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In wheat and rice _________________.

  1. Per carp is fused with seed coat

  2. Per sperm is fused with seed coat

  3. Seed coat and per carp are separate

  4. Fruits are multisided


Correct Option: A

Sprouting time of seeds may vary according to 

  1. Temperature

  2. Humidity of the weather

  3. Air force

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Sprouting time of seeds may vary according to the temperature and humidity of the weather. Some seeds are hard to germinate when the weather is hot. Sometimes the temperature is just too high for that seed, sometimes the soil dries out too fast. Some varieties of some crops have better germination at high temperatures than others.

So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

The class of seeds which must maintain a relatively high moisture content in order to remain viable are known as ______________.

  1. Orthodox seeds

  2. Recalcitrant seeds

  3. Labyrinth seeds

  4. Ex-albumirious seeds


Correct Option: A

A red or orange dye used in dyeing silks is obtained from the pulp that surrounds the seeds of _________________.

  1. semecarpus anacardiMm

  2. Emblica officinalis

  3. Bira orellana

  4. Aegle marmelos


Correct Option: A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I List-II
a. Camphor $1$. Alkaloid
b. Anthocyanin $2$. Terpene
c. Nicotine $3$. Phenol
d. Hydroquinone $4$. Glycoside
  1. A-$2$, B-$4$, C-$1$, D-$3$

  2. A-$1$, B-$3$, C-$2$, D-$4$

  3. A-$3$, B-$2$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  4. A-$2$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$1$


Correct Option: A

Glycolate is converted into glyoxylate in the ___________.

  1. Glyoxomes

  2. Microtubules

  3. Peroximoses

  4. Golgi bodies


Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements regarding the introduction of plant materials and seeds.
a. Plant materials and seeds are always introduced from developed countries into developing/less developed countries.
b. The import of living plant materials must be accompanied by a certificate of health to prevent introduction of new disease and insect pests.
c. The superior varieties may be used in hybridization programmes.
Of these statements.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$ are correct

  2. $1$ and $2$ are correct

  3. $2$ and $3$ are correct

  4. $1$ and $3$ are correct


Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements.
a. The seeds of Zea mays would germinate immediately after falling from the plant if favourable conditions of moisture, temperature and aeration are available.
b. Seed-coat dormancy is exhibited by Cassia and Gossypium
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

  1. $1$ only

  2. $2$ only

  3. Both $1$ and $2$

  4. Neither $1$ nor $2$


Correct Option: A

How many meiotic divisions are required to produce 200 seeds?

  1. 50

  2. 100

  3. 200

  4. 250


Correct Option: A

Occasionally, in some seeds such as ______(A) ___, remnants of nucellus are also persistent.This residual, persistent nucellus is the __(B)__________.

  1. (A) Castor and beet (B) Endopserm

  2. (A) Castor and beet (B) Carucele

  3. (A) Maize and rice (B) Aleurone layer

  4. (A) Black pepper and beet (B) Perisperm


Correct Option: A