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Topics Covered:
Physics Current electricity, Moving charges and magnetism, Magnetism and matter, Electromagnetic induction
Chemistry D & F block elements, P - block elements, Chemical kinetics
Botany Principle of inheritance and variation, Molecular basis of inheritance
Zoology Reproductive health, Evolution
 Zoology

451.India was amongst the first countries in the world to 454.One of the most widely accepted contraceptive method
initiate family planning programmes in the year for women in India is
(1) 1951 (1) Lactational amenorrhea
(2) 1971 (2) Intra uterine devices
(3) 2000 (3) Diaphragms
(4) 1965 (4) Rhythm method
452.Government of India legalized MTP in 455.Though all persons are vulnerable to STIs, their
incidences are very high among persons belonging to
(1) 1921 which age group?
(2) 1971 (1) 9-12 years
(3) 2020
(2) 40-55 years
(4) 2001 (3) 15-24 years
453.Which of the following ARTs involves direct injection of (4) 25-40 years
sperm into the ovum?
(1) IUI
(2) GIFT
(3) ZIFT
(4) ICSI

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456.“LNG-20 is a contraceptive device used by females.” 462.All of the following are true w.r.t. 'Saheli', except
Read the statements given below w.r.t. above statement.
(i) They prevent deposition of sperms in female (1) Inhibits implantation as well as ovulation
reproductive tract. (2) Contains non-steroidal preparation
(ii) Potassium ions released from them are spermicidal
agents. (3) Developed at Lucknow, India
(iii) These medicated devices interfere with implantation (4) Once a week pill
of embryo.
(iv) They are introduced/placed outside the uterus but 463.Choose the correct statement w.r.t. contraceptive that
inside the vaginal tract. provides additional benefit of protecting the users from
Choose the option with only correct statement(s). contracting STIs.
(1) (i) and (ii) It is made up of thin rubber/latex sheath that is used to
(1)
cover the penis in males.
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(2) It is irreversible.
(3) (iii) only
It prevents conception by allowing the entry of sperms
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv) (3)
through the cervix.
457.An infertile couple where the female is normal while the (4) It increases phagocytosis of sperms in the uterus.
male suffers from low sperm count in his ejaculate are
usually treated by all of the following, except 464.Use of how many of the following can alter/interfere with
the libido of the user?
(1) AI
Diaphragm, Implants, Cu7, Oral contraceptive pills,
(2) IUI Foams
(3) GIFT Select the correct option
(4) IVF (1) Five

458.Diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults are devices (2) Four

included under the barrier method of contraception used (3) Three
to cover
(4) Zero
(1) Vagina
465.Which of the following statements is not correct about
(2) Cervix of uterus
‘Saheli’?
(3) Penis
(1) It is a non-steroidal preparation
(4) Fundus of uterus
It is taken once a week after initial intake of twice a
(2)
459.Choose the odd one w.r.t. copper releasing IUDs. week dose for three months

(1) Progestasert (3) It inhibits implantation

(2) Multiload 375 (4) Its active ingredient is progestin

(3) Cu T 466.In India, ‘family planning’ programme were initiated in

year
(4) Cu 7
(1) 1947
460.Choose the ART which mainly falls under the umbrella of
the ‘test tube baby programme’. (2) 1951

(1) AI (3) 1971

(2) IUI (4) 2017

(3) ZIFT 467.All of the following are considered as methods to prevent

spread of venereal diseases, except
(4) GIFT
(1) Avoiding sex with unknown partner(s)
461.Complete the analogy w.r.t. contraceptive methods and
choose the correct option. (2) Always using condom during coitus
Periodic abstinence : Natural method : : ____ : Barrier (3) Consulting a doctor for early detection
method.
(4) Using cervical caps during coitus
(1) Intrauterine devices
(2) Cervical caps
(3) Implants
(4) Progesterone injection

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468.In India, marriageable age for girls is A and boys is 475.Choose the incorrect statement regarding vasectomy?
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B . (1) Sperms are absent in seminal fluid
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Fill the blanks A and B with a suitable option. (2) Vasa deferentia are cut and tied
A B
(3) It is a terminal contraceptive method of male
(1) 18 years 18 years
(2) 18 years 21 years (4) It is an easily reversible contraceptive method
(3) 21 years 21 years 476.All of the following can be methods to prevent the spread
(4) 20 years 18 years of HIV infection, except

