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| 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 | |
| 51. |
Placentation in legumes is: (N.C.E.R.T.1988,C.P.M.T. 19977) |
| A. | Basal |
| B. | Marginal |
| C. | Axile |
| D. | Free central |
| Answer» B. Marginal | |
| 52. |
The leaves are modified into tendrils, hooks, pitcher ,and bladder in the following plants respectively: |
| A. | sweet pea, bignonia, Nepenthes, Utricularia |
| B. | sweet pea, bignonia, Utricularia, Nepenthes, |
| C. | Nepenthes , bignonia, sweet pea, Utricularia |
| D. | Utricularia, Nepenthes, bignonia, sweet pea |
| Answer» A. sweet pea, bignonia, Nepenthes, Utricularia | |
| 53. |
Leaf apex is modified into tendril in: |
| A. | Smilax |
| B. | Gloriosa |
| C. | Australian acacia |
| D. | Pea |
| Answer» B. Gloriosa | |
| 54. |
A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for: |
| A. | Storage food (B.H.U. 1993) |
| B. | Anchorage of plant to soil |
| C. | Absorption of water and organic fo |
| Answer» B. Anchorage of plant to soil | |
| 55. |
Which is not a stem modification? (A.F.M.C. 1988) |
| A. | Rhizome of Ginger |
| B. | Corm of Colocasia |
| C. | Pitcher of Nepenthes |
| D. | tuber of potato |
| Answer» C. Pitcher of Nepenthes | |
| 56. |
A pair of insectivorous plant is: ( C.B.S.E. 1999) |
| A. | Dionaea and viscum |
| B. | Nepenthes and bladderwort |
| C. | Drosera and rafflesia |
| D. | Venus fly and Rafflesia |
| Answer» B. Nepenthes and bladderwort | |
| 57. |
A phyllode is a modified: (Kerala CET 2004) |
| A. | leaf |
| B. | stem |
| C. | root |
| D. | branch |
| Answer» A. leaf | |
| 58. |
An underground specialized shoot with reduced disc like stem covered by fleshy leaves is: (J.K.R.E.T. 2000) |
| A. | bulb |
| B. | Rhizome |
| C. | rhizophore |
| D. | bulbil |
| Answer» A. bulb | |
| 59. |
Stipular tendril modification is found in : (Pb. PMT2001) |
| A. | Smilex |
| B. | Pea |
| C. | Guava |
| D. | Mimosa pudica |
| Answer» A. Smilex | |
| 60. |
Viscum is: (AFMC 2004) |
| A. | total stem parasite |
| B. | total root parasite |
| C. | partial stem parasite |
| D. | partial root parasite |
| Answer» C. partial stem parasite | |
| 61. |
Root pocket does not occur in : (Orrisa 2004) |
| A. | Ipomoea |
| B. | Mangrove plants |
| C. | trapa |
| D. | pistia |
| Answer» D. pistia | |
| 62. |
Phylloclades are: (JKCMEE 2004) |
| A. | leaf modification |
| B. | one internode and long stem |
| C. | modified petioles |
| D. | green succulent stem of indefinite growth |
| Answer» D. green succulent stem of indefinite growth | |
| 63. |
Bladder of Utricularia and Pitchers of nepenthes are modifications of: (JKCMEE 2004) |
| A. | leave |
| B. | stems |
| C. | root |
| D. | flowers |
| Answer» A. leave | |
| 64. |
Tallest gymnosperm : (AFMC 2006) |
| A. | sequoia |
| B. | Eucalyptus |
| C. | Pinus |
| D. | Rannuncoulus |
| Answer» A. sequoia | |
| 65. |
The “Eyes” of the potato tuber are : (A.P.M.T.2011) |
| A. | Root bud |
| B. | Flower buds |
| C. | Shoot bud |
| D. | Axillary buds |
| Answer» D. Axillary buds | |
| 66. |
Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family: |
| A. | Asteraceae |
| B. | Solanaceae |
| C. | Brassicaceae |
| D. | Fabaceae |
| Answer» D. Fabaceae | |
| 67. |
Mangrove plant live in: |
| A. | Alpine Tundra |
| B. | Tundra |
| C. | Marshy areas along rivers |
