Multiple Choice Questions

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Agricultural chemicals include

  • growth regulators

  • fertilizers

  • pesticides

  • all of these


D.

all of these

As growth regulators control the growth of plants, pesticides control the pests and fertilizers enhance productivity of the soil, hence all of these are regarded as agricultural chemicals.


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Auxin in plant means for

  • cell elongation

  • fruit ripening

  • cell division

  • inhibit the root growth


Pencils are prepared from the wood of

  • Pinus vinaster

  • Juniperus virginiana

  • Chamaecyparis piscifera

  • Abies pindrow


Identify the incorrect statement about ABA growth regulator

  • It increases the tolerance of plants against different stresses.

  • It acts as general plant growth inhibitor and inhibitor of metabolism.

  • It helps in seed maturation and dormancy.

  • It promotes morphogenesis and differentiation of shoots.


The dormancy of seed is regulated by

  • ABA

  • Ethylene

  • GA- 3

  • Dihydrozeatin


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2,4- D is an effective

  • fungicide

  • weedicide

  • rodenticide

  • wormicide


Assertion: Secondary metabolites are produced in small quantities and their extraction from the plant is difficult and expensive.

Reason: Secondary metabolites can be commercially produced by using tissue culture technique.

  • 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.


Which of the following is an antigibberellin

  • Auxin

  • Ethylene

  • ABA

  • Cytokinin


Ageing is retarded by

  • ABA

  • CKN

  • GA

  • C2H4


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Which of the following is a day neutral plant

  • Helianthus annuus

  • Euphorbia pulcherrima

  • Avena sativa

  • Beta vulgaris


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