Higher Secondary School Teacher Zoology 335/2017 Answer Key 51/2018

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Post : Higher Secondary School Teacher Zoology (Junior)
Department : Higher Secondary School Education
Category Code : 335/17
Qualification : B.Ed Degree, Master's Degree in Zoology + State Eligibility Test SET
Question Paper Code : 51/18
Date of Test : 19-04-2018




  1. The term “molecular stitcher” refers to
    • DNA polymerases
    • DNA ligase
    • DNA glycosylases
    • DNA methylation

  2. A DNA strand having the base sequences ATTGCCAATAC is mutated to ATTGCCAAGAC, the mutation that occurs is termed as
    • Transduction
    • Translocation
    • Transition
    • Transversion

  3. When the temperature and pressure remains constant the rate of diffusion of a gas will be inversely proportional to the square root of the density states is the
    • Graham’s Law of diffusion
    • Max Planck theory
    • Bohr theory
    • Avogadro's law

  4. Glutamate is the precursor of amino acids
    • Proline and arginine
    • Proline and cysteine
    • Glycine and cysteine
    • Arginine and glycine

  5. Sensory hair cells in the cristae ampullaries contact
    • Striavascularis
    • Gelatinous cupola
    • Basilar membrane
    • Associated hairs

  6. The fight, flight and fright hormone is
    • Adrenalin
    • Pituitary
    • FSH
    • Aldosterone

  7. Severe combined immune deficiency is a genetic defect due to deficiency of
    • Adenosine triphosphatase
    • Maleyl acetoacetic acid
    • Transaminase
    • Adenosine deaminase

  8. An inborn error in the metabolism of the amino acid tyrosine is associated with
    • Alkaptonuria
    • Phenylketonuria
    • Albinism
    • Cretinism

  9. Which one of the following is not an extraembryonic membrane?
    • Amnion
    • Albumin
    • Chorion
    • Allantois

  10. Egg of petromyzoneis
    • Isolecithal
    • Macrolecithal
    • Mesolecithal
    • Microlecithal

  11. Galactosaemia is a congenital disease when normal metabolism of galactose is lacking an enzyme
    • Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase
    • Galactose-1-phosphatase
    • Galactose-1-2-phosphatase
    • Galactose-1-phosphate transferase

  12. The physiologically active form of pantothenic acid essential for metabolism
    • Acetylcholine
    • Choline
    • Coenzyme A
    • None of these

  13. Bitot’s spots is caused by the deficiency of
    • Vitamin A
    • Vitamin D
    • Vitamin K
    • Vitamin B

  14. Erythrocytes do not transport the enzyme
    • Choline esterase
    • Carbonic anhydrase
    • Permease
    • Methaemoglobin reductase

  15. Composite molecule of DNA in which a foreign DNA has been inserted into a vector molecule are called
    • Foreign DNA
    • DNA chimaeras
    • Target DNA
    • Passenger DNA

  16. In 1970, an enzyme for cutting the DNA was discovered from the bacterium
    • Haemophilus influenzae
    • Escherichia coli
    • Methanosarcina
    • Helicobacter pylori

  17. Bidder’s canal is present in kidney of
    • Frog
    • Crocodile
    • Tortoise
    • Snake

  18. First test tube baby of the world was born on
    • 26th July 1978
    • 26th May 1987
    • 25th July 1978
    • 25th May 1987

  19. An instrument used to scan a patients body, by a narrow X-ray beams guided by computer and thin sections of organs are photographed from several angles
    • CTS
    • CAT
    • NMR
    • CET

  20. Deficiency of an enzyme beta-D-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase causes
    • Beta-thalassemia
    • Tay Sachs disease
    • Galactosemia
    • Alkaptonuria

  21. 45 + XX in human indicates
    • Patau’s syndrome
    • Jacob’s syndrome
    • Klinefelter’s syndrome
    • Down’s syndrome

  22. Warm blooded animals are larger in size in the colder region when compared to hotter regions
    • Bergman’s law
    • Cope’s law
    • Allen’s law
    • Dollow’s law

  23. During glycolysis glucose is phosphorylated into
    • Glucose 6 phosphate
    • Glucose 1-6-diphosphate
    • Fructose 1, 6-diphosphate
    • Fructose 6 phosphate

