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1. Following are the events occurs during meiosis: 5. Alignment of bivalent chromosomes on the
(A) Appearance of chiasmata equatorial
(B) Synapsis plate and splitting of centromeres occur
(C) Assembly of meiotic spindle respectively
(D) Use of recombinase enzyme in which of the following stages of cell division?
Choose the correct sequence :- 1. Anaphase I and anaphase II.
1. A → B → C → D 2. Metaphase II and anaphase I.
2. B → D → A → C
3. Metaphase I and anaphase II.
3. D → C → B → A
4. B → C → A → D 4. Pachytene and telophase I.
2. The given diagram shows the cell undergoing
mitosis at: 6. Identify the stage of mitosis shown in the given
diagram:
1. Prophase 2. Metaphase
Anaphase
3. 4. Telophase
1. telophase 2. metaphase 7. Which of the following is not true for sister
3. prophase 4. anaphase chromatids?
(1) They arise by replication during S phase
(2) They segregate from each other during each
3. During anaphase I of meiosis mitotic anaphase
1. Homologous chromosomes separate (3) The usually contain identical versions of the
2. Non-homologous autosomes separate same genetic information
3. Sister chromatids separate (4) They segregate from each other during meiosis
4. Non-sister chromatids separate I
4. When a cell is viewed under the microscope, it 8. Which of the following is a wrongly matched
does pair?
not show golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, Locus-place on a chromosome where spindle
1.
nucleolus, nuclear envelope in which stage of cell fibers attach
division? Micrsporogenesis - process of gametogenesis
2.
1. Early prophase in the male flower
2. Late prophase Zygotene-pairing of homologous chromosomes
3.
3. Interphase occurs during this stage
4. Telophase 4. Megagametophyte-mature embryo sac
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9. Recombination completes in 13. At anaphase-II, sister chromatids move towards
1. The end of pachytene opposite poles of the cell by :
2. Just before the end of pachytene Contraction in spindle fibre attached to
1.
3. the end of midphase of pachytene kinetochores
4. End of zygotene Shorterning of microtubules attached to
2.
kinetochores
Lengthening of microtubules attached to
3.
10. Match the following columns and select the kinetochores
correct option. Relaxation in spindle fibre attached to
4.
Column-A Column-B kinetochores
(a) Metaphase (i) Duplication of centrioles
(b) G2 phase (ii) Synthesis of tubulin protein
14. What is the inactive stage called where cells
(c) S phase (iii) Congression of chromosomes exit the G1 phase and do not divide further but
Shortening of chromosomal remain metabolically active?
(d) Anaphase (iv)
fibres 1. G2 Phase 2. S Phase
1. (a) – iv, (b) – ii, (c) – i, (d) – iii 3. M Phase 4. G0 Phase
2. (a) – iv, (b) – i, (c) – ii, (d) – iii
3. (a) – iii, (b) – ii, (c) – i, (d) – iv
4. (a) – iii, (b) – i, (c) – ii, (d) – iv 15. Which one of the following occurs during
anaphase of mitosis in a healthy human liver cell?
Chromatin condenses so that the chromosomes
1.
11. Identify the incorrectly matched pair: are visible under the microscope.
The nuclear membrane Centrioles migrate to opposite poles of the cell
2.
disappears by the end of this and help to assemble the spindle fibres.
1. Prophase II:
stage and the chromosomes DNA replicates so that each chromosome is
3.
again become compact. made up of two sister chromatids.
The chromosomes align at the Sister chromatids are pulled by the spindle
4.
equator and the microtubules fibres towards opposite poles of the cell.
2. Metaphase II: from opposite poles of the spindle
get attached to the kinetochores
of sister chromatids.
The homologous chromosomes 16. Attachment of spindle fibers to kinetochores of
separate, while sister chromatids chromosomes becomes evident in :
3. Anaphase II:
remain associated at their 1. Anaphase 2. Telophase
centromeres. 3. Prophase 4. Metaphase
The two groups of chromosomes
4. Telophase II: once again get enclosed by a
nuclear envelope 17. Which of the following is not associated with
mitosis?
1. Growth of multicellular living organisms
Restoration of effective nuclear/cytoplasmic
12. Microtubules from opposite poles of the 2. ratio
spindle attach to the pairs of homologous
3. Cell repair
chromosomes during
Pairing of homologous chromosomes and
1. Pachytene 4.
crossing over
2. Metaphase – I
3. Metaphase – II
4. Early prophase
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18. Interkinesis 22. Select the correct sequence of events occurring
1. Long lasting in some cells during Prophase-I of Meiosis-I:
2. Involves S phase (a) Nuclear envelope breakdown
3. In between Meiosis I (b) Synaptonemal complex formation
4. No DNA replication (c) Compaction of chromosomes
(d) Terminalisation of chiasmata
(e) Crossing over
19. Best stage to observe shape, size and number
of chromosomes is
1. interphase Choose the most appropriate answer from the
2. metaphase options given below:
3. prophase 1. (c) → (b) → (e) → (d) → (a)
4. telophase 2. (c) → (a) → (b) → (d) → (e)
3. (b) → (c) → (a) → (d) → (e)
20. Prophase I has been subdivided into the five 4. (c) → (a) → (b) → (e) → (d)
phases based on chromosomal behaviour and the
correct chronology of these phases [beginning
from the earliest] will be:
Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diakinesis and 23. Mitosis doesn't perform which of the following
1.
Diplotene. functions?
Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene and 1. Cell repair
2.
Diakinesis. 2. Growth of multicellular animals
Leptotene, Pachytene, Zygotene, Diakinesis and 3. Restoration of nucleus to cytoplasmic ratio
3.
Diplotene. 4. Continuation of cell growth
Diplotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diakinesis and
4.
Leptotene.
24. All are the essential stages that take place
during meiosis, except
21. The centrosome duplicates during: 1. Two successive divisions without any DNA
replication occuring between them
1. Early Prophase 2. Late Prophase 2. Formation of chiasmata and crossing over
3. S phase 4. G2 phase 3. Segregation of homologous chromosomes
4. Number of chromosomes in daughter cells after
meiosis II is reduced to half but the amount of DNA
remains the same
25. During G1 phase
1. Cell is metabolically active
2. Replication of DNA
3. Translation and Transcription occurs
4. Both 1 and 3
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26. The total DNA content of each daughter cell is 30.
reduced during meiosis because : Tendency of parental combinations
1. Chromosomes do not replicate during the Assertion(A): to remain together is called crossing
interphase preceding meiosis I over.
2. Chromosomes do not replicate between meiosis Crossing over provides proof in
I and II Reason(R): favour of the linear arrangement of
3. Half of the chromosomes from each gamete are genes on chromosomes.
lost during fertilization In the following questions, a statement of assertion
4. Chromosomes arms are lost during crossing (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R).
over
Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct
1.
explanation of (A).
27. The duplication in S phase and has started
moving towards opposite poles in Prophase, we are 2. Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not the correct
talking about which cell component ? explanation of (A).
1. DNA 3. (A) is a true statement but (R) is false..
2. Microbodies 4. Both (A) and (R) are false statements.
3. Centriole
4. Nuclear envelope
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the metaphase.
Complete disintegration of the
Reason (R): nuclear envelope takes place in the
metaphase.
1.
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29. Consider the following functions:
Replication of DNA along with the synthesis of
I:
nuclear proteins such as histones
II: Duplication of centriole
Synthesis of energy rich compounds and
III:
proteins
Which of the above functions are carried out by a
plant cell before it divides?
1. I only 2. I, and II
3. I and III 4. I, II and III
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