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1. The anthers of Solanaceae are
1) Dithecous, introrse 2) Monothecous, extrorse
3) Monothecous, introrse 4) Dithecous, extrors
2. Stamens in Solanaceae are:
1)Epiphyllous 2) Synandrous 3)Syngenesious 4)Epipetalous
3. The floral formula of Petunia alba is

4. Family solanaceae belongs to the series

1)Inferac 2)Heteromerae 3)Bicarpellate 4)Calyciflorae
5. Both gamosepalous calyx and gamopetalouscorolla are found in
1) Brassicaceae 2) Fabaceae 3) Liliaceae 4) Solanaceae
6. In this Solanaceae plant, the androeciummatures after the withering style and stigma
1) Colchicum 2) Solanum 3) Datura 4) Nicotiana
7. Tendrils, reticulate venation and unisexualflowers are found in
1) Ruscus 2) Smilax 3) Gloriosa 4) Aloe
8. A &B plants belongs to Liliaceae family but Aexhibits reticulate venation and B exhibitsherkogamy.
Identify the above plants.
I) Smilax II) Ruscus III) Yucca IV) Gloriosa
1) I & IV 2) II & IV 3) I & III 4) II & III
9. In two plants A and B the first plant showshorizontally growing underground stem andthe second plant
shows vertically growing un-derground stem and both of them belong tothe same family . A and B
plants respectivelyare
1) Musa, Colocasia 2) Zingiber, Amorphophallus
3) Allium, Gloriosa 4) Gloriosa, Colchicum
10. The type of inflorescence present in Allium isprecisely
1) Cyme 2) Umbel 3) Panicle 4) Cymule
11. The gynoecium in Liliaceae is usually
1) Tricarpellary, syncarpous 2) Tricarpellary, apocarpous
3) Tetracarpellary, syncarpous 4) Tetracarpellary, apocarpous
12. A distinct monocot character shown by theflowers of Liliaceae is
1) Hypogynous 2) Actinomorphic 3) Trimerous 4) Bisexual
13. In one of the following floral morphology, floralleaves of first and second whorls showscohesion and
they also show adhesion to thirdand fourth whorls
1) Solanum 2) Arachis 3) Allium 4) Brassica
14. Name the type of aestivation found in lily family with regards to perianth
1)Valvate 2)Imbricate 3)Vexillary 4)Twisted
15. Characters related to Solanaceae
I) Bicollateral vascular bundle in stem II) Bicarpellary gynoecium
III) Non-endospermic seed IV) Persistant petals
1) I, II, III correct 2) Only III, IV correct
3) Only I, II correct 4) I, II, III and IV correct
16. Bicarpellary, syncarpous, bilocular ovary withaxile placentation occurs in
I) Liliaceae II) Solanaceae III) Brassiaceae IV) Fabaceae
1) I, IV 2) only II 3) II, III 4) only III
17. Correct set of examples of family Liliaceaeare
1) Allium cepa, Aloe vera and Atropa 2) Petunia, Allium cepa and Aloe vera
3) Gloriosa, Allium cepa and Allium sativum 4) Derris, Allium cepa and Allium sativum
18. Which of the following represents the floralcharacters of Liliaceae
1) Six tepals, zygomorphic, six stamens, bilocularovary, axile placentation
2) Tetramerous, actinomorphic, polyphyllous,unilocular ovary, axile placentation
3) Trimerous, actinomorphic, homochlamydeous,superior ovary, axile placentation
4) Unisexual, actinomorphic, trilocular, inferiorovary, axile placentation
19. Number of meiotic divisions that occur during pollen production in a flower of Dolichos, When its each
anther lobe contains 40 pollen mother cells
1)801 2) 800 3)200 4) 201
20. Arrange the following families ascendinglybased on number of species
I) Solanaceae II) Liliaceae II) Fabaceae
1) III, II, I 2) I, II, III 3) II, I, III 4) II, III, I
21. Arrange the following families descendinglybased on total number of floral members in allthe whorls of
flowers
I) Fabaceae II) Solanaceae III) Liliaceae
1) I, II, III 2) III, II, I 3) II, I, III 4) I, III, II
22. Flower of Fabaceae is
 1) Complete, zygomorphic, pentamerous 2) Complete, actinomorphic, trimerous
3) Incomplete, zygomorphic, trimerous 4)Incomplete,actinomorphic, pentamerous
23. Which of the following is not a characteristicfeature of Fabaceae
1) Descendingly imbricate, ten stamens,diadelphous ovary half superior or superior
2) Monocarpellary ovary, style long, slightly bentat the apes
3) Zygomorphic flowers, diadelphous stamens,many ovules
