2.

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Osmoregulation in Paramecium is a function of

a) Contractile vacuole b) Trichocysts c) Cytopyge d) Cytostome

2. Fungi imperfecti includes

a) Aspergillus and Penicillium b) Alternaria and Trichoderma

c) Ustilago and Puccinia d) Alternaria and penicillium

3. Which of the following is a non-hyphal unicellular fungus?

a) Yeast b) Puccinia c) Ustilago d) Alternaria

4. Auxospores and homocysts are formed, respectively by

a) Several diatoms and a few cyanobacteria b) Several cyanobacteria and several

diatoms
c) Some diatoms several cyanobacteria d) Some cyanobacteria and many diatoms

5. HIV is classified as a retrovirus because its genetic information is carried in

a) DNA instead of b) DNA c) RNA instead of d) Protein coat

RNA DNA
Consider the following statements
I. Mycelium is branched and septate
6.

II. The asexual spores are generally not formed

III. Vegetative reproduction takes place by framentation
IV. Sex organs are absent but sexual reproduction takes place by somatogamy
V. Karyogamy and meiosis takes place in basidium to form haploid four basidiospores
Vi. Basidia are arranged in fruiting bodies called basidiocarp
The above statements are assigned to
a) Sac fungi b) Bracket fungi c) Imperfecti fungi d) Club fungi

Aristotle classified the plants on the basis of their morphological characters and
categorised them into
7.

a) Tree, shrubs and herbs

b) Algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms

c) Embryophytes and tracheophytes

d) Algae and embryophytes

8. Citrus canker is a

a) Viral disease b) Bacterial disease c) Fungal disease d) Protozoan disease

9. Which is correct?

a) RNA is genetic material of bacteria b) RNA is genetic material of all virus

 c) DNA is genetic material of some organism d) Some virus has RNA as genetic material

10. African sleeping sickness is caused by

a) Trypanosoma b) Leishmania c) Latimeria d) Plasodium

11. Read the following statement about bacteria and select the correct option

a) Bacteria are simple in structure but b) Bacteria are complex in structure but
complex in behavior simple in behavior
c) Bacteria are simple in both structure and d) Bacteria are complex in both structure
behavior and behavior
12. Which of the following is a Gram negative bacterium?

a) Escherichia coli b) Bacillus subtillis

c) Streptomyces coelicolor d) Ampycolatopsis orientalis

13. Virus consists of

a) Nucleic acid b) Protein c) Both (A) and (B) d) None of these

14. Parasitic and saprophytic conditions are more familiar in

a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Algae d) Ferns

15. Bacteriophage releases lysozyme during

a) Penetration phase b) Eclipse phase c) Absorption phase d) Maturation phase

16. Cladonia rangiferina is a/an

a) Algae b) Lichen c) Fungus d) Angiosperm

17. According to five kingdom classification bacteria belong to

a) Protista b) Monera c) Plantae d) Archaea

18. Which of the following is a free living nitrogen fixing bacterium present in the soil?

a) Nitrosomonas b) Rhizobium c) Azotobacter d) Pseudomonas

19. The genetic material of rabies virus is

a) Double stranded b) Single stranded c) Double stranded d) Single stranded

RNA RNA DNA DNA
20. All of the following fungi belongs to Phycomycetes, except

a) Rhizopus b) Mucor c) Albugo d) Agaricus

21. Which is correct for bacteria?

a) They have both cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation

b) They absorb light > 900 nm of wavelength

c) They release O during photosynthesis

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 d) They use H O during photosynthesis

22. Consider the following statements

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I. In this group, the Plasmodium differentiates and forms fruiting bodies, bearing spores
at their tips
II. Spores possess true walls
III. The spores are dispersed by air currents
IV. The spores are extremely resistant and survive for many years even under adverse
conditions
The above statements are assigned to
a) Euglenoid b) Slime moulds c) Dinoflagellates d) Chrysophytes

23. Purified antibiotic penicillin of Penicillium notatum was discovered by

a) Alexander Fleming b) Howard Floxy c) Robert Hooke d) Carolus Linnaeus

24. Thermococcus , Methanococcus and Methanobacterium are

a) Archaebacteria having eukaryotic histone homologue

b) Bacteria with cytoskeleton

c) Archaebacteria with negatively supercoiled DNA as eukaryotes but lacking histones

d) Bacteria having positively coiled DNA, cytoskeleton, mitochondria

25. Identify the correct pair of events when temperate phages infect bacteria.
I. No prophages are formed
II. Bacterial cell undergoes many divisions.
III. Bacterial cell undergoes immediate lysis.
IV. Prophages are formed
The correct pair is
a) I and II b) II and III c) III and IV d) II and IV

26. Which of the following is an edible fungi?

a) Mucor b) Penicillium c) Agaricus d) Rhizopus

27. Animal cells do not have

a) Plasma membrane b) Cell wall c) Chloroplast only d) Both (a) and (c)

28. Which group of organisms is represented by the given figure?

a) Dinoflagellates b) Protozoans c) Slime mould d) Euglenoids

29. State whether the given statements are true or false

I. Five kingdom system of classification did not differentiated between the heterotrophic
group, fungi and the autotrophic green plants, through they showed a characteristic
difference in their walls composition.
II. Fungi wall contains chitin, while the green plants has a cellulosic cell wall
Codes
 a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, but II is true

c) I and II are true d) I and II are false

30. Under favourable conditions slime moulds form

a) Protonema b) Plasmodium c) Mycelium d) Fruiting bodies

31. Which of the following class of fungi helps in mineral cycling?

a) Deuteromycetes b) Basidiomycetes

c) Ascomycetes d) Phycomycetes

32. Teichoic acid is present in

a) Cell wall of Gram positive bacteria b) Cell wall of Gram negative bacteria

c) Capsid of virus d) Protoplasm of mycoplasma

33. Red tide in warms coastal water is caused due to the rapid multiplications of

a) Euglena b) Diatoms c) Gonyaulax d) Paramecium

34. Which of the following groups are placed under the kingdom-Protista?

a) Crysophytes b) Dianoflagellate and euglenoids

c) Slime moulds and protozoans d) All of the above

35. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to Colletotrichum falcatum ?

a) The conidia and conidiophores are aseptate mycelium and setae are septate

b) The conidia, conidiophores, mycelium and setae are septate

c) The conidia are aseptate conidiophores, mycelium and setae septate

d) The mycelium is septate conidia, conidiophores and setae are aseptate

36. Ainsworth put Rhizopus in

a) Zygomycotina b) Mastigomycotina c) Myxomycotina d) Ascomycotina

37. The disease caused by virus which is 42 nm in size and contains double stranded DNA is

a) Hepatitis-A b) AIDS c) Hepatitis-B d) Leprosy

38. The disease caused by Trypanosoma is

a) Yellow fever b) Sleeping sickness c) Kala azar d) Hey fever

39. In which animal, dimorphic nucleus us found?

a) Amoeba b) Trypanosoma gambiense

c) Plasmodium vivax d) Paramecium caudatum

40. Kingdom-Monera consists of

 a) Unicellular eukaryotes b) Multicellular eukaryotes

c) Bacteria d) Both (a) and (c)

41. Slimy mass of protoplasm with many nuclei and an Amoeba−¿like thalloid body is a
characteristic feature of
a) Ascomycetes b) Actinomycetes c) Phycomycetes d) Myxomycetes

42. The bacteria that can reside in extreme salty areas are called as

a) Halophiles b) Methanogens c) Basophiles d) Thermoacidophiles

43. In which of the following patterns of viral replication, viruses enter a cell, replicate and
then cause the cell to burst, releasing new viruses?
a) Lytic b) Lysogenic c) Repreogenic d) Both (a) and (b)

44. Potato leaf roll or leaf curl of papaya are caused by

a) Fungi b) Viruses c) Bacteria d) Nematodes

45. The given statements describes a group of organism

I. Instead of a cell wall, they have a protein rich layer called pellicle which makes their
body flexible
II. They have two flagella a short and a long one
III. They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, when deprived of sunlight they
behave like heterotrophs by predating on other smaller organism
Which of the following group is referred here?
a) Slime moulds b) Dinoflagellates c) Euglenoids d) Protozoans

46. In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life
(bacteria, archaea and eukarya), which one of the following statement is true about
archaea?
a) Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects

b) Archaea have some noble features that are absent in other prokaryotes and
eukaryotes
c) Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

d) Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes

47. The sexual stages of pathogens of blast of rice and red rot of sugarcane are named
respectively as
a) Magneporthe grisea and Colletotrichum falcatum

b) Colletotrichum falcatum and Pyricularia oryzae

c) Glomerella tucmanensis and Magneporthe grisea

d) Magneporthe grisea and Glomerella tucmanensis

48. Substances secreted by bacteria are

a) Proteins b) Toxins c) Interferons d) Antibiotics

49. Which of the following statement is correct?

 a) Viruses are obligate parasites b) All fungi are pathogenic

c) All algae are eukaryotes d) Bacteria are always harmful to mankind

50. In five kingdom system of classification of R H Whittaker, how many kingdoms contain
eukaryotes?
a) Four Kingdoms b) One Kingdom c) Two Kingdoms d) Three Kingdoms

51. Contagium vivum fluidum concept of virus was proposed by

a) DJ lvanowsky b) MW Beijerinck c) Stanley d) Robert Hooke

52. Heterothallism was discovered by

a) Blakeslee b) Bessey c) Butler d) A Flemming

53. A place was rocky and barren but now there is a green forest, the sequence of origin is

a) Lichen, moss, herbs, shrubs b) Moss, lichen, herbs, shrubs

c) Lichen, moss, shrubs, herbs d) Shrubs, herbs, moss, lichen

54. The asexual spores formed by Colletotrichum falcatum , Sphaerotheca and Rhizopus stolonifer
are
a) Many called b) One called c) Pyriform in shape d) Rod shaped

55. Read the following statements regarding archaebacteria and select the correct option
I. Archaebacteria differs from other bacteria in having different cell wall structure
II. Their cell wall is made up of cellulose and contains high amount of unsaturated fatty
acid, which is responsible for their survival in extreme conditions
III. Thermoacidophiles have dual ability to tolerate high temperature as well as high
acidity
a) I and II are true b) I and III are true c) II and III are true d) I, II and III are true

56. In addition to absence of chlorophyll, what is the other difference between fungi and
higher plants?
a) Type of nutrition and composition of cell b) Cell type
wall
c) Nucleus d) Reproduction

57. Identify from the following examples, a fungus, which is of medicinal importance

a) Agaricus b) Saccharomyces c) Penicillium d) Cercospora

58. Which one of the following pathogens causes citrus canker disease?

a) Meloidogyne incognita b) Anguina tritici

c) Xanthomonas citri d) Pseudomonas rubilineans

59. Kingdom-Protista includes

a) Life cycle showing sporic meiosis b) Life cycle showing zygotic meiosis

c) Life cycle showing gametic meiosis d) Both (b) and (c)

60. What is common about Trypanosoma , Noctiluca Monocystis and Giardia ?

 a) These are all unicellular protists b) They have flagella

c) They produce spores d) These are all parasites

61. Analyse the following statements and identify the correct options given below
I. Two kingdom system of classification did not distinguish between the eukaryotes and
prokaryotes, unicellular and multicellular organism and green algae and fungi.
II. The two kingdom classification used for a long time was found inadequate
a) I is true, but II is b) I is false, II is true c) I and II are true d) I and II are false
false
62. Slime moulds in the division-Myxomycota (true slime moulds) have

a) Pseudoplasmodia

b) Spores that develop into free living amoeboid cells

c) Spores that develop into flagellated warm cells

d) Feeding stages consisting of solitary individual cells

63. The protein coat of a virus/is known as

a) Nucleoid b) Capsid c) Capsomere d) Outer envelope

64. In Amoeba, which controls the cytoplasmic osmality?

a) Nucleus b) Ectoplasm c) Biurets d) Contractile vacuole

65. The fungus without mycelium is

a) Puccinia b) Phytophthora c) Rhizopus d) Saccharomyces

66. Viroids have

a) ssRNA not enclosed by protein coat b) ssDNA not enclosed by protein coat

c) dsDNA enclosed by protein coat d) dsRNA enclosed by protein coat

67. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically incorrectly named and incorrectly
described
a) Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of
malaria
b) Trypanosoma gambiense-The parasite of sleeping sickness

c) Diatoms-Very good pollution indicators

d) Noctiluca-A Chrysophyte, which shows bioluminescence

68. Which one of following has haplontic life cycle?

a) Funaria b) Polytrichum c) Ustilago d) Wheat

69. Analyse the following statements about class-Ascomycetes

I. Mycelium is branched and septate
II. The asexual spores are conidia, produced on the special mycelium called
conidiophores
III. Sexual spores are called ascospores which are produced in sac like asci. These asci
 are arranged in same types of fruiting bodies called ascocarps
Which of the statements given above are correct
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

