SUBJECT : BOTANY

1. Recombination between homologous 7.

chromosomes is completed by the end of
(1) Pachytene (2) Leptotene
(3) Diplotene (4) Zygotene
2. A cell divides every one minute. At this rate of
division it can fill a 100 ml of beaker in one
hour. How much time does it take to fill a 50 ml
beaker ?
(1) 30 minutes (2) 60 minutes
Which stage of cell division exhibited by this
(3) 59 minutes (4) one minutes diagrammatic representation?
3. If DNA content is C in egg. Than the DNA (1) Anaphase of meiosis
content in Metaphase-I will
(2) Metaphase of meiosis
(1) 2C (2) C (3) 4C (4) 3C
(3) Anaphase of mitosis
4. Identify the meiotic stage in which the
homologous chromosomes seperate while the (4) Diakinesis
sister chromatids remain associated at their 8. If chromosome number and DNA content of
centromere ? unfertilised egg cell is 20 and 100 Pg
(1) Anaphase II (2) Metaphase I respectively, then how many chromosomes and
how much DNA will present during metaphase-I
(3) Metaphase II (4) Anaphase I and metaphase-II respectively ?
5. The homologous chromosomes separate, while (1) 40, 400, 20, 200
sister chromatids remain associated at their
centromeres. This is correct for which of the (2) 20, 200, 40, 400
following phase? (3) 40, 200, 40, 200
(1) Anaphase II (2) Anaphase (4) 20, 400, 20, 200
(3) Metaphase (4) Anaphase I
6. How many chromosomes shall be present in a
diploid cell at mitotic anaphase if its egg cell has
12 chromosomes :-
(1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 48 (4) 96

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9. Match the stages of meiosis in Column – I to 12. Choose the incorrect statement :-
their characteristic features in Column – II and (1) M-phase is the most dramatic period of the
select the correct option using the codes given cell cycle.
below:-
(2) Chromosome condensation occurs during
Column-I Column-II prophase.
Pairing of
(3) In G1 phase, most of the organelles
(a) Pachytene (i) homologous duplicate.
chromosomes
(4) G1 phase marks the phase of DNA
Metaphase- Terminalization of
(b) (ii) replication.
I chiasmata
13. Telophase is characterised by
Crossing over takes
(c) Diakinesis (iii) (1) Chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle
place
poles and their identity is lost as discrete
Chromosomes align at
(d) Zygotene (iv) elements
equatorial plate
(2) Nuclear envelope assembles around the
chromosome clusters
a b c d
(3) Nucleolus, golgi complex and ER reform
(1) iii iv i ii
(4) All of the above
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) iii iv ii i 14. Which of the following is correct for G1-phase?

(4) i iv ii iii (1) Corresponds to the interval between mitosis

and initiation of DNA replication
10. What will be the amount of DNA in meiosis-II
(2) Histone protein is synthesised
products if cell contains 30 Pg DNA in G1
phase? (3) Centriolar duplication occurs
(1) 30 Pg (2) 60 Pg (4) All of these
(3) 15 Pg (4) 120 Pg 15. How many chromosomes will be found in a cell
at anaphase II having 2n = 40 ?
11. Which of the following event does not occur
during meiosis-I ? (1) 40 (2) 80 (3) 160 (4) 320
(1) Synapsis of homologous chromosomes
(2) Disjunction of homologous chromosomes
(3) Gene exchange between homologous
chromosomes
(4) Splitting of centromere

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16. Match the following columns :- 19. The second meiotic division leads to :-
Column I Column II (1) separation of homologous chromosomes
Separation of (2) synthesis of DNA and centrioles
A. daughter I. Interphase
(3) crossing over between homologous
chromosomes
chromosomes
Division of
B. II. Karyokinesis (4) separation of sister chromatids
cytoplasm
Phase between 20. Name the stage of cell cycle at which one of the
C. two successive III. S-phase following events occur ?
M-phases (a) Chromosomes are moved to spindle equator.
(b) Centromere splits and chromatids separate.
D. Synthesis phase IV. Cytokinesi (c) Pairing between homologous chromosomes
(1) A-I, B-III, C-I, D-IV takes place.
(d) Crossing over between homologous
(2) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
chromosomes takes place.
(3) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
(1) Anaphase, Metaphase, Zygotene,
(4) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I Pachytene
17. A cell examined during shortest phase of cell (2) Metaphase, Pachytene, Zygotene, Diplotene
cycle showing 100 DNA and 100 chromosomes.
(3) Metaphase, Anaphase, Zygotene,Pachytene
What would be the number of DNA and
chromosomes in prophase of this cell cycle ? (4) Anaphase, Metaphase, Pachytene,
Zygotene.
(1) 100 DNA and 100 chromosomes
21. Post mitotic gap phase and synthetic phases of
(2) 100 DNA and 50 chromosomes
cell cycle are also respectively referred to as
(3) 50 DNA and 100 chromosomes (1) G2 and S (2) G1 and S
(4) 200 DNA and 200 chromosomes (3) G1 and G2 (4) S and G2
18. What is correct about meiosis ? 22. Which stage is responsible for genetic variations
(2) Meiosis involves and evolution of species ?
(1) Takes place at the
pairing of (1) Diplotene (2) Diakinesis
time of gamete
homologous
formation (3) Pachytene (4) Anaphase II
chromosomes
(3) Meiosis ensures
the production of (4) Both 1 & 2
haploid zygote

