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CHAPTER:
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

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1. Which of the following is not the characteristic of growth of an organism?
1. It is an irreversible permanent increase in size of an organ/its
2. It is accompanied by metabolic processes
3. It is quantitative and intrinsic
4. None of the above

2. Characteristic of plant growth includes which of the following

1. It is localised and generally determinate
2. It is localized and generally indeterminate
3. It is non-measurable
4. It is diffused, determinate and non-measurable

3. The form of growth wherein new cells are always being added to the plant body by the activity of
meristem is called
1. Open form of growth
2. Close form of growth
3. Diffused form of growth
4. Discontinuous form of growth

4. Select the incorrect option –

1. Primary growth is the increase in girth of axis due to activity of Apical meristem
2. Secondary growth is the increase in girth due to activity of lateral meristem (vascular
cambium cork cambium
3. Elongation of plant is the primary growth
4. b and
5. Growth at cellular level, is principally a consequence in the amount of-
1. Protoplasm
2. Apoplast
3. Cell wall
4. Apoplasm

6. Which one(s) is more or less proportional to increase in protoplasm?

1. Increase in fresh / dry weight
2. Increase in length, area, volume
3. Increase in cell number
4. All

7. l. One maize root cell can give rise to more than 17,500 cells.
ll. A cell in water melon can increase in size up to 350000 times.
lll. The growth of pollen tube is measured in length
lV. The growth of the leaf is measured in term of volume

1. l, Il is correct
2. l and lll are correct
3. (b) III and IV are correct
4. l,ll and lll are correct

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 8. Real growth is-
1. Protoplasmic growth
2. Cell wall growth
3. Growth in size
4. Growth in volume

9. The period of growth is generally divided into –

1. 3 phases
2. 2 phases
3. 4 phases
4. 6 phases

10. Which of the following points is shown by cell at the root or shoot apex –
1. Rich in protoplasm, possesses large conspicuous triploid nucleus
2. Cell wall is cellulosic primary in nature and with abundant plasmodesmata
3. Rich in protoplasm with large conspicuous nucleus
4. B and C

11. Maximal size in terms of wall thickening and protoplasmic modification are achieved by-
1. Cells of divisional phase
2. Cells of elongation phase
3. Cells of maturation phase
4. Cells of meristematic tissue

12. Increased vacuolation, cell enlargement and new cell wall deposition are the characteristics of cell
in-
1. divisional phase
2. elongation phase
3. maturation phase
4. differentiation phase

13. Most of the tissues and cell types represent-

1. Division phase
2. Elongation phase
3. Enlargement phase
4. maturation phase

14. Increase in growth per unit time is called-

1. Exponential growth
2. Intrinsic growth
3. growth rate
4. cell elongation

15. Exponential phase in growth is characterized by-

1. enlargement of cells
2. Constant increase in growth rate
3. Maturation of cells
4. a and b
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16. Arithmetic growth includes all except-
1. constant growth rate
2. It is found in root and shoot cells
3. It is expressed as Lt=Lo+rt
4. Its characteristic graph is sigmoid

17. Which one is the correct graph of arithmetic growth?

18. Why a linear curve is obtained in arithmetic growth?

1. Because it has lag, log and stationary phase
2. Because one daughter cell remains meristematic while the other daughter cell differentiates
and matures
3. Because of the effect of environment on mitosis
4. None
19. Go through the following points –
I. Slow growth, thereafter exponential growth and then stationary phase
II. Geometric and arithmetic phases
III. Characteristic of all living organisms growing in natural environment
IV. W1=WO ert

Sigmoid curve Exponential growth Embryo development

1. II I III,IV

2. I,III IV II
3. I II,III IV

4. III,IV I II

20. Exponential growth cannot sustain for long. The possible cause is-
1. Limited nutrient available
2. Limited space
3. Accumulation of toxic materials
4. All

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 21. The rate of growth is highest in –
1. Lag phase
2. Log phase
3. Steady phase
4. None

