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done NEET PYQ-Kingdom Monera Total Questions - 46

• question_answer1) A bacterium divides every 35 minutes. If a culture containing 105 cells per ml is grown for 175 minutes, what will be the cell concentration per ml after 175 minutes?               [AIPMT 1998]
  A)
  175 × 105 cells
  done clear
  B)
  85 × 105 cells
  done clear
  C)
  35 × 105 cells
  done clear
  D)
  32 ×105 cells
  done clear
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• question_answer2) Transfer of genetic information from one bacterium to another in the transduction process is through:[AIPMT 1998]
  A)
  physical contact between donor and recipient strains
  done clear
  B)
  conjugation between opposite strain bacterium
  done clear
  C)
  bacteriophages released from the donor bacterial strain
  done clear
  D)
  another bacterium having special organ for conjugation
  done clear
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• question_answer3) In the five kingdom system of classification, which single kingdom out of the following can include blue-green algae, nitrogen fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria ?   [AIPMT 1998]
  A)
  Monera
  done clear
  B)
  Fungi
  done clear
  C)
  Plantae
  done clear
  D)
  Protista
  done clear
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• question_answer4) A few organisms are known to grow and multiply at temperatures of 100-105°C. They belong to: [AIPMT 1998]
  A)
  thermophilic subaerial fungi
  done clear
  B)
  marine archaebacteria
  done clear
  C)
  thermophilic sulphur bacteria.      
  done clear
  D)
  hot spring blue-green algae
  done clear
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• question_answer5) Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in: [AIPMT 1999]
  A)
  chromoplasts
  done clear
  B)
  leucoplasts
  done clear
  C)
  chloroplasts
  done clear
  D)
  chromatophore
  done clear
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• question_answer6) In prokaryotes, the genetic material is: [AIPMT 1999]
  A)
  linear DNA without histones                     
  done clear
  B)
  linear DNA with histones
  done clear
  C)
  circular DNA with histones
  done clear
  D)
  circular DNA without histones
  done clear
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• question_answer7) Difference in Gram + and Gram - bacteria is due to:                                                          [AIPMT 2001]
  A)
  cell wall
  done clear
  B)
  cell membrane
  done clear
  C)
  ribosome
  done clear
  D)
  cytoplasm
  done clear
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• question_answer8) In Lederberg's replica plating experiment what was used to obtain streptomycin resistant strain? [AIPMT 2001]
  A)
  Minimal medium and streptomycin           
  done clear
  B)
  Complete medium and streptomycin
  done clear
  C)
  Only minimal medium                
  done clear
  D)
  Only complete medium
  done clear
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• question_answer9) What is true for archaebacteria?  [AIPMT 2001]
  A)
  All are halophilic
  done clear
  B)
  All are photosynthetic
  done clear
  C)
  All are fossils                 
  done clear
  D)
  These are oldest living beings
  done clear
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• question_answer10) Extranuclear inheritance occurs in: [AIPMT 2001]
  A)
  Killer Paramecium
  done clear
  B)
  Killer Amoeba
  done clear
  C)
  Euglena
  done clear
  D)
  Hydra
  done clear
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• question_answer11) Plasmid is:                                [AIPMT 2001]
  A)
  fragment of DNA which acts as vector
  done clear
  B)
  a fragement which joins two genes
  done clear
  C)
  m-RNA which acts as carrier                    
  done clear
  D)
  autotrophic fragment
  done clear
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• question_answer12) Which bacteria are utilized in gober gas plant? [AIPMT 2002]
  A)
  Methanogens     
  done clear
  B)
  Nitrifying bacteria
  done clear
  C)
  Ammonifying bacteria                
  done clear
  D)
  Denitrifying bacteria
  done clear
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• question_answer13) Which statements is correct for bacterial transduction?                                [AIPMT 2002]
  A)
  Transfer of some genes from one bacteria to another bacteria through virus
  done clear
  B)
  Transfer of genes from one bacteria to another bacteria by conjugation
  done clear
  C)
  Bacteria obtained its DNA directly
  done clear
  D)
  Bacteria obtained DNA from other external source
  done clear
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• question_answer14) Transformation experiment was first performed on which bacteria?               [AIPMT 2002]
  A)
  E. coli                                      
  done clear
  B)
  Diplococcus pneumonia
  done clear
  C)
  Salmonella                                            
  done clear
  D)
  Pasteurella pestis
  done clear
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• question_answer15) Choromosomes in a bacterial cell can be 1-3 in number and:                                  [AIPMT 2003]
  A)
  can be either circular or linear, but never both within the same cell
  done clear
  B)
  can be circular as well as linear within die same cell
  done clear
  C)
  are always circular
  done clear
  D)
  are always linear
  done clear
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• question_answer16) Which one of the following bacteria has found extensive use in genetic engineering work plants? [AIPMT 2003]
  A)
  Bacillus coagulens                                  
  done clear
  B)
  Agrobacterium tumefaciens
  done clear
  C)
  Costridium septicum                               
  done clear
  D)
  Xanthomonas citri
  done clear
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• question_answer17) For retting of jute the fermenting microbe used is: [AIPMT (S) 2005]
  A)
  Helkobactor pylori
  done clear
  B)
  Mcthophilic bacteria
  done clear
  C)
  Streptococcus lactin
  done clear
  D)
  Butyric acid bacteria
  done clear
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• question_answer18) Barophilic prokaryotes:
  A)
  grow slowly in highly alkaline frozen lakes at high altitudes   
  done clear
  B)
  occur in water containing high concentrations of barium hydroxide
  done clear
  C)
  grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments
  done clear
  D)
  readily grown and divides in sea water enriched in any soluble salt of barium
  done clear
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• question_answer19) Using imprints from a plate with complete medium and carrying bacterial colonies, you can select streptomycin resistant mutants and prove that such mutations do not originate as adaptation. These imprints need to be used: [AIPMT (S) 2005]
  A)
  only on plates with streptomycin
  done clear
  B)
  on plates with minimal medium
  done clear
  C)
  only on plates without streptomycin          
  done clear
  D)
  on plates with and without streptomycin
  done clear
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• question_answer20) Curing of tea leaves is brought about by the activity of:                        [AIPMT (S) 2006]
  A)
  bacteria
  done clear
  B)
  mycorrhiza
  done clear
  C)
  viruses
  done clear
  D)
  fungi
  done clear
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• question_answer21) Which one of the following statements about mycoplasma is wrong?       [AIPMT (S) 2007]
  A)
  They are also called PPLO                      
  done clear
  B)
  They are pleomorphic
  done clear
  C)
  They are sensitive to penicillin      
  done clear
  D)
  They cause disease in plants
  done clear
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• question_answer22) In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea and eukarya), which one, of the following statement is true about archaea? [AIPMT (S) 2008]
  A)
  Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects
  done clear
  B)
  Archaea have some novel features that are absent is other prokaryotes and eukaryotes
  done clear
  C)
  Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
  done clear
  D)
  Archaea   completely   differ   from prokaryotes
  done clear
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• question_answer23) Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify   [AIPMT (S) 2008]
  A)
  archaebacteria that  contain  protein homologous to eukaryotic core histones
  done clear
  B)
  archaebacteria that lack any histones resembling those found in eukaryotes but whose DNA is negatively supercoiled
  done clear
  C)
  bacteria whose DNA is relaxed or positively supercoiled but which have a cytoskeleton as well as mitochondria
  done clear
  D)
  bacteria that contain a cytoskeleton and ribosomes
  done clear
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• question_answer24) 

