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Important Questions on Biology

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Monera?
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With reference to photosynthesis, consider the following statements:

1. Ferridoxin is located in the thylakoid mem brane.
2. Phaeophytin is actually a chlorophyII b molecule that does not contain a magne sium ion.
3. The reactions that break down water and produce oxygen and protons are located in stroma.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Approximately how many eggs does a female silkworm lay in 24 hours after the proper copulation with the male moth in India ?
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Consider the following statements:
 1. A gram of guava fruit has more vitamin C than a gram of orange fruit.
2..Papaya does not contain vitamin C.
3. Jack fruit has a digesive enzyme brome lin.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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With reference to flowering Plants, consider the following statements:

1. Pollen grains contain auxin.
2.Pollination prevents ovary abscission.
3. Normal seeds synthesise auxins gibbeellins & cytokinins.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Match List I (Common Name) with List II (Scientific Name) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
(A) Ring nematode (1) Hoplolaimus sp.
(B) Spiral nematode (2) Criconemoides sp.
(C)Lesion nematode (3) Pratylenchus sp.
(D) Lance nematode (4) Helicotylenchus sp.
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What are the non-grassy weeds?
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Match List-I (Diseases) with List-II (Causal organisms) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Citrus canker
B. Black rot
C. Brown rot
D. Crown gall
List-II
1. Pseudomonas solanacearum
2. Agrobacterium tume-faciens
3. Xanthomonas compestris pv.
4. Xanthomonas compestris pv. citri
Codes :
A B C D
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Which of the following is not a xerophyte?
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The main insect reported to be responsible for affection pollination in mango is
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Which of the following cells organelles lacks in DNA ?
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Which of the following is correct regarding viroid?
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Which group of microbes increases phosphate solubility?
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of fungi?

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Yellow vein mosaic is a disease of:
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Karnal bunt is caused by
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Which of the following Indian States/Union Territories accounts for the largest quantity of shrimp production per annum, among all the states of India?
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The two important diseases of sugarcane would include
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Which one of the following truly diagnoses the infestation by the sorghum shoot fly?
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Which one of the following helps in maintaining the shape of nematodes?