SET-1

Series RP5PS/5 - 

Q.P. Code 57/5/1
 .  -   - 
Roll No. -    
Candidates must write the Q.P. Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 NOTE
(I)       -   (I) Please check that this question
 23   paper contains 23 printed pages.
(II)       -  33  (II) Please check that this question
  paper contains 33 questions.
(III) -        - (III) Q.P. Code given on the right hand
    -  - side of the question paper should
be written on the title page of the
   
answer-book by the candidate.
(IV)         (IV) Please write down the serial
, -     number of the question in the
answer-book before attempting
  
it.
(V)  -     15   (V) 15 minute time has been allotted
     -    to read this question paper. The
question paper will be distributed
 10.15     10.15  
at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to
10.30     -  10.30 a.m., the candidates will
       - read the question paper only and
      will not write any answer on the
answer-book during this period.

  ()

BIOLOGY (Theory)

{ZYm©[aV g‘¶ : 3 KÊQ>o A{YH$V‘ A§H$ : 70

Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 70

57/5/1/22 229 A 1 P.T.O.

  
         :
(i)    33        
(ii)       –  , , ,    
(iii)   –   1  16          1    
(iv)   –   17  21            2  
 
(v)   –   22  28           3    
(vi)   –   29  30        4      
            
(vii)   –   31  33  -        5    
(viii)          ,  ,       
                    
(ix)           
(x)    , -          

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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :

(i) This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Question paper is divided into FIVE sections – Section A, B, C, D

and E.

(iii) Section A – question number 1 to 16 are multiple choice type questions.

Each question carries 1 mark.

(iv) Section B – question number 17 to 21 are very short answer type

questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

(v) Section C – question number 22 to 28 are short answer type questions.

Each question carries 3 marks.

(vi) Section D – question number 29 and 30 are case-based questions. Each

question carries 4 marks. Each question has subparts with internal
choice in one of the subparts.

(vii) Section E – question number 31 to 33 are long answer type questions.

Each question carries 5 marks.

(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided
in section B, C and D of question paper. A candidate has to write answer
for only one of the alternatives in such questions.

(ix) Kindly note that there is a separate question paper for Visually Impaired
candidates.

(x) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should be

drawn.

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  – 

  1  16     1      16  1 = 16

1.                  : 1
(A)  ( ) (B)  
(C)   ( ) (D) 

2. 21          1

(i)   (ii)   
(iii)   (iv) 
       :
(A) (ii)  (iv) (B) (i), (ii)  (iv)
(C) (ii)  (iii) (D) (i)  (ii)

3.            : 1

          

(A) ... (IUT) (B) ... (IUI)
(C) ....(ICSI) (D) .... (ZIFT)

4.           1

(A) ... (RBC) (B) ... (WBC)
(C)    (D)   

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 SECTION – A
Question Nos. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice type Questions, carrying 1 mark
each. 16  1 = 16
1. A single gene that controls the expression of more than one trait is said to
show 1
(A) Multiple allelism (B) Polygenic inheritance
(C) Incomplete dominance (D) Pleiotropism

2. A person with trisomy of 21st chromosome shows 1

(i) Furrowed tongue (ii) Characteristic palm crease
(iii) Rudimentary ovaries (iv) Gynaecomastia
Select the correct option, from the choices given below :
(A) (ii) and (iv) (B) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i) and (ii)

3. Observe the schematic representation of assisted reproductive technology

given below : 1

Identify the most appropriate technique depicted in the above diagram.

(A) IUT (B) IUI
(C) ICSI (D) ZIFT

4. Interferons are proteins secreted by 1

(A) RBC (B) WBC
(C) Bacteria infected cell (D) Virus infected cell
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5.                 
  – 1
(A)   (B) 
(C)   (D)  

6.    ( )          
      ? 1
(A)           
(B)             
(C)             
(D)             

7.                   
         ,    : 1
(A)  ()  (B)  
(C)   (D)  

