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1. Roots developing from plant parts other than radicle are 12. Stilt roots are reported from
(a) Epiphyllous (b) Epicaulous (a) Maize (b) Radish
(c) Adventitious (d) Fibrous (c) Mango, Ginger (d) Brophyllum
13. Prop or pillar roots in Banyan tree are
2. Primary roots and its branches constitute
(a) Fasciculated roots (b) Tap roots
(a) Adventitious root system (b) Tap root system
(c) Adventitious roots (d) Secondary roots
(c) Fibrous roots (d) Seminal roots
14. A few millimetres above the root cap is the region of
3. In monocotyledonous plants, eg wheat, the primary
(a) Elongation (b) Maturation
root is short lived and is replaced by a large number (c) Meristematic activity (d) Root hairs
of roots. These roots originate from the base of 15. Pneumatophores are found in plants growing in
the stem and constitute the swampy areas. Such roots are seen in
(a) Prop roots (b) Pneumatophores (a) Ficus (b) Colocasia
(c) Napiform (d) Fibrous roots (c) Rhizophora (d) Alstonia
4. Root formed from prolongation of radicle is 16. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Primary root (b) Secondary root (a) In Asparagus, root is modified for food storage
(c) Tertiary root (d) Seminal root (b) Prop root is for mechanical support
5. Adventitious roots are adventitious in their (c) U n d e r g r o u n d s t e m s o f p o t a t o , g i n g e r ,
t ur m er i c , z am ink and and Coloc as ia ar e
(a) Function (b) Position
modified to store food in them
(c) Place of origin (d) Internal structure
(d) All
6. Root is distinguishable from stem in
17. Function of stem is
(a) Having a root cap
(a) To bear leaves and branches
(b) Having root hairs (b) Conduction of water and minerals
(c) Absence of nodes and internodes (c) Conduction and storage of food
(d) All of the above (d) All
7. Pneumatophores are useful in 18. One of the following is not a root vegetable
(a) Respiration (b) Transpiration (a) Sweet potato (b) Potato
(c) Guttation (d) Protein synthesis (c) Turnip (d) Carrot
8. Root hairs develop from 19. Primary function of stem is to
(a) Region of maturation (b) Zone of elongation (a) Bear and hold leaves
(c) Meristematic region (d) Region of mature cells (b) Absorb water and minerals
9. Regions of root from base to root tip are (c) Fixation of plants
(d) Help in vegetative reproduction
(a) Maturation zone - Cell division zone - Elongation zone
20. The stem develops from
(b) Maturation zone - Elongation zone - Cell division zone
(a) Hypocotyl (b) Epicotyl
(c) Cell division zone – Elongation zone - Maturation zone
(c) Radicle (d) Plumule
(d) Elongation zone - Cell division zone - Maturation zone 21. Stem tendrils (climbing in function) develop from axilliary
10. Root is meant for bud. Stem tendrils are in all of the following except
(a) The fixation of plant (b) absorption of water (a) Cucumber (b) Citrus
(c) storage of food (d) all of the above (c) Pumpkin (d) Watermelon
11. Stilt roots grow from 22. Thorn of citrus and Bougainvillea is modified
(a) Lower internodes (b) Lower nodes (a) Stem (b) Root
(c) Upper nodes (d) Upper internodes (c) Leaf (d) Inflorescence

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23. Thorn develops from 32. Leaf base is swollen to form pulvinus in
(a) Root (b) Leaf (a) Some leguminous plants (b) Some crucifers
(c) Axillary bud (d) Peduncle (c) Some monocots (d) Some cycads
24. Some plants of arid regions modify their stems into 33. What is the function of thin flexible petiole?
flattened (Opuntia), or fleshy cylindrical (Euphorbia) (a) It helps the plant to climb
green structures called (b) It increases the rate of respiration
(a) Phyllode (b) Rhizome (c) It allows leaf blade / lamina to flutter in wind there by
(c) Phylloclade (d) Cladode cooling the leaf and bringing fresh air to leaf surface
25. In banana, Pineapple and Chrysanthemum, the (d) It decreases the rate of transpiration
lateral branches originate from the basal and 34. Which of the following statements is false about leaf?