| D. | Marshy areas along sea shore |
| Answer» D. Marshy areas along sea shore | |
| 68. |
Succulents are likely to be found in: |
| A. | Tropical rain forest |
| B. | Deciduous forest |
| C. | Deserts |
| D. | Tundra |
| Answer» C. Deserts | |
| 69. |
In a compound umbel each umbellate is subtended by: |
| A. | Involucre |
| B. | Bracket |
| C. | Involucel |
| D. | Bracteole |
| Answer» B. Bracket | |
| 70. |
In the monocotyledonous seeds the endosperm is separated from the embryo by a distinct layer known as: (Kerala 2008) |
| A. | testa |
| B. | epithelial layer |
| C. | tegmen |
| D. | scutellum (e) coleoptile |
| Answer» B. epithelial layer | |
| 71. |
The fleshy receptacle encloses a number of: (C.B.S.E. 2008) |
| A. | Berrie |
| B. | achene |
| C. | Unisexual flower |
| D. | Samaras |
| Answer» C. Unisexual flower | |
| 72. |
The ovary is half inferior in flowers of : (A.I.P.M.T. 2011) |
| A. | Peach |
| B. | Cucumber |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | Guava |
| Answer» A. Peach | |
| 73. |
Which one of the following statements is correct? (A.I.P.M.T. 2011) |
| A. | In tomato ,fruit is capsule |
| B. | Seeds of orchids have oil –rich endosperm |
| C. | Placentation in primrose is basal |
| D. | Flower of tulip is a modified shoot. |
| Answer» D. Flower of tulip is a modified shoot. | |
| 74. |
Flowers are zygomorphic in : (A.I.P.M.T. 2011) |
| A. | Mustard |
| B. | Gulmohar |
| C. | Tomato |
| D. | Datura |
| Answer» B. Gulmohar | |
| 75. |
Phyllode is present in : (A.I.P.M.T. 2012) |
| A. | Euphorbia |
| B. | Australian Acacia |
| C. | Opuntia |
| D. | Asparagus |
| Answer» B. Australian Acacia | |
| 76. |
Cymose inflorescence is present in: (A.I.P.M.T. 2012) |
| A. | Sesbania |
| B. | Trifolium |
| C. | Brassica |
| D. | Solanum |
| Answer» D. Solanum | |
| 77. |
The seed can be defined as: |
| A. | An immature embryo protected by coats |
| B. | A mature ovule with a dormant embryo with enough reserve food and protective coating. |
| C. | A mature spore with enough reserve food and protective coatings |
| D. | A mature ovary with reserve food and protective coverings |
| Answer» B. A mature ovule with a dormant embryo with enough reserve food and protective coating. | |
| 78. |
In the maize grain , the starchy food is stored in: |
| A. | Cotyledon |
| B. | Coleoptile |
| C. | Aleurone layer |
| D. | Endosperm |
| Answer» D. Endosperm | |
| 79. |
Which one of the following is not fruit? |
| A. | Cabbage |
| B. | Apple |
| C. | Watermelon |
| D. | Tomato |
| Answer» A. Cabbage | |
| 80. |
A fruit in which the fruit wall (pericarp) and seed coat have got fused is called |
| A. | Legume |
| B. | caryopsis |
| C. | nut |
| D. | drupe |
| Answer» B. caryopsis | |
| 81. |
A composite or multiple fruit develops from : |
| A. | Polycarpellary ovary |
| B. | Bicarpellary and syncarpous ovary |
| C. | Apocarpous ovary |
| D. | Inflorescence |
| Answer» D. Inflorescence | |
| 82. |
Wheat grain is an example of : |
| A. | Achene |
| B. | Caryopsis |
| C. | Nut |
| D. | Follicle |
| Answer» B. Caryopsis | |
| 83. |
Which fruit is a type of nut? |
| A. | Ground nut |
| B. | Oat |
| C. | Walnut |
| D. | Cashew nut |
| Answer» D. Cashew nut | |
| 84. |
What is the edible part in coconut? |
| A. | Entire seed |
| B. | Fruit wall |
