Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

PGR Chemical nature
1. Auxins Indole compounds
2. Cytokinin Pyrimidine derivatives
3. ABA Carotenoid derivative
4. Gibberellic acid Terpenes
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Scientist PGR discovery
1. Cousins Ethylene
2. Kurosawa Gibberellin
3. Skoog and Miller ABA
4. F. W. Went Auxin
Subtopic:  Gibberellin | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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Identify the correct statements:
I: Auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins are plant growth promoters.
II: ABA is an inhibitor of plant growth activities.
III: Ethylene is largely a plant growth promoter.
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Gibberellin | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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The names of Skoog and Miller are associated with the discovery of:
1. Cytokinins 2. Ethylene
3. Jasmonates 4. GAs
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
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Kinetin was first discovered from:

 
1. Herring sperm DNA 2. Coconut milk
3. Yeast extract 4. Corn kernels
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
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Consider the two statements:
Assertion (A): Gibberellins are used to increase the length of grape stalks.
Reason (R): Gibberellins help overcome apical dominance.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False.
4. (A) is False; (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Gibberellin | Cytokinin |
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All the following statements regarding cytokinins are true except:
1. They were discovered as kinetin, a modified form of adenine.
2. Zeatin was isolated from corn-kernels and coconut milk.
3. Kinetin occurs widely in almost all plants.
4. Natural cytokinins are synthesized in region where rapid cell division occurs.
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Kinetin, a modified form of adenine, a purine, was discovered from the autoclaved herring sperm DNA.
Statement II: Search for natural substances with cytokinin-like activities led to the isolation of zeatin from corn-kernels and coconut milk.

1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Cytokinin |
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Cytokinins do not help in:
1. Production of new leaves                 
2. Lateral shoot growth
3. Adventitious shoot formation             
4. Promotion of apical dominance

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Cytokinin |
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Cytokinins help in delay of leaf senescence because they:

1. Promote new leaves formation
2. Help overcome apical dominance
3. Help in chloroplast formation in leaves
4. Promote nutrient mobilization
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
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