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Multiple Choice

1. An organic nutrient essential to an organism’s metabolism that cannot


be synthesized itself is termed a/an:
a) trace element
b) Micronutrient
c) Growth factor
d) Essential nutrient

2. The source of the necessary elements of life is:


a) An inorganic environmental reservoir
b) The sun
c) Rocks
d) The air

3. An organism that can synthesize all its required organic


components from CO2 using energy from the sun is a:
a) photoautotroph
b) photoheterotroph
c) chemoautotroph
d) chemoheterotroph

4. An obligate halophile requires high:


a) pH
b) temerperature
c) salt
d) pressure

5. Chemoautotrophs can survive on ______alone.


a) Minerals
b) CO2
c) Minerals and CO2
d) Methane

6. Which of the following statements is true for all organisms?


a) They require organic nutrients
b) They require inorganic nutrients
c) They require growth factors
d) They require oxygen gas

7. A pathogen would most accurately be described as a:


a) parasite
b) Commensal
c) Saprobe
d) Symbiotic

8. Which of the following is true of passive transport?


a) It requires a gradient
b) It uses the cell wall
c) It includes endocytosis
d) It only moves water

9. A cell exposed to a hypertonic environment will _____by osmosis:


a) Gain water
b) Lose water
c) Neither gain nor lose water
d) Burst

10. Active transport of a substance across a membrane requires:


a) A gradient
b) The expenditure of ATP
c) Water
d) Diffusion

The bacterium Yersinia pestis causes ____

a. Bubonic Plague
b. Rubella
c. Roseola
d. Measles

Nipah henipavirus is a ______ borne virus

a. Water
b. Bat
c. Air
d. None of the above

The function of β subunit of polymerase is

a. Template binding
b. Catalytic binding
c. Promoter binding
d. Cation binding

True replication of DNA is due to

a. Phosphate backbone
b. Hydrogen bonding
c. Complementary base pairing rule
d. None

Which of the σ factors is heat stable?

σ 54

σ 70

σ 28

σ 32

Short strands of ——- primer are used in DNA replication.

DNA

RNA

Histone

Protein

The scientific discipline concerned with naming organisms is called

A) Taxonomy. B) Cladistics. C) Binomial nomenclature. D) Systematics.

Nucleus is separated from cytoplasm by


(a) nuclear membrane
(b) nucleoplasm
(c) organs
(d) cell membrane
The control centre of all the activities of a cell is
(a) nucleus
(b) nucleoplasm
(c) cytoplasm
(d) organelles
Mineral associated with cytochrome is

Mg

Cu and Ag

Fe

Cu

Which of the following is a phospholipid?

Sterol
Cholesterol

Lecithin

Steroid

Diseases that spread from one person to another are called _______.
(a) Communicable diseases
(b) Degenerative diseases
(c) Non-communicable diseases
(d) None of the above
Xerophthalmia caused due to the deficiency of ___________.
(a) vitamin A
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C
(d) vitamin E
a. 10 seconds c. 5 minutes
b. 30 seconds d. 15 minutes

Charles Darwin was best known in the


19th century for:
a) creating the idea of evolution
b) creating the idea of
uniformitarianism
c) making the idea of evolution
acceptable for scientists and the
educated general public
d) all of the above
The theory of evolution by natural selection was independently developed by:

a) Charles Lyell and Charles


Darwin

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace


b)

Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck


c)

Charles Lyell and James Hutton


d)
Proteome is a ____________
a) A precursor of protein
b) Storehouse of proteins
c) An inventory of the total amount of proteins
d) None of the mentioned

RNA does not have the nitrogen base of _______


a) Uracil
b) Cytosine
c) Thymine
d) Adenine
Which of the following disaccharides have beta (1->4) bond?
a) Maltose and Sucrose
b) Maltose and Isomaltose
c) Lactose and Cellobiose
d) Sucrose and Cellobiose

Example of a polar amino acid is ____________


a) Glutamine
b) Alanine
c) Methionine
d) Valine
B-cells and T-cells are two types of cells involved in _______________.
(a) Innate Immunity
(b) Active immunity
(c) Passive immunity
(d) Acquired immunity

The branch of biology involved in the study of immune systems in all organisms is
called_________.
(a) Botany
(b) Microbiology
(c) Immunology
(d) Biotechnology

The strongest hydrogen bond acceptor…


a) amine nitrogen
b) aniline nitrogen
c) carboxylate oxygen
d) amide nitrogen
Agents act as irreversible inhibitors are…
a) statins
b) protease inhibitors
c) sulphonamides
d) penicilllins
Eukaryotic entities
(a) in the presence of a cAMP molecule, it carries out protein synthesis
(b) have only operons assisting in gene expression
(c) transcription takes place in the nucleus and translation in the cytoplasm
(d) transcription occurs in the cytoplasm and translation in nucleus
In eukaryotes and bacteria, the most common form of regulation is
(a) promoter control
(b) translation control
(c) repressor control
(d) transcriptional control
Koshland’s theory of enzyme action is known as

a. Lock and key theory


b. Reduced fit theory
c. Induced fit theory
d. Enzyme coenzyme theory

The fastest enzyme is

a. DNA gyrase
b. Pepsin
c. DNA polymerase
d. Carbonic anhydrase

Haemoglobin has

a. Primary structure
b. Secondary structure
c. Tertiary structure
d. Quaternary structure

How many biogeographic does India have?


