Cell Cycle and Cell Division

3 Questions
2018 AIIMS MCQ
AIIMS 2018

Match the stages of meiosis in column I to their characteristic features in Column II and select the correct option using the codes given below.

Column I Column II
A. Diakinesis 1. Crossing over takes place
B. Pachytene 2. Terminalisation of chiasmata
C. Zygotene 3. Chromosomes align at equatorial place
D. Metaphase 4. Pairing of homologous chromosomes

A.
A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
B.
A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3
C.
A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 3
D.
A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
2018 AIIMS MCQ
AIIMS 2018

Assertion Meiotic division occurs in reproductive cells.

Reason Synapsis occurs during zygotene of meiosis.

A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C.
A is true, but R is false
D.
A and R are false
2018 AIIMS MCQ
AIIMS 2018

Assertion In mitosis, two identical cells are produced from a single cell and karyokinesis is followed by cytokinesis.

Reason Cytokinesis is of two types, i.e. by cell-furrow method and cell-plate method.

A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C.
A is true, but R is false
D.
A and R are false