Solved Paper 2016 rs | \ ta Nati onal Standard Examination i in Biology ‘Conducted. by: Homi Bhabha Centre for Scienoe Education, India Exam Held on 27-11-2016 Students selected from Stage | examination (NSEB) are eligible to appear for INBO. On the basis of performance in INBO, the top 35 students in the merit list are selected and out of these 35 students finally 5 students go to participate in International. ‘Biology Olympiad. 1. The cut stem of two identical branches of the same mother plant were inserted in bottles containing liquids X and Y for a week to show the result as seen in the accompanying diagram. The liquid ‘X’ and ‘Y’ may be 3. In the accompanying figure the exposure of plant to cycle of light and darkness along with the following responses has been shown. The plant must be a Eh Light 24m|-4---b-----4 — Critical duration 4 2 ET ot darkness 4 4 “— Plant of light Darkness an Than (a) long day plant (@) water and physiologically balanced solution (0) short day plant (0) water and weak solution of abscisic acid (©) day neutral plant (c) water and weak solution of auxin (@ gibberelins treated plant {@) weak salt solution and weak solution of ethylene 2. Whi br by 4. pBR,., (A) is a plasmid having two restriction K ich of the extra-embryonic membranes sites for EcoRI while T, phage DNA (B) has islare involved in the gaseous exchange ofthe 1.4 restriction sites for it. These two DNA ae sy Chae were treated with EcoRI and allowed to run on : ee % eh agarose gel. Gif i iv) Yolk sac i ; | Omen wo =O) ead ™ Which of the following correetiy depicts the (©) @ and (ii) () (i) and (ii) EcoRI digested gel pattern? © scanned with OKEN Scanner€, Aa A 8 oo [a ol— | a es = A B A B oo oo @looo o— = . Starvation proteins are synthesised by the bacteria at the onset of carbon starvation, These are produced by a bacteria during which of the following stages of growth curve? (@) Lag phase () Exponential phase (©) Stationary phase (d) Death phase oO wo, | | ' I ® co) ‘The pyramid of number for marine ecosystems, tropical deciduous forest, grassland and temperate forest are depicted above. Arrange the pyramids in the order of ecosystems mentioned above (2) Gi. (i), (), Gi) ©) Gi), €B. ), (D) (©) 0. Gi), @, fi) (9) (), (, Gi) - Stratified squamous epithelium is found in the lining of (a) nasal passage (©) oesophagus. (b) urethra, (@) blood vessels Indian National Blology Olympigg 8, Fires play critical roles in development of qrasstands, Fire selects nygainat planta with {a) basal moristoms not easily destroyed by fira/grazors {b) pormanont above ground ports {6) structures for vogetative propagation (d) underground storage organs: 9. In which of the following, hydrogen bonding ix involved? () Water molocute and other polar molecule DNA nnd RNA (during transcription) Metal ion and chelating agont Gv) Amino acid residucs in a-helix of a polypeptide (@) Blectron deficient and electron surplus atoms (a) @, (i, Gi) and (iv) (0) (9, (ill, (¥) and () (0) (0, (iv) and (v) {d) (@, (i) and (Wv) 10. When an animal is injected with an antigen A, it produces antibody response as shown : AgA AgA-AQB | ‘Serum antibody response 14 Days, Ifthe same animal is now injected with a mixture of antigen A and B (shown by arrow) the expected response following the injection would be anti Anti eS response ifs /osponse @| | Anis ©) | response cyte a Days bas ee 1 Hoa iis @ | response 44 5 vera nae 4 © scanned with OKEN Scanneryse8 5 2 olved Paper 2016 rough the earliest evolved life forms were Maetobic, there Was an eventual predominance argerobes on earth. Which of the following is the foost likely reason for it? fa) Bvoiston of itochondtia and eukaryotic organisation 9) Evolution of photosynthetic organisms {¢) Evolution of heterotrophic organisms (gj Evolution of terestrial organisms Colonisation of land by plants was associated with the evolution of structures to obtain water and to minimise water loss, Which of the following adaptations are associated with the latter? { Development of epidermis with waxy cuticle. i Development of stomata with elaborate opening and closing mechanism. (ii) Development of bark on old stem and roots. (@) () and (i) (b) Only () © {i and (ii) (0) (), @) and (iii) 13, Fats and oils are the most preferred reserved 14. 