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CBSE 12 Biology Question Paper-2024 Set-1

CBSE 12 Biology Question Paper-2024 Set-1

This mock test includes actual CBSE Class 12 Biology board exam questions from the year 2024 set-1, helping students understand exam trends and practice real paper format

2025-08-17
CBSE Class 12 Biology 2024 Grade 12

Duration

20 min

Questions

20

Marking

Negative

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In which of the following plants are both male and female flowers born on the same plant and the mode of pollination can be geitonogamy or xenogamy?

A
Papaya
B
Date Palm
C
Maize
D
Spinach

Which one of the following hormones is secreted by the human placenta that helps in the maintenance of pregnancy?

A
Relaxin
B
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
C
Oxytocin
D
Human Placental Lactogen

A schematic polynucleotide chain shows the dotted line '----' which represents the type of bond between the phosphate group and the sugar molecule, what is the name of this bond?

A
Hydrogen bond
B
Peptide bond
C
N-glycosidic linkage
D
Phosphodiester bond

Select the option that has the correct sequence of events of human female reproductive cycle : (i) Secretion of FSH (ii) Ovulation (iii) Growth of corpus luteum (iv) Growth of follicle and oogenesis (v) Sudden increase in LH

A
i-iii-v-iv-ii
B
i-iv-v-ii-iii
C
iv-i-v-iii-ii
D
v-ii-iii-iv-i

Lactobacillus that sets curd from milk is commonly categorised in this group :

A
Cyanobacteria
B
Archaebacteria
C
Chemosynthetic bacteria
D
Heterotrophic bacteria

The specific Bt toxin genes that provide protection to cotton plants against cotton bollworm are the genes :

A
Cry-I Ac and Cry-II Ab
B
Cry-I Ab and Cry-I Bc
C
Cry-II Ac and Cry-I Ac
D
Cry-II Ab and Cry-I Ab

Refer to the Venn diagram given below. Select the option with correct examples P, Q, and R:

A
P: Castor, Q: Onion, R: Wheat
B
P: Bean, Q: Castor, R: Maize
C
P: Pea, Q: Gram, R: Barley
D
P: Coconut, Q: Rubber, R: Groundnut

Which of the following transgenic animals has been used for safety testing of polio vaccine?

A
Sheep
B
Goat
C
Pig
D
Mouse

The statement: "embryos of all vertebrates including humans develop a series of vestigial gill slits just behind the head but it is a functional organ only in fishes and is replaced by lungs in all other vertebrates." was proposed by:

A
Darwin
B
Lamarck
C
Ernst Haeckel
D
Mendel

The type of bond represented by the dotted line '----' in a schematic polynucleotide chain is : S-----B P S-----B P S-----B P S-----B P

A
Hydrogen bond
B
Peptide bond
C
N-glycosidic linkage
D
Phosphodiester bond

What is the specific name of the group of amino acids shown below and what is the chemical bond linking them?

A
Polypeptide chain, N-glycosidic bond
B
Polynucleotide chain, Phosphodiester bond
C
Polypeptide chain, Peptide bond
D
Polynucleotide chain, Hydrogen bond

The specific Bt toxin genes that provide protection to cotton plants against cotton bollworm are the genes :

A
Cry-II Ab and Cry-I Ab
B
Cry-I Ac and Cry-II Ab
C
Cry-I Ab and Cry-I Bc
D
Cry-II Ac and Cry-I Ac

Which of the following transgenic animals has been used for safety testing of polio vaccine?

A
Sheep
B
Mouse
C
Goat
D
Pig

The statement: "embryos of all vertebrates including humans develop a series of vestigial gill slits just behind the head but it is a functional organ only in fishes and is replaced by lungs in all other vertebrates." was proposed by:

A
Lamarck
B
Darwin
C
Mendel
D
Ernst Haeckel

A DNA sequence is given below : 3'-A-T-G-C-C-C-A-T-A-C-A-A-G-T-T-T-T-A-G-5'. What will be the sequence of the coding strand of DNA?

A
5'-T-A-C-G-G-G-T-A-T-G-T-T-C-A-A-A-T-C-3'
B
5'-U-A-C-G-G-G-U-A-U-G-U-U-C-A-A-A-U-C-3'
C
3'-A-T-G-C-C-C-A-T-A-C-A-A-G-T-T-T-T-A-G-5'
D
5'-A-T-G-C-C-C-A-T-A-C-A-A-G-T-T-T-T-A-G-3'

During the process of decomposition, the process by which inorganic nutrients are released from the degraded organic matter is called

A
Leaching
B
Humification
C
Mineralization
D
Catabolism

When does the oocyte complete its meiotic division in humans?

A
At the time of puberty
B
After fertilization
C
At the time of birth
D
Before fertilization

From the following, select the sexually transmitted disease that can be completely cured if detected early and treated properly :

A
Hepatitis B
B
Genital herpes
C
Syphilis
D
AIDS

The type of speciation where populations living in different geographical areas develop into different species is called

A
Allopatric speciation
B
Sympatric speciation
C
Parapatric speciation
D
Peripatric speciation

Which of the following is an example of an incomplete dominant inheritance pattern?

A
ABO blood grouping
B
Snapdragon flower colour
C
Cystic fibrosis
D
Sickle-cell anaemia