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MCQ 11 Mark
Which part of spinach is used as vegetable?
  • A
    Stems
  • B
    Roots
  • Leaves
  • D
    Modified roots
Answer
Correct option: C.
Leaves

The leaves of spinach is used as a vegetable which contain Iron, and protein in large quantity. Spinach has high nutritional value. Along with Iron and protein it contains Vitamin $A, B, C$ and $K$ along with magnesium and calcium in small amounts.

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MCQ 21 Mark
The distribution of veins in the leaves is:
  • A
    Midrib
  • B
    Veins
  • Leaf venation
  • D
    Node
Answer
Correct option: C.
Leaf venation
The distribution of veins in the leaves is leaf venation.
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MCQ 31 Mark
The leaf uses water to make food. The water is supplied to the leaf by:
  • A
    Roots.
  • Stem.
  • C
    Flower.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Stem.
Stem.
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MCQ 41 Mark
A pistil consists of:
  • A
    Ovary.
  • B
    Ovary and style.
  • C
    Ovary and stigma.
  • Ovary, style and stigma.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Ovary, style and stigma.
Pistil consists of ovary, style and stigma.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Those flowers have both segments and pistils are:
  • Bisexual
  • B
    Unisexual
  • C
    Stamen
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Bisexual
Flowers that have both segments and pistil are bisexual.
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MCQ 61 Mark
The design made by veins in the leaf is called ?
  • Leaf venation
  • B
    Parallel venation
  • C
    Reticulate venation
  • D
    Lamina
Answer
Correct option: A.
Leaf venation
Leaf venation
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MCQ 71 Mark
Look at the below pictures and correctly label $A, B.C.$
  • $A-$Herb, $B-$Shrub, $C-$Tree.
  • B
    $A-$Shrub, $B-$Herb, $C-$Tree.
  • C
    $A-$Tree, $B-$Herb, $C-$Shrub.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
$A-$Herb, $B-$Shrub, $C-$Tree.

It is the correct labelling.

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MCQ 81 Mark
The thick view in the middle of the leaf is:
  • Midrib
  • B
    Veins
  • C
    Leaf venation
  • D
    Node
Answer
Correct option: A.
Midrib
Midrib is the thick vein in the middle of the leaf.
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MCQ 91 Mark
A modified leaf that forms one of the components of calyx of flower and made of small leaf like structures is fallown as:
  • A
    Petals.
  • Sepals.
  • C
    Stamen.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Sepals.
These are characteristics of sepals.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Which part of the plant anchors the plant firmly in the soil?
  • Root.
  • B
    Stem.
  • C
    Both of these.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Root.
Root.
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MCQ 111 Mark
The part of embryo that give rise to stem is called
  • A
    Lenticels
  • B
    Radicle
  • C
    Hypocotyls
  • Plumule
Answer
Correct option: D.
Plumule
The part of embryo that give rise to stem is called plumule. Plumule bears the first true leaves of any plant. Growth of plumule does not begin until the cotyledons have grown above ground.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Look at the figures below and try to guess the colour of flower in fig. $'B'$ after few hours? The colour of flower will most likely be:
  • A
    White.
  • Blue.
  • C
    Red.
  • D
    Half blue and other half red.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Blue.

Due to capillary action blue water rises and reaches up to flower.

