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BOTANY- PAGE 5

1. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) Spirulina is never used as food
Reason (R) Spirulina is a toxic alga
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true (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 false and (R) is true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false 
Answer: D

2. Consider the statements : In algae aplanospores are produced during
I. Favourable conditions
II. Unfavourable conditions
III. Both favourable conditions and unfavourable conditions
IV. Neither favourable nor unfavourable conditions
Of the statements :
(A) I alone is correct 
(B) I and II are correct 
(C) I, II and III are correct
(D) III alone is correct
Answer: D

3. Fungi are classified by
(A) W.M. Stanley
(B) Caspersson
(C) Odum
(D) Alexopoulos 
Answer: D

4. Bacteriophage is similar to fungus :
(A) In having RNA as genetic material
(B) In having DNA as genetic material
(C) In having cell wall
(D) Mode of reproduction
Answer: In having DNA as genetic material 

5. The leaves in Leguminosae are
(a). Simple, Unipinnate and Leaflets
​(b). Unipinnate, Bipinnate and Cladode
​(c). Simple, Compound and Phyllode.
​(d). 
Simple, Compound and Decompound
​Answer: Simple, Compound and Phyllode.

​6. Aleurites fordii belongs to the family
(a). Magnoliaceae
(b). Rutaceae.
(c). Arecaceae
(d). Euphorbiaceae
​Answer: Euphorbiaceae

​7. The type of inflorescence in Euphorbiaceae is 
(a). Spadix
(b). Raceme    
(c). Cyathium               
(d). Mixed type.
Answer: Cyathium 

8. Which of the following is the binomial for 'Kombu' ?

​(a). Dictyota dichotoma  
(b). Laminaria saccharina          
​(c). Polysiphonia tuticorinensis                   
(d). Ulva lactuca.
Answer: Laminaria saccharina   

9.  The Synangium is present in the following Pteridophytic genera :
(a). Rhynia
(b). Psilotum
(c). Zosterophyllum
​(d). Asteroxylon.
Answer: Psilotum

10. Consider the following actions of ascus
I. At maturity the walls of the ascus dissolves.
II. The liberated ascospores float in the nourishing fluids.
III. The ascospores absorb nutrition and mature.
Which one of the following is correct ?
(a). 
I and Il only             
​(b). II only          
​(c) .I and III only
​(d). I, II and III
​Answer: ​I, II and III

11. The flowers in Magnoliaceae are
(a). Acyclic
(b). Spirocyclic    
(c). Hemicyclic
(d). Cyclic.
​Answer:  Hemicyclic

12. Examine the following statements and identify the correct answer .
Assertion (A): The quantum yield of photosynthesis declines in red part of the spectrum and It is called red drop.
Reason (R): The inefficient red light region could be made fully efficient if supplemented with shorter wavelengths and this enhancement of photosynthesis is called Emerson's enhancement effect.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below
(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). Both (A) and (R) are false.
​Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)


13. Vivipary is defined as
​(a). dispersal of seeds by birds
(b). Germination of seeds while the fruits are still attached to mother plants
(c).  Falling of seeds on the mother plant and germinating
(d). There is no seed formation.
​Answer: Germination of seeds while the fruits are still attached to mother plants


14. The '3Rs' principle. is the new concept in waste management. What do these '3Rs' stand for
(a). Remove, Repair. Recycle                  
​(b). Remedy. Remove, Reduce
​(c). Reduce, Reuse. Recycle   
​(d). Reuse. Remake. Resource.
Answer: Reduce, Reuse. Recycle   

15. Which study includes Physics, Geography. Chemistry, Biology, History. Economics, Politics, Law, Management, Botany. Environment study, Environmental Engineering.            
(a). Biochemical study                  
(b). Environmental Science Study

​(c). Geographical study 
​(d) Environmental Engineering.
​Answer: Environmental Science Study

16. Which stage of the life cycle of Anguomois grain moth Sitotroga Cerealella damages the wheat and paddy grains?
(a). Caterpillar
(b) Grub
(c) Moth
(d)Eggs
Answer: Caterpillar

17. Interferon is a
​(a). 
Antibacterial protein produced in humans against bacterial infection
(b). Antiviral protein produced in fungi against virus infection

(c). Antiviral human protein produced against viral infection
(d). Antiviral protein produced in cows in large scale.
​Answer: 
Antiviral human protein produced against viral infection

​18. During preparation of soil for lawn making, if the soil is acidic which alkali is added to neutralize the pH ?
(a).Sodium hydroxide                      
​(b).Potassium hydroxide
​(c). Limestone 
​(d). Pebble stone.
Answer: 
Limestone 

​19. How mango and banana are classified based on their temperature requirement ?
(a). Tropical fruits                              
​(b) Temperate fruits
​(c). Subtropical fruits   
​(d). Alpine fruits.
Answer: 
Tropical fruits                              

​20. Difficulties which come across in conventional breeding can be overcome by a technique called
(a). Tissue culture
(b). Fission
(c). Mutation
(d). Selection.
Answer: 
Tissue culture

21. Lycopendon ( puft ball ) is having
​(a). Many microchambers lined with conidi
​(b). Many microchambers lined with basidia
​(c). Many microchambers lined with sporangia
​(d). Many microchambers lined with asci.

