NPP Practice Paper 01: Cell Cycle & Cell Division
NPP Practice Paper 01: Cell Cycle & Cell Division
NPP Practice Paper 01: Cell Cycle & Cell Division
KUMARLIVE
1. The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its genome,
synthesises the other constituents of the cells and eventually
divides into two daughter cells is called
a) Cell division
b) Cell cycle
c) Karyokinesis
d) Cytokinesis
2. A typical eukaryotic cell cycle is illustrated by
a) Yeast
b) Bacteria
c) Human cells in culture
d) Both a and c
3. In the 24 hour average duration of cell cycle of a human
cell, cell division properly lasts for about
a) 23 hours
b) An hour
c) Half an hour
d) 90 minutes
4. Of the total duration of cell cycle, the interphase lasts
more than
a) 95%
b) 5%
c) 90%
d) 92%
5. Recognise the figure and find out the correct matching
a) Interphase
b) Early prophase
c) Late prophase
d) Late telophase
10. G1, S and G2 are stages of
a) Interphase
b) Prophase
c) Metaphase
d) Anaphase
11. Which of the following cells in an adult animal do not
appear to exhibit division ?
a) Bone marrow cells
b) Upper layer of epidermis
c) Heart cells
d) All of the above
12. Which one is the correct sequence of a cell cycle?
a) G2→ M → G1 → S
b) S → G2 → M → G1
c) G1→ S → G2 → M
d) M → G1 → S → G2
13. Yeast cell divides once in approximately every
a) 90 minutes
b) 9 minutes
c) 24 Hours
d) 24 days
14.Human cells is culture show a cell cycle to be completed
in approximately
a) 42 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 24 minutes
d) 24 seconds
15. Which phase occupies the maximum part of cell cycle?
a) Mitotic phase
b) Meiotic phase
c) Interphase
d) Cytokinesis
16. This phase of cell cycle is a period of intense synthesis
and growth. It constitutes 95% of the duration of cell cycle it
is
a) Interphase
b) Telophase
c) Prophase
d) Anaphase
17. Read the following statements about cell division and
select the correct ones
I. M phase represents the phase when actual cell division occurs
and I phase represents the phase between two successive M
phase
II. In the 24 hours average duration of cell cycle of a human cell, cell
division proper lasts for only about an hour
III. M phase constitutes more than 95%^ of the duration of cell cycle.
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (ii) and (iii)
c) (i) and (iii)
d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
18.Which of the following phases of the cell cycle is not a
part of interphase ?
a) S
b) G1
c) G0
d) M
19. A cell cycle includes
a) Metaphase
b) G1 -phase
c) S-phase
d) G2 -phase
21. Synthesis of histone proteins occurs in
a) G1 -phase
b) Interphase
c) Anaphase
d) G0 -phase
22. Select the incorrect statement regarding S phase of
interphase
a) It occurs between G1 and G2
b) DNA replicates in the nucleus in this phase
c) Centrioles duplicate in the cytoplasm
d) As DNA is doubled, number of chromosomes also doubles
23.The DNA content of individual cells and the number of cells in each phase of a “cell cycle” can
be determined using flow cytometry. Which of the following combinations of “phase of a cell
cycle and its corresponding DNA content” can be considered normal?
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. A 18.D 19. A 20. C
21. B 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A ANSWER KEY