Biology - Online Test
Q1. The technique of DNA fingerprinting was initially developed by
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS (born 9 January 1950 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.
He is a professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, and he became an honorary freeman of the City of Leicester on 26 November 1992.
In 1994, he was knighted for services to genetics
Q2. During which month of pregnancy first movement of fetus is observed
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
The movement of fetus is observed on fifth month of pregnancy. In first month heart is formed. In second months limbs and digits are formed. At the end of three months, all major organs and genital organs are formed.
Q3. Presence of different types of beaks in finches of Galapgos islands adapted to different feeding habits provides evidence of
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Darwin published his intellectual bombshell, the “Origin of Species,” later in 1859. He speculated that birds, resembling starlings, came to the Galapagos Islands by wind. Evolution took over and different groups developed different diets. When, he wrote, “an immigrant first settled on one of the islands, it would undoubtedly be exposed to different conditions in the different islands (where) it would have to compete with a different set of organisms. Then, natural selection would probably favor different varieties in the different islands.”
Q4. Viability period of human ovum is _____.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Ovum is released from ovary in the middle of menstrual cycle. The ovum remains viable for 2 days. If insemination occurs in this period, there is a chance of pregnancy. After two days ovum disintegrate.
Q5. PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The main types of Genetic (DNA) fingerprinting methods in use at this time are:
- Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analyzes the length of the strands of the DNA molecules with repeating base pair patterns. The drawback with this system is that it requires a considerable amount of DNA in order to be used.
- The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed by Karry Mullis of the Cetus Corporation in 1983 for use in research laboratories for establishing hereditary authentication. The drawback was that it was not as discriminating as the RFLP.
- Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AmpFLP) came into vogue in the 90's and is still popular in the smaller countries involved in the process of DNA fingerprinting.
- The short tandem repeat (STR) methodology for extracting DNA is the system most widely used form of DNA fingerprinting.
Q6. The embryo at 16-celled stage is called
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Zygote undergoes several mitotic divisions to form blastula, which is a spherical hollow structure. Further division in the cells leads to formation of 16-celled stage called as Morula.
Q7. Which of the following is the example of adaptive radiation?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Darwin finches and Australian marsupials are example of adaptive radiations as all the birds evolve from same birds having different beaks and Australian marsupials arise from common ancestors.
Q8. Which one of the following technique is used in test-tube baby programme
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Fertilisation outside the followed by embryo transfer is called test-tube. The zygote or early embryo up to 8 blastomere could transferred into fallopian tube is called zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT).
Q9. Satellite DNA is useful tool in
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Satellite DNA consists of very large arrays of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA. Satellite DNA is the main component of functional centromeres, and form the main structural constituent of heterochromatin.
It is a useful tool in forensic science as the density of DNA differs in from each other. It is used to identify the individuals form the other.
Q10. The assumption of shape, size and other morphological features by the embryo is called
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Morphogenesis is the assumption of shape and size and other morphological features by embryo. It is followed by differentiation to form different types of cells to perform different function.
