केन्द्रीय विद्याऱय संगठन, गुरुग्राम संभाग

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN GURUGRAM REGION

II प्री- बोर्ड परीऺा 2022-23
II Pre-board Examination 2022-23
कऺा-बारहिीं Class-XII
Biology (044)
Maximum Marks: 70 Time: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has five sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section–A has 16 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 5 questions of 2 marks
each; Section– C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section– D has 2 case-based
questions of 4 marks each; and Section–E has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
(iv) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(v) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION –A
Q1. The phenomenon observed in some plants wherein parts of the sexual apparatus is
used for forming embroys without fertilization is called 1
a) Parthenocarpy
b) Apomixsis
c) Vegetative propagation
d) Sexual reproduction
Q2. Which of the following hormone is not secreted by human placenta? 1
a) Human Chronic Gonadotropin
b) Estrogen
c) Progesterone
d) Luteinizing Hormone
Q3. For a child having blood group B, a father has blood group A. What will be the blood
group of the mother ? 1
a) A
b) O or A
c) AB or B
d) O
Q4. Occasionally a single gene may express more than one effect the phenomena is called
______________ . 1
a) Multiple allelism
b) Pleiotropy
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c) Epistasis
d) Polygenic inheritance
Q5. Which one of the following has the largest population in a food chain? 1
a) Producers
b) Primary consumers
c) Secondary consumer
d) Decomposers
Q6. Among the following where do you think the process of decomposition would be the
fastest? 1
a) Tropical rain forest
b) Temperate
c) Dry arid region
d) Alpine region
Q7. If a population of 100 Amoeba present in a pool increases to 300 after an hour, what
would be the growth rate of population? 1
a) 50 per hour
b) 150 per hour
c) 100 per hour
d) 200 per hour
Q8. Drug Marijuana is extracted from 1
a) Dried leaves and flower of hemp plant
b) Ergot fungus
c) Roots of hemp plant
d) Cocoa plant
Q9. Which of the following would necessarily decreases the density of a population in a
given habitat) 1
a) Natility > mortality
b) Immigration > emigration
c) Mortality and emigration
d) Natility and emmigration
Q10. Which of the following steps are catalyzed by Taq polymerase in a PCR reactions? 1
a) Denaturation of template DNA
b) Annealing of primers to template DNA
c) Extension of primer end on the template DNA
d) All the above
Q11. Transplantation of tissue / organs to save certain patients often fails due to rejection
of such tissue/ organs by the patients. Which type of immune response for such rejections?

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a) Auto-immune response 1
b) Humoral immune response
c) Physiological immune response
d) Cell mediated immune response
Q12.Match the following list of bioactive substances and their roles 1
Column A Column B
Bioactive Substance Role
A Statins i) Removal of oil stains
B Cyclosporine A ii) Removal of clots from blood
vessels
C Streptokinase iii) Lowering of blood cholesterol
D Lipase iv) Immuno-suppressive agent
Choose the correct match
A) (a)-(ii) , (b) – (iii) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(iv)
B) (a)-(iv) , (b) – (ii) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(iii)
C) (a)-(iv) , (b) – (iii) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)
D) (a)-(iii) , (b) – (iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)
Question no. 13 to 16 consists of two statements- assertion (A) and reason(R). Answer
these questions selecting the appropriate option given below.
A) Both the A and the R are true and R is the correct explanation of the A
B) Both the A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of the A
C) A is true but the R is false
D) A is false but R is true

13.Assertion: Central dogma is the flow of information from DNA to mRNA and then
decoding the information present in mRNA in the form of protein.
Reason: In retroviruses, reverse of central dogma occurs. 1
Q14.Assertion: Endosperm is a nutritive tissue and it is triploid .
Reason: Endosperm is formed by fusion of secondary nucleus to one of male gametes. 1
Q15. Assertion: Sacred grooves are highly productive.
Reason: They are of religious importance to the communities. 1
Q16. Assertion: Functional ADA cDNA genes must be inserted in the lymphocytes at the
early embryonic stage. 1
Reason: Cells in the embryonic stage are mortal, differentiated and easy to manipulate.

