M.Phil./Ph.D. Entrance Examination Zoology August 2018 PDF

M/P ENT - 126 Seat Total No. of Pages : 8 No. M.Phil./Ph.D. Entrance Examination, August - 2018 ZOOLOGY Day and Date : Friday, 10 - 08 - 2018 Total Marks : 100 Ti...

M/P ENT - 126 Seat Total No. of Pages : 8 No. M.Phil./Ph.D. Entrance Examination, August - 2018 ZOOLOGY Day and Date : Friday, 10 - 08 - 2018 Total Marks : 100 Time : 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Instructions : 1) All questions are compulsory. 2) Each question carries 2 marks. 3) Answers should be marked in the given OMR answer sheet by darkening the appropriate option. 4) Use black ball point pen only for marking the circle. Do not make any stray mark on the OMR Answer Sheet. 5) Follow the instructions given on OMR Sheet. 6) Rough work shall be done on the sheet provided at the end of question paper. 7) Only non programmable calculators are allowed. 1) A careful investigation or enquiry specially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge is called________ A) Research B) Qualitative Research C) Empirical Research D) None of the above 2) ________ research includes surveys and fact finding enquiries of different kinds. A) Descriptive vs Analytical B) Applied vs Fundamental C) Both A and B D) Quantitative vs Qualitative 3) Quantitative research is based on measurement of ________ A) Quantity B) Amount C) Quantity or Amount D) None of the above 4) ________ is way to systematically solve the research problems. A) Research methodology B) Research aptitude C) Scientific method D) Research process P.T.O.  M/P ENT - 126 5) Scientific research is a _______ Procedure. A) Systematic and controlled B) Systematic and uncontrolled C) Both A and B D) None of the above 6) _______ studies deal with collecting data and testing hypothesis or answering questions concerning the current status of the subject of study. A) Descriptive research B) Analytical research C) Systematic research D) All the above 7) The term ‘data processing error’ refers to________ A) Activities or events related to the sampling process, e.g. non-response B) Faulty techniques of coding and managing data C) Problems with the implementation of the research process D) The unavoidable discrepancy between the sample and the population. 8) In the electron microscopy, a technique in which the specimen is coated with gold palladium or platinum is called as: A) Plating B) Shadow casting C) Electro plating D) All of the above 9) Commonly used radioisotope for radio labeling antibodies is: A) 14N B) 125I C) 126I D) 14 C 10) Immunoprecipitation occurs, when_________. A) Antibody is in excess B) Antigen is in excess C) Insoluble antigen-antibody lattice is formed at equivalence point D) Antigen is less 11) Which of the following separation method is suited method for a protein sample with large differences in molecular mass_________ A) Dialysis B) Salting out process C) Density gradient centrifugation D) Rate zonal centrifugation -2-  M/P ENT - 126 12) The technique electrophoresis, for the separation of charged molecules was developed by________ A) Tswett B) Svedberg C) Tiselius D) Sanger 13) In electrophoresis, DNA will migrate towards________ A) Cathode or positive electrode B) Anode or negative electrode C) Cathode or negative electrode D) Anode or positive electrode 14) When a mass of data has been assembled, it becomes necessary for the researcher to arrange the same in some kind of concise and logical order the mechanism is called as________ A) Editing B) Formatting C) Tabulation D) Labeling 15) Central limit theorem is associated with________ A) Hypothesis B) Publication C) Sampling D) All the above 16) Important methods of factor analysis include________ A) The centroid method B) The principal components method C) The maximum likelihood method D) All the above 17) Processing and Analysis of data includes the applications of________ A) Measures of Filming B) Measures of Dispersion C) Measures of Printing D) Measures of Editing 18) Tools used for data collection________ A) Formulative research studies B) Exploratory research studies C) Hypothesis-testing research studies D) Diagnostic research studies 19) If the sampling is related to cell division then descriptive method applicable to the data is________. A) Survey studies B) Growth studies C) Inter relationship studies. D) Formulating studies -3-  M/P ENT - 126 20) Which one of these characteristics would you expect not to give high test- retest reliability? A) Religious beliefs B) Intelligence C) Dyslexia D) Attention 21) Complete the following statement. The better the internal reliability then: A) The lower the maximum correlation of that test with any other variable. B) The higher the correlation between that measure and other variables. C) The