DPP-01

Cell: Unit of Life

1. Name the scientist, who saw a live cell first 6. Contribution of Rudolf Virchow is
time. proposition of
(A) G.N Ramachandran (A) Omnis cellula-e-cellula, (all cells arise
(B) Anton Von Leeuwenhoek from pre-existing cells).
(C) Robert Brown (B) How new eukaryotic cell arise
(D) Schwann (C) Contagum vivum fluidum
(D) How virus divide
2. Method which is used to determine the
ultrastructure of a cell organelle is 7. The Genomic DNA or Genetic material is
(A) Gel electrophoresis naked in
(B) Centrifugation (A) All prokaryotic cells
(C) Electron microscopy (B) Few eukaryotic cells
(D) Phase contrast microscopy (C) All multicellular organism
(D) All Unicellular organism
3. Scientist proposed the hypothesis that the
bodies of animals and plants are composed 8. Which is common is both eukaryotic and
of cells and products of cells prokaryotic cells?
(A) Schleiden and Schwann (A) Plastid
(B) Rudolf Virchow (B) Plasma membrane
(C) Robert Brown (C) Mitochondria
(D) Schwann (D) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

4. Schwann proposed about plant cell was 9. The ………… is the main arena of cellular
(A) cell wall is a unique character of the activities in both the plant and animal cells-
plant cells. (A) Cytoplasm (B) Mitochondria
(B) all life activities of the organisms are (C) Plastid (D) ER
present in miniature form in each and
every cell of its body 10. Which of the following not represents
(C) bodies of animals and plants are made prokaryotic cells?
up of cells (A) Lactobacillus (B) Mycoplasma
(D) a new cell always develops by the (C) Nostoc (D) TMV
division of pre-existing cells
11. The Genomic material of prokaryotic cell
5. Theory proposed by Schleiden and (A) Small circular DNA called plasmids
Schwann however, did not explain (B) enveloped by nuclear membrane
(A) All cells formed from pre-existing cell (C) composed of a single strand DNA
(B) How new cells were formed molecule
(C) Body of animals are composed of cells (D) Single circular naked DNA which is
(D) How DNA replication occur double stranded
12. Bacterial cell possesses plasmid having all 18. Which one of the following does not differ
the following characteristics except in Lactobacillus and Amoeba?
(A) Double stranded circular DNA (A) Ribosomes type
(B) Self replicating (B) Genetic material is DNA
(C) Extra chromosomal (C) Cell wall
(D) Carry essential gene (D) Cell membrane

13. Which of the following is genetic material 19. What is not true about mesosomes?
present in a unicellular organism having (A) Have role in cell wall formation
70S ribosomes in Cytoplasm (B) Have role in cellular respiration
(A) Single-stranded DNA (C) Help in DNA replication
(B) Double-stranded Linear naked DNA (D) Have pigments
(C) Double-stranded DNA enclosed in
nuclear membrane 20. Longest portion of bacterial flagellum
(D) Double-stranded circular DNA without come out from bacterial cell surface is
histone proteins and naked (A) Fimbriae (B) Basal body
(C) Filament (D) Hook
14. A specialized structure develop from cell
membrane of prokaryotes cell is 21. In bacterial cell Many ribosomes may
(A) Flagella (B) Mesosome associate with a single mRNA to form
(C) Cillia (D) Vacuoles many copies of a polypeptide
simultaneously which is known as
15. Which of the following part provides sticky (A) Inclusion bodies
character to the bacterial cell? (B) Heterolysosome
(A) Cell wall (C) Polysome
(B) Mesosome (D) Nucleosome
(C) Plasma membrane
(D) Glycocalyx 22. Which one of the following is inclusion
body found in prokaryotes?
16. Outermost layer Glycocalyx could be a (A) Cyanophycean granule and Gas
loose sheath called the ....... or it may be vacuole
thick and tough, called the ....... (B) Glycogen granule and Mesosomes
(A) capsule; Chromatophore (C) Polysome and Flagella
(B) slime layer; capsule (D) Sap vacuole
(C) mesosome, slime layer
(D) capsule, Ribosome 23. Animal cells contain another non-
membrane bound organelle called
17. The cell envelope of bacteria has parts …………. which helps in cell division–
(A) Cell wall and cell membrane (A) Centrosome (B) Mitochondria
(B) Plasma membrane only (C) Chloroplast (D) Ribosome
(C) Outermost glycocalyx followed by cell
wall and mesosome 24. Which one of the following present in plant
(D) Outermost glycocalyx followed by cell cells not in animal cells?
wall and cell membrane (A) Sap vacuole, plastid and cell wall
(B) Cell membrane, plastid and centriole
(C) Cell wall, plastid and Ribosome
(D) Cell membrane, plastid and cell wall
 28. Singer and Nicolson concepts tell about
25. Select the mismatch. membrane nature is
(A) Sap vacuoles - Plant cells (A) Semi solid
(B) Centriole - Animal cells (B) Quasifluid
(C) Diatom - Eukaryotes (C) Semi fluid
(D) Methanogens - Eukaryotes (D) Solidified Layer

