30-01-2019 ASSISTANT TO THE PHARMACOGNOSY OFFICER AYURVEDA MEDICAL EDUCATION

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1.The famous hill station ‘Kodaikanal’lies in

A.Nilgiri hills

B.Palani hills

C.Javadi hills

D.Cardamom hills

Ans:B

2.The year which Indian Postal department published stamp of Chattambi Swamikal

A.30 April 2014

B.30 May 2014

C.30 March 2014

D.30 June 2014

Ans:A

3.Advaitha Ashramam at Aluva was established in the year

A.1911

B.1912

C.1914

D.1913

Ans:D

4.Who is the first Indian cricketer to hit 300 sixes in T20 matches across all tournaments?

A.Rohit Sharma

B.Virat Kholi

C.MS Dhoni

D.Suresh Raina

Ans:A

5.The 14 major Indian banks were nationalised during which five-year plan?

A.First

B.Fourth

C.Second

D.Third

Ans:B

6.Asia’s largest arch dam ‘Idukki’is located in which district of Kerala?

A.Kollam

B.Kottayam

C.Idukki

D.Muvattupuzha

Ans:C

7.Which river is also known as Thalayar?

A.Pambar

B.Kallar

C.Varattar

D.Vakayar

Ans:A

8.Who was appointed as the Sub Collector of Thalassery to suppress the revolt of Pazhassi Raja?

A.Munro

B.Robert Clive

C.Curzon
D.T.H.Baber

Ans:D

9.Which district of Kerala shares its border both with Karnataka and Tamilnadu?

A.Wayanad

B.Kasaragod

C.Palghat

D.Kannur

Ans:A

10.Who fought against the social evils’Ettu and Mattu’?

A.Vagbhatananda

B.Swami Sivayogi

C.Poikayil Yohanan

D.Pandit Karuppan

Ans:A

11.World Water day is observed in

A.26^th March

B.22^nd March

C.25^th March

D.21^st March

Ans:B

12.Which was the birth place of Sahodaran Ayyappan?

A.Varkala(Trivandrum)

B.Aluva(Ernakulam)

C.Cherai(Ernakulam)

D.Kovalam(Trivandrum)

Ans:C

13.The Nipah virus outbreak is detected in which state of India?

A.Karnataka

B.Kerala

C.Goa

D.Delhi

Ans:B

14.The National Digital Library of India is developed by which IIT

A.Ghuwati

B.Delhi

C.Kharagpur

D.Mumbai

Ans:C

15.Which among the following revolutionaries was not hanged on the charge of Kakori case?

A.Ashfaquallah

B.Ramprasad Bismil

C.Bhagat Singh

D.Manmatu Gupta

Ans:C

16.Who is the ex-officio Chariman of Planning Commission?

A.The President

B.The Speaker of Lok Sabha

C.The Speaker of Raj Sabha

D.The Prime Minister

Ans:D

17.Where was the Azad Hind Fauj constituted?

A.India

B.Japan

C.Singapore

D.Britain

Ans:C

18.Who raised the slogan ‘If we work,we should be got paid’?

A.Kumara Guru

B.Ayyankali

C.Chattampi Swamikal

D.Vaikunda Swamikal

Ans:D

19.Who wins the best actress award in the 65^th national films award 2018?

A.Parvathy

B.Kalpana

C.Surabhi

D.Sridevi

Ans:D

20.During which period’Mahatma’Titled given before the name of Gandhi?

A.During Swadeshi Movement

B.During Champaran Satyagraha

C.During Implementation of Rowlatt Act in India

D.During Surat Session of 1907

Ans:B

21.What is the morphology of the mace of Myristica fragrans?

A.Ruminate Endosperm

B.Aril
C.Pericarp

D.Leaves

Ans:B

22.Name the type of fruit seen in Aegle marmelos.

