According to the passage, DNA determines all of the following EXCEPT;
- Colour of the eye
- Height of the person
- Behaviour of the person
- Time of a person's death
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
DNA plays a crucial role in determining traits like eye color, height, and even aspects of a person’s behavior, but it does not control when a person will die. The concept of death is influenced by external factors such as environment, lifestyle, and health, which DNA does not determine
Which of the following syndromes is caused by an extra X chromosome?
- Down syndrome
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Turner syndrome
- XYY syndrome
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Klinefelter syndrome occurs when a male has two X chromosomes instead of one (XXY). This condition results from an extra X chromosome. It affects males and leads to infertility, less muscle tone, and taller stature compared to average males
Cloning was first successfully achieved in the famous example of
- Dolly the sheep
- Dolly the cat
- Dolly the cow
- Dolly the pigeon
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). This experiment was a breakthrough in cloning technology, as Dolly was cloned from an adult mammary gland cell.
According to the passage which of the following is NOT a true statement?
- Social and environmental factors can alter genetic expression.
- Characteristics of a person depend on the subsections of DNA, genes.
- Every living creature acquires a specific set of chromosomes after birth
- Nucleus of a cell contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Option (C) is incorrect because living creatures acquire chromosomes at fertilization, not after birth. Chromosomes are inherited from the parents, and the process of fertilization gives the offspring a specific set of chromosomes.
Controversy surrounding the manipulation of chromosomes in human beings is because
- people consider it incomplete
- it is premature conclusion
- such research is costly
- the process is unethical
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
The controversy arises due to ethical concerns over manipulating human chromosomes, as it involves altering the genetic makeup of individuals, potentially leading to unforeseen consequences. This is considered unethical by many because it may have long-term implications on the human gene pool.
Genetic counselling is available for families
- to identify if any abnormalities exist and if they will be passed on to offspring
- because they must be prepared to tackle the side effects of abnormalities
- to prepare them for the eventual abnormalities among all their offspring
- because it will help parents to welcome their newly born baby better
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Genetic counseling helps families identify any genetic abnormalities that may be passed on to their offspring. This allows them to make informed decisions about reproduction and health
Top Questions on Reading Comprehension
- Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. \textit{Passage:} The lovely thing about the unsayable is that it is unsaid. As soon as it is said, it is sayable and loses all its mystery and ambiguity. Art exists so that the unsayable can be said without having to actually say it. We cloud it in secrecy and obfuscation. The mind is free to roam and all things can be imagined, under the cover of darkness. How nice that is. The unsayable. How tired we are of having things explained to us. Having things said. How nice it is when people just shut ... up. Which of the following options can be BEST inferred from the passage?
- XAT - 2025
- Verbal and Logical Ability
- Reading Comprehension
Trade is essentially the buying and selling of items produced elsewhere. All the services in retail and wholesale trading or commerce are specifically intended for profit. The towns and cities where all these works take place are known as trading centres. The rise of trading from barter at the local level to money-exchange on an international scale has produced many centres and institutions, such as trading centres or collection and distribution points.
Trading centres may be divided into rural and urban marketing centres. Rural marketing centres cater to nearby settlements. These are quasi-urban centres. They serve as trading centres of the most rudimentary type. Here, personal and professional services are not well-developed. These form local collecting and distributing centres. Most of these have mandis (wholesale markets) and also retailing areas. They are not urban centres per se but are significant centres for making available goods and services which are most frequently demanded by rural folk.
Periodic markets in rural areas are found where there are no regular markets and local periodic markets are organised at different temporal intervals. These may be weekly, bi-weekly markets where people from the surrounding areas meet their temporally accumulated demand. These markets are held on specified dates and move from one place to another. The shopkeepers, thus, remain busy all day while a large area is served by them.