(1) (1) Use of only disposable needles and syringes in public

(1)
and private hospitals and clinics
(2) (2)
(2) Free distribution of condoms
(3) (3)
(3) Controlling intravenous drug abuse
(4) (4)
(4) Advocating unsafe sex
469.A new oral contraceptive called ‘Saheli’ was developed
at 477.All the given statements are correct regarding ZIFT,
except
(1) CDRI
Ova from wife / donor (female) and sperms from
(1)
(2) GEAC husband / donor (male) are collected
(3) WHO Zygote is formed under simulated conditions in the
(2)
laboratory
(4) ART
The zygote with upto 8 blastomeres could be
470.Condoms are not (3)
transferred into fallopian tube
(1) Easy to use The zygote with more than 8 blastomeres stage could
(4)
(2) Barrier method of contraception be transferred into fallopian tube

(3) Reusable 478.Assertion (A) : Hepatitis-B and genital warts are not
completely curable if detected early and treated properly.
(4) Available for females Reason (R) : These STDs are non-curable due to
471.Lippes loop is an example of absence or less-significant symptoms in the early stages
of infection.
(1) Medicated IUD In the light of above statements, select the correct
option.
(2) Non-medicated IUD
Both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is
(3) Copper releasing IUD (1)
the correct explanation of the assertion
(4) Implant
Both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is
(2)
472.Syphilis is a STI caused by not the correct explanation of the assertion

(1) Virus (3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false

(2) Bacterium (4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements

(3) Fungus 479.According to the 2011 census report, the population

growth rate of India was
(4) Protozoan
(1) More than 3.7%
473.Saheli is the new oral contraceptive with very few side
effects. It has high contraceptive value and is a (2) Less than 2.0%

(1) Non-steroidal pill (3) Equal to 3%

(2) Steroidal pill (4) Equal to 2.7%

(3) ‘Twice a day’ pill 480.All the given statements are correct regarding ZIFT,
except
(4) ‘Once a month’ pill
Ova from wife / donor (female) and sperms from
474.Lactational amenorrhea is due to high level of (1)
husband / donor (male) are collected
(1) FSH Zygote is formed under simulated conditions in the
(2)
(2) LH laboratory

(3) Prolactin The zygote with upto 8 blastomeres could be

(3)
transferred into fallopian tube
(4) GnRH
The zygote with more than 8 blastomeres stage could
(4)
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481.Which of the following is true for tubectomy? 488.Progestasert is a/an

(1) Ova production decreases (1) Popular brand of oral contraceptive pills
(2) Loss of sexual desire (2) Non-medicated IUD
(3) Degeneration of ovaries (3) Hormone releasing IUD
(4) It blocks the transport of ova (4) Implant containing copper only
482.Number of ova produced from 10 primary oocytes is 489.How many of the following are methods of contraception
_____ while number of spermatids produced from 10 for males?
secondary spermatocytes is ______. a. Condoms
Select the correct option that fills the blanks respectively. b. Diaphragm
c. Injectables
d. Implants
(1) 10, 10
e. Vasectomy
(2) 20, 10 (1) 2
(3) 10, 20 (2) 3
(4) 20, 20
(3) 1
483.Which of the following hormones is involved in the (4) 5
process of child birth?
490.Which of the following contraceptive methods has the
(1) Cortisol from adrenal medulla
least failure rate?
(2) Prolactin from neurohypophysis
(1) Barrier method
(3) Thyroxine from thymus
(2) Implantable contraceptive
(4) Oxytocin from pars nervosa
(3) Oral contraceptive
484.Though all persons are vulnerable to STIs but their (4) IUDs
incidences are reported to be very high among persons
of age group 491.Which of the following contraceptives may not alter any
hormone level in our body?
(1) 25-35 years
(1) Mala D
(2) 5-10 years
(2) POP
(3) 15-24 years
(3) Norplant
(4) 40-50 years
(4) Multiload-375
485.If a male of 26 years old have coitus with multiple
partners and forgets to use condom sometimes then he is 492.Painless open sore called chancre is the characteristic
least susceptible to feature of
(1) Genital herpes (1) Genital herpes
(2) HIV infection (2) Malaria
(3) Cancer (3) Genital wart
(4) Chlamydiasis (4) Syphilis

486.Diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults are the barrier 493.Which of the following STIs is often referred to as "silent
methods of contraception used to cover infection"?
(1) Vagina (1) Syphilis
(2) Cervix of uterus (2) Chlamydiasis
(3) Penis (3) Genital herpes
(4) Fundus of uterus (4) Chanchroid

487.Sterilization is a permanent birth control method, 494.Transfer of early embryo upto 8 blastomeres into the
extremely effective by preventing fallopian tube is called
(1) Formation of gametes (1) GIFT
(2) The user from venereal disease (2) AI
(3) Maturation of gametes (3) ZIFT
(4) Gamete transport (4) IUI

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495.Clap 501.Which of the following were originated from Synapsids?

