SSC Sample Paper

done NCERT - Sample Paper-6 Total Questions - 9    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology?                                                       (2017)
  A)
   Production of biolarvicides
  done clear
  B)
   Manufacture of biodegradable plastics
  done clear
  C)
   Reproductive cloning of animals
  done clear
  D)
   Production of organisms free of diseases
  done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The terms 'Event Horizon', 'Singularity', 'String Theory' and 'Standard Model' are sometimes seen in the news in the context of:                                                                                                                                                   (2017)
  A)
   Observation and understanding of the Universe
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  B)
   Study of the solar and the lunar eclipses
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  C)
   Placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth
  done clear
  D)
   Origin and evolution of living organisms on the Earth
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• question_answer3)
  With reference to agriculture in India, how can the technique of 'genome sequencing', often seen in the news, be used in the immediate future?                                                                                                                   (2017)

  1. Genome sequencing can be used to identify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in various crop plants.

  2. This technique helps in reducing the time required to develop new varieties of crop plants.

  3. It can be used to decipher the host-pathogen relationship in crops.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer4)
  In the context of the developments in Bioinformatics, the term 'transcriptome', sometimes seen in the news, refers to                                                                                                                                                   (2016)
  A)
   A range of enzymes used in genome editing
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  B)
   The full range of mRNA molecules expressed by an organism
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  C)
   The description of the mechanism of gene expression
  done clear
  D)
   A mechanism of genetic mutations taking place in cells
  done clear
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• question_answer5)
  With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacture to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011               (2016)

  1. List of ingredients including additives

  2. Nutrition information

  3. Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions.

  4. Vegetarian/non-vegetarian

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  A)
   1, 2 and 3        
  done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4
  done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4                    
  done clear
  D)
   1 and 4 only
  done clear
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• question_answer6)
  H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which one of the following diseases?         (2015)
  A)
   AIDS               
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  B)
   Bird flu
  done clear
  C)
   Dengue            
  done clear
  D)
   Swine flu
  done clear
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• question_answer7)
  With reference to bio-toilets used by the Indian Railways, consider the following statements:                          (2015)

  1. The decomposition of human waste in the bio-toilets is initiated by a fungal inoculums.

  2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products in this decomposition which are released into the atmosphere.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   1                    
  done clear
  B)
   2
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 2           
  done clear
  D)
   neither 1 nor 2
  done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding vegetative propagation of plants?                                      (2014)

  1. Vegetative propagation produces clonal population.

  2. Vegetative propagation helps in eliminating the virus.

  3. Vegetative propagation can be practiced most of the year.

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  A)
   1 only 
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 only
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only                
  done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3
  done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Recombinant DNA Technology (Genetic Engineering) allows genes to be transferred-                                                 (2013)

  1. Across different species of plants.

  2. From animals to plants.

  3. From microorganisms to higher organisms. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  A)
   Only 1 
  done clear
  B)
   2 and 3
  done clear
  C)
   1 and 3           
  done clear
  D)
   All of these
  done clear
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