This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 6 Molecular Basis Of Inheritance – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 6 Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A DNA nucleotide may be made up of a phosphate group, along with ..... A) Deoxyribose sugar and uracil. B) Ribose sugar and adenine. C) Deoxyribose sugar and thymine. D) Ribose sugar and cytosine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deoxyribose sugar and thymine. 2. The enzyme, which helps to cut one strand of DNA duplex to release tension of coiling of two strands is: A) DNA polymerase-I. B) Helicase. C) Topoisomerase. D) DNA ligase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topoisomerase. 3. A sequence of three RNA base can function as-********A. Codon********B. Gene********C. Anticodon********D. Nucleosides A) B, C, D. B) A, B, C, D. C) A, C. D) A, B, C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, C. 4. If E. coli was allowed to grow for 120 minutes then what would be the proportions of light and hybrid densities DNA molecule? A) 32. B) 8. C) 64. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 64. 5. Which of the following statements describes the process of transformation in bacteria? A) A strand of RNA is created from a DNA molecule. B) A strand of DNA is created from an RNA molecule. C) Bacterial cells are infected by a phage DNA molecule. D) External DNA is taken into a cell, becoming part of the cell's genome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) External DNA is taken into a cell, becoming part of the cell's genome. 6. RNA editing occurs in A) Prokaryotes. B) Eukaryotes. C) Viruses only. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eukaryotes. 7. DNA fingerprinting procedures use ..... to cut a DNA sample into segments. A) Splicer. B) Nitrogen bases. C) Restriction enzymes. D) Agarose gel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction enzymes. 8. Name the RNA molecules which is used to carry genetic information copied from DNA? A) RRNA. B) TRNA. C) SnRNA. D) MRNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MRNA. 9. Coupled transcription and translation found in A) Prokaryotes. B) E.coli. C) Both A&B. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A&B. 10. RNA act as genetic material in A) Animals. B) Retro virus. C) Plants. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retro virus. 11. Which scientist determined that guanine pairs with cytosine? A) Chargaff. B) Crick. C) Watson. D) Wilkins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chargaff. 12. Translation happens in the- A) Ribosome. B) Chloroplast. C) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribosome. 13. The process of creating a protein from RNA is called A) Transcription. B) Reverse transcription. C) Replication. D) Translation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Translation. 14. Characteristic(s) of most DNA is / are ..... A. A pairs with T by 2 hydrogen bonds ..... B. Antipolarity of complementary chains ..... C. 20 $A^0$ A) A, B, C, D. B) A, C. C) A, B, C. D) B, C, D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A, B, C, D. 15. HnRNA is found only in prokaryotes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. If you were to observe the activity of methylated DNA, you would expect it to A) Be replicating nearly continuously. B) Be very actively transcribed and translated. C) Have turned off or slowed down the process of transcription. D) Be unwinding in preparation for protein synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have turned off or slowed down the process of transcription. 17. The amino acid attaches to the tRNA at its A) 5'-end. B) Anti codon site. C) DHU loop. D) 3'-end. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3'-end. 18. The polarity with 5'-3' has the sequence similar strand A) MRNA. B) DNA. C) RRNA. D) Templates strand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MRNA. 19. The fact that a purine base always paired through hydrogen bonds with a pyrimidine base leads to, in the DNA double helix A) The antiparallel nature. B) The semiconservativenature. C) Uniform width throughout the DNA. D) Uniform length in all DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uniform width throughout the DNA. 20. In post transcription stage, which among the following process is not involved. A) Capping with methyl guanosine triphosphate group. B) Splicing. C) Capping using Poly adenyl group. D) Slicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capping using Poly adenyl group. 21. Who proposed semi conservative mode of replication in DNA through Experimental study in E.coli? A) Griffith. B) Hershy and Chase. C) Avery and McCleod. D) Meselson and Stahl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meselson and Stahl. 