PART–A

Instructions: Part-A consists of 50 questions. Questions No. 1 -10 (English), Questions No. 11-25 (General
Knowledge and Numerical Ability) and Questions No. 26-50 (Research Methodology)
1. Which of the following is antonym of “Terrible”?
(A) Scaring (B) Horrible
(C) Soothing (D) Awful
2. Which of the following is correctly spelt?
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(A) Aceelerate (B) Accelerate
(C) Acellrate (D) Acceallrate
3. One word for “A hater of reasoning and discussion” is ______.
(A) Misologist (B) Bibliophile
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(C) Misophile (D) Philologist
4. The old lady may not live __________ the winter.
(A) in (B) upto
(C) by (D) through
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5. She_______the best bananas from the basket.

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(A) chose (B) choose
(C) was chosen (D) choosing
6. It is certain that human beings________latent power of which they are vaguely aware.
(A) awareness (B) possess
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(C) exhibit (D) enforce
7. Which of the following is synonym of “Acquaint” ?
(A) Familiar
(B) Refusal
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(C) Refrain
(D) consume
8. Which of the following is synonym of “Nimble”.
(A) Agile
(B) Bamboozle
(C) Hoodwick
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(D) Frugal
9. I ______ doing my homework ______ two hours.
(A) have been, since
(B) have, since
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(C) have been, for
(D) have, for
10. Which of the following is correct passive voice of the sentence “The noise of traffic kept me awake”.
(A) I remained awake by the noise of traffic.
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(B) I was kept awake by the noise of traffic.
(C) The traffic kept by awake by noise.
(D) I keep myself awake by traffic noise.
11. Who is the chairman of “NITI Aayog”?
(A) Union Finance Minster
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(D) President of India

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12. Which of the following human blood group is called universal acceptor?
(A) A group (B) B group
(C) AB group (D) O group
13. Largest lake in India is?
(A) The sambar lake (B) The Dal lake
(C) The Chilka lake (D) The Harike lake
14. Nearest planet in the solar system to sun is
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(A) Saturn (B) Mars
(C) Mercury (D) Venus
15. In Binary Number System, what does 111 represent?
(A) one (B) three
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(C) seven (D) nine
16. India has largest deposits of _________in the world.
(A) Gold (B) Copper
(C) Uranium (D) Mica
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17. Which of the following divides India into Northern and Southern parts?
(A) Equator (B) Arctic circle
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(C) Tropic of Capricorn (D) Tropic of cancer
18. The world’s largest river is
(A) Mississippi (B) Nile
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(C) Amazon (D) Brahmaputra
19. 20% of a number when added to 20 becomes the number itself. Find the number
(A) 20 (B) 25
(C) 50 (D) 80
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20. Find the missing number in the series: 5, 11, ……. , 47, 95, 191
(A) 21 (B) 23
(C) 25 (D) 33
21. A factory has 50 workers. Each worker makes 1/5th of a yard of cloth in 20 minutes. How many yards
of cloth will the factory produce in one hour?
(A) 20 (B) 25
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(C) 30 (D) 50
22. What will be increase in area of an equilateral triangle if its side is increased by 20%?
(A) 44% (B) 33%
(C) 22% (D) 11%
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23. The value of (0.000001)1/3 is _____________.

(A) 0.1 (B) 0.01
(C) 0.001 (D) 0.0001
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24. If TIER is written as 7163 and BRAIN is written as 23415, how is RENT coded ?
(A) 7536 (B) 7653
(C) 3657 (D) 3765
25. If PASSPORT is coded as RCUURQTU, then BOOKLET be coded as_________.
(A) CQQMNFV (B) DQQMNGV
(C) CPPLMFU (D) DRRNMGW

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26. Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?
(A) Searching sources of information to locate problem.
(B) Survey of related literature
(C) Identification of problem
(D) Searching for solutions to the problem
27. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by
(A) Statement of Objectives (B) Selection of Research Tools
(C) Analysis of Data (D) Collection of Data
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28. “Review of Literature” is written in which tense