22. Plant growth is regulated by –

1. Climatic factor
2. Growth hormones
3. Both
4. Minerals

23. A sigmoid growth curve is characteristic of –

1. Bacteria growing in culture medium
2. Organisms growing in natural habitat
3. All cells, tissue and organs
4. All
24. The exponential growth can be expressed as W1=Woert."r" is-
1. Relative growth rate and depends on final size
2. It is initial size
3. Relative growth and also referred to as efficiency index
4. None of the above

25. In exponential growth the final size depends upon-

1. Initial size
2. Growth rate
3. Time of growth
4. All

26. For growth which one (s) is essential-

1. Nutrients
2. H2O
3. O2
4. All
27. Water is needed for-
1. Cell-enlargement
2. Providing aqueous medium for enzymatic reactions
3. Both
4. oxidising glucose to provide energy
28.
I. O2 helps in releasing metabolic energy essential for growth activities
II. Nutrients (Micro and Macromolecules) are required by plants for the synthesis of protoplasm as
well as act as source of energy
III. Optimum temperature for plant growth is needed
IV. Environmental signal like light and gravity affects certain phases of growth
1. All are correct
2. All are incorrect
3. I,II,IV are correct
4. I and IV are correct

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29. During differentiation cell undergoes structural changes in their-
1. Cell wall only
2. Protoplasm only
3. Apoplast only
4. Cell wall and protoplast

30. Under certain conditions regaining the lost capacity of division by living cells is called –
1. Dedifferentiation
2. Redifferentiation
3. Differentiation
4. Efficiency index

31. Which one is the example of dedifferentiated cells?

1. Procambium + Vascular cambium
2. Vascular cambium + Interfascicular cambium
3. Phellogen + Procambium
4. Cork cambium + Interfascicular cambium
32. Which one(s) is/are redifferentiated cell(s)?
1. Cork
2. Secondary cortex
3. Both
4. None

33. Growth in plants is-

1. Only determinate
2. Only indeterminate
3. Mostly determinate
4. Open (both determinate and indeterminate)

34. Differentiation in plant is open because cells / tissues arising out of the same meristem-
1. have same structure at maturity
2. Have different structures at maturity
3. Have capacity to disappear their cell walls
4. Have same fate

35. Which of the following includes all three process –

1. Differentiation
2. Cell-enlargement
3. Seed germination, senescence
4. Development

36. The ability of plant to follow different pathways and produce different structures in response to
environment and phases of life is termed as –
1. Elasticity
2. Growth efficiency
3. Plasticity
4. Heterophylly

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37. The example of plasticity in plant Ranunculus is-
1. Homophylly
2. Isophylly
3. Megaphylly
4. Heterophylly

38. Environmental heterophylly is seen in –

1. Ranunculus (Buttercup)
2. Cotton
3. Coriander
4. Larkspur

39. Intrinsic heterophylly is seen in all except –

1. Cotton
2. Coriander
3. Buttercup
4. Larkspur

40. Intrinsic factors affecting development include-

1. Intracellular (genetic) factors
2. Intercellular factors like light
3. Intercellular factors like PGRS
4. a and c

41. Extrinsic factors affecting the development include all except -

1. O2, light, temperature
2. CO2 and natrients
3. Water
4. PGRs and genetci factors
42.
ColumnI ColumnII
I IAA A. Terpenes
II GA B. Indole compounds
III ABA C. Adainine derivatives
IV C2H4 D. Gases
V Kinetin, (N6-furfuryl amino purine) E. Carotenoid derivatives
The
correct match is-
1. I - B. II -A, I -E, IV- D, V-C
2. I-A, II - B, II-C, IV - D, V-E
3. l-E, II - D, III- A, IV - B, V –C
4. None
43. Which one includes growth promoters?
1. Auxin, Cytokinin, ABA
2. GA, Cytokinin, C2 H4
3. C2 H4,ABA
4. Auxin, Cytokinin, GA