(1) Is a STI (1) Crocodiles
(2) Caused by virus Neisseria gonorrhoeae (2) Dinosaurs
Currently ceftriaxone is the antibiotic that most (3) Mammals
(3)
effectively attacks the pathogen of this disease
(4) Lizards
(4) Both (1) and (3)
502.Match column I and column II and choose the correct
496.Voluntary termination of pregnancy option.
(1) Is considered safe up to 48 weeks. Column I Column II
(a) Homo habilis (i) 1.5 mya
(2) Was legalised by Government of India in 1951.
(b) Homo erectus (ii) 15 mya
Is always surgical and is effective only within 72 hours
(3) (c) Neanderthal man (iii) 650-800 cc
of coitus.
Requires conformation by two qualified registered (d) Dryopithecus (iv) 1400 cc
(4) medical practitioner if it is carried out between first
(1) a-(i), b-(ii), c-(iii), d-(iv)
and second trimester.
(2) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(i)
497.Test tube baby does not differ from normally produced
baby in (3) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
(1) In-vitro fertilisation (4) a-(i), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(iv)
(2) Parturition 503.Cave paintings by pre-historic humans can be seen at
Bhimbetka rock shelter in Raisen district of
(3) In-vitro growth of zygote upto few celled state
(1) Chhattisgarh
(4) Embryo transfer
(2) Madhya Pradesh
498.Select the odd one w.r.t. reason for the population growth
in India (3) Arunachal Pradesh
(1) Decline in number of people in reproducible age (4) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Decline in MMR 504.Read the following statements carefully.
A) Studies suggest that first organisms that invaded land
(3) Decline in IMR
were plants.
(4) Decline in death rate B) Saltations are single step large mutations and
Darwinian variations are small and directional.
499.At the time of our independence, India's population was C) Sauropsids were common ancestors of therapsids and
A and crossed B in May 2011. thecodonts.
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Choose the option that correctly fills the blanks (A) and D) Homo habilis was the first hominid with brain capacity
(B). ranging between 650-800 cc
A B Choose the correct option w.r.t. True (T) and False (F)
statements.
(1) 350 million 35 billion
A B C D
(2) 35 million 1. 2 billion
(i) T F T F
(3) 350 million 1. 2 billion
(4) 35 million 35 billion (ii) F T F T

(1) (1) (iii) T T F T

(2) (2) (iv) T T F F

(3) (3) (1) (i)

(4) (4) (2) (ii)
500.Opinion of how many registered medical practitioners is (3) (iii)
required for MTP, if the pregnancy has lasted more than
12 weeks, but fewer than 24 weeks? (4) (iv)

(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four

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505.Assertion (A) : Vertebrate hearts are considered as 511.S.L. Miller created electric discharge in a closed flask at a
homologous organs. temperature of
Reason (R) : Hearts of fishes, amphibians, reptiles and
(1) 8000°C
birds show a similar basic structure with varied degree of
functional specialization. (2) 800°C
In the light of above statements select the correct option.
(3) 80,000°C
Both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is
(1) (4) 80°C
the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is 512.‘Ontogeny repeats phylogeny’ as an embryological
(2) support for evolution was proposed by
not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(3) Assertion is true statement but Reason is false. (1) Hugo de Vries

(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false statements. (2) Gregor Mendel

506.When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. (3) Urey Miller

All of its recessive lethal genes are wiped out, leaving (4) Ernst Haeckel
(1)
only healthy dominant genes. 513.Sweet potato and potato are
Mutations occur at five times the normal rate to Homologous organs that have evolved due to
(2)
balance the loss of genes by way of natural selection (1)
convergent evolution
The frequencies of the alleles in the population
(3) Homologous organs that have evolved due to
change over time (2)
divergent evolution
The frequencies of genotypes in the population are
(4) Analogous organs that have evolved due to
stable over time (3)
convergent evolution
507.For a long time it was believed that life came out of Analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent
decaying and rotting matter like straw, mud etc. This was (4)
evolution
the theory of
514.A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
(1) Special creation
if
(2) Catastrophism
(1) Random mating is absent
(3) Spontaneous generation
(2) Recombination will not occur
(4) Panspermia
(3) Gene migration does not take place
508.Select the set of structures that are homologous to each (4) There are no mutations
other.
515.“The first form of life could have come from pre-existing
(1) A butterfly’s wing and a bat’s wing non-living organic molecules”. This was first proposed by
(2) A moth’s eyes and a cow’s eyes (1) Louis Pasteur
(3) Flippers of penguins and dolphins
(2) S.L. Miller
(4) Forelimbs of cheetah and humans
(3) Oparin and Haldane
509.The three horned, herbivore dinosaur was (4) Lamarck
(1) Triceratops
516.What are the key concepts of Darwinian theory of organic
(2) Pteranodon evolution?

