Multiple Choice Questions

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Assertion: Nitrogen is one of the most essential elements of human body.

Reason: All types of prokaryotic organisms are able to fix nitrogen.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If assertion is true but reason is false. 

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


C.

If assertion is true but reason is false. 

Nitrogen is one of the most essential elements of human body. It is a constituent of a number of organic compounds like amino acids, proteins, nucleotides, nucleic acids, many vitamins, hormones etc. Biological N2 fixation is a very important natural process which is performed by two types of prokaryotes - bacteria and cyanobacteria. They include both free living and symbiotic forms.


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Which of the following element plays an important role in nitrogen fixation

  • Zinc

  • Molybdenum

  • Manganese

  • Copper


Which one of the following elements is almost non-essential for plants?

  • Ca

  • Mo

  • Zn

  • Na


Which of the following genera is associated with coralloid roots?

  • Cycas

  • Taxus

  • Pinus

  • Sequoia


Which of the following is a group of micronutrients for plants?

  • Fe, Mn, Cu, Mo, Zn

  • Fe, Mn, Cu, O, C

  • Cu, B, Cl, Fe, Ca

  • Ca, Mg, Fe


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Assertion: Soil particles, particularly clay and organic matter in soil, contain negative charges that attract positively-charged ions such as Ca2+, K+ and Mg2+.

Reason: Essential elements derived from soil are termed as mineral elements while those derived from air or water are known as nonmineral elements.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If assertion is true but reason is false. 

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


Assertion : Atmospheric nitrogen gas is always fixed by nitrogen-fixing micro-organisms.

Reason : Decomposers release nitrogen gas from dead bodies of plants and animals.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


Apiculture is associated with which of the following groups of plants

  • Grapes, maize, potato

  • Sugarcane, paddy, banana

  • Guava, sunflower, strawberry

  • Pineapple, sugarcane, strawberry


Leghaemoglobin is produced in response to

  • respiration

  • photosynthesis

  • fatty acid synthesis

  • N2 fixation


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Assertion : Cattles feed on leaves of maize to get nutrition for growth and development.

Reason: A number of symbiotic bacteria are present in rumen of cattle.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are hue but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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