101.

What type of reproduction does the image 1) sperm

depict? 2) ovule
3) pollen grain
4) spores
108. What is the most important event in sexual
reproduction?
1) Fusion of gametes
2) Secondary sexual organs
3) Temperature
4) Environmental factors
109. What is the disadvantage of parthenogenesis?
1) Wastage of germplasm
2) Retention of genotype
1) Vegetative propagation
3) Lack of adaptability
2) Fragmentation
4) Variety in population
3) Budding
110. Label 1.
4) Binary fission
102. Which plant is the “terror of Bengal”?
1) Cereus
2) Corpse plant
3) Water hyacinth
4) Cactus
103. How are male honey bees born?
1) Parthenogenesis 1) Edge
2) Fragmentation 2) Filament
3) Eggs 3) Stomium
4) Spores 4) Tapetum
111. Which two layers of the anther wall contain large
104. What are non-motile fungal spores also known cells?
as? 1) Epidermis and Endothecium
1) Gemmules 2) Endothecium and Middle layers
2) Nodes 3) Endothecium and Tapetum
3) Conidia 4) Epidermis and Tapetum
4) Zoospores 112. ____ does not allow the raising of pure lines.
1) Self compatibility
105. What is phase when the organism is old enough 2) Interspecific incompatibility
to reproduce known as? 3) Intraspecific incompatibility
1) Juvenile phase 4) Outbreeding
2) Vegetative phase 113. _______ is the transfer of pollen grains from
3) Senescence anther to the stigma of another flower of the same
4) Reproductive phase plant.
1) Geitonogamy
106. What are the male organs in a flowering plant 2) Cleistogamy
called? 3) Autogamy
1) Carpels 4) Xenogamy
2) Petals 114. What initiates the formation of endosperms?
3) Ovary 1) Fertilization
4) Stamen 2) Triple fusion
107. Which structure in the plant carries the male 3) Fusion
organ? 4) Double fusion

