Botany-CPMT MCQ Questions and Answers

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Q1
Which part of brain allows one side of brain to control opposite side of body ?
  • A Midbrain
  • B Medulla
  • C Cerebellum
  • D Pons
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Medulla contains ascending sensory and descending motor nerves, and contains site where major motor nerves cross to opposite side of nervous system, allowing one side of brain to control opposite side of body.
Q2
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
  • A 3 4 1 2
  • B 3 1 2 4
  • C 3 2 1 4
  • D 3 4 2 1
Answer: Option D
Q3
Phototropic and geotropic movements in plants have been traced to be linked with-
  • A Auxin
  • B Gibberellin
  • C Both (A) and (B)
  • D Specific enzymes
Answer: Option A
Q4
The first case of polyembryony was reported in certain orange seeds by-
  • A Brawn
  • B Nawaschin
  • C Maheswari
  • D None of the above
Answer: Option D
Q5
When the change from sol into gel is reversible, the colloid is called-
  • A Gelation
  • B Solation
  • C Suspension
  • D Reversible colloid
Answer: Option D
Q6
The nuclear spindle consists of-
  • A One type of fibre
  • B Two types of fibres
  • C Three types of fibres
  • D Four types of fibres
Answer: Option C
Q7
Which of the following types of RNA takes a message from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm ?
  • A m-RNA
  • B r-RNA
  • C t-RNA
  • D All of the above
Answer: Option A
Q8
‘The imbibition theory of ascent of sap’ was first suggested by-
  • A Strasburger
  • B Bose
  • C Fischer
  • D Sachs
Answer: Option C
Q9
The maximum transpiration occurs in-
  • A Mesophytic plants
  • B Hydrophytic plants
  • C Xerophytic plants
  • D All algae except cyanobacteria
Answer: Option A
Q10
The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called-
  • A Percolation
  • B Conduction
  • C Leaching
  • D Transpiration
Answer: Option C
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