Solved Question Paper of PMT 2016
Ques;- The compound that will react most readily with gaseous bromine has the formula.
Ans:- C3H6
Ques:- Which one of the following compounds shows the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bond ?
Ans:- Cellulose
Ques;- The decomposition of phosphine on tungsten at low pressure is a first- order reaction. It is because the.
Ans:- Rate is proportional to the surface coverage
Ques:- During the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride, the time required to produce 0.12 mol of chlorine gas using a current of 3 amperes is:
Ans:- 110 minutes
Ques:- How many electrons can fit in the orbital for which n=3 and l=1 ?
Ans:- 2
Ques:- The van’t Hoff factor(i) for a dilute aqueous solution of the strong electrolyte barium hydroxide is :
Ans:- 3
Ques:- In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure ion and fluoride ion are :
Ans:- 8 and 4
Ques:- Boric acid is an acid because its molecule:
Ans:- Accepts OH negative from water releasing proton
Ques:- Zinc can be coated on iron to produce galvanized iron but the reverse is not possible. It is because :
Ans:- Zinc has lower negative electrode potential than iron
Ques:- The suspension of slaked lime in water is known as :
Ans:- Milk of lime
Ques:- Which can be used as the halide component for Friedel- Crafts reaction ?
Ans:- Isopropyl chloride
Ques:- The central dogma of molecular genetics ststes that the genetic information flows from :
Ans:- Dna –Rna –Proteins
Ques:- A foreign DNA and plasmid cut by the same restriction endonuclease can be joined to form a recombinant plasmid using :
Ans:- Ligase
Ques;- Which is not a component of downstream processing ?
Ans:- Expression
Ques:- What restriction enzymes produces blunt ends ?
Ans:- Eco RV
Ques:- Which Kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four- year- old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency ?
Ans:- Gene therapy
Ques:-How many hot spots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman ?
Ans:- 34
Ques:- The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are :
Ans:- Chemosynthetic bacteria
Ques :-Red list contains data or information on
Ans:- threatened species
Ques:- Which is wrong for fungi ?
Ans:- All fungi possess a purely cellulose cell wall
Ques:- Methanogens belong to-
Ans;- Archabacteria
Ques:- The label of the a herbarium sheet does not carry information on :
Ans:- Height of the plant
Ques:- Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme environmental conditions because of :
Ans:- Thich cuticle
Ques:- The term ‘polyadelphous ‘ is related to :
Ans:- Androecium
Ques:- How many plants among indigofera, Sesbania, Salvia, Allium, Aloe, mustard; groundnut, radish, gram and turnip have stamens with different lengths in their flowers ?
Ans:- Four
Ques:- Radical symmetry is found in the flowers of :
Ans:- Brassica
Ques:- Free- central placentation is found in
Ans:- Dianthus
Ques:- Cortex is the region found between :
Ans:- Epidermis and stele
Ques:- The balloon- shaped structures called tyloses
Ans:- Are extensions of xylem parenchyma cells into vessels
Ques:- A non-proteinaceous enzyme is ;
Ans:- Ribozyme
Ques:- A cell organella containing hydrolytic enzymes is :
Ans:- Lysosome
Ques:- During cell growth, DNA synthesis takes place in
Ans:- S phase
Ques:- Which of the following biomolecules is common to respiration- mediated breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins ?
Ans:- Acetyl CoA
Ques:- A few drops of sap were collected by cutting across a plant stem by a suitable method. The sap was tested chemically. Which one of the following test results indicates that it is phloem sap ?
Ans:- Alkaline
Ques:- You are given a tissue with its potential for differentiation in an artificial culture. Which of the following pairs of hormones would you add to the medium to secure shoots as well as roots ?
Ans:- Auxin and cytokinin
Ques:- Phytochrome is a :
Ans:- Chromoprotein’
Ques:- Which is essential for the growth of root tip ?
Ans:- Ca
Ques:- The process which makes major difference between C3 and C4 plants is :
Ans:- Photorespiration
Ques:- Which one of the following generates new genetic combinations leading to variation ?
Ans:- Sexual reproduction
Ques:- In majority of angiosperms
Ans:- A small central cell is present in the embryo sac.
