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31 Easy
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What are the differences between plant cell and animal cell among the following ?

(A) Cell wall

(B) Cell membrane

(C) Ribosomes

(D) Centrioles

(E) Large central vacuole

(F) Plastids
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Correct option: D
A, D, E, F only
Option D (A, D, E, F only) is correct because cell wall, centrioles, large central vacuole, and plastids are the key differences between plant and animal cells.
32 Medium
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Which of the following statement is incorrect about plasmids?
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Correct option: C
They help in the replication of nucleoid
Option C (They help in the replication of nucleoid) is correct because plasmids do not directly participate in the replication of the nucleoid.
33 Easy
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The chemical substances found most abundantly on the middle lamella are released into the phragmoplast by
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Correct option: B
Golgi complex
Option B (Golgi complex) is correct because the Golgi complex packages and transports materials, including the chemical substances for cell wall formation, to the phragmoplast during cell division.
34 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Analyse the following pairs and identify the correct option given.
I. Chromoplasts – Contain pigments other than chlorophyll
II. Leucoplasts – Devoid of any pigments
III. Amyloplasts – Store proteins
IV. Aleuroplasts – Store oils and fats
V. Elaioplasts – Store carbohydrates
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Correct option: D
I and II are correct
Option D (I and II are correct) is correct because Chromoplasts contain pigments other than chlorophyll and Leucoplasts are devoid of any pigments.
35 Easy
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Organisation of a cell has not been achieved in
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Correct option: A
Bacteriophage
Option A (Bacteriophage) is correct because bacteriophages are viruses and not cells, thus lacking cellular organization.
36 Medium
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Bacterial flagellum consists of all of the following components except
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Correct option: A
Microtubule
Option A (Microtubule) is correct because bacterial flagella are composed of flagellin protein and do not contain microtubules, which are found in eukaryotic flagella.
37 Medium
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Balbiani rings are sites of:
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Correct option: A
RNA and protein synthesis
Option A (RNA and protein synthesis) is correct because Balbiani rings are puffed regions on polytene chromosomes and are sites of intense RNA transcription and subsequent protein synthesis.
38 Medium
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The inward movement of ions into the cells is ……
and the outward movement is….
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Correct option: A
Influx, efflux
Option A (Influx, efflux) is correct because influx refers to the inward movement of ions, while efflux refers to the outward movement.
39 Medium
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The term chromosome was coined by?
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Correct option: D
Waldeyer
Option D (Waldeyer) is correct because Waldeyer coined the term \"chromosome.\"
40 Easy
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Select the wrong statement from the following
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Correct option: B
Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment, the thylakoid space bounded by the thylakoid membrane
Option B (Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment, the thylakoid space bounded by the thylakoid membrane) is correct because only chloroplasts have thylakoids and thylakoid membranes; mitochondria have cristae.
41 Medium
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Which of the given statements are correct? I. EscherichiacoliEscherichia\mathrm{ }coli is a Gram (−ve- \mathrm{ve}) bacteria II. BacillussubtilisBacillus\mathrm{ }subtilis is a Gram (+ve+ \mathrm{ve}) bacteria III. Working of the Gram’s stain in Gram (−ve- \mathrm{ve}) bacteria is due to high lipid content of the cell wall, which gets dissolved in organic solvents like acetone Choose the correct option
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Correct option: D
I, II and III
Option D (I, II and III) is correct because all three statements about E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Gram staining are correct.
42 Easy
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The plasmid DNA confers certain unique characters to bacteria in which they are found. This include
I. resistance to antibiotics
II. no resistance to antibiotics
III. monitor bacterial transformation with foreign DNA
The correct option is
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Correct option: A
Only I
Option A (Only I) is correct because plasmids often carry genes that confer antibiotic resistance to bacteria.
43 Hard
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a. The passage through which movement of RNA and protein molecules takes place in both
directions in a nuclear pore.
b. A disc-shaped structure is kinetochore is present as a lateral side of centromere.

c. DNA moves easily in both directions through the nuclear pore.