22. Correct sequence for Alanine code: A) AGU, AGC, AGA. B) GAU, GAC, GAA. C) GUU, GUC, GUA. D) GCU, GCC, GCA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GCU, GCC, GCA. 23. The experimental proof for semiconservative replication of DNA was first shown in a- A) Bacterium. B) Virus. C) Fungus. D) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacterium. 24. DNA as an acidic substance present in nucleus was first identified by whom in 1869Hint:He named it Nuclein A) Watson and Crick. B) Wilkins and Franklin. C) Friedrich Meischer. D) Erwin Chargaff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friedrich Meischer. 25. Transition type of mutation is caused when- A) CG is replaced by GC. B) GC is replaced by TA. C) AT Replaced by CG. D) AT is replaced by GC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AT is replaced by GC. 26. HGP methology which includes identification of all the genes that express as RNA is referred as A) VNTR. B) RFLP. C) ESTs. D) RAPD's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ESTs. 27. The structure of DNA includes its double helix and nucleotide components. A) A. Single helix and amino acids. B) B. Double helix and nucleotide components. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Double helix and nucleotide components. 28. Which of the following statements concerning the regulator gene (R) associated with the lac operon is correct? A) MRNA is transcribed from the R gene only when lactose is not present. B) Lactose inhibits the translation of R gene to mRNA. C) MRNA is transcribed from the R gene only when lactose is present. D) MRNA is transcribed from the R gene whether lactose is present or not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MRNA is transcribed from the R gene whether lactose is present or not. 29. What bonds are present in DNA A) Glycosidic. B) Ester. C) Hydrogen. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 30. Which one of the following condition can cause pneumonia in mice? A) Injection of heat killed S strain into mice. B) Injection of heat killed R strain into mice along with heat killed S strain. C) Injection of live S strain into mice or heat killed S strain along with live R strain. D) Injection of R strain into mice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Injection of live S strain into mice or heat killed S strain along with live R strain. 31. Central dogma of protein synthesis is A) DNA $\rightarrow$ protein $\rightarrow$ RNA. B) DNA $\rightarrow$ DNA $\rightarrow$ Protein. C) DNA $\rightarrow$ RNA $\rightarrow$ Protein. D) RNA $\rightarrow$ DNA $\rightarrow$ Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA $\rightarrow$ RNA $\rightarrow$ Protein. 32. Which molecule has its synthesis directly controlled by DNA? A) Cholesterol. B) Glycogen. C) Phospholipid. D) Amylase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amylase. 33. Regulatory genes A) Code for the protein. B) Code for RNA. C) They affect the inheritance along with promoter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They affect the inheritance along with promoter. 34. Which scientist(s) mixed a heat-killed pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain can convert some of the living cells into the pathogenic form? A) Meselson & Stahl. B) Chargaff. C) Griffith. D) Watson & Crick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Griffith. 35. Antiparallel strands of a DNA molecule means that: A) One strand turns anti-clockwise. B) The phosphate groups of two DNA strands, at their ends, share the same position. C) The phosphate groups at the start of two DNA strands are in opposite position (pole). D) One strand turns clockwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The phosphate groups at the start of two DNA strands are in opposite position (pole). 36. Beside protein enzymes certain biochemical reactions are catalysed by A) RNA. B) DNA. C) Carbohydrate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RNA. 37. Enzyme that connects the DNA to the backbone (glues) A) Helicase. B) PrimaseTagsDNA replication enzymes. C) Polymerase. D) Ligase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligase. 38. DNA profiling is also known as DNA ..... A) Electrophoresis. B) Replication. C) Fingerprinting. D) Extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fingerprinting. 39. Transcription unit: A) Starts with CAAT region. B) Starts with promoter region and ends in terminator region. C) Starts with palindromic regions and ends with rho factor. D) Starts with TATA box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starts with promoter region and ends in terminator region. 40. In his work with pneumonia-causing bacteria and mice, Griffith found that ..... A) Heat-killed pathogenic cells caused pneumonia. B) The polysaccharide coat of bacteria caused pneumonia. C) The protein coat from pathogenic cells was able to transform nonpathogenic cells. D) Some substance from pathogenic cells was transferred to nonpathogenic cells, making them pathogenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some substance from pathogenic cells was transferred to nonpathogenic cells, making them pathogenic. 