70. Which of the given statement best describes the gametophytic in the alternation of
generation life cycle?
a) Generation that produces the gametes b) Generation that produces the spores

c) Generation that has xylem and phloem d) The diploid generation

71. Which of the following does not belong to the kingdom-Protista?

a) Chrysophytes b) Euglenoids c) Ascomycetes d) Dinoflagellates

72. Microphagial nutrition occurs in

a) Amphioxus b) Insects c) Paramecium d) Hydra

73. Which of the following organisms completely lack cell wall, they are the smallest living
cells known and can survive without oxygen?
a) Mycoplasma b) Euglenoids c) Slime moulds d) All of these

74. Bacteriophage are

a) Bacteria that attacks viruses b) Viruses that attacks bacteria

c) Free living viruses d) Free living bacteria

75. Which of the following is not a character of Protista?

a) Protists are prokaryotic

b) Some protists have cell walls

c) Mode of nutrition is both autotrophic and heterotrophic

d) Body organization is cellular

76. Which one of the following is a matching pair of certain organism (s) and the kind of
association?
a) Shark and sucker fish – Commensalism

b) Algae and fungi in lichens – Mutualism

c) Orchids growing of trees – Parasitism

d) Cuscuta (dodder) growing – Epiphytism

On other flowering plants
77. A bacterium divides after every 35 min, if a culture containing 105 cells per mL is grown,
then cell concentration per mL after 175 min will be
a) 5 b) 5 c) 5 d) 5
175 ×10 125 ×10 48 × 10 32 ×10
78. The fungal partner in lichen is called mycobiont whereas algal partner is called

a) Glycobiont b) Algobiont

c) Phycobiont d) Often referred as algal partner

79. In the table below, some of the crop plants, their diseases and the pathogens are given.
Match the three columns and identify the correct choice.
Crop Disease Pathogen
A. I. Root knot 1.
Pigeon
pea
Pseudomonas

B. II. Ear 2.
Brinjal cockle
C. III. Wilt 3.
Fusarium

Sugarc
ane
Anguniia

D. IV. Red 4.
Wheat stripe
a) A-III-2 B-I-4 C-IV-1 D-II-3
Meloidogyne

b) A-I-2 B-III-4 C-II-3 D-IV-3

c) A-IV-3 B-I-2 C-III-1 D-II-3

d) A-II-1 B-IV-3 C-I-2 D-III-4

80. In Basidiomycetes, the vegetative reproduction takes place by

a) Endospore b) Conidia c) Akinetes d) Fragmentation

81. Mention the ‘Incubation Period’ of Plasmodium vivax .

a) 10-14 days b) 20-25 days c) 30 days d) 45 days

82. The plant cell have an eukaryotic structure with prominent …A… and cell wall is made up
of …B…. Identify the correct options for A and B to complete the given statement
a) A-chloroplast; B-cellulose

b) A-nucleus; B-chitin

c) A-chloroplast; B-lignin

d) A-nucleus; B-polysaccharide

83. Fungi lack

a) Mitochondria b) Ribosomes

c) Chloroplast d) Endoplasmic reticulum

84. Which of the following statements are false about viruses?

I. Viruses are facultative parasites
II. Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells
III. Viruses cannot pass bacterial proof filters
IV. Viruses do not contains proteins DNA and RNA
Code
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV

85. During unfavorable conditions, Amoeba reproduces through

a) Binary fission b) Sporulation c) Multiple fission d) Conjugation

86. Lomasomes are found in

a) Algal cell b) Fungal cell c) Bacterial cell d) Cyanobacterial cell

87. The genetic material of viruses consists of

a) ds of ss DNA only b) ds or ss RNA only

c) DNA or RNA (both ds and ss) d) ssDNA or ssRNA and

88. Which one of the following is having ssRNA?

a) TMV b) T −¿bacteriophage c) Reovirus d) CMV

89. F-factor in bacteria is

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a) plasmid b) Episome c) Colicin factor d) None of these

90. Viruses have

a) Living characteristics b) Non-living characteristics

c) Both living and non-living characteristics d) Parasitic characteristics

91. If sexual reproduction takes place between the filament of Rhizopus of different strains,
one with 80 nuclei and another with 24 nuclei, what would be the total number of spores
of different strains put together?
a) 24 b) 48 c) 96 d) 114

92. Which of the following kingdoms have no well defined boundaries?

a) Plantae b) Protista c) Monera d) Algae

93. In Deuteromycetes, the mycelium is

a) Septate and branched b) Septate and unbranched

c) Coenocytic d) Multinucleated

94. Consider the following statements

I. All prokaryotic organism were grouped together under kingdom-Monera
II. The unicellular eukaryotic organism were placed in kingdom-Protista
III. Chlorella and Chlamydomonas , both were having cell walls
IV. Paramecium and Amoeba lack cell walls
V. Kingdom-Protista has brought together Chlamydomona , Chlorella with Paramecium and

Which of the statements give above are correct?

Amoeba

a) I, II, III and IV b) II, III, IV and V c) I, II, III and IV d) I, II III, IV and V

95. Regarding sexual reproduction in fungi. Which of the following statement is correct?

a) Plasmogamy followed by karyogamy

b) Karyogamy followed by plasmogamy

c) Karyogamy and plasmogamy occur together

 d) Sexual reproduction is absent in fungi

96. Which of the following bacteria plays a main role in recycling the nutrients like nitrogen,
phosphorus, iron and sulphur?
a) Chemoheterotrophic bacteria b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria

c) Parasitic bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria

97. Bacteria differ from plants in that they do not have

a) DNA b) RNA

c) Cell wall d) A well define nucleus

98. Among rust, smut and mushroom, all the three

a) Are pathogens b) Are saprobes c) Bearascocarps d) Bear basidiocarps

99. All the given fungi belongs to Deuteromycetes, except

a) Alternaria b) Colletotrichum c) Trichoderma d) Ustilago

100. The body of a fungus is made up of a number of elongated, tubutar filaments called

a) Hyphae b) Woronin bodies c) Mycelium d) Thallus

101. All monerans

a) Contains DNA and RNA

b) Demonstrate a long circular strand of DNA not found enclosed in a nuclear membrane

c) Are bacteria

d) All of the above

102. Which of the following is not the locomotory organ of protozoa?

a) Cilia b) Flagella c) Parapodia d) Pseudopodia

103. Slime moulds are dependent on

a) Water plants b) Dead and decaying organic matter

c) Plants d) Weeds

104. Which of the following is a bacteriophage?

a) Bacteria infecting viruses b) Vibrio bacteria

c) Virus inhabiting in bacteria d) Cyanobacteria

105. Fungi show sexual reproduction by all of the following processes except

a) Oospores b) Ascospores c) Basidiospores d) Zoospores

106. Black rust of wheat is caused by a species of the genus

a) Mucor b) Rhizopus c) Aspergillus d) Puccinia

107. Red tides in warm coastal water develops due to the presence of

a) Dinoflagellates b) Euglenoid farms c) Diatoms and d) Slime moulds

desmids
108. Black rust of wheat is a fungal disease caused by

a) Melamspora ¿ b) Claviceps purpurea

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c) Albugo candida d) Puccinia graminis tritici

109. Bacterium having flagella with all over body is known as

a) Peritrichous b) Amphitrichous c) Monotrichous d) None of these

110. In some fungi, two haploid cells results in diploid cells. In some cases, dikaryon stage
occurs in which two nuclei are present within a cell. This phase is known as
a) Monokaryophase b) Dikaryophase c) Plasmogamy d) karyogamy

111. Reproduction in most of the bacteria is by a process known as

a) Binary fission b) Budding c) Sexual d) Sporulation

112. What are episomes?

a) Hereditary DNA of bacterial cell

b) Extrachromosomal hereditary material of bacteria associated with nucleoid

c) Modification of the cell membrane performing respiration

d) None of the above

113. Identify the correct pair that shows the double stranded RNA among the following

a) Cauliflower mosaic virus and dahlia mosaic virus

b) Polio virus and wound tumour virus

c) Wound tumour virus and reovirus

d) Tobacoo mosaic virus and reovirus

114. All of the following statements concerning the actinomycetous filamentous soil
bacterium Frankia are correct, except that Frankia
a) Can induce root nodules on many plant species

b) Can fix nitrogen in the free-living state

c) Like Rhizobium, it usually infects its host plant through root hair deformation and
simulates cell proliferation in the host’s cortex
d) Forms specialized vesicles, in which the nitrogenase is protected from oxygen by a
chemical barrier involving triterpenehopanoids
115. Soft-rot disease of sweet potato is caused by

a) Rhizopus stolonifer b) Rhizopus sexualis

c) Chlamydomonas nivalis d) Chlamydomonas coccifera

116. Chromosomes in a bacterial cell can be 1-3 in number and

a) Can be either circular or linear, but never both within the same cell

b) Can be circular as well linear within the same cell

c) Are always circular

d) Are always linear

117. The cells of the body of a multicellular fungus are organised into rapidly growing
individual filament called
a) Mycelium b) Rhizoids c) Hyphae d) Fibrins

118. The non-living characteristic of viruses is

a) Ability to multiply only inside the host b) Ability to cause diseases in the host

c) Ability to undergo mutation d) Ability to be crystallize

119. Which of the following bacteria are responsible for the production of biogas from the
dung of cows and buffaloes?
a) Thermoacidophiles b) Halophiles

c) Methanogen d) Cyanobacteria

120. In Amoeba, the contractile vacuole is present

a) Near the trailing end b) Near the advancing end

c) At the middle of the body d) Anywhere inside the body

121. Which of the following environmental conditions are essential for optimum growth of
Mucor on a piece of bread?
I. Temperature of about 25 ° C
II. Temperature of about 5 °C
III. Relative humidity of about 5%
IV. Relative humidity of about 95%
V. A shady place
VI. A brightly illuminated place
a) I, III and V b) I, IV and V c) II, IV and V d) II, III and VI

122. Which one is the free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer?

a) Beijernickia b) Rhodospirillum c) Rhizobium d) Azotobacter

123. Edible part of mushroom is

a) Basidiocarp b) Primary mycelium

c) Fungal hyphae d) Basidiospores

124. Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?

a) Glomus b) Azotobacter c) Frankia d) Azolla

125. Viruses contain

 a) Only RNA b) Only DNA c) Either DNA or RNA d) Neither DNA nor
RNA
126. In the five kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella are included in

a) Plantae b) Algae c) Protista d) Monera

127. The accumulated food reserve in fungi is

a) Protein b) Starch c) Glycogen d) Fat

128. Yeast is not included in protozoans but in fungi because

a) It has no chlorophyll

b) Some fungal hyphae grow in such a way that they give the appearance of
psuedomycelium
c) It has eukaryotic organisation

d) Cell wall is made up of cellulose and reserve food material as starch

129. The genetic material of AIDS virus is

a) Double stranded b) Double stranded c) Single stranded d) Single stranded

DNA RNA RNA DNA
130. The benefit of algae in lichen is

a) Food for fungi b) Shelter

c) Mineral absorption d) Protection

131. Which of the following groups belongs to protozoans?

a) Amoeboid, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans

b) Diatoms, amoeboid, ciliates, sporozoans

c) Desmids, ciliates, flagellates, amoeboid

d) Dinoflagellates, ciliates, Plasmodium, amoeboid

132. A virus differs from a bacterium as it contains

a) A cell wall b) Cytosol

c) DNA as genetic material d) DNA or RNA as genetic material with no

ribosomes
133. Viral genome incorporated into host DNA is called

a) Prophase b) Prophage c) Bacteriophage d) None of these

134. Maximum number of antibiotics are obtained from

a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Virus d) Plants

135. Animals reserve food material in the form of

a) Glycogen or animal fat

 b) Glucose

c) Cellulose

d) Chitin

136. Which of the following protects the bacteria from the enzymes present in the external
medium?
a) Slime layer b) S-layer c) Flagella d) Cell wall

137. Concerning general characteristic of plants, which statement is correct

I. Some of these may be partially heterotrophic as in case of insectivorous plants line
Venus fly trap
II. They have distinct nucleus, chloroplast and chitinous cell wall
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these

