Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Serial Number	Portfolio	Name of Minister
1.	Prime Minister Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry of Planning Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space	Dr. Manmohan Singh
2.	Minister of Railways	Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal
3.	Minister of Finance	Shri Palaniappan Chidambaram
4.	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Food Processing Industries	Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar
5.	Minister of Defence	Shri A.K. Antony
6.	Minister of Home Affairs	Shri Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde
7.	Minister of External Affairs	Shri Salman Khurshid
8.	Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Earth Sciences	Shri Jaipal Sudini Reddy
9.	Minister of Health and Family Welfare	Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
10.	Minister of New and Renewable Energy	Dr. Farooq Abdullah
11.	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas	Dr.(Shri) M. Veerappa Moily
12.	Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs	Shri Vayalar Ravi
13.	Minister of Civil Aviation	Shri Ajit Singh
14.	Minister of Labour and Employment	Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
15.	Minister of Human Resource Development	Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju
16.	Minister of Communications and Information Technology	Shri Kapil Sibal
17.	Minister of Commerce Industry and Minister of Textiles	Shri Anand Sharma
18.	Minister of Road Transport and Highways	Shri C. P. Joshi
19.	Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation	Shri Ajay Maken
20.	Minister of Culture	Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
21.	Minister of Shipping	Shri G.K. Vasan
22.	Minister of Urban Development Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Shri Kamal Nath
23.	Minister of Water Resources	Shri Harish Rawat
24.	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment	Kumari Selja
25.	Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers	Shri M. K. Alagiri
26.	Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises	Shri Praful Manoharbhai Patel
27.	Minister of Coal	Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal
28.	Minister of Law and Justice	Ashwani Kumar, Shri
29.	Minister of Minority Affairs	Khan, Shri K. Rahman
30.	Ministry of Mines	Shri Dinsha J. Patel
31.	Minister of Tribal Affairs Minister of Panchayati Raj	Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo
32.	Minister of Steel	Shri Beni Prasad Verma
33.	Minister of Rural Development	Shri Jairam Ramesh

Ministers of State with Independent Charge

Serial Number	Portfolio	Name of Minister
1.	Ministry of Women and Child Development	Smt. Krishna Tirath
2.	Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports	Shri Jitendra Singh
3.	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution	Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas
4.	Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation	Shri Srikant Kumar Jena
5.	Ministry of Environment and Forests	Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan
6.	Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Shri Manish Tewari
7.	Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region	Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar
8.	Minister of Tourism	Chiranjeevi, Dr. K.
9.	Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation	Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
10.	Minister of Power	Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
11.	Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises	Shri K.H. Muniyappa
12.	Minister of Corporate Affairs	Shri Sachin Pilot

Ministers of State

Serial Number	Portfolio	Name of Minister
1.	Ministry of External Affairs	Shri E. Ahamed
2.	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Shri S. Gandhiselvan
3.	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Shri D. Napoleon
4.	Ministry of Human Resource Development	Shri Jitin Prasada
5.	Ministry of Human Resource Development	Dr. Shashi Tharoor
6.	Ministry of Home Affairs	Shri Ramachandran Mullappally
7.	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Prime Minister Office	Shri V. Narayanasamy
8.	Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari
9.	Ministry of Railways	Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
10.	Ministry of Railways	Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
11.	Ministry of Textiles	Smt. Lakshmi Panabaka
12.	Ministry of Finance	Shri Namo Narain Meena
13.	Ministry of Finance	Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
14.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Shri Sathyanarayana Sarvey
15.	Ministry of External Affairs	Smt. Preneet Kaur
16.	Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Food Processing Industries	Dr. Charan Das Mahant
17.	Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Food Processing Industries	Tariq Anwar, Shri
18.	Ministry of Tribal Affairs	Smt. Ranee Narah
19.	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Shri Porika Balram Naik
20.	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Shri Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
21.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Shri Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary
22.	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Shri Milind Murli Deora
23.	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Dr. (Smt.) Kruparani Killi
24.	Ministry of Coal	Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
25.	Ministry of Minority Affairs	Shri Ninong Ering
26.	Ministry of Rural Development	Shri Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya
27.	Ministry of Home Affairs	Shri Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
28.	Ministry of Planning Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	Shri Rajeev Shukla
29.	Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers	Shri Srikant Kumar Jena
30.	Minister of Urban Development	Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
31.	Minister of Labour and Employment	Shri Suresh Kodikunnil
32.	Minister of New and Renewable Energy	Shri S. Jagathrakshakan
33.	Minister of Civil Aviation	Shri K. C. Venugopal
34.	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar
35.	Ministry of Defence	Shri Jitendra Singh
36.	Ministry of Defence	Shri Lalchand Kataria

