NVT BIOLOGY -JR – VHSE

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 3/2018/OL
Category Code: 195/2017
Exam: NVT Biology (Jr)
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 25-01-2018
Department Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary Education
Alphacode A
Question1:-Who was commemorated in the book ‘Vyazhavatta Smaranakal’ by B. Kalyanikkutty Amma ?
A:-Ayyankali
B:-Swadesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
C:-Mannathu Pathmanabhan
D:-K. Korunakaran
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-The Travancore ruler who arrested Vaikunta Swamikal and sent to Singarathoppu Prison ?
A:-Ayilyam Thirunal
B:-Sri Moolam Thirunal
C:-Chithira Thirunal
D:-Swathi Thirunal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question3:-Who was the first Malayalee nominated to Rajyasabha and later become the ambassador of China ?
A:-Sardar K. M. Panikker
B:-Panambally Govinda Menon
C:-Barister G. P. Pillai
D:-Pattom Thanu Pillai
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-The English school at Travancore was started in the year
A:-1830
B:-1834
C:-1835
D:-1840
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question5:-Who was the author of ‘Matha Sidhantha Samgraham’ ?
A:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
B:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
C:-Swami Agamananda
D:-Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-On `14^(th)` April 2016 U. N. observed the birth anniversary of which social reformist ?
A:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B:-Swami Vivekananda
C:-Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D:-Mahatma Jyothi Rao Phule
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question7:-India’s first Mars Orbit Mission Space Craft Mangalyan was launched on
A:-November 5, 2013
B:-August 15, 2013
C:-August 15, 2014
D:-November 5, 2014
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-Which article of Indian Constitution deals with Right to Education ?
A:-Article 21(A)
B:-Article 22(A)
C:-Article 21(B)
D:-Article 22(B)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question9:-When was ‘Make in India’, an international marketing strategy started by Prime Minister at Delhi ?
A:-August 2014
B:-September 2014
C:-August 2015
D:-September 2015
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question10:-The theme of World Cancer Day 2016 was
A:-Not beyond us
B:-We can I can
C:-Better measures better health
D:-On fight against cancer
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-Scientific method of education implies
A:-Inductive thinking
B:-Deductive thinking
C:-Both inductive and deductive thinking
D:-Intuitive thinking
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question12:-When a research problem is related to heterogenic population, the most suitable is
A:-Cluster sampling
B:-Stratified sampling
C:-Convenient sampling
D:-Purposive sampling
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question13:-In research, parametric data tend to be derived from
A:-Opinionnaires
B:-Experiments and tests
C:-Interviews
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-In hypothesis testing Type 1 error occurs when one
A:-Does not support the null hypothesis when it is in fact true
B:-Supports the null hypothesis when it is in fact not true
C:-Supports the null hypothesis when it is in fact true
D:-Both 2 and 3
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question15:-Factor analysis is
A:-A test of difference
B:-A test of variance
C:-Method of grouping together variables
D:-A test of correlation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-“Education should always aim at creation of new values from active experiences”. Which philosophy propagates
this idea ?
A:-Idealism
B:-Naturalism
C:-Realism
D:-Pragmatism
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question17:-Reflective practice in teaching implies
A:-Portfolio management
B:-Journal writing
C:-Peer evaluation
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The test made to compare the performance of student with other students is called
A:-Criterion reference
B:-Norm reference
C:-Achievement
D:-Diagnostic
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-The essential characteristic of cooperative learning is
A:-Effective learning
B:-Positive interdependence
C:-Cooperation
D:-Division of labour
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question20:-Which of the following is assessed by Chronbachs alpha ?
A:-Concurrent validity
B:-Construct validity
C:-Content validity
D:-Internal consistency
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question21:-Identify non-justiciable right under the Constitution of India ?
A:-Right to freedom of speech and expression
B:-Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion
C:-Right to property
D:-Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question22:-Which of the following is not a ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution of India ?
A:-Secular
B:-Federal
C:-Parliamentary
D:-Monarchical
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question23:-Invoking which of the following article, Financial Emergency can be declared in India ?
A:-352
B:-345
C:-360
D:-356
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question24:-The residuary powers under the Indian Constitution are assigned to _____ ?