138. The smallest free-living organism is

a) Virus b) Mycoplasma c) Diatom d) Cyanobacterium

139. The symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae is called

a) Lichen b) Mycorrhiza c) Helotism d) Mutualism

140. A term ‘helotism’ is used for the symbiosis of

a) Algae and fungi b) Algae and Cycas c) Algae and bacteria d) Pinus and fungi

141. Chitin is present in the cell wall of

a) Fungi b) Bacteria c) Yeast d) Algae

142. St. Anthony’s fire disease is caused by

a) Bacteria b) Fungus c) Nematodes d) Polychaete

143. In Plasmodium, signet ring stage us formed during

a) Exo-erythrocyticschizogony b) Erythrocyticschizogony

c) Sporogony d) Gamogony

144. Common cold is a

a) Bacterial disease b) Viral disease c) Protozoan disease d) Fungal disease

145. Viroids were discovered by

a) TO Diener b) DJ Ivanowsky c) MW Beijerinck d) WM Stanley

146. Plants provide protection from fungal disease by producing

a) Protoxins b) Prolectins c) Phytoalexins d) All of these

147. Who crystallised and isolated viruses for the first time?

a) WM Stanley b) FC Bawden c) KM Smith d) DJ lvanowsky

148. Heating milk at 65 ° C followed by sudden cooling is known as

a) Sterilization b) Preservation c) Pasteurization d) Fermentation

149. Select incorrect pair.

a) Porifera – choanocytes b) Coelenerata – eukaryote

c) Annelida– segmentation d) Monera – eukaryote

150. Who proposed five kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista,
Fungi, Plantae and Animalia?
a) Herbert Copeland b) R H Whittaker c) Carl Woese d) Carolus Linnaeus

151. Analyse the following statements regarding cyanobacteria and identify the correct option
given below
I. The cyanobacteria are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, marine or terrestrial algae
II. The colonies of cyanobacteria are generally surrounded by gelatinous sheath
Codes
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these

152. Some bacteria utilises inorganic substances like nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, etc., for the
oxidation and release of energy for ATP production. These are known as
a) Cyanobacteria b) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria

c) Heterotrophic bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria

153. VAM is

a) Symbiotic bacteria b) Saprophytic bacteria

c) Saprophytic fungi d) Symbiotic fungi

154. Ascomycetes is commonly known as

a) Toad stool b) Sac fungi

c) Imperfect fungi d) Bracket fungi

155. Protozoans are

a) Heterotrophs b) Autotrophs c) Producer d) Saprophytes

156. The parthenospores of Rhizopus are

a) Uninucleate b) Binucleate c) Trinucleate d) Multinucleate

157. Bacteria do not have

a) Ribosome b) Protein synthesizing apparatus

c) Mitochondria d) Cell wall

158. Viruses and viroids are the non-cellular organisms, which are not characterised in the
classification of
a) Whittaker b) Aristotle c) Linnaeus d) Watson
159. Which of the following is correct matched?

a) Humus – Abiotic component b) Rhizobium – Free-living nitrogen fixer

c) Phosphorus cycle – Sedimentary d) Shorearobusta – Tropical deciduous forest

160. Which of these best describes the saprophytic generation in plant’s life cycle?

a) The haploid generation b) Generation that produces the gametes

c) Generation that produces spores d) Generation that has xylem and phloem

161. The type of nutrition, where organisms engulf food materials, is?

a) Saprozoic b) Autotrophic c) Holozoic d) Saprophytic

162. Fruiting body of Penicillium is

a) Cleistothecium b) Pycniophysis c) Sterigmata d) None of these

163. Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?

a) Transfer of some genes from one bacteria to another bacteria through virus

b) Transfer of genes from one bacteria to another bacteria by conjugation

c) Bacteria obtain DNA directly

d) Bacteria obtain DNA from other external source

164. Contractile vacuole is absent in

a) Sporozoa b) Sarcodina c) Zooflagellate d) Slime moulds

165. Mycorrhiza are mutualistic and have symbiotic associations between

a) Fungi and vascular plants

b) fungi and non-vascular plants

c) Fungi and roots of higher plants

d) Fungi and bryophytes

166. Lichen are mutualistic and have symbiotic associations between

a) Fungi and virus b) Fungi and algae

c) Fungi and root of higher plants d) Fungi and mosses

167. An eukaryote, which causes disease comes under

a) Moneran b) Fungus c) Virus d) None of these

168. Curing of tea is brought about by the activity of

a) Bacteria b) Mycorrhiza c) Viruses d) Fungi

169. The first attempt to classify organisms on scientific basis was done by
 a) Copeland b) Aristotle c) Linnaeus d) Whittaker

170. Plants have a/an…… in their life cycle

a) Sexual phase only b) Asexual phase only

c) Alternation of generations d) Haplontic

171. Bacterial flagella is made up of

a) Protein b) Amines c) Lipids d) Carbohydrates

172. Consider the following statements and place them into true and false category
I. The fungi constitutes a unique kingdom of heterotrophic organisms
II. The common mushroom and toad stools are fungi
IIII. White spots seen on mustard leaves are due to presence of parasitic fungus
IV. Some unicellular fungi (Ustilago ) are used to make bread and beer
V. Puccinia graminis tritici is responsible for yellow rust of wheat
VI. Penicillium yields the antibiotic penicillin
TrueFalse
a) I, II, III IV, V, VI b) I, II, III,VI IV, V

c) II, III, VI I, IV, V d) IV, V I, II, IIII, VI

173. There exists a close association between the alga and the fungus withina lichen. The
fungus
a) Fixes the atmospheric nitrogen for the alga

b) Provides protection, anchorage and absorption for the alga

c) Provides food for the alga

d) Releases oxygen for the alga

174. Which is false for nutrition in Amoeba?

a) Omnivorous b) Pseudopodia feeder c) Holozoic nutrition d) Photoautotroph

175. Bacterial flagella do not show ATPase activity and 9+2 organization. These are
chemically formed of
a) Flagellin b) Pilin c) Tubulin d) Bacterin

176. Viruses did not find a place in classification since

a) They are not truely living b) They are non-cellular

c) They are obligate parasite d) They are pathogenic

177. Certain bacteria living in the soil poor in oxygen, convert nitrates into nitrites and then
to free nitrogen and such bacteria are termed as
a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria b) Denitrifying bacteria

c) Ammonifying bacteria d) Saprophytic bacteria

178. All are the viral diseases except

 a) AIDS and mumps b) Smallpox and herpes

c) Influenza d) Anthrax

179. …… give the name virus, which means venom or poisonous fluid
Fill in the blank
a) Pasteur b) MW Beijerinck c) Stanley d) Robert Hook

180. Which is correct?

a) Slime moulds are haploid. b) Protozoans lack cell wall.

c) Dinoflagellates are immotile. d) Pellicle is absent in Euglena .

181. Which one of the following does not grow in artificial media?

a) TMV b) Bacteria c) Yeast d) Rhizopus

182. Silica gel is obtained by

a) Red algae b) Diatoms c) Euglena d) Mycoplasma

183. Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?

a) Birds nest fungi and puffballs b) Puffballs and Claviceps

c) Peziza and stink horns d) Morchella and mushrooms

184. In which of the following kingdoms, diatoms are placed?

a) Plantae b) Fungi c) Protozoa d) Protista

185. The wall of bacteria consist of

a) N-acetylglucosamine b) N-acetyl muramic acid

c) Both (a) and (b) d) Cellulose

186. I. Noctiluca is a colourless dinoflagellates, which is an important constituent of coastal

plankton of both temperate and tropical seas
II. The cellular slime moulds have the characters of both plants and animals
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of the above

187. VAM is useful for

a) Phosphate nutrition b) Breaking of dormancy

c) Decrease in diseases d) Retarding flowering

188. Which of the following group always produce an infectious spore like stage in their life
cycle?
a) Amoebiod protzoans b) Ciliated protozoans

c) Flagellated protozoans d) Sporozoans

189. Which mushroom contains muscarine?

 a) Agaricus bisporus b) Volveriella volvacea

c) Pleurotus sojar d) Amanita virosa

190. Consider the following statements

I. Fruce discovered that the parasite of sleeping sickness is transmitted by tse-tse fly
II. Sleeping sickness of Trypanosoma gambiens is also called Gambian trypanoomiasis,
which is found in western and central parts of Africa
III. Trichomonas vaginalis inhabits vagina of women and causes the disease leucorrhoea
IV. Entamoeba histolytica resides in the upper part of the human large intestine and cause
the disease known as amoebic dysentery
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, II and IV d) All of these

191. Protozoans are divided into…… groups. Most suitable word to fill the blank is

a) Three b) Four c) Two d) Eight

192. Fungi differs from slime moulds by lacking of

a) Flagellated spores b) Ascospores c) Basidiospores d) Zygospores

193. Isogamous means

a) Similar in morphology

b) Similar in anatomy

c) Similar in morphology female gamete is bigger than male gamete

d) Similar in morphology male gamete is bigger than male gamete

194. Viruses posses

a) DNA only b) Nucleic acid, DNA or RNA

c) Protein only d) Nucleic acid and protein

195. Members of Ascomycetes are

a) Sporophytic b) Decomposers

c) Parasitic or coprophilous d) All of these

196. A bacterium is capable of with standing extreme heat, dryness and toxic chemicals. This
indicates that it is probably above to form
a) A thick peptidoglycan wall b) Endospores

c) Endotoxins d) Endogenous buds

197. Bacterial blight of rice is caused due to

a) Xanthomonas oryzae b) Helminthosporium oryzae

c) Pseudomonas falcatum d) Xanthomonas falcatum

198. In the following table, identify the correct matching of the crop, its disease and the
corresponding pathogen.
 Crop - Disease - Pathogen
a) Citrus - Canker - Pseudomonas rubrilineans
b) Potato - Late blight - Fusarium udum
c) Brinjal- Root knot - Meloidogyne incognita
d) Pigeon pea - Seed gall - Phytophthora infestans
199. Which of the following pairs of bacteria is involved in two step conversion of N H 3 into
nitrate?
a) Azotobacter and Nitrosomonas b) Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter

c) Azotobacter and Achromobacter d) Pseudomonas and Nitrobacter

200. Insectivorous plants are principally

a) Autotrophic b) Heterotrophic c) Parasitic d) Pathogenic

201. Bacteria with single flagella at one end is called

a) Monotrichous b) Lophotrichous c) Amphitrichous d) Peritrichous

202. Passive food ingestion in Amoeba is known as

a) Import b) Invagination c) Circumfluence d) Circumvallation

203. Which one of the following combinations of microbes is responsible for the formation and
flavor of yoghurt?
a) Lactobacillus casei and Streptococcus thermophillus

b) Rhizobium meliloti and Azotobacter sp

c) Edoboiquerilluers ruburn and Scienceallatyphosa

d) Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli

204. Which of the following is an unicellular sac-fungus?

a) Claviceps b) Saccharomyces c) Penicillium d) Neurospora

205. Find out the correct statement

a) In lichens, the algal components is called phycobiont and fungal component is known
as mycobiont, which are heterotrophic and autotrophic respectively
b) Viroid contains RNA of low molecular weight and protein coat

c) A virus contains both RNA and DNA

d) Viruses are obligatory parasites

206. In which of the following groups, the cell wall has stiff cellulose plate on the outer
surface?
a) Diatoms b) Red algae c) Dinoflagellates d) Slime moulds

207. Which one of the following are intracellular obligate parasites?

 a) Bacteria b) Viruses c) Slime moulds d) Blue-green algae

208. Lichen is the association of

a) Protista and algae b) Fungi and bacteria c) Protista and fungi d) Algae and fungi

209. A type of life cycle in which plasmogamy, karyogamy, haplodization takes place but not
at specific place in life cycle of an organism is called as
a) Parasexuality b) Heterozygosity c) Homozygosity d) Asexuality

210. Which of the following statements about plant is false?

a) Plants are heterotrophic

b) Plants have an alternation of generation life cycle

c) Plants are multicellular eukaryotes

d) Plants are non-motile

211. Consider the following statements

I. Biological classification is the scientific ordering of organisms in a hierarchial series of
groups on the basis of their relationships, i .e ., morphological, evolutionary and others
II. Whittaker classified organisms on the basis of autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of
nutrition
III. In five kingdom system of classification, living organisms can be divided into
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells on the basis of cell structure
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