(A) Present (B) Past
(C) Future (D) None of the above
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29. Turnitin, Urkund and iThenticate softwares are used
(A) for statistical analysis (B) to calculate impact factor
(C) to check plagiarism (D) to calculate H-Index
30. Which of the following is not considered to be an example of scientific misconduct?
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(A) Fabrication of data
(B) Authorship on a project that you did not work
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(C) Plagiarism
(D) Publishing a table of data with a typographical error
31. Inflibnet Centre is located in
(A) Dehradun (B) Indore
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(C) Gandhinagar (D) Jaipur
32. The _________ is a group of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of high-quality educational
programmes.
(A) SWAYAM (B) SWAYAM PRABHA
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(C) e PG pathshala (D) NPTEL
33. Which of the following is a digital repository of theses and dissertations submitted to Indian
universities?
(A) Shodhmitra (B) Shodhsudha
(C) Shodhganga (D) Shodhsanchayan
34. SCOPUS is product of
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(A) American Chemical Society (B) Springer
(C) Elsevier (D) Taylor and Francis
35. Which of the following is not a Boolean Operator ?
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(A) AND (B) OR
(C) ALSO (D) NOT
36. Impact factor is calculated for a _________.
(A) Research paper (B) Journal
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(C) Researcher (D) University
37. Which one of the following is not a “Graphic representation” of the data?
(A) Histogram (B) Bar Chart
(C) Table (D) Pie Chart
38. Histogram is a graph of:
(A) Time series (B) Frequency distribution
(C) Qualitative data (D) Ogive

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39. Which of the following gives the measure of consistency of data?
(A) Standard deviation (B) Chi square test
(C) Probability (D) Correlation
40. A positive correlation is present if
(A) Two variables move in same direction
(B) Two variables move in opposite directions
(C) One variable goes up and other variable goes down
(D) None of the above
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41. In APA Style of citation, APA means

(A) American Printing Association
(B) American Publishing Association
(C) American Psychological Association
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(D) American Publishing Authority
42. The logistic population growth rate of an organism, when plotted against time shows “ S” shaped
curve. It is called as
(A) Sigmoid curve (B) Respiration curve
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(C) Excretion curve (D) Osmotic curve
43. Which of the following is not a measure of Central tendency?
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(A) Mean (B) Range

(C) Mode (D) Median
44. What is the Median of the following set of scores?
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3, 6, 9, 4, 7, 2, 8
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 9
45. The probability of getting all heads when tossing four coins simultaneously is
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(A) 1/4 (B) 1/8
(C) 1/16 (D) 1/64
46. Standard deviation of first 50 natural numbers is
(A) 14.43 (B) 26.43
(C) 30.43 (D) 45.43
47. In binomial distribution, formula of calculating mean is
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(A) µ = p + q (B) µ = np
(C) µ = pq (D) µ = qn
48. Geographical indicators are generally protected for
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(A) Non-renewable ten years
(B) Renewable ten years
(C) 25 years
(D) 60 years
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49. Intellectual Property Rights protect the use of information and ideas that are of
(A) Commercial value (B) Moral value
(C) Social value (D) Ethical value
50. Which one of the following companies invented Microchip?
(A) Microsoft (B) IBM
(C) DELL (D) Intel

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 PART–B

51. Which of the following statements BEST describes what conservation biologists mean by the “the rapid
loss of biodiversity”?
(A) Introduced species, such as starlings and zebra mussels, have rapidly expanded their ranges.
(B) Harvests of marine fishes, such as cod and bluefin tuna, are declining.
(C) The current species extinction rate is as much as 100 times greater than at any time in the past
100,000 years.
(D) Many potential medicines are being lost as plant species become extinct.
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52. Ospreys and other top predators are most severely affected by pesticides because they
(A) Are especially sensitive to chemicals.
(B) Have very long life spans.
(C) Store the pesticides in their tissues.
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(D) Consume prey in which pesticides are concentrated.
53. Which of the following statements regarding competition is INCORRECT?
(A) In general, competition lowers carrying capacity.
(B) Competition benefits one species over another.
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(C) Species with partially overlapping niches cannot coexist.
(D) A niche overlap between two populations is studied by excluding one of the species.
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54. Which of the following STATEMENTS represents a demographic transition?
(A) A population switches from exponential to logistic growth.
(B) A population reaches a fertility rate of zero.
(C) There are equal numbers of individuals in all age-groups.
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(D) A population switches from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.
55. A blue jay that aids its parents in raising its siblings is increasing its
(A) Reproductive success.
(B) Status in a dominance hierarchy.
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(C) Altruistic behaviour.
(D) Inclusive fitness.
56. An ecologist monitoring the number of gorillas in a wildlife refuge over a 5-year period is studying
ecology at which of the following levels?
(A) Organism (B) Population
(C) Community (D) Ecosystem
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57. Buds and sprouts often form on tree stumps. Which of the following hormones would stimulate their
formation?
(A) Auxin (B) Abscisic acid
(C) Cytokinin (D) Ethylene
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58. Which of the following activities of soil bacteria does NOT contribute to creating usable nitrogen
supplies for plant use?
(A) The fixation of atmospheric nitrogen.
(B) The conversion of ammonium ions to nitrate ions.
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(C) The decomposition of dead animals.
(D) The assembly of amino acids into proteins.
59. Which of the following is NOT a modified stem?
(A) Rhizomes
(B) Stolons
(C) Cactus spines
(D) Grapevine tendrils