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BIOLOGY PRACTICE MCQs

1. Stem is modified into cladode :
(A) Casuarina
(B) Asparagus
(C) Opuntia
(D) Euphorbia 

2. Verticillaster type of inflorescence is found in :
(A) Cotton 
(B) Datura
(C) Lilium 
(D) Ocimum


3. A simple one seeded fruit in which pericarp is fused with seed coat is :
(A) Achene 
(B) Caryopsis
(C) Cypsela 
(D) Nut

4. The portion of DNA which contains information for an entire polypeptide is called :
(A) Cistron 
(B) Muton
(C) Recon 
(D) Operon

5. Bicarpellary, syncarpous ovary with axile placentation is seen in :
(A) Solanaceae
(B) Caesalpinaceae
(C) Asteraceae
(D) Malvaceae

6. Alburnum is also called :
(A) Autumn wood
(B) Heart wood
(C) Sap wood
(D) Spring wood

7. The entry of pollen tube into the ovule through micropyle is called :
(A) Porogamy
(B) Mesogamy
(C) Anisogamy
(D) Chalazogamy

8. Type of pollination in Commelina is :
(A) Chasmogamy
(B) Geitonogamy
(C) Xenogamy
(D) Cleistogamy

9. The process of embryo formation without fertilization is known as :
(A) Apospory
(B) Apogamy
(C) Parthenocarpy
(D) Polyembryony

10. Which of the process Cholodny-Went theory is concerned with ?
(A) Photomorphogenesis
(B) Photoperiodism
(C) Phototropism
(D) Photorespiration

11. The hormone present in the liquid endosperm of coconut is :
(A) Cytokinin 
(B) Gibberellin
(C) Ethylene 
(D) Auxin

12. The phytohormone which influences apical dominance growth is :
(A) IAA 
(B) ABA
(C) GA₃ 
(D) C₂H₄

13. An example of short day plant is :
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Chrysanthemum
(D) Radish

14. The ovary after fertilization is converted into :
(A) Embryo 
(B) Endosperm
(C) Fruit 
(D) Seed

15. The molecular formula of Chlorophyll ‘a’ is :
(A) C₅₅H₇₂O₅N₄Mg
(B) C₅₅H₇₀O₅N₄Mg
(C) C₅₅H₇₂O₆N₄Mg
(D) C₅₀H₇₂O₅N₄Mg

16. The first compound that accepts CO₂ during dark phase is :
(A) NADP 
(B) Ferrodoxin
(C) RUBP 
(D) Cytochrome

17. Initiation codon for methionine is :
(A) AAA 
(B) UUU
(C) UAA 
(D) AUG

18. The deficiency of this micronutrient results in little leaf disease :
(A) Copper 
(B) Zinc
(C) Boron 
(D) Iron

19. Kranz anatomy is a morphological diversity in the leaves of :
(A) C_3-plants
(B) C_4-plants
(C) C₃ and C_4-plants
(D) CAM plants

20. Prechilling treatment to break seed dormancy is :
(A) Scarification
(B) Stratification
(C) Impaction
(D) Vernalization

21. The pyruvic acid formed during glycolysis is oxidized to CO₂ and H₂O in a cycle called :
(A) Calvin cycle
(B) Nitrogen cycle
(C) Hill reaction
(D) Krebs cycle