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44. Which one include growth inhibitors?
1. ABA, Cytokinin
2. GA, IAA
3. ABA,C2 H4
4. None
45. PGRs include-
1. Only growth promoters
2. Only growth inhibitors
3. Both growth promoters and growth inhibitors
4. Only solid hormones, not gaseous hormones
46. Which of the following growth regulators can fit either of the groups (promoter and inhibitor) –
1. C2 H4
2. ABA
3. GA
4. IAA

47. I. Cell division

II. Cell enlargement
III. Pattern formation
IV. Tropic growth
V. Flowering
VI. Fruiting
VII.Seed germination
VIII. Response to wound
IX.Response to stresses of biotic and abiotic origin
Which one is correct?
Functions of growth promoters Functions of growth inhibitor

1. I,II,VII,IX III,IV,V,VI,VIII

2. VIII,IX I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII

3. I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII VIII,IC
4. I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,IX VIII

48.
Column I Column II
I. C. Darwin and F Darwin A. Cytokinin
II. Miller and Skoog B. ABA
III. F . W Went C. C2H4
IV. Kurosawa D. Auxin
E. GA

The Correct match is

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 I II III IV
1. D A D E
2. D A C B
3. C A B D
4. E D B A

49. Statement I-Confirmation of the release of volatile substances from ripened oranges that
hastened the ripening of stored unripe bananas
Statement II - Callus formation from the internodal segments of tobacco stem with the Auxin
and extracts of vascular tissues / yeast / coconut milk / DNA. Later, Cytokinesis promoting
substance was identified, crystallized and named as KINETIN
Statement III - Reporting of appearance of symptoms of bakane / foolish seedling disease
caused by fungus. Gibberella fujikuroi, in uninfected seedling when they were treated with sterile
filtrates of the fungus. The active
substances were later identified as GA.
Choose the correct option-
I II III
1. Miller + Skoog Cousins Kurosawa
2. Kurosawa Cousins Miller + Skoog
3. Cousins Kurosawa Miller + Skoog
4. Cousins Miller + Skoog Kurosawa
50. ABA was discovered during –
1. Mid 1960s
2. Mid 1906
3. Mid 1966
4. Mid 1967

51. The historical experiment on canary grasses coleoptile as a first step in the discovery of auxin was
conducted by-
1. Darwin
2. Went
3. Kogl
4. Kurosawa

52. Who isolated auxin from coleoptile seedling for the first time –
1. Darwin
2. Miller
3. Skoog
4. F.W. Went

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53. 3 term- Inhibitor-B, Abscission II and Dormin are used for the same hormone. That hormone is-
1. Auxin
2. ABA
3. C2 H4
4. GA
54. Auxin was first isolated from-
1. Coleoptile of oat
2. Human urine
3. Mazie
4. tea

55. Which one is correct?

1. IAA
2. NAA
3. 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T
4. All

56. Plant growth substances generally-

1. IAA and IBA are natural but NAA. 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T are synthetic auxins
2. IAA and NAA are natural but IBA 2.4, 5-T and 2.4-0 are synthetic auxins
3. NAA and 2 4 5-T are natural but IAA IBA and 2. 4-0 are synthetic hormones
4. IAA NAA IBA 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T are synthetic auxins

57. Plant growth substances generally-

1. Have a single role
2. Are species-specific
3. Are produced in many parts of plant
4. Affects mainly the cells that produce them

58. The hormone responsible for phototropismis is-

1. Auxin
2. C2 H4
3. ABA
4. GA
59. The phenomenon of apical dominance is strengthened by –
1. Removal of the tip
2. Removal of loves
3. Auxin production
4. production of fruits

60. If a shoot cutting is treated with auxin, which of the following is likely to result?
1. Extensive root production
2. Suppression of apical dominance
3. Growth of lateral buds
4. Bolting of the shoot

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61. The discovery of auxin is traced back to the work of Charles and Francs Darwin. In their
experiments, they studied
1. Photonastic movement
2. Photoperiodism
3. Phototropism
4. Photosynthesis

62. Removal of auxin source demonstrates that leaf abscission is_________by auxin,and apical
dominance is_________by auxin
1. Promoted, promoted
2. inhibited, inhibited
3. promoted, inhibited
4. inhibited, promoted