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MCQ 131 Mark
The part of leaf that is attached to the stem is called ?
  • A
    Vein
  • Petiole
  • C
    Midrib
  • D
    Lamina
Answer
Correct option: B.
Petiole
Petiole
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MCQ 141 Mark
Ginger shows brown scale like leaves on it. The part of ginger that we use in cooking is actually a:
  • Stem.
  • B
    Root.
  • C
    Leaf.
  • D
    Fruit.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Stem.
Stem.
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MCQ 151 Mark
The lowermost and swollen part of the pistil is called _____ ?
  • A
    Sepals
  • B
    etals
  • C
    Ovules
  • Ovary
Answer
Correct option: D.
Ovary
Ovary
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MCQ 161 Mark
Which of the following type of plants has thick, hard and woody stem?
  • Tree.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • C
    Herb.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Tree.
Herb has a soft stem while shrubs have thin stem.
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MCQ 171 Mark
Which is a correct set of parts of a pistil?
  • A
    Ovary, style and filament.
  • B
    Ovary style and stigma.
  • C
    Ovary, anther and filament.
  • Filament and anther.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Filament and anther.
Filament and anther are the parts of stamen.
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MCQ 181 Mark
A brinjal plant belongs to which of the following category?
  • Herb.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • C
    Tree.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Herb.
Herb.
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MCQ 191 Mark
The small bead like structures inside the ovary is called _____ ?
  • A
    Sepals
  • B
    Petals
  • Ovules
  • D
    Ovary
Answer
Correct option: C.
Ovules
Ovules
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MCQ 211 Mark
Which of the following statements are incorrect?
  • A
    Maize and wheat are plants with fibrous root.
  • B
    Tulsi plant has soft green stem. It is a herb.
  • C
    Money plant is climber as it has weak stem and needs support to stand.
  • Potato is an underground root.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Potato is an underground root.
Potato is an underground root.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Which is not a part of a leaf?
  • A
    Petiole.
  • B
    Lamina.
  • C
    Veins.
  • Nodes.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Nodes.
Nodes are found on stem.
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MCQ 231 Mark
The out side the soil gives support to the branches of the plants and trees due to which they do not break.
  • A
    Stem
  • B
    Soil
  • C
    Branches
  • Roots
Answer
Correct option: D.
Roots
The roots out side the soil gives support to the branches of the plants and trees duo to which they do not break.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
  • A
    Stems absorb water and minerals from the soil.
  • Stems conduct water from roots to the leaves.
  • C
    Stems conduct food from roots to various parts of plant.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Stems conduct water from roots to the leaves.
Roots (not stem) absorb water find minerals from the soil. Stem conducts food from leaves (not roots) to other parts of plant.
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MCQ 251 Mark
Why are roots said to anchor the plant in soil?
  • A
    The roots absorb water from the soil.
  • B
    The roots transport water and minerals to various parts of plant.
  • The roots help in holding the plant firmly in the soil.
  • D
    The roots are fibrous in nature.
Answer
Correct option: C.
The roots help in holding the plant firmly in the soil.
The roots help in holding the plant firmly in the soil.
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MCQ 261 Mark
Direction: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion $A$" and the other labelled as "reason $R$" You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion $A$ and reason $R$ are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below.
Assertion (A): Trees are plants which are very tall. They have a hard and thick brown stem.
Reason (R): Lamina is thin, flat, broad, green part of leaf.
  • A
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A.$
  • Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A.$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false.
  • D
    $A$ is false but $R$ is true.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A.$
Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A.$
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MCQ 271 Mark
Which of the following has fibrous root?
  • A
    Peas.
  • Wheat.
  • C
    Radish.
  • D
    Neem.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Wheat.
Wheat roots spread out in the soil.
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MCQ 281 Mark
Potato tuber is:
  • A
    Root
  • B
    Stem
  • C
    Modified root
  • Modified stem
Answer
Correct option: D.
Modified stem
The potato tuber used as vegetable is underground modified stem. Potato tuber consists of all parts which a stem consists such as nodes and internodes.
The nodes are the eyes and each eye has a leaf scar and bud.
Thus potato tuber is a modified stem.
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MCQ 291 Mark
When the leaf is tested for starch, which colour confirms the test?
  • A
    Blue.
  • B
    Black.
  • C
    Red.
  • Blue-black.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Blue-black.
Blue-black.
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MCQ 301 Mark
Classify Neem in one of the categories of plants:
  • A
    Herb.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • Tree.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Tree.
Tree.
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MCQ 311 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage To see the inner parts of the flower clearly, you have to cut it open, if its petals are joined, e.g. In Datura and other bell shaped flowers, the petals have to be cut length wise so that inner parts can be seen clearly. Which one of the following is the inner most part of a flower and also the female structure of a flower?
  • A
    Anther.
  • B
    Ovary.
  • Pistil.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Pistil.
Pistil is the female structure of the flower and is the innermost part of flower. It consists of ovary, style and stigma.
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MCQ 321 Mark
The prominent line in the middle of the leaf is called ?
  • A
    Vein
  • B
    Petiole
  • Midrib
  • D
    Lamina
Answer
Correct option: C.
Midrib
Midrib
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MCQ 331 Mark
Which of the following terms constitute the female part of the flower.
  • A
    Sepals, petal and stamen.
  • Stigma, style and ovary.
  • C
    Ovary, stamen and stigma.
  • D
    Ovary, style and stamen.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Stigma, style and ovary.

The pistil or carpel is the female part of a flower. It is made up of three parts as: Stigma Top part of pistil. It is sticky and receives pollen. Style Middle part of pistil. It is a tube that connects stigma to ovary.
Ovary Swollen part at the bottom of pistil that contains ovules.

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MCQ 341 Mark
Leaves are green due to presence of green pigment called:
  • Chlorophyll
  • B
    Leucoplasts
  • C
    Xanthophylls
  • D
    Hydrophytes
Answer
Correct option: A.
Chlorophyll
Leaves are green due to presence of green pigment called chlorophyll which is present inside chloroplast.
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MCQ 351 Mark
Which of the following in used to test the presence of starch?
  • A
    Copper sulphate.
  • Iodine.
  • C
    Sugar.
  • D
    Water.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Iodine.
Iodine.
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MCQ 361 Mark
Find the odd one out:
  • A
    Ovary, style, stigma.
  • B
    Filament, anther, pollen.
  • Beetroot, potato, carrot.
  • D
    Potato, carrot, radish.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Beetroot, potato, carrot.
Beet root is and underground root whereas potato and carrot are underground stem.
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MCQ 371 Mark
. is the part of the stem between two nodes.
  • A
    Node
  • B
    Midrib
  • Internode
  • D
    Veins
Answer
Correct option: C.
Internode
Internode is the part of the stem between two nodes.
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MCQ 381 Mark
The arrangement of leaves at a node is:
  • Phyllotaxy
  • B
    Stamen
  • C
    Petals
  • D
    Sepals
Answer
Correct option: A.
Phyllotaxy
The arrangement of leaves at a node is phyllotaxy.
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MCQ 391 Mark
Pollen grains are produced inside
  • Anther
  • B
    Pistil
  • C
    Stigma
  • D
    Ovary
Answer
Correct option: A.
Anther
Pollen grains are produced inside anther of the stamen that produce male gametes. Pollen from the anther is transferred to stigma of another flower through wind or animal. It reaches the female part at the stigma to produce new plant.
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MCQ 401 Mark
A tomato plant has stems of which colour?
  • Green.
  • B
    Red.
  • C
    Sometimes green, sometimes red.
  • D
    Neither green nor red.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Green.
The stem of tomato plant is green.
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MCQ 411 Mark
Those roots come out from the base of stem is:
  • A
    Taproot
  • Fibrous roots
  • C
    Veins
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Fibrous roots