26. Phospholipids are arranged within the 29. The fluid mosaic model explains
membrane with (A) Membrane functions like cell growth
(A) Polar heads towards inner side and the (B)Membrane function like formation of
hydrophobic tails towards outer side intercellular junctions
(B) Both heads and tails towards inner side (C) Membrane function like secretion
(C) Polar heads towards outer side and (D) All of the above
hydrophobic tails towards inside
(D) Both heads and tails towards same side 30. Fluid nature of membrane is able to explain
(A) Cell Division
27. Reason why hydrophobic tail is towards (B) Lateral movement of protein
inner side? (C) Endocytosis
(A) Hydrophobic tail should not in contact (D) All of the above
with water
(B) Charge hydrocarbon chain is protected
from polar head
(C) Polar tail should be in contact with
each other
(D) All of the above
 DPP-02
Cell : Unit of Life
1. Na+ / K+ pump involve in transport 7. The Outermost portion of a mature plant
(A) Downhill cell wall possesses
(B) Passive transport (A) Primary cell wall
(C) Uphill (B) Plasma membrane
(D) Along concentration gradient (C) Secondary cell wall
(D) Tertiary cell wall
2. Major components of cell wall of most of
the fungi is 8. The cell wall and middle lamellae may be
(A) Pectin (B) Cellulose traversed by
(C) Silica (D) Chitin (A) Plasmodesmata
(B) Secondary cell
3. As the polar molecules cannot pass through (C) Neighboring cell
the nonpolar lipid bilayer, they require a (D) Cortex
…………. of the membrane to facilitate
their transport across the membrane 9. The primary wall is capable of growth
(A) Lipid carrier when cell is in –
(B) Protein carrier (A) Old cell
(C) Non-polar channel (B) Cell elongation phase and young
(D) All of the above (C) Permanent cell
(D) Dead cell
4. The ability of protein to move within the
membrane is measured as its ……. 10. Plasmodesmata is connection between
(A) Semisolid nature (B) Fluidity young cell which connect two plant cells is
(C) Polarity (D) Solidity in –
(A) Meristematic phase
5. Plant cell have rigid cell wall promote all (B) Permanent cells
function except (C) Dead cell
(A) Give protection (D) All of the above
(B) Cell to cell interaction
(C) Provides a barrier to undesirable 11. Where does Secondary wall formed in plant
macromolecules cell-
(D) Exocytosis (A) Between two plant cells
(B) Inner to plasma membrane
6. Select the odd one out with respect to the (C) Inner to primary cell wall and cell
composition of plant cell wall. membrane
(A) Cellulose (D) Inner to Primary cell wall and outer to
(B) Mannans and Galactans cell membrane
(C) Hemicellulose
(D) Pectin and proteins
12. Golgi body, lysosome, vacuoles and ER are
components of endomembranous system?
 (A) Structure related (B) Present in young cell
(B) Their functions are related (C) Diminished when secondary wall
(C) All are present in cell develops
(D) All are membrane bound (D) Present inner to secondary wall