63. Which process is not directly affected by auxin?

1. Apical dominance and root initiation
2. Parthenocarpy
3. Synthesis of α-amylase by barley seeds
4. Leaf abscission

64. Branching is inhibited by______ from the tip of a growing shoot but this effect is encountered
by_____from the root
1. Cytokinin, auxin
2. Auxin, Cytokinin
3. GA, Cytokinin
4. GA, ABA

65. Which of the following statements correctly explains why a plant becomes bushier when the lip
of its shoot is removed?
1. The removal of the plant tip also removes the auxin that is keeping lower buds from
developing
2. Programmed cell death allows the plant to change its form
3. The concentration of the morphogens sent from the root to stem is increased
4. None of the above

66. Which of the following plant hormones can cause the base of a shoot to form new early stage. to
be used as herbicide / weedicide, also controls xylem differentiation and helps in cal division
1. GA
2. Cytokinin
3. Auxin
4. ABA

67. Go through the following statements –

I. Promotes flowering in pineapple
II. Used to prepare weed free lawn
III. Promotes the abscission of older mature leaves and fruits
The above functions are carried out by –
1. GA
2. C2 H4
3. ABA
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 4. Auxin

68. Removal of shoot tips (decapitation) means loss of apical dominance and it is widely applied in-
1. Tea plantation
2. Hedege- making
3. Both
4. Bolting

69. How many gibberellins have been reported from fungi and higher plants-
1. Less than 100
2. More than 1000
3. More than 100
4. 100

70. Which one(s) is acidic in nature?

1. Auxins
2. GAs
3. ABA
4. All

71. In coleoptile tissue, auxin –

1. Is not transported, because auxin is used where it is made
2. Is transported by diffusion, with no preferred direction
3. Is transported from base to tip
4. Is produced by the growing apices of the stem and roots, from where they migrate to the
regions of their action
72. Which GA was the first Giberrellin to be discovered?
a. GA1
b. GA2
c. GA3
d. GA4

73. Gibberellins have many effects. Which one of the following is not an effect of gibberellins in
plants?
1. Bolting
2. Delay senescence
3. Increase the grapes stalk
4. Induces dormancy

74. The fruits can be left on the tree longer so as to extend the market period. This is due to which
function of GA?
1. Bolting
2. Delay senescence
3. Internodal elongation
4. Parthenocarpy
75. Which of the following hormones causes fruits like apple to elongate and improve its shape –
a. GA
b. ABA
c. NAA
d. 2,4,D
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76. Spraying sugarcane with gibberellins increases the yield by as much as 20 tonnes per acre. GA
performs it-
1. By improving the quality of fruit
2. By making plants with rosette habit
3. By internodal elongation
4. By delaying senescence
77. Bolting is –
1. internodal elongation just prior to flowering in beet, cabbage and many plants with rosette
habit
2. A type of grafting
3. Nodal elongation in certain plants
4. None

78. Which one is false?

1. GA3 is used to speed up the malting process in brewing industry
2. Spraying juvenile conifers with GAs hastens the maturity, thus leading to early seed
production
3. GA3 is a commercially available gibberellin
4. GA3 cannot increase the length of internode in sugarcane

79. Cytokinins and ethylene have opposite effects on-

a) Leaf senescence
b) Elongation of stem
c) Lateral swelling of stem
d) Winter dormancy
80. Two cytokinins are kinetin and Zeatin. What is the difference between the two?
1. Kinetin is the active form of zeatin
2. Zeatin is the active form of kinetin
3. Zeatin is a synthetic cytokinin and kinetin is naturally occurring
4. Zeatin is a naturally occurring plant cytokinin, kinetin is not
81. Cytokinins are formed primarily in which area of the plant?
1. Tips of shoot
2. Root
3. Stem
4. Lateral buds and leaves
82. Auxin and Cytokinin are antagonistic in which of the following functions?
1. Cell division
2. Phototropism
3. Apical dominance
4. Geotropism
83. Natural cytokinins are synthesised in –
1. Root apices
2. Developing shoot buds
3. Young fruits
4. All
84. Kinetin, a modified adenine (purine) was discovered from –
1. the autoclaved herring sperm DNA
2. Coconut milk
3. Com-Kernel
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 4. Fungus
85. Zeatin is –
1. an auxin
2. a GA
3. a cytokinin
4. None
86. Zeatin was extracted for the first time from –
1. Maize
2. Coconut
3. Fungus
4. Autoclaved herring sperm