Answer: Many microchambers lined with basidia

​22. Which of the following is the stephanokont Zoospore of Oedogonium ?
(a). Presence of a sub-apical crown of flagella
​(b). 
Having flagella all over the body
(c). Having two lateral flagella. of which one is a tinsel type
​(d). Not producing any flagellum.
​Answer: Presence of a sub-apical crown of flagella     

23. What is meant by frugivores ?
(a). Grass eaters                               
​(b). Nectar suckers
​(c). Grain eaters     
​(d). Fruit eaters.

Answer: Fruit eaters

24. Which growth regulator promotes rooting in cuttings ?
(a). 2. 4-D
(b).  2. 2-D   
(c). Ethylene 
(d). Gibberellins
​Answer: 2. 4-D


​25. What kind of fossil type is Lyginopteris ?
(a). Petrifaction
(b). Impression
(c). Incrustation
(d). Compaction.
Answer: Petrifaction​
26. Biofortification improves
 A:-Fruit production
 B:-Micronutrient and mineral contents
 C:-Environmental conditions
 D:-The nutritional quality of breeding crops
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

27. A banana herb is virus infected mention the technique that will help in obtaining healthy banana plants from this diseased plant is
 A:-Tissue culture
 B:-Anther culture
 C:-Meristematic culture
 D:-Ovary culture
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

28. Name the fungus used in organ transplant treatment
 A:-Trichoderma
 B:-Polysporum
 C:-Aspergillus
 D:-Pencillium
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

29. Name the type of biodiversity represented by 50,000 different strains of rice in India
 A:-Genetic diversity
 B:-Ecological diversity
 C:-Species diversity
 D:-Molecular diversity
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

30. Phytophagous insects feed on
 A:-Plant
 B:-Bacteria
 C:-Virus
 D:-Bacteriophage
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

31. Name the types of association that the genus glomus exhibits with higher plants
 A:-Symbiosis
 B:-Commensalism
 C:-Parasitism
 D:-All the above
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

32. Percentage of PAR captured by plants ranges from
 A:-2-10
 B:-10-20
 C:-40-50
 D:-.5-1
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

33. The thermostable DNA polymerase which is isolated from a bacterium Thermus aquaticus
 A:-Taq polymerase
 B:-DNA polymerase-I
 C:-Hind I
 D:-Hind II
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

34. Name the common ancestor of the great apes and man
 A:-Dryopithecus
 B:-Australiopethecus
 C:-Homeosapiens
 D:-Homohabilis
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

35. World Forest Day is on
 A:-March 22
 B:-March 25
 C:-March 21
 D:-March 31
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

36. Lamp brush chromosomes occur at
 A:-Pachetene stage
 B:-Zygotene stage
 C:-Diplotene stage
 D:-Leptotene stage
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

37. Taq polymerase is involved in
 A:-PCR
 B:-PAGE
 C:-RAPD
 D:-VNTR
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

38. R.Q. value in Opuntia
 A:-Less than 1
 B:-Greater than 1
 C:-Negative value
 D:-Zero
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

39. Colchicum autumnale is a member of
 A:-Rubiaceae
 B:-Liliaceae
 C:-Asteraceae
 D:-Poaceae
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

40. A condition of air pollution that results when sulfur dioxide and other gases and particles emitted by an erupting volcano react with oxygen and moisture in the presence of sunlight.
 A:-Photochemical smog
 B:-Smoke
 C:-Vog
 D:-None of the above
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

41. Vegetative propagation in lemon
 A:-Stem cuttings
 B:-Root cuttings
 C:-Asexual reproduction
 D:-None of the above
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

42. Sweet potato and potato is a result of convergent evolution in
 A:-Homologus organ
 B:-Analogus organ
 C:-Cladistic structures
 D:-Morphological structures
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

43. Which of the following plants is characterized by the presence of cortical vascular bundles ?
 A:-Chenopodium
 B:-Nyctanthes
 C:-Tecoma
 D:-Boerhaavia
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

44. Knots are formed in woods
 A:-Branches fall off and leaves scares
 B:-Injuries caused by animals
 C:-Of insects bites
 D:-Branches get buried embedded in the stem
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

45. Lenticels do not occur in
 A:-Root
 B:-Fruit
 C:-Stem
 D:-Leaf
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

46. P-protein is found in
 A:-Collenchymas
 B:-Phloem parenchyma
 C:-Sieve tube
 D:-Xylem vessels
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

