IIT JAM Question Papers

Can you provide me the previous year question paper Biological Sciences BL of JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc) for admission in IITs in India?

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The previous year question paper - Biological Sciences BL of JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc) for admission in IITs in India is as follows:

SECTION A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 Q.10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Slime molds belong to
(A) bacteria
(B) fungi
(C) protists
(D) plants

Q.2 Which ion is required for association of ribosome subunits?
(A) Ca2+
(B) Mg2+
(C) Zn+
(D) K+

Q.3 Krebs cycle occurs in the
(A) cytoplasm
(B) cristae of mitochondria
(C) mitochondrial matrix
(D) ribosomes

Q.4 Which of the following can bind to an antibody but cannot elicit an immune response in a healthy individual?
(A) Hapten
(B) Immunogen
(C) Antigen
(D) Alum as adjuvant

Q.5 Which one of the following ecosystems would have the maximum number of primary producers per unit area?
(A) Forest
(B) Pond
(C) Desert
(D) Grassland

Q.6 In the C4 pathway, carbon dioxide is concentrated in
(A) pith
(B) mesophyll cells
(C) endodermis
(D) bundle sheath cells

Q.7 LD50 of the two pathogenic strains A and B are 20 and 60 cells, respectively. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Strain A is more virulent
(B) Strain B is more virulent
(C) Both strains A and B are avirulent
(D) Both strains A and B are equally virulent

Q.8 Alpha-amanitin affects
(A) bacterial RNA polymerase
(B) mitochondrial RNA polymerase
(C) RNA polymerase II
(D) RNA polymerase I


Question Paper - Biological Sciences BL IIT JAM