Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following is a pseudocarp ?

  • Apple

  • Guava

  • Tomato

  • Banana


A.

Apple

In pseudocarpic fruits (false fruits), the edible part is formed from ovary alongwith outside part of the ovary (i.e., other floral parts like bracts, perianth, thalamus, etc), eg, in apple and pear thalamus forms major part in fruit formation.


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Divisions characteristic of korper-kappe theory are:

  • anticlinal

  • T-type

  • periclinal

  • irregular


Vivipary is shown by

  • Cocos

  • Squash

  • Rhizophora

  • All of the above


Pollinia are found in

  • Rubiaceae

  • Asteraceae

  • Asclepiadaceae

  • Myrtaceae


Tetradynamous stamens are found in family

  • Malvaceae

  • Solanaceae

  • Cruciferae

  • Liliaceae


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Fruit of Hibiscus esculentus is

  • capsule

  • cypsela

  • legume

  • pome


Wilting of leaves at noon and their recovery toward evening is known as

  • incipient wilting

  • temporary wilting

  • midday desiccation

  • permanent wilting


A fruit developed from a condensed inflorescence is :

  • simple fruit

  • aggregate fruit

  • composite fruit

  • etaerio


Wood commonly used for making cricket bat is

  • Cedrus

  • Salix

  • Tectona

  • Morus


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Late blight of potato is caused by

  • Ustilago

  • Pseudomonas

  • Phytophthora infestans

  • Colletotrichum falcatum


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