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1. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 1/12
Paper Specific Instructions
1. The examination is of 3 hours duration. There are a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire
paper is divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are
of different types.
2. Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each MCQ type question has four
choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Questions Q.1 – Q.30 belong to this section
and carry a total of 50 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.30 carry 2 marks
each.
3. Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). Each MSQ type question is similar
to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the
four given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no
wrong answers. Questions Q.31 – Q.40 belong to this section and carry 2 marks each with a total of 20
marks.
4. Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. For these NAT type
questions, the answer is a real number which needs to be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor.
No choices will be shown for these type of questions. Questions Q.41 – Q.60 belong to this section and
carry a total of 30 marks. Q.41 – Q.50 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.51 – Q.60 carry 2 marks each.
5. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will
result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. In Section – B (MSQ), there
is NO NEGATIVE and NO PARTIAL marking provisions. There is NO NEGATIVE marking in
Section – C (NAT) as well.
6. Only Virtual Scientific Calculator is allowed. Charts, graph sheets, tables, cellular phone or other
electronic gadgets are NOT allowed in the examination hall.
7. The Scribble Pad will be provided for rough work.
2. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 2/12
SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Tropic hormones or tropins are secreted by
(A) adrenal medulla (B) anterior pituitary
(C) hypothalamus (D) posterior pituitary
Q.2 Which one of the following is necessary for evolution to be driven by genetic drift?
(A) Migration
(B) Natural selection
(C) Rapid mutation
(D) Small population size
Q.3 Biotin deficiency can arise due to consumption of diet rich in
(A) raw eggs (B) raw fish (C) raw meat (D) seaweeds
Q.4 In a plant species, yellow seed colour (Y) is completely dominant over white (y). A genetic cross
between plants with yellow seeds and plants with white seeds yielded a progeny population of
48 yellow-seeded and 52 white-seeded plants. The genotypes of the yellow-seeded and the
white-seeded parent plants, respectively, are most likely to be
(A) YY and yy (B) Yy and yy (C) Yy and Yy (D) YY and Yy
Q.5 Thomas Cech discovered RNA self-splicing in
(A) Caenorhabditis elegans (B) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(C) Schizosaccharomyces pombe (D) Tetrahymena thermophila
Q.6 The core glycan moiety of N-linked glycoproteins contains
(A) fifteen mannose units
(B) five N-acetyl glucosamine units
(C) three glucose units
(D) three N-acetyl neuraminic acid units
Q.7 Organophosphate pesticides kill insects by inhibiting
(A) acetylcholinesterase (B) carbonic anhydrase
(C) DNA polymerase (D) pyruvate kinase
3. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 3/12
Q.8 Which one of the following conditions leads to an approximately 50-fold increase in RNA
transcription of the lac operon? (CRP stands for cyclic AMP [cAMP] receptor protein)
P: Binding of CRP-cAMP complex to a site near the lac promoter
Q: Binding of CRP-cAMP complex to a site near the lac operator
R: Lac repressor bound to the lac operator
S: Lac repressor not bound to the lac operator
(A) Q and S (B) P and R (C) P and S (D) Q and R
Q.9 Which one of the following photosynthetic organisms does not release oxygen as a by-product of
the light reaction?
(A) Algae (B) Cyanobacteria
(C) Euglena (D) Sulphur bacteria
Q.10 In plant systematics, which one of the following species belongs to the branch at the very base of
the angiosperm phylogenetic tree?
(A) Amborella trichopoda (B) Illicium floridanum
(C) Magnolia grandiflora (D) Nymphaea stellata
Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.
Q.11 The molecular weight (Da) of the zwitterionic form of the peptide GAGAGAGA is closest to
(A) 512 (B) 530 (C) 656 (D) 782
Q.12 If 𝑦 = 𝑥2
, then 𝑑𝑥/𝑑𝑦 is
(A) 2𝑥 (B) 2𝑦
(C) ±
1
2 √𝑥
(D) ±
1
2 √𝑦
4. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 4/12
Q.13 Which one of the following plots represents exponential growth?
