Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : Assistant Director (Biology)
Question Code :

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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Assistant Director (Biology)' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '123/2023/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 123/2023/OL

C:-Peptides
D:-Anthracenes
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question46:-Choose the incorrect statement from the following

A:-Two components necessary for centromere function are satellite
sequences and CENP-B boxes

B:-The term telomere was introduced by Hermann J Muller
C:-T-loops are special structures seen in giant chromosomes

D:-The production of two functional centromeres is a key step in the transition
from metaphase to anaphase

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question47:-Identify the incorrect statement.
(i) Density gradient centrifugation can be used to identify all repetitive DNA
sequences

(ii) The most highly repeated sequences in eukaryotic genomes do not encode
Proteins or
RNA

(iii) The most prevalent of the repeated DNA sequences are transposable genetic
elements, or
inactive sequences derived from transposable elements.
(iv) An abundance of dispersed repetitive DNA in the genome makes chromosomes
walking
easier.
A:-Only (i)
B:-Both (i) and (iv)
C:-Only (ii)
D:-Both (ii) and (iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Who among the following has received Nobel Prize for a direct
contribution to the field of Genetics?
(i) Har Gobind Khurana
(ii) Arthur Kornberg

(iii) Hamilton O Smith
(iv) Beadle and Tatum

A:-All of them

B:-Only (i) and (ii)
C:-Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
D:-Only (iii) and (iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question49:-Read the following statements in the context of epigenetics.
(i) When the DNA of a cell is replicated, histones associated with the DNA as part of
the

nucleosomes are distributed randomly to the daughter cells along with the DNA

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