Name of the Organization : Haryana Public Service Commission
Name of the Exam : HCS (Ex.Br.) Preliminary Exam – 2014
Subject : Botany
Document Type : Previous Question Paper
Year : 2014
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Q 1. Which of the following is not a function of mitochondria
(A)Krebs cycle
(B) Electron transport chain
(C) Oxidative phosphorylation
(D) Glycolysis
Q 2. If one gene influences the phenotype expression of another gene, it is said to be
(A)Dominant
(B) Epistemic
(C) Super dominant
(D) Recessive
Q 3. The lysosomes contains one of the following enzymes, which are
(A )Oxidative enzrmes
(B) Enzymes of energy conversion
(C) Enzymes of protein synthesis
(D) Hydrolytic enzymes
Q 4. Initiation codon in eukaryotes is
(A) GAU
(B) AGU
(C) AUG
(D) UAG
Q 5. Deficiency of iron first appears in which of the following plant parts
(A)Young leaves
(B) Old leaves
(C) Young fruits
(D) Old fruits
Q 6. The fungus without mycelium is
(A)Prtccinia
(B) PhytpPhthora
(C) Saccharonlvces
(D) RhizoPus
Q 7. Dgring aerobic respiration the substrate level phophorylation takes place in
(A) Cytoplasm only
(B) Mitochondria only
(C) Cytoplasm and Golgi complex
(D) Cytoplasm and mitochondria
Q 8. Brown sugar is obtained frorn
(A)Papaver somnifenrnt
(B) Rawvolfia serpentina
(C) Conium maculatum
(D) Claviceps purpurea
Q 9. PsychrophYes are
(A)Plants growing on saline land
(B) Mangroves
(C) Plants growing on sand and gravel
(D) Plants growing on cold soil
Q 10. Which of the following is the FIRST National Park of India established in 1936
(A)Royal Park
(B) Yellow Stone Park
(c) Jim corbett Park
(D) Kaziranga Park
Q I l. Which of the following are not examples of secondary metabolites
(A) Fats and hemes
(B) Alkaloids
(C) Lignins and tannins
(D) Essential oils, steroids and rubber
Q 12. The matching of codon and anticodon is done by
(A) Base pairing
(B) Covalent bonding
(c) Hydrophobic interaction
(D) Ionic interaction
Q 13. The needle like crystals of calcium oxalate found in the cell of Pista are called
(A) Cystoliths
(B) Autoliths
(C) Raphides
(D) Inulin
Q 14. Causal organism of scab disease of potato belongs to the genus
(A) Pseudomonas sp.
(B) Agrobacterium sp.
(C) Streptom,vces sp.
(D) Xanthomonas sp.
Q 15. As per ABC Model, which of the following genes specify the whorl of sepals in a wild type flower
(A)A only
(B) B only
(C) A+B
(D) A+C
16. Fusion of mature somatic cells which directly function as gametangia is called
(A)Autogamy
(B) Hologamy
(C) Heterogarny
(D) Conjugation
17. If a gene controls several phenotypic characters, the phenomenon is called
(A) Plciotropy
(B) Epistasis
(C) Incomplete dominance
(D) Co-dominance
18. The seeds which can tolerate reduction in moisture and temperature are called
(A)Dormant seeds
(B) Vemalized seeds
(C) Orthodox seeds
(D) Recalcitrant seeds
19. The number of carbons in sesquicentennial is
(A) l0 carbons
(B) 15 carbons
(C) 20 carbons
(D) 5 carbons
20. Water blooms are generally caused due to
(A) Bacteria
(B) Hydrilla
(C) Mosses
(D) Blue green algae