Sample paper of Biology for UPCAT
Sample paper of Biology for UPCAT. Uttar Pradesh Common Admision Test (UPCAT) is conducted by Association of Private Medical & Dental Colleges of U. P. as All India Common Admission Test “UPCAT-DENTAL” for admission to Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.) courses in 23 private Dental Colleges of U.P.
PATTERN
The entrance examination comprises of an objective type questions containing 200 questions of 200 marks.There will be 50 questions each for Physics, Chemistry, Zoology & Botany.The candidate is required to answer 200 MCQs in 3 hours.All questions is objective type with 4 Multiple choice and only one will be correct choice.Each correct answer will be awarded one mark. Zero marks shall be given to no response.There is no negative marking for incorrect answer.
Sample paper of Biology of UPCAT
1. When a fresh water protozoan is placed in marine water,______________
(a) a number of contractile vacuoles appear
(b) the contractile vacuole remains unchanged
(c) the contractile vacuole disappears
(d) the contractile vacuole increases in size
2. In some chordates, the notochord is modified as the vertebral column. Such animals are called vertebrates. Which of the following statements make sense?
(a) All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.
(b) Chordates are not vertebrates and vertebrates are not chordates.
(c) All chordates are vertebrates but all vertebrates are not chordates.
(d) All vertebrates are chordates and all chordates are vertebrates.
3. The 2005 Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine was awarded to Barry Marshall and Robin Warren of Australia for their discovery of
(a) prions, a new biological principle of infection
(b) Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(c) human papilloma virus causing cervical cancer
(d) bacterium Helicobacter pylori causing peptic ulcer
4. In a typical Mendelian cross which is a dihybrid cross, one parent is homozygous both dominant traits and another parent is homozygous for both recessive traits. In the generation, both parental combinations and recombinations appear. The phenotypic ratio of parental combinations to recombinations is ………
(a) 9 : 7
(b) 15 : 1
(c) 10 : 6
(d) 12 : 4
5. A balanced diet does NOT include
(a) Proteins and vitamins
(b) Minerals and salts
(c) Carbohydrates and fats
(d) Nucleic acids and enzymes
6. The term, ‘southern blotting’ refers to ………….
(a) transfer of DNA fragments from electrophoresis gel to nitrocellulose sheet
(b) comparison of DNA fragments from two sources
(c) transfer of DNA fragments from in vitro cellulose membrane to electrophoresis gel
(d) attachment of probes to DNA fragments
7. The number of ATP produced when a molecule of glucose undergoes fermentation is
(a) 2
(b) 38
(c) 4
(d) 36
8. Silk produced by Antheraea mylitta is also called _______________
(a) Eri silk
(b) Mysore silk
(c) Muga silk
(d) Tassar silk
9. Mitotic stages are not observed in ___________
(a) Saccharomyces
(b) Chlorella
(c) Cosmarium
(d) E.coli
10. Name the hormone that has no role in menstruation.
(a)LH
(b)FSH
© GH
(d)TSH
11. Which function will be lost due to damage of occipital lobe ?
(a) Hearing
(b) Speech
(c) Vision
(d) Memory
12. Which one of the following immunoglobulins is found as pentamer ?
(a) IgG
(b) IgM
(c) IgA
(d) IgE
13. Which one of the following cells is not a phagocytic cell ?
(a) Macrophage
(b) Monocyte
(c) Neutrophil
(d) Basophil
14. Which one of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man ?
(a) Rampithecus punjabicus
(b) Homo Homo habilis
(c) Australopithecus
(d) neanderthalensis
15. Meissner’s corpuscles occur is
(a) Brain
(b) Nerve cells
(c) Skin
(d) Tongue
16. Which of the following substances can cure Parkinson’s disease ?
(a) Acetylcholine
(b) Dopamine
(c) Glutamic acid
(d) GABA
17. Movement of tongue muscle is controlled by
(a) facial nerve
(b) trigeminal nerve
(c) hypoglossal nerve
(d) vagus nerve
18. Which one of the following is an example of chlorophyllous thallophyte?
(a) Nephrolepis
(b) Gnetum
(c) Volvariella
(d) Spirogyra
19. Pinus belongs to the class ………….
(a) Coniferopsida
(b) Sphenopsida
(c) Gnetopsida
(d) Cycadopsida
20. With reference to enzymes, which one of the following statements is true?
(a) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme
(b) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme — Apoenzyme
(c) Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme
(d) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme
21. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Sycon – Canal system
(b) Star fish – Radial symmetry
(c) Ascaris – Flame cell
(d) Prawn – Haemocoel
22. Which one of the following reactions is an example of oxidative decarboxylation?
(a) Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA.
