trb.tripura.gov.in STPGT Biological Science Previous Question Paper 2017 : Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers

Organisation : Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura
Exam : STPGT – Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers
Document Type : Previous Year Question Paper
Subject : Biological Science
Code No : AF17—XVIII
Year : 2017
Website : https://trb.tripura.gov.in/

TRB Tripura STPGT Biological Science Previous Question Paper

Question Paper of TRB Tripura Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers Biological Science Question Paper 2017 is now available in the official website of Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura.

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Instructions for Candidates

1. Use Black Ballpoint Pen only for writing particulars of this Question Booklet and marking responses on the OMR Answer Sheet.
2. This test is of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and consists of 75 MCQ-type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

3. There is no negative marking for any wrong answer.
4. Rough work should be done only in the space provided in the Question Booklet.

5. The answers are to be marked on the OMR Answer Sheet only. Mark your responses carefully since there is no chance of alteration/correction.
6. Use of eraser or whitener is strictly prohibited.

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Model Questions

Direction : Answer the following questions by selecting the correct option.
1. The term ‘species’ was coined by
(A) Linnaeus
(B) John Ray
(C) Darwin
(D) None of them

2. In five-kingdom classification, Chlamydomonas and Chlorella have been included in the kingdom
(A) Protista
(B) Monera
(C) Algae
(D) None of the above

3. ‘Glycocalyx’ is
(A) a layer present between cell wall and membrane of bacteria
(B) cell wall of bacteria
(C) a layer surrounding the cell wall of bacteria
(D) None of the above

4. Protista differs from Monera in having
(A) cell wall
(B) nuclear membrane
(C) flagella
(D) None of the above

5. Which one of the following is true for fungi?
(A) They lack a rigid cell wall
(B) They are heterotrophs
(C) They lack nuclear membrane
(D) None of the above

6. Which structure is not the characteristic of mushrooms?
(A) Ascospore
(B) Basidiospore
(C) Dikaryotic mycelium
(D) None of the above

7. Which one of the following viruses shows the presence of both DNA and RNA in its life cycle?
(A) Reovirus
(B) Cyanophage
(C) Leuko virus
(D) None of the above

8. Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?
(A) Sargassum
(B) Ectocarpus
(C) Spirogyra
(D) None of the above

9. The plant body is thalloid in
(A) Marchantia
(B) Sphagnum
(C) Funaria
(D) None of the above

10. Young sporophyte of ferns draws nourishment from gametophyte through
(A) root
(B) foot
(C) haustoria
(D) None of the above

11. The number of cotyledons in the seed of Cycas is
(A) one
(B) two
(C) many
(D) None of the above

12. Choanocyte is found in
(A) Porifera
(B) Coelenterata
(C) Ctenophora
(D) None of the above

13. The largest class of phylum Arthropoda is
(A) Arachnida
(B) Crustacea
(C) Hexapoda
(D) Chilopoda

14. Proboscis gland in Balanoglossus is related to
(A) respiration
(B) circulation
(C) reproduction
(D) excretion

15. Which one of the following has true placenta?
(A) Kangaroo
(B) Mongoose
(C) Platipus
(D) None of the above

16. Root cap is absent in
(A) hydrophytes
(B) mesophytes
(C) xerophytes
(D) None of the above

17. When the stamens of a flower are fused by anthers only and the filaments remain free, the condition is called
(A) synandrous
(B) polyandrous
(C) syngenesious
(D) None of the above

18. Caryopsis is found in
(A) sunflower
(B) maize
(C) pea
(D) None of the above

19. Colchicine is obtained from the plant Colchicum autumnale. This plant belongs to which family?
(A) Solanaceae
(B) Fabaceae
(C) Poaceae
(D) Liliaceae

20. Which of the following plants shows floral formula Å + % K5, C5, A5, G(2)?
(A) Cumin
(B) Tulip
(C) Soya bean
(D) None of the above

21. Increase in the length of petiole results from the division of
(A) apical meristem
(B) lateral meristem
(C) intercalary meristem
(D) None of the above