(a) A leaf is said to be simple, when its lamina is entire
underground portion of main stem and then come
or when incised, the incisions do not touch the midrib
obliquely upward giving rise to leafy shoots. These
(b) A leaf is said to be compound when the incisions
branches are called
of lamina reach upto the midrib breaking it into a
(a) Runner (b) Sucker
number of leaflets
(c) Napiform (d) Phylloclade
(c) Leaf is the most important vegetative organ for
26. Offset is one internode long runner and its each
photosynthesis
node bears rosette of leaves and a tuft of roots. It (d) Leaf is not a transpiratory organ
is found in aquatic plants like 35. Multifoliate compound leaf (Palmately compound
(a) Hydrilla (b) Pistia leaf) is found in
(c) Eichhornia (d) Both (b) and (c) (a) Tamarind (b) Silkcotton(Bombax)
27. In plants like Jasmine and Mint, a slender lateral (c) Moringa (d) Rose
branch arises from the base of main axis and after 36. In a Pinnately compound leaf (as seen in Neem) a
growing aerially for some time arch downwards to number of leaflets are present on a common axis,
touch the ground and forms new plant. Such lateral the rachis. The rachis represents the
branches are called (a) Vein (b) Veinlet
(a) Offset (b) Sucker (c) Midrib (d) Petiole
(c) Stolon (d) Scramblers 37. Arrangement of leaves on stem or its branches is
28. In which of the following plants, underground stems called
spread to new niches when older parts die and new (a) Phyllotaxy (b) Venation
plants are formed (c) Vernation (d) Heterophylly
(a) Pistia (b) Grasses and strawberry 38. Palmately compound leaf is the one in which the
(c) Crocus (d) None of these leaflets develop from a common point i.e. at the tip
29. Leaves of the
(a) Originate from shoot apical meristem (a) Rachis (b) Branch of rachis
(b) Are arranged in an acropetal order (c) Petiole (d) Peduncle
(c) Are the most important vegetative organs for 39. In which of the following plants, the leaves are small
and short-lived, the petioles expand and become
photosynthesis
photosynthetic to form phyllode
(d) All
(a) Pitcher plant (b) Bombax
30. Which of the following is correct?
(c) Australian Acacia (d) Centella
(a) The leaf is a lateral, generally flattened structure on stem
40. Leaves are modified into tendrils in
(b) A typical leaf consists of three main parts (leaf
(a) Parkinsonia (b) Pea
base, petiole and lamina)
(c) Ranunculus (d) Oxalis
(c) Stipule is the lateral appendage of leaf base 41. Identify the order where plants show alternate,
(d) All opposite and whorled phyllotaxy
31. Presence of sheathing leaf base covering the stem (a) China rose, Nerium and Calotropis
partially or wholly is the characteristic of certain (b) China rose, Calotropis and Nerium
(a) Monocots (b) Fern (c) Neem, calotropis and China rose
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42. Arrangement of flowers on floral axis is called 52. Tetradynamous (4 long stamens) condition is seen in
(a) Placentation (b) Phyllotaxy (a) Salvia (b) Mustard
(c) Inflorescence (d) Angiology (c) Datura (d) China rose
43. Inflorescence is meant for 53. Ovary is one chambered but it may be two or more
(a) Bearing flower chambered due to formation of the false septa and
(b) Ensuring cross pollination ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or on
(c) Protection of flowers peripheral part. In this case placentation is
(d) Fruits formation (a) Parietal (b) Marginal
44. Racemose inflorescence is identified by (c) Axile (d) Basal
(a) Acropetal arrangement of flowers on peduncle 54. The fruit is a characteristic of
(b) Presence of sessile flowers (a) Gymnosperms only (b) Dicots
(c) Continuous growth of main axis (c) Monocots (d) Flowering plants only
(d) (a) and (c) 55. The formation of fruit from ovary without fertilization
45. Cymose inflorescence is identified by is called
(a) Basipetal arrangement of flowers on the (a) Parthenogenesis (b) Apomixis
main axis (peduncle) (c) Parthenocarpy (d) Amphimixis
(b) The limited growth of the main axis as main axis 56. Parthenocarpic fruit is a
(a) Seeded fruit (b) Seedless fruit
terminates in a flower
(c) Single seeded fruit (d) Fruit of no use
(c) (a) and (b)
57. The wall of fruit is called
(d) Presence of sessile flower
(a) Epicarp (c) Pericarp
46. A flower is a
(b) Sporocarp (d) Cytocarp
(a) A modified shoot
58. Pericarp is
(b) The reproductive unit in angiosperms
(a) Always dry (b) Always fleshy
(c) The reproductive unit of gymnosperms
(c) May be dry or fleshy (d) Neither fleshy nor dry
(d) (a) and (b)
59. Thick and fleshy pericarp is differentiated into
47. In which of the following perianths are found?
(a) Epicarp and endocarp
(a) Lily (b) China rose
(b) Epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp
(c) Rose (d) Pea
(c) Epicarp and sporocarp
48. Which of the following flowers is not actinomorphic
(d) Sporocarp and cytocarp
(radially symmetry)?
