The Golgi complex participates in
(1) Fatty acid breakdown
(2) Formation of secretory vesicles
(3) Respiration in bacteria
(4) Activation of amino acid

In stratosphere, which of the following element acts
as a catalyst in degradation of ozone a release of
molecular oxygen ?
(1) Carbon
(2) Cl
(3) Fe
(4) Oxygen

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant
(1) CO
(2) ``CO_2``
(3) ``SO_2``
(4) ``O_3``

Niche is
(1) all the biological factors in the organism
environment
(2) the physical space where an organism live
(3) the range of temperature that the organism
needs to live
(4) the functional role played by the organism
where it lives

Natality refers to
(1) Death rate
(2) Birth rate
(3) Number of individuals leaving the habitat
(4) Number of individuals entering a habitat

What type of ecological pyramid would obtained
with the following data ?
Secondary consumer : 120 g
Primary consumer : 60 g
Primary producer : 10 g
(1) Inverted pyramid of biomass
(2) Pyramid of energy
(3) Upright pyramid of numbers
(4) Upright pyramid of biomass

World Ozone Day is celebrated on
(1) ``5^{th}`` June
(2) ``21^{st}`` April
(3) ``16^{th}`` September
(4) ``22^{nd} April``

Which of the following is commonly used as a vector
for introducing a DNA fragment in human
lymphocytes ?
(1) Retrovirus
(2) Ti plasmid
(3) ``\gamma`` phage
(4) pBR 322

In India, the organisation responsible for assessing
the safety of introducing genetically modified
organisms for public use is
(1) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
(2) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR)
(3) Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation
(RCGM)
(4) Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
(GEAC)

A 'new variety of rice was patented by a foreign
company though such varieties have been present
in India for a long time. This is related to
(1) Co-667
(2) Sharbati Sonora
(3) Lerma Rojo
(4) Basmati

Select the correct Match :
(1) Ribozyme - Nucleic acid
(2) ``F_2`` × Recessive parent - Dihybrid cross
(3) T.H. Morgan - Transduction
(4) G. Mendel - Transformation

Use of bioresources by multinational companies and
organisations without authorisation from the
concerned country and its peoople is called
(1) Bio-infringement
(2) Biopiracy
(3) Biodegradation
(4) Bioexploitation

The correct order of steps in Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR) is
(1) Extension, Denaturation, Annealing
(2) Annealing, Extension, Denaturation
(3) Denaturation, Extension, Annealing
(4) Denaturation, Annealing, Extension

Secondary xylem and phloem in dicot stem are
produced by
(1) Apical meristems
(2) Vascular cambium
(3) Phellogen
(4) Axillary meristems

Pneumatophores occur in
(1) Halophytes
(2) Free-floating hydrophytes
(3) Carnivorous plants
(4) Submerged hydrophytes