| C. | Endosperm |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Endosperm | |
| 85. |
Water inside a coconut is : (Manipal PMT 1995) |
| A. | Liquid endosperm |
| B. | Liquid endocarp |
| C. | Liquid Mesocarp |
| D. | Liquid Nucleus |
| Answer» A. Liquid endosperm | |
| 86. |
False fruit is a fruit which develops from: |
| A. | Ovary |
| B. | Any part of the flower except the ovary |
| C. | Aporcarpous carpellary |
| D. | Syncorpous carpellary |
| Answer» B. Any part of the flower except the ovary | |
| 87. |
Fibers are found on the seeds of: |
| A. | Calotropi |
| B. | Gossypium |
| C. | Alstonia |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 88. |
Which is the correct pair for edible part? (C.B.S.E.2001) |
| A. | Tomato - Thalamu |
| B. | Maize – Cotyledons |
| C. | Guava - Mesocarp |
| D. | Date palm- Pericarp |
| Answer» B. Maize – Cotyledons | |
| 89. |
How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence? (A.I.P.M.T. 2012) Walnut, poppy, radish, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry. |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» C. Three | |
| 90. |
A characteristic of angiosperm is : (AFMC 1992,Hariyana,PMT, 1994) |
| A. | Flower |
| B. | Root |
| C. | Seed |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» A. Flower | |
| 91. |
The capacity for vegetative reproduction is found in: |
| A. | Leave |
| B. | Roots |
| C. | Stem |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 92. |
______ are the vegetative organs of the flowering plants: |
| A. | Root ,stem, flower |
| B. | Leaves ,stem, fruits |
| C. | Roots, leaves, flowers |
| D. | Roots, stem, leaves |
| Answer» D. Roots, stem, leaves | |
| 93. |
A root can be differentiated from the stem because of the absence of : |
| A. | Green colour |
| B. | Nods and internodes |
| C. | Hair |
| D. | Branches |
| Answer» B. Nods and internodes | |
| 94. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of root: |
| A. | Presence of root tap |
| B. | Presence of unicellular hair |
| C. | Presence of chlorophyll |
| D. | Absence of buds |
| Answer» C. Presence of chlorophyll | |
| 95. |
When the trunk is unbranched and bears crown of leaves at its apex, it is known as : |
| A. | Runner |
| B. | Sucker |
| C. | Caudex |
| D. | Culm |
| Answer» C. Caudex | |
| 96. |
Parallel venation is a characteristic of : |
| A. | Legume |
| B. | Grasses |
| C. | Parasitic plants |
| D. | Xerophytic plants |
| Answer» B. Grasses | |
| 97. |
Leaf morphology helps in : |
| A. | Plant identification |
| B. | Plant classification |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | (a)&(b) both |
| Answer» D. (a)&(b) both | |
| 98. |
When the stem or its branch ends into floral bus: |
| A. | Vegetative growth starts |
| B. | Reproductive growth starts |
| C. | Lateral branch is given out |
| D. | Apical growth is stimulated |
| Answer» B. Reproductive growth starts | |
| 99. |
Root that grow from any part of the plant body other than the radical are called? (AFMC 2010) |
| A. | Tap root |
| B. | Adventitious root |
| C. | Modified roots |
| D. | Aerial roots |
| Answer» B. Adventitious root | |
| 100. |
____require more than two growing seasons to complete their life cycle. |
| A. | Annual |
| B. | Perennials |
| C. | Biennials |
| D. | Herbs |
| Answer» B. Perennials | |
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