15, foods. Choose the correct combination of statements given below to support this (They have density lower than most other molecules in a cell. (i) Their complete oxidation release energy than other organie polymers. (ii) Being hydrophobic they get clustered and use lesser space for storage. Gv) Being heteropolymeric they are most convenient storage foods. (@) i and (i) (0) () anc (i) (©) () and (iv) (¢) (il) and (iv) ‘The secondary structure of proteins mainly owes to the amino acids have (2) sulfhydryl group (b) aromatic group (0) alkaline side chain (d) acidic side chain Which combination. of statements correctly relates to the stress exerted by excess of sodium chloride in the soil on the plants? i) Salt lowers the water potential of soil. (i) Salt lowers the pH of soil. Gi) Excess sodium ions exert a toxic influence. (iv) Root hair cells impede the uptake of harmful ions, in turn reducing the uptake of water. (¥) Organic contents of root hair cells make the water potential less negative than that of soil. (a) (0, (i) and (v) {b) (i), (fv) and (v) (©) (i), (ii) and (iv) (¢) Gi), Gil) and (iv) 16. 17. 18, 19, 20. 24, 3 _ ale fadlsh Robin attacks a bundle of ignoresa med nonsedjucente ieee ora red juvenile, This is an (0 fixed action pattern (i) isolated behaviour (ii) learned behaviour (iv) reflex action pattern (v) cognitive behaviour (2) Only () (0) () and (ap (©) (and (iv) ) Only (ii) A few examples of transport across cell membranes are listed below.Which of them occurs by direct passive diffusion? (a) Movement of oxygen molecules into cells. (b) Movement of sodium ions against its concentration gradient (6) Uptake of cholesterol by cals (@ Secretion of mucus by cells ‘The interaction between action and myosin generates the force for all of the following except {@) cytoplasmic streaming in a cell of Chara (0) wriggling movement of an earthworm (0) closure of leaflets of “touch-me-nat” plant (6) swallowing of food in man Which of the cellular organelles mentioned below have to import ali the proteins they contain? (a) Nucleus (0) Lysosomes (©) Chloroplast (@) Mitochondria “Nitrogen bend” is avoided by diving mammals like whales because (2) their blood has low partial of nitrogen at all times (0) their lungs are filed with nitrogenous air before diving (0) peripheral circulation is minimal while diving (0) they have very low metabolic rate while diving . When a frog's egg is centrifugedt disturb its content. Which of the following is correct? (@) abnormal development may occur since the animal pole and vegetal pole are reversed (0) abnormal development may occur since the gradient of egg contents is disturbed (6) abnormal development may occur since the ‘grey crescent is shifted horizontally (@) abnormal development may occur since the heavier proteins are shifted to the vegetal pole co © scanned with OKEN ScannerVa 22, The predator population in a habitat is an indicator of its health because (a) predators Keep a check on the population of tertiary consumers (0) prodators control the consumption of primary ‘consumers (©) pradators selectively hunt the weaker members of ‘consumers (q) predation enhances population of decomposers 23, The key events in embryo development are given below. Which is the correct order of sequences? (@ Organogenesis| Gi) Gastrulation (W) Cleavage (2) (9610-40094 (©) (9G) ©) Gi) 0) 19) @) (WY >EtI) >> 24, The molecules absorbed and secreted in the lumen by the cells of Malpighian bodies of cockroach are respectively (@) sodium urate and urea {(b) purines and ammonia (6) urea and uric acid (0) ammonia and urie acid (i) Fertilisation Gv) Neurulation 25. The least percentage of water is encountered in the (2) uid in convoluted tubule (6) fitrate in Bowman's capsule () blood plasma in glomerulus (6) filtrate in renal capsule 26. Some animals have adapated to specific niche. In this specialisation, some organs become well developed at the expense of others that becomes vestigeal. No. Specialised 1 Wings |. Welldeveloped nose Eyes Select the correct match of the animals. (@) {-Bat, python, l-mole, IV-ostrich (©) Bat, ILmole, tl-python, 'V-ostrich (6) Ostrich, I-python, II-mole, Iv-bat (@)|-Ostrich, l-mole, t-python, IV-bat Indian National Biology Olympigg 27. Which of the following statements is incorrecyy (a) cDNA is synthesised from mRNA ? (0) cDNA lacks introns (6) cDNA cannot be expressed outside a eukayer, coll {¢) Size of cDNA is shorter than the original ONA in ‘eukaryotic cell 28. The K,, value of an enzyme-substrate reaction is a measure of affinity of the enzyme for its substrate. In’ presence of a competitive inhibitor, which of the following is true? (@) The Ky, a7 Vpq, Will increase (0) Thek,, willincrease, but v,., Willfemain