1. Which among the following plant hormone plays most important role in establishing dormancy in seeds?
[A] Ethylene
[B] Gibberellic acid
[C] Abscisic Acid
[D] Auxin
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Correct Answer: C [Abscisic Acid]
Notes:
Abscisic Acid plays the most important role in establishing dormancy in seeds. Abscisic Acid has also been found to be present in metazoans, from sponges up to mammals including humans.
2. Which among the following is not present in pure sugar ?
[A] Carbon
[B] Hydrogen
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Oxygen
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Correct Answer: C [Nitrogen]
Notes:
Pure Sugar is sucrose C12H22O11.
3. Which Vitamin is also known as Tocopherol?
[A] Vitamin D
[B] Vitamin E
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Vitamin B
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Correct Answer: B [Vitamin E]
Notes:
Vitamin E is a series of organic compounds consisting of various methylated phenols. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was given the name “tocopherol” or birth carrying vitamin.
There are eight forms of Vitamin E. In general, food sources with the highest concentrations of vitamin E are vegetable oils, followed by nuts and seeds including whole grains.
4. Which among the following blood protein regulates the amount of water in plasma?
[A] Globulin
[B] Albumin
[C] Fibrin
[D] Fibulin
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Correct Answer: B [Albumin]
Notes:
Albumin is an energy storage protein and also an important osmoregulator of blood.
5. Which of the following vertebrae are found in Neck ?
[A] Cervical
[B] Thoracic
[C] Lumbar
[D] None
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Correct Answer: A [Cervical]
Notes:
Cervical vertebrae are found in neck. The cervical vertebrae of the spine is consisted of seven bony rings that reside in the neck between the base of the skull and the thoracic vertebrae in the trunk.
6. The cork cells are impervious to water. Which among the following is responsible to give this quality to Cork?
[A] Cellulose
[B] Cutin
[C] Suberin
[D] Glucose
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Correct Answer: C [Suberin]
Notes:
The cork cells are impervious to water. Suberin is responsible to give this quality to Cork. Suberin, cutin and lignins are complex, higher plant epidermis and periderm cell-wall macromolecules, forming a protective barrier.
7. Which among the following is called antisterility vitamin ?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin D
[C] Vitamin E
[D] Vitamin K
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Correct Answer: C [Vitamin E]
Notes:
Vitamin E is called ant sterility vitamin. Vitamin E, a fat soluble vitamin, is found naturally in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement.
8. Who among the following established that genetic code of all organisms is spelled out in three-letter words, each set of three nucleotides codes for a specific amino acid?
[A] Hargobind Khorana
[B] Barbara McClintock
[C] Theodor O. Diener
[D] Joseph L. Goldstein
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Correct Answer: A [Hargobind Khorana]
Notes:
Hargobind Khurana’s work on the interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis, showing how the order of nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell, encode the proteins synthesized by the cell . They established the biological language or genetic code common to all living organisms, is spelled out in three-letter words: each set of three nucleotides codes for a specific amino acid.
9. The phenomenon in which seeds germinate and seedlings grow while still attached to their mother plant before dropping down to establish themselves or be transported elsewhere, is most commonly found in which among the following plants?
[A] Allium cepa
[B] Rhizophora
[C] Solanum tuberosum
[D] Solanum melongena
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Correct Answer: B [Rhizophora]
Notes:
Allium cepa is onion.
Solanum tuberosum is potato,
Solanum melongena is Brinjal.
The phenomenon given in this question is shown by Mangrove Plants and is known as Vivipary and Rhizophora belongs to that category.
10. Which of the following at the opposite of micropylar end represents the basal part of the ovule?
[A] Hilum
[B] Nucellus
[C] Chalaza
[D] Funicle
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Correct Answer: C [Chalaza]
Notes:
The chalaza is a structure inside bird and reptile eggs and plant ovules. It attaches or suspends the yolk or nucellus within the larger structure. It represents the basal part of the ovule.