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 SECTION –B

Q17. In the given figure, give the name and functions of parts labeled A and B. 2

Q18. If the sequence of the coding strand in a transcription unit is written as follows:
5′ -ATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGC-3′
Write down the sequence of mRNA. 2

Q19.What is the role of histamine in inflammatory response? Name few drugs which
reduce the symptoms of allergy. 2

Q20.What are ‘Selectable marker’? What is their use in genetic engineering? 2

Q21.Explain competitive release and Gause competitive exclusion principal. 2

OR

Q21. The Evil Quartet describes the rates of species extinction due to human activities.
Mentioned any two causes of biodiversity losses.

SECTION –C
Q22.a) Xenogamy and Geitonogamy, both require pollinating agents, yet they are very
different from each other. Explain how. 3
b) Describe the characteristic of flower pollinated by water.

Q23.T.S. of mammalian testis revealing seminiferous tubules show different types of cell. 3
(i) Which cells are located in the connective tissue between seminiferous tubules.
(ii) Differentiate between them on the basis of their functions.

Q24. In the cross made between a hybrid tall & red plant (TtRr) with dwarf & white flower
(ttrr). What will be the possible phenotypic ratio of plants in F1 generation? Show it with
the help of Punnet square. 3
Q25. Mention any three carcinogens? Also mention the different methods of treatment of
cancer? 3
OR
Q25. a) What are Cannabinoids? 1
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b) From which plant Cannabinoids are obtained? 1
c) Which part of the body is affected by consuming these substances? 1

Q26. Study the three representative figures of age of pyramid relating to human population
& answer the following question. 3

i) Mention the names given to the three kinds of age profile (a), (b) and (c)

ii) Which one of them is ideal for a population & why.

iii) How do such age – profile helps policy making concerned about our growing population
& prepare for future generation.

Q27. Explain the life cycle of plasmodium starting from its entry in the body of female
Anopheles till the completion of its life cycle in humans. 3

Q28. (i) State the Hardy-Weinberg principle. 3

(ii) When there is a disturbance in the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what would it result in?
(iii) According to this principle, what is the sum total of all allelic frequencies?

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Q29.On Sunday morning, Aman went to roof top of his house and found water accumulated
in one of discarded car tyre. He immediately threw out the water and washed it and sold
the tyre for its safe disposal.
1. Why did Aman throw the water? 1
2. What value did he promote? 1
3. Which disease was likely to cause if the accumulated water was not thrown out? 1
4. Name the pathogen of the above mentioned disease. 1

Q30. In the given flow diagram, the replication of retrovirus in a host is shown. Observe and

answer the questions given below:

a) Identify label 1. 1
b) Identify label 2. 1
c) Can the infected cell survive while viruses are being replicated and released? 1
OR What is retrovirus? 1
SECTION –E

Q31.Where do transcription & translation takes place in a prokaryotic cell? Describe the
three steps involved in translation? 5

OR

Q31.What does the lac operon consist of? How is the operator switch turned on and off in
the expression of genes in this operon? Explain with diagram. 5
Q32.In the given figure, Agrobacterium is utilized for the production of a transgenic crop.
Explain the steps a,b,c,d and e shown in the figure. 5

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Q32. In the given figure, Form (A) and Form (B) represent different forms of a
proteinaceous hormone secreted by pancreas in mammals.

(a) What type of bonding is present between chains of this hormone? 1

(b) What are these form (A) and form (B)? 2
(c) Explain how was this hormone produced by Eli Lilly, an American company, using rDNA
technology. 2

Q33.a) Where in the fallopian tube does fertilization occur in humans? 1

b) Describe the development of a fertilized ovum upto implantation. 3
b).How is polyspermy prevented in humans? 1
Or

Q33. A woman has conceived & implantation has occurred within her uterus. Discuss the
sequence of changes up to parturition which will take place within her body under the
influence of various hormones. 5