Which plant growth regulator is used to initiate flowering and synchronising fruit-set in pineapples?
1. Gibberellins
2. Cytokinins
3. ABA
4. Ethylene

Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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Seed dormancy can be due to the presence of chemical inhibitors which include all the following except:
1. abscisic acids
2. phenolic acids
3. para-ascorbic acid
4. gibberellic acid

Subtopic:  Seed Dormancy (OLD NCERT) |
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Which PGR stimulates the closure of stomata and increases the tolerance of plants to various kinds of stresses?
1. Abscisic acid
2. Ethylene
3. Auxins
4. Cytokinins

Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): Plant growth is intimately linked to the water status of the plant.
Reason(R): The plant cells grow in size by cell enlargement, which in turn requires water.
 
1. (A) is True but (R) is False
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
4. (A) is False but (R) is True
Subtopic:  Growth |
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All the following plants exhibit difference in shape of leaves in juvenile and in mature phase of their life cycle except:
1. Cotton
2. Coriander
3. Larkspur
4. Buttercup
Subtopic:  Development |
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All the following are known functions of the plant growth regulator auxins except:
1. Promotion of flowering in pineapples
2. Induction of parthenocarpy in tomatoes
3. Fruit ripening in tomatoes
4.`Initiation of rooting in stem cuttings
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Ethylene |
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Regarding plant growth regulators:
I: Auxins are plant growth promoters
II: ABA is a plant growth inhibitor
III: Ethylene is largely an inhibitor of growth activities
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The phenomenon by which the undividing parenchyma cells start to divide mitotically during plant tissue culture is called as dedifferentiation.
Statement II: The ability of plants to follow different pathways in response to environment leading to formation of different kinds of structures is called plasticity.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
 
1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Development | Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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Which hormone promotes internode / petiole elongation in deep water rice?
1. 2, 4-D  2. GA3
3. Kinetin  4. Ethylene 
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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In tissue culture experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are put in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon may be called as 
1. Senescence  2. Differentiation 
3. Dedifferentiation  4. Development 
Subtopic:  Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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