(3) Stegosaurus (1) Intraspecific competition

(4) Brachiosaurus (2) Branching descent and natural selection

510.Which concept did Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace (3) Mutation
independently propose? (4) Inheritance of acquired characters
(1) Mutation 517.Pattern of bones in forelimbs of humans and wings of bat
(2) Overbreeding are an example of
(3) Panspermia (1) Parallel evolution
(4) Natural selection (2) Vestigial organs
(3) Analogous organs
(4) Homologous organs

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518.Amino acid not synthesised during electric discharge 524.The animals called lobefins which evolved into the first
experiment conducted for the first time by Stanley Miller amphibians were
was
(1) Coelacanths
(1) Tyrosine
(2) Salamanders
(2) Alanine
(3) Modern day frogs
(3) Glycine
(4) Crocodiles
(4) Aspartic acid
525.Select the odd one w.r.t. Australian marsupials.
519.Cave paintings by Pre-historic humans can be seen at
Bhimbetka rock shelter in Raisen district of (1) Numbat

(1) Rajasthan (2) Tasmanian wolf

(2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Spotted cuscus

(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Flying squirrel

(4) Jharkhand 526.In electric discharge experiment performed by S.L. Miller

in 1953, the gases taken in spark discharge chamber
520.On Galapagos Islands, _____ were the ancestral finches were
from which the other finches evolved.
Choose the option which fills the blank correctly. (1) CH4 and NH3 only
(1) Insect eating finches (2) CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°C
(2) Fruit eating finches (3) CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°F
(3) Cactus eating finches
(4) CH4, O2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°C
(4) Seed eating finches
527.A hominid fossil with a cranial capacity of 1400 cc lived in
521.Sweet potato is a modification of A whereas potato is a near east and central Asia between 1,00,000 – 40,000
modification of B
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yet both of them are known for years ago was
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storage of food, hence are considered among the (1) Homo habilis
examples of analogous structures.
(2) Java man
Select the correct option which fills the blanks A and B
respectively. (3) Homo erectus
(1) A = Root, B = Stem (4) Neanderthal man
(2) A = Stem, B = Root 528.Which form of natural selection has operated on a
population resulting in following figure?
(3) A = Leaf, B = Node
(4) A = Node, B = Leaf
522.In the Miller's experiment, all of the following gases were
taken in the closed flask, except
(1) SO2

(2) NH3

(3) H2

(4) CH4 (1) Stabilising selection

(2) Directional selection
523.Read the following statements carefully.
Statement I: Industrial melanism is an example of natural (3) Disruptive selection
selection.
(4) Balancing selection
Statement II: Australian marsupials are example of
adaptive radiation. 529.Big Bang theory attempts to explain the origin of __(a)__,
Choose the option that is correct for the statements which occurred around __(b)__.
given above- Select the option which fills the blanks (a) and (b)
(1) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect correctly.

(2) Only statement I is correct (1) a = Life; b = 20 billion years ago

(3) Only statement II is correct (2) a = Earth; b = 4.5 billion years ago

(4) Both statement I and statement II are correct (3) a = Universe; b = 20 billion years ago
(4) a = Life; b = 4.5 billion years ago

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530.Among the following, closest extinct ancestors of modern 536.Read the following statements and select the correct
day mammals were option stating which is true (T) and which one is false
(F).
(1) Sauropsids
a. Theory of special creation states that life was created
(2) Synapsids by God.
b. Big bang theory explains the origin of Earth.
(3) Therapsids c. Cosmozoic theory states that life came on the Earth
(4) Pelycosaurs from other stars or planets.
d. According to theory of spontaneous generation, the
531.Who for the first time proposed that life originated from generation of living organisms occur from the non-living
pre-existing non-living organic molecules like RNA, matter present on Earth.
protein etc. and that formation of life was preceded by
(1) a(F), b(T), c(T), d(F)
chemical evolution?
(2) a(T), b(T), c(F), d(F)
(1) Oparin and Haldane
(3) a(T), b(F), c(F), d(T)
(2) Oparin and Miller
(4) a(T), b(F), c(T), d(T)
(3) Charles Darwin
(4) S. L. Miller and Haldane 537.Out of the following, the homologous pair of characters is
(1) Forelimbs of dogs and camels
532.Fossils are most abundantly found in which type of
rocks? (2) Insect wings and bat wings
(1) Metamorphic (3) Feathers of birds and fins of fishes
(2) Igneous (4) Eyes of vertebrates and arthropods
(3) Sedimentary 538.The eye of Octopus and eyes of mammals show/are
(4) Volcanic (a) Convergent evolution
(b) Analogous structures
533.Amino acid not observed during electric discharge (c) Anatomically different structures evolving for the same
experiment conducted for the first time by Stanley Miller function due to adaptations to similar needs.
was (d) Divergent evolution
(e) Same structure developed along different directions
(1) Tyrosine
due to adaptations to different needs
(2) Alanine Choose the correct option.

