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Year: 2023
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
1.
Which of the following statements are correct about Klinefelter's Syndrome?
A. This disorder was first described by Langdon Down (1866).
B. Such an individual has overall masculine development. However, the feminine development is also expressed.
C. The affected individual is short statured.
D. Physical, psychomotor and mental development is retarded.
E. Such individuals are sterile.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1).
C and D only
(2).
B and E only
(3).
A and E only
(4).
A and B only

Year: 2022
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
2.
If a colour blind female marries a man whose mother was also colour blind, what are the chances of her progeny having colour blindness ?
(1).
25%
(2).
50%
(3).
75%
(4).
100%

Year: 2022
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
3.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Mendel studied seven pairs of contrasting traits in pea plants and proposed the Laws of Inheritance.
Statement II: Seven characters examined by Mendel in his experiment on pea plants were seed shape and colour, flower colour, pod shape and colour, flower position and stem height.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1).
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(2).
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(3).
Statement I is Correct but Statement II is incorrect
(4).
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Year: 2019
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
4.
In Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), a red flower was crossed with a white flower and in F1 generation, pink flowers where obtained. When pink flowers were selfed, the F2 generation showed white, red from and pink flowers.
Choose the incorrecct statement from the following:
(1).
Pink colour in F1 is due to incomplete dominance.
(2).
Ratio of F2 is \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\) (Red) : \(\displaystyle \frac{2}{4}\) (Pink) : \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\) (White).
(3).
Law of Segregation does not apply in this experiment.
(4).
This experiment does not following the Principle of Dominance.

Year: 2018
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
5.
A woman has an X-linked condition on one of her X chromosomes. This chromosome can be inherited by
(1).
both sons and daughters.
(2).
only grandchildren.
(3).
only sons.
(4).
only daughters.

Year: 2016
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
6.
A tall true breeding garden pea plant is crossed with a dwarf true breeding garden pea plant. When the F1 plants were selfed, the resulting genotypes were in the ratio of
(1).
1 : 2 : 1; tall heterozygous : tall homozygous : dwarf
(2).
3 : 1; tall : dwarf
(3).
3 : 1; dwarf : tall
(4).
1 : 2 : 1; tall homozygous : tall heterozygous : dwarf

Year: 2016
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
7.
In context of amniocentesis, which of the following statement is incorrect ?
(1).
It is used for prenatal sex determination
(2).
It can be used for detection of down syndrome
(3).
It can be used for detection of cleft palate
(4).
It is usually done when a woman is between 14-16 weeks pregnant

Year: 2025
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
8.
What is the pattern of inheritance for polygenic trait?
(1).
X-linked recessive inheritance pattern
(2).
Mendelian inheritance pattern
(3).
Non-mendelian inheritance pattern
(4).
Autosomal dominant pattern

Year: 2025
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
9.
Genes R and Y follow independent assortment. If RRYY produce round yellow seeds and rryy produce wrinkled green seeds, what will be the phenotypic ratio of the F2 generation?
(1).
Phenotypic ratior-9 : 7
(2).
Phenotypic ratio =1 : 2: 1
(3).
Phenotypic ratio - 3 : 1
(4).
Phenotypic ratio - 9: 3: 3 : 1

Year: 2025
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
10.
With the help of given pedigree, find out the probability for the birth of a child having no disease and being a carrier (has the disease mutation in one allele of the gene) in F3 generation.
(1).
Zero
(2).
1/4
(3).
2-Jan
(4).
8-Jan

Year: 2025
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
11.
Twins are born to a family that lives next door to you. The twins are a boy and a girl. Which of the following must be true?
(1).
They have 75% identical genetic content.
(2).
They are monozygotic twins.
(3).
They are fraternal twins.
(4).
They were conceived through in vitro fertilization.