unaltered (©) The X,, will remain same, but V,, Will increase (d) The K,, will remain same, but V,., Will decrease 29, Two initial stages (I and Il) of conjugation between bacteria ‘A’ and ‘B' are depicted below. F plasmid] [Genomic] DNA O° A 8 A 1 au Which of the events will follow? (a) Both strands of F plasmid willbe transferred trom A to B with A becoming F-negative and B becoming F-positive (©) Only one strand of F plasmid will be transferred from A to B and complementary strands wil be synthesised making both celis F-positive (6) Genomic DNA will be transferred from A to B and Aremains F-positive while 8 terains F-negative {d) Both genomic DNA and. F plasmid will be transferred from A to B. Consequently, cellA ies 30. If one arginine has molecular weight of 174 Daltons, then what would be the molecular weight (Daltons) of a linear polymer of 30 arginines? (a) 5760 (b) 5220, (0) 4698 (a) 4680 © scanned with OKEN Scanner4st8 _golved Paper 2016 fow cells and associated entities are listed. “fthem represents the correct ascending order of the size relative to each other? fa) Miochonation < Paramecium < Human rocyte < Eo! y protein < ViUs < Mitochondrion @)s)) Centromeres Sister chromatids 7 donot Guide ‘Main logether DNA does ‘during synapsis not replicate homologs repicate (@ Liver (b) Spleen (©) Bone marrow (@) Gonad 59. From the TS of trunk shown in the diagram, it can be predicted that the corresponding branch must be {@) Bent in the direction of *° (©) Bent in the direction of (c) Twisted through UV axis (d) Bearing the beating of wind and rain in Y > X direction 60. The role of Luteinising Hormone (LH) in human male is (@) blocking the release of GnRH from pituitary (0) stimulating Sertoli cells to promote spermatogenesis (0) stimulating Leyaig’s cals to produce testosterone (@) modifying the signal produced by FSH in ‘seminiferous tubule Indian National Biology Olympiag 61. The graph below explains the correlation between the rate of reaction and concentration of substrate during any enzymatic reaction, It cean be seen that enzyme catalyses the reaction to significant extent but after certain increase in substrate concentration, rate of reaction remains constant. This must be because Rate of reaction Reaction with enzyme present (@) at high substrate concentration, enzyme activity gets suppressed (©) enzymes activity is directly proportionate to the concentration of substrate (6) there are no enough enzymes molecules to bind to substrate for catalysing the reaction at higher concentration (0) higher concentration of substrate can degrade the enzyme 62. A student could make out that a specimen he found in a lake was an arthropod, but could not assign it to a class. ‘The organism had two pairs of a antennae and compound eyes on stalk. It must belong to the class (@) Crustacea (©) Arachnida (0) Insecta (6) Myriapoda 63. Following are the blotic components of on ecosystem i) Primary producers Gi) Primary consumers Gi) Secondary consumers Giv) Tertiary consumers (¥) Decomposers ‘The component/s without which an ecosystem cannot exist is/are (©) (0. Gi, @ and (w) (0) () and () (©) () and (ip (6) Onyy © scanned with OKEN Scanner68° solved Paper 2016 " ming same body size, which of the 4 Angin wll have Tangent stomach? (a) Dolphin (©) Llama {q) Leopard (qd) Vulture s,choowe the correet combination of the gnimals 1 and 2 with the feature that fifferentiates them Animal 1 Animal 2 Foature fq) Uard Tiger Amniotio 099 (o) Shark Frog Lungs @ Toor Goria Hale ( Gorila Human Loss of tall 4 Ifthe frequency of a dominant phenotype in a stable population is 75%, the frequency of recessive allele in’ that population would be (9) 0.375, (0) 0.26 (0.75 (050 61, During a field trip, a zoology students collected some specimens, They tried identifying one of the specimens, To do this they observed and listed the following characteristics. Absence of special sense organs such as eyes, ability to withstand low oxygen levels and poorly developed nervous system. The specimen could most likely be (a) a free-living flatworm such as Planaria (0) an ectoparasite like flea (c) a filter feeder like molluscs (0) an endoparasite like liver fluke 68. Which one of the following genetic disorder can be detected by karyotyping? {@) Down syndrome _(b) Phenylketonuria (6)Hemophiia _(d) Huntington's disease $9. In a test cross F; generation having a genotype AaBb, following progeny were obtained; AaBb (450), aabb (450), Aabb (50), ‘aaBb (50) How far in centimorgans (cM) are the a and b genes? (2) 100 (b) 90 {o) 10 1 9 70, Immunoglobulin G molecule ia ahown in the Accompanying diagram, It it in teonted with Moreaplocthanol (roduelny apont), Rey the production of Vaneau Antigon ‘Antigen pan Papain binding cloavage ,, Ate NH WyNt HN ANE ato wt uy A \ Fab ch S . F, [ean dlomalar ° Ve vatlablo domain oa [HL = hon ° “006 CoO: (a) single poptice moteculo without affinity for antigan (0) total of four polypeptide chains (6) two polypeptide chains ono with Fab portion and another with Fic (@) six fragmonts with ach with olthor Fo or Fab rogion 71, While studying enzymo activity, Noota added 1 em" of catalase enzymo to fixed volumo of hydrogen peroxide aolutions at difforont pH values, ‘The time taken to collect 10 em’ of oxygen was measured. ‘The results aro plotted on the graph an shown below. 10} Time in minutes ol a6 The 6 pH From the graph it can be concluded that (@) pH of the solution and time taken for collection of gas are inversely proportional (0) the rate of reaction is highest at pH 4 and 8 (©) i the rate of reaction is plotted against pH, the graph will look similar (@) the pattern of graph will remain same if quantily of catalase is doubled wi © scanned with OKEN Scanner10 Indian National Blology Olympiag 72. Curling or straightening hair using various 76. In a cloning experiment, DNA ligase tugoq physical and chemical processes is common for reshaping the hair. Which of the following is true? (@) Curing the straight hair required to from new SH bonds in hair keratin (©) Straightened hair has fewet SH bonds than thelr natural counterpart {) Both curling and straightening requires breaking and ‘making of SH bonds (@ Hydrogen peroxide treatment on hair helps in breaking and making ot SH bonds 73. Which of the following may result in allopatric 74, Hydrophobic Er speciation? (@) Rising sea levels submerging islands (0) Polluted waters destroying coral reets (0) Torrential rains changing course of wide rivers (@ Uncontrolled logging destroying forests interaction influence _ protein structure at which of the following level/s? @ Primary structure (ji) Secondary structure Gii) Tertiary structure iv) Quaternary structure (@) and (i) (0) (i) and (i) (©) Gil) ana (iv) (@) (i) and (vy ‘5. Fish normally swim with dorsal surface towards light. Two fish A and B shows following response to light. Mark correct interpretation, (Arrow indicates light source) Uo SS GN > f AY e a GH tt (@) Bis normal fish and A with gravity sensor removed (0) Bis normal fish and A with one eye removed (6) Bis normal fish and A with photoreceptor ysfunction (unequal stimulation) (@) Ahas gravity sensor dominant over B light sensor dominant over gravity A light sensor and sensor 77. 78. 79, shows optimum activity at 37°C andy sogment of DNA that needs to be ligated shows 18°C as its 7,, (melting temperature), Which of the following conditions will giys, bost results of the ligation experiment? (a) Experimant performed betwoon 18°C and 376 (0) Experiment quickly pertormod at 18°C. (6) Experiment performed at temporaturo above 18°C, but less than 37°C (@) Experiment performed at 8-10" temperature over a prolonged period ‘The difference betwoen excitatory” and inhibitory response across a- aynapse is mainly due to (i intensity of voltago through synaptic apace ii) type of neurotransmitter i) typo of gated channel opened in response to neurotransmitter (@) (0, @) and (il) (b) @ and (i) (©) () and (i) (6) (i) and (iy If a fluorescing protein is attached to many free ribosomes in a cell and the cell is photographed after a time interval, the colour will appear {@) in cytoplasm only (0) in cytoplasm and along rough endoplasmic reticulum (©) in cytoplasm, along rough endoplasmic reticulum and along wall of nucleus (@) in cytoplasm, along rough endoplasmic reticulum, along wall of nucleus and in the matrix of mitochondria Choose the statements that represent the effect of adrenal activation through sympathetic stimulation due to stress, @ Glycogenolysis resulting in increased blood glucose (ii) Breakdown of proteins and lipids leading to gluconeogenesis Gii) Increased breathing rate Gv) Retention of sodium and wator by kidneys (¥) Increased metabolic rate (2) 0, (i, (andy) (D, ill), (iv) and (v) (©) (ii) and (v) (d) () and Gi) When a plant cells undergoes expansive Growth, the increase in volume is caused mostly by (@) uptake of minerals (©) synthesis of cellulose (b) uptake of water (d) synthesis of proteins © scanned with OKEN Scanner