Fibrous roots come out from the base of stem.

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MCQ 421 Mark
Which of the following is the female reproductive part of flower?
  • A
    Sepal.
  • B
    Androecium.
  • Gynoecium.
  • D
    Petal.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Gynoecium.
Gynoecium.
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MCQ 431 Mark
Direction: Match Column$-I$ with Column$-II$ and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns.
S.No.
Column-$I$
S.No.
Column-$II$
$A.$
Tap root
$(p)$
The part of leaf.
$B.$
Fibrous roots
$(q)$
The main root of plants with reticulate venation.
$C.$
Stem
$(r)$
Found in plants with parallel venation.
$D.$
Petiole
$(s)$
Conducts water.
  • A
    $A-(p), B-(q), C-(r), D-(s)$
  • $A-(q), B-(r), C-(s), D-(p)$
  • C
    $A-(r), B-(s), C-(p), D-(q)$
  • D
    $A-(s), B-(p), C-(q), D-(r)$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$A-(q), B-(r), C-(s), D-(p)$
$A-(q), B-(r), C-(s), D-(p)$
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MCQ 441 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage If you look at a leaf carefully you can easily see some lines on the leaf. These lines are called veins. In some cases you can see a thick vein in the middle of the leaf. This vein is called midrib. The design made by veins is called the leaf venation. Parallel venation can be seen in:
  • Leaves of grass.
  • B
    Leaves of Peepal tree.
  • C
    Both of the above.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Leaves of grass.
Parallel venation can be seen in leaves of grass.
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MCQ 451 Mark
The arrangement of leaves at a node is:
  • Phyllotaxy
  • B
    Stamen
  • C
    Petals
  • D
    Sepals
Answer
Correct option: A.
Phyllotaxy
The arrangement of leaves at a node is phyllotaxy.
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MCQ 461 Mark
Direction: Match Column$-I$ with Column$-II$ and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns.
S.No.
Column - $I$
S.No.
Column - $II$
$A.$
Ovary
$(p)$
The slender, elongated portion of pistil.
$B.$
Ovule
$(q)$
The upper two lobed part of a plant stamen.
$C.$
Pistil
$(r)$
Enlarged basal portion of pistil.
$D.$
Style
$(s)$
An oval body in ovary of a flower which develops into a seed.
  • A
    $A-(p), B-(q), C-(r), D-(s)$
  • B
    $A-(r), B-(s), C-(p), D-(q)$
  • $A-(r), B-(s), C-(q), D-(p)$
  • D
    $A-(p), B-(s), C-(r), D-(q)$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$A-(r), B-(s), C-(q), D-(p)$
$A-(r), B-(s), C-(q), D-(p)$
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MCQ 471 Mark
The lines on the broad green part of the leaf are called:
  • A
    Lamina.
  • Veins.
  • C
    Venation.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Veins.
The lines on the broad green part of leaf are called veins.
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MCQ 481 Mark
The food produced in the leaves is in the form of:
  • Starch.
  • B
    Proteins.
  • C
    Chlorophyll.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Starch.
The food produced in the leaves is in the form of starch.
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MCQ 491 Mark
In leaves the veins run parallel to each other in:
  • A
    Reticulate venation
  • Parallel venation
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Parallel venation
In leaves the veins runs parallel to each other in parallel venation.
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MCQ 501 Mark
A process in which water comes out from the leaves in the form of vapour is:
  • A
    Photosynthesis
  • Transpiration
  • C
    Venation
  • D
    Conduction
Answer
Correct option: B.
Transpiration
Transpiration is a process in which water comes from the leaves in the form of vapour.
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MCQ 511 Mark
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
  • A
    Roots conduct water to the leaves.
  • B
    The number of petals and sepals in a flower is always equal.
  • Leaves produce food for the plant.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Leaves produce food for the plant.
Leaves produce food for the plant.
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MCQ 521 Mark
A plant has weak stem and cannot stand upright. It spreads on the ground. It may be called:
  • A
    Herb.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • Creeper.
  • D
    Climber.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Creeper.
It is a creeper.
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MCQ 531 Mark
The part of the leaf by which it is attached to the stem is called:
  • Petiole.
  • B
    Lamina.
  • C
    Veins.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Petiole.
Petiole.
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MCQ 541 Mark
Select the plant whose roots store food for future use:
  • A
    Turnip.
  • B
    Sweet potato.
  • C
    Tapioca.
  • All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
The roots of all these plants store food for future use.
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MCQ 551 Mark
The water is released:
  • A
    By plants into air by process of transpiration.
  • B
    Through leaves in the form of water vapour.
  • Both the above.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both the above.
Plants release a lot of water into the air by transpiration. The water is released through leaves in the form of water vapours.
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MCQ 561 Mark
The flat green portion of the leaf is called:
  • A
    Petiole.
  • Lamina.
  • C
    Leaflet.
  • D
    Stipule.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Lamina.
Lamina.
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MCQ 571 Mark
The prominent parts of the open flower are called ______ ?
  • A
    Sepals
  • Petals
  • C
    Pistil
  • D
    Stamens
Answer
Correct option: B.
Petals
Petals
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MCQ 581 Mark
The root absorbs water from the:
  • A
    Stem
  • Soil
  • C
    Branches
  • D
    Flower
Answer
Correct option: B.
Soil
The root absorb water from the soil.
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MCQ 591 Mark
Which of the following is the correct match between the characteristics of stem and the category of plant?
  • Weak stem which cannot stand upright: Creeper.
  • B
    Green tender stem: Shrub.
  • C
    Thick, hard stem with branching near: Tree the base.
  • D
    Thick, hard stem with branches high: Herb on the plant.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Weak stem which cannot stand upright: Creeper.