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
12.
A pink flowered Snapdragon plant was crossed with a red flowered Snapdragon plant. What type of phenotype/s is/are expected in the progeny?
(1).
Only pink flowered plants
(2).
Red, Pink as well as White flowered plants
(3).
Only red flowered plants
(4).
Red flowered as well as pink flowered plats

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
13.
Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1).
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(2).
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
(3).
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(4).
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
14.
Which one of the following can be explained on the basis of Mendel's law of Dominance?
A. Out of one pair of factors one is dominant and the other is recessive.
B. Alleles do not show any expression and both the characters appear as such in F2 generation.
C. Factors occur in pairs in normal diploid plants.
D. The discrete unit controlling a particular character is called factor.
E. The expression of only one of the parental characters is found in a monohybrid cross.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1).
B, C and D only
(2).
A, B, C, D and E
(3).
A, B and C only
(4).
A, C, D and E only

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
15.
In a plant, black seed color (BB/Bb) is dominant over white seed color (bb). In order to find out the genotype of the black color seed plant, with which of the following genotype will you cross it?
(1).
Bb
(2).
BB/Bb
(3).
BB
(4).
bb

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
16.
Which one of the following factors will not affect the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
(1).
Gene migrations
(2).
Constant gene pool
(3).
Genetic recombination
(4).
Genetic drift

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
17.
Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1).
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(2).
A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(3).
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(4).
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Year: 2024
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
18.
As per ABO blood grouping system, the blood group of father is B+, mother is A+ and child is O+.
Their respective gentype can be
A. IBi / IAi / ii
B. IBIB / IAIAI / ii
C. IAIB /i IAI /IBi
D. IAi / IBi /IAi
E. iIB / iIA / IAIB
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(1).
C & B only
(2).
D & E only
(3).
A only
(4).
B only

Year: 2023
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
19.
Frequency of recombination between gene pairs on same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes to map their position on chromosome, was used for the first tìme by
(1).
Sutton and Boveri
(2).
Alfred Sturtevant
(3).
Henking
(4).
Thomas Hunt Morgan

Year: 2023
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
20.
Broad palm with single palm crease is visible in a person suffering from:
(1).
Turner's syndrome
(2).
Klinefelter's syndrome
(3).
Thalassemia
(4).
Down's syndrome

Year: 2023
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
21.
Which one of the following symbols representsmating between relatives in human pedigree analysis?
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

Year: 2023
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
22.
The phenomenon of pleiotropism refers to
(1).
presence of two alleles, each of the two genes controlling a single trait.
(2).
a single gene affecting multiple phenotypic expression.
(3).
more than two genes affecting a single character.
(4).
presence of several alleles of a single gene controlling a single crossover.

Year: 2022
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
23.
XO type of sex determination can be found in
(1).
Drosophila
(2).
Birds
(3).
Grasshoppers
(4).
Monkeys

Year: 2022
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
24.
Which of the following occurs due to the presence of an autosome linked dominant trait?
(1).
Sickle cell anaemia
(2).
Myotonic dystrophy
(3).
Haemophilia
(4).
Thalassemia

Year: 2022
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
25.
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Mendel's law of Independent assortmnent does not hold goods for the genes that are located closely on the same chromosome.
Reason (R) : Closely located genes asSort independently.
Answer from the options given below:
(1).
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2).
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3).
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
(4).
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Year: 2022
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
26.
The recombination frequency between the genesa &c is 5%, b & c is 15%, b & d is 9%o, a & b is 20%,c & d is 24% and a & d is 29%. What will be thesequence of these genes on a linear chromosome?
(1).
a, d, b, c
(2).
d, b, a, c
(3).
a, b, c, d
(4).
a, c, b, d

Year: 2021
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
27.
The Adenosine deaminase deficiency results into:
(1).
Dysfunction of Immune system
(2).
Parkinson's disease
(3).
Digestive disorder
(4).
Addison's disease

Year: 2021
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
28.
DNA fingerprinting involves identifying differences in some specific regions in DNA sequence, called as:
(1).
Satellite DNA
(2).
Repetitive DNA
(3).
Single nucleotides
(4).
Polymorphic DNA

Year: 2021
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
29.
In a cross between a male and female, both heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia gene, what percentage of the progeny will be diseased?
(1).
50%
(2).
75%
(3).
25%
(4).
100%

Year: 2020
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
30.
ldentify the wrong statement with reference to the gene 'l' that controls ABO blood groups.
(1).
A person will have only two of the three alleles.
(2).
When IA and IB are present together, they express same type of sugar.
(3).
Allele 'I' does not produce any sugar.
(4).
The gene (I) has three alleles.