212. ds RNA is found in

a) Reovirus b) TMV c) ϕ ×174 d) None of these

213. Fungi in a forest ecosystem is

a) Producer b) Decomposer c) Top consumer d) Autotroph

214. Lysozyme that is present in saliva and tears destroys

a) Certain fungi b) Certain types of bacteria

c) All viruses d) Most virus infected cells

215. Which of the following statement is correct?

a) In Cycas , megasporophyll produce pollen grains

b) In Agaricus , gills produce basidiospores

c) In Aspergillus , fruiting body is perithecium

d) In Funaria , capsule represents gametophytic generation

216. Which of the following are the commonly known forms of Basidiomycetes?

a) Mushrooms b) Puffball c) Bracket fungi d) All of these

217. Fungus/lichen, which grows on wood is

a) Terricolous b) Saxicolous c) Lignocolous d) Corticolous

218. Given below is the diagram of a virus. In which one of the options, all the three A , B and
C (name of the virus) are correct?

a) A-RNA, B-Capsomere, C-TMV b) A-DNA, B-Capsid, C-Bacteriophage

c) A-RNA, B-Capsid, C-Tobacco mosaic virus d) A-DNA, B-Capsid, C-Bacteriophage

219. Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on their shape. Study the given figure
and identify A , B ,C and D

a) A-Vibrio, B-Cocci, C-Bacilli, D-Spirilla b) A- Cocci, B-Bacilli, C-Spirilla, D-Vibrio

c) A-Bacilli, B-Spirilla, C-Vibrio, D-Cocci d) A-Spirilla, B-Vibrio, C-Cocci, D-Bacilli

220. Which of the following fungus is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work?

a) Neurospora b) Mucor c) Rhizopus d) Aspergillus

221. Which is the hereditary material in bacteria?

a) Nucleic acid b) Nucleic acid and cytoplasm

c) Nucleic acid and histone d) None of the above

222. Which statement is incorrect?

a) Plant virus contains RNA b) Animal virus contains DNA

c) T contains dsDNA d) TMV contains dsRNA

223. Identify the fungus, which produces chlamydospores from dikaryotic mycelium.
4

a) Sphacelotheca sorghii b) Rhizops stolonifer

c) Pyricularia oryzae d) Colletotrichum falcatum

224. Litmus is obtained from

 a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Algae d) Lichen

225. Genophore term was coined by Hans Ris for

a) Genetic material of virus b) Stack on which spore originated

c) Bacterial chromosome d) Fungal chromosome

226. Identify the label A , B ,C and D in the following figures

Codes
a) A-Head, B-collar, C-Sheath, D-Tail fibres

b) A-Collar, B-Head, C-Sheath, D-Tail fibres

c) A-Head, B-Collar, C-Tail fibres, D-Sheath

d) A-Collar, B-Tail fibres, C-Head, D-Sheath

227. Cell wall of fungi is made up of

a) Fungal cellulose b) Hemicellulose c) Fungal chitin d) Both (a) and (c)

228. The cell wall of bacterium is made up of

a) Cellulose b) Hemicellulose c) Lignin d) Peptidoglycan

229. Which of the following do not secrete toxins during the storage conditions of crop
plants?
a) Aspergillus b) Penicillium

c) Fusarium d)

230. Which of the following processes needs bacteriophage?

a) Transduction b) Translation c) Transformation d) Conjugation

231. Bacteria are found in

a) Soil b) Hot springs

c) Desert and snow d) Everywhere

232. Eubacteria have rigid cell wall made up of

a) Murein b) Peptidoglycan c) Cellulose d) Chitin

233. Cell wall of Gram positive bacteria is made up of

a) Murein b) Cellulose c) Lipid and protein d) Cellulose and lipid

234. Which of the following are symbiotic bacteria?

 a) Rhizobium b) Azotobacter c) Clostridium d) Streptomyces

235. Bacterium which reduces nitrates in soil to nitrogen is

a) Nitrosomonas b) Pseudomonas c) Rhizobium d) Clostridium

236. Nitrifying bacteria are able to

a) Convert atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms

b) Convert ammonia to nitrate

c) Ammonia to nitrogen

d) Nitrate to nitrogen

237. Dinoflagellates are mostly ….A… and …B…. Here A and B refers to

a) A-freshwater, B-chemosynthetic b) A-marine, B-photosynthetic

c) A-terrestrial; B-photosynthetic d) A-marine; B-chemosynthetic

238. Consider the following statements

I. Diatomite is porous and chemically inert. It is therefore, used in filtration of sugar,
alcohols, oils, syrups and antibiotics
II. Diatomite deposits are often accompanied by petroleum fields
III. Desmids are mainly found in dirty water and are, usually indication of polluted water
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

239. The deadliest mushroom is

a) Agaricus b) Amanita c) Pleurotus d) Volveriella

240. Arrange the following in correct sequence with reference to sexual reproduction in
Rhizopus.
I. Formation of germ tube
II. Formation of zygophores
III. Formation of warty wall layer of zygospore
IV. Secretion of trisporic acid
a) IV, III, II and I b) IV, II, III and I c) II, I, IV and III d) I, III, II and IV

241. Virus envelope is known as

a) Capsid b) Virion c) Nucleoprotein d) Core

242. The chief advantages of encystment of an Amoeba is

a) Protection from parasites and predators

b) The chance to get rid of accumulated waste products

c) The ability to survive during adverse physical conditions

d) The ability to live sometime without ingesting food

243. Bacteria are helpful in

 a) Making curd from milk b) Production of antibiotics

c) Fixing nitrogen in legume roots d) All of the above

244. Zygospore is

a) Give rise to zoospores on meiosis b) Equivalent of Ascus, Brasilia

c) Dormant stage d) Give rise to asexual spore

245. Pigment present in cyanobacteria is

a) r - phycocyanin b) r -phycocerythrin c) c -phycocyanin d) Anthocyanin

246. The Gram negative bacteria detect and respond to chemicals in their surrounding by

a) Lipopolysaccharide b) Muramic acid c) Porins d) Volutine granules

247. Which of the following combinations of characters is true for slime moulds?

a) Parasitic, plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents

b) Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water

c) Parasitic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water

d) Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currents

248. During unfavourable conditions, slime mould forms …A… which are …B… and survive for
many years
Identify A and B to complete the given statement
a) A-zoospores; B-round is shape b) A-endospores; B-hexagonal in shape

c) A-akinetes; B-highly resistant d) A-spores; B-highly resistant

249. Term ‘virus’ means

a) Cellular b) Pathogen

c) Parasite d) Venom or poisonous fluid

250. Protein coat of a virus enclosing nucleic acid is called

a) Plasmid b) Capsid c) Vector d) Genome

251. Which of the following is not matched correctly

a) Anabaena – Cyanobacteria b) Amoeba−¿ Protozoa

c) Gonyaulax−¿ Dinoflagellated d) Albugo−¿Chrysophytes

252. Which of the following unicellular organism has a macro-nucleus for trophic function and
one or more micro-nuclei for reproduction?
a) Euglena b) Amoeba c) Paramecium d) Trypanosoma

253. In Phycomycetes, asexual reproduction takes place by zoospores or by aplanospores.

Regarding these spores, consider the following statements and choose the correct option
I. Zoospores are motile and aplanospores are non-motile in nature
II. These spores are endogenously produced in sporangium
 Which of the statements are true and false?
a) I is true, but II is b) I is false, but II is c) I and II are true d) I and II are false
false true
254. Dikaryophase of fungus occurs in

a) Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes b) Phycomycetes and Acomycetes

c) Phycomycetes and Basidiomycetes d) Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycete

255. The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica , is

a) Trophozoite stage b) Binucleated cyst stage

c) Tetranucleated cyst stage d) None of the above

256. Which of the following class consists of coenocytic, multinucleate and aseptate
mycelium?
a) Basidiomycetes b) Ascomycetes c) Phycomycetes d) Deuteromycetes

257. The basic unit of chitin is

a) N- b) Glucose c) Galactose d) Fructose

acetylglucosamine
258. Heterotrophic bacteria are dependent on other organism for

a) Excretion b) Nutrition c) Digestion d) Fission

259. Sexual reproduction is present in all fungi classes, except

a) Ascomycetes b) Phycomycetes

c) Basidiomycetes d) Deuteromycetes

260. Free living, aerobic, non-photosynthetic, nitrogen fixing bacterium is

a) Azotobacter b) E . coli c) Nostoc d) Salmonella

261. Kingdom-Animalia includes

a) Heterotrophic organisms b) Eukaryotic organisms

c) Multicellular organism d) All of these

262. Black stem rust of wheat is caused by

a) Fungi b) Protozoa c) Algae d) Bacteria

263. Which one is wrong pairing for the disease and its casual organism?

a) Late blight of potato – Alternaria solani b) Black rust of wheat – Puccinia graminis

c) Loose smut of wheat – Ustilago nuda d) Root knot of vegetables – Meloidogyne sp.

264. A ‘T-series bacteriophage’ can be recognized by its

a) Tadpole shape b) Rounded shape c) Irregular shape d) Rhomboidal shape

265. Which of the following is a bacterial disease?

 a) Rust of wheat b) Potato leaf roll c) Sugarcane mosaic d) Brown rot of potato

266. Slime moulds are

a) Phathogenic b) Parasite c) Saprophytic d) Autotrophic

protists
267. Mode of feeding in free living protozoan, is

a) Holozoic b) Saprozoic c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

268. The protein coat of virus is called capsid, which is made up of small sub-units called …
A… which protects the …B…
Identify A and B and complete the given statement
a) A-capsomeres, B-nucleic acid b) A-collar, B-cytoplasm

c) A-outer envelope, B-nucleus d) A-inner envelope, B-nucleic acid

269. In Whittaker’s system of classification prokaryotes are placed in the kingdom

a) Protista b) Monera c) Plantae d) Animalia

270. Which of the following animals is having longitudinal binary fission?

a) Euglena b) Plasmodium c) Planaria d) Paramecium

271. Select the incorrect match

a) Morels and truffle – Phycomycetes

b) Mushrooms and puffballs – Basidiomycetes

c) Smut and rust – Basidiomycetes

d) Bread mould – Phycomycetes

272. Chloromycetin is obtained from

a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae b) Streptomyces venezualae

c) Streptomyces griseus d) Streptomyces erythraeus

273. I. Commonly known as sac-fungi

II. Mycelium is branched and septate
III. Conidiophore produces conidia exogenously in chain
IV. The fructifications are edible and considered delicacies
V. Neurospora crassa is often employed in studies conducted in experimental genetics
The above statements are assigned to
a) Ascomycetes b) Phycomycetes c) Basidiomycetes d) Deuteromycetes

274. Sac fungi includes

a) Penicillium and yeast b) Ustilago and Puccinia

c) Alternaria and Trichoderma d) Colletotrichum and yeast

275. An example for plant growth promoting rhizobacterium, which produces iron chelating
substances, is
 a) Pseudomonas putida b) Rhizobium japonicum

c) Aspergillus flavus d) Azospirillum

276. The protistan cell body contains

I. a well defined nucleus
II. membrane bound cell organelles
III. flagella or cilia
Correct statement among those written above is
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

277. Membrane-bound organelles are absent in

a) Saccharomyces b) Streptococcus c) Chlamydomonas d) Plasmodium

278. Lactic acid formation is a two steps anaerobic process. Both steps are carried at one
stage by
a) Streptococcus b) Rhizopus c) Lactobacillus d) Aspergillus

279. In protozoans like Ameoba and Paramecium , which of the following organelle is found for
osmoregulation?
a) Contractile vacuole b) Mitochondria c) Nucleus d) Food vacuole

280. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

a) Is caused by a variant of Pneumococcus pneumoniae

b) Is caused by a variant of the common cold virus (corona virus)

c) Is an acute form of asthma

d) Affects non-vegetarians much faster than the vegetarians

281. Type of sexual reproduction in protists, bearing diploid chromosome is

a) Zygotic meiosis b) Binary fission

c) Cyst formation d) Gametangial meiosis

282. Which is responsible for recycling of material?

a) Bacteria b) Algae c) Protista d) Virus

283. Which is correct for the structure of cell wall of bacteria and fungi?

a) Both are made up of cellulose b) Both have mucopeptide

c) Both are made up of N-acetylglucosamine d) None of the above

284. Some hyperthermophilic organisms that grow in highly acidic (pH2) habitats belong to
the two groups
a) Eubacteria and archaea b) Cyanobacteria and diatoms

c) Protists and mosses d) Liverworts and yeasts

285. In plants, mosaic formation, leaf rolling and curling yellowing and vein clearing are the
symptoms of
 a) Viral diseases b) Bacterial diseases

c) Protozoan diseases d) Fungal diseases

286. Early leaf spot disease in Arachis hypogea is caused due to infection of

a) Cercosporapersonata b) Gibberellafujikuroi

c) Agrobacteriumtumefaciens d) Phytophthorainfestans

287. Which of the following are correct to describe viruses?

I. Simple and unicellular organism.
II. Contain DNA or RNA and enclosed by protein coat.
III. Possess own metabolic system and respond to stimuli.
IV. Maintain genetic continuity and undergo mutations.
The correct combination is
a) I and II b) II and IV c) II and III d) I and III

