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1.

	Column I		Column II
A.	Family	(i)	Diptera
B.	Order	(ii)	Arthropoda
C.	Class	(iii)	Muscidae
D.	Phylum	(iv)	Insecta

2. All the following are members of family Malvaceae except:
1. Gossypium species
2. Abelmoschus esculentus
3. Arabidopsis thaliana
4. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

3. In a monocot stem:

I:	hypodermis is collenchymatous
II:	vascular bundles are conjoint and closed
III:	phloem parenchyma is absent

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

4. The stroma of chloroplasts:

1.	is the space between the inner and the outer membrane of the chloroplast.
2.	is the location of chlorophyll pigments.
3.	contains enzymes required for the synthesis of carbohydrates and proteins.
4.	contains small, single-stranded linear DNA molecules and 80 S ribosomes.

5.

As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics:

1.	Will decrease	2.	Will increase
3.	Will remain same	4.	May increase or decrease

6. Oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotic cells takes place in:
1. Chloroplasts
2. Mitochondria
3. Peroxisomes
4. ER

7.

Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family:
1. Fabaceae
2. Asteraceae
3. Solanaceae
4. Brassicaceae

8. Stomatal apparatus in the epidermal tissue system of plants consists of:

1.	Only stomatal aperture and guard cells but not subsidiary cells.
2.	Only stomatal aperture but not guard cells and subsidiary cells.
3.	Only guard cells and subsidiary cells but not stomatal aperture.
4.	Stomatal aperture, guard cells and subsidiary cells but not other epidermal cells.

9. What type of chromosomes will not have a short and a long arm?
1. Acrocentric
2. Metacentric
3. Sub-metacentric
4. Both 1 and 2

10. A diagram of the transverse section of a monocot leaf is given below with certain parts indicated as letters of the alphabet. Select the option which incorrectly matches the alphabet with the part it represents:

1.	A - Adaxial epidermis	2.	B - Phloem
3.	C - Mesophyll	4.	D - Abaxial epidermis

11. The given figure shows the transverse section of a:
1. Monocot root
2. Monocot stem
3. Dicot stem
4. Dicot root

12. “Semi-autonomous organelles” in a eukaryotic cell include:
1. Golgi apparatus and ER        
2. Nucleus and ER
3. Nucleus and Mitochondria        
4. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

13. In plant classification, ‘families’ are characterised on the basis of:

I:	vegetative features of plant species.
II:	reproductive features of plant species.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

14. All statements regarding the features of racemose and cymose inflorescence are correct except:

1.	In racemose inflorescence, the flowers are borne in an acropetal order
2.	In cymose inflorescence, the floral main axis continues to grow throughout the life
3.	In racemose inflorescence the floral main axis continues to grow
4.	In cymose inflorescence, the flowers are borne in a basipetal order

15. Which of the following will not be applicable for China rose?
1. Alternate phyllotaxy
2. Hypogynous flower
3. Valvate aestivation for corolla
4. Monoadelphous stamens

16. Nucleus as a cell organelle was first described by:
1. Robert Brown
2. Robert Hooke
3. Rudolph Virchow
4. Flemming

17. Ground tissue in plant body consists of:

I:	all tissues except epidermis and vascular bundles.
II:	simple tissues such as parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma.
III:	parenchymatous cells in cortex, pericycle, pith and medullary rays, in the primary stems and roots.
IV:	thin-walled chloroplast containing cells called mesophyll in leaves.

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only III and IV are correct
3. I, II, III and IV are correct
4. Only I, III and IV are correct

18. The term ' systematics' refers to:

1.	Identification and classification of plants and animals
2.	Nomenclature and identification of plants and animals
3.	Diversity of kinds of organism and their relationship
4.	Different kinds of organism and their classification

19. Surface structures of the bacteria that do not play a role in motility include:
I: flagella
II: pili
III: fimbriae
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III

20.

What is the number of correct statements from those given below?

I:	Primary xylem is endarch in roots
II:	Phloem parenchyma is present in most of the monocots.
III:	Phloem fibers are generally absent in the primary phloem.
IV:	Companion cells are collenchymatous cells.
V:	Angiosperms lack vessels in their xylem.

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3