8.          -      : 1

(A) A – , B –   , C –   ,

D –    (PEN)
(B) A –   , B – , C –    (PEN),
D –   
(C) A –   , B –    (PEN), C – 
 , D – 
(D) A –   , B – , C –   , D – 
  (PEN)
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5. During biological treatment of sewage, the masses of bacteria held together
by fungal filaments to form mesh like structures are called 1
(A) primary sludge (B) flocs
(C) activated sludge (D) anaerobic sludge

6. Which one of the following statements is correct in the context of observing

DNA separation by agarose gel electrophoresis ? 1
(A) DNA can be seen in visible light.
(B) DNA can be seen without staining in visible light.
(C) Ethidium bromide stained DNA can be seen in visible light
(D) Ethidium bromide stained DNA can be seen under UV light.

7. A phenomenon where a male insect mistakenly identified the patterns of a

orchid flower as the female insect partner, and tries to copulate and thereby
pollinates the flower is said to be : 1
(A) Pseudocopulation (B) Pseudopollination
(C) Pseudoparthenocarpy (D) Pseudofertilisation

8. Identify the correct labellings in the figure of a fertilised embryo sac of an

angiosperm given below : 1

(A) A – zygote, B – degenerating synergids, C – degenerating antipodals,

D – PEN
(B) A – degenerating synergids, B – zygote, C – PEN, D – degenerating
antipodals
(C) A – degenerating antipodals, B – PEN, C – degenerating synergids,
D – zygote
(D) A – degenerating synergids, B – zygote, C – degenerating antipodals,
D – PEN
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9.     ()        ()      
                 
     1

(A) X –  

(B) X –  
(C)  
(D)  

10.       ‘A’        ‘B’      
    1
A B
 
a. ‘i’  (i) -
b. ‘z’  (ii)  
c. ‘a’  (iii) 
d. ‘y’  (iv) 
   :
 :
a b c d
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
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9. Study the pedigree chart of a family showing the inheritance pattern of a
certain disorder. Select the option that correctly identifies the nature of the
trait depicted in the pedigree chart. 1

(A) Dominant X – linked

(B) Recessive X – linked
(C) Autosomal dominant
(D) Autosomal recessive

10. Match the following genes of the lac operon listed in column ‘A’ with their
respective products listed in column ‘B’ : 1
A B
Gene Products
a. ‘i’ gene (i) -galactosidase
b. ‘z’ gene (ii) lac permease
c. ‘a’ gene (iii) repressor
d. ‘y’ gene (iv) transacetylase
Select the correct option :
Options :
a b c d
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
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11.        ,             
    : 1
(A) 25%
(B) 50%
(C) 75%
(D) 100%

12.             5' – ATGAATG – 3' ,
        – 1
(A) 5' – AUGAAUG – 3'
(B) 5' – UACUUAC – 3'
(C) 5' – CAUUCAU – 3'
(D) 5' – GUAAGUA – 3'

  13  16  ,      –     (A)    
(R)                (A), (B), (C)  (D)  
  :
(A)  (A)   (R)      (R),  (A)    
 
(B)  (A)   (R)   ,   (R),  (A)    
  
(C)  (A)  ,   (R)   
(D)  (A)  ,   (R)   

13.  (A) :    () ,        1
 (R) :             
      
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11. If both the parents are carriers for thalassaemia, the chances of an afflicted
child to be born to them is : 1

(A) 25%

(B) 50%

(C) 75%

(D) 100%

12. If the sequence of nitrogen bases of the coding strand in a transcription unit
is 5' – ATGAATG – 3', the sequence of bases in its RNA transcript would be 1

(A) 5' – AUGAAUG – 3'

(B) 5' – UACUUAC – 3'

(C) 5' – CAUUCAU – 3'

(D) 5' – GUAAGUA – 3'

Question number 13 to 16 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and

Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given
below :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

13. Assertion (A) : AIDS is a syndrome caused by HIV. 1

Reason (R) : HIV is a virus that damages the immune system with
DNA as its genetic material.

