Exam Instruction - Textual Material Restrictions and OMR Guidelines

Examination Rules

• No textual materials, electronic devices, or papers are allowed in the examination room/hall.
• Candidates must hand over the Answer Sheet to the Invigilator on duty after completing the test.
• Candidates are allowed to take the Test Booklet with them after the test.

OMR Instructions

• Use a blue/black dark ballpoint pen to mark answers.
• Darken the bubbles completely.
• Avoid tick marks or cross marks.
• Half-filled or over-filled bubbles will not be read by the software.
• Never use pencils or whitener to mark or correct answers.
• Writing is permitted only on the specified area of the OMR Sheet.
• Multiple markings will be treated as invalid responses.
• Do not fold or make any stray marks on the Answer Sheet (OMR).

Biology and Health Questions

• Condoms have the least risk of accidental pregnancy among contraceptive methods.
• Passive immunity is fast and short-lived, and occurs when ready-made antibodies are directly given.
• Invertebrates evolved around 500 million years ago.
• The correct sequence of PCR is Denaturation, Annealing, Extension.
• Clitoris is a tiny finger-like structure present above the urethral opening.
• Damage to the anterior pituitary can hinder growth in height.
• Node of Ranvier occurs where the axolemma is discontinuous.
• Plasmid pBR322 can be used to insert a gene for β-galactoside production, but it will lead to loss of ampicillin resistance.
• Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone mass and increased chances of fractures, but it is not caused by increased estrogen levels.
• Adenosine deaminase deficiency results in dysfunction of the immune system.
• Glycogen is a storage product, Globulin is an antibody, Steroids are hormones, and Thrombin is a biocatalyst.
• Sporozoites that cause infection are stored in the salivary glands of a mosquito.
• Corpora quadrigemina are present on the dorsal portion of the midbrain.
• Sea lily is not a coelenterate.
• Grave's disease is characterized by protruding eyes, weight loss, and higher body temperature.
• Respiratory rhythm is maintained by the respiratory center in the medulla.
• The first step in respiration is breathing, and exchange of O2 and CO2 at the alveoli and tissues occurs by diffusion.
• ECG is a graphical record of electrical changes during the cardiac cycle, and multiple leads are attached to the chest region to obtain a detailed evaluation of the heart's function.
• If the vasa efferentia in the human reproductive system get blocked, the gametes will not be transported from the rete testes to epididymis.
• Skeleton of spicules is characteristic of Sycon, Adamsia, and Spongilla.
• Eyes in a frog are a pair of spherical structures situated in the orbit in the skull, and they possess only one unit.
• The partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide at alveoli are pO2 = 95 and pCO2 = 40.
• Lymph composition can be expressed as no RBCs, no platelets, less proteins, and predominant lymphocytes.