(3) Glycine (1) Only (a) and (b)

(4) Aspartic acid (2) Only (c) and (d)

534.Consider the following statements and select the correct (3) (a), (b) and (c)
option. (4) (a), (c) and (e)
Statement-1 : Chimpanzee is the closest relative of the
present day humans. 539.Choose the incorrect statement.
Statement-2 : The banding pattern in some autosomes of
man and chimpanzee is remarkably similar. Alfred Wallace, a naturalist worked in Malay
(1)
Archipelago.
Study of fossils in different sedimentary layer indicates
Both statements are true and statement-2 is the (2)
(1) geological periods in which they existed.
correct explanation of statement-1
Lichens can grow in areas which are polluted so are
Both statements are true but statement-2 is not the (3)
(2) used as industrial pollution indicators.
correct explanation of statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is true but statement-2 is false Evolution is not a direct process in the sense of
(4)
determinism but is a stochastic process.
(4) Both statements are false
540.The theory which is based on transfer of life from another
535.Read the following statements carefully and choose the planet to Earth in the form of spores is the theory of
correct answer.
(1) Panspermia
Statement X : S.L. Miller created electric discharge in a
closed flask containing CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour (2) Biogenesis
at 800°C.
(3) Spontaneous generation
Statement Y : Louis Pasteur dismissed the theory of
spontaneous generation. (4) Special creation
(1) Both statements are correct
(2) Both statements are incorrect
(3) Only statement X is incorrect
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541.Appearance of resistant organisms in a time scale of 546.Sweet potato is a modification of A whereas potato is a
months and years and not centuries is mainly attributed modification of
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yet both of them are known for
B
to ¯¯¯¯¯¯
storage of food, hence are considered among the
(1) Adaptive radiation examples of analogous structures.”
(2) Anthropogenic action Select the option which fills the blanks correctly.

(3) Random mating (1) A = Root, B = Stem

(4) Branching descent (2) A = Stem, B = Root

(3) A = Leaf, B = Node
542.Hugo deVries believed that it is mutation which causes
evolution. He carried out his study on (4) A = Node, B = Leaf
(1) Evening primrose 547.All of the following plants directly evolved from
(2) Pea plant Psilophyton, except

(3) Wheat plant (1) Ginkgo

(4) Daffodils (2) Conifers

(3) Gnetales
543.Lobefins evolved into the first
(4) Herbaceous lycopods
(1) Reptiles
(2) Amphibians 548.The work of ______ on populations influenced Darwin.
Choose the option that fills the blank correctly.
(3) Aves
(4) Mammals (1) Lamarck
544.According to the theory of special creation, earth is about (2) Gregor Mendel
(1) 4000 million years old (3) Ernst Haeckel
(2) 400 million years old (4) Thomas Malthus
(3) 4000 years old 549.Choose the oldest ancestor in evolution of man among
the following.
(4) 4000 billion years old
(1) Homo habilis
545.Colonization of a new habitat by a very small number of
individuals lead to (2) Ramapithecus
(1) Bottle-neck effect (3) Neanderthal man
(2) Founder effect (4) Homo sapiens
(3) Stabilizing selection 550.Saltation is a term given by Hugo deVries that indicates
(4) Disruptive selection (1) Single step small mutation
(2) Single step large mutation
(3) Multiple steps large mutation
(4) Multiple steps small mutation

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451. (1) 501. (3)

452. (2) 502. (3)

453. (4) 503. (2)

454. (2) 504. (3)

455. (3) 505. (1)

456. (3) 506. (4)

457. (3) 507. (3)

458. (2) 508. (4)

459. (1) 509. (1)

460. (3) 510. (4)

461. (2) 511. (2)

462. (1) 512. (4)

463. (1) 513. (3)

464. (4) 514. (1)

465. (4) 515. (3)

466. (2) 516. (2)

467. (4) 517. (4)

468. (2) 518. (1)

469. (1) 519. (3)

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470. (3) 520. (4)

471. (2) 521. (1)

472. (2) 522. (1)

473. (1) 523. (4)

