Practice NEET 2020 Biology Questions (Phase – 1)

1. Meiotic division of the secondary oocyte is completed :

2. Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was done by :

3. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

4. The oxygenation activity of RuBisCo enzyme in photorespiration leads to the formation of :

5. Match the following columns and select the correct option :

Column-I                   Column-II

(a) Pituitary gland     (i) Grave’s disease

(b) Thyroid gland      (ii) Diabetes mellitus

(c) Adrenal gland      (iii) Diabetes insipidus

(d) Pancreas               (iv) Addision’s disease

6. The plant parts which consist of two generations one within the other :

(a) Pollen grains inside the anther

(b) Germinated pollen grain with two male gametes

(c) Seed inside the fruit

(d) Embryo sac inside the ovule

7. Select the option including all sexually transmitted diseases :

8. Identify the wrong statement with regard to Restriction Enzymes.

9. Cuboidal epithelium with brush border of microvilli is found in :

10. By which method was a new breed ‘Hisardale’ of sheep formed by using Bikaneri ewes and Marino rams ?

11. Which of the following is put into Anaerobic sludge digester for further sewage treatment ?

12. According to Robert May, the global species diversity is about :

13. Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of :

14. Identify the substances having glycosidic bond and peptide bond, respectively in their structure :

15. Name the plant growth regulator which upon spraying on sugarcane crop, increases the length of stem, thus increasing  the yield of sugarcane crop.

16. If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is 6.6 × 10⁹ bp, then the length of the DNA is approximately :

17. Which of the following is not an attribute of a population?

18. Choose the correct pair from the following :

19. Strobili or cones are found in :

20. Which of the following is the most abundant protein in the animals ?

21. Dissolution of the synaptonemal complex occurs during :

22. Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae?

23. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

24. The ovary is half inferior in :

25. The QRS complex in a standard ECG represents:

26. Select the correct events that occur during inspiration.

(a) Contraction of diaphragm

(b) Contraction of external inter-costal muscles

(c) Pulmonary volume decreases

(d) Intra pulmonary pressure increases

27. Select the correct statement.

28. Which of the following statements are true for the phylum-Chordata ?

(a) In Urochordata notochord extends from head to tail and it is present throughout their life.

(b) In Vertebrata notochord is present during the embryonic period only.

(c) Central nervous system is dorsal and hollow.

(d) Chordata is divided into 3 subphyla : Hemichordata, Tunicata and Cephalochordata.

29. The roots that originate from the base of the stem are :

30. In gel electrophoresis, separated DNA fragments can be visualized with the help of :

31. Name the enzyme that facilitates opening of DNA helix during transcription.

32. Which of the following statements about inclusion bodies is incorrect ?

33. The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are :

34. Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?

35. Embryological support for evolution was disapproved by :

36. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

37. Ray florets have :

38. Identify the basic amino acid from the following.

39. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

40. Which of the following statements is correct ?

41. In water hyacinth and water lily, pollination takes place by :

42. The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle at :

43. Select the correct match.

44. In light reaction, plastoquinone facilitates the transfer of electrons from :

45. The sequence that controls the copy number of the linked DNA in the vector, is termed :

46. Snow-blindness in Antarctic region is due to :

47. Which of the following hormone levels will cause release of ovum (ovulation) from the graffian follicle?

48. The process reponsible for facilitating loss of water in liquid form from the tip of grasss blades at night and in early morning is :

49. The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features:

(a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath.

(b) Large conspicuous parenchymatous ground tissue.

(c) Vascular bundles conjoint and closed.

(d) Phloem parenchyma absent.

Identify the category of plant and its part :

50. Identify the wrong statement with reference to the gene ‘I’ that controls ABO blood groups.

51. In which of the following techniques, the embryos are transferred to assist those females who cannot conceive?

52. Match the organism with its use in biotechnology.

Select the correct option from the following:

53. Floridean starch has structure similar to :

54. Match the following column with respect to meiosis :

55. Which of the following would help in prevention of diuresis ?

56. Which of the following refer to correct example(s) of organisms which have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action?

(a) Darwin’s Finches of Galapagos islands.

(b) Herbicide resistant weeds.

(c) Drug resistant eukaryotes.

(d) Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs.

57. In relation to Gross primary productivity and Net primary productivity of an ecosystem, which one of the following statements is correct ?

58. The number of substrate level phosphorylations in one turn of citric acid cycle is :

59. The specific palindromic sequence which is recognized by EcoRI is :

60. The process of growth is maximum during :

61. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

62. If the head of cockroach is removed, it may live for few days because :

63. Match the following :

Choose the correct option from the following :

64. Presence of which of the following conditions in urine are indicative of Diabetes Mellitus ?

65. Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.

Column – I            Column – II

(a) Typhoid           (i) Wuchereria

(b) Pneumonia     (ii) Plasmodium

(c) Filariasis          (iii) Salmonella

(d) Malaria            (iv) Haemophilus

66. Goblet cells of alimentary canal are modified from :

67. Identify the incorrect statement.

68. Identify the correct statement with reference to human digestive system.

69. Montreal protocol was signed in 1987 for control of :

70. Which is the important site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids in eukaryotic cells ?

71. The enzyme enterokinase helps in conversion of :

72. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

73. Match the following concerning essential elements and their functions in plants :

Select the correct option :

74. Identify the wrong statement with reference to transport of oxygen.

75. The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is :

76. Which of the following is not an inhibitory substance governing seed dormancy?

77. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

78. How many true breeding pea plant varieties did Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in one character with contrasting traits?

79. From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids by mixing the following in a closed flask :

80. The first phase of translation is :

81. Secondary metabolites such as nicotine, strychnine and caffeine are produced by plants for their :

82. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column – I                  Column – II

(a) Bt cotton                (i) Gene therapy

(b) ADA deficiency   (ii) Cellular defence

(c) RNAi infection    (iii) Detection of HIV

(d) PCR                        (iv) Bacillus thuringiensis

83. Identify the correct statement with regard to G₁ phase (Gap 1) of interphase.

84. Some dividing cells exit the cell cycle and enter vegetative inactive stage. This is called quiescent stage (G₀). This process occurs at the end of :

85. Identify the wrong statement with reference to immunity.

86. Bt cotton variety that was developed by the introduction of toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is resistant to :

87. Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are exemplified by :

88. Which of the following is correct about viroids ?

89. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

90. Match the trophic levels with their correct species examples in grassland ecosystem.

Select the correct option :