PYQ's Exercise-4 (Past 10 Years Questions)
1. Match List-I with List-II. (2023 Manipur) 7. Given below are two statements : (2022)
List-I List-II Statement I:
A. Chlorophyll a P. Yellow to yellow orange The primary CO2 acceptor in C4 plants is phosphoenolpyruvate
and is found in the mesophyll cells.
B. Chlorophyll b Q. Yellow green Statement II:
C. Xanthophyll R. Blue green Mesophyll cells of C4 plants lack RuBisCO enzyme.
D. Carotenoid S. Yellow In the light of the above statements, choose the correct
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: answer from the options given below:
(1) A-R, B-Q, C-S, D-P (2) A-R, B-P, C-S, D-Q (1) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
(3) A-Q, B-R, C-P, D-S (4) A-S, B-R, C-Q, D-P (2) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
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2. Given below are two statements: (2023 Manipur) (3) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Statement I: RuBisCO is the most abundant enzyme in the (4) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
world. 8. What is the role of large bundle sheath cells found around
Statement II: Photorespiration does not occur in C4 plants. the vascular bundles in C4 plants? (2022)
In the light of the above statements, choose the most (1) To protect the vascular tissue from high light intensity
appropriate answer from the options given below: (2) To provide the site for photorespiratory pathway
(1) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect (3) To increase the number of chloroplast for the operation
of Calvin cycle
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(2) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
(3) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct (4) To enable the plant to tolerate high temperature
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect 9. Which one of the following is NOT true regarding the release
of energy during ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis? It
3. Which out of the following statements is incorrect?
involves: (2022)
(2023 Manipur)
(1) breakdown of electron gradient
(1) Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II
(2) movement of protons across the membrane to the stroma
(2) Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS
(3) reduction of NADP to NADPH2 on the stroma side of
II
the membrane
(3) Both ATP and NADPH + H+ are synthesised during
(4) breakdown of proton gradient.
non-cyclic photophosphorylation.
10. When one CO2 molecule is fixed as one molecule of triose
(4) Stroma lamellae lack PS II and NADP reductase
phosphate, which of the following photochemically made,
4. How many ATP and NADPH2 are required for the synthesis high energy chemical intermediates are used in the reduction
of one molecule of Glucose during Calvin cycle? (2023)
phase? (2022 -II)
(1) 18 ATP and 12 NADPH2
(1) 1 ATP + 1 NADPH (2) 1 ATP + 2 NADPH
(2) 12 ATP and 16 NADPH2
(3) 2 ATP + 1 NADPH (4) 2 ATP + 2 NADPH
(3) 18 ATP and 16 NADPH2
11. Identify the correct statements regarding chemiosmotic
(4) 12 ATP and 18 NADPH2 hypothesis: (2022 -II)
5. The reaction centre in PS II has an absorption maxima at A. Splitting of the water molecule takes place on the inner
(2023) side of the membrane.
(1) 700 nm (2) 660 nm B. Protons accumulate within the lumen of the thylakoids.
(3) 780 nm (4) 680 nm C. Primary acceptor of electron transfers the electrons to
6. Which of the following combinations is required for an electron carrier.
chemiosmosis? (2023) D. NADP reductase enzyme is located on the stroma side
(1) Membrane, proton pump, proton gradient, NADP of the membrane.
synthase E. Protons increase in number in stroma.
(2) Proton pump, electron gradient, ATP synthase Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(3) Proton pump, electron gradient, NADP synthase (1) A, B and E (2) A, B and D
(4) Membrane, proton pump, proton gradient, ATP synthase (3) B, C and D (4) B, C and E
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12. The first stable product of CO2 fixation in sorghum is:(2021) (1) Light saturation for CO2 fixation occurs at 10% of full
(1) oxaloacetic acid (2) succinic acid sunlight
(3) phosphoglyceric acid (4) pyruvic acid. (2) Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration upto 0.05%
13. Which of the following statements is incorrect? (2021) can enhance CO2 fixation rate
(1) Stroma lamellae have PS I only and lack NADP reductase. (3) C3 plants responds to higher temperatures with enhanced
(2) Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II. photosynthesis while C 4 plants have much lower
temperature optimum
(3) Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS
(4) Tomato is a greenhouse crop which can be grown in
II.
