CSIR-UGC NET Model Questions PAPER I: (Questions Are Provided By)
CSIR-UGC NET Model Questions PAPER I: (Questions Are Provided By)
CSIR-UGC NET Model Questions PAPER I: (Questions Are Provided By)
10. If the earth warms from a mean temp. of 15oC to 20oC the energy radiated by the earth
increases by a
(A) (293/288) �������������
(B) (293/288)2
(C) (293/288)3
(D) (293/288)4
8. When oil is dissolved in water it forms a layer on top of water. When white light falls on
it, it shows colors. This phenomenon is due to
(A) Polarization of light
(B) Dispersion of light
(C) Refraction of light
(D) Interference of light
9. Which of the following shows sporulation along with social behaviors?
(A) Archebacteria
(B) Bacillus
(C) Actinomycetes
(D) Eubacteria
10. There are two sets; one set has 10 elements; second set=7 elements the ≤ of the following
is true
(A) (SUR) =17
(B) (SUR) ≤ 7
(C) (S∩R) =17
(D) (S∩R) ≤ 7
11. Which of the following is not a programming language.
(A) UNIX
(B) BASIC
(C) PASCAL
(D) FORTRAN
12. Calculate ┴ from B on AC (Diagram to be drawn)�
(A) 12/5
(B) 3/4
(C) 12/6
(D) 1/2
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(C) Large quantity required
(D) Travel the blood vascular system.
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CSIR-UGC NET
Model Questions PAPER II
CSIR-UGC NET
Model Questions PAPER I � SECTION A
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14. ������Both mother and father are of AB blood type. The possible blood types of
their children will be
�������(A) AB only ����������������(B)
AA only ����������������(C) AA and BB only
����(D) AA, BB and AB
15. ������Which among the following animals has the tongue fixed in front and free
at the back?
�������(A) Monkey ����������������(B)
Rabbit �������������������(C) Cat
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(D) Frog
16. ������Rauwolfia serpentine is a ��������
�������(A) Helminth parasite ���
�������(B) Causative organism of AIDS
�������(C) Medicinal plant
�������(D) Poisonous snake
17. ������Which of the following sets of substances are parts of the essential
requirements for the growth of green plants?
�������(A) Carbon dioxide, oxygen, sulfate
�������(B) Nitrate, carbon dioxide, phosphate
�������(C) Nitrate, vitamin B1, sulfate
�������(D) ADP, carbon dioxide, nitrate
18. ������The roots of the equation x2 � kx + k= 0 are a and b. The real value of k
for which a2 + b2 is minimum is
�������(A) 1
���������������������������(B) 2
���������������������������(C) 0
���������������������������(D) 3
19. ������The number of real solutions of Cos x =x is
�������(A) 0
���������������������������(B) 1
���������������������������(C) 2
���������������������������(D) infinity
20. ������The average age of class is 13 years. If the average age of the taller 1/3rd
of the class is 14 then the average age of the rate of the class
�������(A) Can not be found from the available information
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(B) 13 � years ������������(C) 12 � years
������������(D) 12 1/3 years
21. ������Which one of the following is not an electronic computer?
�����������(A) IBM-PC
���������������(B) ENIAC
�����������������(C) PC-DOS
��������������(D) IBM-1620
22. ������A statement of the type
�����������10 LET AS = �STRING� is allowed in
�����������(A) FORTRAN �����������(B) COBOL
����������������(C) C language (D) BASIC
language
23. ������Integrated Circuits were first used in
�����������(A) First generation system ������
�����������(B) Second generation system ��
�����������(C) Third generation system �����
�����������(D) Fourth generation system ���
24. ������Microcomputer application software is usually written in
�����������(A) Multiprogramming environment
�����������(B) Timesharing environment
�����������(C) User friendly environment
�����������(D) Network Environment
25. �����The UNIX operating system has been written in
(A) Machine language��(B) C language �����������(C) Assembly
language (D) PASCAL language
26. ������Indicate which one of the software requires a COMPILER for execution
�����������(A) SPSS
��������������������(B) LOTUS
�����������������(C) COBOL
���������������(D) ORACLE���
27. ������A Hexadigit can be represented by
�����������(A) Three binary consecutive bits
���������������������(B) Four binary consecutive bits
�����������(C) Eight binary consecutive bits
����������������������(D) Sixteen binary consecutive
bits
Model Questions Paper I section B
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14. Which bond has the minimum length?
