Multiple Choice Questions

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Epipetalous and syngenesious stamens occur in

  • Solanaceae

  • Brassicaceae

  • Fabaceae

  • Asteraceae


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Asteraceae

Epipetalous (stamen borne on the petal) and syngenesious (anthers united laterally into a tube) stamens are found in family Asteraceas.


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A eukaryotic gene contains two kinds of base sequences. Which of these plays an important role in protein synthesis?

  • Introns

  • Exons

  • Both 'a' and 'b'

  • None of the above


First natural cytokinin was discovered by :

  • Skoog and Miller

  • Letham

  • Benson and Calvin

  • Thimann and Went


Major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as :

  • binder of cell structure

  • constituent of hormone

  • building blocks of important amino acids

  • cofactor of enzymes


The number of hydrogen bonds between adenine and thymine in a DNA molecule is :

  • two

  • three

  • four

  • eight


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C4 plants, synthesis of sugars/final CO2 fixation occurs in:

  • palisade cells

  • spongy cells

  • undifferentiated mesophyll cells

  • bundle sheath cells


Which of the following is not vestigial in man ?

  • Tail vertebrae

  • Nails

  • Nictitating membrane

  • Vermiform appendix


Cook cambium and vascular cambium are :

  • parts of secondary xylem and phloem

  • parts of pericycle

  • lateral meristems

  • apical meristems


The chemical used in National Malaria Eradication Programme is :

  • 2,4- D

  • BHC

  • DDT

  • Pyrethroid


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Male cone of Pinus possesses :

  • mega sporophylls

  • microsporophylls

  • anthers

  • ligules