CO2 - enriched atmosphere for higher yield
(4) Both ATP and NADPH + H+ are synthesized during
22. Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary CO2 acceptor
non‑cyclic photophosphorylation.
in: (2017)
14. The oxygenation activity of RuBisCO enzyme in (1) C3 plants (2) C4 plants
photorespiration leads to the formation of: (2020) (3) C2 plants (4) C3 and C4 plants.
(1) 1 molecule of 3-C compound 23. Which of the following is a proteinaceous and water soluble
(2) 1 molecule of 6-C compound photosynthetic pigment? (2017-Gujarat)
(3) 1 molecule of 4-C compound and 1 molecule of 2-C (1) Chlorophyll (2) Xanthophyll
compound (3) Phycocyanin (4) Anthocyanin
(4) 2 molecules of 3-C compound 24. Which statement is wrong about photorespiration?
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15. In light reaction, plastoquinone facilitates the transfer of (2017-Gujarat)
electrons from: (2020) (1) RuBP binds with O 2 to form two molecules of
(1) Cytb6f complex to PS-I phosphoglycolate
(2) PS-I to NADP+ (2) Photorespiration occurs in C3 plants and not C4 plants
(3) There is no synthesis of ATP or NADPH
(3) PS-I to ATP synthase
(4) RuBisCO has higher affinity for CO2 than O2
(4) PS-II to Cytb6f complex
25. The process which makes major difference between C3 and
16. During non-cyclic photophosphorylation, when electrons C4 plants is: (2016-II)
are lost from the reaction centre at PS II, what is the source
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(1) photorespiration (2) respiration
which replaces these electrons? (2020 Covid) (3) glycolysis (4) calvin cycle.
(1) Water (2) Carbon dioxide 26. Phytochrome is a: (2016-II)
(3) Light (4) Oxygen (1) lipoprotein (2) chromoprotein
17. Which of the following statements is incorrect? (3) flavoprotein (4) glycoprotein
(2020 Covid) 27. In a chloroplast the highest number of protons are found in:
(1) In C4 plants, the site of RuBisCO activity is mesophyll cell (2016-I)
(2) The substrate molecule for RuBisCO activity is a (1) stroma (2) lumen of thylakoid
5-carbon compound (3) inter membranal space (4) antennae complex
(3) Reduction stage in C3 cycle requires ATP and NADPH 28. A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses,
(4) RuBisCO is a bifunctional enzyme has improved water use efficiency, shows high rates of
18. In Hatch and Slack pathway, the primary CO2 acceptor is; photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved
efficiency of nitrogen utilisation. In which of the following
(2019 Odisha)
physiological groups would you assign this plant?(2016-I)
(1) oxaloacetic acid (2) phosphoglyceric acid
(1) C3 (2) C4
(3) phosphoenol pyruvate (4) RuBisCO
(3) CAM (4) Nitrogen fixer
19. One scientist cultured Cladophora in a suspension of
Azotobacter and illuminated the culture by splitting light 29. Emerson’s enhancement effect and Red drop have been
through a prism. He observed that bacteria accumulated instrumental in the discovery of: (2016-I)
mainly in the region of: (2019 Odisha) (1) photophosphorylation and non-cyclic electron transport
(1) violet and green light (2) two photosystems operating simultaneously
(2) indigo and green light (3) photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport
(3) orange and yellow light (4) oxidative phosphorylation
(4) blue and red light 30. In photosynthesis, the light-independent reactions take place
20. Which of the following is NOT a product of light reaction at: (2015 Re)
of photosynthesis? (2018) (1) photosystem-I (2) photosystem-II
(1) ATP (2) NADH (3) stromal matrix (4) thylakoid lumen.
(3) NADPH (4) Oxygen 31. Anoxygenic photosynthesis is characteristic of: (2014)
21. With reference to factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis,
(1) Ulva (2) Rhodospirillum
which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(3) Spirogyra (4) Chlamydomonas
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PYQ'S EXERCISE-4 (NEET PAST 10 YEARS QUESTIONS)
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