Year: 2020
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
31.
Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was done by:
(1).
Sutton
(2).
Boveri
(3).
Morgan
(4).
Mendel

Year: 2020
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
32.
How many true breeding pea plant varieties did Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in one character with contrasting traits ?
(1).
2
(2).
14
(3).
8
(4).
4

Year: 2019
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
33.
What map unit (Cenimorgan) is adopted in the construction of genetic maps ?
(1).
A unit of distance between two expressed genes, representing 100% cross over
(2).
A unit of distance between genes on chromosomes, representing 1% cross over
(3).
A unit of distance between genes on chromosomes, representing 50% cross over
(4).
A unit of distance between two expressed genes, representing 10% cross ove

Year: 2019
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
34.
The frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes was explained by
(1).
Gregor J. Mendel.
(2).
Alfred Sturtevant.
(3).
Sutton Boveri.
(4).
T.H. Morgan.

Year: 2019
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
35.
What is genetic disorder in which an individual has an overall masculine develop-ment, gynaecomastia and is sterile ?
(1).
Klinefelter's syndrome
(2).
Edward syndrome
(3).
Down's syndrome
(4).
Turner's syndrome

Year: 2018
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
36.
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
(1).
T. H. Morgan - Linkage
(2).
XO type sex determination - Grasshopper
(3).
ABO blood grouping - Co-dominance
(4).
Starch synthesis in pea - Multiple alleles

Year: 2018
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
37.
Select the correct statement.
(1).
Transduction was discovered by S. Altman.
(2).
Spliceosomes take part in translation.
(3).
Punnett square was developed by a British scientist.
(4).
Franklin Stahl coined the term ‘‘linkage’’.

Year: 2018
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
38.
Which of the following characteristics represent Inheritance of blood groups' in humans?
A. Dominance
B. Co - dominance
C. Multiple allele
D. Incomplete dominance
E. Polygenic inheritance
(1).
A , C and E
(2).
B , D and E
(3).
A , B and C
(4).
B , C and E

Year: 2017
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
39.
Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea ?
(1).
Pod – Inflated or Constricted
(2).
Stem – Tall or Dwarf
(3).
Trichomes – Glandular or Non-glandular
(4).
Seed – Green or Yellow

Year: 2017
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
40.
Which one from the given below is the period for Mendel's hybridization experiments ?
(1).
1870-1877
(2).
1856-1863
(3).
1840-1850
(4).
1857 - 1869

Year: 2017
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
41.
The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are IAIB and IAi. Among the blood types of their children, how many different genotypes and phenotypes are possible ?
(1).
4 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes
(2).
3 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes
(3).
3 genotypes ; 4 phenotypes
(4).
4 genotypes ; 3 phenotypes

Year: 2016
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
42.
Pick out the correct statements
I. Haemophilia is a sex linked recessive disease
II . Down's syndrome is due to aneuploidy
III . Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder
IV . Sickle cell anaemia is an X linked recessive gene disorder
(1).
II and IV are correct
(2).
I , III and IV are correct
(3).
I , II and III are correct
(4).
I and IV are correct

Year: 2016
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
43.
In a test cross involving F1 dihybrid flies, more parental-type offspring were produced than the recombinant type offspring. This indicates
(1).
chromosomes failed to separate during meiosis
(2).
the two genes are linked and present on the same chromosome
(3).
both of the characters are controlled by more than one gene
(4).
the two genes are located on two different chromosomes

Year: 2016
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
44.
Match the terms in Column I with their description in Column II and choose the correct option.
(1).
A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
(2).
A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3
(3).
A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2
(4).
A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

Year: 2016
Topic: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
45.
Which of the following most appropriately describes haemophilia ?
(1).
X-linked recessive gene disorder
(2).
Chromosomal disorder
(3).
Dominant gene disorder
(4).
Recessive gene disorder