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23. Select the incorrect statement :- 28. Meiosis is not having the one of the character out
(1) The duration of cell cycle can vary from of the four given below -
organism to organism and also from cell (1) It involves two stages of DNA
type to cell type replication, one before meiosis-I and
(2) Yeast can progress through the cell cycle in another before meiosis-II
only about 90 minutes (2) It involves recombination and crossing over
(3) Of the total duration of cell cycle, the (3) Sister chromatids separate during anaphase-
interphase lasts more than 95% II
(4) Centrioles duplicate during S phase in (4) Nuclear membrane disappears during
nucleus prophase
24. In root tip how many mitotic divisions are 29. In the nucleus of an egg cell, the amount of DNA
required to make 200 cells from a single cell ? is 25 pg. Find the amount of DNA which will be
(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 199 (4) 200 present at the end of G2 phase of meiosis :-

25. Shape of chromosome can be best observed (1) 25 Pg (2) 50 Pg

during:- (3) 200 Pg (4) 100 Pg
(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase 30. How many meiotic divisions are required during
(3) Anaphase (4) Telophase the formation of 500 zygotes, if in males one
meiotic division resutls in formation of four male
26. Most of cell organelles increase in cell and cell gametes and in females one meiotic division
rapidly synthesizes different types of RNA and results in formation of one female gamete ?
protein in :-
(1) 625 (2) 500
(1) G2 phase (2) G0 phase
(3) 1000 (4) 2500
(3) S phase (4) G1 phase
31. Which of the following is correctly matched for
27. Which of the following statement(s) is/are True? human liver cell ?
(1) Cytokinesis in plants further cell plate is (1) G1 2N-chromosome 2C-DNA
modified into middle lamella
(2) G2 2N-chromosome 2C-DNA
(2) At the time of cytokinesis, organelles like
mitochondria and plastids get distributed (3) Anaphase I 2N-chromosome 4C-DNA
between the daughter cells. (4) Metaphase I 2N-chromosome 2C-DNA
(3) Cytokinesis in plant cell is centrifugal and
takes place by cell-plate formation while
animal cells by furrowing/cleavage and is
centripetal.
(4) All of the above

