mutation in a) One gene
b) Two genes
c) Three genes
d) Many genes
38. Which one of the following codons is a starting codon ? a) UAA
b) AUG
c) UGA
d) UAG
39. Viruses contain a) DNA and RNA
b) DNA, RNA and Capsid
c) DNA or RNA and Capsid
d) Only DNA
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40. The number of chromosomes in bacteria and blue green algae is a) One
b) Three
c) Nine
d) Eighteen
41. Proteins are composed of a) Carbon and oxygen b) Hydrogen and oxygen c) Oxygen and nitrogen d) Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen 42. Which one of the following enzymes acts in acidic medium ? a) Pepsin
b) Trypsin
c) Erepsin
d) Lactase
43. The process of glycogenesis takes place in the cells of a) Liver
b) Pancreas
c) Kidney
d) Small intestine
44. Which one of the following amino acids is a non-essential amino acid ? a) Alanine
b) Lysine
c) Leucine
d) Valine
45. Loss of one chromosome from one set of chromosomes is known as a) Translocation
b) Inversion
c) Monosomy
d) Haploidy
46. Paleontology deals with the study of a) Vestigal organ
b) Fossils
c) Rocks
d) Soils
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47. Which one of the following continents is known as ‘bird continent’ ? a) North America
b) South America
c) Africa
d) Asia
48. Which one of the following is a multicellular organisms ? a) Yeast
b) Virus
c) Diatom
d) Earth worm
49. Star fish belongs to the Phylum a) Mollusca c) Annelida
b) Chordata d) Echinodermata
50. Shell in mollusca is secreted by a) Mantle c) Tentcle
b) Foot d) Gills
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AQUATIC BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES AND ZOOLOGY PART – B Answer any ten of the followings :
(10×5=50 Marks)
1. Define and explain Mendel’s law of segregation. 2. Explain different types of nutrients. 3. Describe about enzymesand their mode action. 4. Explain – ‘Theory of Evolution’. 5. Briefly describe about parental care in fishes. 6. Define Bio-informatics and also describe its scope in India. 7. Discuss evidence that DNA is not directly involved in protein synthesis. 8. Briefly describe about mangroves and their importance. 9. How benthos act as pollution indicator ? Give example. 10. What is deforestation ? What is its effect in soil erosion and drought ? 11. Describe the impact of chemical pesticides. 12. Briefly describe about migration in fishes. 13. Role of vitamins in aquaculture. 14. Define – Respiratory pigments. 15. Briefly describe the different methods of pest control.
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