Zoology BS Zoology Sindh university 2021

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Sindh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.

Pre-Interview Written Test for the Post of Lecturer Zoology BPS-17

in College Education Department, Govt of Sindh

Friday the 19th March, 2021

Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 noon

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01 In the vertebrate eye, the light first passes through the:

(A) Iris

(B) Pupil

(C) Cornea

(D) Retina

02 A part of the digestive system that is not in contact with food is the:

(A) small intestine

(B) stomach

(C) Liver

(D) large intestine

03 A hormone that stimulates the production of cortisone is:

(A) Adrenaline

(B) Cortin

(C) Auxin

(D) ACTH

04 The spinning of web by a spider is an example of:

(A) Ad instinct

(B) Conditional reflex

(C) Trial and error learning

(D) Habit

05 A sequence of three bases on messenger RNA is called:

(A) tRNA

(B) rRNA

(C) a codon

(D) an anticodon

06 One way of cleaning up the environment after an oil spill is through the use of:

(A) Bacteria

(B) Algae

(C) Viruses

(D) All of these

07 All of the following are parasitic worms except the:

(A) Filaria

(B) Leech

(C) Liver fluke

(D) Ringworm

08 All of the following are primates except the:

(A) Chimpanzee

(B) Gorilla

(C) Giraffe

(D) Human

09 If gastric juice is tested with a pH meter, the pH is mostly likely to be about:

(A) 2

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 14

10 Blender experiment to prove DNA as genetic material was performed by:

(A) Herst & Chase

(B) Meselson & Stahl

(C) Watson & Crick

(D) Rosalind Franklin

11 Enzymes required for transcription is:

(A) RNAase

(B) Endonucleases

(C) RNA polymerase

(D) DNA polymerase

12 Type of kinase bond associated with DNA are

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Four

(D) Five

13 Which one is unit/part of coenzyme?

(A) Lipase

(B) Sucrase

(C) Vitamin B2

(D) Ascorbic Acid

14 Extrinsic information molecules are

(A) RNA

(B) mRNA

(C) Hormones

(D) Enzymes

15 Which endocrine glands become inactive during old age?

(A) Pituitary

(B) Thymus

(C) Adrenal

(D) Pineal

16 Two or more species occupying identical or overlapping areas are known as:

(A) Sympatric

(B) Allospecies

(C) Allopatric

(D) Sibling species

17 Of the following forms, the one caused by a worm is:

(A) Sickle-cell anemia

(B) Klinefelter's syndrome

(C) Ringworm

(D) Trichinosis

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