41. The human genome project started in ..... and completed, in ..... year respectively. A) 1993. 2006. B) 1993, 2003. C) 1991. 2006. D) 1990, 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1990, 2003. 42. DNA sequences that code for protein are known as A) Intervening Sequences. B) Exon. C) Intron. D) Control Regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exon. 43. If the sequence of initrogen bases of the coding strand of DNA in a transcription unit is:5'-ATGAATG-3', the sequence of bases in its RNA transcript would be A) 5'-CAUUCAU-3'. B) 5'-UACUU AC-3'. C) 5'-GUAAGUA-3'. D) 5'-AUG A AUG-3'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5'-GUAAGUA-3'. 44. Because most of the amino acids are represented by ore than one codon the genetic code is- A) Degenerate. B) Wobbling. C) Overlapping. D) Ambiguos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degenerate. 45. Frederick Sanger is credited for the invention of A) DNA sequencing method. B) Protein sequencing method. C) Both of the above. D) Only the first. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 46. In DNA, 10% of nitrogen bases are guanine.Then find out the percentage of Adenine. A) 80. B) 20. C) 40. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 47. Which scientist proposed the Central Dogma of molecular biology? A) Gregor Mendel. B) Alfred Hershey. C) Francis Crick. D) Frederick Griffith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Francis Crick. 48. On reaching the terminator region of transcription unit A) Nascent RNA falls off. B) RNA polymerase falls off. C) Both nascent RNA and RNA Polymerase falls off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both nascent RNA and RNA Polymerase falls off. 49. In prokaryotic DNA replication, the lagging strand is synthesized: A) Continuously in 5' to 3' direction. B) Discontinuously in 3' to 5' direction. C) Discontinuously in 5' to 3' direction. D) Continuously in 3' to 5' direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discontinuously in 5' to 3' direction. 50. Functional unit of a gene is A) Exon. B) Intron. C) Cistron. D) Codon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cistron. 51. During infection of E. coli cells by bacteriophage T$_{2}$ A) Proteins are the only phage components that actually enter the infected cell. B) Both proteins and nucleic acids enter the cell. C) Only protein from the infecting phage can also be detected in progeny phage. D) Only nucleic acids enter the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only nucleic acids enter the cell. 52. Transcription starts non-specifically in the absence of A) Sigma factor. B) Rho factor. C) DNA polymerase. D) Core enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sigma factor. 53. The genetic code is said to be degenerate because: A) The code varies from one organism to another. B) Some codons do not code for any amino acid. C) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon. D) Some codons code for more than one amino acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon. 54. Identify the mismatch pair. A) Transforming principle-Frederick Griffith. B) Watson and crick-Double helical structure of DNA. C) Meselson and Stahl-Semiconservative replication of DNA. D) Jacob and Monod-X-ray diffraction of DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jacob and Monod-X-ray diffraction of DNA. 55. How many pairs of nucleotides are present in one turn of DNA helix? A) 10. B) 9. C) 4. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 56. The elongation of the leading strand during DNA synthesis A) Occurs in the 3' $\rightarrow$ 5' direction. B) Depends on the action of DNA polymerase. C) Produces Okazaki fragments. D) Progresses away from the replication fork. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depends on the action of DNA polymerase. 57. Semi-discontinuous synthesis occurs in A) Prokaryotes. B) Eukaryotes. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 58. For the translation to be initiated which of the following does not occur? a A) Binding of the large and small subunits of the ribosome. B) Addition of charged tRNA to the A site. C) Positioning of ribosome on 'GUG. D) Ribosome recruitment to the mRNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positioning of ribosome on 'GUG. 59. Methyl guanosine triphosphate is added to the 5' end of hnRNA in a process of: A) Splicing. B) Tailing. C) Capping. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capping. 60. How many nucleotide bases are present in human genome? A) 3064.7million. B) 3146.7million. C) 1364.7million. D) 3164.7million. 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