McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) .
Chapters
| 1. |
Fibrous root in maize develop from: |
| A. | Lower internode |
| B. | Lower nodes |
| C. | Upper nodes |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Lower nodes | |
| 2. |
Which of the following plants have root pockets? |
| A. | Eichhorinia |
| B. | Capparis |
| C. | Opuntia |
| D. | Banyan |
| Answer» A. Eichhorinia | |
| 3. |
In which of following, the plants have all roots? |
| A. | Podostemon |
| B. | Lemna |
| C. | Wolffia |
| D. | Utricularia |
| Answer» A. Podostemon | |
| 4. |
Food present in bulbil occurs in: |
| A. | Root |
| B. | Stem |
| C. | Leaf base |
| D. | Petioles |
| Answer» C. Leaf base | |
| 5. |
Form which pont of root, root hairs develop ? |
| A. | Region of maturation |
| B. | Region of elongation |
| C. | Meristematic region |
| D. | Region of root cap |
| Answer» B. Region of elongation | |
| 6. |
Epiphytic roots are found in : |
| A. | Indian rubber |
| B. | Orchid |
| C. | Tinospora |
| D. | Cuscuta |
| Answer» B. Orchid | |
| 7. |
Potatoes are borne on : |
| A. | Primary root |
| B. | axil of scaly leaves |
| C. | Lateral roots |
| D. | Adventitious roots |
| Answer» B. axil of scaly leaves | |
| 8. |
Some plans have rhizome and roots as underground structures. Which characteristics of rhizome would distinguish them from roots? |
| A. | Rhizomes are thicker than roots. |
| B. | Rhizomes have scaly leaves |
| C. | Rhizome are thinner than roots |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Rhizomes have scaly leaves | |
| 9. |
Sweet potato is a modification of: |
| A. | Primary root |
| B. | leaf |
| C. | underground root |
| D. | Adventitious root |
| Answer» D. Adventitious root | |
| 10. |
Roots are differentiated into adventitious roots by their: |
| A. | Function |
| B. | appearance |
| C. | place of origin |
| D. | position |
| Answer» C. place of origin | |
| 11. |
Winged petiole is found in; |
| A. | citru |
| B. | acacia |
| C. | radish |
| D. | peepal |
| Answer» A. citru | |
| 12. |
In one of the following the stem performs the function of storage and propagation: |
| A. | Ginger |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Radish |
| D. | Groundnut |
| Answer» A. Ginger | |
| 13. |
Leaves are attached to the stem at : |
| A. | Apical meristem |
| B. | Internode |
| C. | Nodes |
| D. | Axillary meristem |
| Answer» C. Nodes | |
| 14. |
Phyllotaxy refers to; |
| A. | Arrangement of leaves on stem |
| B. | Folding leaf in the bud |
| C. | (a) & (b) both |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Arrangement of leaves on stem | |
| 15. |
Plants with jointed stem and hollow internodes are known as : |
| A. | Clum |
| B. | Scape |
| C. | Ephemerals |
| D. | Lianas |
| Answer» A. Clum | |
| 16. |
Bulbils take part in : |
| A. | Sexual reproduction |
| B. | Respiration |
| C. | Transpiration |
| D. | Vegetative reproduction |
| Answer» D. Vegetative reproduction | |
| 17. |
Stem is very much reduced in: |
| A. | Tuber |
| B. | Bulb |
| C. | Corm |
| D. | Rhizome |
| Answer» B. Bulb | |
| 18. |
Turmeric is a stem and not a root because : |
| A. | It stores food material |
| B. | It grows parallel to soil surface |
| C. | It has nodes and internodes |
| D. | It has chlorophyll |
| Answer» C. It has nodes and internodes | |
| 19. |
A potato tuber is underground stem because: |
| A. | It has swollen and non-green |
| B. | It possesses axillary buds |
| C. | It possesser starch as stored fo |
| Answer» B. It possesses axillary buds | |
| 20. |
Grasses are examples of the following type of stem: |
| A. | Sucker |
| B. | Runners |
| C. | Stolon |
| D. | Rhizomes. |
| Answer» B. Runners | |
| 21. |
Red root is name of: |
| A. | Carrot |
| B. | Sweet potato |
| C. | Potato |
| D. | Beet root |
| Answer» D. Beet root | |
| 22. |
Tiny sacs or bladders are found in: |
| A. | Utriculariya |
| B. | salvinia |
| C. | nepenthes |
| D. | Hydrilla |
| Answer» A. Utriculariya | |
| 23. |
Which would do maximum harm to a tree ? The loss of: |
| A. | Half of its branches |
| B. | All of its leaves |
| C. | Half of its flower |
| D. | Half of its bark |
| Answer» B. All of its leaves | |
| 24. |
Smallest dicotyledonous parasitic plant of the world is: (JIPMER 1997) |
| A. | Coryadalis nana |
| B. | Primula minutissina |
| C. | Arcethobium minustissimum |
| D. | Marsilea minuta |
| Answer» C. Arcethobium minustissimum | |
| 25. |
Adventitious roots: (AFMC:1994,Chandigadh CETs 1997) |
| A. | Develop from radical |
| B. | Develop from flower |
| C. | Develop from embryo |