87. Cytokinins help to produce all except –

1. New leaves
2. Chloroplast in leaves
3. Lateral shoot growth and adventitious shoot formation
4. Rooting on stem cut
88. Cytokinin helps in delay of leaf senescene by –
1. Increasing more water absorption by root
2. Increasing rate of translocation of organic solutes
3. Promoting nutrients mobilization
4. Formation of adventitious buds
89. C2 H4 is synthesised in large amounts by –
1. Shoot tip
2. Root tip
3. Young leaves
4. Tissue undergoing senescence and ripening fruits
90. I . C2 H4 promotes leaf senescence
I. C2 H4 speeds the ripening of fruits
II. C2 H4 causes apical hook formation
III. C2 H4 promotes horizontal growth of seedling and swelling of axis
IV. C2 H4 promotes male flowers in cucumber thereby increasing the yield
Which one is false?
1. All
2. I and V
3. II and IV
4. V
91. During ripening of the fruits, rate of respiration is increased under the influence of hormone. It is
called Climacteric
1. ABA
2. Auxin
3. C2 H4
4. GA
92. Which hormone is used to initiate flowering and synchronizing fruit set in pineapple?
1. C2 H2
2. C2 H4
3. GA3
4. IAA

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 93. Seed dormancy is regulated by –
1. C2 H4
2. ABA
3. IAA
4. GA3
94. I. Cytokinin is primarily concerned with cell division
I. C2 H4 breaks seed and bud dormancy
II. ABA stimulates the opening of stomata
III. C2 H4 , initiates germination in peanut seeds, sprouting of potato tubers
IV. ABA is synergistic to GA
The false statement is-
1. I,II,IV
2. III,V
3. III,IV
4. IV,V
95. Which one is stress hormone –
1. ABA
2. C2 H4
3. GA7
4. IAA
96.
I. I .Y hormone induces flowering in mango and also promotes rapid internode / petiole elongation
in deep water plants and hence helping leaves or upper part of shoot above water.
II. "X" hormone promotes root growth and root hairs formation
III. Z hormone inhibits the seed germination, increases the tolerance of plant to various stresses, play
important role in seed development, maturation and dormancy.
Identify the correct names of hormones
1) Y = ABA; X = Auxin; Z = GA
2) Z = GA; X = Auxin; Y = C2H4
3) Y = Auxin; X = C2H4; Z = GAA
4) Y = C2H4; X = C2H4; Z = ABA

97. The most widely used compound as a source of C2H4 is –

a. Kinetin
b. Zeatin
c. IBA
d. Ethephon
98. Ethephon hastens the fruit ripening in tomatoes and apple and accelerates abscission in flowers and
fruits Above statement indicates that ethephon must release
1. ABA
2. C2H4
3. IAA
4. GA7
99. Which hormone promotes female flowers in cucumber –
1. ABA
2. C2H4
3. GA4
4. GA3

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100. Which of the following is incorrect?
1) Any PGR has diverse physiological effects on plants
2) Diverse PGRs manifest similar effect
3) PGRs may act synergistically and antagonistically
4) None
101. Long day plants flower specially when the –
1) Light period is lesser than some critical length
2) Light period is greater than some critical period
3) Dark period is less than some critical length
4) Dark period is more than some critical length

102. Go through the following experiment and observe the results,

Now identify plants (P-I, Il and III) –

1) P-I = Long day plant P-II = Short day plant P-III = Day neutral plant
2) P-I= Short day plant, P-II = Long day plant, P-III = Day neutral plant
3) P- I = Short day plant, P-II = Short day plant, P-III = Day neutral plant
4) P- I= Long day plant; P-II = Long day plant P-111 = Day neutral plant

103. The following diagram shows four coleoptiles set up at the start of an experiment

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 Which two coleoptiles will both bend towards the light source?
1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 4
3. 2 and 3
4. 3 and

104.

