Chapter: Growth and Development in Plants
51.

Which apparatus is used for exact measuring of growth of plants in longitudinal axis ?

A. Measuring scale
B. Auxanometer
C. Manometer
D. Sphigomanometer
Answer» A. Measuring scale
52.

Growth regulators are chemically ........

A. Organic chemical
B. Inorganic chemicals
C. Minerals
D. Vitamins
Answer» A. Organic chemical
53.

From where auxin was isolated for the first time ?

A. Coleoptile of oat
B. Sperm cell of herring fish
C. Paddy plant
D. Human urine
Answer» D. Human urine
54.

Which of the following should be used for the control of weeds in farms ?

A. Cytokinin
B. Auxin
C. Gibberrelin
D. Ethylene
Answer» B. Auxin
55.

Which chemical induces formation of adventitious roots ?

A. Gibberrelin
B. IAA
C. Abscisic acid
D. Cytokinins
Answer» B. IAA
56.

Which is incorrect for the effects of auxin ?

A. Induces +ve phototropism
B. Induces growth and length in stem
C. Shows apical dominance
D. Induces -ve phototropism in roots
Answer» B. Induces growth and length in stem
57.

Which of the following organic substance is growth inhibitor ?

A. IBA
B. ABA
C. IAA
D. GA
Answer» B. ABA
58.

From where indole acetic acid an organic substance was isolated for the first time ?

A. Animal fat
B. Gibberrela
C. Human urine
D. Fish
Answer» C. Human urine
59.

Cytokinin is formed in which of the following region ?

A. Region of cell elongation
B. Regions of senescence
C. Regions of cell division
D. Regions of abscission
Answer» C. Regions of cell division
60.

Which hormone reduces the dominance of apical bud ?

A. Auxin
B. ABA
C. Ethylene
D. Cytokinin
Answer» C. Ethylene
61.

Which is incorrect option for cytokinin ?

A. Retards senescence
B. Secreted in the region of active cell division
C. Increases dominance of apical bud
D. Stimulates cell division
Answer» C. Increases dominance of apical bud
62.

Drooping of fruit, after fruit maturation (ripening) shows ........ .

A. Increase in amount of auxin
B. Decreases in amount of auxin
C. Reduces in amount of ABA
D. Increase gibberrelic acid
Answer» B. Decreases in amount of auxin
63.

Which of the following is mismatched statement for effect of auxin ?

A. It inhibits lateral growth
B. It induces stem elongation in plant
C. It induces cell division
D. It helps in further elongation of some regions
Answer» D. It helps in further elongation of some regions
64.

Which hormore is essential for initial growth of root ?

A. IBA
B. GA
C. ABA
D. Kinetin
Answer» A. IBA
65.

Which is the specific use of synthetic auxin in higher concentration ?

A. Weedicide
B. Inhibits growth of lateral buds
C. Inhibits initial process of root formation
D. Regulates cell elongation
Answer» A. Weedicide
66.

Which of the following organic chemical is synthetic ?

A. 2-4-D
B. IAA
C. GA
D. IBA
Answer» A. 2-4-D
67.

Which is required to inhibit germination of food storing part of potato ?

A. ABA
B. IAA
C. IBA
D. GA
Answer» A. ABA
68.

This hormone induces growth of root but inhibits growth of .......

A. Apical bud
B. Unfertilized fruit developement
C. Lateral buds
D. Root
Answer» C. Lateral buds
69.

What is indicated by any of the developing plant if it increase / hyperactivity in lateral buds ?

A. It obtains more light
B. Cytokinin decreases
C. It stores more food
D. Auxin decreases
Answer» D. Auxin decreases
70.

From where gibberrelin was isolated for the first time ?

A. Penicillium
B. Asparagus
C. Mucor
D. Gibberella
Answer» D. Gibberella
71.

Which of the following effect of gibberrelin is observed in plant ?

A. Long plant shorten
B. Dwarf plant grows in longitudinal axis
C. Induces formation of root system
D. Yellowing of young leaves
Answer» B. Dwarf plant grows in longitudinal axis
72.

Which of the following hormone is responsible for cell division ?

A. GA
B. IAA
C. Cytokinin
D. Abscisic acid
Answer» C. Cytokinin
73.

Garland of green leaves remain green, by treatment of which organic chemical ?

A. Cytokinin
B. Auxin
C. Ethylene
D. Gibberrelin
Answer» A. Cytokinin
74.

Which hormone inhibits senescence of vegetative parts and plants ?

A. Auxin
B. Cytokinin
C. Gibberrelin
D. Abscisic acid
Answer» B. Cytokinin
75.

Which is natural growth inhibitor or senescence inducing hormone ?

