UPSC Mains ZOOLOGY-PAPER-II 2019

28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
10 Marksmedium
What is transcription? Explain the process of transcription in a eukaryote.
BiologyGeneticsMolecular Biology
2
10 Marksmedium
Explain the use of ribozyme technology for the treatment of diseases.
BiologyBiotechnologyMedicine
3
10 Marksmedium
What is an artificial chromosome vector? Give its application.
BiologyGeneticsBiotechnology
4
10 Marksmedium
Write a chronological account of human evolution as evidenced by palaeontological records.
BiologyEvolutionAnthropology
5
10 Marksmedium
Explain the Stanley Miller's experiment related to origin of life.
BiologyEvolutionBiochemistry
6
20 Markseasy
Differentiate between genomics and proteomics.
BiologyGeneticsBiochemistry
7
15 Marksmedium
Explain the isolation and methodology of study of the cell membrane.
BiologyCell BiologyBiochemistry
8
15 Marksmedium
Explain the biochemical composition of cell membrane.
BiologyCell BiologyBiochemistry
9
20 Marksmedium
Justify the statement, "Linkage and recombination play significant role in the process of inheritance".
BiologyGenetics
10
15 Marksmedium
Explain that cell cycle is fully based on molecular events.
BiologyCell BiologyGenetics
11
15 Marksmedium
Delineate the structural and functional characteristics of polytene chromosome.
BiologyGeneticsCytology
12
20 Marksmedium
Elucidate the process of continental drift and its impacts on animal diversity.
BiologyEvolutionGeography
13
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the role of molecular techniques in the study of contemporary systematics.
BiologyGeneticsTaxonomy
14
15 Marksmedium
Sequentially explain the process of apoptosis.
BiologyCell BiologyBiochemistry
15
10 Markseasy
Watson and Crick model of DNA
BiologyGeneticsMolecular Biology
16
10 Marksmedium
Secondary structure of proteins
BiologyBiochemistry
17
10 Marksmedium
Structural account of mammalian internal ear
BiologyAnatomyPhysiology
18
10 Marksmedium
Physiology of action potential
BiologyPhysiologyNeuroscience
19
10 Marksmedium
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
BiologyEvolutionHistory of Science
20
20 Marksmedium
Define and explain the 'Michaelis-Menten equation', and write its significance in enzyme kinetics.
BiologyBiochemistry
21
15 Marksmedium
Explain the structure and functions of IgG immunoglobulin.
BiologyImmunology
22
15 Marksmedium
Enlist and describe the types and mechanical properties of muscle fibres.
BiologyPhysiologyAnatomy
23
20 Marksmedium
Give a brief account of tropic hormones which affect the endocrine glands.
BiologyPhysiologyEndocrinology
24
15 Marksmedium
Tabulate and describe the digestive enzymes, their occurrence, substrates and end products.
BiologyBiochemistryPhysiology
25
15 Marksmedium
Make a diagrammatic presentation of Krebs' cycle.
BiologyBiochemistry
26
20 Marksmedium
Give a brief account of in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques used for mammals.
BiologyReproductionMedicine
27
15 Marksmedium
Explain the structure and functions of haemoglobin.
BiologyBiochemistryPhysiology
28
15 Marksmedium
Illustrate the process of development during gastrulation in a chick embryo.
BiologyEmbryologyDevelopmental Biology