In barley stem, vascular bundles are:
1. open and scattered
2. closed and scattered
3. open and in a ring
4. closed and radial
Sickle cell anaemia is:
| 1. | an autosomal linked dominant trait |
| 2. | caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid in the globin chain of haemoglobin |
| 3. | caused by a change in base pair of DNA |
| 4. | characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus |
If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is:
1. excretory fluid
2. coelomic fluid
3. haemolymph
4. slimy mucus
There is no DNA in:
| 1. | an enucleated ovum | 2. | mature RBCs |
| 3. | a mature spermatozoan | 4. | hair root |
Point mutation involves:
| 1. | insertion |
| 2. | change in single base pair |
| 3. | duplication |
| 4. | deletion |
Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?
1. Teak
2. Mango
3. Wheat
4. Tea
In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?
1. R-repolarisation of ventricles
2. S-start of systole
3. T-end of diastole
4. P-depolarisation of the atria
Study the pedigree chart given below:

What does it show?
| 1. | Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism |
| 2. | Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait |
| 3. | The pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible |
| 4. | Inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like haemophilia |
Middle lamella is mainly composed of:
1. hemicellulose
2. muramic acid
3. calcium pectate
4. phosphoglycerides
Somaclones are obtained by:
1. tissue culture
2. plant breeding
3. irradiation
4. genetic engineering