Practice Test - 01 SRFP and RIO 15/03/2023

BIOLOGY

Section A (All Questions Compulsory) (3) Unisexual flower

(4) No need of pollinator
1. In ……….. filliform apparatus is present at
the…………. end 9. Parthenocarpy not involve
(1) Female gamete , micropylar (1) Angiosperm
(2) Female gametophyte, Micropyar end (2) Fruit development
(3) Anatropus ovule, Chalazal end (3) Presence of ovary
(4) Female egg, Micropylar (4) Fertilization

2. In a most grasses,which is true 10. Large number of tiny seeds present in single fruit
(1) Non-Endospermous in
(2) Cotyledon is scutellum (1) Wheat (2) Paddy
(3) Multi-ovular ovary (3) Orobanche (4) all
(4) No water pollination
11. Which of the following is a representative of basal
3. In a Typical anatropus ovule …….. is true part of the ovule?
(1) Monosporic development (1) Hilum (2) Micropyle
(2) Haploid cells in Embryosac (3) Chalaza (4) Placenta
(3) Internal fertilization
(4) all 12. Which of the following statement for tapetum is
incorrect?
4. A group of compactly arranged homogenous cells (1) It is gametophytic in nature
in the centre of each microsporangium is called (2) Bi or multinucleate
(1) megaspore mother cells (3) Secrete sporopollenin
(2) sporogenous tissue (4) Dense cytoplasm
(3) nucellar cells
(4) pollen grains 13. Mineral help in pollen germination
(1) Citric acid
5. Which of the following is not a feature of (2) Malic acid
vegetative cell of Pollen in grass (3) K+ and protein
(1) Haploid (4) Boron
(2) Irregular shape nucleus
(3) Food reserve 14. What will be ploidy of Zygote nucleus if the cross
(4) Smaller then generative cell is made between 12n female plant and 10n male
plant?
6. Mark the true for conidia (1) 17n (2) 22n
(1) Haploid (3) 11n (4) 12n
(2) Non-motile spore
(3) Involve in Asexual reproduction 15. Pollen grains represent:
(4) Product of meiosis (1) The sporohytic generation
(2) The gametophytic generation
7. In seed plants without flower the non-motile male (3) Diploid generation
gametes are carried to female gamete by (4) The future sporophyte
(1) pollen tubes (2) Water 16. Orchid seeds are all except ………
(3) Bat (4) bees (1) Haploid
(2) Non-endospermous
8. In Cleistogamous flower which is generally not (3) Product of double fertilization
true (4) Produce inside fruit
(1) Autogamy
(2) Monosporic development
17. Germ pore is place in pollen which not have
…….. 27. Wind pollinated flowers are
(1) Pollen tube (2) Exine (1) Small, scented and colourless
(3) intine (4) all (2) Small, non-scented and colourless
(3) Big, scented and coloured
18. Endothecium is anther helps in: (4) Big, non - scented and colourless
(1) Nutrition
(2) Dehiscence of anther lobe 28. What would be the number of chromosomes in
(3) Formation of Exine aleurone layer if megaspore motehr cell contains
20 chromosomes in bisexual flower?
(4) Germination of pollen
(1) 10 (2) 20
(3) 30 (4) 40
19. For the production of 1000 seeds in wheat how
many meiotic divisions will occur inside
microsporangium? 29. The ability of the pistil to recognise the pollen
(1) 1250 (2) 1000 followed is the result of a continuous dialogue.
This dialogue is mediated
(3) 250 (4) 2000
(1) by chemical components of the pollen
cytoplasm with those of the pistil
20. In angiosperm, mature male gametophyte is
(2) by chemical components of the pollen wall
produced after_______ meiosis and______
with those of the pistil
mitosis
(3) by chemical components of the pollen wall
(1) 1, 2 (2) 1, 1
interacting with those of the style
(3) 1, 3 (4) 1, 4
(4) by intine of the pollen wall interacting with
those of the pistil
21. The chemical responsible for fossils of pollen
grains is:
30. The generative cell of pollen is small
(1) Sporopollenin (2) Pollenkit
(1) and floats in the cytoplasm of the vegetative
(3) Lignin (4) Carotenoids cell
(2) and is spindle shaped with no cytoplasm
22. After fertilization, the ovary develops into the (3) and divides meiotically to give rise to the two
fruit which develops thick wall called: male gametes
(1) Ascocarp (2) Basidiocarp (4) and divides mitotically to give rise to the two
(3) Pericarp (4) Pseudocarp female gametes

