An increase in temperature results an increase in the rate of diffusion. This is because an increase in temperature causes
A. Decreased kinetic energy of diffusing particles
B. Increased kinetic energy of diffusing particles
C. Zero kinetic energy of diffusing particles
D. None of the above
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In cold-requiring plants, the ripeness-to-flower stage is reached when
A. The plant has achieved an age of 10 days
B. The plant has fulfilled its cold requirements
C. The plant is in its seed stage
D. The plant is in the rosette stage
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Match
List-I (part before fertilisation) with
List-II (part after fertilisation) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Ovary
1. Paricarp of fruit
b. Ovary wall
2. Fruit
c. Ovule
3. Seed
d. Egg cell
4. Embryo
A. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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Substrates that are highly oxidized, such as the acids of the Krebs cycle, will give respiratory quotient (RQ) values
A. Greater than 1.0
B. Equal to 1.0
C. Less than 1.0
D. Less than zero
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The middle and outer ranges of Himalayas are separated by
A. Chandrabhaga valley
B. Sutlej valley
C. Damodar valley
D. Ravi valley
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According to which of the following hypotheses, the endergonic formation of ATP is accomplished via a coupling factor that transfers electron energy promoted by photosynthesis or respiration?
A. Conformational coupling
B. Chemical coupling
C. Chemiosmotic coupling
D. All of the above
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The area where the net water movement is from the surface into the ground water systems is termed as
A. Spring
B. Aquifer
C. Catchment area
D. None of the above
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Which of the following plants is an example whose growth and flowering is stimulated by fire in close proximity?
A. Epilobium augustifolium
B. Petrea volubilis
C. Tectona grandis
D. Gamelna airborea
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In which of the following pelagic zones, darkness is virtually complete except for bioluminescence, and where temperature is low and pressure is great?
A. Photic zone
B. Aphotic zone
C. Mesopelagic zone
D. Bathypelagic zone
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The only palms of the Indus plain are
A. Phoenix sylvestris and Nannorhops ritchieana
B. Phoenix dactylifera and Cocos nucifera
C. Elaesis guinensis and Areca catechu
D. Oreodoxa regia and Borassus flabellifer
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Match
List-I (Forest formations) with
List-II (Areas) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Tropical moist deciduous
1. A belt from Kashmir to Assam and Burma
b. Tropical dry deciduous
2. Central India
c. Tropical dry evergreen
3. Central and northern Burma
d. Sub-tropical pine forest
4. On the coasts of Andhra and Chennai
A. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
B. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
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The structural unit that is employed in place of seed is called
A. Pistule
B. Propagule
C. Radicle
D. Plumule
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Which of the following diseases is easily recognisable by the presence of large knob-like sooty swellings or boils known as the smut galls or ball tumours?
A. Com smut
B. Covered smut
C. Black rust
D. Early blight
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in Kreb's citric acid cycle, the initial acceptor of hydrogens released from succinate is
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. In angiosperms the pollination consists of transference of the pollen grains from the anther to the stigma either by self-pollination or by cross-pollination
2. Pollen grain is shed from the pollen sac in the two-celled stage
3. The exine of each microspore grows out into a tube, called the pollen tube
4. The growth of pollen tube is stimulated by sugary substances secreted by the stigma
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. Only 1, 3 and 4 are true
C. Only 1, 2 and 4 are true
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. Sexual reproduction is brought about by highly specialized antheridia and archegonia
2. An antheridium is a unicellular, short-stalked, club-shaped body
3. Funaria hygrometrica is a dioecious moss
4. The sex organs of Funaria are borne in clusters on the tips of the branches
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. Only 2 and 4 are true
C. Only 1 and 4 are true
D. Only 1, 3 and 4 are true
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. . . . . . . . is the ability of a single cell to produce a fertile, adult individual.
A. Cloning
B. Pluripotency
C. Totipotency
D. Mutation
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Which of the following ecosystems lack producers but contain only consumers and decomposers?
A. Estuarines
B. Abyssal depths of sea
C. Grasslands
D. All of the above
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Which of the following compounds are called as "freon" which are used as propellants in pressurized aerosol cans?
A. Teflons
B. Nitrogen oxides
C. Chlorotluoromethanes
D. Neon and helium gases
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During the synthesis of one molecule of glucose in green plants,
A. 10 ATP and 5 NADPH molecules are required
B. 18 ATP and 1 NADPH molecules are required
C. 18 ATP and 6 NADPH molecules are required
D. 18 ATP and 12 NADPH molecules are required
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