Given above is a graph drawn on the parameters of growth versus time A, B C respectively
represent –
1. Exponential phase, log phase and steady state phase
2. steady state phase, lag phase and log phase
3. log phase, steady state phase and logarithmic phase
4. Log phase, lag phase and steady state phase

105. The below diagram shows the stages of seed germination-

Now identify A, B, C and D respectively –

1. plumule, Cotyledons, Epicotyls and Hypocotyl
2. Radicle, Cotyledons, Epicotyl and Hypocotyl

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 3. Mesocotyl, Cotyledons, Epicotyls and Hypocotyl
4. Root hair, Cotyledons, Epicotyl and Hypocotyl

106. In arithmetic growth following mitotic cell division, only one daughter
cell continues to divide while the other differentiates and matures. The simplest
expression of arithmetic growth is exemplified by a root elongating at a constant
rate. On plotting the length of the organ against time, a linear curve is obtained,
as seen in the graph. Mathematically, it is expressed as –
1) Lt = L0 + rt ( Lt + length at time ‘t” L0 = length at time ‘zero’ r = growth
rate/elongation per unit time
2) Lt = L0ert
3) Lt = L0 + rt or Lt = L0ert
4) Lt = 2 x L0
107. The correct sequence of the developmental process in a plant cell is
1. Plasmatic growth, Differentiation, Senescence and Maturation respectively
2. Plasmatic growth Differentiation, Maturation and Senescence respectively
3. Maturation, Plasmatic growth, Differentiation and Senescence respectively
4. Differentiation Plasmatic growth, Maturation and Senescence respectively
108. Sedum is a long day plant. Its critical duration of light is 13 hours, Under which of the
following conditions would it flower ?

109. Maryland Mammoth Tobacco is a short day plant. Its critical duration of darkness is 10
hours. Under which of the following conditions will it NOT flower?

110. Match the plant hormones listed in column A with their major role listed in column B and
select the correct option from the codes given below –
Column A Column B

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 A. Auxin (i) Fruit ripening
B. Cytokinins (ii) Phototropism
C. Abscisic acid (iii) Anatagonist to GAS
D. Ethylene (iv) Stomatal opening and closing
(v) Growth of lateral buds
1. IV, B- V; C - III, II; D-I
2. II, B- IV; C - III, IV, D-I
3. II; B – IV, V; C -III; D – I
4. A - III, IV; B – V; C – II; D – I
111. Which of the following effects is brought about by gibberellins but not by auxins?
1. stimulation of cambial activity
2. stimulation of fruit development
3. inhibition of leaf abscission
4. breaking of dormancy in leaf buds
112. Four potted plants (I, II, III, and IV) of cabbage (biennial plant) are subjected to different
temperatures for several days as given in the table
Pot Temperature
I 50C
II 240C
III 270C
IV 320C
Which potted plant will show flowering?
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
113. Four potted plants I, II, III, and IV (of short day plant, which has the critical period of 14
hours) are taken and exposed to light for different time periods as listed in the given table.
Pot Time duration
I 16 hrs
II 15 hrs
III 14 hrs
IV 10 hrs
Which potted plant will show flowering after exposure to light?
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
114. The given table enlists various compounds containing plant hormones and their function
in agriculture
No. Compound
1. 2, 4 – D
2. ___i____
The information in which alternative completes the given table?
1. i-Weedicide, 1-Ethephon
2. i-Insecticide; i-Ethephon
3. i-Insecticide; ii-Kinetin
4. i-Weedicide; il-Kinetin

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115. The given table enlists various types of developmental processes in plant cells and their
corresponding
No. Tissue
1. ____i____
2. Cork cambium
The information in which alternative completes the given table?
1. i-Primary xylem; ii-Differentiation
2. i-Phellogen; ii- dedifferentiation
3. i-Corkil, ii-differentiated
4. i-Primary xylem: ii-Dedifferentiation

116. The given table enlists various plant hormones and their functions.
Hormone Function
____i____ Increases the length of grape stalk
____ ii ____ Promotes seed dormancy
The information in which alternative completes the given table?
1. i-Gibberellic acid; ii-Abscisic acid
2. i-Abscisic acid; ii -Auxin
3. i-Auxin; ii-Ethylene
4. i-Ethylene; ii-Gibberellic acid
117. The given diagram illustrates phototropism in a plant.