  24. A method used for sequencing whole genomes by breaking the DNA is
    • Shotgun sequencing
    • Western blotting
    • Southern blotting
    • Northern blotting

  25. Chemical degradation of DNA protocol was developed by
    • Sanger
    • Miller
    • Gilbert
    • Maxam-Gilbert

  26. Bioinformatics as a tool in biological science is the contribution of
    • Richard Stallman
    • Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
    • Stephen Hawking
    • Pearson

  27. Most widely used program for comparing the amino acid sequences of different protein or nucleotide sequences of DNA.
    • BLAST
    • FASTA
    • ORF Finder
    • STAG

  28. The most suitable and efficient language used in bioinformatics
    • HTML
    • Perl and Python
    • JAVA
    • MAGE

  29. The active swimming organisms living in surface and deeper waters
    • Zooplankton
    • Benthos
    • Nektons
    • Neuston

  30. The true and complete metamorphosis occurs in
    • Silver fishes
    • Moths and mosquitos
    • Bed bugs
    • Cockroach

  31. Wrinkles in old age is due to
    • Collagen fibres
    • Actin fibres
    • Myosin fibres
    • Mucin

  32. Muscle glycogen cannot be converted into glucose due to the absence of an enzyme
    • Arginase
    • Glucose-6-phosphatase
    • Glucose phosphatase
    • Fructase

  33. Minimum turnover number of an enzyme is, for
    • Lysozyme
    • Carbonic anhydrase
    • DNA polymerase
    • Sucrase

  34. The direct cleavage of covalent bonds and removal of groups without addition of H2O is a characteristic of
    • Lyases
    • Ligases
    • Amylase
    • Lactase

  35. The technique used for opening partially blocked coronary vessels before they become totally occluded
    • Angiogram
    • EEG
    • Angioplasty
    • ECG

  36. Thrombosis in which coronary artery is related most frequently in myocardial infraction
    • Left coronary artery
    • Right coronary artery
    • Left pulmonary artery
    • Right pulmonary artery

  37. Glands of swammerdams is associated with
    • Reproductive system
    • Nervous system
    • Circulatory system
    • Muscular system

  38. Leydig cells are meant for the production of
    • Testosterone
    • Progesterone
    • Oestrogen
    • Aldosterone

  39. During polymerization, the mismatched residues at the primer terminus is removed and the accuracy of DNA replication is done by
    • Exonuclease
    • DNA polymerase II
    • DNA polymerase III
    • DNA polymerase I

  40. A hormone which stimulates the activity of adenyl cyclase and increases the cAMP level
    • Adrenocorticoid
    • Steroid
    • Cataecholamines
    • Pituitary

  41. Deficiency of thyroid hormone in adults causes the disease
    • Grave’s disease
    • Gull’s disease
    • Basidow’s disease
    • Addison’s disease

  42. The activated adenyl cyclase serves as a biochemical amplifier and catalyses the hydrolysis of ATP to cAMP, in the presence of
    • Na+ and Cl+
    • K+ and Cl+
    • Ca++ K++
    • Ca++ and Mg++

  43. The ruptured follicle in mammalian ovary after the release of ovum which later gets fertilized to form
    • Corpus luteum
    • Graafian follicle
    • Corpus callosum
    • Corpus albican

  44. The Nobel prize in physiology in 1995 for their discovery concerned with the genetic control of early embryonic development was for
    • Nusslein and Wieschaus
    • Wolpert
    • Jacob and Monord
    • Lewies

  45. Homeotic genes of Drosophila include a 180-nucleotide sequence called the
    • Torpido
    • Homoeodomine
    • Spatzal
    • Homeobox

  46. Oxygen is directly used during
    • Fermentation
    • Krebs citric acid cycle
    • Biomethanisation
    • Glycolysis

  47. Dissolved oxygen needed for microbes is measured by
    • COD
    • BOD
    • DO
    • TDS

  48. A mutant strain of neurospora which falls to grow on a minimal medium unless supplemented with a nutrient is called
    • Auxotrop
    • Mixotrop
    • Paratop
    • Holotrop