  Select the correct combination of the statements (A-D) regarding the characteristics of certain organisms.                           [AIPMT (M) 2010]

  Methanogens are Archaebacteria, which produce methane in marshy areas.

  Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green algae, which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.

  Chemosynthetic-, .autotrophic   bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose.

  Mycoplasma lack a cell wall and can survive without oxygen.

  A)
  B, C
  done clear
  B)
  A, B, C
  done clear
  C)
  B, C, D
  done clear
  D)
  A, B, D
  done clear
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• question_answer25) Some hyperthermophilic organisms that grow in highly acidic (pH 2) habitats belong to the two groups called                       [AIPMT (S) 2010]
  A)
  eubacteria and archaea
  done clear
  B)
  cyanobacteria and diatoms
  done clear
  C)
  protists and mosses
  done clear
  D)
  liverworts and yeasts
  done clear
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• question_answer26) A prokaryofic autotrophic nitrogen fixing symbiont is found in                [AIPMT (S) 2011]
  A)
  Cycas
  done clear
  B)
  Cicer
  done clear
  C)
  Pisum
  done clear
  D)
  Ainus
  done clear
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• question_answer27) Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group                                          [AIPMT (S) 2012]
  A)
  Fungi
  done clear
  B)
  Animalia
  done clear
  C)
  Monera
  done clear
  D)
  Plantae
  done clear
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• question_answer28) Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water?                               [NEET 2013]
  A)
  Archaebacteria
  done clear
  B)
  Eubacteria
  done clear
  C)
  Blue-green algae
  done clear
  D)
  Saprophytic fungi
  done clear
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• question_answer29) Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in                                                     [NEET 2014]
  A)
  cell membrane structure
  done clear
  B)
  mode of nutrition
  done clear
  C)
  cell shape
  done clear
  D)
  mode of reproduction
  done clear
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• question_answer30) Which structures perform the function of mitochondria in bacteria?               [NEET 2014]
  A)
  Nucleoid
  done clear
  B)
  Ribosomes
  done clear
  C)
  Cell wall
  done clear
  D)
  Mesosomes
  done clear
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• question_answer31) The motile bacteria are able to move by                                                    [NEET 2014]
  A)
  fimbriae
  done clear
  B)
  flagella
  done clear
  C)
  cilia
  done clear
  D)
  pili
  done clear
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• question_answer32) Cell wall is absent in             [NEET (Re) 2015]
  A)
  Aspergillus
  done clear
  B)
  Funaria
  done clear
  C)
  Mycoplasma
  done clear
  D)
  Nostoc
  done clear
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• question_answer33) The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and/or host tissues are   [NEET (Re) 2015]
  A)
  rhizoids
  done clear
  B)
  fimbriae
  done clear
  C)
  mesosomes
  done clear
  D)
  holdfast
  done clear
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• question_answer34) Pick up the wrong statement.  [NEET (Re)2015]
  A)
  Cell wall is absent in Animalia.
  done clear
  B)
  Protista have photosynthetic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition.
  done clear
  C)
  Some fungi are edible.
  done clear
  D)
  Nuclear membrane is present in Monera.
  done clear
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• question_answer35) 