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14.  (A) :   ()         
       ()    1

 (R) :   ()          
    

15.  (A) :            1

 (R) :          

16.  (A) :           1

 (R) :         -    
     

 – 
17. (a) “            ”    
      2


(b)            2


18. 5' – G A A T T C – 3'
3' – C T T A A G – 5'


(a)                  
      ? 1

(b)            ?        1

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14. Assertion (A) : In molecular diagnosis, single stranded DNA or RNA
tagged with radioactive molecule is called a probe. 1

Reason (R) : A probe always searches and hybridises with its

complementary DNA in a clone of cells.

15. Assertion (A) : In birds the sex of the offspring is determined by males. 1

Reason (R) : Males are homogametic while females are heterogametic.

16. Assertion (A) : Communities that comprise of more species tend to be

more stable. 1

Reason (R) : A higher number of species results in less year to year

variation in total biomass.

SECTION – B

17. (a) “Farmers prefer apomictic seeds to hybrid seeds.” Justify giving two
reasons. 2

OR

(b) Mention one advantage and one disadvantage of amniocentesis. 2


18. 5' – G A A T T C – 3'

3' – C T T A A G – 5'


(a) Name the restriction enzyme that recognises the given specific
sequence of bases. What are such sequence of bases referred to as ? 1

(b) What are the arrows in the given figure indicating ? Write the result
obtained thereafter. 1

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19.              :

(a)            ‘A’    ‘B’
   1
(b)   ‘K’  /   ? 1

20.               ?    2

21.        31% ,        
   ?             2

 – 
22.      a, b, c, d, e  f   : 3

..     

1.   a b

2. c d 

3. e -A f

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19. Observe the population growth curve and answer the questions given
below :

(a) State the conditions under which growth curve ‘A’ and growth curve
‘B’ plotted in the graph are possible. 1
(b) Mention what does ‘K’ in the graph represent. 1

20. Explain how are plants benefitted by their association with “Glomus
species”. 2

21. If the base adenine constitutes 31% of an isolated DNA fragment, then
write what will be the expected percentage of the base cytosine in it.
Explain how did you arrive at the answer given. 2

SECTION – C
22. Identify a, b, c, d, e and f in the table given below : 3

Sl. No. Organism Bioactive Molecule Use

1. Monascus purpureus a b

2. c d Antibiotic

3. e Cyclosporin A f

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23. (a)  ()            
-             ?    3

(b) (i)    ( )     ?
(ii)   ‘ ’  ‘’       
          3

24. (a)     ?

(b)                 
 
(c)                 3

25.          10  () ,    
                  
     3

26. (a)             -  
   ?
(b) “ -            
 ”         3

27.      (hnRNA)  :    (mRNA) 
             ? 3

28.           ,      
                
   3

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23. (a) Tropical regions harbour more species than the temperate regions.
How have biologists tried to explain this in their own ways ? Explain. 3
OR
(b) (i) What does an ecological pyramid represent ?
(ii) The Ecological pyramids may have an ‘upright’ or an ‘inverted’
shape. Justify with the help of suitable examples. 3

24. (a) What are transgenic animals ?

(b) Name the transgenic animal having the largest number amongst all
the existing transgenic animals.
(c) State any 3 reasons for which these types of animals are being
produced. 3

25. If the cells in the leaves of a maize plant contain 10 chromosomes each,
write the number of chromosomes in its endosperm and zygote. Name and
explain the process by which an endosperm and a zygote are formed in
maize. 3

26. (a) Why does DNA replication occur within a replication fork and not in
its entire length simultaneously ?
(b) “DNA replication is continuous and discontinuous on the two strands
within the replication fork.” Explain with the help of a schematic
representation. 3

27. Explain the processing of heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) into a

fully functional mRNA in eukaryotes. Where does this processing occur in
the cell ? 3

28. The world is facing accelerated rates of species extinction largely due to
human activities. Explain any three human activities responsible for
accelerated rates of species extinction. 3

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  – 
  29  30         3      
     
29.  ( )              
                   
 :

(a)                   1
(b)        (  )     ;  
           (3  ) 
   (  )   ?          1
(c)    -          
       2

(c)             ()    ? 
  2

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 SECTION – D

Q. No. 29 and 30 are case based questions. Each question has 3 sub-
questions with internal choice in one sub-question.
29. In a human female, the reproductive phase starts on the onset of puberty
and ceases around middle age of the female. Study the graph given below
regarding menstrual cycle and answer the questions that follow :