more likely the test is measuring what it is intended to measure. D) None of these 22) Cronbach’s alpha reliability is: A) An average of all possible split-half reliabilities. B) The correlation of each item with the sum of the items. C) The correlation of half of the items with the total participants. D) None of these 23) Correlating between different versions of a test is known as what? A) Split-half reliability B) Alternate forms reliability C) Objectivity D) Test-retest reliability 24) A measure which is capable of differentiating between one group of participants from another group of participants on a particular construct may have good what? A) Discriminant validity B) Predictive validity C) Convergent validity D) Known-groups validity 25) Using different methods of collecting data, different sources of evidence, different tests and in some cases different interviewers, is known as what? A) Reliability B) Convergent validity C) Triangulation D) Transferability 26) If a person having AB blood group, it is existing in________ A) Codominance B) Duplicating gene C) Incomplete dominance D) Epistasis -4-  M/P ENT - 126 27) The basis of genetic counseling is________ A) Linkage B) Mutation C) Environment D) Mendelism 28) The aggregation of all the genes and their alleles in an inbreeding population is called________ A) Population pool B) Gene pool C) Genetic drift D) Genetic population 29) Percentage of ________ gas is maximum in unpolluted dry air. A) Nitrogen B) Oxygen C) Carbon dioxide D) Argon 30) In hydrosere phytoplankton stage is replaced by________. A) Pioneer stage B) Climax stage C) Rooted submerged stage D) Reed swamp stage 31) Predation is the type of interaction where________. A) Both the partners killed B) One partner kills and devours other C) One partner benefited at the expense of the other D) No partner is affected 32) The most important morphological character in taxonomy is: A) Genitalia B) Antennae C) Wings D) Chaetotaxy 33) The term ‘Biodiversity’ was coined by________ A) W.G. Rosen B) E.O.Wilson C) K.J. Gaston D) J.I. Spicer 34) Labour pains are caused due to: A) Prolactin B) Oxytocin C) Thyroid D) Adrenalin -5-  M/P ENT - 126 35) Which of the following is largest endocrine gland? A) Thyroid B) Parathyroid C) Pancreas D) Adrenal 36) In DNA molecule________mathematical equation is found correct. A) Nucleoside=Deoxyribose+Nitrogenous base B) Nucleoside=Deoxyribose+hydroxyl molecule+phosphate C) Nucleotide=Deoxyribose+Pyrimidines+Hydrogen D) Nucleotide=Deoxyribose+Nitrogenous base+phosphate 37) Glucosamine is_________ A) Glycosides B) Amino sugar C) Sugar phosphate D) None of above 38) Which is the best suiting species for bee culture? A) Apisdorsata B) Apisflorea C) Apisindica D) Milipona sp. 39) The grasshopper possesses: A) Natatorial legs B) Foragiallegs C) Saltatorial legs D) Ambulatorial legs 40) Which of the following theory of anitbody production is most widely accepted? A) Side chain theory B) Clonal selection theory C) Direct template theory D) Indirect template theory 41) In the Analysis of Variance procedure (ANOVA), factor refers to________ A) The dependent variable B) The independent variable C) Different levels of treatment D) The critical value of F 42) Two intermediate hosts are required for completing the life cycle in________ A) Taeniasolium B) Fasciola hepatica C) Wuchereriabancrofti D) Diphyllobothriumlatum 43) The vector of “infantile paralysis” in horses is A) Horse fly B) Stable fly C) Warble fly D) Horse Ked -6-  M/P ENT - 126 44) The largest and most pathogenic cestode to mankind is A) Taeniasolium B) Taeniasaginata C) Dibothriocephalus latus D) Echinococcusgranulosus 45) The forces that are involved in maintaining the secondary structure of proteins/ enzymes are________ A) Hydrogen bonds B) Electrostatic forces C) Van der Waals forces D) Hydrophobic forces 46) The region which contains the binding and catalytic sites is termed as________of enzyme. A) Active site B) Allosteric site C) Inhibitor D) Activator site 47) C-terminal amino acid of the protein chain may be identified by the use of________ A) Hydrazine B) Sangers reagent C) Edman’s reagent D) Dansyl chloride 48) The haemocytometer is flat thick slide with________deep chambers. A) 0.2 mm B) 0.1 mm C) 0.01 mm D) 0.1 cm 49) In an inverted phase contrast microscope, the light source and the condenser are at the top and objective are below the stage because________ A) This arrangement give ample space for the observation of all sizes of culture B) Gives better resolution C) Gives better view of cells D) Magnification of microscope increases 50) HEPA filters do not allows particles over the size of________ A) 0.4 to 0.6 μm B) 0.1 to 0.2 μm C) 0.2 to 0.4 μm D) 0.2 μm -7-  M/P ENT - 126 Rough Work -8-