A.Carcerule

B.Amphisarca

C.Balausta

D.Samara

Ans:B

23.The current version of ICN code accepted by International Botanical Congress in 2017

A.Shenzhen Code

B.Melbourne Code

C.Sydney Code

D.Berlin Code

Ans:A

24.Guttation in plants occur through

A.Laticifers

B.Salt glands

C.Hydathodes

D.Stomata

Ans:C

25.The drug Morphine is obtained from
A.Cinchona

B.Argemone

C.Nicotiana

D.Papaver

Ans:D

26.According to APG system of classification,which among the following  is the most primitive order

A.Chloranthales

B.Alismatales

C.Geraniales

D.Rosales

Ans:A

27.Cremocarp fruit is chacteristic to

A.Aizoaceae

B.Capparidaceae

C.Apiaceae

D.Rubiaceae

Ans:C

28.Tetradynamous stamen can be seen in

A.Brassica

B.Scoparia

C.Torrenia

D.Tridax

Ans:A

29.Setaria italica is an example of

A.Spice

B.Cereal

C.Condiment

D.Millet

Ans:D

30.An example of Sorosis

A.Pineapple

B.Custard apple

C.Fig

D.Strawberry

Ans:A

31.Morphology of the useful part of sugarbeet when used as sugar yielding plant

A.Stem

B.Leaf

C.Root

D.Ripe Fruit

Ans:C

32.Cyathium inflorescence is seen in

A.Euphorbia

B.Cyathula

C.Hevea

D.Phyllanthus

Ans:A

33.According to Bentham and Hooker,the series with gamopetalous corolla and inferior ovary is

A.Calciflorae

B.Inferae

C.Thalamiflorae

D.Heteromerae

Ans:B

34.The parenchymatous region between leaf trace and main vascular cylinder is known as

A.Leaf Gap

B.Leaf Stele

C.Stem Pith

D.Leaf Pith

Ans:A

35.Calcium carbonate cell inclusion found in plants

A.Cystolith

B.Idioblast

C.Raphides

D.Inulin

Ans:A

36.The active ingredient of Jeevani Drug developed by JNTBGRI is

A.Trichosanthes

B.Trichopus

C.Boerhavia

D.Borassus

Ans:B

37.The branch of science dealing with medicinal drugs obtained from plants

A.Pharmacology

B.Pharmacognosy

C.Phyto pathology

D.Pathology

Ans:B

38.Reserpine is obtained from

A.Rauvolfia serpentina

B.Ixora coccinea

C.Acorus calamus

D.Vinca rosea

Ans:A

39.Anomalous secondary growth with wedges of secondary phloem is seen in

A.Aristolochia

B.Bougainvillea

C.Bignonia

D.Piper

Ans:C

40.Botanical name of Oats

A.Triticum durum

B.Hordeum vulgare

C.Triticum aestivum

D.Avena sativa

Ans:D

41.Vitamin B is produced during fermentation by

A.Acetobacter aceti

B.Clostridium acetobutylicum

C.Streptomyces fradiae

D.Corynebacterium glutamicum

Ans:B

42.Viroids are

A.Infectious nucleic acids

B.Infectious proteins

C.Infectious nucleoproteins

D.Infectious lipoproteins

Ans:A

43.The Rickettsias possess

A.No cell wall

B.Mucopeptide cell wall

C.Hemicellulose cell wall

D.Polypeptide cell wall

Ans:B

44.The alga showing dimorphic branching

A.Cladophora

B.Scytonema

C.Stigonema

D.Batrachospermum

Ans:D

45.Thin walled non motile spores which resembles the parent algal cell

A.Aplanospore
B.Hypnospore

C.Autospore

D.Endospore

Ans:C

46.Carageenin,is obtained from

A.Laminaria

B.Sargassum

C.Gracilaria

D.Chondrus

Ans:D

47.Lecanora is an example of
A.Crustose lichen

B.Fruticose lichen

C.Foliose lichen

D.None of the above

Ans:A

48.Which lichen has been eaten by travellers in artic region in danger of starvation?

A.Peltigera

B.Lecidia

C.Umbillicaria

D.Cladonia

Ans:C

49.Early blight of Potato is caused by

A.Alteranaria solani

B.Phytopthora infestans

C.Xanthomonas oryzae

D.Fusarium solani

Ans:A

50.Which mechanism is characterised by the rapid death of cells in the local region surrounding an infection?

