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IBPS SO (AFO) 2012 Mains Previous Year Paper

Q1. Glycolysis is known as?

  • EMP pathway 
  • Photorespiration
  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Hexose monophosphate

Q2. “Cell Organiser” is?

  • Ribosome
  • Nucleolus 
  • Centriole
  • Nucleus
  • None of these

Q3. Rice seed is known as?
  • Pod
  • Berry
  • Drupe
  • Caryopsis 
  • None of these

Q4. Paddy inflorescence is?

  • Ear
  • Spikelet
  • Arrow
  • Panicle 
  • None of these

Q5. Fruit ripening hormone?

  • Cytokinin
  • Gibberellins
  • Ethylene 
  • Abscisic acid

Q6. Hardness in Woody's tissue due to?

  • Lignin 
  • Suberin
  • Silica
  • Cellulose
  • None of these

Q7. International Rice Research Institute is located in?

  • Cuttack
  • Geneva
  • Hyderabad
  • Los Banos
  • Manila 

Q8. The “powerhouse” of the cell?

  • Lysosome
  • Ribosome
  • Nucleus
  • Mitochondria 
  • None of these

Q9. Chipko movement is associated with the?

  • Indira Gandhi
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • H.N. Bahuguna
  • S.L. Bahuguna 
  • None of these

Q10. The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources is located in?

  • Chennai
  • New Delhi
  • Lucknow 
  • Bangalore
  • None of these

Q11. Which sanctuaries have the maximum number of rare animals?

  • Dudhwa national parks
  • Kaziranga national park
  • Manas National Park 
  • Corbett national park
  • None of these

Q12. Which crop is grown for grain green manure and fodder?

  • Red gram
  • Cowpea 
  • Lentil
  • Chickpea
  • None of these

Q13. Cereals – deficient in lysine and rich in?

  • Methionine 
  • Lysine

Q14. Which factor highest effect annual losses of Agricultural produce in India?

  • Weeds< disease< insect
  • Disease
  • Weeds> insect> disease 
  • Insect
  • None of these

Q15. Red Data Book is famous for?

  • Important wildlife
  • Extinct animals
  • Endangered animals and plants 
  • Endangered animals
  • None of these

Q16. The rate of photosynthesis is higher in which light?

  • Red 
  • Blue
  • White
  • Green
  • Ultraviolet

Q17. Botanical name of pearl millet?

  • Zea mays
  • Avena sativa
  • Eleusine coracana
  • Pennisetum typhoides 
  • None of these

Q18. The largest herbarium located in India?

  • Pune
  • Dehradun
  • New Delhi
  • Kolkata 
  • None of these

Q19. International Convention on Biological Diversity was ratified in the year?

  • 1994 
  • 1990
  • 1999
  • 1985
  • 2005

Q20. Machines used for de-husking of pulse?

  • Rubber roll dehusker
  • Centrifugal dehusker
  • Energy Roll Dehusker 
  • Under-runner disc sheller
  • None of these

Q21. Reptiles and Birds excreted nitrogen in the form of?

  • Urea
  • Lipids
  • Ammonia
  • Uric acid 
  • None of these

Q22. “Red orange” colour of saffron due to the?

  • Lysine
  • Crocetin 
  • Chlorophyll
  • Polyphenols
  • Xanthophyll

Q23. Insects extract in the form of uric acid because most of them are?

  • Aquatic
  • Terrestrial 

Q24. The term microbiology is given by?

  • Julius Richard Petri
  • Louis Pasteur 
  • Robert Koch
  • Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
  • None of these

Q25. A sclerotium refers to a modified mycelium which is?

  • A conidial type
  • A food-storing organ
  • Hard resting body 
  • An underground structure
  • None of these

Q26. Which is considered a biological Paradise in India?

  • Nanda Devi
  • Sundarbans
  • Gulf of Mannar 
  • Nilgiri Bioreserve
  • None of these

Q27. The phenomenon wherein a single gene has more than one phenotypic effect is known as?

  • Hypostasis
  • Pleiotropism 
  • Epistasis
  • Duplicate genes
  • None of these

Q28. DNA and RNA are similar to each other because both?

  • Have similar sugars
  • Are double stranded
  • Have similar pyrimidines
  • Are nucleotide polymers 
  • None of these

Q29. When disease attacks many in a community simultaneously?

