Botany-CPMT MCQ Question and Answer

Botany-CPMT MCQ Question and Answer
51. Match column A (Types of fruits) with column B (Examples) then select the correct answer from the options given below—
Column A
a. Lomentum
b. Samara
c. Achene
d. Amphisacra
Column B
1. Aegle
2. Mirabilis
3. Acacia
4. Acer
a b c d
  • 3 4 1 2
  • 3 1 2 4
  • 3 2 1 4
  • 3 4 2 1
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52. Phototropic and geotropic movements in plants have been traced to be linked with—
  • Auxin
  • Gibberellin
  • Both (A) and (B)
  • Specific enzymes
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53. The first case of polyembryony was reported in certain orange seeds by—
  • Brawn
  • Nawaschin
  • Maheswari
  • None of the above
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54. When the change from sol into gel is reversible, the colloid is called—
  • Gelation
  • Solation
  • Suspension
  • Reversible colloid
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55. The nuclear spindle consists of—
  • One type of fibre
  • Two types of fibres
  • Three types of fibres
  • Four types of fibres
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56. Which of the following types of RNA takes a message from DNA in the nucleus to the
ribosomes in the cytoplasm ?
  • m-RNA
  • r-RNA
  • t-RNA
  • All of the above
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57. ‘The imbibition theory of ascent of sap’ was first suggested by—
  • Strasburger
  • Bose
  • Fischer
  • Sachs
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58. The maximum transpiration occurs in—
  • Mesophytic plants
  • Hydrophytic plants
  • Xerophytic plants
  • All algae except cyanobacteria
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59. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called—
  • Percolation
  • Conduction
  • Leaching
  • Transpiration
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60. One of the important evolutionary features of alternation of generation from algae to
flowering plants is—
  • Gradual elaboration of sporophyte
  • Gradual elaboration of gametophyte
  • Gradual elaboration of both sporophyte and gametophyte
  • Elimination of sporophyte
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