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60. What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction?
(A) Its binding to a regulatory protein causes the protein to move, exposing actin-binding sites to the
myosin heads.
(B) It provides energy for contraction.
(C) It blocks contraction when the muscle relaxes.
(D) It forms the heads of the myosin molecules in the thick filaments inside a muscle fiber.
61. Which of the following is the initial acceptor of CO2 in CAM plants?
(A) Phosphoenolpyruvate
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(B) Malate dehydrogenase
(C) Ribulose 1-5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase
(D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
62. The majority of fructose absorbed by a sperm is used to
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(A) Form the zygote.
(B) Release enzymes to penetrate an egg.
(C) Bind with receptors on an egg.
(D) Move its flagellum tail.
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63. Which of the following explains the chief advantage of uric acid over urea as a waste product?
(A) Uric acid is a much simpler molecule.
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(B) Less water is required to excrete uric acid.
(C) It takes less energy to make uric acid.
(D) More solutes are removed excreting uric acid.
64. In which of the following organisms does oxygen diffuse directly across a respiratory surface to cells,
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without being carried by the blood?
(A) Grasshopper (B) Whale
(C) Earthworm (D) Mouse
65. Which of the following cells is NOT a tissue-fixed macrophage?
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(A) Hafbauer cell (B) Raji cell
(C) Dust cell (D) Histiocyte
66. Earthworms, which are substrate feeders,
(A) Feed mostly on mineral substrates.
(B) Filter small organisms from the soil.
(C) Are bulk feeders that ingest large pieces of food.
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(D) Eat their way through the soil, feeding on partially decayed organic matter.
67. Fossils suggest that the first major trait distinguishing hominins from other primates was
(A) A large brain.
(B) Erect posture.
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(C) Forward-facing eyes with depth perception.
(D) Tool making.
68. Molecular comparisons place arthropods under clade Ecdysozoa. Which of the following features do
arthopods have that forms the basis for the name ecdysozoa?
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(A) A complete digestive system.
(B) Body segmentation.
(C) Molting of an exoskeleton.
(D) Bilateral symmetry.
69. The eggs of seed plants are fertilized within ovules, and the ovules then develop into
(A) Seeds. (B) Spores.
(C) Fruit. (D) Sporophytes.

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70. Which of the following pathogens is associated with pseudomembranous colitis?
(A) Clostridium difficile
(B) Vibrio vulnificus
(C) Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
(D) Streptobacillus moniliformis
71. Which of the following genes represents a pathogenicity island of Helicobacter pylori?
(A) iceA (B) babA
(C) cagA (D) sabA
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72. Diphtheria bacilli produces an exotoxin that acts to

(A) Disrupt the cell membrane. (B) Block protein synthesis.
(C) Block nucleic acid synthesis. (D) Disrupt cell nucleus.
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73. Major divisions in the geologic record are marked by
(A) Radioactive dating.
(B) Distinct changes in the types of fossilised life.
(C) Regular time intervals measured in millions of years.
(D) The appearance, in order, of prokaryotes, protists, animals, plants, and fungi.
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74. Which of the following classes of antibodies do not have a hinge region?
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(A) IgG2 and IgG4 (B) IgE and IgD
(C) IgM and IgE (D) IgA1 and IgG3
75. Which of the following components is known to activate the classical complement pathway?
(A) Lipid A (B) C-reactive protein
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(C) IgE-allergen complex (D) Fungal lectin
76. Which of the following cellular events is NOT directly associated with mitochondria?
(A) Apoptosis (B) ATP synthesis
(C) Controlling cell cycle (D) Protein degradation
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77. A large and important group of compound that can be made by repetition of simple isoprenoid units, is
called
(A) Terpenoids.
(B) Steroids.
(C) Carotenoids.
(D) Terpenses.
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78. Which of the following is a Th2 polarizing cytokine?
(A) IL-12
(B) IL-2
(C) IFN-γ
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(D) IL-9
79. The largest cell organelle is
(A) Nucleus.
(B) Endoplasmic reticulum.
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(C) Chloroplast.
(D) Mitochondria.
80. Which of the following events is NOT associated with MAP kinases?
(A) Phosphorylation of upstream receptor
(B) Dephosphorylation by phosphatase
(C) Phosphorylation of downstream targets
(D) Cytoplasm to nucleus translocation