13. From the following organelle …… is not 20. Without membrane organelle is ………
part of endomembrane system – present in plant cell is –
(A) ER (B) Golgi bodies (A) Ribosome and centriole
(C) Peroxisomes (D) Lysosome (B) ER and ribosome
(C) Nucleolus and Ribosome
14. Depending on the ………. membrane (D) Centriole and Nucleolus
proteins can be classified as integral and
peripheral. 21. Consider the following statement –
(A) Ease of extraction S-I-Membrane of ER and Golgi both have
(B) Location lipid bilayer
(C) Bond with lipid bilayer S-II-Chloroplast and Mitochondria both
(D) Position with polar part of membrane have double membrane
Mark the correct –
15. Which of the following is not present in (A) Only S-I is correct
Plasma membrane – (B) Only S-II is correct
(A) Phospholipid (B) Cholesterol (C) Both S-I and S-II is correct
(C) Protein (D) Nucleic acid (D) Both S-I and S-II is wrong

16. Neutral solutes may move across the 22. Organelle which is in continuation with
membrane by the process of ………… nuclear membrane
along the concentration gradient- (A) mitochondria
(A) Facilitated diffusion (B) endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Simple diffusion (C) lysosome
(C) Active transport (D) chloroplast
(D) All of the above
23. In luminal compartment ……. Structure
17. From the given cells -Diatom, Amoeba, can be present –
Mycoplasma, Dinoflagellates, Euglena, (A) Ribosome (B) Golgi bodies
Mesophyll cell, (C) Protein (D) Lysosome
How many have cell wall –
(A) Two (B) Three 24. From the given events which does not
(C) Four (D) Five occur in rough endoplasmic reticulum?
(A) Cleavage of signal peptide
18. Non-cellulosic cell wall presents in – (B) Protein glycosylation
(A) Guard cell (C) Protein folding
(B) PPLO (D) Steroid synthesis
(C) Streptococcus
(D) Palisade parenchyma

19. Which is not true for primary cell wall of 25. SER involve in all function except –
plant cell (A) lipid synthesis
(A) Present outer of secondary cell wall (B) Detoxification
 (C) Protein folding (A) Lipids and steroids
(D) Steroid hormone synthesis (B) Toxic substance
(C) Carbohydrate
26. Ribosome bound to ……. Structure in cell (D) Nucleic acid
(A) membrane of Golgi complex
(B) microtubules 29. Type of organelle present in excess in
(C) rough endoplasmic reticulum intestinal cell involve in secretion of
(D) smooth endoplasmic reticulum Enzymes-
(A) SER (B) RER
27. Select the correct matching in the following (C) Golgi body (D) Chloroplast
pairs.
(A) Smooth ER - Synthesis of Steroid 30. Ribosome subunit bind to ER surface is –
hormone in plant cell (A) 40s (B) 60s
(B) Rough ER - Synthesis of Fatty acid (C) 30s (D) 50s
(C) Golgi bodies - Oxidation of fatty acids
(D) Mitochondria - Oxidation of fat

28. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum acts as a

major site for the synthesis of
 DPP-03
Cell: Unit of life
1. The scientist, who first observed densely 8. Detoxification and Glycogen synthesis is
stained reticular structures near the nucleus done by –
is (A) SER (B) RER
(A) Robert Hooke (B) Robert Brown (C) Golgi body (D) Chloroplast
(C) Strasburger (D) Camillo Golgi
9. Which sequence of modification and
2. Cisternae of Golgi apparatus has diameter transport of secretory vesicles is correct ?
of (A) RER → Cell membrane → Golgi body
(A) 0.5- 1.0nm (B) 0.5-1.0 µm →Mitochondria
(C) 5-1 µm (D) 0.5 to 3.0 nm (B) SER → Secretory vesicles→ Cell
membrane
3. The Golgi complex participates in (C) RER → Secretoryvesicles → Golgi
(A) lipid synthesis body → Cell membrane
(B) formation of secretory vesicles (D) SER → Golgi body → Cell membrane
(C) fatty acid breakdown → Secretory vesicles
(D) activation of amino acid
10. Peroxisome is not part of endomembrane
4. Which of the following cell organells is system as it –
present in the highest number in cell (A) lack enzyme
involve in Enzyme production (B) lack membrane
(A) Mitochondria (C) Lack coordination with ER and golgi
(B) Golgi complex bodies
(C) Endoplasmic reticulum (D) Lack DNA
(D) Plastids
11. Which one of the following cell organelles
5. Synthesis of SER occur from – is single membraneorganelle ?
(A) RER (A) Chloroplasts (B) ER
(B) Ribosome (C) Nuclei (D) Centriole
(C) Golgi bodies
(D) Mitochondria 12. Give correct sequence for origin of
Lysosome
6. Site Where synthesis of glycoprotein and (A) SER → Golgi bodies → Lysosomes
glycolipid occur is (B) Golgi bodies → Endoplasmic reticulum
(A) Lysosomes (B) Golgi apparatus → Lysosomes
(C) Vacuoles (D) ER (C) RER→Golgi bodies → Lysosomes
(D) Mitochondria → Endoplasmic
7. Protein folding occur in ……… organelle – reticulum → Peroxisome→ Lysosomes
(A) SER (B) RER
(C) Golgi body (D) Chloroplast
13. Organelle involve in sorting vesicles so that 20. Reason why sap vacuole have more ions is
few can be remain in cell other can be sent (A) Tonoplast has Protein pumps which
outside- send ions into vacuole from cytoplasm
(A) SER (B) RER (B) Through diffusion , a large amount of
(C) Golgi body (D) Chloroplast ions goes continuously to vacuole from
cytoplasm
14. Which face of Golgi body cisternae is (C) Vacuole have less solute
towards membrane – (D) Vacuole with tonoplast have channels
(A) Convex (B) Concave only
(C) Cis (D) Forming face
21. From following vacuole ,which one present
15. Vesicles from ER fuse with Golgi body at in bacteria –
face – (A) Sap vacuole
(A) Convex (B) Concave (B) Gas vacuole
(C) Trans (D) Maturing face (C) Contractile vacuole
(D) Food vacuole
16. In aAmoeba cell , vacuoles
(A) contains water, sap and excretory 22. In macrophages ,which of the following
product vacuole is present –
(B) is bound by a single membrane called (A) Sap vacuole
tonoplast (B) Gas vacuole
(C) maintains turgor pressure (C) Contractile vacuole
(D) Can be food vacuole and Contractile (D) Food vacuole
vacuole
23. Which of the following is not true for Gas
17. The Turgor pressure of a cell kept in water vacuole –
is chiefly regulated by Organelle in plant (A) Present in Cyanobacteria
cell is (B) Present in Green Sulphur bacteria
(A) Mitochondria (B) Food vacuoles (C) Have protein membrane
(C) Sap vacuole (D) Ribosomes (D) Have lipid bilayer

18. Which organelle have highest enzyme – 24. Outer and inner membranes of a
(A) Mitochondria mitochondrion are
(B) Lysosome (A) Exactly similar
(C) ER (B) Structurally as well as functionally
(D) Golgi bodies different
(C) Structurally same with same amount of
19. Acid hydrolases are present in – protein , but functionally different
(A) ER (B) Golgi bodies (D) No similarity at all
(C) Lysosomes (D) Centriole
25. Which of the following feature arenot true
about mitochondria
(A) It is easily visible under the microscope
without staining
(B) Number is variable in cells
(C) It show binary fission
(D) Have circular DNA
26. The cristae in mitochondria have role 29. Mark the incorrect about mitochondria –
(A) Increases surface area of outer (A) Outer membrane have porins
membrane (B) Inner membrane have ETS enzyme
(B) decreases surface area (C) Matrix produce water as by product
(C) have fluid in it (D) Kreb cycle enzymes in cristae
(D) Increase surface area of inner
mitochondrial membrane 30. Which of the following feature is present in
mitochondria –
27. Which of the following process not occur (A) circular double stranded DNA
in mitochondria – (B) 70 s DNA
(A) Kreb cycle (B) ETS (C) steroid synthesis
(C) Oxidation of Fat (D) beta oxidation
(D) Lipid synthesis