(a) Name the hormones and their source organ, which are responsible
for menstrual cycle at puberty. 1
(b) For successful pregnancy, at what phase of the menstrual cycle an
early embryo (upto 3 blastomeres) should be Implanted in the Uterus
(IUT) of a human female who has opted for Assisted Reproductive
Technology (ART) ? Support your answer with a reason. 1
(c) Name the hormone and its source organ responsible for the events
occurring during proliferative phase of menstrual cycle. Explain the
event. 2
OR
(c) In a normal human female, why does menstruation only occurs if the
released ovum is not fertilised ? Explain. 2

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30.            :
“   ()          
                  
                    
    ()              
    ”
(a)             – (i)   
(ii)       1
(b)               
    ?            
   2

(b)                
   2
(c)               
      1

 – 
31. (a) (i)   pBR 322       
  (1) Bam HI  (2)    (3) ‘ori’
(4) ‘rop’  
(ii) ‘rop’     
(iii)              
   ?
(iv)          (
)        ? 5

(b) (i)               
  ()      
(ii)             
()          
(iii)  ()  - ()       ?
(iv)             ? 5

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30. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
“Mosquitoes are drastically affecting the human health in almost all the
developing tropical countries. Different species of mosquitoes cause very
fatal diseases so much so that many humans loose their life and if they
survive, are unable to put in productive hours to sustain their life. With
the result the health index of the country goes down.”
(a) Name the form in which Plasmodium gains entry into (i) human
body (ii) the female Anopheles body. 1
(b) Why do the symptoms of malaria not appear in a person immediately
after being bitten by an infected female Anopheles ? Give one reason.
Explain when and how do the symptoms of the disease would appear. 2
OR
(b) Explain the events which occur within a female Anopheles mosquito
after it has sucked blood from a malaria patient. 2
(c) Name a species of mosquito other than female Anopheles and the
disease, for which it carries the pathogen. 1

SECTION – E
31. (a) (i) Draw a schematic diagram of the cloning vector pBR 322 and
label (1) Bam HI site (2) gene for ampicillin resistance (3) ‘ori’
(4) ‘rop’ gene.
(ii) State the role of ‘rop’ gene.
(iii) A cloning vector does not have a selectable marker. How will it
affect the process of cloning ?
(iv) Why is insertional inactivation preferred over the use of
selectable markers in cloning vectors ? 5
OR
(b) (i) Name the nematode (scientific name) that infects the roots of
tobacco plant and reduces its yield.
(ii) Name the vector that is used to introduce nematode-specific
genes into the host plant (tobacco).
(iii) How do sense and anti-sense RNAs function ?
(iv) Why could parasite not survive in a transgenic tobacco plant ? 5

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32. (a) (i)              
   4
(ii)                
  1

(b) (i)               
     4
(ii)                1

33.

(a)          

(i)             1
(ii)       ()      
            2
(iii)               
   2

(b) (i)     -    35S  32P     ?
   1
(ii)        : 2
(1)  
(2) 
(iii)             2
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32. (a) (i) Draw a diagram of a human sperm. Label any four parts and
write their functions. 4
(ii) In a human female, probability of an ovum to get fertilized by
more than one sperm is impossible. Give reason. 1
OR
(b) (i) With the help of labelled diagram only, show the different
stages of embryo development in a dicot plant. 4
(ii) Endosperm development precedes embryo development. Justify. 1

33.

(a) Natural selection operates in different ways in nature.

(i) Identify the type of natural selection depicted in the graph
above. 1
(ii) In England after industrialisation, the population of dark
winged moths were more favoured than white winged moth.
Explain. 2
(iii) Anthropogenic action can enhance the rate of evolution. Explain
with the help of an example. 2
OR
(b) (i) Why did Hershey and Chase use ‘35S’ and ‘32P’ in their
experiment ? Explain. 1
(ii) State the importance of (1) blending and (2) centrifugation in
their experiment. 2
(iii) Write the conclusion they arrived at the end of their
experiment. 2
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