47. The lacunae in the vascular bundles of monocot stem is
 A:-A large sized vessel
 B:-Mucilage canal
 C:-Lysigenous water cavity
 D:-Metaxylem
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

48. Which of the following is grown by transplanting ?
 A:-Maize
 B:-Sorghum
 C:-Onion
 D:-Soyabeen
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

49. Cobalt is associated with
 A:-Growth hormone
 B:-Vitamin B12
 C:-Haemoglobin
 D:-Intestinal enzymes
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

50. Who among the following is considered as father of genetic engineering ?
 A:-Philip Drinker
 B:-Paul Berg
 C:-Thomas Addison
 D:-Alpheus S. Packard
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

51. Which of the following is not a gaseous air pollutant ?
 A:-Oxides of sulphur
 B:-Oxides of nitrogen
 C:-Hydrocarbon
 D:-Smoke
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

52. Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly ?
 A:-Organic farming
 B:-Shifting cultivation
 C:-Cultivation of high yielding varieties
 D:-Glass house farming
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

53. Name the plant which is known as Terror of Bengal
 A:-Agave
 B:-Ginger
 C:-Bryophyllum
 D:-Water hyacinth
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

54. Angiosperm seeds with perisperm
 A:-Castor
 B:-Black pepper
 C:-Barley
 D:-Wheat
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

55. Plant propagation technique practiced in pomograte
 A:-Air layering
 B:-Gootee
 C:-Gastra
 D:-Oegium
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

56. Name the stage of cell division where segregation of independent pair of chromosomes occur
 A:-Anaphase -1
 B:-Prophase-1
 C:-Meiosis-2
 D:-Telophase-1
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

57. Name the enzyme responsible for the transcription of tRNA
 A:-RNA polymerase III
 B:-RNA polymerase II
 C:-Polymerase
 D:-RNA polymerase-I
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

58. The maximum number of genes is present in human chromosome
 A:-Chromosome No. 7
 B:-Chromosome No. 3
 C:-Chromosome No. 5
 D:-Chromosome No. 1
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

59. A marine angiosperm is
 A:-Wolffia
 B:-Lemna
 C:-Valliseneria
 D:-Zostera
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

60. The colour tag of breeder seed is
 A:-Yellow
 B:-White
 C:-Purple
 D:-Blue
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

61. The fruit crop that can be propagated by apomictic embryo is
 A:-Citrus
 B:-Banana
 C:-Apple
 D:-Mango
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

62. An endangered carnivorous plant is
 A:-Fly trap
 B:-Utricularia
 C:-Roridula
 D:-Nepenthes
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

63. What is called nature's supermarket ?
 A:-Mango tree
 B:-Coconut palm
 C:-Thulsi
 D:-Neem tree
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

64. Non-specific type of defence acquired by the body at the time of birth
 A:-Acquired immunity
 B:-Innate immunity
 C:-Antibodies
 D:-Interferons
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

65. The primary goal of bioinformatics is to increase the understanding of biological processes. Which sets it apart from other approaches, is its focus on developing and applying computationally intensive techniques to achieve various goal includes
 A:-Genetic studies
 B:-Drug study
 C:-Protein analysis
 D:-The modeling of evolution and cell division/mitosis
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

66. A collaborative data collection of the functional elements of the human genome that uses next-generation DNA-sequencing technologies and genomic tiling arrays, technologies able to generate automatically large amounts of data with lower research costs but with the same quality and viability
 A:-Encode project
 B:-Genome project
 C:-Databases
 D:-Genebase
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

67. A bioinformatics tool which can be used to characterize the Pan Genome
 A:-FDA
 B:-BPGA
 C:-NRCS
 D:-PCR
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

68. A specimen later selected to serve as the single type specimen when an original holotype has been lost or destroyed or where the original author never cited a specimen
 A:-Paratype
 B:-Lectotype
 C:-Neotype
 D:-Syntype
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

69. The standard size of herbarium sheet is
 A:-16 ½ `xx` 11½ inches
 B:-41.25 `xx` 28.75 inches
 C:-24.75`xx` 48.75 inches
 D:-14`xx` 12 inches
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

70. The term primarily used today to refer to the discipline of finding, describing and naming taxa, particularly
 A:-Omega taxonomy
 B:-Beta taxonomy
 C:-Alpha taxonomy
 D:-Taxonomy
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

71. The ripening of fruit and loss of leaves in the winter are controlled in part by the production of a gas by the
plant
 A:-Ethylene
 B:-Carbon dioxide
 C:-Oxygen
 D:-ABA
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