(b) Conversion of citrate to isocitrate.
(c) Conversion of succinate to fumarate.
(d) Conversion of fumarate to malate.
23. Which one of the following animal phyla does not possess a coelom ?
(a) Platyhelminthes
(b) Annelida
(c) Mollusca
(d) Echinodermata
24. Cardiac muscles are
(a) Striated and voluntary
(b) Striated and involuntary
(c) Smooth and voluntary
(d) Smooth and involuntary
25. Gametophyte is the dominant phase in the lifecycle of
(a) Cycas
(b) Riccia
(c) Hibiscus
(d) Nephrolepis
26. Which of the following hormones is a steroid?
(a) Glucagon
(b) Thyroxine
(c) Estrogen
(d) Insulin
27. More men suffer from colour blindness than women because ___________
(a) the colour blind gene is carried on the ‘Y’ chromosome
(b) men are hemizygous and one defective gene is enough to make them colour blind
(c) women are more resistant to disease than men
(d) the male sex hormone testosterone causes the disease
28. Longest phase of meiosis
(a) Prophase I
(b) Prophase II
(c) Anaphase I
(d) Metaphase II
29. Tetany is caused by
(a) Hyperparathyroidism
(b) Hypoparathyroidism
(c) Hyperthyroidism
(d) Hypothyroidism
30. Which of the following is a gastro intestine hormone ?
(a) Prolactin
(b) Enterokinase
(c) GH
(d) FSH
31. Four children belonging to the same parents have the following blood groups A, B, AB and O. Hence, the genotypes of the two parents are ___________
(a) One parent is heterozygous for ‘A’ and another parent is heterozygous for ‘B’
(b) Both parents are homozygous for ‘B’ group
(c) Both parents are homozygous for ‘A’ group
(d) One parent is homozygous for ‘A’ and another parent is homozygous for ‘B’
32. Pick the mammal with true placenta :
(a) Platypus
(b) Mongoose
(c) Kangaroo
(d) Echidna
34. Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Every intron is a set of three terminator codons.
(b) Exons are present in eukaryotes while introns are present in prokaryotes.
(c) Introns are present in mRNA and exons are present in tRNA.
(d) Codons are present in mRNA and anticodons in tRNA.
35. BT brinjal is an example of transgenic crops. In this, BT refers to __________
(a) Betacarotene
(b) Bacillus thuringiensis
(c) Bacillus tuberculosis
(d) Biotechnology
36.Which one of the following is NOT an antitranspirant?
(a) Silicon oil
(b) Low viscosity
(c) PMA
(d) BAP
37. Chemiosmosis hypothesis given by Peter Mitchel proposes the mechanism of ……
(a) synthesis of FADH2
(b) synthesis of NADPH
(c) synthesis of NADH
(d) synthesis of ATP
38. Electrons used in Electron Microscope are of the wavelength
(a) 0.05 Å
(b) 0.15 Å
(c) 0.25 Å
(d) 0.30 Å
39. Biolistic technique is used in
(a) Tisues culture process
(b) Gene transfer process
(c) Hybridization process
(d) Germplasm conservation process
40. Example of water soluble plant pigment is
(a) Chlorophyll-a
(b) Chlorophyll-b
(c) Anthocyanin
(d) Xanthophyll
41. Which one of the following is not related to guttation?
(a) Water is given out during daytime.
(b) Guttation is of universal occurrence.
(c) Water is given out in the form of droplets.
(d) Water given out is impure.
