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Kerala PSC HSST Botany 2012 Examination
Higher Secondary School Teacher: Junior & Senior
Question Paper Code 40/2012 (Cat. NO. 449/2010)
Original question paper of Kerala PSC HSST Botany Junior / Senior (Higher Secondary School Teacher Botany), Category No. 449/2010) examination conducted by Kerala PSC (Public Service Commission) on 13/04/2002 (Q. Code 40/2012) for the appointment of HSST Botany in Government Higher Secondary Schools of Kerala under the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Trivandrum, Govt. of Kerala. Questions are in MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) format.
Part – 3 (Questions 51 – 75)
51. GFP stands for:
a. Green Fluorescent Protein
b. Gene Finger Printing
c. Grey Fluorescent Protein
d. Green Fluorescent Plants
Ans. (a). Green Fluorescent Protein
GFP: It is a 26.9 dDa protein with 238 amino acids originally isolated from a jellyfish namely Aequorea victoria. GFP emit green fluorescent light when hit with light waves of ultraviolet region. The excitation wave length of GFP is 395 nm and the emission wavelength is at 475 nm (bright green). GFP is extensively utilized in molecular biology research for tagging biomolecules especially proteins for quantification, localization, interaction of proteins with other proteins or other cellular components. Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura and Roger Y. Tsien were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein. Many variants of GFP are now available each with characteristic excitation and emission ranges.
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52. Asafoetida is obtained from which part of Ferula asafetida:
a. Stem back
b. Leaf
c. Root
d. Fruit
Ans (c). Root
53. Study of pollen grains in honey:
a. Stenopalynology
b. Dendrocronology
c. Latropalynology
d. Melittopalynology
Ans. (d). Melittopalynology
Melittology: scientific study of bees
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54. In Asteraceae, androecium is:
a. Monadelphous
b. Synandrous
c. Polyadelphous
d. Syngenesious
Ans. (d). Syngenesious
Syngenesious: Anthers fused but filaments free, characteristic androecium of Asteraceae
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55. Method employed in the detection of proteins:
a. Northern
b. Southern
c. Western
d. PCR
Ans. (c). Western blotting
Northern blotting: for the detection of RNA
Southern blotting: for the detection of DNA
Eastern blotting: for the study of post translational modifications of proteins.
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56. Human genome project worked with:
a. RFLP
b. RAPD
c. AFLP
d. Shotgun method
Ans. (d). Shotgun method
Shotgun method: A rapid method of DNA sequencing which allowed relatively quick completion of whole genome sequencing of an organism. The traditional chain termination method of sequencing (Frederick Sanger’s dideoxy sequencing) can sequence only short segments (100 to 1000 bp) DNA at a time. In shotgun sequencing the genomic DNA is randomly sliced to numerous small segments, which are then sequenced using the chain termination method to obtain ‘reads’. Multiple overlapping reads for the target DNA are obtained after several rounds of this fragmentation and sequencing. Computer programs then use the overlapping ends of different reads to assemble them into a continuous sequence.
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57. 9:7 is the F2 ratio in:
a. Inhibitory gene action
b. Supplementary gene action
c. Complementary gene action
d. Duplicate gene action
Ans. (c) Complementary gene action
Complementary gene: one of more gene interact together to produce a phenotype which is completely different from the phenotype produce by these genes individually.
Cystolith of Ficus Leaf
58. Cystoliths are:
a. CaCO3
b. CaNO3
c. CaNO2
d. CaSO4
Ans. (a). CaCO3
59. Improving the genetic composition of a population is:
a. Euphenics
b. Euthenics
c. Eugenics
d. Euglenics
Ans. (c). Eugenics
Euphenics: branch of genetics dealing with making of phenotypically improved traits in humans after birth
Euthenics: Improving well-being and functioning of human by improving living conditions
60. SWISPROT is a database for:
a. Nucleic acids
b. Proteins
c. Nucleotides
d. Genes
Ans. (b). Proteins
SWISPROT: a free database of comprehensive protein sequences. Originally developed by Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in 1986 and later improved by the European Bioinformatics Institute. The new name of SWISPROT is UniProt. It can be accessed through the url: www.uniprot.org
Ophioglossum (source wikipedia)
61. Highest number of chromosome reported in:
a. Elephant
b. Reflessia
c. Man
d. Ophioglossum
Ans. (d) Ophioglossum
Ophioglossum is a Pteridophyte. The 2n chromosome number of Ophioglossum is 1,262
62. Oliogenes control:
a. Quantitative characters
b. Qualitative characters
c. Random genetic drift
d. Recombination
Ans. (a). Quantitative characters
63. Protoplast fusion is technically known as:
a. Cloning
b. Asexual reproduction
c. Prasexual hybridization
d. None of these
Ans. (c). Parasexual hybridization
Parasexual: the term describe the process of genetic recombination without the involvement of usual genetic crossing over, meiosis and union of gametes. In parasexual hybridization, protoplasts of two unrelated organisms were fused in in vitro condition to get new genetic combinations.
