Q55 Match the tasks given in Group I with the associated techniques conventionally used as listed in Group II Group I Group II Ploidy analysis Profiling DNA methylation Identifying non-coding […]
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Ovule Diploid 2n=8 Double Fertilization
Q.54 The ovule of a diploid species with 2n = 8 undergoes double fertilization. If thepollen is contributed by an individual with meiotic nondisjunction, thechromosome number of the zygote will […]
Which Fermentation Processes Do Not Produce Carbon Dioxide?
Q.53 Which one or more processes listed below DOES NOT/DO NOT produce carbondioxide during fermentation?(A) Brewing wine using yeast.(B) Baking bread using yeast.(C) Making yogurt using lactobacillus.(D) Making cheese using […]
PEPCase Regulation in C4 and CAM Plants
Q.52 Regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCase) governs CO2 fixationin both C4 and CAM (crassulacean acid metabolism) plants. Which one or moreof the following statements with respect to PEPCase activity is/are […]
Pollen Development in Angiosperms
Q.51 Which one or more of the following statements is/are NOT CORRECT withrespect to pollen development in angiosperm?(A) Tapetal cell wall in all angiosperms breaks down to release the cytoplasmiccontent.(B) […]
How Cellulose Microfibril Orientation Controls Plant Cell Expansion
Q.50 The schematic depicts an unexpanded plant cell within a hypocotyl with thearrangement of cellulose microfibrils marked on its cell wall.Which one of the following shapes would most likely result […]
Coronatine Mode of Action
Q.49 Although Pseudomonas syringae infection in plants is actively inhibited by theendogenous salicylic acid (SA) of host origin, a successful infection is stillestablished because the bacterium secretes coronatine, an effector […]
Why Plants Tolerate Rotenone Application
Q.48 Rotenone is a chemical often used to kill insect pests on crop plants and fishes inlakes. Rotenone acts by inhibiting electron transport from the NADHdehydrogenase enzyme in Complex I […]
Casparian Strips Function in Root Endodermis
Q.47 Which one of the following statements on Casparian strips is correct?(A) Casparian strips are specific to vascular plants found in epidermal cells.(B) Casparian strips are modifications mostly found in […]
Sodium Equilibrium Potential Calculation
Q.46 If the extracellular concentration of sodium ion (Na+) is ten times more than its intracellular concentration, then the sodium equilibrium potential at 20 °C in mV is ____________ (rounded off […]


