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    II PU MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2023-24 (For midterm examination)

    SUBJECT – BIOLOGY (36)


    Duration: 3hr 15 Min Max. Marks: 70

    General Instructions
     This Question paper consists of four parts A, B, C, D.
     Part – A consists of I and II and Part D consists of two parts, section –V and – VI
     All the parts are compulsory
     Draw diagrams wherever necessary. Unlabeled diagrams do not carry any marks

    PART – A

    I. Select the correct alternative from the choices given below: 1 x 15 = 15

    1. The tissue that provides nourishment to the developing pollen grain is:
    a) Primary Endosperm nucleus b) Tapetum c) Endothecium d) All of these

    2. In monosporic development, how many Embryo sacs develop from a single megaspore mother cell?
    a) Four b) One c) Three d) Two

    3. Which of the following hormones are produced only by Placenta?


    a) Estrogen b) Progesterone c) Relaxin d) human Chorionic Gonadotropin

    4. The number of mammary lobes each breast is:


    a) 15-20 b) 20-25 c) 10-15 d) Infinite

    5. Which one of the following diseases is not transmitted only through sexual contact?
    a) Herpes b) Gonorrhoea c) Suphilis d) Hepatitis-B

    6. Which of the following method of ARTs would you employ when sperm count is low in ejaculates?
    a) GIFT b) ZIFT c) IUT d) AI

    7. MTP was legalised in India in the year


    a) 1973 b) 1972 c) 1977 d) 1971

    8. In F2 generation of Monohybrid cross, the fraction of plants showing homozygous dominant phenotype is:
    a) 3/4 b)1/4 c) 2/3 d) All plants showed homozygous dominant phenotype

    9. Point mutations are caused by:


    a) Insertion b) Substitution c) Deletion d) Both a and c

    10. Select the incorrect statement


    A. 50% of the sperms carry X chromosome
    B. 50% of ova carry X chromosome
    C. Both sperms and ova have same number of chromosomes
    D. Sperms and ova differ only in the type of allosomes that they carry

    11. The gene HBB is located on chromosome number?

    a) 10 b) 16 c) 11 d) 21

    12. The conversion of R strain of Streptococcus pneumonia into S strain is called


    a) Transduction b) Transformation c) Conjugation d) None of these

    13. The percentage of Adenine in a DNA molecule is four times that of Cytosine. What is the percentage of
    Thymine?
    a) 40% b) 30% c) 10% d) 20%

    14. The enzyme that increases the permeability of beta-Galactosides in E.coli is:
    a) Beta- galactosidase b) Permease c) Transacetylase d) RNA polymerase

    15. Which of the following regarding VNTR is not true?


    a) It is a mini-satellite b) It is arranged tandemly
    c) It has many copy numbers d) Its number is same in all individuals

    II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word/Words from those given below: 1x5=5

    (Michelia, Amniocentesis, Phenylketonuria, Histones, sperms, fructose )

    16. Apocarpous ovary is observed in……………..


    17. The seminal plasma along with ……….. constitute the semen.
    18. ………….. is a foetal sex determination test.
    19. An example for Inborn error of metabolism is……………
    20. Positively charged, basic proteins that help in formation of nucleosomes are ………….

    PART – B
    Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 3 – 5 sentences wherever applicable 2 x 5 = 10

    21. How cleistogamous flowers are different from chasmogamous flowers? Give two examples for Cleistogamous
    flowers.

    22. Define the terms: a) Emasculation b) Bagging

    23. Differentiate between spermatogenesis and oogenesis.

    24. What do you mean by Colostrum? Mention its significance.

    25. Mention the major tasks of RCH programmes.

    26. What is ‘fertile period’? Why is it called so?

    27. Who mapped the position of genes on X chromosome of Drosophila? What was the basis this gene mapping?
    28. Represent the central dogma of molecular biology.

    PART – C

    Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 40 – 80 words each wherever applicable: 3 x 5 = 15

    29. Expand PEN. Write a short note on development of endosperm in Angiosperms.

    30. “Majority of plants avoid self pollination”. How do they achieve it?

    31. Schematically represent the process of spermatogenesis.

    32. List any three hormone releasing cells/structures of human female reproductive system. Name the hormone/s
    released by them.

    33. ‘A trait need not always be controlled by a single gene’. Justify the statement giving two such examples.

    34. Who proposed Chromosomal theory of inheritance? Write the observations done by them that led to the
    development of the theory.

    35. What do you mean by a) Expressed sequence tags b) Sequence Annotation. Mention the hosts used for
    cloning of human DNA.

    36. How primary transcript is processed in Eukaryotes?

    PART – D
    Section – I

    Answer any FOUR of the following questions in about 200 – 250 words each wherever applicable: 5 x 4 = 20

    37. With the help of a neatly labeled diagram explain the structure of megasporangium.

    38. Sketch and label the structure of Human Male reproductive system.

    39. Observe the following diagram and answer the following questions.

    a) Which process is shown in this figure?

    b) What do A and B indicate?

    c) When is the peak in A and B seen?


    d) What is depicted in C?

    e) When is this observed?

    40. Schematically represent a cross showing ‘two gene inheritance’ with reference to Seed shape and colour in
    Garden Pea plant.

    41. Explain any two blood related, autosome linked recessive gene disorders that adversely affect the oxygen
    transport.

    42. With the help of an illustration, describe an experiment that proved DNA replication as semiconservative.

    43. Write any five salient features of human genome.

    44. a) Draw the schematic structure of a transcription unit. (3M)

    b) Only one of the strands of DNA is used for synthesis of m-RNA. Give two reasons. (2M)

    Section – II
    Answer any ONE of the following questions in about 200 – 250 words each wherever applicable: 5 x 1= 5

    45. a) Sketch and label L.S of grass embryo


    b) Name a process by which fruit formation occurs without fertilization. Give an example

    46. What is infertility? Explain any four ARTs to overcome infertility.

    47. Following is a pedigree chart showing inheritance of an autosomal recessive trait. Write the possible
    genotypes of all the individuals. Consider that the trait is controlled by alleles A and a (A-dominant, a-recessive).
    An example is shown in the chart.

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