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115. The growth of the pollen tube is directed by 3) Spermiogenesis
______ 4) Meiosis
1) obturator
2) meristem 124. Which hypothalamic hormone is responsible for
3) parenchyma the onset of Spermatogenesis at puberty?
4) schlerenchyma 1) Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)
116. Generative fertilization is also called _____ 2) Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
1) apomixis 3) Luteinising Hormone (LH)
2) syngamy 4) Testosterone
3) vegetative fertilization 125. Identify the correct pair of hormone and its
4) senescence target cells in the context of spermatogenesis.
117. The last cell of the suspensor (in dicots) is ______ 1) Gonadotrophin: Leydig cells
1) hyperphysis 2) Luteinising Hormone: Sertoli cells
2) hypophysis 3) Testosterone: Pituitary gland
3) haustorium 4) Follicle Stimulating Hormone: Sertoli cells
4) antipodal 126. Egg is covered by a tough sheet of tissue that
118. The part of embryonal axis above the level of protects it from desiccation and infection by
cotyledons is called ____ pathogens. But the same tissue also prevents sperm
1) hypocotyl nuclei from encountering the egg nuclei. However, a
2) haustorium part of sperm is known to release enzymes that digest
3) hypophysis this tough sheet. What part of sperm is it?
4) epicotyl 1) Tail end
119. Testes descend permanently into their respective 2) Mitochondria
scrotal sacs through the ______ 3) Acrosome
1) inguinal canal 4) Sperm nuclei
2) glomerulus 127. Rakesh and Reshma have difficulty conceiving a
3) pudendal canal baby. They consulted a sex therapist. Sperm count of
4) infraorbital canal Rakesh was normal but the doctor observed that the
120. Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum motility of his sperm was less. What part of sperm do
is called _______ you think has the issue?
1) palatovaginal 1) Tail
2) cryptorchidism 2) Nucleus
3) pudendal 3) Mitochondria
4) foramen 4) Acrosome
121. Which gland produces a milky secretion with a 128. What is the stage of the cell cycle at which
pH 6.5? primary oocytes are arrested?
1) Prostate 1) Prophase I
2) Cowper’s 2) Metaphase I
3) Bulbourethral 3) Prophase II
4) Seminal vesicles 4) Metaphase II
122. The secretions of the accessory glands are rich in 129. Which of the following is the correct set of ploidy
______ and cell type?
1) magnesium 1) Primary oocyte: Diploid; Secondary oocyte:
2) glucose Haploid; Ovum: Haploid
3) potassium 2) Primary oocyte: Haploid; Secondary oocyte:
4) fructose Haploid; Ovum: Haploid
123. What is the process of conversion of spermatids 3) Oogonium: Diploid; Primary oocyte: Diploid;
to sperms called? Secondary oocyte: Diploid
1) Spermiation 4) Oogonium: Diploid; Primary oocyte: Haploid;
2) Spermatogenesis Secondary oocyte: Haploid
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130. The first round of meiosis of oogonium is 138. Amniocentesis deals with patterns of ______ in
completed in which follicle? the amniotic fluid.
1) Graafian follicle 1) fingers
2) Primary follicle 2) DNA
3) Secondary follicle 3) chromosomes
4) Tertiary follicle 4) proteins
131. The onset of the menstrual cycle is characterized 139. MMR stands for ________
by a discharge of blood and tissue matter from the 1) maternal mortality rate
uterus. What is this discharge termed as? 2) mother’s mortality rate
1) Egg 3) maternal menstruation rate
2) Menarche 4) maternal mortality ratio
3) Menses 140. For country A, the population in 2000 was 1
4) Ovulation billion. It has reached 2 billion in 2020. For country B,
132. Which of the following does not occur during the the population in 2000 was 160 million. It has reached
follicular phase? 800 million in 2020. Which country will have a larger
1) Maturation of primary follicles to Graafian follicles population by the end of 2030, assuming the
2) Peaking of estrogen population fold change is the same?
3) Peaking of progesterone 1) Country A will be more populous compared to
4) Regeneration of uterine endometrium Country B
133Which hormone elevates twice during a menstrual 2) Country B will be more populous compared to
cycle? Country A
1) LH 3) Both countries A and B will have the same
2) FSH population
3) Estrogen 4) Country A will be more populous compared to
4) Progesterone Country B
134. During a menstrual cycle, copulation on which of 141. In the test tube baby program, what method is
the following phases has the least probability of used for implantation of embryo from 1-8 cell stage?
fertilizing an egg? 1) Zygote intra fallopian transfer
1) Menstrual phase 2) Intra uterine transfer
2) Onset of follicular phase 3) Zygote inter fallopian transfer
3) End of the follicular phase 4) Inter uterine transfer
4) End of the luteal phase 142. A national level approach to build up a
135. What triggers the completion of meiosis of reproductively healthy society was taken up in our
secondary oocyte? country in
1) Maturation of Graafian follicle (a) 1950s
2) Entry of sperm into the egg cell (b) 1960s
3) Release of estrogen (c) 1980s
4) Coitus (d) 1990s
136. What is the correct lineage of a zygote? 143. From the sexually transmitted diseases
1) Zygote -> Blastomere -> Morula -> Blastocyst mentioned below, identify the one which does not
2) Zygote -> Blastula -> Morula -> Blastocyst specifically affect the sex organs.
3) Zygote -> Morula -> Blastomere -> Blastula (a) Syphilis
4) Zygote -> Blastocyst -> Blastula -> Blastomere (b) AIDS
137. Saheli was developed by scientists at _______ in (c) Gonorrhea
India. (d) Genital warts
1) Indian Institute of Science 144. Amniocentesis is a technique used to
2) Indian Institute of Technology (a) determine errors in amino acid metabolism in
3) Central Drug Research Institute embryo
4) Acropolis (b) pin point specific cardiac ailments in embryo

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(c) determine any hereditary genetic abnormality in
embryo
(d) all of these.
145. Which of the following cannot be detected in a
developing foetus by amniocentesis ?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Down’s syndrome
(c) Cystic fibrosis
(d) Colourblindness
146. Which of the following is correct regarding the
consequences of lower population ?
(a) It increases the poverty of a country.
(b) It leads to shortage of food supply.
(c) It results in unemployment
(d) All of these
147. Which of the following correctly describes the
measures that can be used to control over-population
(a) Educating people about the advantages of a small
family
(b) Raising the age of marriage
(c) Encouraging family planning programme
(d) All of these
148. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
an ideal contraceptive ?
(a) User-friendly
(b) Irreversible
(c) Easily available
(d) Least side-effects
149. Identify the correct statement from the following:
a. High levels of estrogen triggers the ovulatory surge.
b. Oogonial cells start to proliferate and give rise to
functional ova in regular cycles from puberty onwards.
c. Sperms released from seminiferous tubules are
highly motile.
d. Progesterone level is high during the post ovulatory
phase of menstrual cycle.
150. Acrosomal reaction of the sperm occurs due to:
a. Its contact with zona pellucida of the ova
b. Reactions within the uterine environment of the
female
c. Reactions within the epididymal environment of the
male
d. Androgens produced in the uterus

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