(A) C = C �������������������(B) C = C
�������������������(C) C � C
�������������������(D) C = O
15. The Tm of DNA can be calculated using the formula:
Tm = 69.1 + 0.41 (GC), where GC is the per cent of guanine + cytosine. A double
stranded DNA has 27% adenine. Its Tm is
�����������(A) 79oC
���������������������(B) 80.37oC
����������������(C) 95.40oC
����������������(D) 88oC
16. Intron is a region of the chromosomal DNA
(A) Which is a part of a gene that is transcribed but is removed during maturation of the
transcript
(B) Which is a part of a gene that is transcribed and persists in the mature mRNA
(C) That is located between two adjacent genes
(D) That is located at the centromere
17. The characteristics of a weak acid is
(A) high Ka �����������������(B) low pKa
����������������(C) high pKa
���������������(D) none of these
18. A 22% aqueous solution� of sodium chloride (molecular weight 56) corresponds to a
concentration�
(A) 1 M ����������������������(B) 2.2 M
��������������������(C) 5.6 M
�������������������(D) 4 M
19. One of the following enzymes is involved in translation step in protein biosynthesis
(A) Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
����������������������(B) RNA polymerase
(C) Ribozyme
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���������������(D) Reverse transcriptase�
20. The sites of O2 evolution and photophosphorylation in chloroplast are
(A) Grana stacks ���������(B) Matrix �������(C) inner
wall of chloroplast �����(D) surface of chloroplast
21. Photophosphorylation in chloroplasts requires movement of
(A) Electrons across the membrane
������������������(B) Ions across the membrane
(C) Protons across the membrane
��������������������(D) Electrons and protons
across the membrane
22. Bacterial sporulation is induced in response to
(A) Starvation of nutrients
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Change in temperature
(C) Change in pH
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��������(D) change in light intensity
23. Fixation of one molecules of 14CO2 by photosynthesis will yield
(A) One molecule of 14C-phosphoglyceric acid
(B) Two molecule of 14C-phosphoglyceric acid
(C) Three molecule of 14C-acetate
(D) One molecule of 14C-glucose
24. Pick out from the following the mammalian stress hormone
(A) Glucocorticosteriods ����������(B) Estrogen ����(C)
Growth hormone ���(D) Relaxin
25. Solar tracking is exhibited by
(A) Helianthus annuus (B) Arabidopsis thaliana (C) Mimosa pudica (D) Xanthium
strumarium ����
26. Which of the following compounds have been reported to accumulate in a plant in large
amounts as a result of water stress?
(A) Aspartic acid ���������������������(B)
Proline �������(C) Citric acid �������������(D)
Indoleacetic acid ���������������
27. Inhibition of photosynthesis by oxygen is called as
(A) Emerson effect ������(B) Warburg effect ������(C) Pasteur
effect ��������(D) Red drop phenomenon
28. Tetrodoxin is used as a�����
(A) K channel blocker�(B) Na channel broker (C) Ca channel broker
29. 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid is the precursor of
(A) Auxin ��������������������(B) Gibberellin
�(C) Ethylene ����������������(D)
Abscisic acid
30. Cytoplasmic male sterility in maize is due to
(A) Absence of mitochondrial genome
(B) Absence of plastid genome
(C) Deletions in plastid genome
(D) Alteration(s) in the mitochondrial genome
31. In a typical Mendelian population, individuals carrying gene �a� in homozygous
condition suffer from phenylketonurea. Those with A in homozygous condition are
normal. Others, who are heterozygotic with Aa, are carriers. If the frequency of �a� in
a population is 0.005 what is the percentage of carriers in the population?
(A) 10.0 ����������������������(B) 1.0
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0.1 ������������������������(D)
90.0
32. The rate of occurrence, per generation, of spontaneous mutations in all living organisms
is
(A) 10-2 to 10-4 (B) 10-5 to 10-7 ������������(C) 10-10 to 10-15
���������(D) 10-20 to 10-30
33. Chromatid-type breaks occur during the cell cycle in the
(A) S-phase ����������������(B) G1-phase
���������������(C) G2-phase
���������������(D) Mitosis
34. After digestion of chromatin for a short time with micrococcal nuclease, DNA fragments
of this size are obtained
(A) 100 base pairs �������(B) Variable length�������(C) 200
base pairs �������(D) 146 base pairs
35. Which one of the following is not true for a disease inherited as a sex-linked dominant in
humans?