Q.14 Naive T lymphocytes can be stimulated by the activated dendritic cells that bear
(A) a specific antigenic peptide alone
(B) a specific antigenic peptide and CD11c
(C) a combination of co-stimulatory molecules and a non-specific antigenic peptide
(D) a combination of co-stimulatory molecules and a specific antigenic peptide
Q.15 In rearrangement of immunoglobulin heavy chain, N-nucleotides
(A) are added by the enzyme terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
(B) form a palindromic sequence that is added to the end of gene segment
(C) form a palindromic sequence that is added to the single stranded end of the coding DNA
(D) are added by the enzyme DNA-dependent DNA polymerase
Q.16 Which one of the following matches is CORRECT between the microorganisms given in Group A
with their requirement of oxygen in Group B?
Group A Group B
(P) Micrococcus luteus (i) Obligate anaerobe
(Q) Spirillum volutans (ii) Facultative aerobe
(R) Methanobacterium formicicum (iii) Obligate aerobe
(iv) Microaerophilic
(A) P-iii, Q-iv, R-i
(B) P-iii, Q-ii, R-iv
(C) P-ii, Q-iv, R-i
(D) P-ii, Q-iii, R-i
5. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 5/12
Q.17 Which one of the following is TRUE for the function 𝑦 = 𝑥2
+ 1?
(A) It does not intersect the X-axis at all
(B) It intersects the X-axis at 𝑥 = −1
(C) It intersects the X-axis at 𝑥 = +1
(D) It is tangential to the X-axis
Q.18 Match the metabolic pathways in Group A with corresponding enzymes in Group B
Group A Group B
(P) Glycolysis (i) Pyruvate carboxylase
(Q) Gluconeogenesis (ii) Enolase
(R) Hexose monophosphate shunt (iii) Isocitrate lyase
(S) Glyoxylate cycle (iv) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(A) P-i, Q-iv, R-iii, S-ii (B) P-ii, Q-i, R-iv, S-iii
(C) P-ii, Q-iv, R-i, S-iii (D) P-iii, Q-iv, R-ii, S-i
Q.19 Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT for competitive inhibition in an enzyme
catalysed reaction?
(A) Apparent Km increases
(B) Apparent Vmax decreases
(C) Inhibitor binds to the active site
(D) Inhibition decreases with an increase in [S]
Q.20 In a human cell, β-oxidation of a saturated fatty acyl CoA molecule produced 8 acetyl CoA, 7 H2O
and 28 ATP. The oxidised fatty acyl CoA is
(A) octanoyl CoA (B) oleoyl CoA (C) palmitoyl CoA (D) stearoyl CoA
Q.21 Match the diseases in Group A with their corresponding causative microorganisms in Group B
Group A Group B
(P) Hansen’s disease (i) Mycobacterium leprae
(Q) Sleeping sickness (ii) Treponema pallidum
(R) Syphilis (iii) Borrelia burgdorferi
(S) Lyme disease (iv) Trypanosoma brucei
(A) P-i, Q-iii, R-ii, S-iv (B) P-iv, Q-ii, R-i, S-iii
(C) P-ii, Q-iv, R-iii, S-i (D) P-i, Q-iv, R-ii, S-iii
6. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 6/12
Q.22 In an experiment to examine the role of exopolymeric substances (EPS) on bacterial growth, a wild-
type strain (𝑆+
) and a mutant strain deficient in EPS production (𝑆−
) were grown in monocultures
as well as in co-culture (in equal proportion of 𝑆+
and 𝑆−
). The CFU (colony forming units) of these
cultures measured after 24 hours are shown in the following figure.
Which one of the following phenomena best describes the interaction between the wild-type strain
(𝑆+
) and mutant strain (𝑆−
)?
(A) Amensalism (B) Cooperation (C) Commensalism (D) Mutualism
Q.23 If a fossil that has been discovered recently contains 0.2% of the 14
C (𝑡½ = 5,730 years) that was
present when the fossil was formed, then the age of the fossil in years is likely to fall in the range of
(A) 25,000 – 35,000
(B) 35,000 – 45,000
(C) 45,000 – 55,000
(D) 55,000 – 65,000
Q.24 A photosynthetic algal filament is illuminated with white light that has passed through a prism such
that the left and the right ends of the filament receive violet and red lights, respectively. The
amount of oxygen released by this filament will be
(A) high at the left end and progressively reducing towards the right
(B) high at the right end and progressively reducing towards the left
(C) high at both ends and progressively reducing towards the middle
(D) high in the middle and progressively reducing towards both ends
Q.25 Which one of the following statements is TRUE for dynein and kinesin family of motor proteins?
