Wednesday, 18 March 2015

University of Hyderabad 2012 Phd Plantsciences PART B PAPER

PART -B

26. The largest family in the flowering plants is
A. Graminae
B. Compositae
C.Orchidaceae
D. Leguminosae

27 . What is "Phosgeneo' ?
A. It is a type of pseudo gene which is predicted by a software
B. It is type a gene which is rich in phosphoric acids
C. It is colorless poisonous gas
D. It is a type antibiotic which inhibits bacterial gene expression

28. The practice of reducing or eliminating tillage operations and leaving crop residues on the soil to prevent erosion.
A.Green manure
B. Biofertilizer
C. Conservation tillage
D. Green revolution

29. One of enzymes highly sensitive to and is inhibited by oxygen is
A. Rubisco
B. cytochrome oxidase
C. polyphenol oxidase
D. nitrogenase

30. Fraction I protein in plants is also known as
A. bovine serum albumin
B. seed protein
C. protein fraction
D. Rubisco

31. The following gives rise to the endomembrane system in a cell
A. Plasma membrane
B. Mitochondria
C. Endoplasmic Reticulum
D. Golgi Apparatus


32' Recently, which company's GM-Brinjal has not been given permission for commercial cultivation

A. Nuzvid seeds
B. Advanta India
C. Raas Seeds
D. Mahyco .phytoene,

33. one of the following statements related to is wrong

A. Belongs to the class of terpenoids
B. Precursor of Carotenoids
c. synthesised from two molecules of geranylgeranyl diphophate
D. Precursor of phosph o-enol-pyruvate

34. Fertilization in Pteridophytes is
A. Apogamy
B. Syngamy
C. Apospory
D. Siphanogamy

35. Find out the mislpatgh for the following enzymes and their products
A. Pyruvate dehydrogenase -Acetyl CoA, CO2, NADH
B. Pynrvate decarboxylase -Acetaldehyde, COz
C. Pynrvate-formate lyase -Acetyl CoA, Formate, NAD
D. Pynrvate oxidase -Acetyl pO+, COz, FADH

36. Cinchona plant belongs to
A. Apocyanaceae
B. Asteraceae
C. Rubiaceae
D. Lamiaceae

37. Biological modification that allows species to better exist in a specificenvironment for short term.
A. Ecotype
B. Ecad
C. Acclimation
D. Adaptation

38.In tetrad analysis, non-parental ditype asci can result from:

A. single crossovers between linked genes
B. single crossovers between a gene and a centromer
C. double crossovers between linked genes
D. double crossovers between a gene and a centromere

39. A mixture of several herbicides that is considered to be a carcinogen because it is
contaminated with dioxin.
A. Agent oftmge
B. Multi-Weedicide
C. Pesticide
D. Chlorofluorocarbons CFCs

40. which one of the following statements about the epidermis is f?lse?
A. On the plant body, only leaves are covered by a cuticle
B. The vast majority of epidermal cells are parenchymatous
C. Guard cells are normally the only epidermal cells to have well developed chloroplasts
D. subsidiary cells are associated with guard cells in many plant groups

41. An organism with two different alleles is called
A. homozygous for that trait
B. homologous for the allele
C. heterozygous for that trait
D. heterologous for the allele

42.Inhigher plants, cytochrome c is typically located in
A. plasma membrane
B. chloroplasts
C. mitochondria
D. cytoplasm

43.In a cross involving polygenic inheritance, only lnD24 of the offspring in F2 generation were as extreme as one of the parents. How many gene pairs are involved?
A.3
8.4
c.5
D.6

44' Designated sites that have been abandoned or underused because of real or perceived environmental contaimination/pollution are called as
A. Green field
B. Brown fied
C. White field
D. Red field

45' A column chromatography method that makes use of a specific ligand moleculethat is attached to an insoluble matrix, and is .upuUi. of uirrAirrg 6 tt. ,notrrutebeing purified is known as

A. Ion exchange chromatography
B. Partition chromatography
C. Gel filtration chromatograph
D. Affinity chromato graphy

46' Match the following diseases in group A with their causative agent in group B.

Groun A

K. Histoplasmosis
L. Encephalitis
M. Cysticercosis
N. Leishmaniasis

A. K-4; L-l; M-2; N-5
B. K-2;L-4; M-1; N-5
C. K-3; L-1; M-2; N-5
D. K-3; L-t; M-5; N-2
Group B

1. Virus
2. Tapeworm
3. Fungi
4. Bacteria
5. Protozoa

47.The alleles A, B and c are on the same maternal cbromosome and a, b and c are on the same patemal cluomosome. The gnly way that hetero rygotewill produce a gamete with alleles a, b and C is through

A. nondisjunction
B. the laws of segregation
C. the law of independent assortment
D. crossing over

48. When leaves become water-stressed, they wilt, because.......
A. increased ABA levels have caused the stomata to close
B. phloem transport has ceased leading to increased sugar levels
C. their mesophyll cells are no longer turgid
D. their guard cells are no longer turgid

49. Restoring a natural area by the addition of living organisms e.g., plants or bacteria.
A. Bioremediation
B. Phytoremediation
C. Phycoremediation
D. Rhizoremediation

50. Husk of coconut is made of:
A. Schlerenchyma
B. Parenchyma
C. Collenchyma
D. Prosenchyma

51. Identifu the mismatch
A. Selective medium * Bismuth sulfite agar
B. Differential medium -MacConkey agar
C. Enrichment medium -Lysine iron agar
D. Characteristic medium -Sulfide, indole, motility SIM medium

52, Apart of the biosphere that absorbs more carbon dioxide than it releases; e.g.,oceans and rain forests.