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81. Which of the following is NOT a function of large central vacuoles of plant cells?
(A) Waste disposal
(B) Support
(C) Food storage
(D) Contractile regulation
82. Which of the following processes is responsible for mediating the crossing of oxygen and carbon
dioxide through the cell membrane?
(A) Active diffusion
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(B) Passive diffusion
(C) Facilitated diffusion
(D) Randon diffusion
83. Which of the following molecules is NOT associated with type 1 interferon signalling leading to antiviral
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state in nucleated cells?
(A) Protein kinase R
(B) 2,5 oligoadenylate synthase
(C) MxA
(D) GATA3
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84. Which of the following signalling pathways is followed by T cells in response to antigenic stimulation?
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(A) Autocrine signalling
(B) Juxtacrine signalling
(C) Paracrine signalling
(D) Endocrine signalling
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85. Which of the following represents the largest family of cell surface receptors?
(A) Ion-channel receptor
(B) G-protein coupled receptor
(C) Enzyme-linked receptor
(D) Nuclear receptor
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86. All the following are cell membrane-associated TLRs EXCEPT

(A) TLR1. (B) TLR2.
(C) TLR3. (D) TLR4.
87. Charcot Leyden crystals in sputum is suggestive of which of the following disorders?
(A) Cystic fibrosis (B) Asthma
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(C) Pneumonia (D) Kaposi’s sarcoma
88. Major basic protein is secreted by which of the following cells?
(A) Mastocytes (B) Sertoli cells
(C) Eosinophils (D) Basophils
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89. Which of the following regions is the thermoregulation centre responsible for the induction of fever in
the preoptic anterior (POA) hypothalamus?
(A) OVLT
(B) MALT
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(C) PALS
(D) GALT
90. In C3 cycle of photosynthesis, which of the following is the primary acceptor of CO2?
(A) Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate
(B) Ribulose 5-phosphate
(C) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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91. Cetrimide agar is used for the selective isolation of
(A) Acinetobacter baumannii.
(B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
(C) Burkholderia pseudomallei.
(D) Leptospira icterohemorrhagiae.
92. Which of the following pigments is produced by Serratia marcescens?
(A) Carotenoid (B) Pyoverdin
(C) Prodigiosin (D) Fluorescein
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93. What prevents horses and donkeys from hybridizing to form a new species?
(A) Limited hybrid variability
(B) Limited hybrid fertility
(C) Hybrid breakdown
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(D) Gametic isolation
94. In a population with two alleles, B and b, the allele frequency of b is 0.4. B is dominant to b. What
frequency of individuals with the dominant phenotype if the population is in Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium?
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(A) 0.16 (B) 0.36
(C) 0.48 (D) 0.84
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95. Which of the following is the precursor for ethylene biosynthesis in plants?
(A) Tryptophan (B) Methionine
(C) Lysine (D) Tyrosine
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96. Intracellular transport in mammalian cells through vesicular fusion is regulated by which among the
following GTPases?
(A) Rho (B) Ran
(C) Rab (D) Ras
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97. Rho factor in prokaryotic termination involves the activity of
(A) RNA-RNA helicase.
(B) DNA-DNA helicase.
(C) DNA-RNA helicase.
(D) 5’ to 3’ polymerization.
98. Which of the following is an inhibitor of mitochondrial ATP synthase?
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(A) Sodium azide
(B) Oligomycin
(C) Rifampicin
(D) Sodium nitroprusside
99. In translation, peptide bond formation between two amino acids is catalyzed by which of the following
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enzymes?
(A) Amino transferase
(B) Peptidyltransferase
(C) Peptidyl carboxylase
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(D) Peptidylamidase
100. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient of HAT medium for the selective isolation of hybridoma
cells described by Georges Köhler and César Milstein in 1975?
(A) Hypoxanthine
(B) Aminopterin
(C) Theophylline
(D) Thymidine

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