(a) Mustard (b) Datura 60. In mango and coconut, the fruit(drupe) develops from
(c) Chilli (d) Pea (a) Monocarpellary superior ovaries and are one seed
49. Choose the incorrect match (b) Monocarpellary superior ovaries and are many seeded
(a) Zygomorphic fowers (Bilateral symmetry) - (c) Polycarpellary superior ovaries and are one seeded
pea, gulmohur, bean, Cassia (d) Polycarpellary superior ovaries and are many seeded
(b) Asymmetric (irregular flower) - Canna 61. In coconut
(c) Inferior ovary - pea (a) Mesocarp is fibrous (b) Endosperm is edible
(d) Superior ovary / Hypogynous flower - mustard, (c) Both (d) Mesocarp is edible
china rose and brinjal 62. In mango
50. Which of the following is an incorrect match? (a) Mesocarp is edible
(a) Perigynous flower – Plum, rose and peach (b) Endocarp is stony and hard
(b) Monoadelphous - Pea (c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Epigynous flower Guava, cucumber, and ray florets (d) Endocarp is edible
of sunflower 63. Which of the following statements is correct?
(d) Polyadelphous - Citrus (a) The ovules after fertilisation, develop into seeds
51. Didynamous (2 long and 2 short stamens) (b) A seed consists of a seed coat and an embryo
condition is seen in (c) The embryo consists of a radicle, an embryonal
(a) Salvia, Tulsi (b) Litchi, Pea axis and 1 or 2 cotyledons
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64. One cotyledon is found in 77. Trimerous flowers, superior ovary axile placentation
(a) Wheat and maize (b) Gram and pea is characteristic of
(c) Bean and gram (d) Ground nut and pea (a) Liliaceae (b) Papillionaceae
65. At the two ends of the embryonal axis _____ are (c) Cucurbitaceae (d) Solanaceae
present in dicot seeds 78. To which family does pulse belong?
(a) The endosperm (b) Coleorhiza and coleoptile (a) Gramineae (b) Solanaceae
(c) Radicle and plumule (d) Epicarp (c) Liliaceae (d) Leguminosae
66. In castor, the food storing tissue is 79. Neel is obtained from
(a) Cotyledon (b) Endosperm (a) Crocus sativus
(c) Testa (d) Tegmen (b) Haematoxylon
67. Which of the following is non-endospermous seed? (c) Indigofera tinctoria
(a) Bean, gram,pea (b) Coconut, cereals (d) Aconitum heterophyllum
(c) Both (d) Groundnut 80. Which of the following members of family
68. Find out the false statement Solanaceae is Fumigatory
(a) In dicotyledonous seeds, cotyledons are often (a) Chilli, petunia (b) Tobacco
fleshy and full of reserve food (c) Belladonna (d) Tomato, brinjal, potato
(b) Generally, monocotyledonous seeds are 81. Which of the following is monocot family
endospermic (a) Solanaceae (b) Fabaceae
(c) Generally, dicotyledonous seeds have fleshy (c) Lilliaceae (d) None
cotyledons 82. Which of the following is a medicinal plant
(d) Most of the monocotyledonous seeds is non- (a) Aloe (b) Asparagus
endospermic (c) Colchium (d) Tulip
69. Which of the following monocotyledonous seeds 83. A dot on the top of floral diagram indicates
is non endospermic? (a) Stem (b) Mother axis
(a) Maize (b) Coconut (c) Father axis (d) Floral parts
(c) Orchid (d) Wheat 84. Thalamus is
70. Maize grain is a (a) Base of flower (b) Base of ovary
(a) Seed (b) Fruit (c) Modification of pollen (d) Modification of petal
(c) Flower (d) Inflorescence
71. The aleurone layer in maize grain is specially rich in
(a) Proteins (b) Starch
(c) Lipids (d) Auxins
72. The structure coleorhiza in a maize grain is
the covering of
(a) Radicle (b) Plumule
(c) Scutellum (d) Prophyll
73. Plumule is covered by
(a) Root cap (b) Coleorhiza
(c) Coleoptile (d) Hypocotyl
74. Scutellum is first leaf of
(a) Monocot (b) Dicot
(c) gymnosperms (d) Pteridophytes
75. In floral formula, (K) denotes
(a) Polysepalous (c) Polypetalous
(b) Gamosepalous (d) Gamopetalous
76. In floral formula, (C) denotes
(a) Polysepalous (c) Polypetalous
(b) Gamosepalous (d) Gamopetalous

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