A:-State Government
B:-Union Government
C:-Election Commission
D:-NITI Ayog
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question25:-Which among the following is not a Constitution Amendment Bill ?
A:-Election of the President
B:-Supreme Court and the High Courts
C:-Distribution of legislative powers between the Union and States
D:-Salaries and allowances of the members of Parliament
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question26:-Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Swatchh Bharat Mission’ or ‘Clean India Campaign’ from the
Valmiki Basti in New Delhi on ___________ ?
A:-2 October, 2014
B:-5 October 2014
C:-30 January 2014
D:-5 June 2014
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question27:-Which Prime Minister of India gave the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan ?
A:-Narendra Modi
B:-Indira Gandhi
C:-Lal Bahadur Shastri
D:-V. P. Singh
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question28:-Which year National Green Tribunal has been established ?
A:-2010
B:-1978
C:-1991
D:-1998
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-The Committee on the status of women in India recommended the setting up of _________ ?
A:-National Commission for Women
B:-National Commission for Backward Classes
C:-Human Rights Commission
D:-Scheduled Tribes Commission
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question30:-To ameliorate the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line without adequate shelter,
the government launched which of the following programme in 2001 ?
A:-Rajiv Awas Yojana
B:-Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
C:-Housing for All by 2022
D:-Indira Awas Yojana
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-Who among the following evolutionary biologist got Indian citizenship ?
A:-Charles Darwin
B:-J. B. S. Haldane
C:-Fransisco Redi
D:-Spallanzani
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-Bread moulds are classified under which division ?
A:-Basidiomycotina
B:-Zygomycotina
C:-Chtridiomycotina
D:-Ascomycotina
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-Which is also known as ballistospores ?
A:-Ascospores
B:-Oospores
C:-Basidiospores
D:-Zygospores
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-Which is the first 3-carbon compound formed in C3-cycle ?
A:-3-phospho glyceric acid
B:-3-phosphoglyceraldehyde
C:-Phosphoenol pyruvic acid
D:-Malic acid
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-Algae used by Melvin Calvin and co-workers to study photosynthesis is
A:-Polysiphonia
B:-Spirogyra
C:-Chlorella
D:-Gelidium
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Pink disease of rubber is caused by
A:-Xanthomonas citri
B:-Pythium aphanidermatum
C:-Phytoplasma
D:-Corticium salmonicolor
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-How many centers of origin were proposed by Nikoloai Vavilov ?
A:-11
B:-13
C:-14
D:-12
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Who among the following is a famous Indian Bryologist ?
A:-K. Thothathri
B:-P. Maheswari
C:-M. Sanjappa
D:-D. K. Singh
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-What is the meaning of the term protandrous ?
A:-Ovule absent
B:-Gynoecium matures first
C:-Androecium matures first
D:-Androecium absent
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question40:-In Pteridophytes, gametes are produced in
A:-Prothallus
B:-Fronds
C:-Upper surface of leaves
D:-Sporophyte
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question41:-Most primitive water conducting structures known as hydroids are found in
A:-Psilotum
B:-Sphagnum
C:-Lycopodium
D:-Water lilies
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-Which among the following algae gives iodine ?
A:-Ectocarpus
B:-Oedogonium
C:-Nostoc
D:-Laminaria
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question43:-Where we can see zygotic meiosis ?
A:-Bryophytes
B:-Pteridophytes
C:-Algae
D:-Fungi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-Which is the most common amino acid seen in the beta bend ?
A:-Glycine
B:-Alanine
C:-Threonine
D:-Asparagine
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question45:-Lipids are the most important constituents in
A:-Nucleus
B:-Ribosomes
C:-Lysosomes
D:-Biological membranes
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-Cardiolipin is characteristic to
A:-Mitochondria
B:-Endoplasmic reticulum
C:-Golgibodies
D:-Nucleus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question47:-The atmosphere of primitive earth is
A:-`CO_(2)` rich
B:-`O_(2)` rich
C:-both 1 and 2
D:-`CO_(2)` rich and `O_(2)` free
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-Which among the following is a common isoform of glucose transporter ?
