Q.1
Berries, drupes and pomes are ... ... [ JKCMEE 2002]
  • a) Aggregate fruits
  • b) Composite fruits
  • c) Simple dry fruits
  • d) Simple succulent fruits
Q.2
In Utricularia, the leaves are modified to form .. ...[ JKCMEE 2005]
  • a) Bladders
  • b) Tendrils
  • c) Hooks
  • d) Pitchers
Q.3
Which is not the characteristic feature of fabaceae? ... ... [ kerala 2005]
  • a) Taproot system, compound leaves, raceme inflorescence
  • b) Flowers actinomorphic, aestivation twisted and gamopetalous
  • c) Stamens 10, introrse, basifixed, bitecous
  • d) Monocarpellary, ovary superior and bent stigma
Q.4
Root nodules becuase they grow in .. .... [ Bih PMT 2002]
  • a) Nitrogen deficient soils
  • b) Soils having bacteria for converting nitrogen into usable form
  • c) Soil rich in nitrogen
  • d) All the above
Q.5
Cypsela is characteristic fruit of ... .. [ AMU 1999 ]
  • a) Compositae
  • b) Malvaceae
  • c) Cruciferae
  • d) Gramineae
Q.6
Placentation found in caryophyllaceae is ... ...[ kerala 2009]
  • a) Axile
  • b) Basal
  • c) Parietal
  • d) Free central
Q.7
In Opuntia, the spines are modifications of ... ... [ BHU 1996]
  • a) Stems
  • b) Leaves
  • c) Roots
  • d) None of the above
Q.8
The technical term used for the androecium ina flower of China rose ( Hibiscus rosasinensis) is ... [ CBSE 2010]
  • a) Diadelphous
  • b) Polyandrous
  • c) Polyadelphous
  • d) Monadelphous
Q.9
Aleurone layer helps in ... ... [ CPMT 1994]
  • a) Storage of food in endosperm
  • b) Protection of embryo
  • c) Utilization of stored food
  • d) All the above
Q.10
Aerial absorptive roots occur in ... .. [ Odisha 1995]
  • a) Epiphytes
  • b) Mesophytes
  • c) Hydrophytes
  • d) Xerophytes
Q.11
Phyllode is a modification of ... ... [ kerala 2003]
  • a) Petiole
  • b) Stem
  • c) Inflorescence
  • d) Root
Q.12
Bright coloured fleshy fruits are dispersed by ... ... [ Odisha 2008]
  • a) Air
  • b) Insects
  • c) Water
  • d) Birds
Q.13
Spadix or inflorescence with spathe occurs in ... ... [ NJU 1993]
  • a) Mulberry
  • b) Banana
  • c) Coriander
  • d) Delonix
Q.14
Ovary having basal placentation is ... .. [ JIPMER 2002]
  • a) Monocarpellary bilocular
  • b) Bicarpellary, syncarpous and unilocular
  • c) Multicarpellary, syncarpous and unilocular
  • d) Syncarpous with two or more carpels
Q.15
Succulent stem occurs in ... [ AMU 2010]
  • a) Pisum
  • b) Casuariana
  • c) Euphorbia
  • d) Oxalis
Q.16
Arrangement of floral members which are partly spiral and partly in whorl is ... .. [ AMU 1999 ]
  • a) Cyclic
  • b) Acyclic
  • c) Hemicyclic
  • d) Pentacyclic
Q.17
Scutellum is ... ...[ EAMCET 2002]
  • a) Single flesh cotyledon of Trapa
  • b) Sungle shield-shaped cotyledon of cereals
  • c) Covering of plumule
  • d) Covering of radicle
Q.18
Typical floral formula of family solanaceae/Chilli is ... ... [ CBSE 2011]
  • a)
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  • b)
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  • c)
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  • d)
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Q.19
An albuminous seed showing hypogeal germination is .. ... [ BHU 1992]
  • a) Caster
  • b) Bean
  • c) Gram
  • d) Maize
Q.20
Phyllode is found in ... .. [ CET Chd. 2003 ]
  • a) Clematis
  • b) Opuntia
  • c) Australian Acacia
  • d) Dischidia
Q.21
The stem of Turmeric is ... .. [ RPMT 2011]
  • a) Corm
  • b) Bulb
  • c) Rhizome
  • d) Tuber
Q.22
Match the columns ... [kerala 2011]
a) Basal p) Dianthus
b) Free central q) Pea
c) Parietal r) Lemon
d) Axile s) Marigold
e) Marginal t) Argemone
  • a) a - p, b - q, c - r, d - s, e - t
  • b) a - s, b - p, c - t, d - r, e - q
  • c) a - q, b - r, c - s, d - t, e - p
  • d) a - t , b - s, c - r, d - q , e - p
Q.23
Which of the following members of family solanaceae is rich in vitamin C? ... .... [ AFMC 2005]
  • a) Guava
  • b) Gooseberry
  • c) Strawberry
  • d) Tomato
Q.24
Find the correct match ... ...[ AMU 2010]
  • a) Mustard - Leaves opposite
  • b) Mustard - Leaves alternate
  • c) Guava - Leaves alternate
  • d) Guava - Leaves whorled
Q.25
Which of the following is an oil seed plant? ... ... [AFMC 2003 ]