288. Which of the following correctly represents the type of life cycle patterns from the
options given?

a) A-Diplontic B-Haplodiplontic C-Haplontic

b) A-Haplodiplontic B-Haplontic C-Diplontic

c) A-Haplontic B-Diplontic C-Haplodiplontic

d) A-Diplontic B-Haplontic C-Haplodiplontic

289. Plasmodium is a

a) Ciliated protozoans b) Sporozoan

c) Flagellated protozoans d) Amoeboid protozoans

290. Life cycle of Plasmodium is

a) Monogenetic b) Digenetic c) Trigenetic d) Polygenetic

291. Contractile vacuole in protozoan Amoeba is ment for

a) Respiration b) Excretion c) Locomotion d) Osmoregulation

292. Some bacteria thrive extreme environment conditions such as absence of oxygen, high
salt concentration, high temperature and acidic pH. Identify the type of bacteria
a) Cyanobacteria b) Eubacteria c) Archaebacteria d) Mycobacteria

293. Trypanosoma causes

 a) Sleeping sickness b) Cholera c) Malaria d) Food poisoning

294. Secondary mycelium of mushroom produces umbrella like structure called as

a) Primary mycelium b) Tertiary mycelium c) Pileus d) Gills

295. Assign the following substances to the cell wall, flagella, ‘S’ layer and pilli of bacteria in
correct sequence.
I. Glycoprotein II. Fimbrilin
III. Teichoic acid IV. Flagellin
The correct sequence is
a) III, I, IV, II b) III, IV, I, II c) II, IV, III, I d) III, IV, II, I

296. Covered smut of barley is caused by

a) Ustilago hordei b) Tilletia caries

c) Ustilago nuda d) Colletotrichum falcatum

297. The latest view for the origin of viruses is

a) These have arisen from nucleic acid and protein found in primitive soup

b) These arose from some bacteria as a result of the loss of cell wall, ribosome, etc

c) These arose from some bacteria, which had developed a nucleus only

d) These are modified plasmids, which are infact the fragments of the nucleic acids of the
host
298. Mesosome in a bacterial cell is

a) Plasmid b) Connection between two cells

c) Plasma membrane infolded for respirationd) None of the above

299. Provirus is

a) A free virus b) Primitive virus

c) Integrated viral genome d) A free DNA

300. Cuscutais a

a) Parasite b) Pathogen c) Saprophytic d) Fungus

301. Single stranded nucleic acid is found in

a) E . coil b) ϕ ×174 c) λ d) T

302. Mushroom belongs to

4

a) Ascomycetes b) Basidiomycetes c) Phycomycetes d) Zygomycetes

303. In cyanobacteria, which of the following is present?

a) Chlorophyll-c b) Chlorophyll-b c) Chlorophyll-a d) Chloropyll-c

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304. Which of the following group is considered to be primitive relatives of animals?

a) Chrysophytes b) Protozoans c) Euglenoids d) Slime moulds

305. Which is not related with N 2-fixation?

a) Anabaena b) Rhizobium c) Pseudomonas d) Nostoc

306. Plasmodium

a) Is a malarial parasite b) Is a filarial parasite

c) Causes sleeping sickness d) Causes food poisoning

307. Bakanae disease is caused by

a) Fungus b) Alga c) Bacterium d) Virus

308. The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is

a) Rhizobium b) Azospirillum c) Oscillatoria d) Frankia

309. Man in the life cycle of Plasmodium , is

a) Primary host b) Secondary host c) Intermediate host d) None of these

310. Fungi show asexual reproduction by all of the following kinds of spores except

a) Conidia b) Oospore c) Sporangiospore d) Zoospores

311. The genome of bacteriophage can be

a) DNA only b) RNA only

c) Both DNA and RNA d) Either DNA or RNA

312. Mycorrhiza promotes plant growth by

a) Absorbing inorganic ions from soil

b) Helping the plant in utilizing atmospheric nitrogen

c) Protecting the plant from infection

d) Serving as plant growth regulator

313. Ergot of rye is caused by a species of

a) Phytophthora b) Uncinula c) Ustilago d) Claviceps

314. Flagellate protozoans are

a) Free living only b) Parasites only

c) Either free living or parasites d) Saprophytes

315. Pasteurization is

a) Heating of liquid at 65 ° C
 b) Heating of liquid between 65 ° C ¿ 80 °C followed by rapid cooling

c) Heating of solid at 65 ° C

d) None of the above

316. A bacterium which is capable of utilizing the most abundantly available gas in the
atmosphere for one of its metabolic pathways, but cannot utilize the second most
abundantly available for its another metabolic pathway is
a) Azotobacter b) Clostridium c) Rhodomicrobium d) Xanthomonas

317. In fungi, the various types of spores are produced in distinct structures known as

a) Fruiting body b) Spore sac c) Peristome d) Pollen sac

318. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

a) Puccinia– Smut b) Root – Exarchprotoxylem

c) Cassia – Imbricate aestivation d) Root pressure – Guttation

319. Mosaic disease in tobacco is due to

a) Bacteria b) Virus c) Mycoplasma d) Algae

320. Mushroom belongs to class

a) Phycomycetes b) Zygomycetes c) Basidiomycetes d) Deuteromycetes

321. Which of the following pair belongs to the class-Basidiomycetes?

a) Birds nest fungi and puffballs b) Puffballs and Claviceps

c) Peziza and stink horns d) Morchella and mushrooms

322. Chief producers in oceans are

a) Golden brown algae b) Diatoms

c) Dinoflagellates d) Eugleoids

323. Bacteria are considered plants because they

a) Are green in colour b) Have rigid cell wall c) Have chlorophyll d) Have stomata

324. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by

a) Colletotrichum falcatum b) Phytophthora infestans

c) Ustilago nuda d) Alternaria solani

325. In fungi, the network of hyphae is known as

a) Hypha b) Fibrins c) Mycelium d) Plasmodium

326. Red rot of sugarcane and white rust of radish are respectively caused by

a) Albugo candida and Cercospora b) Collectotrichum and Fusarium

 c) Pythium and Phytophthora d) Colletotrichum and Albugo candida

327. Identify the diseases that are caused by the organisms of the same sub-division of
Eumycota.
I. Citrus canker
II. Red rot of sugarcane
III. Grain smut of sorghum
IV. Black neck of rice
a) I and IV b) I and III c) II and III d) II and IV

328. Bacteria which survive in marshy areas and also present in the gut of many ruminant
animals like cows and buffaloes are
a) Halophiles b) Basophiles

c) Thermoacidophiles d) Methanogens

329. In which of the following organisms the cell wall is composed of two thin overlapping
shells which fits together like a soap case
a) Diatoms b) Golden algae c) Slime moulds d) Gonyaulax

330. Which of the following statements about Euglena is true?

a) Euglenoids bear flagella

b) Euglena when placed in continuous darkness, losses their photosynthetic activity and
die
c) The pigments of Euglena are quite different from those of green plants

d) Euglena is a marine protist

331. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a) Rhizobium – Parasite in the roots of leguminous plants.

b) Mycorrhizae – Mineral uptake from soil

c) Yeast – Production of biogas

d) Myxomycetes – The disease ringworm

332. Transformation experiment was first performed on which bacteria?

a) E . coli b) Diplococcus pneumoniae

c) Salmonellatyphi d) Pasteurella pestis

333. Fungi are classified on the basis of

a) Sexual reproduction b) Asexual reproduction

c) Vegetative reproduction d) None of these

334. Deuteromycetes is commonly known as imperfect fungi because

a) Only the asexual phase of these fungi is b) Only the vegetative phase of these fungi
known is known
c) Only the asexual or vegetative phases of d) Only sexual phase of these fungi are
 these fungi are known known
335. Read the statements given below. Which of these is wrong?

a) Sporangiospores borne in the sporangium of Rhizopus are diploid structures

b) Rhizopus belong to the class-Zygomycetes

c) Dominant phase in the life cycle of Chlamydomonas is haploid

d) Zoospores of Chlamydomonas are haploid

336. Leprosy occurs due to

a) TMV b) Monocystis c) Salmonella d) Mycobacterium

337. Viruses are non-cellular organisms but replicate themselves once they infect the host
cell. To which of the following kingdom viruses belong to?
a) Monera b) Protista c) Fungi d) None of these

338. Which of the following phenomenon proves that viruses are living?

a) They carry metabolic activity b) They carry anaerobic respiration

c) They multiply in host cells d) They cause infection

339. I. DJ Ivanowsky (1892) recognised certain microbes as causal organisms of the mosaic
disease of tobacco
II. MW Beijerinck (1898) demonstrated that the extract of infected plants of tobacco
could cause infection in healthy plants and called the fluid as contagiumvivum fluidum
III. WM Stanley (1935) showed that these microbes could be crystallised and crystals
consist largely of protein
The above statements are assigned to
a) Bacteria b) Virus c) Prions d) Lichens

340. Bacteria that fix C O2 by using chemical energy as source, are

a) Photoautotrophs b) Photoheterotrophs c) Chemoautotrophs d) Chemoheterotrophs

341. Baker’s yeast is

a) Saccharomyces cerevisiae b) Saccharomycesludwigii

c) Saccharomyces octosporus d) Schizosaccharomyces

342. All of the following fungi belongs to Basidiomycetes, except

a) Agaricus b) Ustilago c) Puccinia d) Alternaria

343. N H 3 in Amoeba is excreted by

a) Food vacuole b) Contractile vacuole c) Plasma membrane d) All of the above

344. An example for symbiotic bacteria

a) Erwinia amylovora b) Rhizobium leguminosarum

c) Xanthomonas campestris d) Agrobacterium tumefaciens

345. Which of the following are the common parasite of class-Basidiomycetes?

a) Ustilago and Puccinia b) Agaricus and Trichoderma

c) Alternaria and Colletotrichum d) Colletotrichum and puccinia

346. In Basidiomycetes, the mycelium is

a) Branched and aseptate b) Branched and septate

c) Unbranched and septate d) Coenocytic

347. Virus multiplies in

a) Soil b) Dead tissue c) Living tissue d) Culture medium

348. As a fungus completes its life cycle on two hosts, it is termed as

a) Heteroecious b) Autoecious c) Heterothallic d) Monothallic

349. Helical contractile sheath occurs in

a) Bacteria b) Bacteriophage c) Retroviruses d) Fungi

350. Which one of the following statements about mycoplasma is wrong?

a) They are also called PPLO b) They are pleomorphic

c) They are sensitive to penicillin d) They cause disease in plants

351. Plasmid is

a) Fungus b) Plastid

c) Part of plasma membrane d) Extrachromosomal DNA in bacterialcell

352. The RNA like particle, which causes disease is

a) Virion b) Viroid c) Prion d) Mycoplasma

353. Members of Protista are primarily

a) Terrestrial b) Aquatic c) Phathogenic d) Photosynthetic

354. Protista includes

a) Unicellular eukaryotes b) Multicellular prokaryotes

c) Unicellular prokaryotes d) All of the above

355. The infective stage of Plasmodium to man, is

a) Trophozoite b) Sporozoite c) Merozoite d) None of these

356. Tobacco mosaic virus is

a) Spherical-shaped b) Rod-shaped c) Cuboidal d) Oval-shaped

357. HIV has a protein coat and genetic material

 a) ssRNA b) dsRNA c) ssDNA d) dsDNA

358. Which of the following is a nitrogen fixing organism?

a) BGA b) Rhizobium c) Both (a)and (b) d) Agaricus

359. In mushroom, gills are meant for

a) Respiration b) Nutrition

c) Bears spores which help in reproduction d) Enhancing buoyancy

360. Which one of the following viruses contains both DNA and RNA?

a) Cyanophage b) Herpes virus c) Leuko virus d) Polio virus

361. State whether the given statements are true or false

I. Bacteria shows both autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition
II. Some of the bacteria are autotrophic. They may be photosynthetic autotrophic or
chemosynthetic autotrophic
III. Heterotrophic nutrition involves the obtaining of readymade organic nutrients from
outside sources
a) I and II are true b) I is true, II and III is false

c) I, II and III are true d) I, II and III

362. Mycoplasmas are classified under which of the following kingdoms?

a) Animalia b) Protista c) Monera d) Fungi

363. Which of the following is the site f respiration in bacteria?

a) Episome b) Ribosome c) Mesosome d) Microsome

364. In which genera, endospores are formed for reproduction?

a) Monococcus and Clostridium b) Bacillus and Clostridium

c) Mucor and Bacillus d) None of the above

365. Nitrates are converted to nitrogen by

a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria

b) Ammonification bacteria

c) Denitrifying bacteria

d) Nitrifying bacteria

366. In which kingdom, would you classify the archaea and nitrogen-fixing organisms, if the
five kingdom system of classification is used
a) Protista b) Monera c) Plantae d) Fungi

