Post : Lecturer in Natural Science
Department : Collegiate Education
Category Code : 54/2013
Question Paper Code : 85/2017/OL
Date of Test : 17-10-2017
- A criterion-referenced testing
- Encourage and reward individual excellence in achievement
- Sample the domain of a particular achievement area broadly
- Interpret test scores in relation to established norms
- Emphasise mastery of specific subject matter by all pupils
- Ability of an individual to generate a variety of ideas, solutions, alternatives, designs, and methods is known as
- Flexibility
- Fluency
- Originality
- Elaboration
- Perfection in performance is identified under psycho-motor domain as
- Naturalisation
- Articulation
- Precision
- Manipulation
- A three-dimensional scene in depth, incorporating a group of modelled objects and figures in a natural setting is called as
- Moke-ups
- Puppets
- Diorama
- Working models
- The technique of presentation of an aversive stimulus or withholding of a positive stimulus to decrease the possibility of a response is
- Positive reinforcement
- Punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- None of these
- When writing an introduction to a research report the structure proceeds from
- The general to the specific
- The specific to the general
- The general to the specific and back to the general
- The general to the results of the research
- Plagiarism in research is
- Provide citation whenever another person's work is used your thinking
- Use paragraph after paragraph out of one or more sources and present them as a paper with citations
- Use someone else words/ideas in research without proper citation
- None of these
- A qualitative research approach in which you study cultural groups in natural setting over a prolonged period of time with a holistic view of culture is known as
- Content Analysis
- Ethnography
- Case study
- Phenomenology
- In an experimental design measures what it intended to measure, that design has a high level of
- Reliability
- Ecological validity
- External validity
- Internal validity
- The significance of stratified sampling is that
- It reduces non-response bias
- It ensures members of different segments of a population are represented in a sample
- It reduces the randomness in sampling
- None of these
- What type of government is established in India by the Constitution of India?
- Presidential Government
- Parliamentary Government
- Quasi Presidential
- Quasi Parliamentary
- When was the Constitution of India adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
- 26th November 1946
- 26th January 1949
- 26th November 1949
- 26th January 1950
- Article 21A of the Indian Constitution specifies about
- Right to Education
- Right to Property
- Right to Equality
- Right against Exploitation
- Name the commission constituted to study and report on the working of centre-state relations in India.
- Kothari Commission
- Mandal Commission
- Liberhan Commission
- Sarkaria Commission
- How many amendments are there in the Constitution of India at present?
- 86
- 91
- 93
- 101
- What is the percentage of seats reserved for women in the Women's Reservation Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha on 9th March 2010?
- 25%
- 33%
- 45%
- 50%
- Which year was the "Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act" enacted?
- 2002
- 2006
- 2012
- 2015
- What is the maximum period within which information under RTI Act 2005 should be received?
- 15 days
- 30 days
- 45 days
- 60 days
- How many Sections does the Environment Protection Act 1986 contain?
- 25 Sections
- 26 Sections
- 30 Sections
- 32 Sections
- Which is the Supreme Court case which held that "right to pollution free air" is also to be included within the scope of "right to life"?
- Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala, 1973
- Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation, 1985
- S. R. Bommai vs Union of India, 1994
- M. C. Mehta vs Union of India, 2004
- Powdery mildew of rubber is caused by
- Erysiphe
- Oidium
- Phytophthora
- Puccinia
- mRNA is synthesized by which RNA polymerase?
- RNA Polymerase I
- RNA Polymerase II
- RNA Polymerase III
- RNA Polymerase IV
- The organelle directly involves in Apoptosis
- Mitochondria
- Golgi complex
- Endoplasmic reticulum
- Ribosome
- In which Era Angiosperms continued to diversify?
- Paleozoic
- Mesozoic
- Cenozoic
- Archaeozoic
- The classification of organism based entirely on observed phenotypic similarities and differences are called
- Phenetics
- Cladistics
- Phyletics
- None of these
- Geosmin is a volatile substance produced by
- Actinomycetes
- Zygomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
- Phycomycetes
- Pollinia are present in which of the following family?
- Apocynaceae
- Verbenaceae
- Asclepiadaceae
- Lamiaceae
- Casparian thickening in endodermis is made up of
- Cutine
- Suberine
- Pectin
- Chitin
- Which of the following is a non-nucleated cell?
- Companion cell
- Sieve tube
- Trachied
- Collenchyma
- Caryopsis is the type of fruit found in which of the following family?
- Asteraceae
- Cyperaceae
- Poaceae
- Amaranthaceae
- The stage of meiosis in which chromosomes pairs and cross over takes place
- Prophase I
- Metaphase I
- Prophase II
- Metaphase II
- Which of the following is not an adaptive modification of a xerophytic plant?
