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MCQ 11 Mark
he disappearance of spindle and uncoiling of chromosomes takes place in
  • A
    Anaphase
  • Telophase
  • C
    Pachytene
  • D
    Meiosis
Answer
Correct option: B.
Telophase
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MCQ 21 Mark
The nuclear membrane and nucleolus become indistinguishable during
  • A
    Telophase
  • Metaphase
  • C
    Prophase
  • D
    Interphase
Answer
Correct option: B.
Metaphase
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MCQ 31 Mark
How many chromosomes are found in a cell of humans?
  • A
    $20$ Pairs
  • $46$ Pairs
  • C
    $23$ Pairs
  • D
    $21$ Pairs
Answer
Correct option: B.
$46$ Pairs
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MCQ 51 Mark
Duplication of DNA occurs in
  • A
    $G_1$ - phase 
  • B
    $G_2$ - phase
  • S-phase
  • D
    M-phase
Answer
Correct option: C.
S-phase
S-phase
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MCQ 61 Mark
In meiotic cell division, four daughter cells are produced by two successive divisions in which
  • A
    First division is equational and second is reductional
  • First division is reductional and second is equational
  • C
    Both divisions are reductional
  • D
    Both divisions are equational
Answer
Correct option: B.
First division is reductional and second is equational
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MCQ 71 Mark
Cell division occurring in somatic cells is
  • Mitosis
  • B
    Meiosis
  • C
    Diplotene
  • D
    Diakinesis
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mitosis
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MCQ 91 Mark
Leptotene, Zygotene, and Diplotene phases are found in
  • A
    Mitosis
  • Prophase of Meiosis$-I$
  • C
    Interphase
  • D
    Prophase of Meiosis$-U$
Answer
Correct option: B.
Prophase of Meiosis$-I$
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MCQ 101 Mark
The process of meiosis takes place to produce
  • A
    Cells of the body
  • B
    Cells of the brain
  • Sperms and ova
  • D
    Testis and ovary
Answer
Correct option: C.
Sperms and ova
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MCQ 111 Mark
Meiosis occurs in
  • A
    Vegetative cells
  • Reproductive cells
  • C
    Meristematic cells
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Reproductive cells
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MCQ 121 Mark
Meiosis is also known as
  • A
    Equational division
  • Reductional division
  • C
    Direct cell division
  • D
    All of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Reductional division
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MCQ 131 Mark
The term meiosis was coined by
  • Farmer and Moore
  • B
    Winiwarter
  • C
    Flemming
  • D
    Strasburger
Answer
Correct option: A.
Farmer and Moore
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MCQ 141 Mark
The period between two successive mitotic divisions is
  • A
    Diakinesis
  • Interphase
  • C
    Anaphase
  • D
    Mitosis
Answer
Correct option: B.
Interphase
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MCQ 151 Mark
After mitotic cell division, a female human cell will have
  • yy + xx chromosome
  • B
    yy + xy chromosome
  • C
    22 + x chromosome
  • D
    22 + y chromosome
Answer
Correct option: A.
yy + xx chromosome
yy + xx chromosome
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MCQ 161 Mark
The centromere divides into two in
  • A
    Prophase
  • Metaphase
  • C
    Anaphase
  • D
    Telophase
Answer
Correct option: B.
Metaphase
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MCQ 171 Mark
Duplicated chromosomes are joined at a point termed
  • A
    Centrosome
  • Centromere
  • C
    Centriole
  • D
    Chromatid
Answer
Correct option: B.
Centromere
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MCQ 181 Mark
The regions where crossing-over takes place are called
  • Chiasmata
  • B
    Cell plate
  • C
    Spindle fibres
  • D
    Chromosomes
Answer
Correct option: A.
Chiasmata
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MCQ - Biology STD 10 Questions - Vidyadip