(A) Both dynein and kinesin are only (+) end directed motors
(B) Dynein is (–) end directed and kinesin can be either (+) or (–) end directed
(C) Both dynein and kinesin are only (–) end directed motors
(D) Kinesin is (+) end directed and dynein can be either (+) or (–) end directed
Q.26 Which one of the following statements is TRUE about flagella?
(A) Flagella in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes are made of flagellin
(B) Flagella in prokaryotes are made of flagellin while in eukaryotes are made of tubulin
(C) Flagella in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes are made of tubulin
(D) Flagella in prokaryotes are made of tubulin while in eukaryotes are made of flagellin
7. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 7/12
Q.27 Caffeine is a plant-based drug that
(A) does not intercalate into DNA double helix
(B) inhibits cyclic AMP (cAMP) phosphodiesterase activity
(C) inhibits epinephrine response
(D) reduces the level of cellular cAMP
Q.28 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) is an uncoupler that
(A) cannot freely pass through plasma membrane
(B) enhances ATP production
(C) is a non-toxic compound at high dose
(D) makes the inner mitochondrial membrane leaky to protons
Q.29 Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT about the prokaryotic and eukaryotic
organisms on the Earth?
(A) Prokaryotes have more sequence diversity in their DNA than do eukaryotes
(B) Prokaryotes outnumber eukaryotes
(C) Prokaryotes survive in more extreme environments than do eukaryotes
(D) The cumulative biomass of prokaryotes is less than that of eukaryotes
Q.30 Which is the CORRECT chronological order, from the least recent to the most recent, of the four
evolutionary events listed below?
P. Earliest evidence of terrestrial arthropods
Q. Appearance of Ediacaran fauna
R. Extinction of the large, non-flying dinosaurs
S. Origin of mammals
(A) P, Q, R, S (B) Q, P, R, S (C) P, Q, S, R (D) Q, P, S, R
8. JAM 2019 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - BL
BL 8/12
SECTION - B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)
Q. 31 – Q. 40 carry two marks each.
Q.31 Which of the following changes would cause a shift in the membrane potential of a neuronal cell
from –70 mV to –50 mV?
(A) A decrease in K+
permeability
(B) An increase in Na+
permeability
(C) An increase in K+
permeability
(D) A decrease in Na+
permeability
Q.32 In this system of two reactions, 𝐴 → 2𝐵 and 𝐵 → 2𝐶, which of the following statements is/are
TRUE at steady-state?
(A) The rate of consumption of A is four times the rate of production of C
(B) The rate of consumption of B is twice the rate of production of C
(C) The rate of production of B is the same as the rate of consumption of B
(D) The rate of production of C is four times the rate of consumption of A
Q.33 The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥2
− 6𝑥 + 8 is positive when
(A) 𝑥 < 2 (B) 2 < 𝑥 < 4 (C) −6 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 8 (D) 𝑥 > 4
Q.34 A typical α-helix in a native polypeptide chain has
(A) 3.6 amino acid residues per turn
(B) a rise of 5.4 Å per turn
(C) high proline and glycine content
(D) φ value of –57o
and ψ value of –47o
Q.35 Insulin action on a target cell causes an increase in
(A) acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) glucokinase
(C) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (D) GLUT4 transporter
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Q.36 Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for the function f(x) shown in the figure given
below?
(A) f(x) is continuous at x=0
(B) f(x) is not continuous at x=0
(C) f(x) is differentiable at x=0
(D) f(x) is not differentiable at x=0
Q.37 Which of the following coenzymes is/are present in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?
(A) Coenzyme A (B) Lipoate
(C) Pyridoxal phosphate (D) Thiamine pyrophosphate
Q.38 Which of the following disorders in humans is/are due to a defect/deficiency in enzymes involved
in the urea cycle?