  49. First Indian Scientist who got Nobel prize for deciphering the genetic code
    • Amartyasen
    • Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
    • C. V. Raman
    • Khorana

  50. The part of an antigen that is recognised by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells or T cells
    • Antigens
    • Epitopes
    • Haptens
    • None of these

  51. TH cells generally recognise antigen combined with
    • Class I MHC molecules
    • Immunosuppressant
    • Class II MHC molecules
    • None of these

  52. Which one of the following is considered as a third generation vaccines?
    • Recombinant microbial vaccines
    • DNA vaccines
    • Conjugate vaccines
    • Killed vaccines

  53. Addition of microbes to enhance health benefits is
    • Probiotics
    • Humulin
    • Prebiotics
    • None of these

  54. The square root of the average will be equal to the squares of the individual observation from their arithmetic mean
    • Standard error
    • Chi-square test
    • Standard deviation
    • Variance

  55. A group of distinct organism classified and assigned to a definite category.
    • Species
    • Taxon
    • Category
    • Genus

  56. The marginal zone of a pond merging with the surrounding land is an example of
    • Biome
    • Edge effect
    • Biota
    • Ecotone

  57. Gulf of mannar is a
    • Protected area
    • Biosphere reserve
    • National park
    • Sanctuaries

  58. Lion-tailed macaque is considered as
    • Endangered species
    • Vulnerable species
    • Rare species
    • Extinct species

  59. Populations reproductively isolated and live in different habitat but occupy same territory are known as
    • Ethological isolation
    • Temporal isolation
    • Ecological isolation
    • Morphological isolation

  60. The animals tend to develop huge size and birds lose the power of flight and bright colour in those Islands
    • Galapagos Islands
    • Oceanic Islands
    • Ancient Islands
    • Continental Islands

  61. If, DNA is found to have the base composition of A = 40, T = 22, C = 17 and G = 21 then the DNA will be
    • Double stranded
    • Single stranded
    • Linear duplex
    • Circular duplex

  62. Methylation of DNA most commonly occurs in the sequence of
    • Cp T
    • Cp C
    • Cp A
    • Cp G

  63. The example of inducible operon is
    • lac-operon
    • try-operon
    • arginine operon
    • TRP operon

  64. In 2017, the discovery of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm, won Nobel prize for
    • Rainer, Barry and Kip
    • Jacques, Joachim and Richard
    • Jeffrey, Michael and Michael
    • None of these

  65. Sickle cell anaemia is caused by the substitution of
    • Glutamic acid at the 5th position in
    • Glutamic acid at the 6th position in
    • Glutamic acid at the 6th position in
    • Glutamic acid at the 6th position in

  66. The RNA polymerase recognize a seven-base sequence on the promoter region called
    • Pribnow box
    • Operons
    • TATA box
    • Enhancers

  67. During pregnancy intake of certain medicines causes foetal toxicity like hyperkalemia and hypertension.
    • Thalidomide
    • ACEI
    • Valproic acid
    • 13-cis Accutane

  68. Amnion is the foetal membrane developed from
    • Somatopleure
    • Chorionic cavity
    • Chorionic villi
    • Amniotic cavity

  69. Automicticdiplosis occurs in
    • Hymenoptera and Coleoptera
    • Thysanoptera and Rotifers
    • Rotifers and Coleoptera
    • Lepidopterans and Hymenopterans

  70. The correct series of events representing the development of vertebrate
    • Cleavage, Blastula, Gastrulation, Organogenesis, Neurulation, Growth
    • Cleavage, Blastula, Gastrulation, Neurulation, Organogenesis, Growth
    • Blastula, Gastrulation, Cell migration, Organogenesis, Growth
    • Blastula, Cell migration, Gastrulation, Neurulation, Growth

  71. Dependent variable in the process of teaching is
    • Teacher
    • Student
    • Learning experiences
    • Learning aids

  72. Optacon is a technical aid for
    • Mentally challenged pupils
    • Physically challenged pupils
    • Slow learners
    • Visually challenged pupils

  73. Which among the new type of test items have premises and responses?
    • Multiple choice test item
    • Matching type test items
    • Alternate response type test items
    • Completion type test items