  • Epidemic 
  • A bacteremia
  • A secondary infection
  • A nosocomial infection
  • None of these

Q30. Beaten rice is also known as?

  • Puffed rice
  • Flaked rice 
  • Mutant rice
  • Polished rice
  • None of these

Q31. Which synthetic polypeptides will form a triple helix?

  • (Phe-Gly-Gly)n
  • (Gly-Pro-Gly)n
  • (Pro-Gly-Gly)n 
  • (Pro-Gly)n
  • None of these

Q32. A simple technique has been developed in India by the use of which Biofertilizer?

  • Azotobacter and Nostoc
  • Azotobacter and Rhizobium 
  • Azolla and Rhizobium
  • Azolla and Azotobacter
  • None of these

Q33. Which is a rich source of protein? (according to option)

  • Spirulina 
  • Spirogyra
  • Scytnema
  • Stigma
  • None of these

Q34. The anti-codon region is present in?

  • rRNA
  • s-RNA
  • mRNA
  • tRNA 
  • None of these

Q35. Which is the correct food chain?

  • Algae-insects-frog-snake-peacock 
  • Algae-insects-frog-peacock-snake
  • Algae-frog-insects-snake-peacock 
  • Algae-frog-insects-peacock-snake
  • None of these

Q36. Pea seeds will germinate best if found in a jar containing?

  • CO2
  • N2
  • H2
  • O2(oxygen) 
  • None of these

Q37. Measurement of the rate of oxygen consumption in the unit volume of water over a period of time is carried out to determine?

  • Biosynthetic pathway
  • Biological oxygen demand 
  • Biogas generation
  • Fermentation
  • None of these

Q38. Obligate anaerobic Bactria grow?

  • Grow without oxygen and produce high energy
  • Have a fermentative metabolism and respiratory chain
  • Grow with or without oxygen and produce medium energy
  • Without oxygen and produce Low energy 
  • None of these

Q39. The size of the tractor tire may be represented up?

  • Section radius × rim width
  • Section thickness × Rim diameter 
  • Section height × rim width
  • Section height × rim diameter
  • None of these

Q40. Which is a matching set of classifications?

  • Sea urchin, lobster, leech, locust
  • Stanish, jellyfish, cuttlefish, octopus
  • Nerves, planaria, roundworms, earthworms
  • Millipedes, Crabs, Centipedes, and Cockroach 
  • None of these

Q41. Which techniques are used in assaying monoclonal antibodies?

  • PAGE
  • Flow cytometry 
  • HPLC
  • Scintillation counter
  • None of these

Q42. Tumor-causing viruses are known as?

  • Variola viruses
  • Para viruses
  • Tungro viruses 
  • Oncogenic viruses
  • None of these

Q43. Sudden mass death of fish from oxygen depletion is more likely in?

  • Eutrophic lakes 
  • Mesotrophic lakes
  • Oligotrophic lakes
  • Oxalotrophic lakes
  • None of these

Q44. The biosphere is made up of organism lithosphere atmosphere and?

  • Atmosphere
  • Organism
  • Lithosphere
  • Hydrosphere
  • All of these 

Q45. World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the eradication of smallpox as a disease in which year?

  • 1981
  • 1977
  • 1980 
  • 1979
  • None of these

Q46. The bottom layer of deep freshwater habitat is?

  • Metalimnion
  • Thermocline
  • Epilimnion
  • Hypolimnion 
  • None of these

Q47. Spice bag is usually used for processing?

  • Pickle
  • Sauce 
  • Nectar
  • Jam
  • Jelly

Q48. The forces that can change the frequency of an allele in a population are?

  • Gene interaction, gene transfer, gene mutation, and outbreeding
  • Dominance, family selection, fitness, and diversification
  • Random genetic drift, In-breeding, Migration, Mutagenesis, and selection 
  • Forward mutation, Gene conversion, Neutral evolution, and recombination
  • None of these

Q49. Roasting coffee beans improve the content of?

  • Niacin 
  • Thiamine
  • Thiamine
  • Chlorine
  • None of these

Q50. The Shape of the growth curve is?

  • Zig-zag
  • Linear
  • Inverted bell
  • Sigmoid 
  • None of these

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