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1.

Coconut's husk fibre, coir of commerce is extracted from

  • epicarp

  • mesocarp

  • endocarp

  • all of these


2.

Which floral family has (9) + 1 arrangement or anthers in the androecium ?

  • Malvaceae

  • Rutaceae

  • Fabaceae

  • Caesalpinaceae


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3.

Assertion: Ginger has a prostrate-growing rhizome.

Reason: Shoot growth is not effected by gravity

  • 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.


B.

If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Rhizome are prostrate, thickened stem, creeping horizontally under the surface of the soil. The common example is ginger. It is provided short node and distinct internodes. It bears
some scaly leaves at the nodes, possesses a bud in the axil of the scaly leaf and ends in a terminal bud. The response of plant to wards gravity is called geotropism. The roots are positively geotropic and grow downwards, while the shoot is negatively geotropic and grows away from the gravitational pull from the centre of earth. Parts which show no effect of gravity are called ageotropic.


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4.

Assertion: The epithelial layer of scutellum of maize is both secretory and absorptive in function.

Reason: The epithelial layer secretes hormones into the endosperm for the synthesis of food
solubilising enzymes and also absorbs and transfers the solubiliscd food to embryo axis.

  • 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.


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5.

Biologically most resistant plant material is

  • sporopollenin

  • cutin

  • lignin

  • suberin


6.

Clove is a

  • floral bud

  • modified root

  • auxillary bud

  • seed


7.

Assertion: Deficiency of sulphur causes chlorosis in plants.

Reason: Sulphur is a constituent of chlorophyll, proteins and nucleic acids.

  • 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.


8.

From which part of Cocos nucifera, coir is obtained :

  • Endocarp

  • Mesocarp

  • Epicarp

  • Any part of fruit


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9.

Assertion: Photomodulation of flowering is a phytochrome - regulated process.

Reason: Active form of phytochrome (Pfr) directly induces floral induction in shoot buds.

  • 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.


10.

Cotton belongs to family :

  • Solanaceae

  • Cucurbitaceae

  • Leguminoseae

  • Malvaceae


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