SET 1

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Series : SSO/1 Code No. 57/1/1

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Roll No. Candidates must write the Code on
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Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages.
Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the
title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
Please check that this question paper contains 26 questions.
Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.
15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be
distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.

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BIOLOGY (Theory)
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Time allowed : 3 hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 70

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(ii) 1 5
(iii) 6 10 I
(iv) 11 22 II
(v) 23
(vi) 24 26 ,
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General Instructions :
(i) There are a total of 26 questions and five sections in the question paper.
All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Section A contains question number 1 to 5, Very Short Answer type questions of
one mark each.
(iii) Section B contains question number 6 to 10, Short Answer type I questions of two
marks each.
(iv) Section C contains question number 11 to 22, Short Answer type II questions of
three marks each.
(v) Section D contains question number 23, Value Based Question of four marks.
(vi) Section E contains question number 24 to 26, Long Answer type questions of five
marks each.
(vii) There is no overall choice in the question paper, however, an internal choice is
provided in one question of two marks, one question of three marks and all three
questions of five marks. An examinee is to attempt any one of the questions out of
the two given in the question paper with the same question number.

SECTION A
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A geneticist interested in studying variations and patterns of inheritance in living beings
prefers to choose organisms for experiments with shorter life cycle. Provide a reason.

2. 1
Name the transcriptionally active region of chromatin in a nucleus.

3.
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State a reason for the increased population of dark coloured moths coinciding with the
loss of lichens (on tree barks) during industrialization period in England.

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Indiscrimate diagnostic practices using X-rays etc., should be avoided. Give one reason.
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What is Biopiracy ?

SECTION B
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ART 2
After a brief medical examination a healthy couple came to know that both of them are
unable to produce functional gametes and should look for an ART (Assisted
Reproductive Technique). Name the ART and the procedure involved that you can
suggest to them to help them bear a child.

7. 2
Differentiate between male and female heterogamety.

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How has mutation breeding helped in improving the production of mung bean crop ?

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(a) LAB
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(c)
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Mention a product of human welfare obtained with the help of each one of the
following microbes :
(a) LAB
(b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(c) Propionibacterium sharmanii
(d) Aspergillus niger

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Many fresh water animals can not survive in marine environment. Explain.
OR
How are productivity, gross productivity, net primary productivity and secondary
productivity interrelated ?

SECTION C
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Double fertilization is reported in plants of both, castor and groundnut. However, the
mature seeds of groundnut are non-albuminous and castor are albuminous. Explain the
post fertilization events that are responsible for it.

12. 3
Describe the process of Parturition in humans.

13.

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A teacher wants his/her students to find the genotype of pea plants bearing purple
coloured flowers in their school garden. Name and explain the cross that will make it
possible.

14. (a) DNA 1000 , 240

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(b) DNA 2
(a) A DNA segment has a total of 1000 nucleotides, out of which 240 of them are
adenine containing nucleotides. How many pyrimidine bases this DNA segment
possesses ?
(b) Draw a diagrammatic sketch of a portion of DNA segment to support your
answer.
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15. 3

Explain adaptive radiation with the help of a suitable example.

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(b) 1

(c) 1

A team of students are preparing to participate in the interschool sports meet. During a
practice session you find some vials with labels of certain cannabionoids.

(a) Will you report to the authorities ? Why ?

(b) Name a plant from which such chemicals are obtained.

(c) Write the effect of these chemicals on human body.

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Enlist the steps involved in inbreeding of cattle. Suggest two disadvantages of this
practice.

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Choose any three microbes, from the following which are suited for organic farming
which is in great demand these days for various reasons. Mention one application of
each one chosen.

Mycorrhiza; Monascus; Anabaena; Rhizobium; Methanobacterium; Trichoderma.

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19. DNA-
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Recombinant DNA-technology is of great importance in the field of medicine. With the
help of a flow chart, show how this technology has been used in preparing genetically
engineered human insulins.

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Draw a labelled sketch of sparged-stirred-tank bioreactor. Write its application.

21.


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Following the collision of two trains a large number of passengers are killed. A majority
of them are beyond recognition. Authorities want to hand over the dead to their
relatives. Name a modern scientific method and write the procedure that would help in
the identification of kinship.

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Many plant and animal species are on the verge of their extinction because of loss of
forest land by indiscriminate use by the humans. As a biology student what method
would you suggest along with its advantages that can protect such threatened species
from getting extinct ?
OR
Determination of Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) can help in suggesting the
quality of a water body. Explain.
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SECTION D
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(a)
(b)

(c)
Since October 02, 2014 Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been launched in our country.
(a) Write your views on this initiative giving justification.
(b) As a biologist name two problems that you may face while implementing the
programme in your locality.
(c) Suggest two remedial methods to overcome these problems.

SECTION E
24. 240
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(b) -- ?
(c) ( ) ?
(d) ( ) ?
(e) ?

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A flower of tomato plant following the process of sexual reproduction produces 240
viable seeds.
Answer the following questions giving reasons :
(a) What is the minimum number of pollen grains that must have been involved in the
pollination of its pistil ?
(b) What would have been the minimum number of ovules present in the ovary ?
(c) How many megaspore mother cells were involved ?
(d) What is the minimum number of microspore mother cells involved in the above
case ?
(e) How many male gametes were involved in this case ?
OR
During the reproductive cycle of a human female, when, where and how does a placenta
develop ? What is the function of placenta during pregnancy and embryo development ?
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DNA ?
Explain the genetic basis of blood grouping in human population.
OR
How did Hershey and Chase established that DNA is transferred from virus to bacteria ?

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Analysis of age-pyramids for human population can provide important inputs for long-
term planning strategies. Explain.
OR
Describe the advantages for keeping the ecosystems healthy.
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