474. (3) 524. (1)

475. (4) 525. (4)

476. (4) 526. (2)

477. (4) 527. (4)

478. (4) 528. (3)

479. (2) 529. (3)

480. (4) 530. (3)

481. (4) 531. (1)

482. (3) 532. (3)

483. (4) 533. (1)

484. (3) 534. (1)

485. (3) 535. (1)

486. (2) 536. (4)

487. (4) 537. (1)

488. (3) 538. (3)

489. (1) 539. (3)

490. (2) 540. (1)

491. (4) 541. (2)

492. (4) 542. (1)

493. (2) 543. (2)

494. (3) 544. (3)

495. (4) 545. (2)

496. (4) 546. (1)

497. (2) 547. (4)

498. (1) 548. (4)

499. (3) 549. (2)

500. (2) 550. (2)

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The regulator gene codes for the protein known as repressor protein.

(442)Answer : (4)
Solution:
UAA, UAG, UGA are stop codons, for which no tRNAs are present.
(443)Answer : (4)
Solution:
In RNA, every nucleotide residue has an additional –OH group present at 2' -position of the ribose sugar. Also, in RNA
the uracil is found at the place of thymine. RNA can act as a catalyst.

(444)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Antisense is template strand and sense strand is coding strand.
(445)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Both the statements are correct –
The nascent RNA synthesised by RNA polymerase II is called hnRNA.
Splicing is the process of removal of introns and joining of exons in a defined order.
(446)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Except for mitochondria and protozoa, genetic codon codes for same amino acid in all organisms.
Genetic codes are nearly universal in nature, i.e., UUU would code for phenylalanine in all organisms.

(447)Answer : (3)
Solution:
G + C/A + T is the base ratio which is generally constant for a given species.

(448)Answer : (1)
Solution:
The ribosome also acts as a catalyst (23S rRNA in bacteria is the enzyme-ribozyme) for formation of peptide bond.

(449)Answer : (1)
Solution:
i (inhibitor gene) – Constitutive expression.
(450)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Helicase unwind DNA helix.

Zoology

(451)Answer : (1)
Solution:
In India, family planning programme was initiated in 1951.

(452)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Government of India legalized MTP in 1971 with some strict conditions to avoid its misuse.

(453)Answer : (4)
Hint:
IUI is Intra uterine insemination.
Solution:
ICSI = Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection. In ICSI, the partner’s sperm is placed inside the egg with a microscopic needle.

(454)Answer : (2)
Solution:
IUDs are one of the most widely accepted methods of contraception in India. CuT is an IUD (Intra Uterine Device).

(455)Answer : (3)
Hint:
Teenage
Solution:
Individuals in the age group of 15-24 years are highly susceptible to acquire STIs.

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(456)Answer : (3)
Solution:
LNG-20 is a hormonal intra-uterine device that interferes with implantation. Semen is ejaculated in vagina which is part
of female reproductive tract.
(457)Answer : (3)
Solution:
GIFT is gamete intra fallopian transfer which involves transfer of ovum and is used when a female is unable to produce
ovum but can provide suitable environment for fertilisation and further development.
(458)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults are used to cover cervix to prevent conception.
(459)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Hormone releasing IUDs are progestasert and LNG 20.

(460)Answer : (3)
Solution:
In ZIFT, the zygote or early embryo upto 8 blastomeres is transferred into the fallopian tube of the female.

(461)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults are barriers made of rubber, inserted in the female reproductive tract to cover the
cervix during coitus.

(462)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Saheli is the oral contraceptive for the females that contains a non-steroidal preparation. It is a ‘once a week’ pill with
very few side effects and high contraceptive value.

(463)Answer : (1)
Solution:
NCERT-XII, Page No. 60
(464)Answer : (4)
Solution:
An ideal contraceptive should be user-friendly, easily available, effective and reversible with no or least side-effects. It
also should in no way interfere with the sexual drive, desire and/or the sexual act of the user.
All the mentioned contraceptives do not alter or interfere with the libido of the user.
(465)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Saheli–the new oral contraceptive for the females contains a non-steroidal preparation. It is a ‘once a week’ pill with
very few side effects and high contraceptive value.

(466)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Government of India legalised MTP in 1971 with some strict conditions to avoid its misuse.

(467)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Cervical caps prevent pregnancy by providing a barrier but does not protect the user against STIs

(468)Answer : (2)
Solution:
In India, marriageable age for girls is 18 years and boys is 21 years.
(469)Answer : (1)
Solution:
CDRI (Central Drug Research Institute), in Lucknow is the place where Saheli was developed.
(470)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Fem Shield (Female condom) covers the external genitalia as well as lines the vagina.
(471)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Lippes loop is a non-medicated IUD.
(472)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Syphilis is transferred through sexual contact and it is caused by a bacterium named as Treponema pallidum.