Urban marketing centres have more widely specialised urban services. They provide ordinary goods and services as well as many of the specialised goods and services required by people. Ur- ban centres, therefore, offer manufactured goods as well as many specialised developed markets, e.g. markets for labour, housing, semi-or finished products. Services of educational institutions and professionals such as teachers, lawyers, consultants, physicians, dentists and veterinary doctors are available.- CUET (UG) - 2025
- Geography
- Reading Comprehension
- India even now possesses a wealth of manuscripts running into many millions. Tradi- tionally, they were written on materials such as birch bark (bh¯urja pattra) and palm leaves. Birch bark was mainly used for north Indian scripts, and the writing was done with ink made of finely ground charcoal powder in a medium of gum, or soot from oil lamps. With palm leaves, there was no ink; rather, a sharp point was used to tear the leaf’s surface film; it would then be smeared with a paste of charcoal powder mixed in oil.
The art of paper making was introduced into India by the 11th century CE, perhaps from China through Nepal. The earliest extant Indian paper manuscript is dateable to 1105 CE; it was made from the fibers of a mountain plant. By the later half of the 15th century, Kashmir was producing paper of attractive quality from the pulps of rags and hemp, with lime and soda added to whiten the pulp. Sialkot, Zafarabad, Patna, Murshidabad, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad and Mysore were among the well- known centers of paper production.- CUET (UG) - 2025
- Knowledge Tradition - Practices India
- Reading Comprehension
- The arena is also described in the Mallapurāṇa. It is not the mat as is used to-day. The arena is known as ākhādhaka. It is high, levelled and low. Its dimensions are three devamāna (101 hastas or cubits), daityamāna (50 hastas) and martyamāna (21 hastas). It is square, triangular and circular. The earth with kankar, iron, wood, stone, thorn etc. should be avoided. It appears that the general dimension was 21 hastas which is equal to about 30 feet, and the devamāna and daityamāna seem to be more for rhetorics rather than actual use. The earth must be pleasing to see and as soft as that required for seed-laying and should be a hand high and levelled. It should be worshipped and Hari should be placed there and a bījapūraka be placed in the center of the arena. After worshiping 'Govinda' the king should see the wrestling.
- CUET (UG) - 2025
- Knowledge Tradition - Practices India
- Reading Comprehension
- In the counselling process, the professional counsellor may use different techniques. In directive or counsellor-centred counselling, the counsellor plays a major role and does all that is possible to get the counsellee to make decisions in keeping with the diagnosis of the problem. In non-directive or permissive or client-centred counselling, the counsellor’s role is comparatively passive. The counsellee takes an active part in the process of therapy. The person seeking help is encouraged to gain insight into the problem with the help of the counsellor. The counsellee takes the final decisions. Thus, this counselling process turns out to be a growth experience for the person. In eclectic counselling, counsellors who advocate using this type of counselling are of the view that directed or non-directed counselling are two ends of continuum. And counsellors should incorporate suitable techniques from both the types of counselling mentioned above as and when required, depending on the situation, the problem and the temperament of the client.
- CUET (UG) - 2025
- Home Science
- Reading Comprehension
Questions Asked in ATMA exam
- Fil in the blanks with the correct option.
I live on____500 dollars a month.- ATMA - 2021
- Fill in the Blanks
- What is the smallest number of 5 digits that is exactly divisible by 517?
- ATMA - 2021
- Divisibility and Factors
- There are two sections A and B of a class, consisting of 35 and 45 students respectively. If the average weight of all the students of section A is 38 kg and that of all the students of section B is 42 kg, then what is the average weight of all the students in both the sections together?
- ATMA - 2021
- Average
- Shazo solves 5 questions per minute and starts solving at 2 pm. Razo solves 6 questions per minute and starts solving at 2.15 pm, the same day. When would they have solved same number of questions?
- ATMA - 2021
- Logical and Analytical Reasoning Skills
- In a fraction, the numerator is 12 less than the denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2, the fraction becomes\(\frac{5}{7}\). What is the value of the sum of numerator and denominator in the original fraction?
- ATMA - 2021
- Algebra