(A) All daughters of an affected male will inherit the disease
(B) Sons will inherit the disease, only if their mother has the diseases
(C) Daughters will inherit the disease, only if their father has the diseases
(D) Both affected males and affected heterozygous females will pass the trait to half their
children
36. Frame shift mutations occur following
(A) Tautomeric shifts
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���(B) base substitutions ���
(C) Dimer formation
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����(D) Insertion/deletion of single base ������
37. Genetic element in bacteria that can replicate in the cytoplasm or can integrate into the
bacterial chromosome and replicate with the host chromosome
(A) Retrovirus �������������(B) Plasmid
�����������������(C) Episome
����������������(D) Plastome
38. Hypophosphatemia is caused by an X-linked dominant gene in humans, if a
hypophosphatemic man marries a normal woman, which of their children will have
Hypophosphatemia?
(A) All daughters ���������(B) half of their daughters
���������(C) All of the sons �������(D) half of their
sons
39. The most common cause of the pleiotropic effect of gene is due to
(A) The same product of the given gene being involved in different metabolic pathways
(B) The gene making very different products in different cell types
(C) The DNA sequence of the gene getting changed in cell specific manner
(D) The gene not functioning in some cells
40. Life is believed to have originated on earth
(A) 3.6 billion years ago
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(B) 3.6 million years ago
(C) 4.5 billion years ago
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(D) 4.5 million years ago
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41. The evolutionary divergence of higher taxonomic groups is due to
(A) Adaptive radiations (B) Anagenesis (C) Cladogenesis
���������(D) Stasigenesis �����������
42. Molecular drive, which is associated with the origin of biological discontinuities, is the
consequence of
(A) Unequal crossing over, gene conversion and DNA transposition
(B) Environmental control of gene expression
(C) Selection
(D) DNA methylation
43. The process that led to the evolution of the common bread wheat from its progenitors is
(A) Triploidy ���������������(B) Aneuploidy (C)
Introgression ���������
(D) Hybridization followed by doubling of the chromosomes ����
44. The hypothesis of Oparin and Haldane regarding origin of life is called as
(A) Autotroph hypothesis
���������������������������������(B)
Heterotroph hypothesis ������
(C) Chemotroph hypothesis
�����������������������������(D)
biogenesis hypothesis
45. Ribosomal RNAs are better molecules for phylogenetic studies because
(A) Antiquity of protein synthesizing process, and moderately well conserved
(B) They can be easily sequenced
(C) They are present in 70 S and 80 S ribosomes
(D) None of the above
46. The chemical evolution preceding biological evolution during origin of life was initiated
through formation of
(A) Condensing agents, e.g. cyanogens (B) ATP and other triphosphates
(C) Both A and B
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���������(D) Pre-biotic catalyst-like compounds
47. The evolutionary process involving long periods of stasis interrupted by short periods of
rapid speciation is called
(A) Quantum evolution�� (B) Punctual equilibria (C) Macroevolution
�����(D) Irregular modes
48. The nature of the pre-biotic environment on the earth was
(A) Reducing ��������������(B) Oxidizing
���������������(C) Nitrifying
���������������(D) Rich in ozone ��������
49. The condition which leads to a reduction� in population to only a few individuals is
called
(A) Population oscillation ���������(B) Migration ���(C) Population
crash ����(D) Bottleneck phenomenon
50. Acid rain is caused by
(A) CO and CO2 ���������(B) CO2 and O2
��������������(C) O2 and CO
�����������������������(D) SO2 and NO2
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51. CO2 present in the atmosphere
(A) Helps in stopping the sun radiation reaching the earth surface
(B) Works only as insulator protecting the earth from cooling
(C) Merely gives life to plants
(D) Absorbs and reradiates some of the longer-wave length infra-red radiation that
otherwise would be transmitted back into the space from the surface of the earth
52. The most productive ecosystem in the biosphere is
(A) Desert �������������������(B) Open ocean
�����������(C) Estuary
������������������(D) Tundra
53. Biodegradable plastics are made using the following bacterial compounds
(A) Proteins �����������������(B) Lipids
��������(C) Poly β-hydroxy alconates ��(D) Alkaloids
54. Population of plants within a species adapted genetically to a particular habitat but able to
cross freely with other plants of the same species is called
(A) Ecophene ��������������(B) Ecad
���������������������(C) Ecotype
����������������(D) Ecotone
55. Biotic potential of a species is
(A) Intrinsic rate of natural increase
(B) Theoretical maximum production of new individuals
