Tag: GATE Life Science Previous Year Papers with Solutions

48. Match the name of the diseases with their causal organisms. Disease                                      […]

47. Identify the CORRECT statements with respect to functioning of ecosystem. P. A food chain is a series of organisms, each one feeding on the organism succeeding it Q. Food […]

46. 𝐴 cross was made between 𝐴𝐴𝐵𝐵𝐶𝐶𝐷𝐷𝐸𝐸 and aabbccddee. The resultants 𝐹1 were selfed. Applying Mendelian principle, PREDICT the proportion of phenotype showing all the recessive characters in F2 generation. […]

45. Two similar holotypes are called (A) Monotype (B) Neotype (C) Isotype (D) Syntype Here’s a SEO-friendly article on the topic, optimized for search engines with a focus on the […]

44. Which one of the followings is NOT a cryoprotectant for plant tissue? (A) Dimethyl sulfoxide (B) Glycerol (C) Ethylene glycol (D) Liquid nitrogen Liquid nitrogen is not a cryoprotectant […]

43. A tube like membrane structure that forms the connection between the endoplasmic reticulum of neighboring cells through plasmodesmata is (A) Desmotubule (B) Desmosome (C) Dictyosome (D) Microtubule Plasmodesmata enable […]

42. Which of the following reduces the transpiration rate when applied to aerial parts of plants? (A) Phosphon-D (B) Paraquat (C) Phenyl mercuric acetate (D) Valinomycin Understanding Transpiration and Antitranspirants […]

41. Identify the CORRECT family possessing the following characters: presence of glucosinolates, tetradynamous stamens, superior ovary with parietal placentation and siliqua type fruit (A) Brassicaceae (B) Capparidaceae (C) Fumariaceae (D) […]

40. Which of the following techniques is NOT applicable for evaluating the expression of a transgene? (A) Northern blot (B) RT-PCR (C) Western blot (D) Southern blot Which Technique Is […]

39. During fatty acid biosynthesis, the first intermediate malonyl-CoA is formed from (A) Acetyl- CoA and bicarbonate (B) Two acetyl- CoA molecules (C) Acetyl- CoA and biotin (D) Palmitoyl CoA […]