A creeper is a plant having thin, long and weak stem, which cannot stand upright and spreads on the ground, e.g. Money plant. The rest can be corrected as:
Shrub Hard woody stem with branching near the base, e.g. Jasmine.
Tree Hard thick woody stem with branching much above the ground on the stem, e.g. Banyan, neem
Herb Non-woody, soft delicate, green tender stem e.g. Sunflower, tomato.

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MCQ 601 Mark
Lemon tree belongs to which category?
  • A
    Herb.
  • Shrub.
  • C
    Tree.
  • D
    Can't say.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Shrub.
It is a shrub. It is taller and has a hard stem.
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MCQ 621 Mark
The branches of this root arise from a thick structure under the ground are:
  • Taproot
  • B
    Fibrous roots
  • C
    Veins
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Taproot
The branches of this root arise from a thick structure under the ground are taproot.
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MCQ 631 Mark
Which part of the plant joins leaf and root ?
  • A
    Branches
  • B
    Buds
  • C
    Flowers
  • Stem
Answer
Correct option: D.
Stem
Stem joins leaf and root.
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MCQ 641 Mark
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
  • Creepers are plants having weak stems that cannot stand upright and spread on ground.
  • B
    The part of the leaf by which it is attached to the stem is called lamina.
  • C
    Herbs have a hard stem.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Creepers are plants having weak stems that cannot stand upright and spread on ground.
It is called petiole and not lamina the part of leaf attached to stem. Herbs have green, tender stem.
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MCQ 651 Mark
Plants with weak stem that cannot stand upright and spread on the ground are called:
  • Trees
  • B
    Creepers
  • C
    Plants
  • D
    All of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Trees
Plants with weak stem that cannot stand upright and spread on the ground are creepers.
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MCQ 661 Mark
The plants having leaves with parallel venation have _________.
  • A
    Taproots.
  • B
    Lateral roots.
  • Fibrous roots.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Fibrous roots.
The plants having leaves with parallel venation have fibrous roots.
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MCQ 671 Mark
The Picture below shows a pistil. Label its parts $A, B, C$ correctly.
  • A
    $A-$style, $B-$stigma, $C-$ovary.
  • $A-$stigma, $B-$style, $C-$ovary.
  • C
    $A-$ovary, $B-$style, $C-$stigma.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
$A-$stigma, $B-$style, $C-$ovary.

It correctly represents various parts.

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MCQ 681 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage If you look at a leaf carefully you can easily see some lines on the leaf. These lines are called veins. In some cases you can see a thick vein in the middle of the leaf. This vein is called midrib. The design made by veins is called the leaf venation. The pattern of veins of the leaf is called:
  • Leaf venation.
  • B
    Reticulate venation.
  • C
    Parallel venation.
  • D
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Leaf venation.
Leaf venation.
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MCQ 691 Mark
A process in which water comes out from the leaves in the form of vapour is:
  • A
    Photosynthesis
  • Transpiration
  • C
    Venation
  • D
    Conduction
Answer
Correct option: B.
Transpiration
Transpiration is a process in which water comes from the leaves in the form of vapour.
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MCQ 701 Mark
Name plants which have roots outside the soil.
  • A
    Sugarcane
  • B
    Money plant
  • C
    Banyan
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these

Sugarcane, money plant and banyan have roots outside the soil.

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MCQ 721 Mark
Leaf venation and type of root is correctly paired in
  • Parallel venation, fibrous roots.
  • B
    Parallel venation, taproot.
  • C
    No relation exists in leaf venation and type of roots.
  • D
    Reticulate venation, fibrous roots.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Parallel venation, fibrous roots.
Plants with parallel leaf venation have fibrous roots while plants with reticulate leaf venation have taproots.
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MCQ 731 Mark
.. are joints on stem from which leaves or branches arise.
  • A
    Midrib
  • B
    Viens
  • C
    Leaf venation
  • Node
Answer
Correct option: D.
Node
Node are joints on stem from which leaves or branches arise.
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MCQ 741 Mark
In a rose flower, we find:
  • Many sepals which are colored.
  • B
    Stamen are joined to petals.
  • C
    Pistil is not present.
  • D
    All of the above are correct.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Many sepals which are colored.
Except, all others are incorrect.
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MCQ 751 Mark
The process by which water and minerals travel up the stem is called:
  • A
    Photosynthesis
  • B
    Venation
  • C
    Transpiration
  • Conduction
Answer
Correct option: D.
Conduction
The process by which water and minerals travel up the stem is called conduction.
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MCQ 761 Mark
The swollen part of the pistil is:
  • A
    Ovules
  • B
    Petals
  • Ovary
  • D
    Sepals
Answer
Correct option: C.
Ovary
The swollen part of the pistil is ovary.
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MCQ 771 Mark
Which plant has prop roots?
$(p)$ Bamboo $(q)$ Sugarcane $(r)$ Banyan.
  • A
    Only $p.$
  • B
    $(p)$ and $(q).$
  • $p, q$ and $r.$
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
$p, q$ and $r.$
$p, q$ and $r.$
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MCQ 781 Mark
Flowers that have stamens and no pistils are:
  • Male flowers
  • B
    Female flowers
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Male flowers
Flowers that have stamens and no pistil are male flowers.
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MCQ 791 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage Various parts of a plant are stem, branches, roots, leaves, flowers and fruits. Plants are classified on the basis of differences in their heights, stems and branches. Branches grow in some plants close to the ground and in some plants higher up on the stems. A plant has green and tender stem. The plant is most likely to belong to which category?
  • Herb.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • C
    Tree.
  • D
    Can't predict.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Herb.
hese are characteristics of stem of a herb.
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MCQ 801 Mark
The leaf has a network of veins on both sides of the midrib in:
  • Reticulate venation
  • B
    Parallel venation
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Reticulate venation

The leaf has a network of vie ns on both sides of the midrib in reticulate venation.

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MCQ 811 Mark
The net-like design on both sides of midrib is called _____ ?
  • A
    Leaf venation
  • B
    Parallel venation
  • Reticulate venation
  • D
    Lamina
Answer
Correct option: C.
Reticulate venation
Reticulate venation
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MCQ 821 Mark
Those plants have branches arising from the base of the stem and their stem is hard and woody are called:
  • A
    Trees
  • B
    Herbs
  • Shrubs
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Shrubs
Some plants have branches arising from the base of the stem and their stem is hard and woody are called shrubs.
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MCQ 831 Mark
In a mango tree the branches appear:
  • A
    At the base of stem.
  • Higher up on the stem.
  • C
    No where on the stem.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Higher up on the stem.
In a mango tree branches appear, higher upon the stem.
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MCQ 841 Mark
Male reproductive part of flower is
  • A
    Sepals.
  • B
    Petals.
  • Stamens.
  • D
    Pistil.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Stamens.
Stamen is male reproductive part.
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MCQ 851 Mark
Which of the following combination of features would you observe in grass?
  • Parallel venation and fibrous root.
  • B
    Parallel venation and tap root.
  • C
    Reticulate venation and fibrous root.
  • D
    Reticulate venation and tap root.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Parallel venation and fibrous root.
Grass has parallel venation in leaves (veins run parallel to one another on both sides of the mid rib) and fibrous root system (bunch of similar size fibre-like roots).
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MCQ 861 Mark
Which of the following is not a correct match?
  • A
    Petiole: attaches leaf to stem.
  • B
    Lamina: green flat part of leaf.
  • C
    Margin: gives shape to the leaf.
  • Veins: transpiration.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Veins: transpiration.
Veins provide support to the leaf and carry water and dissolved minerals to the leaf and food away from the leaf. Transpiration takes place through the minute pores on the surface of a leaf called, stomata (transpiration is evaporation of water from plants).
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MCQ 871 Mark
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
  • Leaf venation is the pattern of veins of leaf.
  • B
    In the process of photosynthesis plants absorb nitrogen and carbon dioxide from atmospheric air.
  • C
    Stems anchor the plants firmly in the soil.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Leaf venation is the pattern of veins of leaf.
Nitrogen is not absorbed in photosynthesis. More over roots anchor the plant.
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MCQ 881 Mark
Plants with weak stems that take support and climb up are called ?
  • A
    Tree
  • Climber
  • C
    Creeper
  • D
    Shrub
Answer
Correct option: B.
Climber
Climber
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MCQ 891 Mark

Observe the figures given below:

After a week $($Fig. $IV)$ the weed in pot $'A'$ was healthy and that in pot $'B'$ started wilting and drying up. It shows that
  • A
    Starch is present in the leaves.
  • B
    For photo synthesis, the presence of sunlight is necessary.
  • C
    Transpiration cannot occur in absence of water.
  • Water is absorbed by roots and transported to other plant parts.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Water is absorbed by roots and transported to other plant parts.

Since roots of plant 'B' were cut before planting it $($Fig. $II),$ it failed to absorb water from soil.

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MCQ 901 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage Various parts of a plant are stem, branches, roots, leaves, flowers and fruits. Plants are classified on the basis of differences in their heights, stems and branches. Branches grow in some plants close to the ground and in some plants higher up on the stems. Select the one in which the branches appear higher up on the stem:
  • A
    Brinjal.
  • B
    Wheat.
  • Mango.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Mango.

In a mango tree the branches appear, higher-up on the stem.

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MCQ 911 Mark
The part marked $'A'$ in the figure of cucumber plant is called:
  • A
    Prop root.
  • Tendril.
  • C
    Climber.
  • D
    Petiole.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Tendril.

(Note: In climbing plants, it refers to slender, elongated structure which serves as an organ of attachment, may be modified stem, leaf or stipule).

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MCQ 921 Mark
When the inner part of an ovary of a flower were observed with the help of a lens, some small beadlike structures are observed. These are called:
  • A
    Anther.
  • B
    Stamen.
  • Ovule.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Ovule.
Small beads like structures inside the ovary of a flower are called ovules.
 
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MCQ 931 Mark
Why do we eat roots of turnip?
  • Food is stored in them.
  • B
    Starch is prepared in them.
  • C
    It is a green vegetable.
  • D
    It is easily available.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Food is stored in them.
The food is prepared in leaves of plants and it travels through the stem and is stored indifferent parts of plant.
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MCQ 941 Mark
Read the following sentences about photosynthesis:
  1. Sunlight, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll and water are necessary.
  2. Oxygen is absorbed.
  3. Leaves carry out photosynthesis.
  4. Proteins are made during photosynthesis.
Choose the correct pair of sentences that are true to photosynthesis
  • A
    $(iii)$ and $(iv)$
  • $(i)$ and $(iii)$
  • C
    $(ii)$ and $(iv)$
  • D
    $(i)$ and $(iv)$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$(i)$ and $(iii)$

Statements $(i)$ and $(iii)$ are correct. Photosynthesis is the process by which leaves prepare food. Sunlight, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll and water are necessary for it.
The other sentences can be corrected as:

  1. Oxygen is released (not absorbed) during this process.
  2. Carbohydrates (not proteins) are made during photosynthesis.
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MCQ 951 Mark
Those roots come out from the base of stem is:
  • A
    Taproot
  • Fibrous roots
  • C
    Veins
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Fibrous roots
Fibrous roots come out from the base of stem.
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MCQ 961 Mark
Line likes structures can be seen on the surface of leaves are called:
  • A
    Petiole
  • Veins
  • C
    Lamina
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Veins
Line likes structures can be seen on the surface of leaves are called veins.
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MCQ 971 Mark
Which of the following is given out during the process of photosynthesis?
  • A
    Water vapours.
  • B
    Carbon dioxide.
  • Oxygen.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Oxygen.
Oxygen.
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MCQ 981 Mark
The small leaf-like structures of flower is called _____ ?
  • Sepals
  • B
    Petals
  • C
    Pistil
  • D
    Stamens
Answer
Correct option: A.
Sepals
Sepals
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MCQ 991 Mark
Tiny pores on the lower surface of leaves are called
  • A
    Bores
  • Stomata
  • C
    Guard cell
  • D
    Lenticels
Answer
Correct option: B.
Stomata
Tiny pores on the lower surface of leaves are called stomata.
Stomata is responsible for exchange of gases and transpiration.
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MCQ 1001 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage Various parts of a plant are stem, branches, roots, leaves, flowers and fruits. Plants are classified on the basis of differences in their heights, stems and branches. Branches grow in some plants close to the ground and in some plants higher up on the stems. On the basis of height and other characteristics Neem plant is classified as:
  • A
    Herb.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • Tree.
  • D
    Any of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Tree.
It is quite tall and classified as tree.
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MCQ 1011 Mark
Water moves up in the stem and goes to which part of plant?
  • A
    Stem.
  • B
    Leaves.
  • C
    Flowers.
  • Plant parts attached to stem.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Plant parts attached to stem.
Water goes to leaves and other plant parts attached to the stem. (Leaves are attached to the stem).
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MCQ 1021 Mark
A wheat plant belongs to the category of:
  • Herb.
  • B
    Shrub.
  • C
    Tree.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Herb.
It is a herb. It is of a short height.
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MCQ 1031 Mark
Primary function of leaf is to:
  • A
    Transport food
  • B
    Develop leaflets
  • C
    Store food
  • Prepare food
Answer
Correct option: D.
Prepare food
Primary function of the leaf is to prepare food by the process of photosynthesis in the presence of sunlight. It also helps interchange of gases between atmosphere and plant body. Leaves also help in transpiration.
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MCQ 1041 Mark
Name plants which have roots outside the soil.
  • A
    Sugarcane
  • B
    Money plant
  • C
    Banyan
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
Sugarcane, money plant and banyan have roots outside the soil.
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MCQ 1051 Mark
To test the presence of starch, why is leaf covered with spirit?
  • A
    To kill the leaf.
  • To dissolve chlorophyll.
  • C
    To remove starch.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
To dissolve chlorophyll.
To dissolve chlorophyll.
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MCQ 1071 Mark
Direction: Match Column$-I$ with Column$-II$ and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns.
S.No.
Column-$I$
S.No.
Column-$II$
$A.$
Stamens
$(p)$
The portion of the pistil receiving the pollen.
$B.$
Filament
$(q)$
The female structure of a flower.
$C.$
Pistil
$(r)$
The stalk of an anther.
$D.$
Stigma
$(s)$
It is an inner part of a flower.
  • $A-(s), B-(r), C-(q), D-(p)$
  • B
    $A-(s), B-(q), C-(r), D-(p)$
  • C
    $A-(r), B-(s), C-(p), D-(q)$
  • D
    $A-(q), B-(r), C-(s), D-(p)$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$A-(s), B-(r), C-(q), D-(p)$
$A-(s), B-(r), C-(q), D-(p)$
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MCQ 1081 Mark
Which one of the following is a function of leaves?
  • A
    Photosynthesis.
  • B
    Transpiration.
  • Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    Support fruits.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$