42. Pieces of plant tissue used in tissue culture is called
(a) Explant
(b) Somaclone
(c) Inoculant
(d) Clone
43. VAM is
(a) Symbiotic bacteria
(b) Saprophytic bacteria
(c) Saprophytic fungi
(d) Symbiotic fungi
44. Acid rain is caused by
(a) NO2
(b) SO2
(c) SO3
(d) CO2
45. The force responsible for upward conduction of water against gravity comes from
(a) translocation.
(b) respiration.
(c) transpiration.
(d) photosynthesis.
46. Which one of the following bacterium is used for production of transgenic plants ?
(a) Escherichia coli
(b) Bacillus thuringiensis
(c) Staphylococcus aureus
(d) Agrobacterium tumefaciens
47. A plant cell becomes turgid due to
(a) Plasmolysis
(b) Exosmosis
(c) Endosmosis
(d) Electrolysis
48. With reference to the pituitary, which of the following statements is true?
(a) Neurohypophysis collects and stores vasopressin and oxytocin.
(b) Adenohypophysis secretes vasopressin and oxytocin.
(c) Neurohypophysis secretes vasopressin and oxytocin.
(d) Neurohypophysis secretes TSH and STH.
49. The brainstem is made up of _____________
(a) Diencephalon, medulla oblongata, cerebellum
(b) Cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla oblongata
(c) Midbrain, pons, cerebellum
(d) Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
50. The loosely arranged nonchlorophyllous parenchyma cells present in lentiçels are called
(a) Water stomata
(b) Albuminous cells
(c) Complementary cells
(d) Passage cells
51. Ovule integument gets transformed into
(a) Seed
(b) fruit wall
(c) seed coat
(d) cotyledons
52. Structure element of Chromatin is
(a) Histone
(b) Acid protein and DNA
(c) Nuclear matrix
(d) Nucleosomes
53. Inulin is a polymer of
(a) Glucose
(b) Galactose
(c) Fructose
(d) Arabinose
54. The term, genetic RNA refers to
(a) the RNA that helps gene regulation in lac-operon
(b) the RNA present in mitochondria
(c) genetic material of RNA viruses
(d) the RNA that carries genetic message
55. As per the guidelines of the Indian Red Cross Society, which of the following persons are recommended for blood donation?
(a) Healthy women but unwed and below the age of 35.
(b) Persons who are immunized with live vaccines.
(c) People not in good health, under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(d) Ladies during menstruation, pregnancy and breast feeding.
56. In a typical heart, if EDV is 120 ml of blood and ESV is 50 ml of blood, the stroke volume (SV) is ………………..
(a) 120 × 50 = 6000 ml
(b) 120 ÷ 50 = 2.4 ml
(c) 120 − 50 = 70 ml
(d) 120 + 50 = 170 m1
57. The name of the pace maker of the heart is
(a) Lymph node
(b) S.A. node
(c) Juxtaglumerular apparatus
(d) Semilunar valve
58. What is a genophore ?
(a) DNA in prokaryotes
(b) DNA and RNA in prokaryotes
(c) DNA and protein in prokaryotes
(d) RNA in prokaryotes
59. Example of a typical homopolysaccharide is
(a) Ligin
(b) Suberin
(c) Inulin
(d) Starch
60. Who wrote the famous book “Origin of Species”?
(a) Larmarck
(b) Darwin
(c) De Vries
(d) Mendel
ANSWERS
1) (c)
2) (a)
3) (d)
4) (c)
5) (d)
6) (a)
7) (a)
8) (d)
9) (d)
10) (d)
11) (c)
12) (b)
13) (d)
14) (c)
15) (c)
16) (b)
17) (c)
18) (d)
19) (a)
20) (d)
21) (c)
22) (a)
23) (a)
24) (b)
25) (b)
26) (c)
27) (b)
28) (a)
29) (b)
30) (b)
31) (a)
32) (b)
33) (d)
34) (d)
35) (b)
36) (d)
37) (d)
38) (a)
39) (b)
40) (c)
41) (b)
42) (a)
43) (d)
44) (b)
45) (c)
46) (D)
47) (c)
48) (a)
49) (a)
50) (c)
51) (c)
52) (d)
53) (c)
54) (c)
55) (a)
56) (c)
57) (b)
58) (a)
59) (d)
60) (b)
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