Q.1
A circle of vesicles appears at the equator of spindle towards the end of anaphase. It will form ... .....
  • a) Cleavage furrow
  • b) Phragmoplast
  • c) Cell plate
  • d) Middle lamella
Q.2
Name the stage of mitosis in which chromosomes are arranged on the equator of spindle ... ... [ BHU 2006 ]
  • a) Anaphase
  • b) Metaphase
  • c) Prophase
  • d) Telophase
Q.3
Identify two correct statements about meiosis A) Bead like structures absent on chromosomes B) Displacement of chiasmata occurs in diakinesis C) Separation of two basic sets of chromosomes No division of centromeres ... ......[ EAMCET 2008 ]
  • a) B and D
  • b) B and C
  • c) C and D
  • d) A and C
Q.4
A diploid living organism develops from zygote by repeated ... ... [ JKCMEE 2005 ]
  • a) Meiosis
  • b) Mitosis
  • c) Amitosis
  • d) Segmentation
Q.5
The four daughter cells produced at the end of meiosis are ... ... [ MPPMT 2001 ]
  • a) Anucleate
  • b) Polynucleate
  • c) Genetically dissimilar
  • d) Genetically similar
Q.6
The major importance of meiosis lies in ... ... [ RPMT 1996 ]
  • a) Development of mutations
  • b) Sexual reproduction
  • c) It transfers chromosomes through mitosis
  • d) It maintains chromosome number generation after generation
Q.7
In the beginning of meiosis, a meiocyte has 16 pg of DNA. the amount in a gamete will be ... ... [ Wardha 2003 ]
  • a) 16 pg
  • b) 8 pg
  • c) 4 pg
  • d) 32 pg
Q.8
Mitotic anaphase differs from metaphase in possessing ... ... [ CBSE 1991 ]
  • a) Same number of chromosomes and same number of chromatids
  • b) Half number of chromosomes and half number of chromatids
  • c) Half number of chromosomes and same number of chromatids
  • d) Same number of chromosomes and half number of chromatids
Q.9
Fibroblast cells in our body are those that are arrested in ... ...
  • a) G0 - phase
  • b) G1 - phase
  • c) G2 - phase
  • d) Yet to start division
Q.10
Beads on string of a are seen in b which condense to form chromosomes in c stage of cell division ... ..[ AIIMS 2012 ]
  • a) aChromonema b Chromatin c Metaphase
  • b) aChromatin b Chromatid c Metaphase
  • c) aChromonema b Chromosome c Anaphase
  • d) aChromonema b Chromatid c Anaphase
Q.11
In mitosis, the number of chromosomes ... ... [ CPMT 2003 ]
  • a) Become double
  • b) Become half
  • c) Remain unchanged
  • d) None of the above
Q.12
Cell Lineage " all cells are derived from pre-existing cells" is the famous generalization of ... .... [ AFMC 1997 ]
  • a) Virchow
  • b) Schleiden
  • c) Schwann
  • d) Lamarck
Q.13
A stage in mitosis that begins in mid-anaphase and completed with telophase is ... ... [ AFMC 2012 ]
  • a) Crossing over
  • b) Karyokinesis
  • c) Cytokinesis
  • d) Interkinesis
Q.14
Condensation of chromosome with visible centromere occurs during .. .... [ MPPMT 1994 ]
  • a) G1 -phase
  • b) G2 -phase
  • c) S -phase
  • d) M -phase
Q.15
Meiosis II performs ... ... [ CBSE 1993 ]
  • a) Separation of sex chromosomes
  • b) Synthesis of DNA and centromere
  • c) Separation of homologous chromosomes
  • d) Separation of chromatids
Q.16
In pachytene stage of meiosis, the individual chromosomes appear .... ... [ BHU 2002 ]
  • a) Single stranded
  • b) Double stranded
  • c) Three stranded
  • d) Four stranded
Q.17
Chiasmata are first seen in ... ... [ DPMT 2002 ]
  • a) Leptotene
  • b) Zygotene
  • c) Pachytene
  • d) Diplotene
Q.18
Repulsion of homologous chromosomes begins during ... ... [ MPPMT 2001 ]
  • a) Diakinesis
  • b) Diplotene
  • c) Zygotene
  • d) Leptotene
Q.19
Which type of coiling occurs in chromosomes? [ RPMT 2005 ]
  • a) Plectonemic
  • b) Paranemic
  • c) Orthostichous
  • d) Anorthospiral
Q.20
Longest phase of meiosis is ... ... [ BHU 2008 ]
  • a) Prophase I
  • b) Prophase II
  • c) Anaphase I
  • d) Metaphase II
Q.21
The term meiosis was coined by ... ... [ BHU 1992 ]
  • a) Farmer and Moore
  • b) Fleming
  • c) Blackman
  • d) Robertson
Q.22
Astral rays arise from ... ... [ AMU 2005 ]
  • a) Centriole
  • b) Cytoplasm
  • c) Chromatid
  • d) Centromere
Q.23
Mitosis is absent in ... .. [ RPMT 1995 ]
  • a) Zygote
  • b) Germinal cell
  • c) Bone cell
  • d) None of the above
Q.24
Post mitotic gap phase and synthetic phase refer to ... ... [ AMU 2003 ]
  • a) G2 and M
  • b) G1 anad S
  • c) G2 and S
  • d) S and G1
Q.25
Meiotic division occurring just at the time of gametogenesis is ... ... [ AMU1992 ]
  • a) Sporic
  • b) Initial
  • c) Intermediate
  • d) Terminal
Q.26
Meiosis occurs in ... ... [ CMC 2002 ]
  • a) Embryo sac
  • b) Megaspore
  • c) Megaspore mother cell
  • d) Nucellus
Q.27
Syncytium formation takes place if ... ... [ AMU 2011 ]
  • a) Cytokinesis is not followed by karyokinesis
  • b) Karyokinesis does not occur
  • c) Karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis
  • d) Both karyokinesis and cytokinesis are prevented
Q.28
Colchicine arrests mitosis at .... ... [ AFMC 2002 ]
  • a) Prophase
  • b) Metaphase
  • c) Anaphase
  • d) interphase
Q.29
Chemical for arresting cell division is extracted from ... ... [ Bih PMT 2002 ]
  • a) Crocus
  • b) Colchicum
  • c) Chrysanthemum
  • d) Dalbergia
Q.30
"Post-mitotic phase" of the cell in which active synthesis of RNA and proteins takes place is ... .. [ KCET 2003 ]
  • a) S-phase
  • b) Amitotic phase
  • c) G2 -phase
  • d) G1 -phase
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