Which plant hormone induces the phenomenon of phototropism in plants?

1. Auxins
2. Ethylene
3. Cytokinin
4. Ethylene
118. The given table enlists various plant hormones and their chemical composition.
plant hormone Chemical composition
Auxin ____i____
____ii____ Terpenes
____iii____ Adenine derivatives
The The information in which alternative completes the given table?
1. i-Indole derivative, ii-Gibberellic acid; iii-Cytokinin
2. i-Indole derivative; ii-Abscisic acid –Ethylene
3. i- Carotenoid derivative, ii- Abscisic acid; iii Cytokinin
4. i-Amino acid; ii- Gibberellic acid; iii- cytokinin
119. Through their effect on plant growth regulators, what do the temperature and light control
on the plant
1. Apical dominance
2. Flowering
3. Closure of stomata
4. Fruit elongation

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120. Which one of the following generally acts as an antagonist to gibberellins ?
1. Zeatin
2. Ethylene
3. ABA
4. IAA
121. Vernalisation stimulates flowering in:
1. Zamikand
2. Turmeric
3. Carrot
4. Ginger
122. To speed up the malting process in brewing industry the growth hormone used is-
1. Auxin
2. gibberellic acid
3. kinetin
4. ethylene
123. Meristem which is consumed in the formation of organ is
1. lateral meristem
2. secondary meristem
3. determinate meristem
4. indeterminate meristem
124. During seed germination its stored food is mobilized by:
1. Ethylene
2. Cytokinin
3. ABA
4. Gibberellin
125. Cell enlargement may occur in
1. all directions
2. linear direction
3. both a and b
4. none of these
126. The maximum growth phase is
1. lag phase
2. steady phase
3. log phase
4. senescent phase
127. Dr. F. Went noted that if coleoptile tips were removed and placed on agar for one hour,
the bending when placed on one side of freshly-cut coleoptile stumps. Of what significance is this
experiment ?
1. it made possible the isolation and exact identification of auxin
2. It is the basis for quantitative determination of small amounts of growth promoting
substances.
3. !t supports the hypothesis that IAA is auxin.
4. It demonstrated polar movement of auxins.
128. which one of the following growth regulators is known as stress hormone?
1. Abscissic acid
2. Ethylene
3. GA3
4. Indole acetic acid

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129. if a plant produces flowers when exposed only to alternating periods of 5 hours light and
3 hours dark, in a 24-hours cycle, then the plant should be a
1. short-long day plant
2. short day plant
3. day neutral plant
4. long day plant
130. The pineapple which under natural conditions is difficult to blossom has been made to
produce fruits throughout the year by application of
1. IAA,IBA
2. NAA,2,4-D
3. Phenyl acetic acid
4. Cytokinin
131. Which one of the following is a growth regulator produced by plants
1. Naphthalene acetic acid
2. Zeatin
3. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
4. Benzyl aminopurine
132. Match the items in column with those in column II, and choose the CORRECT answer.
Column I Column II
P. Control of Weed i. GIbberellin
Q. Induction of germination ii. Cytokinin
R. Ripening of Fruit iii. 2, 4-D
S. Delaying of senescence iv. Ethylene
1. P-ii, Q-iv,R-iii, S-i
2. P-iii,Q-i,R-iv,S-ii
3. P-i,Q-ii,R-iv,S-iii
4. P-ii,Q-iii,R-i,S-iv
133. Cytokinin is not found in
1. root apex
2. shoot apex
3. young fruits
4. mature fruits

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