List of top Zoology Questions

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: During gel electrophoresis, DNA moves from anode to cathode.
Reason R: DNA is negatively charged.
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Arrange the following toxonomic categories from lower to higher level:
A. Family 
B. Class 
C. Kingdom 
D. Order 
E. Species 
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Identify the sequence in the mechanism of local inflammatory response:
A. Presence of pathogen at the site of injury 
B. Capillaries widen and become more permeable 
C. Most cells release histamines 
D. Entry of anti-microbial peptides at the site of injury 
E. Signals released by immune cells, attract neutrophills which digest the pathogen and heals the tissue.
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Arrange the steps involved in cloning of gene into plasmid:
A. Selection of confirmation of recombinant clones
B. Ligation of the gene of interest and plasmid
C. Amplification of the gene of interest using template DNA
D. Transformation of bacterium using the recombinant plasmid
E. Restriction endonuclease treatment of the suitable plasmid and gene of interest.
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There are both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters. The inhibitory neurotransmitters from the following are:
A. Glycine 
B. y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 
C. Norepinephrine 
D. Taurine 
E. Glutamate 
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Choose the correct sequence involved in transcription and translation process in eukaryotes:
A. mRNA leaves the nucleus and attaches to a ribosome in cytosol 
B. RNA processing 
C. Transcription 
D. Peptic bond formation between amino acids 
E. Ribosome assembly 
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The flow of water in syconoid type of water canal system in sponges follows the course of:
A. Osculum
B. Spongocoel 
C. Radial canals 
D. Incurrent canals 
E. Dermal Ostia 
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Match List I with List II

List I Order of class Reptilia		List II Representative animal
A.	Squamata	I.	Tortoise
B.	Crocodilia	II.	Tuatara
C.	Chelonia	III.	Gharial
D.	Rhynchocephelia	IV.	Monitor lizard

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Match List I with List II

List I Types of Epithelium		List II Location
A.	Simple squamous epithelium	I.	Lining of kidney ducts and tubules
B.	Simple cuboidal epithelium	II.	Lining of blood capillaries
C.	Simple columnar epithelium	III.	Lining of oral cavity
D.	Stratified squamous epithelium	IV.	Lining of intestinal tract

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Match List I with List II

List I Cell Types		List II Niches
A.	Brain (Neurons & Glia)	I.	Ventricular & Sub-ventricular zone
B.	Mesenchymal stem cells	II.	Bone marrow
C.	Kupffer cells	III.	Liver
D.	Hematopoietic stem cells	IV.	Adipose tissue, placenta, bone marrow

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Match List I with List II

List I Biosphere Reserve		List II State
A.	Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve	I.	Orissa
B.	Simlipal Biosphere Reserve	II.	Tamil Nadu
C.	Manas Biosphere Reserve	III.	Sikkim
D.	Khang Chend Zonga Biosphere Reserve	IV.	Assam

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Match List I with List II

List I Enzymes		List II Functions
A.	DNA polymerase α (alpha)	I.	Base-excision DNA repair
B.	DNA polymerase ẞ (beta)	II.	RNA/DNA primary initiation of DNA synthesis
C.	polymerase γ (gamma)	III.	Mitochondrial DNA replication and repair
D.	DNA polymerase R (Kappa)	IV.	Translation DNA synthesis

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A circadian rhythm cannot be entrained.
Statement II: Hormone melatonin regulates circadian rhythms.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Parthenogenesis plays an important role in social organization in colonies of certain bees, wasps, and ants.
Statement II: In bees, large number of males (drones) are produced parthenogenetically, whereas sterile female workers and reproductive females (queens) are produced sexually.
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Match List I with List II

List I Virus		List II Disease
A.	H1N1 Virus	I.	Guillian Barre Syndrome
B.	Flavi virus	II.	Severe Accute Respiratory Syndrome
C.	Corona Virus	III.	Yellow Fever
D.	Zika Virus	IV.	Swine Flu

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Fatty acids undergo beta-oxidation and the products enter the citric acid cycle or combine with each other to form ketone bodies.
Statement II: Fatty acids undergo beta-oxidation and the products enter glycolysis or combine to form glucose.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Transduction is virus-mediated bacterial DNA-recombination.
Statement II: Transduction is also used for bacterial gene linkage and gene mapping studies.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Spleen participates in the immune response against blood-borne pathogens.
Statement II: The lymph node is a highly specialized primary lymphoid organ.
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Salamanders belong to order Apoda of class Amphibia.
Reason R:The order Apoda of class Amphibia includes elongated, limbless and burrowing creatures.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Sponges are the only major phylum that lack nerves.
Statement II: The simplest nervous system occurs in platyhelminthes.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Messenger RNA capping, polyadenylation and splicing are coupled to transcription in eukaryotes.
Statement II: Transcription and translation are compartmentalized in prokaryotes.
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Scurvy is a disease due to deficiency of Vitamin C.
Reason R: Scurvy is characterised by long digits and extensibility of joints.
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Match List I with List II

List I Pathogen/Infective stage		List II Mode of transmission
A.	Trichomonas vaginalis	I.	Aerial transmission
B.	Metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocilaris	II.	Sexual transmission
C.	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	III.	Direct contact
D.	Lice and mites	IV.	Tropic transmission

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Monkeys and chimpanzees cannot mate in present day conditions.
Reason R: Reproductive isolation is reversible.
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Scaffolding proteins are non-histone chromosomal proteins.
Reason R: Scaffolding proteins are abundant in lysine and Arginine.
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