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6251.

Key point to Lamarck's view about organic evolution is that every offspring [CPMT 1981, 83, 84]

A.            Is similar to its parents
B.            Inherits characters acquired by the parental generation
C.            Shows struggle for existence
D.            Repeats phylogeny in its ontogeny
Answer» C.            Shows struggle for existence
6252.

Persons who do hard manual work with their hands, are likely to develop                                  [DPMT 1986]

A.            Thick subcutaneous fat in their palms
B.            Thick epidermis on their palms
C.            Greater number of sweat pores in their hands
D.            Greater quantity of melanin all over the body
Answer» C.            Greater number of sweat pores in their hands
6253.

Lamarck's acquired characters are not inherited and have no evolutionary value. This  statement was given by

A.            Hugo de Vries                         
B.            Charles Darwin
C.            Weismann                                
D.            T.H. Morgan
Answer» D.            T.H. Morgan
6254.

When an organ is used it will develop and if it is not used, it weakens to become vestigial. Who could have said their theory  [BHU 1986; CPMT 1983; DPMT 1993; AFMC 2001; MP PMT 2003]

A.            Darwin                                     
B.            de Vries
C.            Lamarck
D.            Mendel
Answer» D.            Mendel
6255.

The scientists regarded as Neo?Lamarckist are        [AIIMS 1993]

A.            August Weismann and T.H. Morgan
B.            Hardy Weinberg
C.            Correns, Tshermak and Hugo de Vries
D.            Kammerer and Mc Dougall
Answer» E.
6256.

Author of "Philosophique Zoologique'' is                                                          [BHU 1982; JIPMER 1993; MP PMT 2001]

A.            Mendel                                     
B.            Darwin and Wallace
C.            Lamarck                                   
D.            Darwin
Answer» C.            Lamarck                                   
6257.

Lamarck's theory of evolution is also called

A.            Theory of special creation      
B.            Inheritance of acquired characters
C.            Survival of the fittest
D.            None of these
Answer» C.            Survival of the fittest
6258.

Lamarckian theory deals with                                                                              [MP PMT 1997; Orissa JEE 2005]

A.            Acquired characters                
B.            Germplasm
C.            Struggle for existence              
D.            Mutation
Answer» B.            Germplasm
6259.

The idea of use and disuse of organs was given by                               [AFMC 2001; BVP 2004]

A.            Darwin                                     
B.            Lamarck
C.            Hugo de Vries                         
D.            Morgan
Answer» C.            Hugo de Vries                         
6260.

Select the mismatched pair                                             [AMU  2005]

A.               Lamarck            ?        Species are not immutable
B.                    Allopatric           ?        Separate by space
C.                    Darwin finches ?        Like Galapagos
D.                    Hugo de vries   ?        Evolution is discontinuous
E. (e)              Coacervates      ?        Group of organic compound that surrounded by a membrane.
Answer» B.                    Allopatric           ?        Separate by space
6261.

Weismann's experiment discarded the views of          [CPMT 1995]

A.            Lamarck                                   
B.            Darwin
C.            Khurana                                   
D.            Haeckel
Answer» B.            Darwin
6262.

A scientist who worked on rats cut their tails upto 21 successive generations but at last he found that tail remained normal. By this experiment theory of which scientist is disapproved                                                             [CPMT 1995]

A.            Darwin                                     
B.            Lamarck
C.            Hugo de Vries                         
D.            Mendal
Answer» C.            Hugo de Vries                         
6263.

Germplasm theory against Lamarck's principle, was given by                      [BHU 1982; EAMCET 1998; MP PMT 1994, 96;           Manipal 2005]

A.            Weismann                                
B.            Darwin
C.            Lamarck                                   
D.            Hugo de Vries
Answer» B.            Darwin
6264.

Lac is used in

A. Varnish industry only
B. Printing and varnish industries only
C. Gramophone records, varnish, electrically insulated goods and printing industries
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
6265.

Raw lac is separated from the twigs of tree by dissolving it into

A. Organic solvent
B. Hot alcohol
C. Hot water
D. Cold water
Answer» D. Cold water
6266.

The larvae of lac insects feed upon

A. Leaves of the plant
B. Stem of the plant
C. Juice of the plant from phloem
D. Insects of other groups
Answer» D. Insects of other groups
6267.

The female of lac insect lays about..... eggs at a time

A. 150-250
B. 200-300
C. 250-450
D.   300-400
Answer» C. 250-450
6268.

Male and female capsules are........ respectively

A. Tubular and rounded
B. Tubular and irregular
C. Rounded and tubular
D. Rounded and irregular
Answer» B. Tubular and irregular
6269.

Main composition of lac is

A. Glue, pigment and sugar
B. Wax, pigment and glue
C. Resin, pigment, wax and glue
D. Resin, sugar and wax
Answer» D. Resin, sugar and wax
6270.

Order of lac insect is [MP PMT 1999; CBSE PMT 2001]

A. Hymenoptera
B. Lepidoptera
C. Hemiptera
D. Diptera
Answer» D. Diptera
6271.

Which one is modern

A. Sericulture
B. Tissue culture
C. Apiculture
D. Pisciculture
Answer» C. Apiculture
6272.

Which one of these is a secretion from body of an insect

A. Honey
B. Lac
C. Pearl
D. Coral
Answer» C. Pearl
6273.

Largest lac producing country is

A. Japan
B. Phillipines
C. India
D. China
Answer» D. China
6274.

Lac producing insect is   [MP PMT 2004]

A. Lytta
B. Tachardia lacca
C. Bombyx mori
D. Antheraea assama
Answer» C. Bombyx mori
6275.

Lac is produced as [MP PMT 1996; CPMT 1996; BVP 2002]

A. Faces of lac insect
B. Secretion from body
C. Excretion from body
D. Excess food oozing out of body
Answer» C. Excretion from body
6276.