64. Marine pteridophyte:
a. Pteris
b. Actinopteris
c. Angiopteris
d. None
Ans. (d). None
Pteris, Actinopteris and Angiopteris are terrestrial Pteridophytes
So far there is NO marine Bryophyte, Pteridophyte and Gymnosperm known to science.
Only very few angiosperms (about 50 species) are known to be marine and they are collectively called as SEA GRASSES
65. Gift of old world to new world:
a. Maize
b. Wheat
c. Barley
d. Oat
Question removed before the publication of final answer key
66. The first transgenic crop produced was:
a. Tobacco
b. Pea
c. Cotton
d. Flax
Ans. (a). Tobacco
First genetically modified plant: antibiotic resistant tobacco, produced in 1983
67. Organism used in coir-pith composting:
a. Eudrilus enginae
b. Pleurotus sajar-cayr
c. Rhizobium sp.
d. Agaricus campestris
Ans. (b). Pleurotus sajar-cayr
68. Ogive is a:
a. Frequency polygon
b. Relative frequency map
c. Frequency curve
d. Cumulative frequency curve
Ans. (d). Cumulative frequency curve
69. Androgenic haploids were first produced by:
a. Steward and white
b. Guha and Maheswari
c. Reinert and Bajaj
d. Bourgin and Nitsch
Ans. (b). Guha and Maheswari
Guha and Maheswari done the anther culture for the first time
70. Which of the following is an indirect gene transfer method:
a. Microinjection
b. Biolistics
c. Cosmid
d. Lipofection
Ans. (c). Cosmid
Microinjection, Biolisticas and Lipofection are direct gene transfers. In direct gene transfer methods, the genetic material is directly transferred or injected into the host cell by physical or physio-chemical methods.
In indirect gene transfer, the gene transfer is facilitated by a vector. The gene of interest is first ligated to the genome of the vector. Host cell is then infected with the vector which ultimately transfers the gene of interest to the host cell.
Plasmids, cosmids, phagemids, YAC etc. are important vectors used in gene transfer techniques.
Cosmid: a type of hybrid plasmid which contain the ‘cos’ site (cos sequence) of a lambda phage. The superiority of cosmid over plasmid is that, cosmids can be packed in phage capsids, which allows the foreign genes to be transferred into or between cells by transduction.
71. DNA denaturation temperature in PCR:
a. 35-37oC
b. 40-60oC
c. 70-75oC
d. 90-98oC
Question removed due to confusion in the answer options
Denaturation temperature in PCR is the temperature at which the template DNA denatures (the double strands separates by the braking of hydrogen bonds between them). The selection of denaturation temperature in PCR depends on the thermo-stability of DNA polymerase enzyme. It also depends on the GC content in the template DNA. In usual PCR reactions, where the thermo-stable Taq DNA polymerase enzyme is used, the usual denaturation temperature is set at a range of 92-94oC.
72. The technique used to solve parental dispute is:
a. DNA finger printing
b. Western blot
c. RIA
d. ELISA
Ans. (a). DNA Finger Printing
73. Sago is extracted from:
a. Cycas
b. Adiantum
c. Pinus
d. Nephrolepis
Ans. (a). Cycas
Sago is a starchy preparation obtained from the exudates of the pith of some tropical palm trees and some gymnosperms such as Cycas
Metroxylon is known as Sago palm, it is an Angiospermic plant
74. Infective protein particles:
a. Virus
b. Viroid
c. Prion
d. Intron
Ans. (c). Prions
75. In human ABC blood group system is controlled by:
a. Pseudo alleles
b. Multiple alleles
c. Dominant allele
d. Recessive allele
Ans. (b). Multiple allele
Multiple alleles: more than two alternative forms (alleles) at a locus for a particular trait.
Human blood group is controlled by three alleles, IA, IB, and i,
Pseudo-allele: two or more closely linked genes that act usually as a single member of an allelic pair but occasionally undergo crossing-over and recombination
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