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Botany - Section A 6. A common biocontrol agent for the control of

plant disease is
1. Gause's principle of competitive exclusion is, (1) Baculovirus
essentially: (2) Bacillus thuringiensis
1. the more abundant species will exclude the (3) Glomus
less abundant species through competition (d) Trichoderma
2. competition for the same resources excludes
species having different lifestyles 7. Which of the following microbes is correctly
3. no two species can occupy the same niche paired with its function ?
indefinitely when resources are limited (1) Aspergillus niger - Production of lactic acid
4. larger organisms exclude smaller ones (2) Trichoderma polysporum - Lowers blood
through competition as in the case of large cholesterol
trees controlling underbush. (3) Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Production of
citric acid
2. The logistic growth curve of animal (4) Methanogenic bacteria - Gobar gas
population growth is more realistic than J formation
shaped curve because:
1. Asexual mode of reproduction is rare in 8. Which of the following is not a factor that
higher animals would limit the growth of a population?
2. Resources are finite and become limiting (1) Food shortage
sooner or later. (2) Immigration
3. Most animals are conformers rather than (3) Disease
regulators (4) Famine
4. Abiotic factors affect animals more than
plants 9. The domestic sewage in large cities
(1) has a high BOD as it contains both aerobic
3. An important biofertilizer in paddy fields is : and bacteria
1. Azospirillum (2) is processed by aerobic and then anaerobic
2. Azotobacter bacteria in the secondary treatment in Sewage
3. Anabaena Treatment plants (STPs)
4. Rhizobium (3) when treated in STPs does not really require
the aeration step as the sewage contains
4. When the population density reaches the adequate oxygen
carrying capacity, the logistic growth curve is (4) has very high amounts of suspended solids
said to be in: and dissolved salts
1. Lag phase
2. A phase of acceleration 10. The technology of biogas production in
3. A phase of deceleration India has been developed by the efforts of:
4. Asymptote A. Khadi and Village Industries Commision
(KVIC)
5. Select the correct statement from the B. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
following (IARI)
(1) Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic C. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
bacteria on animal waste D. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
(2) Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium (1) A, C, D
found in rumen of cattle. (2) C, D
(3) Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure (3) A, C
methane (4) A, B
(4) Activated sludge-sediment in settlement
tanks of sewage treatment plant is a right
source of aerobic bacteria