(C) Difference between the intrinsic rate and the rate that occurs in an actual field
condition
(D) Instantaneous coefficient of population growth
56. Maximum stratospheric ozone concentration occurs above
(A) Equator �����������������(B) temperate latitudes
�(C) Poles ���������(D) Subtropical latitudes
57. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is measure of
(A) Amount of dissolved oxygen present in a water body
(B) The rate anaerobic decomposition of organic matter
(C) The amount of dissolved oxygen required to oxidize the organic matter present in the
water by aerobic decomposers
(D) The rate of consumption of dissolved oxygen by aerobic decomposers for
decomposing the organic matter present in the water body
58. The intrinsic rate of population increase is high
(A) For a population consisting of more juveniles
(B) For a population consisting of more reproductive females
(C) For a population consisting of more reproductive males
(D) For a population consisting of more senescent individuals
59. Chronologic ordering of species is based on
(A) Electrophoretic mobility of protein
(B) Molecular weights of proteins
(C) Number of amino acids substituted in a protein molecule
(D) 2-D analysis of proteins
60. The correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchy in eukaryotes is
(A) Phylum � class � order � family � genus - species
(B) Class � order � phylum � family � genus � species
(C) Phylum � order � class � family � genus � species
(D) Phylum � family � class � order � genus - species
61. A classic example of utilization of biodiversity in green revolution is
(A) Cryopreservation of germplasm ����������������(B)
in vitro regeneration of somatic hybrids
(C) Photoperiod insensitivity
���������������������������(D) Use of
frozen gametes
62. The species replacement that occurs over very large geographic region is described as
(A) Alpha diversity ������(B) Beta diversity ���������(C)
Gamma diversity ����(D) Point diversity
63. The total number of species of living organisms on the earth is of the order of
(A) 0.01 million �����������(B) 1 million
�����������������(C) 10 million
��������������(D) 1 billion
64. Populations that are morphologically similar but do not interbreed for physiological or
behavioral reasons are grouped as
(A) Races ��������������������(B) Varieties
����������������(C) Sub-species
����������(D) Sibling species
65. Which is the hot-spot for biodiversity in India?
(A) Western ghats �������(B) Eastern ghats ���������(C)
Central ghats ���������(D) Upper Gangetic ghats
66. When all the original material collected by the author who described a new species, is
lost, the specimen designated to serve as nomenclatural type is
(A) Neotype ����������������(B) Lecotype
���������������(C) Isotype
������������������(D) Holotype
67. In a stable ecosystem the food chain mostly contains
(A) Three to five links ��(B) Two links
��������������(C) Six links
����������������(D) Seven links
68. A predation series linking animals to ultimate plant food is called
(A) Food web �������������(B) Tropic level
����������(C) Food cycle
������������(D) Food chain
Legend:
Hammerling's experiment with the single celled green algae, Acetabularia, showed that the
nucleus of a cell contains the genetic information that directs cellular development.
A. mediterranea has a smooth, disc shaped cap, while A. crenulata has a branched, flower-like
cap. Each Acetabularia cell is composed of three segments: the "foot" or base which contains the
nucleus, the "stalk," and the "cap."
In his experiments, Hammerling grafted the stalk of one species of Acetabularia onto the foot of
another species. In all cases, the cap that eventually developed on the grafted cell matched the
species of the foot rather than that of the stalk. In this example, the cap that is allowed to grow on
the grafted stalk looks like the base species one... A. mediterranea.
This experiment shows that the base is responsible for the type of cap that grows. The nucleus
that contains genetic information is in the base, so the nucleus directs cellular development.
Hammerling's Acetabularia From: Peters, Pamela. "Biotechnology: A Guide to Genetic
Engineering." Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown Publishers, 1993.
Legend:
Transcription of DNA to RNA to protein: This dogma forms the backbone of molecular biology
and is represented by four major stages.
1. The DNA replicates its information in a process that involves many enzymes: replication.
2. The DNA codes for the production of messenger RNA (mRNA) during transcription.
3. In eucaryotic cells, the mRNA is processed (essentially by splicing) and migrates from the
nucleus to the cytoplasm.
4. Messenger RNA carries coded information to ribosomes. The ribosomes "read" this
information and use it for protein synthesis. This process is called translation.
Proteins do not code for the production of protein, RNA or DNA.
They are involved in almost all biological activities, structural or enzymatic.
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