22. Respiratory quotient (RQ) is one in case of :
(A) Fatty acids
(B) Nucleic acids
(C) Carbohydrates
(D) Organic acids

23. An example of free living nitrogen fixing aerobic bacteria is :
(A) Clostridium
(B) Rhizobium
(C) Azotobacter
(D) Rhodospirillum

24. Identify the plant belonging to the Reed-Swamp stage in hydrarch succession :
(A) Juncus 
(B) Sagittaria
(C) Salix 
(D) Trapa

25. A gas produced by paddy fields and connected with global warming is :
(A) CO₂ 
(B) Chlorine
(C) H₂S 
(D) Methane

26. If the strong partner is benefited and the weak partner is damaged, it is known as :
(A) Predation
(B) Allelopathy
(C) Symbiosis
(D) Commensalism

27. Acid rain is mainly caused due to increase in the levels of the gas(es) :
(A) SO₂ only
(B) CO₂ only
(C) SO₂, CO₂
(D) NO₂ and SO₂

28. The flow of energy among various trophic levels of an ecosystem is :
(A) Unidirectional
(B) Bidirectional
(C) Multidirectional
(D) Circular

29. Increase in atmospheric temperature due to CO₂ is called :
(A) Pasteur effect
(B) Green-house effect
(C) Blackman effect
(D) Emerson effect

30. The protective-ozone layer is present in :
(A) Ionosphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Troposphere
(D) Lithosphere

31. Decomposition of organic matter is brought about by :
(A) Protozoa
(B) Plants
(C) Micro-organisms
(D) None of these

32. The smallest taxon is called :
(A) Class 
(B) Order
(C) Genus 
(D) Species

33. Which one of the following is the first National Park in India ?
(A) Kanha National Park
(B) Periyar National Park
(C) Corbett National Park
(D) Bandipur National Park

34. Which one of the following is having ssRNA ?
(A) TMV
(B) T_2-bacteriophage
(C) Polio Virus
(D) CMV

35. In Whittaker’s system of classification, prokaryotes are placed in the kingdom :
(A) Protista 
(B) Monera
(C) Plantae 
(D) Animalia

36. Virus consists of :
(A) Nucleic acid and protein
(B) Nucleic acid
(C) Orotein
(D) None of these

37. This substance is present in the cell walls of Gram Positive bacteria only :
(A) Peptidoglycan
(B) Lipopolysaccharides
(C) Teichoic acids
(D) None of these

38. Highest degree of polymorphism is found in :
(A) Protozoa
(B) Cnidaria
(C) Platyhelminthes
(D) Arthropoda

39. Sea mouse belongs to phylum :
(A) Mollusca 
(B) Cnidaria
(C) Arthropoda 
(D) Annelida

40. One of the following animal belongs to Cyclostomata :
(A) Channa 
(B) Loris
(C) Dodo 
(D) Petromyzon

41. An egg laying mammal is :
(A) Delphinus
(B) Macaca
(C) Ornithorhynchus
(D) Macropus

42. In sharks, one of the following is absent :
(A) Claspers
(B) Placoid scales
(C) Cartilaginous endoskeleton
(D) Air bladder

43. The devil fish and sea hare are :
(A) Molluscs
(B) Crustaceans
(C) Coelenterates
(D) Marine fish and mammal

44. Endothelium of blood vessels is made up of :
(A) Simple cuboidal epithelium
(B) Simple squamous epithelium
(C) Simple columnar epithelium
(D) Simple non-ciliated columnar

45. In humans, sphincter of Oddi is associated with the opening of :
(A) Common hepatopancreatic duct
(B) Pyloric stomach
(C) Oesophagus
(D) Colon

