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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN (AHMEDABAD REGION)
I PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (Session 2019 - 20)
Class: XII -
Subject: Blology (Theory)
Time Allowed: 03:00 hours Max. Marks - 70

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General Instructions:

1. There are a total of 27 questions and five sections in the question paper.
All questions are compulsory.
2. Section-A contains question number 1 to 5, MCQ's of one mark each.
Section - B contains question number 6 to 12 short answer type questions
(SAQ-1) of two marks each. Section -c contains question number 13 to 21,
SAQ-II of three marks each. Section -D contains question number 22 to 24,
case based SAQ-III of three marks each. Section - E contains question
number 25 to 27 long answer questions (LAQ's) of Five Marks each.
3. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, internal choices
are provided in two questions of one mark, one question of two marks, two
questions of three marks and all questions of five marks. An examinee is to
attempt any one of the questions out of the two, given in the question
paper with the same question number.

(Section - A)
1 Which combination is incorrect: (1)
(A) Citric Acid/ Aspergillus niger
(B) Streptokinase / clot buster
(C) Saccharomyces cerevisiae/ bread mould
(D) Methanobacterium / Biagas Plant
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Mules are:
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(A) Cross-breeds (B) Out-breeds (1) i
(C) Inter-specific Hybrids ( D) None Of These I
2 Which of the following is not the salient feature of HGP: (1)
(A) Human genome contains 3164.7 million nucleotide bases.
(B) Largest known human gene dystrophln has 2.4 million bases.
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(C) 1.4 million single base DNA sequence differences called EST's tii
(D) Less than 2 percent of genome codes for protein ~~
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 3 The number of chromosomes in Primary spermatocytes and Sperm (1)
cells of human males are, respectively:
(A) 23 / 46 (B) 46 I 46
(C) 46 I 23 (D) 23 / 23

OR
Which if the following produce Bulbils for Vegetative propagat ion"

(A) Onion (B) Agave

(C) Garlic (D) Oxalis and Pistia

4 Which ecological pyramid is always upright: (1)

(A) Pyramid of Number (B) Pyramid of Energy

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(B) Pyramid of Biomass (D) Both (B) & (C)

5 A normal visioned woman, ~hose father is colour blind, marries a (1)

normal visioned man. What would be the probability of their sons and

Daughters to be colour blind?

(A) All Daughters are normal visioned and all sons are colour blind
(B) All daughters are colour blind and half the sons are normal

(C) Half the sons are colour blind and half the daughters
are normal

(D) Half the sons are colour blind and all the daughters are normal.

(Section - B)

6 Draw the structure of a tRNA charged with methionine. (2)

7 Write the sources and uses of: (A) Cyc/osporin A (B) Statin (2)

8 Differentiate with the help of diagrams only, between morula and (2)
blastocyst of a human.

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9 How insertiona l ina cti va tion serves as selectable marker. Explain w ith ( 2)
an exa mpl e.

10 Differentiate between Soma-clones and Somatic Hybrids (Two Points) . (2)

OR

Which type of out-breeding is crossbreeding? Explain with an example (2)

11 "Very small animals are rarely found in polar regions". Justify. (2)

12 How Eli Lilly in 1983 successfully produced insulin by rDNA technology. (2)

(Section - C)

13 "Anthropogenic actions can lead to evolution". Explain with the help of (3)

three examples.

14 Describe a technique to obtain multiple copies of the gene (or DNA) of (3)

interest synthesis, in vitro.

15 Explain the role of the following in providing defence against infection in (3)

human body:

(A) Interferons (B) B - Cells (C) Histamines

OR

Draw the lifecycle of malarial parasite showing its asexual and sexual

phases?

16 What are Cry Proteins? Name an organism that produces it. How has

man explexploited this protein to his benefit? (3)

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17 Nam e one Hybrid variety of each of the following that has been
(3)

developed In India:

(A) Cauliflower (B) Rice (C) Brassica

18 Give an account of evolution of man. (3)

19 Seeds offer several advantages to angiosperms . Mention any three. (3)

OR

Over 300 pollen grains from different sources were found attached to the (3)

Stigma of a tomato flower. The fruit was produced with only 175 viable

seeds though the ovary of the flower had 250 ovules in it. Write three

reasons that could justify this condition in plant breeding.

20 Write three differences between Primary Succession and Secondary (3)

Succession.

21 Elaborate these ecological relationships with suitable examples: (3)

(A) Brood Parasitism (B) Amensalism (C) Resource Partitioning

(Section - D)

22 During a special session with rural women, a health worker told them

that we have to be very careful while using oral pills as a method of birth

control. Wrong usage may actually promote conception. Also, she

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c.upper can pre vent pregnancy. (2+1)
(A ) An a lyse the statement and compare the m erits and demerits of
oral. Pills and surgical method of birth control.
( B) As a health worke r how will you justify the use of above mentioned
IUD?

23 A DNA segme nt of 1500 nucleotides from an unidentified source has (2+1)

been analysed and follow ing questions were r aised :
(A) If the numbers of Guanine are 410 , what could be the number
of pyrimidin bases, this DNA segment possess?
(B) A template strand 5'- ATTAGATCGCTATCGACCTAGC-3' was
identified . Write the mRNA sequence for the same strand?

24 A suspicious box containing

powdery substance was found in
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the school playground, on chemical
analysis it was found to be a
(3)
substance with the chemical
structure (as shown) given along
with.
(A) Name the powder In the
box .
(8) Name its source.
( C) What is its mode of
action?

(Secti,o n - E)

25 (A) Explain Parturition. (2+3)

(B) When and where chorionic villi appear in human? Write two of
its functions.

OR

(A) State one advantage and one disvantage of cleistogamy to (2+3)

the plant.
(B) What are apomictic seeds? Mention two advantages to the
farmers using such seeds.

26 (A) Write two differences between electrostatic precipitator and a (2+2+1)

Scrubber.

(B) How a catalytic converter reduce emission of poisonous gases.

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 (C) What is the significance of Montreal Protocol?

OR

fl (A) In this graph of Species- (2+2+1)

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(B)
Area Relationship,
describe "a" and "b".

Species diversity of plants

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(22%) is much less than
that of animals (72%).
Why?

(C) What is Rivet Popper

Hypothesis in ecology?

27 (A) Write four points in favor of DNA as better hereditary (2+3) material
than RNA.

(B) Discuss the working of Lac - Operon in the presence of an

inducer.

OR
(2+3)
(A) State and explain Law of Segregation as proposed by Mendel.

(B) Differentiate between two types of Thalassemia occurring in

human population.

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