367. Which of the following are the indicators of pollution?

a) Lichen b) Fungi c) Algae d) None of these

368. Viruses are also known as

a) Nucleoprotein particle b) Virion

c) Lipoprotein particles d) Core

369. Streptomycin is obtained from

a) Streptomyces griseus b) S . aureofaciens

c) S . venezuelae d) S . ramosus

370. Which of the following is photoautotrophic bacteria?

a) Nostoc and b) Clostridium c) Salmonelia d) Escherichia coli

Anabaena
371. Protists are
I. Unicellular and prokaryote
II. Unicellular and eukaryote
III. Multicellular and eukaryote
IV. Autotroph or heterotroph
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) III and IV d) II and IV

372. Tobacco mosaic virus is a tubular filament of size

a) 300 ×20 nm b) 700 ×30 nm c) 300 ×10 nm d) 300 ×5 nm

373. A teacher was explaining about a constant physical contact involving almost equal
physiological interdependence in two different thalloid forms. He was trying to explain
a) Mycorrhizal association b) Establishment of heterothallism

c) Operation of heterothallism d) Advent of lichen formation

374. Which of the following bacteria fixes nitrogen without any plant association?

a) Rhizobium b) Nostoc c) Anabaena d) Azotobacter

375. Crown gall disease in plants is caused by

a) Ti-plasmid b) Pi-plasmid c) Mycoplasma d) Virus

376. Which of the following does not secrete toxins during storage conditions of crop plants?

a) Aspergillus b) Penicillum c) Fusarium d) Colletotrichum

377. Analyse the following statement and identify the correct option given below
I. In diatoms the walls are embedded with silica and thus, the walls are indestructible
II. Diatoms have left behind large amount of cell wall deposits in their habitat, this
accumulation over billions of year is referred to as diatomaceous deposition or
diatomaceous earth
a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, but II is true

c) I and II are true d) I and II are false

378. In fungi, the fusion of protoplasms between two motile or non-motile gametes is called

a) Plasmogamy b) Plasmokinesis c) Karyogamy d) Cytokinesis

379. Which one of the following helps in absorption of phosphorus from soil by plants?

a) Rhizohium b) Frankia c) Anabaena d) Glomus

380. Diatomaceous earth is used for all except

a) Filtration of oils b) Filtration syrups

c) Polishing d) Gobar gas production

381. Fungal spores produced extremely at the top of hyphae are

a) Conidia b) Oidia c) Aplanospore d) Sporangiophore

382. Which is a fungal disease?

a) Athlete’s foot b) Kala-azar c) Typhus fever d) Chicken pox

383. The free living thalloid body of the slime mould is known a

a) Protonema b) Plasmodium c) Fruiting body d) Mycelium

384. Which of the following statement is not true for retroviruses?

a) DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses

b) Retroviruses carry gene for RNA dependent DNA polymerase

c) The genetic material in mature retroviruses is RNA

d) Retroviruses are causative agents for certain kinds of cancer in man

385. Chrysophytes are

a) Planktons b) Nektons

c) Benthic organisms d) Active organism

386. Among plants ‘pheromones’ are secreted by the cells of the following plants for given
function
a) All plants for growth and development b) Yeast for facilitating mating

c) All fungi for sexual reproduction d) Rhizopus for formation of zygospore

387. Amoeba differs form Entamoeba in having

a) Contractile vacuole b) Pseudopodia c) Ectoplasm d) Cytostome

388. Single-celled eukaryotes are included in

a) Protista b) Fungi c) Archaea d) Monera

389. Plasmids are mostly found in

a) Virus b) Bacteria c) Fungi d) Viroid

390. Consider the following statements about sexual reproduction

I. In class-Phycomycetes, sexual reproduction produces a resting diploid spore called
zygospore
 II. Zygospores are formed by the fusion of two gametes
III. These gametes are similar in morphology or dissimilar
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

391. O 2 does not evolved in photosynthesis of

a) BGA b) Green algae c) Bacteria d) Autotrophic plant

392. Fungi that absorbs soluble organic matter from dead substrates are called

a) Saprophytes b) Parasites c) Obligate parasite d) Lichens

393. Nif genes occur in

a) Rhizobium b) Aspergillus c) Penicillium d) Streptococcus

394. A free living nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium which can also form symbiotic association
with the water fern Azolla is
a) Tolypothrix b) Chlorella c) Nostoc d) Anabaena

395. Which is correct for the structure of cell wall of bacteria and fungi?

a) Both are made up of cellulose b) Both have mucopeptide

c) Both are made up of N-acetylgucosamine d) None of the above

396. Consider the following statements about Deuteromycetes

I. Some members are saprophytes or parasites
II. A large number of members are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling
III. Alternaria, Colletotrichum ,Cercospora and Trichod erma are examples of Deuteromycetes
Which of the above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

397. Smut and rust belongs to class

a) Basidiomycetes b) Deuteromycetes c) Phycomycetes d) Ascomycetes

398. The advantage of fungus in lichen is

a) Food b) Shelter c) Mineral absorption d) Both (b) and (c)

399. Find out the pairs, which are correctly matched?

I. Cyanobacteria –Biopesticides
II. Mycorrhiza – Solubilization of phosphate
III. Bacillus thuringiensis – cry protein
IV. Single cell protein – Rhizobia
a) I and II b) II and III c) III and IV d) I and III

400. Which type of DNA is found in bacteria?

a) Helical DNA b) Membrane bound DNA

c) Straight DNA d) Circular free DNA

401. Fungi are divided into four classes on the basis of

 a) Morphology of the mycelium b) Mode of spore formation

c) Fruiting bodies d) All of the above

402. Infectious proteins are present in

a) Gemini viruses b) Prions c) Viroids d) Satellite viruses

403. In Phycomycetes, asexual repdocution takes place by

a) Zoospores b) Aplanospores c) Both (a) and (b) d) Conidia

404. Thermococcus , Methanococcus and Methanobac−terium exemplify

a) Archaebacteria that contain protein homologous to eukaryotic core histones

b) Archaebacteria that lack any histones resembling those found in eukaryotes but whose
DNA is negatively supercoiled
c) Bacteria whose DNA is relaxed or positively supercoiled but, which have a
cytoskeleton as well as mitochondria
d) Bacteria that contain a cytoskeleton and ribosomes

405. Alexander Fleming in 1929 discovered

a) Penicillin b) Streptomycin c) Tetracyclin d) Chloromycetin

406. Transverse binary fission is found in

a) Paramecium b) Amoeba c) Hydra d) Euglena

407. Virus was discovered by whom?

a) Stanley b) Ivanowski c) Herelle d) Beijerinck

408. VAM are

a) Saprophytic b) Saprophytic fungi c) Symbiotic fungi d) Symbiotic bacteria

bacteria
409. What are the successive structure formed in course of sexual reproduction of Rhizopus?

a) Zygospore, progametangium, gametangium, zygophore

b) Progametangium, zygophore, gametangium, zygospore

c) Progametangium, gametangium, zygospore, zygophore

d) Zygophore, progametangium, gametangium, zygospore

410. Consider the following statement about plants

I. Kingdom-Plantae includes eukaryotic autotrophic, chlorophyll containing organisms
II. It includes algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms but not angiosperms
III. Plants shows alternation of generation [between haploid gametophytic (n ) phase and
diploid sporophytic (2 n) phase]
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

411. Branched, aseptate, coenocytic mycelium present in

 a) Aspergillus b) Albugo c) Penicillium d) Erysiphe

412. The structure in Amoeba functionally similar to human kidney is

a) Nucleus b) Plasmodesmata c) Plasma membrane d) Contractile vacuole

413. Which one is the most abundant microorganism?

a) Algae b) Viruses c) Protists d) Bacteria

414. The process which cannot take place in the absence of virus is

a) Transformation b) Conjugation c) Translocation d) Transduction

415. Parasexuality was first discovered in

a) Bacteria b) Virus c) Fungi d) None of these

416. Viroids differ from viruses in having

a) Naked RNA molecules only b) Naked DNA molecules only

c) Naked DNA packed with viral genome d) Satellite RNA packed with viral genome

417. Consider the following statements about mycoplasma

I. It is pleuomorphic bacteria, which lacks cell wall
II. Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism
III. They can not survive without oxygen
IV. Many mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, II and IV d) I, II, III and IV

418. Which one of the following does not belong to kingdom-Monera?

a) Mycoplasma b) Achaebacteria c) Slime mould d) Eubacteria

419. Which of the following causes disease in human beings?

a) Rhizopus b) Puccinia c) Aspergillus d) Cystopus

420. Pasteurization temperature is

a) 72 ° C for 20 b) 63 ° C for 15 c) 67 ° C for 15d) 65 ° C for 30

minutes seconds seconds minutes
421. AIDS in human is caused by

a) Virus b) Bacteria c) Protozoan d) Bacteriophage

422. Cell wall of all fungi are composed of

a) Chitin + polysaccharides b) Cellulose + chitin

c) Pectin + starch d) Silica + lipids

423. Prions are

a) Infectious nucleic acids b) Infectious lipids

 c) Infectious proteins d) Infectious nucleoproteins

424. You might find methanogens

a) In a cow’s stomach b) In marshy area

c) Both (a) and (b) d) In sulphur spring

425. Which of the following group of diseases is caused by viruses?

a) Mumps, smallpox, herpes, influenza b) AIDS, diabetes, herpes, tuberculosis

c) Anthrax, cholera, tetanus, tuberculosis d) Cholera, tetanus, smallpox, influenza

426. The cyanobacteria are

a) Unicellular b) Colonial c) Filamentous d) All of these

427. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a) National Institute of Virology – Pune

b) National Institute of Communicable Diseases – Lucknow

c) Central Drug Research Institute – Kasauli

d) National Institute of Nutrition – Mumbai

428. Which of the following groups of organisms are placed under the group chrysophytes?

a) Diatoms only b) Desmids only

c) Diatoms and golden algae d) Desmids and Paramecium

429. The association mycorrhiza is

a) Relationship of algae and fungi b) Relationship of fungi and higher plants

c) Relationship of algae and higher plants d) None of these

430. Who proposed two kingdom system of classification and named kingdoms as Plantae and
Animalia?
a) Carolus Linnaeus b) RH Whittaker c) Carl Woese d) Herbert Copeland

431. Consider the following statements about slime moulds

I. Plasmodium is found in acellular slime moulds
II. Pseudoplasmodium is found in cellular slime moulds
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only I b) Only II c) I and II d) None of these

432. Which of the following options describes the coenocytic condition in fungus?

a) Uninucleate hypha without septum

b) Multinucleate hypha without septum

c) Multicellular hypha
 d) Multiciliate hypha

433. Parasexuality is involved with fusion of

a) Gamete and protoplast b) Male gamete with secondary nucleus

c) Protoplast d) Male and female gamete

434. Consider the following statements about class-Oomycetes?

I. Member may be obligate parasite on plants
II. The mycelium is aseptate and coenocytic
III. Asexual reproduction involves the formation of spore containing sac or sporangia. In
aquatic conditions, the sporangia produces zoospores
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