  Match the following list of microbes and [NEET (Re) 2015]

  A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1. Production of immuno suppressive agents B. Monascus purpureus 2. Ripening of Swiss cheese C. Trichoderma polysporum 3. Commercial production of ethanol D. Propionibacterium sharmanii 4. Production of blood-cholesterol lowering agents

             
  A)
  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  done clear
  B)
  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  done clear
  C)
  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
  done clear
  D)
  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  done clear
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• question_answer36) Which one of the following statements is wrong? [NEET - 2016 Phase-I]
  A)
  Cyanobacteria are also called blue - green algae
  done clear
  B)
  Golden algae are also called desmids
  done clear
  C)
  Eubacteria are also called false bacteria
  done clear
  D)
  Phycomycetes are also called algal fungi
  done clear
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• question_answer37) Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?                     [NEET - 2016 Phase-I]
  A)

  Microbe	Product	Application
  Trichoderma polysporum	Cyclosporin A	Immunosuppressive drug

  done clear
  B)

  Microbe	Product	Application
  Monascus purpureus	Statins	Lowering of blood cholesterol

  done clear
  C)

  Microbe	Product	Application
  Streptococcus	Streptokinase	Removal of clot from blood vessel

  done clear
  D)

  Microbe	Product	Application
  Clostridium butylicum	Lipase	Removal of oil stains

  done clear
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• question_answer38) The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include the:     [NEET - 2016 Phase-I]
  A)
  Halophiles
  done clear
  B)
  Thermoacidophiles
  done clear
  C)
  Methanogens
  done clear
  D)
  Eubacteria
  done clear
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• question_answer39) Methanogens belong to [NEET - 2016 Phase-II]
  A)
  Eubacteria
  done clear
  B)
  Archaebacteria
  done clear
  C)
  Dinoflagellates
  done clear
  D)
  Slime moulds
  done clear
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• question_answer40) Select the wrong statement [NEET - 2016 Phase-II]
  A)
  Bacteria cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan
  done clear
  B)
  Pili and fimbriae are mainly involved in motility of bacterial cells
  done clear
  C)
  Cyanobacteria lack flagellated cells
  done clear
  D)
  Mycoplasma is a wall - less microorganism
  done clear
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• question_answer41) Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct option using the codes given below: [NEET - 2016 Phase-II]

  Column - I	Column - II
  a. Citric acid	(i) Trichoderma
  b. Cyclosporin A	(ii) Clostridium
  c. Statins	(iii) Aspergillus
  d. Butyric acid	(iv) Monascus

  A)
  A-(iii), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iv)
  done clear
  B)
  A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
  done clear
  C)
  A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ii), C-(iii)
  done clear
  D)
  A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
  done clear
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• question_answer42) Select the mismatch :                  [NEET-2017]
  A)
  Rhizobium - Alfalfa
  done clear
  B)
  Frankia - Alnus
  done clear
  C)
  Rhodospirillum - Mycorrhiza
  done clear
  D)
  Anabaena - Nitrogen fixer
  done clear
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• question_answer43) Which of the following are found in extreme saline conditions?                      [NEET-2017]
  A)
  Mycobacteria
  done clear
  B)
  Archaebacteria
  done clear
  C)
  Eubacteria
  done clear
  D)
  Cyanobacteria
  done clear
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• question_answer44) Oxygen is not produced during photosynthesis by [NEET - 2018]
  A)
  Cycas
  done clear
  B)
       Nostoc
  done clear
  C)
  Green sulphur bacteria
  done clear
  D)
  Chara
  done clear
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• question_answer45) 

  Match the following organisms with the products they produce:                                  [NEET 2019]

  [A] Lactobacillus (i) Cheese [B] Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ii) Curd [C] Aspergillus niger (iii) Citric Acid [D] Acetobacter aceti (iv) Bread (v) Acetic Acid Select the correct option

  A)
  A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(v), D-(i)
  done clear
  B)
  A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(v)
  done clear
  C)
  A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(v), D-(iii)
  done clear
  D)
  A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(v)
  done clear
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• question_answer46) 

  Match Column-I with Column -II. [NEET 2019]

  Column-I Column-I [a] Saprophyte (i) Symbiotic association or fungi with plant roots [b] Parasite (ii) Decomposition of dead organic materials [c] Lichens (iii)Living on living plants of animals [d] Mycorrhiza (iv) Symbiotic association of algae and fungi Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  A)
  A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)
  done clear
  B)
  A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
  done clear
  C)
  A-(i) B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
  done clear
  D)
  A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
  done clear
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