- Well developed Aerenchyma
- Sunken stomata
- Scale leaves
- Lacunar tissues
- Proton motive force during oxidative phosphorylation is generated in mitochondria by
- Exchanging protons for Na+ ions
- Pumping protons out in the intermembrance space
- Pumping OH ions in the mitochondria
- Hydrolysis of ATP
- Which one of the following compounds is not a part of alkaloid class of secondary metabolite?
- Lignin
- Indole
- Propane
- Pyrrolidine
- Which one of the following is not true for monocots?
- Sieve tubes with companion cells
- Vascular bundles are numerous
- Vascular cambium present
- All of these
- Which one of the following chemical is a DNA intercalator?
- 5-bromouracil
- Ethyl methyl salfonate
- Acrydine orange
- None of these
- In Eukaryotic replication helicase loading occurs with all replications during
- G0 phase
- G1 phase
- S phase
- G2 phase
- The dye used in gram staining is
- Methyl blue
- Rhodamine
- Crystal violet
- Fast green
- Which of the following makes it possible to calculate the pKa of any acid from the molar ratio of proton donor?
- Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
- Jennings-Kaback equation
- Arnon-Jagendorf equation
- None of these
- Which one of the following is a heterosporous Pteridophyte?
- Psilotum
- Equisetum
- Selaginella
- Pteris
- Which one of the following Bryophyte shows algal association in the thallus?
- Riccia
- Marchantia
- Anthoceros
- Targionia
- A pie chart or circle graph can be used to display
- Quantitative data
- Qualitative data
- Both Quantitative data and Qualitative data
- None of these
- Which of the following is not a biodiversity application software?
- ALICE
- WORLD MAP
- LITCHI
- GLIS
- Lymphocytes that activate B cells and T cells are
- Macrophage
- Helper T cells
- Cytotoxic T cells
- All of these
- Winged pollen grains are found in
- Pinus
- Gnetum
- Podocarpus
- Cycas
- Circinte vernation is present in which of the following pteridophyte?
- Selaginella
- Lycopodium
- Marsilia
- Equisetum
- The system of classification by Hutchinson is an example for
- Phylogenetic
- Artificial
- Natural
- None of these
- Hypanthodium is the characteristic inflorescence of
- Ocimum
- Ficus
- Sunflower
- Calotropis
- The actual range of an organism in nature is termed as
- Fundamental Niche
- Realized Niche
- Habitat
- Ecosystem
- A bioinformatic tool used to find the sequence similarity in the subunit of Heamoglobin is
- FASTA
- PSI PLOT
- HUMMER
- BLAST
- During double fertilization in plants, one of the sperm fuse with the egg cell and other sperm fuse with
- Synergid cell
- Central cell
- Antipodal cell
- Nucellus cell
- A cross is made between a pure breeding plant having red colored flowers with a pure breeding plant having white colored flowers. Such a cross is called
- Test cross
- Monohybrid cross
- Dihybrid cross
- Back cross
- Which one of the following is a vital stain?
- Cotton blue
- Ganus green
- Crystal violet
- Safranin
- rRNA is synthesized in
- Nucleus
- Nucleolus
- Mitochondria
- Cytoplasm
- Which of the following compound is generally translocated in the phloem?
- Sucrose
- D-glucose
- D-mannose
- D-fructose
- Which among the following is the thiamine deficiency disease?
- Pellagra
- Scurvy
- Beriberi
- Rickets
- Which theory was proposed by Weismann?
- Mutation theory
- Germplasm theory
- Use and disuse theory
- Modern synthetic theory
- What is the scientific name of Lion-tailed macaque?
- Macaca radiata
- Trachypithecus johnii
- Semnopithecus entellus
- Macaca silenus
- Who invented the technique for sequencing DNA strands?
- Craig Venter
- Alan Maxam
- Frederic Sanger
- Walter Gilbert
- Which antibody mediate type I hypersensitivity (anaphylactic) reactions?
- Ig E
- Ig G
- Ig M
- Ig D
- Which is a copper containing respiratory pigment?
- Chlorocruorin
- Haemocyanin
- Haemerytrhin
- Myoglobin
- How will you calculate your pulse pressure?
- By adding the maximum and minimum pressures measured
- By multiplying the maximum and minimum pressures measured
- By dividing the maximum and minimum pressures measured
- By finding out the difference between the maximum and minimum pressures measured
- Which is the most prominent excitatory transmitter?
- Dopamine
- Acetylcholine
- Glutamate
- Somatostatin
- Which region is considered as the 'Cradle of Speciation'?
- Western Himalaya
- Eastern Himalaya
- Western Ghats
- Gangetic Plain
- Which of the following has cement glands?
- Mytilus
- Pholas
- Lithophage
- Chiton
- Which genetic element provide palaeontological records of evolutionary events?
