Bombay Smoke Nuisance Act has been enforced only in case of smoke emanating from
A. The vehicles in metro cities
B. Cigarettes widely used in India
C. The chimneys of industrial units
D. Burning of wastages allover India
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Assertion (A) Yeast cells have alcoholic fermentation.
Reason (R) Fermentation is an aerobic process.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Which of the following is an autotrophic bacterium which requires only inorganic materials for growth?
A. Nitrosomonas
B. Rhizobium
C. Clostridium
D. Rhodospirillium
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Spirogyra
1. Cup shaped chloroplast
b. Oedogonium
2. Reticulate chloroplast
c. Chlamydomonas
3. Star-shaped chloroplast
d. Zygnema
4. Specialchloroplast
A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
B. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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The process by which plants produce food is called
A. Carbohydrolysis
B. Metabolic synthesis
C. Photosensitization
D. Photosynthesis
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Which of the following is an example of obligate anaerobe?
A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
B. Clostridium botulinum
C. Rhizopus stolonifer
D. All of the above
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When the embryos are developed from the cells of the nucellusor integumentsand push themselves into the embryo sac, the phenomenon is known as
A. Generative apospory
B. Somatic apospory
C. Sporophytic building
D. Non-recurrent type appomixis
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Exchange of gases occurs through which part of the plant tissue?
A. Phloem
B. Stomata
C. Xylem
D. Midrib
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. Petkus winter rye may be vernalized in the seed stage
2. Petkus winter rye has an obligate requirement for vernalization
3. Under continuous light, unvernalized Petkus winter rye will "head" in 15 weeks
4. Petkus winter rye differs from henbane in that the vernalization stimulus, once received, is not transmitted across a graft union
A. 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. 2 and 3 are true
C. 2, 3 and 4 are true
D. 1, 3 and 4 are true
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In the fourth oxidation step of the Krebs cycle,
A. Maltate is converted to oxaloacetate in the presence of NAD- maltate dehydrogenase
B. Fumarate is formed from succinic acid in the presence of succinate dehydrogenase
C. ∝-ketoglutarateis formed from isocitrate in the presence of isocitrate dehydrogenase
D. None of the above
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The technique of the development of fruits without fertilisation is known as
A. parthenogenesis
B. parthenocarpy
C. autogamy
D. sporogamy
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The redox potential is expressed in terms of
A. Volts or milivolts
B. Parsec
C. Watt
D. Horsepower
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The plants that occur in desert and steppe are known as
A. Oxylophytes
B. Helophytes
C. Psychrophytes
D. Eremophytes
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Enzymes which exist in more than one form are called
A. Isozymes
B. Isotopes
C. Isomers
D. Analogous enzymes
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The red colour of bracts of Bougainvillea is due to
A. Xanthocyanin
B. Betacyanin
C. Lycopene
D. Phytoene
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The particulate pollution is measured by the instrument called
A. Sonkin impactor
B. Leigean sphere
C. Owen's dust counter
D. None of the above
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When light-sensitive lettuce seeds that are imbibing are treated with red light followed by far-red light,
A. The Pr form is converted to the active Pfr form
B. The Pfr form is not affected
C. Germination takes place
D. Germination does not take place
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Maximum harm to a tree is caused by
A. loss of half of its leaves
B. loss of all leaves
C. loss of half of its branches
D. loss of its bark
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Interactions with external factors which influence or cause competitiorr include
A. Selective pressure or disturbance of ecological equilibria by animals and man
B. Disturbance of environment which provides bare soil or seedling niches
C. Unusual soil conditions such as toxic solute content, heavy metals, excess calcium carbonate etc.
D. All of the above
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The process of phosphate group transfer into ADP to synthesize energy rich ATP molecule making use of light as an external energy source is known as
A. Oxidative phosphorylation
B. Osmotic phosphorylation
C. Photophosphorylation
D. None of the above
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