A. IAA
B. ABA
C. NAA
D. GA
Answer» B. ABA
76.

Which hormone affects the growth of plant in adverse climatic / environmental condition ?

A. Abscisic acid
B. Ethylene
C. NAA
D. 2-4, D
Answer» A. Abscisic acid
77.

Which of the following phenomenon is regulated by abscisic acid ?

A. Shoot elongation
B. Origin of cell wall and cell elongation
C. Opening and closing of stomata
D. Abscission of leaf and dormancy
Answer» C. Opening and closing of stomata
78.

Which hormone inhibits formation of new cells ?

A. Abscisic acid
B. Kinetin
C. Gibberrelic acid
D. Indol-butaric acid
Answer» A. Abscisic acid
79.

Which of the following is responsible for seed dormancy ?

A. Abscissic acid
B. Ethylene
C. Gibberrelin
D. Auxin
Answer» A. Abscissic acid
80.

Name the hormone responsible for activity of chlorophyll in leaves.

A. Cytokinin
B. Ethylene
C. Gibberrelin
D. ABA
Answer» A. Cytokinin
81.

Which of the following is simple, volatile hormone ?

A. Ethylene
B. ABA
C. IAA
D. Cytokinin
Answer» A. Ethylene
82.

Which of the following statement about ABA is inappropriate ?

A. Induces ripening of fruit
B. Inhibits seed germination
C. Induces dormancy of bud
D. Closes stomata
Answer» A. Induces ripening of fruit
83.

Which hormone is absent in dormnant seed ?

A. ABA
B. Auxin
C. GA
D. Ethylene
Answer» C. GA
84.

Which of the following statement is true for abscisic acid ?

A. Inhibits transcription of gene
B. Opens stomata
C. Reduces senescence
D. Acts as weedicide
Answer» A. Inhibits transcription of gene
85.

By which physiological process water enters into seed coats of seed ?

A. Endosmosi
B. Diffusion
C. Plasmolysis
D. Imbibition
Answer» D. Imbibition
86.

What is called the effect of daylight on plant ?

A. Phototropic
B. Photoperiodism
C. Photooxidatio
D. Photonastism
Answer» B. Photoperiodism
87.

Which of the following is correct option for seed germination ?

A. Emergance of radicle from primary root
B. Emergance of primary root forms from radicle
C. Development of primary root
D. No root formation
Answer» B. Emergance of primary root forms from radicle
88.

What is the rate of respiration during seed germination ?

A. Slow
B. Steady
C. Rapid
D. Zero
Answer» C. Rapid
89.

Which of the following group show viviparous germination ?

A. Rhizophora and Avicinnia
B. Orchid and Rhizophora
C. Maize and Bean
D. Soyabean and Xanthium
Answer» A. Rhizophora and Avicinnia
90.

Which of the following is found in high concentration in healthy leaf ?

A. Cytokinin
B. Gibberrelin
C. Auxin
D. Ethylene
Answer» C. Auxin
91.

From the given below which is short-day plant ?

A. Paddy
B. Wheat
C. Oat
D. Opium
Answer» A. Paddy
92.

Which of the following is long-day plant ?

A. Oat
B. Soyabean
C. Vinca
D. Paddy
Answer» A. Oat
93.

Vernalization means..............

A. Growth Graph
B. Flowering at high temperature
C. Effect of light on growth
D. Speedy flowering at low temperature
Answer» D. Speedy flowering at low temperature
94.

Flowering due to low temperature is .........

A. Thermonasty
B. Vernalization
C. Nutation
D. Photonasty
Answer» B. Vernalization
95.

If temporary light is made available for dark phase of long day plant, what is observed ?

A. Flowering will not occur
B. Increase in flowering
C. Decreasing in flowering
D. No change
Answer» A. Flowering will not occur
96.

Which is an essential temperature for more production of wheat by noting effect of low temperature ?

A. °1to 20 C
B. °28to30 C
C. °1to10 C
D. °25to30 C
Answer» C. °1to10 C
97.

By which condition flowering take place in short day plant ?

A. Short day and long night
B. Short day and short night
C. Short night
D. Long day and short night
Answer» A. Short day and long night
98.

Which type of light is required in long day plants for flowering ?

A. Red light
B. More light than alloted period
C. Less light than alloted time period
D. All of the given
Answer» B. More light than alloted period
99.

Where is phytochrome pigment present ?

A. Fungi
B. Algae
C. Bryophyta
D. Phanerogams
Answer» D. Phanerogams
100.

Which physilogical reaction is essential for development leaftendril ?

A. Curvature
B. Nastism
C. Circumnutation
D. Tropism
Answer» C. Circumnutation

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