46. In human beings, the duration of cardiac cycle is :
(A) 0•08 second
(B) 0•5 second
(C) 0•8 second
(D) 8•0 second

47. In which part of nephron, reabsorption is minimum from filtrate ?
(A) Henle’s loop
(B) Proximal convoluted tubule
(C) Distal convoluted tubule
(D) Collecting duct

48. Which hormone level reaches peak during luteal phase of menstrual cycle ?
(A) Luteinizing hormone
(B) Progesterone
(C) Follicle stimulating hormone
(D) Estrogen

49. The largest subunit of prokaryotic ribosomes is :
(A) 30S 
(B) 40S
(C) 50S 
(D) 60S

50. Which of the following is a part of endomembrane system of eukaryotic cell ?
(A) Peroxisomes
(B) Chloroplasts
(C) Mitochondria
(D) Golgi complexes

51. Inflammation of joints due to accumulation of uric acid crystals is called as :
(A) Gout
(B) Myasthenia gravis
(C) Osteoporosis
(D) Osteomalacia

52. Chromosomes are visible with chromatids at this phase of mitosis :
(A) Interphase 
(B) Prophase
(C) Metaphase 
(D) Anaphase

53. Inheritance of ABO blood grouping is an example of :
(A) Dominance
(B) Codominance
(C) Incomplete dominance
(D) All of these

54. In a dihybrid cross between RRYY and rryy parents, the number of RrYy genotypes in F2 generation will be :
(A) 4 
(B) 3
(C) 2 
(D) 1

55. Identify a 47, + 21 disorder from the following :
(A) Down’s syndrome
(B) Turner’s syndrome
(C) Phenylketonuria
(D) Klinefelter’s syndrome

56. Uracil is present in RNA at the place of :
(A) Adenine 
(B) Guanine
(C) Cytosine 
(D) Thymine

57. Copying genetic information from one strand of DNA into RNA is :
(A) Translation
(B) Transcription
(C) Transformation
(D) Transduction

58. S. L. Miller’s closed flask contained :
(A) CH₄
(B) H₂
(C) NH₃ and Water vapour
(D) All of these

59. Change of frequency of alleles in a population results in evolution is proposed in :
(A) Darwin’s theory
(B) Lamarck’s theory
(C) Hardy-Weinberg principle
(D) De Vries theory

60. One of the following is the vestigial organ in human beings :
(A) Nictitating membrane
(B) Spleen
(C) Femur
(D) Tibia

61. The golden age of reptiles is : 
(A) Cenozoic era
(B) Palaeozoic era
(C) Mesozoic era
(D) Silurian period

62. The theory of use and disuse of organ was proposed by :
(A) Darwin 
(B) Lamarck
(C) De Vries 
(D) Hooker

63. One of the following theories were proposed by Weissman :
(A) Law of inheritance
(B) Theory of inheritance of acquired characters
(C) Theory of natural selection
(D) Theory of germplasm

64. Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny— 
this theory is called :
(A) Biogenetic law
(B) Law of embryology
(C) Law of acquired characters
(D) Law of Bridges

65. The brain capacity of Homoerectus is :
(A) 800 cc 
(B) 900 cc
(C) 1200 cc 
(D) 1400 cc

66. An example of Innate immunity is :
(A) PMNL-neutrophils
(B) T-lymphocytes
(C) B-lymphocytes
(D) TH cells

67. Cocaine is extracted from :
(A) Erythroxylum coca
(B) Cannabis sativa
(C) Papaver somniferum
(D) Atropa belladonna

68. The enzyme that cuts DNA is :
(A) DNA-polymerase
(B) DNA-ligase
(C) DNA-lyase
(D) Restriction endonuclease

69. In the association between two organisms, if one organism is benefited and the other is not benefited, this relationship is known as :
(A) Symbiotism
(B) Mutualism
(C) Commensalism
(D) Parasitism

70. Opiate narcotics drugs are :
(A) Antianxiety
(B) Analgesic
(C) Hypnotic
(D) Antihistamine

71. The drug useful to increase cardiovascular effects in human beings is :
(A) Cocaine
(B) Barbiturate
(C) Benzodiazetine
(D) Insulin