Which lac secreting insect undergoes death after reproduction

A. Male
B. Female
C. Worker
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Female
6277.

Lac contains how much percent resins

A. 0.4
B. 50 - 55%
C. 68 - 90%
D. 90 - 95%
Answer» D. 90 - 95%
6278.

Lac contains how much percent wax

A. 0.01
B. 0.04
C. 0.06
D. 0.1
Answer» D. 0.1
6279.

The commercial lac is produced in large quantities by

A. Male insect
B. Female insect
C. a and b both
D. None of the above
Answer» C. a and b both
6280.

Palas and Ber produce a particular type  of lac which is known as

A. Khair lac
B. Kusum lac
C. Neelam lac
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Neelam lac
6281.

Indian Lac Research Institute is situated at [MP PMT 1994]

A. Ranchi
B. Mysore
C. Dehradoon
D. Nagpur
Answer» B. Mysore
6282.

Commercial lac is produced from [CPMT 1973; CMC Vellore 1993]

A. The nest of a type of bird
B. The exudation of a type of insect
C. The scale of a type of fish
D. The root of a plant
Answer» C. The scale of a type of fish
6283.

Chemical nature of lac is [MP PMT 1993]

A. Protein
B. Carbohydrate
C. Mettaloid
D. Resin
Answer» E.
6284.

Lac insect is a

A. Symbiont insect
B. Commensal insect
C. Parasitic insect
D. a and b both
Answer» D. a and b both
6285.

In ATP molecule energy is stored in

A. Chemical bonds
B. Hydrogen bonds
C. Carbon bonds
D. Pyrophosphate bonds
Answer» E.
6286.

Which of the following is important in electron transport system [Wardha 2005]

A. Ubiquinone
B. Acetyl CoA
C. Tricarboxylic acid
D. Ferricyanide
Answer» B. Acetyl CoA
6287.

Which can accept a hydride ion during electron transduction system [Manipal 2005]

A. \[FADH,\text{ }NADH\]
B. \[FA{{D}^{+}},\text{ }NAD{{P}^{+}}\]
C. \[FA{{D}^{+}},\text{ }NADH\]
D. \[FADH,\text{ }NA{{D}^{+}}\]
Answer» C. \[FA{{D}^{+}},\text{ }NADH\]
6288.

Which of the following is not an intermediate of Kreb's cycle [Bihar 2005]

A. Acetyl Co-A
B. Citric acid
C. Succinic acid
D. Lactic acid
Answer» E.
6289.

During which stage in the complete oxidation of glucose are the greatest number of ATP molecules formed from APD [CBSE PMT 2005]

A. Conversion pyrubic acid to acetyl CoA
B. Electron transport chain
C. Glycolysis
D. Kreb's cycle
Answer» E.
6290.

The enzymes for electron transport system are located in the [Kerala PMT 2004]

A. Plastid
B. Endoplasmic reticulum
C. Ribosomes
D. Mitochondria
E. Golgi bodies
Answer» E. Golgi bodies
6291.

Which of the following does not function as an electron carrier [Kerala PMT 2004]

A. Coenzyme Q
B. Cytochrome-c
C. Cytochrome-a
D. Cytochrome\[-{{a}_{3}}\]
E. \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» F.
6292.

In oxidative photophosphorylation, the last 3 steps are as follows [Orissa JEE 2004] \[Q\to C\to a{{a}_{3}}\to {{O}_{2}}\]

A. \[Q\to C\] is \[{{H}^{+}}\] absorbing site
B. \[a{{a}_{3}}\to {{O}_{2+}}{{H}^{+}}\] yielding site
C. \[Q\to C\] is \[{{H}^{+}}\] yielding site and \[a{{a}_{3}}\to {{O}_{2}}\] is \[{{H}^{+}}\] absorbing site
D. No \[{{H}^{+}}\] is absorbed or released
Answer» D. No \[{{H}^{+}}\] is absorbed or released
6293.

Activity of succinic dehydrogenase involves the following in TCA cycle [DPMT 2004]

A. NAD
B. FAD
C. GDP
D. ATP
Answer» C. GDP
6294.

Which of the following is produced during Kreb's cycle [BVP 2003]

A. Citric acid
B. Lactic acid
C. Acetyl coenzyme-A
D. Acetic acid
Answer» B. Lactic acid
6295.

Kreb's cycle is also called as: [MHCET 2003]

A. Tricarboxylic acid cycle
B. Oxidative phosphorylation
C. EMP pathway
D. Glycolysis
Answer» E.
6296.

In which one of the following do the two names refer to one and the same thing [CBSE PMT 2003]

A. Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle
B. Kreb's cycle and Calvin cycle
C. Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle.
D. Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
Answer» D. Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
6297.

\[FAD{{H}_{2}}\]is produced during the following reaction [MHCET 2002]

A. Succinic acid to fumaric acid
B. Fumaric acid to malic acid
C. Succinyl Co-A to succinic acid
D. Isocitric acid to oxaloacetic acid
Answer» B. Fumaric acid to malic acid
6298.

Kreb's cycle takes place in [BVP 2001; MHCET 2002]

A. Chloroplast
B. Peroxisomes
C. Mitochondria
D. Cytoplasm
Answer» D. Cytoplasm
6299.

Final electron acceptor in ETS is [Kerala CET 2002; CPMT 2003; BHU 2004]

A. \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
B. \[{{O}_{2}}\]
C. \[cvt\,\,{{a}_{3}}\]
D. \[cvt\,\,a\]
Answer» C. \[cvt\,\,{{a}_{3}}\]
6300.

Ferredoxin is a

A. Protein
B. Fat
C. Phenol
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Fat