(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10

Vaccination was invented by

a) Jenner
b) Pasteur
c) Koch
d) Salk
From this list, the most effective vaccine is against
a) Staphylococci
b) Tuberculosis
c) Tetanus
d) Adenovirus
Successful immunisation can be impaired by
a) Adjuvants
b) Cytokines
c) Cloning the vaccine
d) Maternal antibody
__

1. The power house of cell is called


a) Cell wall
b) Mitochondria
c) Ribosomes
d) Nucleus
2. The kitchen of the cell is called
a) Cell wall
b) Nucleus
c) Vacuoles
d) Plastids
3. The functional unit of life is called
a) Cell
b) Egg
c) Nucleus
d) None of these
4. Chloroplast is found in
a) Plant cell only
b) Animal cell only
c) Both of these
d) None of these
5. The control unit of cell is
a) Nucleus
b) Cell wall
c) Cytoplasm
d) All of these
6. Single celled organisms are called
a) Unicellular
b) Multi-cellular
c) Both of these
d) None of these
7. Tissue is a
a) Group of organs
b) Group of cells
c) Group of tissues
d) Group of organisms
8. Cell is discovered by
a) Robert Brown
b) Robert Hooke
c) John Mendal
d) Charse Darwin
9. The calls capable of changing shapes are
a) Amoeba cell
b) WBC
c) Both of these
d) None of these
10. Hen’s egg is a
a) Tissue
b) Organ
c) Organ system
d) cell

1) The short length man-made yarns are called ___________ yarns. (Answer
= C)
A. Complex B. Filament
C. Spun D. None of these

2) Which is an elastomeric fiber? (Answer = D)


A. Acrylic B. Mod Acrylic
C. Nylon D. Spandex

3) Spinning of yarn means_________ . (Answer = B)


A. Denier B. Twisting
C. Tex D. Pulling

4) Symmetrical balance occurs when the space within a garment is divided


into _________ parts. (Answer = A)
A. Equal B. Un equal
C. Three D. Four

5) When the design elements work well together _______ is achieved.


(Answer = D)
A. Rhythm B. Balance
C. Proportion D. Harmony

6) Triangular-shaped folds of fabric stitched to control fullness are called


__________. (Answer = C)
A. Gathers B. Pleats
C. Darts D. Hem

7) The process of converting waste material into new product and objects is
called __________. (Answer = D)
A. Recreation B. Redesigning
C. Reformation D. Recycling
16) Solution dyeing is mostly used for ________ fibers. (Answer = C)
A. Wool B. Natural
C. Synthetic D. Cellulosic

17) Creativity in textile is also known as ___________. (Answer = D)


A. Fabric B. Clothing
C. Textiles D. Designing

18) ___________ designing shows awkward look in clothing. (Answer = B)


A. Good B. Incomplete
C. Unstitched D. Raw

19) ______________ designers sell their designs to fashion houses.


(Answer = B)
A. Full-time B. Freelance
C. Self employed D. In-house

20) Grey cloth is also known as _________. (Answer = D)


A. Toile B. Kutch

Choose correct alternative from the followings:

A:-For cotton fiber, longer the fiber, finer it is


B:-For cotton fiber, longer the fiber, coarser it is
C:-For cotton fiber, longer the fiber, more non-uniformity it gets
D:-None of the above combinations

:-Choose correct alternative from the followings:

A:-For cotton fiber, longer the fiber, finer it is


B:-For cotton fiber, longer the fiber, coarser it is
C:-For cotton fiber, longer the fiber, more non-uniformity it gets
D:-None of the above combinations

Correct Answer:- Option-A

2:-The hollow space in cotton is known as:

A:-Lumen
B:-Stomas
C:-Medulla
D:-Pores

Correct Answer:- Option-A

3:-With an increase of moisture content, the strength of a Nylon filament

A:-Increases
B:-Decreases
C:-First increases then decreases
D:-First decreases then increases

Correct Answer:- Option-B

4:-Which one of the following statements is true?

A:-Glass is 100% crystalline fibre.


B:-Polypropylene is 100% amorphous fibre.
C:-Cotton is 50% crystalline fibre.
D:-Wool is 30% crystalline fibre.

Correct Answer:- Option-D

5:-Water acts as catalyst for the production of

A:-Nylon 6
B:-Acrylic
C:-Viscose
D:-Polyester

Correct Answer:- Option-A

6:-Which of the following fibre properties is not governed by its amorphous content?

A:-Dye uptake
B:-Moisture content
C:-Extensibility
D:-Friction

Correct Answer:- Option-D

7:-If the front top roller of a ring frame having diameter of 1 inch becomes eccentric,
at what wave length of spectrogram do you expect a peak?

A:-8 cm
B:-2.54 cm
C:-4 cm
D:-1.27 cm

Correct Answer:- Option-A

8:-8 slivers each with a CVm of 2.8% are fed to a draw frame. If the draw frame adds
a CVm of 1%, what will be the CVm of ouput sliver?

A:-3.8%
B:-1.1%
C:-1.41%
D:-1.8%

Correct Answer:- Option-C

9:-Low strength mechanical properties are strongly correlated with


A:-Fabric thermal comfort
B:-Fabric drape
C:-Fabric dimensional stability
D:-Fabric handle

Correct Answer:- Option-D

10:-Which one of the following parameters has no influence on air permeability?

A:-Fabric cover factor


B:-Yarn twist density
C:-Fabric stiffness
D:-Fabric porosity

Correct Answer:- Option-C

In ring spinning, what happens with the weight of traveller when the count goes finer

A:-Increases
B:-Remain constant
C:-Decreases
D:-None of the above

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