A:-GLUT1
B:-GLUT3
C:-GLUT4
D:-GLUT2
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question49:-Which is the `21^(st)` aminoacid recognized ?
A:-Proline
B:-Selenocysteine
C:-Hydroxy proline
D:-Citrulline
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question50:-The lowest level of chromosome organization is
A:-Nucleosomes
B:-Histones
C:-Lampbrush chromosomes
D:-Solenoid model
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-How many subfamilies are there under Leguminosae as per the latest Legume classification ?
A:-5
B:-6
C:-3
D:-7
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-Petals are absent in
A:-Caesalpinia pulcherrima
B:-Neolamarckia cadamba
C:-Saraca asoca
D:-Spathoglottis plicata
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question53:-Which is acting as extracellular messenger and intracellular communicator ?
A:-cAMP
B:-NO
C:-`H_(2)“S`
D:-cGMP
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-Who proposed Chemi-osmotic theory of ATP formation ?
A:-P. Mitchel
B:-M. Calvin
C:-Andrew Benson
D:-L. Pauling
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-Inheritance that is not encoded in DNA is known as
A:-Epigenetic
B:-Phylogenetic
C:-Paraphyletic
D:-Polyphyletic
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question56:-Which statistical tool is used to test if the standard deviations of two populations are equal ?
A:-T-Test
B:-ANOVA
C:-F-Test
D:-Chi-square
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question57:-Anomalous secondary thickening is shown by
A:-Chromalaena
B:-Dracaena
C:-Centella
D:-Cocos
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question58:-What is the binomial of chick pea ?
A:-Lablab purpureus
B:-Cicer areitinum
C:-Phaseolus aureus
D:-Vigna minima
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-G2/M check point in mammalian cell cycle is mainly regulated by
A:-Cyclin B/A + Cdk1
B:-Cyclin A + Cdk2
C:-Cyclin E + Cdk 2
D:-Cyclin D’s + Cdk 4 and Cdk 6
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-Which enzyme deficiency is responsible for Neimann-Pick disease ?
A:-Ceramidase
B:-Spingomyelinase
C:-Galactocerebrosidase
D:-Hexosaminidase A
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question61:-The typical ΔG value during ATP hydrolysis in the cell is
A:–12 kcal/mol
B:–7.3 kcal/mol
C:–14 kcal/mol
D:-18 kcal/mol
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question62:-Who is the founder of Celera genomics ?
A:-Melvin Calvin
B:-Alec Jeffrey
C:-Craig Venter
D:-James Watson
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question63:-Which among the following is a plant systematic journal published from India ?
A:-Cell
B:-Taxon
C:-Candollea
D:-Rheedea
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question64:-How many conformational changes occurs to ribosomes, coupled with GTP hydrolysis during each cycle of chain
elongation in translation ?
A:-Zero
B:-One
C:-Two
D:-Three
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-Which of the following is not semelparous ?
A:-Annona
B:-Bamboo
C:-Corypha
D:-Cicada
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question66:-The evolution of one population in response to the evolution of another population and vice-verse is called
A:-Convergent evolution
B:-Co evolution
C:-Divergent evolution
D:-Parallel evolution
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question67:-Intestinal gas is the product of ____________
A:-Undigested meat
B:-Vitamin fermentation
C:-Intestinal bacteria
D:-Intestinal villi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-Which of the following animals has no need for gall bladder ?