Read the following and select the correct option.
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Correct option: A
a and b are true
Option A (a and b are true) is correct because RNA and protein molecules move through nuclear pores, and kinetochores are disc-shaped structures on the centromere. DNA does not move easily through the nuclear pore.
44 Easy
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Which of the following statements with respect to Endoplasmic Reticulum is incorrect?
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Correct option: D
In prokaryotes only RER are present
In prokaryotes only RER are present is incorrect because prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles like the endoplasmic reticulum (both RER and SER).
45 Medium
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In fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane
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Correct option: C
Phospholipids form a bimolecular layer in middle part
Option C (Phospholipids form a bimolecular layer in middle part) is correct because the fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a phospholipid bilayer.
46 Hard
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Animal cell differs form plant cells in not having the:
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because animal cells lack cell walls and plastids, and have fewer glyoxysomes compared to plant cells.
47 Hard
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The plasma membrane of prokaryotes and eukaryotes are
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Correct option: B
Similar in structure and function
Similar in structure and function is the correct answer because both prokaryotic and eukaryotic plasma membranes are composed of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins, and both function to regulate the passage of substances in and out of the cell.
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In the chromosomes the non-staining region is called?
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Correct option: D
Both 2 and 3
Option D (Both 2 and 3) is correct because the non-staining regions in chromosomes are the secondary constriction and the satellite region.
49 Medium
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Which of the following plastid is a store house for proteins?
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Correct option: B
Aleuroplast
Option B (Aleuroplast) is correct because aleuroplasts are specialized plastids that store proteins.
50 Easy
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Tubulin protein occurs in
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Correct option: D
Microtubules
Option D (Microtubules) is correct because tubulin is the protein that forms microtubules, which are components of the cytoskeleton.
51 Medium
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Six tubes containing preparations from animal tissue were set up as shown in the table. Tube contents
(i) Glucose + homogenized cell
(ii) Glucose + mitochondria
(iii) Glucose + cytoplasm lacking organelles
(iv) Pyruvic acid + homogenized cells
(v) Pyruvic acid + mitochondria
(vi) Pyruvic acid + Cytoplasm lacking organelles
After incubation, in which three tubes would carbon dioxide be produced?
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Correct option: B
(i), (iv) and (v)
Option B ((i), (iv) and (v)) is correct because carbon dioxide production occurs during cellular respiration, which requires glucose or pyruvic acid and functional cellular components.
52 Hard
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Assertion (A): Polar molecules can not pass through non polar lipid bilayer.

Reason (R): Polar molecules require a carrier protein of the membrane to facilitate their transport across the membrane.
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Correct option: B
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
Option B is correct. Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion. Polar molecules cannot easily pass through the nonpolar lipid bilayer, and they often require carrier proteins for transport, but the need for carrier proteins is not the direct reason they can't pass through the bilayer.
53 Medium
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Spindle fibres attach on to:
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Correct option: B
Kinetochore of the chromosome
Option B (Kinetochore of the chromosome) is correct because spindle fibers attach to the kinetochore, a protein structure on the centromere of the chromosome, during cell division.
54 Easy
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Which of the following statements are correct? I. Occurrence of different types of tissues, organs and organ system results in division of labour II. A new cell always develops by the division of a pre-existing cells III. Cells are totipotent IV. Cell is the smallest unit, capable of independent existence and performing the essential functions of life The correct option is
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Correct option: D
I, II, III and IV
Option D (I, II, III and IV) is correct because all the statements are fundamental principles of cell biology.
55 Easy
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Cell theory was proposed by
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Correct option: B
Schleiden and Schwann
Option B (Schleiden and Schwann) is correct because they are credited with formulating the cell theory.
56 Medium
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Which of the following statements are false? I. Most cells are tiny and their volume ranges from 1 to 1000 nm3\mathrm{n}{\mathrm{m}^3}. II. Some cells have the microvilli to increase the absorptive surface area. III. All cells arise from pre-existing cells. IV. In plants, translocation of solutes is performed by xylem vessels and tracheids. V. According to cell theory, all cells arise from abiotic material.
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Correct option: B
I, IV and V are false
Option B (I, IV and V are false) is correct because the listed statements are factually incorrect regarding cell size, solute translocation, and cell theory.
57 Medium
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When the Centrometre is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as:
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Correct option: C
Metacentric
Option C (Metacentric) is correct because it describes a chromosome with the centromere located in the middle, resulting in two equal arms.
58 Easy
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All the statements are correct for prokaryotic cells, except
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Correct option: A
Few prokaryotic have cell walls without muramic acid
Option A is correct because most prokaryotes *do* have cell walls containing muramic acid, making the statement that *few* do incorrect.
59 Medium
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How many structures are not associated with bacterial cells?

i. Capsid
ii. Polysomes

iii. Fimbriae
iv. Virion

v. Flagella
vi. Naked genetic material

vii. Endomembrane
viii. Mitochondria
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Correct option: B
Four
Option B (Four) is correct because Capsid, Virion, Endomembrane and Mitochondria are not associated with bacterial cells.
60 Medium
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Mark the incorrect about ribosomes
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Correct option: D
Not found in double membrane bound cell organelles of any eukaryotes.
Not found in double membrane bound cell organelles of any eukaryotes is incorrect because ribosomes (70S) are found inside mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are double membrane-bound organelles in eukaryotes.
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