72. A frond which is a vegetative leaf analogous to the typical green leaves of seed plants that does not produce spores, instead only producing sugars by photosynthesis can be called as
 A:-Trophophyll
 B:-Sporophyll
 C:-Phycophyll
 D:-Sphenophyll
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

73. An ion involved in phosphorylation of ADP to ATP
 A:-`Ca^(2+)`
 B:-`Mn^(2+)`
 C:-`Mg^(2+)`
 D:-`Cu^(2+)`
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

74. Nucleotide proteins involved in phospholipid synthesis
 A:-ATP
 B:-CTP
 C:-GTP
 D:-UTP
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

75. The type of bonding in the branch points of amylopectin is
 A:-1-4 glycosidic
 B:-1-6 glycosidic
 C:-1-2 glycosidic
 D:-1-3 glycosidic
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

76. Antimicrobial phytochemicals which can help plants to resist infection and invasions
 A:-Alkaloids
 B:-Terpenes
 C:-Phytoalexins
 D:-Flavanoids
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

77. Evolutionarily conserved protein involved in folding of proteins is
 A:-Chaperons
 B:-Lectins
 C:-Ferritin
 D:-Hormonal protein
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

78. A known protein aminoacid is
 A:-Lysine
 B:-Histidine
 C:-Taurine
 D:-Arginine
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

79. An adaptive structure in plants for the elimination of surplus water is
 A:-Hydathodes
 B:-Stomata
 C:-Transpiration
 D:-Guttation
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

80. A second messenger molecule in cells which plays a pivotal role in hormone action is
 A:-Kinase
 B:-c GMP
 C:-AMP
 D:-c AMP
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

81. Viola and oxalis produce two types of flowers one is chasmogamous flower name the other type
 A:-Monoecious
 B:-Dioecious
 C:-Closed flowers
 D:-Polyecious
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

82. Suggest a method to remove oil from seeds based on the techniques in biotechnology
 A:-r DNA technology
 B:-RAPD
 C:-RSTP
 D:-VNTR
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

83. SCID is caused by
 A:-A defect in gene
 B:-A nucleotide
 C:-Nitrogen base
 D:-Protein
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

84. Name the interaction between a whale and the barnacles growing on its back
 A:-Symbiosis
 B:-Commensalism
 C:-Parasitism
 D:-Proto-co-operation
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

85. The plant that catches its prey with leaf fibre.
 A:-Genlisia
 B:-Roridula
 C:-Nepenthes
 D:-Venus fly trap
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

86. Single leaf plant is
 A:-Amorphophalus
 B:-Opuntia
 C:-Bryophylum
 D:-Bigonia
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

87. Which Indian forest region has maximum diversity in wild life ?
 A:-Tropical forest
 B:-Ever green forest
 C:-Western ghats
 D:-Temperate deciduous
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

88. The photosynthetic pigment which is blue green in pure state
 A:-Chlorophyll-a
 B:-Chlorophyll-b
 C:-Chlorophyll-c
 D:-Chlorophyll-d
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

89. The plant part showing negatively traumatropic movement is
 A:-Leaf lamina
 B:-Root tip
 C:-Stem tip
 D:-Flower bud
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

90. Metabolically advantageous sugar is
 A:-Glucose
 B:-Sucrose
 C:-Fructose
 D:-Galactose
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

91. Auxins are indole derivatives synthesized from
 A:-Aminoacids
 B:-Tryptophan
 C:-Lysine
 D:-Agrinine
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

92. Replenishing or filling up reactions are called
 A:-Inter-mediatory metabolisms
 B:-Amphibolic pathways
 C:-Energy metabolisms
 D:-Anaplerotic reactions
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

93. Free living nitrogen fixing cyano bacteria includes
 A:-Calothrix
 B:-Azotobacter
 C:-Clostridium
 D:-Chromatium
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

94. First aminoacid discovered in protein is
 A:-Threonine
 B:-Glycine
 C:-Asparagine
 D:-Leucine
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

95. Normal number of Ascospores found in a Ascus
A) 8 B) 2 C) 4 D) Numerous

Ans: A

96. The Fungi which is used bereaving industry
A) Saccharomyces B) Rhyzopus
C) Aspergillus D) Agaricus
Ans: A

97. Which class of fungi lack sexual reproduction in their life cycle ?
A) Zygomycota B) Deuteromycota
C) Mastigomycota D) Myxomycota
Ans: B

98. Which among the following fungi is not an edible one ?
A) Agaricu bispous B) Pleurotus Osteatus
C) Auricularia auricula D) Amanita phalloides
Ans: D

99. The causative organism of ‘Mahali’ disease of Arecanut
A) Phytophthora palmivora B) Pyrcularia oryzae
C) Fusarium udum D) Aspergillus niger
Ans: A

100. Name the viral disease among the following.
A) Rust B) Wilt C) Yellow mosaic D) Soft rot
Ans: C

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