28. Which of the following feature is present in

mitochondria-
(A) Linear DNA, 70 s ribosome
(B) Circular DNA , glycogen synthesis
(C) Circular DNA , 70 ribosome
(D) Circular DNA, single strand DNA ,70 s
ribosome
 Cell : The Unit of Life [DPP-04]
1. Cytochromes are found in 9. Non-membranous nucleoplasmic structures
(A) outer wall of mitochondria in nucleus are the site for active synthesis of
(B) cristae of mitochondria (A) protein synthesis
(C) lysosomes (B) mRNA
(D) matrix of mitochondria (C) rRNA
(D) tRNA
2. Choose the incorrect pair.
(A) Chloroplast – Traps light energy 10. Choose the incorrect pair.
(B) Chromoplast – Imparts colours to the (A) Histones – Basic proteins
plant (B) Centromere – Primary constriction
(C) Leucoplast – Stores nutrients (C) Kinetochore – Disc-shaped structure
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above

3. The colourless plastids are 11. The shorter and longer arms of a
(A) chloroplasts (B) chromoplasts submetacentric chromosome are referred to
(C) leucoplasts (D) lymphoplasts as
(A) p-arm and q-arm, respectively
4. The stroma of chloroplast contains enzymes (B) q-arm and p-arm, respectively
required for synthesis of (C) m-arm and n-arm, respectively
(A) carbohydrates (B) proteins (D) s-arm and l-arm, respectively
(C) fats (D) both (A) and (B)
12. Which one is only found in plant?
5. The nucleus in a eukaryotic cell (A) Ribosome (B) Mitochondria
(A) was first described by Robert Brown (C) Glyoxysomes (D) Lysosome
(B) was called chromatin by Fleming
(C) contain nucleoli in nucleoplasm 13. Which of the following is incorrect about the
(D) all of the above microbodies?
(A) These are present in bacterial
6. Material of the nucleus is stained by (B) Minute membranous vesicles
(A) acidic dye (B) basic dye (C) These are present in plants and animals
(C) neutral dye (D) iodine (D) These have various enzymes

7. For the study of structure of nucleus, the best 14. Which of the following is true for nucleolus?
cell is (A) It takes part in spindle formation
(A) cell in the interphase (B) It takes part in spindle formation
(B) cell in the late prophase (C) Larger nucleoli are present in dividing
(C) cell in the divisional phase cells
(D) cell in the meiotic phase (D) It is the site for active ribosomal RNA
synthesis
8. The cells that lack nucleus are
(A) erythrocytes of many mammals
(B) tube cells of vascular plants
(C) lymphocytes of mammals 15. Match the following columns:
(D) both (A) and (B)
 Column I Column II 17. The chromosome in which centromere lies
A Golgi 1 Synthesis of slightly away from the middle of the
apparatus protein chromosome resulting into one shorter arm
B Lysosomes 2 Trap waste and and one longer arm, is called as
excretory (A) metacentric (B) submetacentric
products (C) acrocentric (D) telocentric
C Vacuoles 3 Formation of
glycoproteins 18. Select the incorrect match.
and glycolipids
D Ribosomes 4 Digesting (A) Lampbrush – Diplotene
biomolecules Chromosomes bivalents
Codes (B) Allosomes – Sex
A B C D chromosomes
(A) 3 4 2 1 (C) Sub- – L-shaped
(B) 4 3 1 2 metacentric chromosomes
(C) 3 2 4 1 (D) Polytene – Oocytes of
(D) 1 2 4 3 amphibians

16. According to most recent studies, each 19. Which of the following cell organelles is
chromosome consists of responsible for extracting energy from
(A) Single double helical DNA which is carbohydrates to form ATP?
highly coiled and folded (A) Ribosome (B) Chloroplast
(B) Variable number of DNA helices, (C) Mitochondrion (D) Lysosome
depending upon the length of
chromosome 20. Select the mismatch.
(C) Many small DNA helices, which are (A) Gas vacuoles – Green bacteria
joined by peptide linkages (B) Large central vacuoles – Animal cells
(D) Small DNA helices, wrapped around (C) Protists – Eukaryotes
each other like a rope. (D) Methanogens – Prokaryotes