A. Carbon sink
B. Acid mine
C. Peat bog
D. Alkaline soil

53. In Arabidopsis, expression of one of the genes was suppressed by RNA interference technology. The following technique gan not be used for testing the levels of that specific gene product in the mutant series:
A. Northern analyses with total RNA of mutants
B. Southern analyses with genomic DNA of mutants
C. RT-PCR analyses with oDNA prepared with total RNA of mutants
D. Wetem analyses with total protein isolated from mutants

54. Which of the following is a symptom of magnesium deficiency?
A. Yellowing of younger leaves' prior to yellowing of older leaves.
B. Enhanced plant growth, since magnesium is toxic to plants.
C. Chlorosis
D. decreased transpiration

55. One of the following member do not belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae
A. Proteus
B. Yersinia
C. Citrobacter
D. Vibrio

56. Fatty acyl CoA in cytoplasm is transported to outer mitochondrial membrane for Beta-oxidation as
A. Glycolipids
B. Acyl carnitine
C. Acteyl CoA
D. Malonyl-CoA

57. Identifu the mismatch

A, Bacitracin -inhibits cell wall synthesis
B. Fusidic acid -Binds to EF-G and blocks translocation
C. Dapsone -Interferes with folic acid synthesis
D. Polymyxin B -Inhibits the synthesis of the mycolic acid "cord factor"

58. Ammonia oxidation to nitrate depends on the following two bacteria
A. Nitr o s omonas -Nitro s o spir a
B. Azo spir illum-P s eudomo nqs
C. Nitrobacter-Nitr o c o ccus
D. N itr o s o spir a-Nitr o c o c cus

59. Seed dormancy inhibited mechanically by causing seed coat injury is called as:
A. Stratification
B. Scarification
C. Vernalization
D. Bahar treatment

60. Eukaryotic and multicellular body pattems are not found in
A. Monera
B. Protista
C. Fungi
D. Animalia

61. Gene-for-gene hypothesis was given by:
A. Gregor Johann Mendel
B. Darwin
C. Robert Koch
D. Harold Henry Flor

62. Presently, there are lot more variants of 'Green {luorescent proteins' are available and are used in in vivo imaging, However, the basic protein is isolated from
A. Gloriosa superba
B. Aequorea Victoria
C. Thermus aquaticus
D. Microsporilla gramina

63. Tabtoxin is toxic to plant cells because it inactivates the enzyme glutamine synthetase, which leads to depletion of glutamine levels, and accumulation of
A. Aspartate
B. Ammonia
C. Acetic acid
D. Benzoic acid

64. The two-carbon compound which acts as substrate for photorespiration is
A. glycine
B. glycolate
C. acetyl CoA
D. malate

65. NADP'malic enzyme is located in the following compartment of bundle sheath cells
A. chloroplast
B. mitochondria
C. peroxisome
D. cytoplasm

66. Mutations that involve a change in single nucleotide resulting in a codon that code for a different aminoacid are
A. missense mutation
B. nonsense mutation
C. frameshift mutations
D. transversions

67. Femedoxin can be called as a
A. iron-sulphur protein
B. porphyrin protein
C. sulphur-magnesium protein
D. non-haem protein

68. One of the following proteins of virulence region on the Ti Plasmid is autokinase
A. VirA
B. VirD4
C. VirBS
D. VirH

69. A ferv fungi accumulate this metabolite during maturation of the aspersorium, which allows drawaing of more water to build hydrostatic pressrue.
A. Galaturonic acid
B. Strigol
C. Glycerol
D. Cutin

70. One of the following Scientists is associated with the development of gene gun
A. Hargobind Khorana
B. D. Baltimore
C. Eric Reeves
D. J.C. Sanford

71. Golden age of Gymnospenns
A, Paleozoic era
B. Mesozoic era
C. Coenozoic era
D. Devonion period



72. An organism that lives part of its life as a parasite on another organism and the other part as a saprophyte is called
A. Hemibiotoph
B. Biotroph
C. Halophyte
D Lithophyte

73. Bulbosum system employed in barley for production of haploids involved all of the following ex.gent:
A. Wide hybridization
B.Invitro immature zygotic embryo culture
C. Elimination of the chromosomes of vulgare
D. Elimination of the chromosomes of bulbosum

74. Phaseollin is a very important compound that has great significance in deciding the fate of the host-pathogen interactions. This compound is
A. Produced by the pathogen
B. Produced by the host
C. Chemical fungicide
D. Biological weedicide

75. The entry of most of the bacterial pathogens into the plants occurs through the
following.
A. Direct penetration of the cell walls
B. Enter tfuough the wounds made by vectors
C. Physical contact with the infbcted plant
D. Natural openings of the plants

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