Organisation : IIT Delhi
Exam : Joint Admission Test
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Category or Subject : Biotechnology
Year : 2016
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Bio Technology Model Question Paper :
Section – A :
Multiple Choice Questions (Mcq)
Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Pure IgG antibody was run on an SDS-PAGE under reducing condition. How many bands would you see after staining with Coomassie blue?
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 6
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Q.2 During mitosis, disappearance of the nucleolus is a hallmark of
(A) metaphase
(B) prophase
(C) anaphase
(D) telophase
Q.3 Eukaryotic cell containing flagella is
(A) cell lining the fallopian tube
(B) sperm
(C) Paramecium
(D) cell lining the respiratory tract
Q.4 The circulatory levels of estrogen is derived mainly from
(A) thecal and granulosa cells
(B) gonadotrophs
(C) endometrial epithelia
(D) Leydig cells
Q.5 Radial symmetry is the characteristic feature of which of the following phyla?
(A) Arthropoda
(B) Mollusca
(C) Cnidaria
(D) Chordata
Q.6 In ecotone, some species become abundant and they are called
(A) sibling species
(B) endemic species
(C) rare species
(D) edge species
Q.7 From the set of 10 numbers {1, 2,…,10} three numbers are selected at random without replacement. The probability that the sum of these selected numbers is 9, is
(A) 1/40
(B) 1/20
(C) 3/10
(D) 3/80
Q.8 Consider two nuclei with the same mass number A. For which of the following values of A, the fusion reaction is NOT possible?
(A) 15
(B) 22
(C) 29
(D) 36
Q.9 The time period and the amplitude of an object executing simple harmonic motion, under the restoring force of a spring, are 3.14 seconds and 0.2 m, respectively. If the mass of the object is 2 kg, the maximum force (in Newton) exerted by the spring on the object is
(A) 1.6
(B) 3.2
(C) 4.6
(D) 5.2
Q.10 The migratory aptitude of (alkyl or aryl) substituents in Baeyer-Villiger oxidation is
(A) methyl < primary < secondary < tertiary
(B) tertiary < secondary < primary < methyl
(C) phenyl < methyl < primary < tertiary
(D) tertiary < primary < methyl < phenyl
Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.
Q.11 Match the entries in Group I with the entries in Group II Group I Group II P) Epilepsy
1) Degeneration of neurons in cerebral cortex Q) Alzheimer’s disease
2) Degeneration of dopamine releasing neurons R) Parkinson’s disease
3) Decreased production of acetylcholine S) Huntington’s disease
4) Defect in electric discharge in the neurons
(A) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
(B) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
(D) P-1, Q-3, R-4, S-2
Q.12 Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and Reason [r].
Assertion : In the process of ATP synthesis in oxidative phosphorylation, ATP synthase is not a part of electron transport chain on inner mitochondrial membrane.
Reason: ATP synthase is coupled to electron transport chain through proton motive force.
(A) [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]
(B) [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]
(C) both [a] and [r] are false
(D) [a] is false but [r] is true
Q.13 Higher levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) indicate
(A) high hemoglobin level
(B) anaemic condition
(C) diabetes
(D) favism
Q.14 Match the entries in Group I with the entries in Group II Group I Group II P) DNA replication
1) Hershey and Chase Q) Genetic Code
2) Miller and Urey R) Life on Earth
3) Messelson and Stahl S) DNA as Genetic material
4) Nirenberg and Khorana
(A) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
(B) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(D) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
Q.15 Match the entries in Group I with the entries in Group II Group I Group II P) Bacteria 1) Leishmaniasis Q) Virus 2) Anthrax R) Fungus 3) Rubella S) Protozoa 4) Athletes Foot
(A) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
(D) P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
Q.16 In an experiment conducted in the dark, isolated chloroplasts are kept in buffer (pH 4.0) at 4 °C until their internal pH is equal to 4.0. Then, they are transferred to a buffer of pH 8.0, and ADP and Pi are added at the same time. Which of the following will happen?
(A) Chloroplasts will be destroyed
(B) Chlorophyll in the chloroplast will release bound Magnesium
(C) Chloroplasts will be intact but no ATP will be produced
(D) Chloroplasts will be intact and ATP will be produced
Q.17 Two mammalian cell lines with doubling times of 12 h and 36 h were cultured with radioactive thymidine for 8 h. The cells were further cultured without the radioactive thymidine for 72 h. Incorporated radioactivity was measured in equal number of cells in each culture, which revealed that
(A) both the cell lines had the same amount of radioactivity
(B) the fast growing cells had more radioactivity
(C) the slow growing cells had more radioactivity
(D) neither of the cells had any radioactivity