22. Vascular tissues in flowering plants develop from
(A) periblem
(B) plerome
(C) dermatogen
(D) None of the above

23. The arrangement of xylem in stem of angiosperm is
(A) endarch
(B) exarch
(C) mesarch
(D) Both (A) and (B)

24. Collateral open vascular bundles and eustele are found in
(A) monocot stem
(B) monocot root
(C) dicot stem
(D) dicot root

25. The functions of secretion of tear, milk, sweat and oil are carried out by
(A) lymphoid
(B) loose connective tissue
(C) epithelial tissue
(D) nervous tissue

26. Among the following which one is a specialised connective tissue?
(A) Bone
(B) Muscle
(C) Fibroblast
(D) None of the above

27. Which one of the following pairs of structures distinguishes nerve cells from other types of cells?
(A) Vacuoles and fibres
(B) Nucleus and mitochondria
(C) Flagella and medullary sheath
(D) Perikaryon and dendrites

28. The outer covering of cartilage is called
(A) peritonium
(B) periostium
(C) perichondrium
(D) None of the above

29. In cockroach, oothecae are formed by the secretion of
(A) mushroom gland
(B) conglobate gland
(C) collateral gland
(D) None of the above

30. The digestive juice in cockroach is secreted by
(A) Malpighian tubules
(B) hepatic caeca
(C) gizzard
(D) crop

31. Which of the following is always absent in prokaryotic cells?
(A) Mitochondria
(B) Cell wall
(C) Ribosome
(D) None of the above

32. Which of the following is not covered by membrane?
(A) Lysosome
(B) Mesosome
(C) Ribosome
(D) Vacuole

33. Fernandez-Morgan particles are found in
(A) centriole
(B) mitochondria
(C) lysosome
(D) Nucleus

34. Fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane was proposed by
(A) Watson and Crick
(B) Schleiden and Schwann
(C) Alfonso Corti
(D) Singer and Nicolson

35. Movement of cytoplasm around a vacuole is called
(A) rotation
(B) circulation
(C) somersault
(D) None of the above

36. Which of the following is a homopolysaccharide?
(A) Heparin
(B) Pectin
(C) Inulin
(D) Hyaluronic acid

37. Which one of the following is an imino acid?
(A) Pepsin
(B) Proline
(C) Renin
(D) Cysteine

38. A non-proteinaceous enzyme is
(A) ligase
(B) deoxyribonuclease
(C) lysozyme
(D) ribozyme

39. Cell division cannot be stopped in which phase of cell cycle?
(A) S-phase
(B) G1-phase
(C) G2-phase
(D) Prophase

40. 56 cells are produced in meiosis in which
(A) first division is reductional
(B) second division is reductional
(C) first division is equational
(D) None of the above

41. How many equational divisions are necessary in a cell of onion root tip to produce 256 cells?
(A) 64
(B) 255
(C) 8
(D) None of the above

42. During cell division, a cell plate is formed at which of the following stages?
(A) Interphase
(B) Cytokinesis
(C) Karyokinesis
(D) None of the above

43. Syncytium (coenocyte) formation takes place when
(A) karyokinesis is followed by cytokinesis
(B) cytokinesis does not follow karyokinesis
(C) karyokinesis not occurs
(D) None of the above

44. The longest phase of meiosis is
(A) Prophase I
(B) Prophase II
(C) Anaphase II
(D) Metaphase I

45. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of mitosis?
(A) Movement of chromosome
(B) Synapsis
(C) Spindle fibre
(D) None of the above

46. The lowest water potential is found in
(A) root hairs
(B) leaves
(C) xylem
(D) phloem

47. When the concentration of solutes is low in plant cell, absorption of water is
(A) increased
(B) decreased
(C) absent
(D) None of the above

48. Stomata open at night in
(A) succulents
(B) hydrophytes
(C) halophytes
(D) None of the above

49. Which one is a group of micronutrients in plants?
(A) Fe, Mn, Cu, O, C
(B) Ca, Mg, Fe
(C) Fe, Mn, Cu, Mo, Zn
(D) None of the above

50. Which one of the following is a free-living and anaerobic nitrogen fixer?
(A) Beijerinckia
(B) Rhodospirillum
(C) Rhizobium
(D) Azotobactor