MOCK TEST – 4

By Soubhik Nag, I.A.R.I, New Delhi

1. Which of the following are probable sources of duplication?
A. Unequal crossing over
B. From inversion and interchange homozygotes
C. Irradiation treatments
Choose the correct one,
a) A, B, C
b) A, C
c) A, B
d) C ONLY
2. In Drosophila melanogaster the bar mutation which was a spontaneous duplication on the 16A chromosome
was originally reported by,
a) Bridges
b) Sturtevant
c) Plunkett
d) Tice
3. Assertion: In duplication loop can be seen in pachytene chromosomes of higher plants.
Reason: Homologous segments of chromosomes pair during the zygotene stage of prophase I.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
4. S1 – A ring univalent is formed if the duplication is carried on the other arm of the same chromosome.
S2 – Two arm of a chromosome may also pair and form a univalent in case of a pseudoisochromosome.
a) Statement 1 is wrong
b) Statement 2 is wrong
c) Both are wrong
d) Both are correct
5. Following which of the phenotypic effects is due to duplication in Drosophilla,
A. Eyelessness
B. Peel eye colour
C. Confluens
Choose the correct one,
a) A, B, C
b) B, C
c) C, A
d) A ONLY
6. S1 – In plants pachytene pairing will show duplications in the form of loops.
S2 – In a haploid individual the region exhibiting pairing will indicate inversions.
a) Statement 1 is correct
b) Statement 2 is correct
c) Both are wrong
d) Both are correct
7. Assertion: Crops like bajra and maize have revealed that duplications have played an important role
in the evolution.
Reason: Presence of bivalence and end to end assertions in the meiotic haploids suggested that
segmental homologies exist among chromosomes of these species.

a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
 c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
8. Assertion (A): Pericentric inversions always show reduced recombination frequencies.
Reason (R): Inversion loops prevent synapsis between homologous chromosomes.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect

9. Assertion (A): Position effect variegation occurs in translocation heterozygotes.

Reason (R): Euchromatic genes placed near heterochromatin show variable expression.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
10. Assertion (A): Ring chromosomes formed through terminal deletions are unstable.
Reason (R): Sister chromatid exchange in ring chromosomes leads to dicentric rings.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
11. Assertion (A): Cri du chat syndrome always involves terminal deletion.
Reason (R): The critical region is located at the terminus of chromosome 5p.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
12. Assertion (A): Segmental interchange between non-homologous chromosomes always reduces fertility.
Reason (R): Multiple chromosomes form rings or chains during meiotic prophase.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect

13. Assertion (A): Homozygous paracentric inversions never show crossing over problems.
Reason (R): Synapsis occurs normally between identical inverted segments.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
14. Assertion (A): Allohexaploid wheat (AABBDD) shows normal meiotic pairing.
Reason (R): The Ph1 gene prevents pairing between homoeologous chromosomes from different genomes.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect

15. Assertion (A): Monosomic plants (2n-1) are more viable than nullisomic plants (2n-2).
Reason (R): The presence of at least one copy of each chromosome allows for essential gene expression.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
 b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect

16. Assertion (A): All naturally occurring polyploid plants show higher stress tolerance than their diploid
progenitors.
Reason (R): Increased gene copy number provides greater allelic diversity for adaptation.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

17. Assertion (A): Primary trisomics in plants always form trivalents during meiosis.
Reason (R): The three homologous chromosomes naturally pair to maintain genomic stability.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
18. Assertion (A): All aneuploid plants show reduced vigor compared to their euploid counterparts.
Reason (R): Missing or extra chromosomes disrupt gene balance and metabolic pathways.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
19. Among the following two basic features about selection which of these are correct
A. It is effective for heritable differences only and its effectiveness is greatly affected by heritability
of the character.
B. It does create new radiation and also utilises the variation already present in a population.
Choose the correct one,
a) A ONLY
b) B ONLY
c) NONE
d) A, B
20. S1 – Selection does not act on the genes directly but acts on the genotypes by altering their relative
contribution to the progeny as a result of which frequency is changed under the influence of selection.
S2 – Selection only act on the genes or alleles present in a population by altering their relative
contribution to the pocany as a result of which frequency of the alleles is changed under the influence
of selection.
a) Statement 1 is correct
b) Statement 2 is correct
c) Both are wrong
d) Both are correct
21.
List l List ll
(Breeders or Institute) (Place)
A. Van Mons l. Scotland
B. Cooper ll. Belgium
C. Vilmorin lll. France
D. Sheireff lV. USA
Choose the correct one,
a) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
b) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
c) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
d) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
22. Who said that progenies of plants from extremes of a population regrets towards mean of the
population with the result that effect of selection is counter balanced by regression and new population
cannot evolve through selection?
a) Darwin
b) Johannsen
c) Galton
d) Van Mons
23. Which of the following tool is the critical to determinate the contribution of genes and environment
towards phenotype?
a) Linear regression
b) Maximum likelihood method
c) Progeny testing
d) Development of a series of pure line population
24. Who gives us the validity proof of mendelian principles in the inheritance of quantitative characters
and thus laid the foundation of quantitative genetics?
a) Nilsson and Ehle
b) East
c) Yule
d) Johannsen
25. S1 – The percentage of homozygous plants after m generations of continuous self fertilisation is affected by
the number of gene pairs present.
S2 – The percentage of homozygousity at a given locus is not affected by the number of gene pairs present.
a) Statement 1 is correct
b) Statement 2 is correct
c) Both are wrong
d) Both are correct
26. Assertion (A): Mass selection can be practiced in both segregating and non-segregating populations.
Reason (R): Mass selection is based solely on phenotypic selection.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
27. Assertion (A): The genetic advance under pure line selection is permanent.
Reason (R): Pure lines maintain their genetic purity through enforced self-pollination.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
 d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

28. Assertion (A): Pure line selection is ineffective after the first few cycles of selection.
Reason (R): All available genetic variability is exhausted in initial cycles.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

29. Assertion (A): Mass selection is more effective for highly heritable traits than for low heritable traits.
Reason (R): Environmental effects mask the true genetic potential in low heritable traits.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

30. Assertion (A): Pure line selection can create new genetic variability.
Reason (R): Pure lines can segregate in subsequent generations.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the best explanation for the assertion.
b) Both assertion reasons are not correct
c) Both assertion reasons are correct but the reason is not the best explanation for the assertion
d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct