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Important Questions & Answers on Botany Optional Paper for APSC(Assam Public Service Commission) Prelims | GkSeries

(1) Which of the following does not develop from tap root system?
1 Napiform root
2 Conical root
3 Fusiform root
4 Moniliform root
Answer: Moniliform root
(2) Cladodes are produced by
1 Opuntia
2 Asparagus
3 Cocoloba
4 Euphorbia
Answer: Asparagus

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(3) The adventitious root system is usually
1 surface feeder
2 subsurface feeder
3 deep feeder
4 very deep feeder
Answer: surface feeder
(4) The rootless plant is
1 Utricularia
2 Viscum
3 Drosera
4 Nepenthes
Answer: Utricularia
(5) Diadelphous stamens are characteristic of
1 Malvaceae
2 Poaceae
3 Fabaceae
4 Brassicaceae
Answer: Fabaceae
(6) Caudex type of stem is present in
1 coconut
2 cocoa
3 neem
4 bamboo

Answer: coconut
(7) Mantha prouduces
1 runner
2 sucker
3 stolon
4 offset

Answer: sucker
(8) Hydrophily occurs in
1 Vallisneria
2 Poinsettia
3 Bombax
4 Salvia

Answer: Vallisneria
(9) Thorns are
1 modified stem structures
2 modified leaf parts
3 superficial outgrowths of stem
4 hard and stiff plant parts

Answer: modified stem structures
(10) In dichogamy
1 anthers are sterile whereas ovules are fertile
2 ovules are sterile whereas anthers are fertile
3 pollen and stigma of the flower mature at different times
4 pollen and stigma of the flower mature at the same time

Answer: pollen and stigma of the flower mature at different times
(11) Endosperm of angiosperms results after fertilization from V
1 synergids
2 secondary nucleus
3 antipodal cells
4 egg

Answer: secondary nucleus
(12) The mode of arrangement of leaves on the stem and its branches is called
1 phyllode
2 phyllotaxy
3 cladode
4 phylloclade

Answer: phyllotaxy
(13) Verticillaster inflorescence is found in
1 Amaranthus
2 Achyranthus
3 Acalypha
4 sacred basil

Answer: sacred basil
(14) The rose is
1 hypogynous
2 perigynous
3 epigynous
4 half-perigynous

Answer: perigynous
(15) Seeds in a mature ovary arc developed from
1 embryo
2 embryo sac
3 ovule
4 endosperm

Answer: ovule

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