Which part would be most suitable for raising virus-free plants for micro propagation?

1. Bark

2. Vascular tissue

3. Meristem

4. Node

Subtopic:  Plant Tissue Culture |
 91%
Level 1: 80%+
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Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

1. Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas
2. Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals
3. Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
4. Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution: II | Green House Effect & Global Warming | Ozone Layer Depletion | Water Pollution |
 76%
Level 2: 60%+
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Companion cells are closely associated with:

1. Sieve elements 2. Vessel elements
3. Trichomes 4. Guard cells
Subtopic:  Complex Tissue: Phloem |
 92%
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Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that:

1. Pneumonia is a communicable disease, whereas common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
2. Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
3. Common cold is caused by a virus, while Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium.
4. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas common cold affects the nose and the respiratory passage but not the lungs

Subtopic:  Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
 62%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Pheretima and its close relatives derive nourishment from:

1. Sugarcane roots

2. Decaying fallen leaves and soil organic matter

3. Soil insects

4. Small pieces of fresh fallen leaves of maize

Subtopic:  Decomposition |
 87%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Removal of RNA polymerase III from nucleoplasm will affect the synthesis of:
1. tRNA
2. hnRNA
3. mRNA
4. rRNA

Subtopic:  Transcription: IV | Transcription |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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A process that makes an important difference between C3 and C4 plants is:

1. Transpiration

2. Glycolysis

3. Photosynthesis

4. Photorespiration

Subtopic:  Photorespiration |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for:

1. Study of enzymes

2. Genetic transformation

3. DNA sequencing

4. Genetic fingerprinting

Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
 74%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Best defined function of manganese in green plants is :

1. Photolysis of water

2. Calvin cycle

3. Nitrogen fixation

4. Water absorption

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for:

1. Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
2. Working out the efficiency of oil-driven automobile engines
3. Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in producing curd on a commercial scale
4. Working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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