Ques:- Pollination in water hyacinth and lily is brought about by the agency of :
Ans:- Insects or wind
Ques:- The ovule of an angiosperm is technically equivalent to :
Ans:-Megasporangium
Ques:-Taylor conducted the experiments to prove semiconservative mode of chromosome replication on :
Ans:- Vicia faba
Ques:- The mechanism that causes a gene to move from one linkage group to another is called :
Ans:- Translocation
Ques:- The equivalent of a structural gene is :
Ans:- Cistron
Ques:- A true breeding plant is :
Ans:- Near homozygous and produces offspring of its own kind
Ques:- Which rRNAs acts as structural RNA as well as ribozyme in bacteria ?
Ans:- 23 S rRNA
Ques:- Stirred- tank bioreactors have been designed for :
Ans:- Availability of oxygen throughout the process
Ques:- A molecule that can act as a genetic material must fulfill the traits given below, except :
Ans:- It should be unstable structurally and chemically.
Ques:- DNA- dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes transcription on one strand of the DNA which is called the :
Ans:- Template strand
Ques:- Interspecific hybridization is the mating of :
Ans:- Two different related species
Ques:- Which is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV ?
Ans:- HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response.
Ques:- Among the following edible fishes, which one is a marine fish having rich source of omega-3 fatty acids ?
Ans:- Mackerel
Ques:- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) MAY not be a good index for pollution for water bodies receving effluents from :
Ans:- Petroleum industry
Ques:- The principle of competitive exclusion was stated by ;
Ans:- G.F. Gause
Ques:- Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul ?
Ans:- Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
Ques:- A lake which is rich in organic waste may result in :
Ans:-Mortality of fish due to lack of oxygen
Ques:- The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain shall occur in :
Ans:- Seagull
Ques:- Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria ?
Ans:- Cholera and tetanus
Ques:- In male cockroaches, sperms are stored in which part of the reproductive system ?
Ans:- Seminal vesicles
Ques:- Smooth muscles are :
Ans:- Involuntary, fusiform, non- striated
Ques:- Oxidative phosphorylation is :
Ans:- Formation of ATP by energy released from electrons removed during substrate oxidation.
Ques:- When cell has stalled DNA replication fork, which checkpoint should be predominantly activated ?
Ans:- G2/M
Ques;-Which hormones do stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate ?
Ans;- Cholecystokinin and secretin
Ques:- The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs is ;
Ans;- More than that in the blood
Ques:- Graves’ disease is caused due to :
Ans:- Hypersecretion of thyroid gland
Ques:- Name the ion responsible for unmasking of active sites for myosin for cross-bridge activity during muscle contraction.
Ans;- Calcium
Ques:- Name the blood cells, whose reduction in number can cause clotting dosorder, leading to excessive loss of blood from the body.
Ans:- Thrombocytes
Ques:- Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes, adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilization .
Ans:- Insulin
Ques:- Osteoporosis, an age- related disease of skeletal system, may occur due to ;
Ans:- Decreased leval of estrogen
Ques:- Serum differs from blood in :
Ans:- Lacking clotting factors
Ques:- Lungs do not collapse between breaths and some air always remains in the lungs which can never be expelled because :
Ans:- There is a negative intrapleural pressure pulling at the lung walls.
Ques:-The posterior pituitary gland is not a true endocrine gland because :
Ans:- It only stores and releases hormones
Ques:- The part of nephron involved in active reabsorption of sodium is :
Ans:- Proximal convoluted tubule.
Ques:- Which of the following is hormone releasing IUD ?
Ans:- LNG-20
Ques:- Embryo with more than 16 blastomeres formed due to in vitro fertilization is transferred into :
Ans:- Uterus
Ques:- Several hormones like hCG, hPL, estrogen, progesterone are produced by :
Ans:- Placenta
Ques:A colour- blind man marries a woman who is homozygous for normal colour vision, the probability of their son being colour- blind is :
Ans:- 0
Ques:- Genetic drift operates in :
Ans:- Small isolated population.
Ques:- In hardy- Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by :
Ans:- 2 pq
Ques:- The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is :
Ans:- Ramapithecus – Australopithecus – Homo habilis – Homo erectus