435. Which one of the following is a characteristics feature of Chrysophytes?

a) They are parasitic forms which cause diseases in animals

b) They have a protein rich layer called pellicle

c) They have indestructible wall layer deposited with silica

d) They are commonly called dinoflagellates

436. In microbial genetics, which one is referred to as Griffith effect?

a) Conjugation b) Transduction c) Transformation d) Sexduction

437. Potato spindle tuber diseases is caused by a

a) Nematode b) Virus c) Bacterium d) Viroid

438. Viruses are no more ‘alive’ than isolated chromosomes because

a) They both require oxygen for respiration

b) Both require the environment of a cell to replicate

c) They require both RNA and DNA

d) They both need food molecules

439. Fungi causing hair loss are

a) Keratophilous b) Pyrophilous c) Coprophilous d) None of these

440. The hyphae of Rhizopus are

a) Unbranced, aseptate and uninucleate b) Branched, aseptate and multinucleate

c) Branched, septate and uninucleate d) Unbranched, septate and coenocytic

441. Deuteromycetes is also known as

a) Sac fungi b) Club fungi c) Imperfect fungi d) Bracket fungi

442. Retroviruses have genetic material

a) DNA only b) RNA only

c) DNA or RNA only d) Either DNA or RNA only

443. Bacteriophages kill

a) Fungi b) Parasites c) Bacteria d) Viruses

444. Asexual reproduction in fungi occurs by

a) Ascospores b) Conidia c) Basidiospores d) Oospores

445. Lichens show

a) Mutualism b) Commensalism c) Parasitism d) Saprophytism

446. Ringworm in humans is caused by

a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Nematodes d) Viruses

447. Which of the following are the examples of insectivorous plant?

a) Bladder wort b) Venus fly trap c) Nepenthes d) All of these

448. Which of the following characters served as the criteria for five kingdom system of
classification as used by Whittaker?
a) Cell structure b) Body organization and mode of nutrition

c) Reproduction and phylogenetic d) All of the above

relationships
449. Some of the cyanobacteria blue green algae can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialised
cells called
a) Akinetes b) Heterocyst c) Endospores d) Homocyst

450. Eubacteria is also known as

a) False bacteria b) True bacteria

c) Archaebacteria d) Heterotrophic bacteria

451. Basidiospores are produced by

a) Yeasts b) Diatoms c) Agaricus d) Bacteria

452. Which of the following in the correct sequence of three steps in the sexual cycle of fungi?

a) Mitosis →fusion of two nuclei→ meiosis

b) Meiosis→ fusion of two nuclei → fusion of protoplasms

c) Fusion of two nuclei→meiosis → fusion of protoplasm

d) Fusion of protoplasm→ fusion of two nuclei → meiosis

453. Nostoc and Anabaena belongs to

 a) Eubacteria b) Archaebacteria c) Cyanobacteria d) Coccibacteria

454. Cyanobacteria is also known as

a) Blue-green algae

b) Heterotrophic bacteria

c) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria

d) Chemosynthetic bacteria

455. Size of TMV is

a) 300 nm long and 18 nm diameter b) 100 nm long and 20 nm diameter

c) 50 nm long and 10 nm diameter d) 500 nm long and 300 nm diameter

456. Specialized cells called heterocysts are present in

a) Dinoflagellates b) Chrysophytes c) Euglenoids d) Cyanobacteria

457. Cellulose is the major component of cell wall of

a) Pythium b) Xanthomonas c) Pseudomonas d) Saccharomyces

458. Claviceps is a member of

a) Ascomycetes b) Basidiomycetes c) Zygomycetes d) Phycomycetes

459. Mycorrhiza is found in

a) Oligotrophic soil b) Eutrophic soil c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

460. Which of the following is a flagellated protozoan?

a) Amoeba b) Entamoeba c) Plasmodium d) Trypanosoma

461. Smallest bacteria is

a) Spirosoma b) Hemophilus c) Dialister d) Desulfovibrio

462. Slipper animalcule is

a) Paramecium b) Trypanosoma c) Entamoeba d) Protozoa

463. A female Anopheles mosquito can be recognized by

a) Proboscis and palpi are long and more or less of equal length

b) Proboscis long and palpi short

c) Proboscis short and palpi long

d) Both proboscis and palpi are short

464. Highest number of antibiotics are produced by

a) Bacillus b) Penicillium c) Streptomyces d) Cephalosporum

465. Who proposed five kingdom classification and named kingdoms as Monera, Protista,
 Fungi, Plantae and Animalia?
a) Herbert Copeland b) R H Whittaker c) Carl Woese d) Carolus Linnaeus

466. Which one the following is a red dinoflagellate?

a) Euglena b) Diatoms c) Gonyaulax d) Plasmodium

467. Phytotoxins are secreted by plants in response to fungal reaction. These compounds are
generally
a) Proteins b) Glycoproteins c) Phenolic d) Lipids
compounds
468. In many bacteria, the cell membrane becomes invaginated and folded to form

a) Pili b) Cristae c) Fimbriae d) Mesosomes

I. is a ciliated protozoan
469. Paramecium

II. has a cavity that opens to the outside the cell surface
III. shows water current maintained by cilia which helps the food to be steared into
gullet
Which of the statement given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

470. Identify the label A , B ,C and D in the following figures

a) A-Plasma membrane, B-Cell wall, C-RNA, b) A-Cell wall, B-Cell membrane, C-DNA, D-
D-Spore formation Binary fission
c) A-Mucilaginous, B-Cell membrane, C- d) A-Plasma membrane, B-Mucilaginous, C-
RNA, D-Conjugation DNA, D-Transformation
471. Select the false statement

a) Scientists who study and contribute to the classification of organisms are known as
systematic
b) Carolus Linnaeus developed the first scientific system of naming species

c) A five kingdom arrangement of organisms was introduced by R H Whittaker

d) Phycomycetes are called club fungi because of a club-shaped end of mycelium known
as basidium
472. The respiratory process of yeast is

a) Rarely anaerobic b) Anaerobic c) Purely aerobic d) Both (a) and (b)

473. Viruses that infect bacteria, multiply and cause their lysis are

a) Lysozymes b) Lipolytic c) Lytic d) Lysogenic

474. The fungus used for the commercial production of SCP is

 a) Pentadiplandra brazzeana b) Fusarium graminearum

c) Brassica napus d) Bacillus thuringiensis

475. In Vorticella, the total number of micronuclei formed at the end of pre-zygotic nuclear
division in female gamete is
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 5

476. Consider the following statement about kingdom-Animalia

I. They are heterotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms
II. Cells do not have cell walls
III. Mode of nutrition is holozoic
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

477. Consider the following statements

I. Kingdom-Protista forms a link between monerans and the other organisms like plants,
animal and fungi
II. Protists reproduce asexually and sexually by a process involving cell fusion and zygote
formation
III. Being eukaryotes, the protistan cell body contains a well defined nucleus and other
membrane-bound organelles
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

478. Cyanobacteriun is an

a) Alga having blue-green pigment b) Alga having red pigment

c) Alga having brown pigment d) Alga having yellow-brown pigment

479. Which will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?

a) Red blood corpuscles of human suffering from malaria

b) Spleen of infected humans

c) Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito

d) Saliva of infected female Anopheles

480. During unfavorable conditions, Amoeba reproduces through

a) Binary fission b) Sporulation c) Multiple fission d) Conjugation

481. The ‘witches broom’ is caused by a

a) Virus b) Mycoplasma c) Bacterium d) Fungus

482. Deuteromycetes reproduces only by asexual spores known as

a) Conidia b) Endospores c) Zoospores d) Heterocyst

483. Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner
(algae), growing together in a symbiotic relationship
Consider the following statements about lichens
 I. Lichen are very good air pollution indicators
II. Algal partner and fungal partner live mutually
III. Algae prepares food for fungi
IV. Fungi provides shelter and absorbs water and minerals for algal partner
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, II and IV d) I, II, III and IV

484. Mycorrhiza is an example of

a) Symbiosis b) Parasitism c) Saprophytism d) None of these

485. Murein is not found in the cell wall of

a) Nostoc b) Eubacteria c) Cyanobacteria d) Diatoms

486. Which one of the following forms of the bloom is present in polluted water?

a) Blue-green algae b) Red algae c) Blue algae d) Brown algae

487. Which of the following is a parasitic fungi of mustard?

a) Rhizopus b) Albugo c) Agaricus d) Neuropora

488. Which of the following protist release toxins that may even kill fishes and other marine
animal?
a) Euglena b) Gonyaulax c) Paramecium d) Plasmodium

489. Triatomainfestans is the intermediate host in the life cycle of

a) Leishmania donovani b) Trypanosoma cruzi

c) Leishmania tropica d) Schistosoma haematobium

490. Members of Phycomycetes are found

I. In aquatic habitats
II. on decaying wood
III. in moist and damp places
IV. as obligate parasite on plants
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I, II and III c) II, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV

491. Outer covering of virus made up of protein is

a) Capsid b) Coat c) Virion d) Viriod

492. Plasmodium is an

a) Endoparasite b) Ectoparasite c) Intercellular d) Both (a) and (b)

parasite
493. In which year, Ronald Ross found malaria parasite infection in mosquito?

a) 1897 b) 1850 c) 1835 d) 1859

494. Mucor and Rhizopus are included in class

a) Ascomycetes b) Phycomycetes c) Basidiomycetes d) Deuteromycetes

495. On the basis of their shape, bacteria are grouped under…categories

a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six

496. Plasmogamy is the fusion of

a) Two haploid cells including their nuclei

b) Two haploid cells without nuclear fission

c) Sperm and egg

d) Sperm with two polar nuclei

497. Given figure is of a filamentous blue-green algae. Identify the algae name A , B and C in
the following figures

a) A-Gelidium, B-Vegetative cell, C-Heterocyst

b) A-Volvox, B-Somatic cell, C-Mucilaginous sheath

c) A-Chara, B-Mucilaginuous sheath, C-Heterocyst

d) A-Nostoc, B-Heterocyst, C-Mucilaginous sheath

498. Diatoms and desmids are found in

a) Freshwater b) Marine environments

c) Both (a) and (b) d) Terrestrial environments

499. In Plasmodium, ookinete is formed by

a) Trophozoite b) Zygote c) Sporozoite d) Merozoite

500. Late blight of potato is caused by

a) Cystopus b) Phytophthora c) Alternaria d) Ustilago

501. Paramecium is an aquatic and actively moving organism due to the presence of

a) Pseudopodia b) False feet c) Thousands of cilia d) Flagella

502. Phage genome site on bacterial chromosome resulted in the structure

a) Nucleic acid b) Heterocyst c) Prophage d) None of these

503. Enveloped virus enters into host cells by

a) Injecting own nucleic acid inside host b) By contact with cell receptor and
cells endocytosis
c) By phagocytosis d) Fusion with the plasma membrane of host

504. In the diagram, which of the following process is/are shown in Amoeba?

a) Exocytosis b) Phagocytosis c) Pinocytosis d) All of these

505. What is haemozoin?

a) Undigested part of blood in trophozoite of b) Blood pigment of Anopheles

Plasmodium.
c) Decomposed blood in merozoites. d) Granules in the blood of infected person.

506. Euglena is found in

a) Fresh and running water b) Fresh and stagnant water

c) Marine water d) Both (a) and (c)

507. Five kingdom classification was given by

a) Huxley b) Hooker c) Whittaker d) Linnaeus

508. The bacteria Pseudomonas is useful because of its ability to

a) Transfer genes from one plant to another b) Decompose variety of organic compounds

c) Fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil d) Produced a wide variety of antibiotics

509. In fungi, the fusion of two nuclei is called

a) Plasmogamy b) Karyogamy c) Plasmokinesis d) Cytokinesis

510. Euglenoid species that have chlorophyll are

a) Facultative autotrophs b) Facultative heterotrophs

c) Obligate heterotrophs d) Obligate autotrophs

511. Where the members of Basidiomycetes are grown

a) In soil b) On logs

c) On tree stumps and in living plant bodies d) All of the above

512. Plasmids occur in

a) Viruses b) Chromosomes c) Bacteria d) Chloroplasts

513. The fruiting body formed from a filamentous heterotrophic organism, which is known for
 its nutritive value for the humanity, is
a) Cremocarp b) Acervulus c) Basidiocarp d) Akinete

514. Phycomycetes is a class in kingdom

a) Protista b) Fungi c) Plantae d) Animalia

515. Viral genome, incorporated and integrated with bacterial genome is referred to as

a) Prophages b) RNA c) DNA d) Both (a) and (c)

516. The slime moulds are characterized by the presence of

a) Elaters b) Pseudoelaters c) Capillitium d) Capitulum

517. Spirochaetes is/are

a) A class of insects b) A class of viruses c) Bacteria d) Fungi

518. Which one is correctly matched?

a) Oncogenes – ageing b) Replication fork –m RNA

c) AIDS virus – reverse transcriptase d) Initiation factors – amino acid activation