  74. Epi-position of the epidiascope is used to project the
    • Flat opaque objects
    • Lantern slides
    • Large slides
    • Transparent slides

  75. A group technique popularised by A.F. Osborn to develop creative thinking is
    • Panel discussion
    • Brain storming
    • Role playing
    • Group discussion

  76. The type of research commonly used in behavioural sciences are
    • Action Research
    • Conceptual Research
    • Qualitative Research
    • All these

  77. Multistage sampling is a type of
    • Stratified sampling
    • Non-probability sampling
    • Purposive sampling
    • Complex random sampling

  78. Which one of the following source is not a primary source of data?
    • Information provided by a person who did not directly observe the event
    • Auto biographies
    • Video recordings of interviews
    • Legislative documents prepared by State Governments

  79. The URL consists of
    • a protocol
    • a host name
    • the path to the document and the specific file name
    • all these

  80. Which among the following is the expansion of PPA?
    • Provisional Patent Agreement
    • Patent Protection Act
    • Patent Protection Application
    • Provisional Patent Application

  81. Who can address the Parliament, being a non member?
    • Chief Justice
    • Attorney General of India
    • Governor
    • Chief Election Commissioner

  82. The decision of ____________ is final as far as the nature of a Money Bill is concerned.
    • Prime Minister
    • Vice-President
    • Speaker
    • Chief Justice

  83. Which among the following is considered as an extra-constitutional body?
    • The Planning Commission
    • Finance Commission
    • Election Commission
    • Public Service Commission

  84. The residurary powers in India rest with
    • States
    • Courts
    • Union
    • Both Union and States

  85. Choose the correct statement
    • Fundamental Rights are non-justiciable
    • Fundamental Rights are justiciable
    • Directive principles are justiciable
    • Fundamental duties are justiciable

  86. A comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking, rescue and rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
    • Ujjwala
    • Mahila-E-Haat
    • Narisakthi
    • Swadhar Greh

  87. __________ is the social campaign of government of India that aims to create awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services intended for girls.
    • Sukanya Samrudhi
    • Dhanalakshmi Yojana
    • Bhagyalakshmi Yojana
    • Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

  88. Name the scheme launched by Union Government to boost community and private participation in government school.
    • Vidyanjali Scheme
    • Operation Blackboard
    • Vidya Varidhi
    • Anthyodaya

  89. A new pension scheme launched by Union Government in 2015 which would benefit people in unorganised sector
    • Swavalamban
    • Atal Pension Yojana
    • Jeevan Jyothi
    • Jan Dhan Yojana

  90. ‘Collective Choice And Social Welfare’ is a famous book written by
    • Walter I. Trattner
    • David Macarov
    • Prabhath Patnaik
    • Amarthya Sen

  91. Who has been appointed as the secretary to the President of India?
    • Rajeev Kumar
    • Sanjay Kothari
    • S. Aparna
    • Dhirendra Swarup

  92. The leader of Guruvayoor Satyagraha
    • T. K. Madhavan
    • K. P. Kesava Menon
    • K. Kelappan
    • C. V. Kunjiraman

  93. Which State will hoist the 36th National Games?
    • Goa
    • Keralam
    • Bihar
    • Hariyana

  94. The International Day of peace was observed on
    • August 20
    • Sept. 20
    • August 21
    • Sept. 21

  95. The author of ‘Advaita Chintapadhathi’
    • Chattambi Swamikal
    • Vaikunda Swamikal
    • Dayananda Swamikal
    • Brahmananda Sivayogi

  96. Where was the 2017 World Para Athletics championship held?
    • Beijing
    • Paris
    • Moscow
    • London

  97. The father of modern Kerala Renaissance Movement.
    • Chattampi Swamikal
    • Sri Narayanaguru
    • Thycaud Ayya
    • Vakkam Moulavi

  98. Which has been declared by Telangana as the State’s second official language?
    • Telugu
    • English
    • Urdu
    • Hindi

  99. Which State launched India’s first electric bus service at high attitude?
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Himachal Pradesh
    • Gujarat

  100. Who is known as Kerala scot?
    • C. V. Ramanpillai
    • N. Krishnapillai
    • M. T. Vasudevan Nair
    • Vennikulam Gopalakurup

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