Hypothetical 'florigen' could be produced prematurely in long-day plants by exposing it to
1. Shortening light period
2. Red light during night
3. Extending dark period
4. Far-red light

Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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All given statements are correct w.r.t photoperiodism, except
1. Discovered by Garner and Allard in a variety of tobacco
2. Stimulus is received by young leaves
3. Florigen is the hypothetical hormone produced in response to stimulus
4. Florigen is transported to bud through phloem
Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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Phytochrome is responsible for
1. Flowering
2. Seed germination
3. Transpiration
4. Both (1) & (2)
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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Which of the following statements does not characterize photoperiodism?
1. Mediated by florigen hormone
2. Conversion of shoot apex into reproductive apex
3. Red light is stimulatory in SDP, LDP and DNP for flowering
4. Photoperiodic stimulus is perceived by mature leaf
 
Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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For flowering, the critical dark period should always be exceeded in 
1. Long day plants
2. Short day plants
3. Day-neutral plants
4. All type of plants
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Induction of \(\alpha \text {-amylase }\) activity in barley endosperm is a bioassay of
1. Auxin
2. GA3
3. Cytokinin
4. ABA
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Which of the given events does not happen during seed germination?
1. Emergence of radicle
2. Increase in rate of respiration
3. Hydrolysis of stored polysaccharides and proteins
4. Photosynthesis by cotyledons
Subtopic:  Seed Dormancy (OLD NCERT) |
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Match the following
Column I Column II
a Auxin (i) Root hair formation 
b Cytokinin (ii) Seed development
c Ethylene (iii) Xylem differentiation
d ABA (iv) Nutrient mobilisationn
1. a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i)
2. a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
3. a(i), b(iii), c(ii), d(iv)
4. a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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Select an incorrect match
1. Tryptophan Auxin
2. Methionine Ethylene
3. tRNA Cytokinin
4. Violaxanthin GA3

 
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Gibberellin mediates amylase formation during germination of cereal grains is inhibited by
1. Abscisic acid
2. Ethylene
3. Gibberellins
4. Cytokinins
 
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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