519. Myxomycetes are

a) Saprobes or parasites having mycelia, asexual reproduction by fragmentation and

sexual reproduction by fusion of gametes
b) Slimy mass of multinucleate protoplasm, having pseudopodia like structures for
engulfing food, reproduction through fragmentation or zoospores
c) Prokaryotic organisms, cellular or acellular, saprobes or autotrophic, reproduce by
binary fission
d) Eukaryotic, single-celled or filamentous, saprobes or autotrophic, asexual
reproduction by division of haploid individuals, sexual reproduction by fusion of two
cells or their nuclei
520. Sol-gel theory, for the first time, was given by

a) Pantin b) Hyman c) Best d) Mast

521. In AIDS, HIV kills

a) Antibody molecule b) T-helper cell c) Bone marrow cells d) T-cytotoxic cell

522. Gene regulation in bacteria is shown by

a) Jacob and Monod b) Beadle and Tatum c) Temin and d) Kornberg

Baltimore
523. Consider the following statements
I. Bacteria reproduce only by binary fission
II. Under unfavourable conditions, bacteria produce several types of spores
III. Bacteria reproduce by a sort of sexual reproduction by adopting a primitive type of
RNA transfer from one bacterium to other
Which of the statements given below are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) All of these

524. Amoeba is a/an

 a) Unicellular animal b) Octacellular animal

c) Multicellular animal d) All of these

525. Amoeboid protozoans

I. live in freshwater, sea water or moist soil
II. has pseudopodia for locomotion and capturing prey
III. have silica shells on their surface in marine forms
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) I and II b) I and III c) II and III d) I, II and III

526. Colourless, unicellular, cell wall bound spherical or rod-shaped microorganism and
lacking organized nucleus is called
a) Mycoplasma b) Virus c) Bacteria d) Cyanobacteria

527. Which stain shows Gram negative bacteria during bacterial staining?

a) White b) Red c) Black d) Purple

528. Encysted, non-motile and non-feeding infectious stage of Entamoeba histolytica is called

a) Schizont b) Zygote c) Minuta form d) Abiotic form

529. TO Diener (1971) discovered a new infections agent that was smaller than viruses
Consider the following statements about this infectious agent
I. It cause pototo spindle tuber disease
II. These are infectious RNA particles
III. It lacks the protein coat
IV. The molecular wt of its RNA is low
The above statements are assigned to
a) Viruses b) Viroids c) Prions d) Lichen

530. Consider the following statements about Ascomycetes

I. They are saprophytic, decomposer, coprophilous and parasitic
II. Includes unicellular and multicellular forms
III. Mycelium is coenocytic and aseptate
IV. Aspergillus , Claviceps , Neurospora are important examples of Ascomycetes
Which of the statements given above is/are false?
a) Only I b) Only II c) Only III d) I and III

531. What happens in anterior part of Amoeba at the time of formation of pseudopodia?

a) Plasma gel is converted into plasma sol.

b) Plasma sol is converted into plasma gel.

c) Ectoplasm is converted into endoplasm.

d) Endoplasm is converted into ectoplasm.

532. Fungi shows vegetative reproduction by all of the following except

a) Fragmentation b) Fission c) Budding d) Akinetes

533. Most abundant bacteria are

a) Chemosynthetic bacteria b) Heterotrophic bacteria

c) Heterotrophic decomposers d) Archaebacteria

534. The replacement of two kingdom grouping by five kingdom classification was proposed
in the year
a) 1859 b) 1758 c) 1862 d) 1969

535. Which part of an animal virus is not reproduced in multiple copies?

a) Capsid b) Proteins c) Envelope d) Ribosomes

536. How many young amoebae hatch out from a cyst of E . histolytica?

a) One b) Two c) Four d) Six

537. Difference between virus and viroid is

a) Absence of protein coat in viroid and its presence in viruses

b) Presence of low molecular weight RNA in virus but absent in viroid

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of the above

538. The thalloid body of a slime mould (Myxomycetes) is known as

a) Protonema b) Plasmodium c) Fruiting body d) Mycelium

539. Powdery mildews of crops are caused by

a) Basidiomycetes b) Phycomycetes c) Ascomycetes d) Eucomycetes

540. Galic acid used in making ink is obtained with the help of

a) Aspergillus niger b) Penicillium purpurogenum

c) Streptococcus lactis d) Lactobacillus bulgarius

541. Enzymes are absent in

a) Algae b) Plants c) Virus d) Bacteria

542. Virion is a

a) Bacterium b) Blue-green algae c) Simple virus d) None of these

particle
543. Which of the following is an edible ‘fungi’?

a) Mucor b) Penicillium c) Agaricus d) Rhizopus

544. Halophilicarchaebacterium, eg , Halobacterium salinarum found in great salt lake and dead
sea cannot live in
a) Less than 3M NaCl concentration b) Less than 5M NaCl concentration
 c) More than 4M NaCl concentration d) More than 3M NaCl concentration

545. Cosmid is

a) Extragenetic material in mycoplasma

b) Circular DNA in bacteria

c) Extra DNA in bacteria

d) Fragment of DNA inserted in bacteria for forming copies

546. Name the fungus that is edible.

a) Penicillium b) Mucor c) Rhizopus d) Morchella

547. T O Diener discovered a

a) Free infectious b) Free infectious c) Infectious protein d) Bacteriophage

RNA DNA
548. All eubacteria have

a) Rigid cell wall b) Flagellum c) Silica d) Both (a) and (b)

549. Which of the following plant virus has DNA in it?

a) Tobacco mosaic virus b) Potato mosaic virus

c) Tomato mosaic virus d) Cauliflower mosaic virus

550. Regarding plants, choose the correct statement

a) All are eukaryotes chlorophyll containing b) All are unicellular prokaryotes chlorophyll
organism containing organism
c) All are multicellular eukaryotes that are d) All are unicellular prokaryotes that are
photosynthetic heterotrophs photosynthetic heterotrophs
551. During conjugation in Paramecium

a) Out of the four micronuclei formed, three degenerate

b) Out of six macronuclei formed, four degenerate

c) Zygote nucleus undergoes eight successive division in each conjugant

d) Out of 16 nuclei, only 4 degenerate

552. Identify the edible and delicate Ascomycetes members

a) Agaricus and Puccinia b) Morels and truffles

c) Puffball and Agaricus d) Puffball and mushrooms

553. Clamp connections are found in

a) Phycomycetes b) Ascomycetes c) Basidiomycetes d) Deuteromycetes

554. Carries of Entamoeba histolytica are

 a) Mosquito of genus- Anopheles b) Cattle

c) Musca domestica (housefly) d) Healthy human host

555. Nutrition of Entamoeba is

a) Sporophytic b) Autotrophic c) Chemotrophic d) Parasitic

556. Chlorophyll-α absent, in which of the following photosynthetic organisms?

a) Cyanobacteria b) Red algae c) Brown algae d) Bacteria

557. Name the class of the Mycota which is commonly called ‘fungi imperfecti’?

a) Deuteromycota b) Ascomycota c) Zygomycota d) Basidiomycota

558. Yeast and Penicillium are the example of class

a) Phycomycetes b) Ascomycetes c) Deuteromycetes d) Basidiomycetes

559. A plasmid

a) Cannot replicate b) Can replicate independently

c) Shows independent assortment d) Lies together with chromosomes

560. ….. include blue-green algae, which have chlorophyll-a similar to green plants.
Complete the given sentence with an appropriate option
a) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria b) Photosynthetic autotrophic bacteria

c) Protista d) Saprophytic

561. When a freshwater protozoan, possessing a contractile vacuole, is placed in a glass

containing marine water, the vacuole will?
a) Increase in number b) Disappear c) Increase in size d) Decrease in size

562. A kingdom common to unicellular animals and plants is

a) Monera b) Plantae c) Fungi d) Protista

563. The given statements describes a group of organisms

I. The pellicle is composed of fibrous elastic protein lipid or carbohydrates and maintains
a definite shape
II. They have two flagella, short and a long one. Each flagellum arises from a basal
granule
III. They are connecting link between plants and animals
Which of the following group is referred here?
a) Euglenoids b) Diatoms c) Slime moulds d) Protozoans

564. Plant like nutrition is present in

a) Amoeba b) Paramecium c) Euglena d) Plasmodium

565. Which of the following statement is false?

a) TMV has a double-stranded RNA molecule

 b) Most plant viruses are RNA viruses

c) The bacteriophage has a double-stranded DNA molecule

d) Most animal viruses are DNA viruses

566. The main difference between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria is

a) Cell membrane b) Cell wall c) Ribosome d) Mitochondria

567. Plant virus contains

a) DNA b) RNA c) Both (a) and (b) d) Plasmids

568. A new infectious agent that is smaller than virus is

a) Prions b) Viroids c) bacteria d) Mycoplasma

569. The agents which are known to cause CJD are

a) Protein particles b) A class of bacteria c) A class of viruses d) Fungi

570. Eubacteria includes

a) Blue-green algae b) Archaebacteria and blue-green algae

c) Cyanobacteria and prokaryotes d) Bacteria and eukaryotes

571. Kingdom-Animalia organisms

I. are capable of Iocomotion
II. have specialised sensory and neuromotor system
III. shows sexual mode of reproduction
IV. show the sexual reproduction by copulation of male and female followed by
embryological development
Which of the statements given above are correct
a) I and II b) I and III c) II, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV

572. Which of the following is not characteristic of Gram positive bacteria?

a) Cell wall is smooth b) Mesosomes are distinctive prominent

c) Basal body of flagellum contains two ringsd) Murein content of cell wall is 70-80%

573. Which of the following provided to plant by fungi present in mycorrhiza?

a) Phosphate b) Nitrate c) Carbonate d) Chloride

574. Multinucleated filament of Rhizopus is

a) Coenocytic b) Conidia c) Heterothallus d) Homothallus

575. Yeast belongs to

a) Zygomycetes b) Basidiomycetes c) Ascomycetes d) Phycomycetes

576. Choose the correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria

a) Lag, log, stationary, decline phase b) Lag, log, stationary phase

 c) Stationary, lag, log, decline phase d) Decline, lag, log phase

577. Dinoflagellates have

a) Two flagella which lies longitudinally

b) Only one flagellum in the transverse groove between the cell plates

c) Only one flagellum in the longitudinal groove between the cell plates

d) One flagella lies longitudinally and the other transversely in a furrow between the wall
plates
578. The sub-unit of capsid is called

a) Capsomere b) Core c) Nucleoside d) Nucleotide

579. Which one of the following is not commercially produced by yeast?

a) Enzyme b) Vitamin c) Hormone d) Riboflavin

580. Industrial production of ethanol from starch is brought about by certain species of

a) Azotobacter b) Lactobacillus c) Saccharomyces d) Penicillium

581. Which of the following groups of organisms are ecological similar?

a) Producer protists and consumer protists b) Monerans and producer protists

c) Consumer protists and fungi d) Monerans and fungi

582. The autonomously independent self-replicating extra nuclear DNA imparting certain
factors to some bacterium is called
a) Plastid b) Plasmid c) Phagemid d) Cosmid

583. The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum ) that causes botulism is

a) A facultative anaerobe b) An obligate anaerobe

c) A facultative aerobe d) An obligate aerobe

584. The kingdom of prokaryotes is

a) Protista b) Monera c) Fungi d) Plantae

585. Heterocysts present in Nostoc are specialised for

a) Photosynthesis b) Food storge c) Nitrogen fixation d) Fragmentation

586. A peculiar odour that prevails in marshy areas and cow-sheds is on account of a gas
produced by
a) Mycoplasma b) Archaebacteria c) Slime moulds d) Cyanobacteria

587. ‘Foolish seedling disease’ of rice in Japan was caused by

a) The deficiency of nitrogen b) A bacterium

c) A fungus d) A virus
588. HIV virus affect …. In AIDS patient.

a) Cytotoxic T-cell b) M-N cell c) Suppressor cell d) Helper T-Cells

589. Which of the following diseases are caused by bacteria?

I. Flu II. Cholera
III. Typhoid IV. Tetanus
Codes
a) I, II and III b) II, III and IV c) I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV

590. Botanical name of species, which causes white rust of crucifers?

a) Peronospora parasitica b) Puccinia graminis

c) Pythium debarganum d) Albugo candida

591. Fungi that absorbs nutrients directly from the living host cytoplasm are called

a) Saprophytes b) Parasites c) Symbionts d) Mycorrhiza

592. Which of the following is a slime mould?

a) Rhizopus b) Physarum c) Thiobacillus d) Anabaena

593. Analyse the following statements and identify the correct option given below.
I. Viruses that infects plants have single-stranded RNA and viruses that infects animals
have either single or double-stranded RNA or double stranded DNA
II. Bacterial viruses or bacteriophase are usually single-stranded RNA viruses
Codes
a) I is true, but II is false b) I is false, but II is true

c) I and II are true d) I and II are false

594. Lichen is the pioneer vegetation on which succession?

a) Hydrosere b) Lithosere c) Psammosere d) Xerosere

595. Which of the following conditions would be favoured by thermoacidophiles?

a) Hot and alkaline b) Snow and acidic

c) Hot and sulphur spring d) Gut of cows