A.Parallelism

B.Hypersensitivity

C.Hypertrophy

D.Hyperplasia

Ans:B

51.Phytoalexins are secreted by plants in response to fungal reaction.These compounds are generally

A.Phenolic compounds

B.Glycoproteins

C.Lipids

D.Proteins

Ans:A

52.Exclusion of plant disease by legislation is known as

A.Disease resistance

B.Plant quarantine

C.Biological control of plant

D.Cultural control

Ans:B

53.The author of the book entitled “The first land plant” is

A.S.R.Kashyap

B.P.N.Mehra

C.F.O.Bower

D.R.N.Chopra

Ans:C

54.Which among the following is a fossil bryophyte?

A.Tortula

B.Haplomitrium

C.Sphaerocarpos

D.Hepaticites

Ans:D

55.Antiseptic properties are shown by the moss

A.Funaria

B.Pogonatum

C.Polytrichum

D.Sphagnum
Ans:D

56.The fern Acrostichum is a

A.Halophyte

B.Helophyte

C.Epiphyte

D.Psychrophyte

Ans:A

57.A corm like rhizomorph occurs in

A.Lycopodium

B.Psilotum

C.Isoetes

D.Rhynia

Ans:C

58.The stele comprises

A.Xylem,phloem and pith

B.Xylem and phloem only

C.Xylem,phloem,endodermis and pericycle

D.All of the above

Ans:D

59.The nodes in Gnetum and Gingo are

A.Tri and Unilacunar

B.Trilacunar

C.Bilacunar

D.Unilacunar

Ans:D

60.The resin “amber”is obtained from

A.Callitris

B.Pinites

C.Araucaria

D.Podocarpus

Ans:B

61.The only enzyme in TCA cycle which is attached to the inner mitochondrial membrane?

A.Malate dehydrogenase

B.NADPH dehydrogenase

C.Pyruvate dehydrogenase

D.Succinate dehydrogenase

Ans:D

62.CDK associated with Cyclin B is---------

A.CDK 1

B.CDK 2

C.CDK 4

D.CDK 6

Ans:A

63.Klenow fragment lack

A.3’ ‘->’ 5’ exonuclease activity

B.5’ ‘->’ 3’ exonuclease activity

C.Polymerisation activity

D.Proof reading activity

Ans:B

64.Which of the following is considered as an analogue of Allolactose?

A.Lactulose

B.IPTG

C.Chitobiose

D.Trehalose

Ans:B

65.Mendel did not observed linkage due to

A.Mutation

B.Independent assortment

C.Crossing over

D.Synapsis

Ans:B

66.Which one of the following is a part of synaptonemal complex?

A.SYCP1

B.SCYP2

C.SCYP3

D.SYCP4

Ans:A

67.Process of chromosomal movement towards the midway between poles in a prometaphase cells is

A.Disjunction

B.Congression

C.Cytokinesis

D.Spindle assembly

Ans:B

68.Structure in the synaptonemal complex,along which the lateral element of homologous chromosomes align is called

A.Central element

B.Recombination nodule

C.Synapse

D.Chiasmata

Ans:A

69.The DNA base composition in most organisms will not be

A.A+G=T+C

B.A+C=A+G

C.A+T=G+C

D.None of the above

Ans:C

70.Minisatellite DNAs are

A.Highly repeated

B.Moderately repeated

C.Non repeated

D.None of the above

Ans:A

71.Which of the following variety of cotton developed through pureline selection?

A.Gadag 1

B.100F

C.K12

D.Janpuri

Ans:A

72.Colour of tag used for certified seed in India

A.Red

B.White

C.Azure Blue

D.Golden brown

Ans:C

73.Which one is not a feature of vertical resistance?

A.Polygenic

B.Qualitative Phenotypic Expression

C.Oliogogenic

D.Race specific

Ans:A

74.Female receptivity of a flower in Hybridization measured by

A.Pollen grain germination on the stigma

B.Production of stigma chemicals to attract pollen grains

C.Rate of fertilization

D.Length of pollentube

Ans:A

75.Choose the correct statement regarding Emasculation

A.Removal of stigma from a flower without male reproductive organs

B.Removal of stamens from a flower without female reproduction organ

C.Bagging of a bisexual flower without female reproductive organ

D.Removal of non-essential whorls of a flower for hybridization

Ans:B

76.Which of the following inherited metabolic disease causes accumulation of homogenetistic acid in the blood and tissues?