(A) Alkaptonuria (B) Argininemia
(C) Argininosuccinic acidemia (D) Phenylketonuria
Q.39 Ricin, a protein from castor beans, causes toxicity in humans by
(A) depurinating the 23S ribosomal RNA
(B) inactivating the 60S ribosomal subunit
(C) inhibiting the elongation factor eEF2
(D) intercalating DNA
Q.40 During photosynthesis in higher plants, oxygen is produced
(A) by splitting water
(B) in Photosystem I
(C) in Photosystem II
(D) only in the presence of light
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SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)
Q. 41 – Q. 50 carry one mark each.
Q.41 The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥) 𝑒−𝑥
is equal to zero in the range 0 < 𝑥 < 2𝜋 for 𝑥 =____ radians
(round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.42 A spherical bacterium has a diameter of 2 µm. Its volume to surface area ratio is equal to ____ µm
(round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.43 The value of the integral ∫ 𝑒−𝑦
𝑑𝑦
∞
0
is equal to ____ (round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.44 The velocity of an enzyme-catalysed reaction following Michaelis–Menten kinetics, at the substrate
concentration equal to 0.3×Km, is equal to ____ × Vmax (round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.45 The angle (in degrees) between the hour hand and the minute hand of a 12-hour clock showing 6:30
is ___ (round off to 1 decimal place)
Q.46 Values of Δf𝐺0
(standard Gibbs free energy of formation) for molecules A, B, and C are
–34 kJ/mol, 84 kJ/mol and –100 kJ/mol, respectively. The Δ𝐺0
for the reaction 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 would
be ____ kJ/mol (round off to 1 decimal place)
Q.47 A bacterial population in the log-phase grows from 4 × 106
cells to 8.64 × 106
cells in 20 minutes.
The doubling time of the bacterium is ____ minutes (round off to 1 decimal place)
Q.48 Tryptophan (Trp) is encoded by UGG, phenylalanine (Phe) is encoded by UUU and UUC,
isoleucine (Ile) is encoded by AUU, AUC and AUA, and glycine (Gly) is encoded by GGU, GGC,
GGA and GGG. The maximum number of RNA segments with unique sequences that can encode
the polypeptide Ile-Phe-Trp-Ile-Gly-Trp would be ____
Q.49 In an examination consisting of 100 multiple choice questions, each question has four choices out
of which only one is correct. A student scores +1 for each correct answer and a negative mark of
1/5 for each wrong answer. The correct choices are uniformly distributed across the four choices. If
an unprepared student always selects the first choice for each question, then the expected value of
the student’s total score in the examination would be ____ (round off to 1 decimal place)
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Q.50 In a large insect population, males and females are equally abundant. If a student collects four
insects from this population at random, the probability that all of them are male is ____ (round off
to 2 decimal places)
Q. 51 – Q. 60 carry two marks each.
Q.51 An E. coli cell with an internal volume of 2 femtolitres contains 10 molecules of a repressor protein
in its cytosol. The concentration of the repressor protein is ____ nM (round off to 1 decimal place)
Q.52
The growth rate of a bacterial culture is given by 𝑥 (1 −
𝑥
100
), where 𝑥 is the density of the
culture. The growth rate is maximum when the density is equal to ____ (round off to 1 decimal
place)
Q.53 A hypothetical plant forms 10 leaves, each of which is perfectly circular with 10 cm diameter. If the
total number of stomata made by all these leaves is 7.85 × 106
, then the stomatal density in these
leaves would be ____ / mm2
(round off to 1 decimal place)
Q.54 In a diploid population at Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, the locus A has two alleles A1 and A2. If
the frequency of A1A1 genotype is 0.01, then the frequency of the allele A2 is ____ (round off to 2
decimal places)
Q.55 In the following figure, the radius of the circle circumscribing the regular hexagon is 2 cm. The
area of the shaded region is ____ cm2
(round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.56 The complete oxidation of one mole of palmitoyl CoA yields 23 moles of water and 16 moles of
carbon dioxide. The amount of water that can be produced from 1 kg of tripalmitate is ____ mL
(round off to 2 decimal places)
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Q.57 If 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 are all positive and 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 9, the maximum value of 𝑥𝑦𝑧 is ____
Q.58
lim
𝑥→1
𝑥2−1
√𝑥−1
= ____
Q.59 In the second-order reaction 2𝐴 → 𝐵, the initial concentration of A is 1.0 M and after 30 minutes,
the concentration of A is 0.5 M. The rate constant of the reaction is ____ L/mol/h (round off to 2
decimal places)
Q.60 Water from a full cylindrical vessel of height h and of unknown diameter is completely emptied to
precisely fill two cylindrical vessels of the same diameter d and heights h and 3h. The diameter of
the original vessel is ____ × d (round off to 2 decimal places)
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