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11. Which of the following serve as biofertilizer16. Competition can be defined best as
in paddy fields? 1. A process in which the fitness of one species
(1) Bacteria i.e. r is significantly lower in the presence of
(2) Yeast another species.
(3) Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) 2. Competition occurs when closely related
(4) Fungi species compete for the same resources that are
limiting.
12. Benefits of mycorrhizae are: 3. A process which not always lead to loss of
A. Resistance to root-borne pathogens both the organisms
B. Tolerance to salinity and absorption of 4. Both 1 and 2
phosphorus
C. Tolerance to drought 17. Parasites often have one or two
D. Overall increase in the plant growth and intermediate hosts or vectors
development. 1. To make a life cycle more complicated
(1) Only A, B 2. To facilitate parasitization of its primary host
(2) Only B, C 3. To cause advanced life cycle
(3) Only C, D 4. To infect a broad range of organisms
(4) A, B, C, D
18. Which of the following is not an
13. In a population growth rate curve the lag ectoparasite?
phase represents the period when a population 1. Ticks
is adjusting to a new environment. 2. Lice
II. In a population growth rate curve the 3. Copepods
steepest part of growth phase represents the 4. Fluke
period when a population is growing
exponentially. 19. Endoparasites have a complex life cycle
III. In the stationary phase of a population 1. Because of extreme morphological
growth rate curve the population is in dynamic adaptations
equilibrium 2. Because of extreme specialization.
IV. Human have changed the carrying capacity 3. Because of extreme anatomical adaptation
of the earth. 4. Because of less reproductive potential
(1) All are correct
(2) I, II, III 20. Higher plants provide …….to fungi in
(3) II, III Mycorrhizae?
(4) I, IV 1. Energy yielding Fats
2. Energy yielding carbohydrate
14. Which of the following will breed more 3. Energy yielding Proteins
than once in their life cycle? 4. Energy yielding organic Acid
1. Pacific salmon fish
2. Bamboo 21. Cheaters are
3. Cuckoo 1. Flowers which do not give nectar and get
4. Both 1 and 3 pollinated
2. Animals which get nectar but do not pollinate
15. By a particular interaction in a population, 3. Both 1 and 2
one species was harmed while other was 4. Animals try to steal nectar by giving them
benefited. Such interaction is called as false pollen
1. Competition
2. Predation
3. Parasitism
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22. Sexual deceit is 27. Which of the following option is not true for
1. All orchid employ it Baculoviruses?
2. Leaf resembles female bees in color size and
markings (1) Pathogens that attack insects and the
3. Male bee pseudocopulation the leaf Arthropods
4. This male takes away pollen with itself and (2) Biological control agents
then goes to another flower for (3) Genus- Nucleopolyhedrovirus
pseudocopulation will shed pollens there (4) Species-specific and broad spectrum
insecticidal applications
23. Mediterranean orchids and bees do not set
an example of
1. Coevolution
2. Pseudocopulation 28. Parasites evolved special adaptations in
3. Mimicry accordance with their lifestyles choose the odd
4. Commensalism one out with respect to these adaptations
1. High reproductive capacity
24. Activated sludge is 2. Simple life cycle and complex
morphological, anatomical features
(1) Sedimented bacterial Flocs 3. Loss of unnecessary sense organs
(2) Bacterial Flocs of aeration tank 4. Loss of the digestive system
(3) Anaerobic sludge
(4) Effluent of primary settling tank 29. Natality refers to
1. Number of individuals leaving the habitat
2. Birth rate
3. Death rate
25. Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan 4. Number of individuals entering a habitat
are initiated by
30. In a growing population of a country:
(1) Ministry of Environment and Forest Reproductive and pre-reproductive
(2) Ministry of Environment 1.
individuals are equal in number.
(3) Ministry of Water bodies
Reproductive individuals are less than post-
(4) Ministry of Forest 2.
reproductive individuals.
Pre-reproductive individuals are more than
3.
reproductive individuals.
26. Methanogens are found in which organ of Pre-reproductive individuals are less than
4.
cattle? reproductive individuals.

(1) Rumen
(2) A part of stomach 31. Flocs is
(3) Both A and B 1. Primary sludge produced in sewage
(4) Intestine treatment.
2.A type of biofortified food.
3. A mesh like structure formed by association
of bacteria and fungal filaments in sewage
treatment.
4. The effluent in primary treatment tank
obtained during sewage treatment

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Botany - Section B
32. If ‘N’ is the population density at time t, then
its density at time ‘t+1’ will be
1. Nt+1 = Nt ×[(B + I)−(D + E)] 36. The rising of dough is due to:
2. Nt+1 = Nt +[(B + I)−(D + E)] 1. Multiplication of yeast
3. Nt+1 = Nt +[(B + I)+(D + E)] 2. Production of CO2
4. Nt+1 = Nt ×[(B + I)+(D + E)] 3. Emulsification
4. Hydrolysis of wheat flour starch into sugars
33. The type of population interaction exhibited
by visiting flamingos and resident fishes in 37. What advantage does the mycobiont get in
South American Lakes, is also shown by the mycorrhizal symbiotic relationship?
1. Sparrow eating any seed. 1. Adequate uptake of water
2. Cuckoo and crow. 2. More availability of minerals like phosphorus
3. Abingdon tortoise and goats in Galapagos 3. Availability of carbohydrates for energy
island. 4. Resistance to diseases, drought, and salinity
4. Sea anemone and clown fish.
38. Different varieties of cheese are known by
34. Match the following list of microbes and their characteristic texture, flavour and taste
what they are used for: that is due to?
Production of 1. Flavouring agent used
Saccharomyces 2. Living agent used
A. 1. immunosuppressive
cerevisiae 3. It is inherent quality
agents
4. Arise due to molecular interaction between
Monascus Ripening of Swiss
B. 2. chemicals
purpureus cheese
Trichoderma Commercial 39. Which of the following interactions acts as
C. 3.
polysporum production of ethanol conduits for energy transfer across the trophic
Production of blood- levels?
Propionibacterium
D. 4. cholesterol-lowering 1. (+,+)
shermanii
agents 2. (+, -)
3. (+, 0)
4. (-, -)
1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
2. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 40. Verhulst-Pearl population growth is
3. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3 described by the equation
4. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 dN
1. dt
= rN
2. Nt = N0ert
3. Nt = N0+B+l-D-E
35. Which of the following can be used as dN K−N

biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant 4. = rN( )

dt K

disease?
1. Lactobacillus 41. The most observed circumstantial evidences
2. Trichoderma in favour of Gause's principle is
3. Chlorella 1. Extinction of Abingdon tortoise
4. Anabaena 2. Extinction of Health hen
3. Extinction of Tasmanian wolf
4. Extinction of Dodo

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42. ____A____ produced by the _____B______ and 46. The most common component of biogas is:
modified by genetic engineering is used as “clot 1. Carbon dioxide 2. Methane
buster” for removing clots from the blood 3. Oxygen 4. Hydrogen sulfide
vessels of patients who have undergone
myocardial infarction leading to heart attack.
1 (A) Cyclosporin A 47. Regional and local variations within each
(B) Streptococcus biome lead to the formation of a wide variety
2 (A) Immunosuppressive agent of:-
(B) Trichoderma polysporum 1. Niche
3 (A) Streptokinase 2. Population
(B) Streptococcus 3. Microclimate
4 (A) Streptokinase 4. Habitat
(B) Trichoderma polysporum
48. Given below are two statements:
Sewage discharge in a flowing river
43. Bacillus thuringiensis
causes an increase in biochemical
1. Controls aphids and Ladybrid beetle
oxygen demand (BOD) due to the
2. Are available in sachets as syrups Statement
biodegradation of organic matter
3. Serves as an important biofertiliser in paddy I:
by microbes. This leads to the
fields
mortality of fish and other aquatic
4. Releases toxin in the gut of insect larvae and
creatures
the larvae get killed
Sewage discharge in a flowing river
44. Which one of the following is incorrectly causes a sharp decline in dissolved
matched? oxygen (DO) downstream from
Statement
1. TPA - Streptococcus point of discharge due to increased
II:
2. Statins - Inhibits cholesterol consumption of DO by microbes.
synthesis This leads to the mortality of fish
3. Cyclosporin A - Immunosuppressive agent and other aquatic creatures
4. Citric acid - Clostridium butylicum In light of the above statements, choose the
most appropriate answer from the options
45. Match each item in Column I [biocontrol given below
agent] with one in Column II [pest controlled] 1. Both Statement I and Statement II are
and select the answer from the codes given: correct
Column I Column II 2. Both Statement I and Statement II are
incorrect
A. Ladybird P. Mosquitoes
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is
B. Dragonflies Q. Aphids incorrect
C. Trichoderma R. Fungus 4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is
D. Baculoviruses S. Virus correct

Codes 49. Read the given statements and select the

correct option
A B C D Statement A: Amazon rain forest is called
1. P Q R S 'Lungs of planet'
2. Q P R S Statement B: Coevolved plant-pollinator
3. P Q S R mutualism does not result in extinction of one
partner if the another is eliminated
4. Q P S R
1. Only statement A is correct
2. Only statement B is correct
3. Both statements are correct
4. Both statements are incorrect

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50.
Given below are two statements:
In the presence of competitively
superior species, the
Assertion (A): distribution of another species
is restricted to a small
geographical area.
Competitively superior species
Reason (R): reduces the intrinsic rate of
increase of another species.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

1.
correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the
2.
correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

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