(473)Answer : (1)

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Solution:
Saheli contains non-steroidal preparations and it is a ‘once a week’ pill.
(474)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Prolactin in highly lactating mother inhibits GnRH and thus FSH and LH levels will be low.

(475)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Sterilization is a terminal method of contraception used to prevent any more pregnancies and is not easily reversible.

(476)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Unsafe sex increase the chances of transmission of HIV infection.
(477)Answer : (4)
Solution:
If the zygote consists of more than 8 blastomeres, it is then transferred into the female's uterus called IUT or Intra-
Uterine Transfer.
(478)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Genital warts is curable if detected early and treated properly.

(479)Answer : (2)
Solution:
According to 2011 census report, population growth rate of India was less than 2.0% i.e., 20/1000/year.

(480)Answer : (4)
Solution:
If the zygote consists of more than 8 blastomeres, it is transferred into the female's uterus called IUT or Intra-Uterine
Transfer.

(481)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Tubectomy and vasectomy do not affect gametogenesis but block transport of gametes.
(482)Answer : (3)
Solution:
NCERT Reference: XII, Page No. 49
(483)Answer : (4)
Solution:
NCERT Reference: XII, Page No. 54

(484)Answer : (3)
Hint:
Teenagers are more vulnerable to STIs.
Solution:
Persons with 15-24 years of age group are more vulnerable to STIs.

(485)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Cancer is not included under the category of sexually transmitted disease.
(486)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults are used to cover cervix to prevent conception.

(487)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Surgical methods block gamete transport and thereby prevent fertilization.
(488)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Progestasert and LNG-20 are hormone releasing IUDs.

(489)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Condoms and vasectomy are contraceptive methods for males.

(490)Answer : (2)
Solution:
AVERAGE FAILURE RATE
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
(Annual pregnancies/100 women)

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Barrier methods 10-15

IUDs 6
Oral contraceptives 2-3
Implanted contraceptives <1

(491)Answer : (4)

(492)Answer : (4)

(493)Answer : (2)
(494)Answer : (3)
Solution:
ZIFT is zygote intra-fallopian transfer.
(495)Answer : (4)

(496)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Indian government legalised MTP in 1971.
(497)Answer : (2)
Solution:
NCERT-XII, Page No. 64

(498)Answer : (1)
Solution:
NCERT-XII, Page No. 59
(499)Answer : (3)
Solution:
India's population was approximately 350 million, at the time of independence.

(500)Answer : (2)
Hint:
Number is equivalent to the number of ear ossicles called malleus in humans.
Solution:
According to MTP Amendment Act, 2017, a pregnancy may be terminated on certain grounds within the first 12 weeks
of pregnancy on the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. If the pregnancy has lasted more than 12 weeks, but
fewer than 24 weeks, two registered medical practitioners must be of the opinion that the required ground exists.

(501)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Mammals were originated from synapsids

(502)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Homo erectus existed around 1.5 mya
Homo erectus had cranial capacity of 900 cc
Neanderthal man had cranial capacity - 1400 cc
(503)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Pre-historic cave art developed about 18,000 years ago. One such cave paintings by Pre-historic humans can be seen
at Bhimbetka rock shelter in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.

(504)Answer : (3)
Hint:
Origin of life occurred in water.
Solution:
Plants evolved prior to animals. Sauropsids were ancestors of thecodonts.
(505)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Homologous organs are similar in structure and show common ancestory.

(506)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Hardy-Weinberg principle stated that allele frequencies in a population are stable and is constant from generation to
generation.
(507)Answer : (3)

(508)Answer : (4)
Hint:

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Similar origin
Solution:
Forelimbs of all mammals share common origin.

(509)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Triceratops were three horned, herbivorous dinosaurs.
(510)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Darwin and Wallace independently proposed the theory of evolution through natural selection. Organisms better
adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more than those less adapted to their environment in the
theory of natural selection.
(511) Answer : (2)
Solution:
S.L. Miller created electric discharge in a closed flask containing CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour at 800°C.

(512)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Ernst Haeckel on the observations of certain features during embryonic stages common to all vertebrates that are
absent in adult proposed “ontogeny repeats phylogeny”.

(513)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Homologous structures in different organisms show similarity in their anatomy.

(514)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Presence of random mating maintains Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
(515)Answer : (3)
Solution:
The formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution.