- Junk DNA
- Transposons
- Overlapping genes
- Pseudogenes
- Which enzyme is serving as 'molecular glue' that is used to produce recombinant DNA?
- Lyases
- Ligases
- Polymerases
- Endonucleases
- What is spelaeology?
- Study of desert
- Study of grassland
- Study of caves
- Study of tundra
- Who proposed the term 'eugenics'?
- Muller
- Clintock
- Morgan
- Galton
- Which learning behavior helps a baby bird to identify its mother?
- Sexual imprinting
- Filial imprinting
- Imitation
- Sensitization
- Which law of Mendel is called as the 'Law of purity of gametes'?
- Law of dominance
- Law of independent assortment
- Law of segregation
- All of these
- Name the technique which is used for the detection of proteins by the use of antibodies.
- Northern Blotting
- Southern Blotting
- Western Blotting
- PAGE
- Among the following which explains the sex chromatin body and gene dosage compensation in mammals?
- Lyon hypothesis
- Mutation theory
- Chromosome theory
- Genic balance theory
- What would happen through the trisomy to the 21st pair of autosomes?
- Klinefelter's syndrome
- Down's syndrome
- Turner's syndrome
- Edward's syndrome
- Evolution of bat is an example for
- Macroevolution
- Microevolution
- Coevolution
- Mega evolution
- Egg of which organism exhibit holoblastic equal cleavage?
- Bony fish
- Frog
- Amphioxus
- Bird
- Which of the following is a Japan based database?
- Genbank
- DDBJ
- EMBL
- None of these
- Which germ layer shows epiboly?
- Ectoderm
- Endoderm
- Mesoderm
- All of these
- What is the name given to the organism which live at the air-water interface?
- Periphyton
- Nekton
- Neuston
- Benthos
- Which is the first step of ecological succession?
- Nudation
- Ecesis
- Aggregation
- Reaction
- Which is the first phase of the cardiac cycle?
- Isovolumetric contraction period
- Ventricular ejection period
- Isovolumetric relaxation period
- Ventricular filling period
- Melatonin is a derivative of which amino acid?
- Glutamate
- Valine
- Tryptophan
- Methionine
- Name the graph that contains frequencies in the form of vertical rectangles.
- Histogram
- Line graph
- Bar diagram
- Range chart
- What is the product of the fusion between a plasma cell and a tumor cell?
- Lymphoma
- Hybridoma
- Myeloma
- Natural Killer cell
- Which cycle is known as Warburg-Dickens-Horecker pathway?
- Krebs cycle
- Ornithine cycle
- Pentose phosphate cycle
- EMP pathway
- Which group of genes respond to same environmental signal even though they may encode different proteins whose functions are different?
- Modulon
- Operons
- Regulons
- Stimulons
- Among the following which is a primary inductor?
- Chorda mesoderm
- Optic vesicle
- Lens
- Cornea
- In which type of learning behavior, reasoning ability is used to solve problems rapidly?
- Latent learning
- Imitation
- Insight learning
- Imprinting
- According to whom each organic being is continuously improved by nature?
- Darwin
- Lamarck
- Henslow
- Mayr
- Who reported the presence of respiratory centre in the medulla of brain?
- Eccles
- Berger
- Walter
- Mislavsky
- The Muslim cultural organization called Muhammadiya Sabha was founded by
- Makhti Tangal
- E. Moidu Moulavi
- Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi
- Hamadani Tangal
- India established full diplomatic relation with Israel in the year
- 2016
- 1998
- 1988
- 1992
- Jana Padasala was founded by
- Sree Narayana Guru
- Vaikunda Swamikal
- Swami Vaghbhadananda
- Chttampi Swamikal
- Who was the first editor of the Malayalam newspaper Keralamithram?
- C. V. Kunhirama Menon
- Kandathil Varghese Mappila
- K. C. Maman Mappila
- Devji Bhimji
- In which year Ayyankali founded the first school for the lower castes in Venganoor?
- 1909
- 1927
- 1917
- 1907
- In the beginning, the Malayalam newspaper Kerala Kaumdi started it publication from
- Alapuzha
- Kollam
- Mayyanad
- Thiruvananthapuram
- The Wild Life Photographer who spotted a rare white tiger for the first time in the Nilgiris biosphere reserve in Tamil Nadu is
- Nilanjan Ray
- Steve Bloom
- Rohit Varma
- Moose Peterson
- The Pak test fired short range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile is
- Babur-3
- Nasr
- Barq
- Zarb
- The Chairman of the GST Council is
- President of India
- Prime Minister of India
- Union Finance Secretary
- Union Finance Minister
- The book, Monuments Matter: India's Archaeological Heritage Since Independence is authored by
- Nayanjot Lahiri
- B. B. Lal
- John Marshall
- Mortimer Wheeler
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