23. Stalk of the ovule is called as: 31. Parthenium or carrot grass that came into India as
(1) Hilum (2) Scutellum a contaminant with imported
(3) Funicle (4) None of these (1) maize (2) wheat
(3) rice (4) rye
24. Which is a regular mode of transport for the male
gametes among the lower plant groups such as 32. The period for which pollen grains remain viable
algae, bryophytes and pteridophytes.? is highly variable and to some extent depends on
(1) water (2) air (1) prevailing temperature and humidity
(3) both 1 and 2 (4) spores (2) thickness of sporopollenin
(3) no of germ pores
25. The correct sequence of embryogeny in dicot is (4) amount of cytoplasm
(1) Zygote, proembryo, globular, heart–shaped
and mature embryo 33. The number of ovules in an ovary are many in
(2) Zygote, globular, proembryo, heart-shaped (1) wheat, orchids
and mature embryo
(2) paddy, papaya
(3) Zygote, proembryo, heart-shaped, globular
(3) mango, orchids
and mature embryo
(4) papaya, water melon
(4) Zygote, globular, heart–shaped, proembryo
and mature embryo
26. Endosperm is not completely consumed by 34. Ovules generally differentiate a single megaspore
developing embryo in mother cell (MMC) in the
(1) Maize (2) Sweet pea (1) micropylar region
(3) Groundnut (4) Bean (2) chalazal region
(3) near raphe
 (4) near placenta (3) gametophyte (4) male gametes

35. Egg apparatus is situated at__________ end & is 43. Pollen grains are resistant to temperature because
composed of_________ cells. of presence of-
(1) Micropylar, 2 (2) Chalazal, 3 (1) Intine
(3) Micropylar, 3 (4) Chalazal, 2 (2) Sporopollenin
(3) Low temperature of environment
Section B (Attempt any 10 Questions) (4) Pectin and cellulose

36. The shape of pollen grains is generally________ 44. Polyembrony is observed in -

and measure about__________  in diameter : (1) castor (2) apple
(1) Spherical, 100 – 200 (3) orange (4) cashew
(2) Rod shaped, 25 - 50
(3) Triangular, 1000 - 2000 45. Zygote is resulted by the process of:
(4) Spherical, 25 - 50 (1) isogamy (2) syngamy
(3) anisogamy (4) monogamy

37. Some angiosperm families have long viability for 46. The calcareous egg are seen in:
pollen grains, example of such families are- (1) Fishes (2) Amphibians
(1) Liliaceae (2) Poaceae (3) Reptiles (4) Mammals
(3) Solanaceae (4) all of the above
47. Natural parthenogenesis occurs in:
38. Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen at –196°C can be (1) honeybee (2) all insects
used for- (3) protozoans (4) earthworm
(1) Crop breeding (2) food supplement
(3) syrup making (4) parthenocarpy 48. How many amongst the following are bisexual
Earthworm, Tapeworm, Leech, date palm,
39. Attractants and rewards are required for: Cockroach and Sweet potato
(1) Anemophily (2) Entomophily (1) One (2) Four
(3) Hydrophily (4) Cleistogamy (3) Two (4) Three

40. Pistil accepts the pollen and promote post 49. Choose the incorrect match:-
pollination event, when pollen is- (1) Amoeba – Gemmule
(1) self- incompatible (2) Hydra – Buds
(2) from same species and are self incompatible (3) Penicillium – Conidia
(3) from other species (4) Chlamydomonas – zoospore
(4) from same species and compatible
50. Choose the incorrect match:-
41. In angiosperm plant, pollen grain is long ribbon (1) Amoeba – Multiple fission
shape in (2) Agave – Bulbil
(1) commelina (2) water hyacinth (3) Eichhornia – terror of Bengal
(3) Zostera (4) Viola (4) Neelkuranji – yellow flower

42. The pollen grain of an angiosperm is technically

equivalent to
(1) Egg (2) megasporangium
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