4) Corolla five petals, polypetalous, anterior onelarge and outermost
24. Identify the pair among the following in which, in the first one the stamens and carpels of the flower
show 3:1 ratio where as, in the second one the stamens and carpels show 2:1 ratio.
1) Datura and Crotalaria 2) Asparagus and hibiscus
3) Brassica and Allium 4) Brassica and Crotalaria
25. Which of the following is incorrect for reproduction?
1) Unicellular organisms reproduce by cell division
2) Reproduction is a characteristic of all living organisms
3) In unicellular organisms, reproduction and growth are linked together
4) Non-living objects are incapable of reproducing
26. Key is
1) A form of herbaria 2) A type of educational institute
3) A taxonomical aid used for identifying various organisms
4) Taxonomic category
27. Herbarium consists of
1) Collection of living plants
2) Collection of plant and animal specimens preserved in the containers
3) Preserved insects in boxes after collecting killing and pinning
4) Herbarium sheets carrying dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens on them
28. Binomial epithet has
1) Two Latin names only
2) Two Italics names written in Latin
3) Two Latin names and author's name in Italics
4) Two Latin names followed by author's name in Roman
29. Systematic is the study of
1) Diversity amongst groups of organisms 2) Grouping of organisms
3) Identification and grouping of organisms 4) Identification, classification and taxonomy
30. In which of the following pair of category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to
other taxa at the same level, thus, the problem of classification becomes more complex?
 1) Genus and species 2) Variety and genus
3) Division and phylum 4) Species and family
31. Carrot grass belonges to
1)Asteraceae 2)Malvaceae 3)Tabaceae 4)Lilieceae
32. Which family is considered as the most advanced dicot of family
1)Iabaceae 2)Asteraceae 3)Solonaceae 4)Poaceae
33. In asteraceae Ray florets are A and disc florets are B
1)A is zygomorphic B is actinomorphic 2) A isActionmorphic B is zygomorphicmorphic
3)A is Asymmetric B is Aymmetric 4)A is Actionmorphic B is Asymmetric
34. Persistent calxy is the property of plants of family
1)Malvaceae 2)Brassicaceae 3)Solanaceace 4)Asteraceae
35. Monothecous condition of statements is found in the family
1)Brassicaceae 2)Cucurbitaceae 3)Asteraceae 4)Malvaceae
36. Marginal placentation is generally found in the family
1)Cucurbitaceae 2)Liliaceae 3)Fabaceae 4)Malvaceae
37. Which family is characteristic representative of monocotyledonous plants
1)Liliaceae 2)Solanceae 3)Fabaceae 4)Brassiceae
38. Trimerous flower, superior ovary with axile placentation are characteristic of
1)Liliceae 2)Fabaceae 3)Solanaceae 4)Asteraceae
39. The floral characters of liliacea are
1)Six tepals, zygomorphic, six stamens, bilocular ovary,axile placentation
2)Tetramerous, actinomorphic , polyphyllous, unilocular ovary, axile placentation
3)Bisexual, actionmorphic, polyandrous,superior ovary , axlie placentation
4)Bisexual, zygomorphic, gamophyllous, inferior ovary, marginal placentation
40. Match the columns I, II, and III and choose the correct combination from the option given

1)a-2-M, b-1-L, c-3-K, d-4-N 2) a-2-N, b-4-L, c-1-M, d-3-K

3) a-2-M, b-4-L, c-1-K, d-3-N 4) a-2-M, b-4-L, c-3-K, d-1-N
41. Familiar examples of family liliaceae are
 1)Allium cepa,Aloe vera and tamarindus indica
2)Saraca indica, allium cepa and aloe vera
3)Allium sativum, allium cepa and ruscus
4)Tamarindus indica, allium cedpa and allium sativum
42. Oryza sativa belongs to family
1)Fabaceae 2)Asteraceae 3)Malvaceae 4)Poaceae
43. A family delimited by type of inflorescence is
1) Fabaceae 2) Asteraceae 3)Solanaceae 4)Liliaceae
44. Pentamerous actinomorphic flowers, bicarpellary ovary with oblique septum and a fruit of capsule or
berry, belongs to family
1) Liliaceae 2) Asteraceae 3) Brassiceae 4) Solanaceae
45. Lady’s Finger/Okra belongs to family
1)Malvaceae 2)Liliaceae 3)Brassicaceae 4)Cucurbitaceae

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