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32. Select the correct matching :- 37. The outline of some event of mitotic cell
Column I Column II division is given below in unorder manner -
(i) Condensation of chromosomes is completed
(A) G1 phase (i) DNA replication
(ii) Chromosome lost their identify as discrete
(B) Cytokinesis (ii) Nuclear Division elements
Metabolically active (iii) Sister chromatid separate
(C) Karyokinesis (iii) (iv) Initiation of the assembly of mitotic spindle
cell
(D) S-phase (iv) Cell furrow method The correct order or steps for cell division is
(1) i → ii → iii → iv
(1) A – (i), B – (ii), C – (iii), D – (iv)
(2) iv → i → iii → ii
(2) A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii), D – (i)
(3) ii → i → iv → iii
(3) A – (iii), B – (iv), C – (ii), D – (i)
(4) iv → iii → i → ii
(4) A – (ii), B – (i), C – (iv), D – (iii)
38. Identify the phase of meiosis in given diagram
33. Centromere divides during mitosis in :- and give correct answer ?
(1) S phase (2) G2 phase
(3) Prophase (4) Anaphase
34. If there is 10 picogram DNA after S phase, then
amount of DNA in G2 phase would be :-
(1) 5 picogram (2) 10 picogram
Phase Event
(3) 15 picogram (4) 20 picogram
homologous chromosome
35. Which stages of cell division are showing in ‘A’ Metaphase-
(1) arrange
and ‘B’ respectively ? I
at equator
centromere divide,
Anaphase-
(2) chromosome
II
number double
(3) Prophase-I Synapsis, crossing over
homologous chromosome
(4) Anaphase-I
Figure A Figure B separate
(1) Metaphase Anaphase-II 39. Slipping of chiasmata towards the ends of
(2) Late prophase Anaphase-I bivalent is called :-
(3) Prophase-I Anaphase (1) Terminalisation (2) Diakinesis
(4) Late prophase Anaphase-II (3) Interkinesis (4) Congression
36. In which order, cytokinesis occurs in plants :-
(1) Centripetal (2) Centrifugal
(3) Oblique (4) Equatorial
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40. If the n=16 in plant cell then what is possible in 46. In following which phase marks is the phase of
metaphase - I of meiosis ? DNA replication and chromosome duplication :
(1) 32 Bivalents (2) 64 Bivalents (1) Anaphase (2) Prophase
(3) 16 Bivalents (4) 8 Bivalents (3) S-phase (4) G2 - phase
41. The most dramatic period of the cell cycle: 47. Chiasmata is a feature of :-
(1) M-phase (2) S-phase (1) Leptotene (2) Diplotene
(3) interphase (4) cytokinesis (3) Pachytene (4) Zygotene
42. The complete disintegration of the nuclear 48. Match the following and choose the correct
envelope marks the start of :- option :-
(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase Column-I Column-II
(3) Anaphase (4) Telophase (a) Smallest cell (i) Ostrich egg
43. If a mitocyte has 10 pg of DNA and 16 chromosomes (b) Longest isolated cell (ii) Mycoplasma
in G1 then which of the following is correct? (c) Largest cell (iii) Nerve cell
(1) S-phase will have 5 pg of DNA (1) a-(ii), b-(iii), c-(i)
(2) The cell at anaphase stage will have 20 pg (2) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(iii)
of DNA and a total of 32 chromosomes
(3) a-(iii), b-(ii), c-(i)
(3) G2-phase will have 8 chromosomes in a cell
(4) a-(i), b-(iii), c-(ii)
(4) The cell at metaphase will have 10 pg of
DNA and a total of 16 chromosomes 49. In which phase of meiosis, the chromosomes do
undergoes some dispersion, but they do not reach
44. At what stage of the cell cycle are histone the extremely extended state of the interphase
proteins synthesised in a eukaryotic cell? nucleus ?
(1) During G,-stage of prophase (1) Prophase - I (2) Metaphase - I
(2) During S-phase (3) Telophase - I (4) Prophase - II
(3) During entire prophase 50. In which phase of mitosis, chromosomes cluster
(4) During telophase at opposite spindle poles and their identity is lost
as discrete elements?
45. In plant cell during cytokinesis, cell wall
development :- (1) Prophase (2) Metaphase
(1) Start from peripheral and move towards (3) Anaphase (4) Telophase
centre of the cell
(2) Start from centre and move towards centre of the cell
(3) Start from centre and move towards
peripheral of the cell
(4) Start from peripheral and move towards
outside of the cell.
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TARGET : NEET 2024
Test Type :CLASS TEST Test Pattern :NEET (UG)
TEST DATE : 18-12-2023
ANSWER KEY
Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A. 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 1 4 1

Q. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A. 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 4

HINT – SHEET

7. Ans ( 3 ) 41. Ans ( 1 )

NCERT XI Pg # 166 NCERT Pg # 164
12. Ans ( 4 ) 42. Ans ( 2 )
NCERT Pg # 163 NCERT XI, Pg. # 165 Para-10.2.2
13. Ans ( 4 ) 43. Ans ( 2 )
NCERT Pg. # 166 A
14. Ans ( 1 ) Properties G1 S G2 P M (each
NCERT (XIth) Pg. # 163 pole)
15. Ans ( 1 ) Number of
16 16 16 16 16 16
NCERT-XII, Pg # 167,168,169 chromosomes
23. Ans ( 4 ) 10 20 20 20 20
DNA content 10 pg
NCERT XI Pg. # 163 pg pg pg pg pg
27. Ans ( 4 ) For Anaphase, at each pole 16 chromosomes and
NCERT XIth Pg.#166 & Module No.1, 10 pg DNA are present, therefore, in each cell 32
Pg.#215,216 chromosomes and 20 pg DNA are present.

33. Ans ( 4 ) 45. Ans ( 3 )

NCERT XI, Page # 165 NCERT Pg # 166
34. Ans ( 2 ) 46. Ans ( 3 )
DNA content in cell after s-phase = 4C, DNA NCERT XI Pg.#171
content in cell in prophase = 4C 47. Ans ( 2 )
35. Ans ( 2 ) NCERT XI Pg # 168
NCERT-XI, Pg # 165,169 49. Ans ( 3 )
38. Ans ( 3 ) NCERT-XI, Pg. # 169
NCERT-XI, Page No. 168, 169
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