(516)Answer : (2)
Hint:
Increase in population leads to struggle.
Solution:
Members of different species compete for food and shelter.
Organism with useful variations adapt and survive. This is called natural selection.
(517)Answer : (4)
Hint:
Common ancestry in different organisms.
Solution:
Organs which have same origin but different functions are called homologous organs. e.g. forelimbs of human, horse
and bat.

(518)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Alanine, glycine and aspartic acid were the amino acids formed as a result of Miller’s experiment.
(519)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Pre-historic cave art developed about 18,000 years ago.

(520)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Darwin conjectured that all varieties of finches evolved from the original seed eating ancestor bird which was initially
present in South America.

(521)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Sweet potato and potato are analogous structures.

(522)Answer : (1)
Hint:
Sulphur containing compound
Solution:
S. L. Miller created electric discharge in a closed flask containing CH4, H2, NH3 in 2 : 2 : 1 ratio and water vapour at
800°C.
(523)Answer : (4)
Solution:

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Australian marsupials are example of adaptive radiation.

(524)Answer : (1)
Solution:
In 1938, a fish caught in South Africa happened to be a Coelacanth which was thought to be extinct.
(525)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Flying squirrel is a placental mammal.
(526)Answer : (2)
Solution:
S.L. Miller, an American scientist created electric discharge in a closed flask containing CH4, H2, NH3 and water
vapour at 800°C
(527)Answer : (4)
Solution:
The cranial capacity of Homo habilis, Homo erectus and Neanderthal man was about 650-800 cc, 900 cc and 1400 cc
respectively.

(528)Answer : (3)
Hint:
It is also known as diversifying selection.
Solution:
Disruptive selection is observed when selection does not favour the mean character value, rather favours both the
peripheral character values.
Directional selection is seen when selection acts to eliminate one extreme form and supports the other extreme, the
peak shifts in the direction which is selected by nature.
(529)Answer : (3)
Hint:
Age of Earth is estimated to be 4.5 billion years.
Solution:
The “Big bang theory” attempts to explain the origin of universe. Origin of Earth occurred around 4.5 billion years ago.

(530)Answer : (3)
Hint:
Fossils of ancestors which possibly gave rise to mammals.
Solution:
Therapsids were closest and direct ancestors of modern day mammals. Sauropsids were ancestors of modern day
reptiles. Pelycosaurs and synapsids also fall on the same lineage as therapsids.
(531)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Hypothesis for chemical origin of life was given by Oparin of Russia and Haldane of England.

(532)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Fossils are most abundantly found in sedimentary rocks

(533)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Alanine, glycine and aspartic acid were the amino acids formed as a result of Miller’s experiment
(534)Answer : (1)
Solution:
It has been observed that the banding pattern of some human chromosome is very similar to the banding pattern of the
corresponding chromosomes in apes. It shows common origin of man and Chimpanzee and their close relatedness.
(535)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Louis Pasteur by careful experimentation demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life.

(536)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Big bang theory explains the origin of Universe.

(537)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Forelimbs of mammals show homology.
(538)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution – different structures evolving for the same function and
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(539)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Lichens can be used as industrial pollution indicators as they do not grow in areas that are polluted.

(540)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Early Greek thinkers believed that units of life called ‘spores’ were transferred to different planets including earth.

(541)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Excess use of herbicides and pesticides has resulted in selection of resistant varieties in much lesser time scale.

(542)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Evening primrose is Oenothera lamarckiana. Hugo de Vries believed mutation caused speciation and hence called it
saltation.

(543)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Coelacanth called lobefins evolved into the first amphibians that lived on both land and water.
(544)Answer : (3)
Solution:
Conventional religious literature tells us about the theory of special creation. This theory has three connotations. One,
that all living organisms (species or types) that we see today were created as such. Two, that the diversity was always
the same since creation and will be the same in future also. Three, that earth is about 4000 years old.
(545)Answer : (2)
Solution:
The original drifted population in a new habitat become founders and the effect is called founder effect.
(546)Answer : (1)
Solution:
Sweet potato and potato are example of analogous structures.
(547)Answer : (4)
Hint:
These plants evolved from Zosterophyllum
Solution:
Herbaceous lycopods evolved from Tracheophyte ancestors; Progymnosperms evolved into seed ferns and they gave
rise tocycads and dicotyledons.

(548)Answer : (4)
Solution:
Natural selection is based on certain observations that are factual and influenced by essay on population by Malthus.
(549)Answer : (2)
Solution:
The chronological order of human evolution from early to recent ones :
Ramapithecus → Australopithecus → Homo habilis → Homo erectus → Neanderthal man → Modern Homo sapiens

(550)Answer : (2)
Solution:
Single step large mutation is named as saltation.

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