  • a) Sunflower
  • b) Hibiscus
  • c) Marigold
  • d) Rose
Q.26
Find the correctly matched pair ... .. [ kerala 2012]
  • a) Basal - Marigold
  • b) Free central - Argemone
  • c) Parietal - Primrose
  • d) Axile - Pea
Q.27
The tallest plant belongs to ... .. [ AFMC 2004]
  • a) Cedrus deodar
  • b) Eucalyptus regnans
  • c) Sequoia sempervirens
  • d) Pinus roxburghii
Q.28
A large shield-shaped cotyledon found in some noncotyledonous seeds is ... .. [ AMU 2011]
  • a) Aleurone layer
  • b) Coleorhiza
  • c) Scutellum
  • d) Hilum
Q.29
Free lateral stipules occur in ... ... [ AMU 1999 ]
  • a) Mango/Mangifera
  • b) Maize/Zea
  • c) Rice/ Oryza
  • d) China Rose/Hibiscus
Q.30
Match the columns ... [ AMU 2002]
i) Acicular a) Grass
ii) Linear b) Nerium
iii) Lanceolate c) Banana
iv) Oblong d) Pine
  • a) i - d, ii - a, iii - b, iv - c
  • b) i - d, ii - a, iii - c, iv - b
  • c) i - d, ii - b, iii - c, iv - a
  • d) i - d, ii - c, iii - b, iv - a
Q.31
Pappus is characteristic of family .... ... [ JKCMEE 2000 ]
  • a) Asteraceae/Compositae
  • b) Papaveraceae
  • c) Papilionaceae/Fabaceae
  • d) Malvaceae
Q.32
A fruit that has fleshy mesocarp and stony endocarp is ... ... [ manipur 2006]
  • a) Pome
  • b) Berry
  • c) Pepo
  • d) Drupe
Q.33
Swollen lower end of leaf stalk is ... ...[ Wardha 2000 ]
  • a) Petiole
  • b) Pulvinus
  • c) Thalamus
  • d) Disc
Q.34
Science dealing with study of external form, size, colour, structure and relative position of various parts of an organism is ... ..[ Odisha 2012]
  • a) Anatomy
  • b) Morphology
  • c) Entomology
  • d) Histology
Q.35
Edible oil is obtained for seeds of ... ..[ BHU 2008]
  • a) Helianthus tuberosus
  • b) Helianthus annuus
  • c) Carthamus tinctorius
  • d) Both b and c
Q.36
Other floral develop below the base of ovary in a flower called ... ...[ W.B. 2009]
  • a) Epigynous
  • b) Hypogynous
  • c) Agynous
  • d) Perigynous
Q.37
A fibrous root system is better adapted than tap root system for ... ... [ BHU 1993]
  • a) Storage of food
  • b) Anchorage of plant to soil
  • c) Absorption of water and minerals
  • d) Transport of water and organic food
Q.38
A diagnostic trait for identification of fabaceae flower is .. ..[ Bih PMT 1991]
  • a) Tetradynamous androecium
  • b) Inferior ovary
  • c) Cruciform corolla
  • d) Vexillary aestivation
Q.39
A staminode does not contain ... ..[ HPPMT 2012]
  • a) Anther
  • b) Filament
  • c) Male gametes
  • d) Pollen grains
Q.40
Stem modified into flattened photosynthetic structure is ... ... [ AFMC 1996]
  • a) Phyllode
  • b) Bulbil
  • c) Phylloclade
  • d) Tendril
Q.41
Pappus is modification of ... .. [ BHU 2005]
  • a) Bracts
  • b) Bracteoles
  • c) Corolla
  • d) Calyx
Q.42
Most diversified monocot family is ... ... [ Odisha 2004]
  • a) Liliaceae
  • b) Poaceae
  • c) Orchidaceae
  • d) Palmae
Q.43
A compound leaf which appears simple due to suppression of 1 -2 lateral leaflets is found in ... ... [ EAMCET 2005]
  • a) Hardwickia
  • b) Parkinsonia
  • c) Citrus
  • d) Coriandrum
Q.44
Plants are always herbs in .. .. [ CPMT 1991]
  • a) Fabaceae
  • b) Solanaceae
  • c) Brassicaceae
  • d) None of the above
Q.45
Arrangement of leaves in the bud condition is ... ..[ DPMT 1997]
  • a) Phyllotaxy
  • b) Ptyxis
  • c) Vernation
  • d) Venation
Q.46
Which is correctly matched ... .. [ CBSE 2012]
  • a) Onion - Bulb
  • b) Ginger - Sucker
  • c) Chlamydomonas - Conidia
  • d) Yeast - Zoospores
Q.47
How many plants in the list given have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence: Walnut, Poppy, Radish, Fig, Pineapple, Apple, Tomato, Mulberry ... .... [ CBSE 2012]
  • a) Four
  • b) Five
  • c) Two
  • d) Three
Q.48
The recent record of 2000 year old viable seed is of ... ..[ AMU 2011]
  • a) Bamboo
  • b) Areca Palm
  • c) Coconut
  • d) Date Palm
Q.49
Multicostate parallel venation occurs in ... . [ AMU 2011]
  • a) Banana and Canna
  • b) Mango and Peepal
  • c) Grasses and Palms
  • d) Castor and Tapioca
Q.50
Fleshy thalamus is edible in ... ..[ CPMT 1996]
  • a) Pome of Apple
  • b) Drupe of Almond
  • c) Drupe of Coconut
  • d) Berry of Grape
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