Plant Anatomy, Reproduction and Economic Botany

JKPSC Assistant Professor (Botany) · Botany · 76 practice questions with answers and explanations: 14 Easy, 61 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Rice belongs to the family:

  1. Rosaceae
  2. Solanaceae
  3. Poaceae
  4. Fabaceae
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Answer: C. Oryza sativa is a grass.

Sample Easy question 2

The source of jute fibre is the:

  1. Root
  2. Leaf
  3. Seed
  4. Stem (phloem fibres)
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Answer: D. Corchorus species.

Sample Easy question 3

The source of natural rubber is:

  1. Ficus elastica
  2. Manihot
  3. Hevea brasiliensis
  4. Castilla
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Answer: C. Latex is tapped from the bark.

Sample Medium question 4

The male gametophyte of an angiosperm is the:

  1. Embryo sac
  2. Ovule
  3. Pollen grain
  4. Anther
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Answer: C. It has a vegetative and a generative cell.

Sample Medium question 5

The embryo sac of the common (Polygonum) type is:

  1. Two-celled
  2. Seven-celled and eight-nucleate
  3. Three-celled
  4. Four-celled
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Answer: B. It has the egg apparatus, central cell and antipodals.

Sample Medium question 6

The tissue that nourishes the developing pollen grains is the:

  1. Endothecium
  2. Tapetum
  3. Middle layer
  4. Epidermis
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Answer: B. It is the innermost wall layer.

Sample Hard question 7

The persistent nucellus in seeds like black pepper is called:

  1. Aril
  2. Caruncle
  3. Endosperm
  4. Perisperm
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Answer: D. It stores food.

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