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MCQ 1091 Mark
The broad , green part of the leaf is called ?
  • A
    Vein
  • B
    Petiole
  • C
    Midrib
  • Lamina
Answer
Correct option: D.
Lamina
Lamina
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MCQ 1101 Mark
part of plants absorb water and minerals from the soil ?
  • A
    Leaf
  • Root
  • C
    Stem
  • D
    Flowe
Answer
Correct option: B.
Root
Root
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MCQ 1111 Mark
In plants of gourd and cucurbita, some thread like structures arise from the stem that helps the plants to climb. These structures are called:
  • A
    Leaf tendrils.
  • B
    Thorns.
  • C
    Spines.
  • Stem tendrils.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Stem tendrils.
These are called stem tendrils.
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MCQ 1121 Mark
Different flowers have petals of:
  • Different colour.
  • B
    Same colour.
  • C
    Mixed colours.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Different colour.
Different flowers have petals of different colours.
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MCQ 1131 Mark
The innermost part of flower is called _____ ?
  • A
    Sepals
  • B
    Petals
  • Pistil
  • D
    Stamens
Answer
Correct option: C.
Pistil
Pistil
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MCQ 1141 Mark
The tendril in a pea plant is a modified:
  • Leaf.
  • B
    Stem.
  • C
    Stipules.
  • D
    Flower.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Leaf.
Leaf.
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MCQ 1151 Mark
Which part of the plant joins leaf and root ?
  • A
    Branches
  • B
    Buds
  • C
    Flowers
  • Stem
Answer
Correct option: D.
Stem
Stem joins leaf and root.
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MCQ 1161 Mark
The part of a leaf by which it is attached to the stem is called:
  • Petiole
  • B
    Veins
  • C
    Lamina
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Petiole
The part of a leaf by which is attached to the stem is called petiole.
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MCQ 1171 Mark
The veins of leaves of grass are parallel to one another, this is called ______ ?
  • A
    Leaf venation
  • Parallel venation
  • C
    Reticulate venation
  • D
    Lamina
Answer
Correct option: B.
Parallel venation
Parallel venation
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MCQ 1181 Mark
Pistil is the:
  • A
    Inner most part of the flower.
  • B
    Female structure of the flower.
  • Both the above.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both the above.
Pistil is the female structure of a flower it is the inner most part of the flower.
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MCQ 1191 Mark
The distribution of veins in the leaves is:
  • A
    Midrib
  • B
    Veins
  • Leaf venation
  • D
    Node
Answer
Correct option: C.
Leaf venation
The distribution of veins in the leaves is leaf venation.
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MCQ 1201 Mark
Flowers that have stamens and no pistils are:
  • Male flowers
  • B
    Female flowers
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Male flowers
Flowers that have stamens and no pistil are male flowers.
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MCQ 1211 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage To see the inner parts of the flower clearly, you have to cut it open, if its petals are joined, e.g. In Datura and other bell shaped flowers, the petals have to be cut length wise so that inner parts can be seen clearly. The flowers in a Datura plant:
  • A
    Are bell shaped.
  • B
    The petals of Datura flower are to be cut lengthwise and spread to see its inner part clearly.
  • Both the above are correct.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both the above are correct.
Both the above are correct.
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MCQ 1221 Mark
The broad green part of the leaf is called:
  • A
    Petiole
  • B
    Veins
  • Lamina
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Lamina
The broad green part of the leaf is called lamina.
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MCQ 1231 Mark
Which type of veins are present in grass?
  • A
    Mid-rib.
  • B
    Reticulate venation.
  • Parallel venation.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Parallel venation.
In leaves of grass, we find parallel venation.
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MCQ 1241 Mark
The plants which have a hard, brown and thick stem and have branches arising from the upper part of the stem are called:
  • Trees
  • B
    Herbs
  • C
    Shrubs
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Trees
Some plants have a hard, brown and thick stem and have branches arising from the upper part of stem are called trees.
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MCQ 1251 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage To see the inner parts of the flower clearly, you have to cut it open, if its petals are joined, e.g. In Datura and other bell shaped flowers, the petals have to be cut length wise so that inner parts can be seen clearly. You are given a bell shaped flower and you are asked to cut the flower in such a way that itsinner parts can be seen clearly. You will:
