For its action, nitrogenase requires:
1.  Light
2.  Mn2+
3.  Super oxygen radicals
4.  High input of energy

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 55%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2012
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Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells):
1. A particular hormone
2. An antifeedant
3. A toxic protein
4. Both sense and anti-sense RNA

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Where do certain symbiotic microorganisms typically occur in the human body?
1. Oral lining and tongue surface
2. Vermiform appendix and rectum
3. Duodenum
4. Caecum

Subtopic:  Introduction to Digestive System |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Identify the meiotic stage in which the homologous chromosomes separate while the sister chromatids remain associated at their centromeres.

1. Metaphase-II
2. Anaphase-I
3. Anaphase-II
4. Metaphase-I
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Which one of the following cellular parts is correctly described?

1. Centrioles - sites for active RNA synthesis
2. Ribosomes - those on chloroplasts are larger (80s) while those in the cytoplasm are smaller (70s)
3. Lysosomes - optimally active at a pH of about 8.5
4. Thylakoids - flattened membranous sacs forming the grana of chloroplasts
Subtopic:  Plastids |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Cuscuta is an example of:
1.  Brood parasitism
2.  Predation
3.  Endoparasitism
4.  Ectoparasitism

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Parasitism |
 70%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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The supportive skeletal structures in the human external ears and the nose tip are examples of:
1. Areolar tissue 2. Bone
3. Cartilage 4. Ligament
Subtopic:  Connective Tissue |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Given are the following five statements (I - V) for your consideration:

I: In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte
II: In Ginkgo, the male gametophyte is not independent
III: The sporophyte in Marchantia is more developed than that in Polytrichum
IV: Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous
V: The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls


How many of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Three 2. Four
3. One 4. Two
Subtopic:  Miscellaneous |
Level 4: Below 35%
AIPMT - 2012
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Identify the molecules (a) and (b) shown below and select the right option giving their source and use. 
 

(I)
(II)

  

Molecule

Source

Use

1.

(II) Heroin

Cannabis sativa

Depressant and slows down body functions

2.

(II) Cannabinoid

Atropa belladonna

Produces hallucination

3.

(I) Morphine

Papaver somniferum

Sedative and painkiller

4.

(I) Cocaine

Erythroxylum coca

Accelerates the transport of dopamine

Subtopic:  Drugs & Alcohol Abuse |
 63%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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The figure below shows three steps (A, B, C) of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Select the option giving correct identification together with what it represents.

1. A - Denaturation at a temperature of about 50ºC
2. C - Extension in the presence of heat-stable DNA polymerase
3. A - Annealing with two sets of primers
4. B - Denaturation at a temperature of about 98ºC separating the two DNA strands

Subtopic:  Polymerase Chain Reaction: PCR |
 70%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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