A.Phenylketonuria

B.Porphyria

C.Alkaptonuria

D.Hunter syndrome

Ans:C

77.The procedure for chromosome mapping was first invented by------------

A.Alfred H.Sturtevant

B.T.H.Morgan
C.Barbara McClintock

D.Hermann Muller

Ans:A

78.DNA polymerase I was first discovered by--------------

A.Kary Mullis

B.Stanley Cohen

C.Jacob and Mannod

D.Arthur Kornberg

Ans:D

79.Complementary gene interaction can be seen in the case of----------

A.Flower color of Lathyrus odoratus

B.Coat color in rabbit

C.Fruit shape in summer squashes

D.Blood group in man

Ans:A

80.A family of proteins involved in targeted RNA cleavage in RISC

A.GAP dehydrogenase

B.Argonaute

C.Actin

D.RNA polymera

Ans:B

81.Which of the following ecosystem has highest productivity?
A.Grassland

B.Estuary

C.Desert

D.Tundra

Ans:B

82.Catmab is a kind of

A.Isozyme

B.Coenzyme

C.Apoenzyme

D.Abzyme

Ans:D

83.Identify the incorrect statement about nitrogenase enzyme

A.It is an Mo-Fe protein

B.Catalyses the conversion ‘ ”N_2” ’ of to ‘ “NH_3” ‘

C.Insensitive to ‘ “ O_2” ‘

D.nif gene help in its formation

Ans:C

84.Separation and blotting of proteins is done in

A.Western blot

B.Southern blot

C.Northern blot

D.None of the above

Ans:A

85.Which of the following is not a software used in bioinformatics?

A.EMBOSS

B.AMPHORA
C.PROSITE

D.Orange

Ans:C

86.HGPRT is associated with which of the following?

A.Purine

B.Pyridine

C.Pyramidine

D.Pyridoxine

Ans:A

87.Cycling of which element does not include a gas phase?

A.Carbon

B.Nitrogen

C.Sulphur

D.Phosphorus

Ans:D

88.The technique of micro propagation to produce virus free plants

A.Meristem culture

B.Protoplast culture

C.Anther culture

D.Embryo culture

Ans:A

89.Alpha helix represents--------------structure of proteins

A.Primary

B.Secondary

C.Tertiary

D.Quaternary

Ans:B

90.Clustal Omega programme is used in

A.Local alignment

B.Multiple sequence alignment

C.Global alignment

D.None of the above

Ans:B

91.Ion responsible for opening and closing of stomata

A.’ ”Na^+” ’

B.’ “Zn^{2+}” ‘

C.’ “Mg^{2+}” ‘

D.’ “K^+” ‘

Ans:D

92.First eukaryotic genome sequenced was that of

A.Haemophilus influezae

B.Saccharomyces cerevisiae

C.Caenorhabditis elegans

D.Neurospora crassa

Ans:B

93.Attine ant and fungus is an example of which of the following interactions?

A.Mutualism

B.Neutralism

C.Amensalism

D.Parasitism

Ans:A

94.During Photorespiration Glycine is converted to Serine in

A.Peroxisome

B.Chloroplast

C.Mitochondria

D.Glyoxisome

Ans:C

95.Which is a data retrieval system of NCBI?

A.SRS

B.DBGET

C.SAKURA

D.Entrez

Ans:D

96.What according to ‘ “C_4” ‘ plants is true?

A.RuBP carboxylase is absent

B.RuBP carboxylase is present in mesophyll only

C.RuBP carboxylase is present in bundle sheath only

D.RuBP carboxylase is present in both mesophyll and bundle sheath

Ans:C

97.Which among the following is not true about Cosmid vector?

A.Does not contain genes for antibiotic resistance

B.Used to build genomic libraries

C.Contains DNA sequence from Alpha phage

D.It is a hybrid cloning vector

Ans:A

98.Identify the secondary metabolic compound from the following

A.Amino acid

B.Pigment

C.Protein

D.Cellulose

Ans:B

99.Find the correct statement with respect to the production of Golden Rice

A.To increase shelf life

B.To fight against malnutrition

C.To provide herbicide resistance

D.To make the plant insect resistant

Ans:B

100.What happens to the P/R ratio in a climax ecosystem?

A.Greater than 1

B.Less than 1

C.Approaches 1

D.Less than or greater than 1

Ans:C

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