| D. | Develop from any part of plant body except radical |
| Answer» D. Develop from any part of plant body except radical | |
| 26. |
The arrangement of leaves on stem is called: |
| A. | Venation |
| B. | Vernation |
| C. | Phyllotaxy |
| D. | Axis |
| Answer» C. Phyllotaxy | |
| 27. |
Stem modified into flattened photosynthetic structure is: |
| A. | Phyllode |
| B. | Bulbil |
| C. | Phylloclade |
| D. | Tendril |
| Answer» C. Phylloclade | |
| 28. |
Nodulated roots occur in: (R.P.M.T 1995) |
| A. | Leguminoceae |
| B. | Solanaceae |
| C. | Malvaceae |
| D. | Papilionaceae |
| Answer» A. Leguminoceae | |
| 29. |
Insectivorous plants catch insects for obtaining: |
| A. | Na - K |
| B. | Taste |
| C. | Phosphorus |
| D. | Nitrogen |
| Answer» D. Nitrogen | |
| 30. |
Petiole is modified into tendril in |
| A. | Passiflora |
| B. | Gloriosa |
| C. | Pisum |
| D. | clematis |
| Answer» D. clematis | |
| 31. |
Thorn is a stem structure because it: |
| A. | Develops from trunk |
| B. | Develops from apical bud |
| C. | modification of bank floralbud |
| D. | is pointed |
| Answer» B. Develops from apical bud | |
| 32. |
Vegetative reproduction of Agave occurs through: |
| A. | Rhizome |
| B. | Stolon |
| C. | Bulbils |
| D. | Sucker |
| Answer» C. Bulbils | |
| 33. |
What is the eye of potato ? |
| A. | Axillary bud |
| B. | Accessory bud |
| C. | Adventitious bud |
| D. | Apical bud |
| Answer» A. Axillary bud | |
| 34. |
If a raceme inflorescence is branched , it is call? |
| A. | Umbel |
| B. | spike |
| C. | Cymose |
| D. | Panicle |
| Answer» D. Panicle | |
| 35. |
Zig-zag development of inflorescence axis is an example of: |
| A. | Helicoid cyme |
| B. | Scorpioid |
| C. | Umbel |
| D. | Compound umbel |
| Answer» A. Helicoid cyme | |
| 36. |
Opposite decussate phyllotaxy is found in: |
| A. | Calotropi |
| B. | Mango |
| C. | Hibiscus |
| D. | Nerium |
| Answer» A. Calotropi | |
| 37. |
A brightly coloured bract like covering associated with the banana inflorescence is called: |
| A. | Spathe |
| B. | Scape |
| C. | Spiral |
| D. | Scapigeron |
| Answer» A. Spathe | |
| 38. |
Inflorescence is : |
| A. | Number of flower present on an axis |
| B. | Arrangement of flowers on an axis |
| C. | Method of the opening of flower |
| D. | Type of flower borne on peduncle |
| Answer» B. Arrangement of flowers on an axis | |
| 39. |
In monocot male gametophyte is: (C.B.S.E.1990) |
| A. | Megaspore |
| B. | Nucleus |
| C. | Microspore |
| D. | Tetrad |
| Answer» C. Microspore | |
| 40. |
A catkin of unisexual flower is found in: |
| A. | Mulberry |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Onion |
| D. | Grass |
| Answer» A. Mulberry | |
| 41. |
Flower is a : |
| A. | Modified cone |
| B. | Modified spike |
| C. | Modified branch system |
| D. | Modified reproductive shoot |
| Answer» D. Modified reproductive shoot | |
| 42. |
Flowers are always present in : |
| A. | Cryptogamou |
| B. | Pteridophytes |
| C. | Angiosperms |
| D. | Bryophytes |
| Answer» C. Angiosperms | |
| 43. |
floral formula represents : |
| A. | number and arrangement of floral parts |
| B. | Number of flowers in an inflorescence |
| C. | Type of flowers in a family |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. number and arrangement of floral parts | |
| 44. |
From the life cycle point of view the most important part of a plants is: |
| A. | Flower |
| B. | Leaf |
| C. | Stem |
| D. | Root |
| Answer» A. Flower | |
| 45. |
The vexillm, (stan dard) wings and keel in pea flowers constitute: |
| A. | Calyx |
| B. | Corolla |
| C. | Androecium |
| D. | Gynaecium |
| Answer» B. Corolla | |
| 46. |
Diadelphous condition is present on: |
| A. | Citru |
| B. | Bombyx |
| C. | Pisum |
| D. | Brassica |
| Answer» C. Pisum | |
| 47. |
Number of female flowers in a cyathium is:(keralaCET,05 UPCPMT,07 A.P.M.E.E. 1995) |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Many |
| Answer» A. One | |
| 48. |
Perianth is found in a flower in which : |
| A. | Calyx and Corolla are not distinguishable |
| B. | Stamens are leaf like |
| C. | Corolla leaf- like but calyx is colored |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Calyx and Corolla are not distinguishable | |
| 49. |
Staments with free anthers but filaments fused into a number of groups are; |
| A. | Polyadelphou |
| B. | Diadelphous |
| C. | Monadelphous |
| D. | Syngenesious |
| Answer» A. Polyadelphou | |
| 50. |
Pappus is a modification of : |
| A. | Calyx |
| B. | Corolla |
| C. | Stamens |
| D. | Gynoecium |
| Answer» A. Calyx | |
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