A:-Human
B:-Dog
C:-Lion
D:-Horse
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Osteomalasia is a disease condition caused by the deficiency of _____________
A:-Isoleucine
B:-Vitamin D
C:-Methionine
D:-Vitamin C
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question70:-Breathing rate in mammals is controlled by a part of the brain called the _________
A:-Hypothalamus
B:-Thalamus
C:-Medulla oblongata
D:-Cerebellum
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question71:-The moulting hormone in insects is
A:-Ecdysone
B:-Thyroxine
C:-Pheremone
D:-Juvenile hormone
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question72:-The symptoms of an allergic reaction develop in response to
A:-Compliment proteins
B:-Interleukins
C:-Interferon
D:-Histamine
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-Name the scientist who discovered the DNA
A:-Freidrich Meischer
B:-James Watson
C:-Avery
D:-Griffith
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question74:-The most abundant lipid in a cell membrane is
A:-Cutin
B:-Glycolipid
C:-Steroid
D:-Phospholipid
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question75:-Which of the following is a type of intercellular junction in animal cell
A:-Desmosomes
B:-Glycocalyx
C:-Plasmodesmata
D:-Middle lamella
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question76:-The syndrome in which an individual’s somatic cells will contain the three sex chromosome XXY is called
A:-Turner
B:-Down
C:-Klinefelter
D:-Edward
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-The scientist who won “Nobel Prize” for the work in the field of entomology
A:-Ivan Pavlov
B:-Karl von Frisch
C:-Moses Kinby
D:-Konrad Lorenz
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question78:-Menstruation is triggered by an abrupt decline in the amount of
A:-Lutenizing hormone
B:-Follicle stimulating hormone
C:-Estrogen
D:-Progesterone
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question79:-Photochemical fog always contain
A:-Aluminium ion
B:-Ozone
C:-Methane
D:-Phosphorus
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question80:-First national park in India is
A:-Jim Corbet National Park
B:-Satpura National Park
C:-Panna National Park
D:-Kaziranga National Park
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-What percent of ultra violet radiation increases with subsequent reduction of 1% ozone ?
A:-8%
B:-10%
C:-2%
D:-6%
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question82:-Computational genomics and their analysis include
A:-DNA
B:-RNA
C:-Both DNA and RNA
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question83:-Continuous variables are represented by
A:-Histogram
B:-Bar-diagram
C:-Pie-chart
D:-Line diagram
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-Which is the first secondary database to be developed ?
A:-PRINTS
B:-ROSITE
C:-P farm
D:-BLOCKS
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question85:-A computer or software system that communicate information via internet to a client
A:-Windows
B:-URL
C:-UNIX
D:-Server
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question86:-First functional electron microscope was developed by
A:-Knowl and Ruska
B:-Daniel Nathans
C:-Robert Hook
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Beer-Lambert law is applied in
A:-Electrophoresis
B:-Chromatography
C:-Colorimetry
D:-Centrifugation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question88:-Wild Life Protection Act was enacted in
A:-1972
B:-1960
C:-2001
D:-1968
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question89:-Mutation theory was proposed by
A:-T. H. Morgan
B:-Hugo Devries
C:-Lamarck
D:-Carl Correns
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question90:-The first restriction endonuclease enzyme discovered was __________
A:-Hind II
B:-Eco R I
C:-Pst I
D:-Sat I
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-Which of the following is considered as the leader of Chipko Movement ?
A:-Baba Amte
B:-Medha Padkar
C:-Sunderlal Bahuguna
D:-Kiran Bedi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-Headquarters of UNEP is at ________________
A:-Switzerland
B:-USA
C:-France
D:-Nairobi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question93:-Which of the following is an ecotone ?
A:-Estuary
B:-Pond
C:-Lake
D:-River
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question94:-Point out mangrove vegetation
A:-Rhiopoda
B:-Rhinozoa
C:-Rhinoceros
D:-Rhizophora
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question95:-The chromosome theory of heredity was proposed by
A:-Sutton and Bovery
B:-Jacob and Monod
C:-Bateson and Punnet
D:-Correns and Tschermark
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question96:-The crossing over take place during
A:-Zygotene
B:-Diplotene
C:-Pachytene
D:-Diakinesis
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question97:-What is “black water fever” ?
A:-Leishmaniasis
B:-Falciparum malaria
C:-Hepatitis
D:-Plague
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question98:-Which type of infectious disease is known as “Thursh” ?
A:-Giardiasis
B:-Cholera
C:-Sporotrichosis
D:-Candidosis
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-The enzyme gyrase is associated with
A:-Transcription
B:-DNA repair
C:-Translation
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question100:-Which of the following method is used for studying/detecting gene expression ?
A:-Subtractive hybridization
B:-Microarray hybridization
C:-Southern hybridization
D:-Differential display PCR
Correct Answer:- Option-C