Fruit development in the absence of pollination is called
A. Apomitic development
B. Apocarpic development
C. Parthenocarpic development
D. None of the above
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The tendency for release and acceptance of electrons is called the
A. Redox gradient
B. Redox quotient
C. Redox potential
D. Redox unit
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When a plant is planted in soil, the buds present on the roots grow into leafy shoots called
A. Stipules
B. Petioles
C. Slips
D. None of the above
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Grafting and . . . . . . . . are horticulture techniques used to join parts from two or more plants, so they appear to grow as a single plant.
A. layering
B. cutting
C. budding
D. fusion
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Study the following statements.
1. Excretion of water in the form of liquid droplets from leaves or uninjured plant parts is called gullation.
2. Transpiration help in ascent of sap.
3. Small opening in the leaf meant for gaseous exchange and transpiration is called stomata.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. None of these
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A significant event in the history of plant disease was the discovery of Professor T. J. Burrill, working on the
A. Citrus-canker disease
B. Late-blight of potato
C. Fire-blight of pears
D. Loose-smut of wheat
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Which components of light are absorbedby chlorophyll?
A. Violet and red
B. Indigo and orange
C. Blue and red
D. Violet and yellow
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The gibberellins are chemically related to a rarge group of naturally occurring compounds called
A. Isoprene
B. Serpentine
C. Terpenoids
D. Kaurene
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The type of layering where a lower branch of a plant is bent down close to the ground and covered with moist soil until the branch produces adventitious roots is called
A. Air layering
B. Trench layering
C. Mound layering
D. Tip layering
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Temporary wilting occurs when there is sufficient water in soil but rate of transpiration
A. Is less than the rate of water aborption
B. Exceeds the rate of water absorption
C. Equals the rate of water absorption
D. Either A or C
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Which of the following is an aerial ecological factor?
A. Altitude
B. Direction of mountain
C. Temperature of air
D. Steepness and exposure to slopes
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In which of the following bacteria, CO2 fixation occurs utilizing coenzyme A and in the presence of reduced ferrodoxin which however generate photosynthetically?
A. Thiobacillus
B. Chromatium
C. Rhodospirillum
D. Rhodopseudomonas
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To increase sugar production in sugarcanes, they are sprayed with
A. IAA
B. Cytokinin
C. Gibberellin
D. Ethylene
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Which of the following is the most humid region and the best botanically known part of the entire eastern Himalayas?
A. Darjeeling
B. Sikkim
C. Bhutan
D. Mishmi hills in upper Assam
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Application of an antibiotic, Agrimycin, containing 15 % streptomycin and 1.5 % oxytetracyclin is the only effective control of
A. Black arm of cotton
B. Bunchy top of Banana
C. Bacterial leaf blight of rice
D. Mild mosaic of potato
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The photosynthetic reaction which does not require light is called as
A. Blackman reaction
B. Hill reaction
C. Emerson effect
D. Cyclic photophosphorylation
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Before the formation of the funicle the hypodermal cells at the apex of the nucellus are differentiated due to large nuclei and dense cytoplasm, which are called
A. Endothecial cells
B. Sporogenous cells
C. Archesporial cells
D. None of the above
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Any one parameter is not good enough to demonstrate growth through the life of a flowering plant because
A. lateral meristems appear later in life
B. apical meristems contribute to elongation while lateral meristems increase girth
C. increase in protoplasm is difficult to measure directly
D. None of the above
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Match
List-I (Altitudinal zones of eastern Himalayas) with
List-II (Floras) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Tropical
1. Rich in conifers and bamboos (Arundinaria spp.)
b. Upper temperate
2. Composed of Shorea robusta with patches of riverain mixed deciduous forests, savannahs and swamps
c. Alpine
3. Composed of Rhododendron and Juniperus species
A. a-1, b-3, c-2
B. a-2, b-3, c-1
C. a-3, b-2, c-1
D. a-2, b-1, c-3
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As we progress from the tip to the base of the coleoptile, the concentration of auxin
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. First increases then decreases
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