72. In echolocation, the animal that produces high frequency sounds is :
(A) Monkey 
(B) Butterfly
(C) Squirrel 
(D) Bat

73. Two kingdoms constantly figured in all biological classifications are :
(A) Plantae and Animalia
(B) Monera and Animalia
(C) Protista and Animalia
(D) Protista and Plantae

74. The dioecious animal is :
(A) Liverfluke 
(B) Hookworm
(C) Tapeworm 
(D) Earthworm

75. Comb plates are found in :
(A) Adamsia
(B) Aurelia
(C) Nereis
(D) Pleurobrachia

Answers with Hints:

1. (B) Cladode is a type of phylloclade consisting of one internode only. These are cylindrical (not fleshy) and are mistaken for leaves.
2. (D) Verticillaster is a complex inflorescence found in the Ocimum sanctum, a member of family Labiatae.
3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (A)
8. (D) Cleistogamy is seen in underground flowers of Commelina bengalensis which are small and inconspicuous. This plant also bears chasmogamous blue flowers above.
9. (B) 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (A)
13. (C) Short day plant (SDP) requires a relatively short day light period (usually 8-10 hrs.) and a continuous dark period of about 14–16 hours for subsequent flowering.
14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (B)
19. (B) Kranz anatomy—It is a typical structure in the leaves of plants that have a C₄–pathway of CO₂fixation. The leaves contain a ring of mesophyll cells, containing a few chloroplasts surroundings a sheath of bundle sheath cells having large chloroplasts involved in the Calvin cycle.
20. (B) 21. (D) 22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (D) 26. (A)
27. (D) Acid rain results from the emission into the atmosphere of various pollutant gases in particular sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and oxides of nitrogen (NO₂), which originate from the burning of fossil fuels and from motor-car exhaust fumes, respectively.
28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (D)
33. (C) The first National Park in India was set up in 1935 in the foot hills of Himalayas and was known as Hailey National Park. It is now known as Corbett National Park.
34. (A) Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is a rigid rod-shaped ssRNA-containing virus that causes distortion and blistering of leaves in a wide range of plants.
35. (B) Kingdom Monera includes all prokaryotes. They are basically unicellular but can be mycelial, colonial and filamentous.
36. (A) 37. (A)
38. (B) A striking feature of cnidarians is the high degree of polymorphism often seen in a single species. Two basic types—sessile polyp and free-swimming medusa–occur.
39. (D) 40. (D) 41. (C)
42. (D) Members of Elasmobranchii subclass have no swim (air) bladders.
43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (A) 46. (C) 47. (C) 48. (B) 49. (C)
50. (D) Golgi complex is a part of endomembrane system, which is the system of internal membranes within eukaryotic cells that divide the cell into functional and structural compartments, or organelles.
51. (A) 52. (B)
53. (B) AB blood group in human is an example of codominance in which both the alleles I^A I^B are equally expressed. It means I^A I^B individuals have a phenotype that is essentially a combination of those shown by individuals with A and B blood groups.
54. (A)
55. (A) A small autosome, chromosome 21, added to the normal complement (47, + 21) causes Down syndrome. This is a trisomic for chromosome 21.
56. (D) 57. (B) 58. (D) 59. (C) 60. (A)
61. (C) The Mesozoic era is often known as the “Golden Age of Reptiles” as these animals, which included the dinosaurs and ichthyosaurs, became dominant lifeform.
62. (B) 63. (D) 64. (A) 65. (B) 66. (A) 67. (A)
68. (D) Restriction enzyme is a class of nucleases originally extracted from the E . coli. Type I restriction enzymes bind to a recognition site of duplex DNA, travel along the molecule and cleave one strand only. Type II cleaves the duplex at specific target site at or near the binding site.
69. (C) 70. (B) 71. (A) 72. (C) 73. (A) 74. (B) 75. (D)