  • A
    Cut the petals length wise.
  • Cut the petals length wise and spread out.
  • C
    Cut it open if its petals are joined.
  • D
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Cut the petals length wise and spread out.
Cut the petals lengthwise and spread out so that inner parts can be seen clearly.
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MCQ 1261 Mark
Petals are:
  • A
    Modified leaf.
  • B
    Usually colored.
  • C
    Forms part of corolla of flower.
  • All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
All of these.
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MCQ 1271 Mark
Write down the name of two small plants growing in your neighbourhood.
  • A
    Neem
  • B
    Tulsi
  • C
    Money plant
  • $(B)$ and $(C)$ both
Answer
Correct option: D.
$(B)$ and $(C)$ both
Tulsi and money plant are small plants.
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MCQ 1281 Mark
In which of the following plants the stem is very weak and needs support?
  • A
    Gourd.
  • B
    Cucurbita.
  • Both of these.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both of these.
In both cases (i.e. gourd and cucurbit a plants), the stem is very weak and needs support.
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MCQ 1291 Mark
The most beautiful part of plant is:
  • A
    Branches
  • Flowers
  • C
    Leaves
  • D
    Stems
Answer
Correct option: B.
Flowers
Flower is the most beautiful part of plant. Generally it is colourful.
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MCQ 1301 Mark
Which is an example of a shrub?
  • A
    Spinach.
  • B
    Mango tree.
  • C
    Tomato plant.
  • Lemon.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Lemon.
Spinach and tomato are herbs while mango is a tree. So lemon is a shrub.
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MCQ 1311 Mark
Direction: Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage If you look at a leaf carefully you can easily see some lines on the leaf. These lines are called veins. In some cases you can see a thick vein in the middle of the leaf. This vein is called midrib. The design made by veins is called the leaf venation. Veins of a leaf can be seen on:
  • Lamina of leaf.
  • B
    Petiole of leaf.
  • C
    Both on petiole and lamina of leaf.
  • D
    All of the above are correct.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Lamina of leaf.
Veins can be seen on lamina.
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MCQ 1321 Mark
Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ?
  • A
    Tree
  • B
    Climber
  • Creeper
  • D
    Shrub
Answer
Correct option: C.
Creeper
Creeper
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MCQ 1331 Mark
A cactus plant grows in desert and its leaves are modified into spines. So, which part of cactus then performs photosynthesis?
  • A
    Roots.
  • Stem.
  • C
    Spines.
  • D
    Flowers.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Stem.
Stem.
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MCQ 1341 Mark
Parallel venation is not found in
  • A
    Sugarcane.
  • Peepal.
  • C
    Maize.
  • D
    Wheat.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Peepal.
In peepal, reticulate venation.
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MCQ 1351 Mark
Those plants have a green and soft stem are called:
  • A
    Trees
  • Herbs
  • C
    Shrubs
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Herbs
Those plants have a green and soft stem are called herbs.
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MCQ 1361 Mark
Which of the following is not the primary function of stem?
  • A
    Conduction of water.
  • Photosynthesis.
  • C
    Formation of branches.
  • D
    Bears flowers and fruits.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is not the primary function of stem. It is a function of leaves. Whereas, conduction of water and minerals from roots to other parts, formation of branches, bearing flowers and fruits and holding the plant upright are main functions of a stem.
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MCQ 1371 Mark
The out side the soil gives support to the branches of the plants and trees due to which they do not break.
  • A
    Stem
  • B
    Soil
  • C
    Branches
  • Roots
Answer
Correct option: D.
Roots
The roots out side the soil gives support to the branches of the plants and trees duo to which they do not break.
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MCQ 1381 Mark
The stem of tomato plant is _____________.
  • Tender.
  • B
    Thick.
  • C
    Hard.
  • D
    Thin.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Tender.
Tomato plant has a tender stem.
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MCQ 1391 Mark
The root absorbs water from the:
  • A
    Stem
  • Soil
  • C
    Branches
  • D
    Flower
Answer
Correct option: B.
Soil
The root absorb water from the soil.
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MCQ 1401 Mark
The process of loss of water by a plant through leaves is called
  • A
    Evaporation.
  • B
    Condensation.
  • C
    Photosynthesis.
  • Transpiration.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Transpiration.
The process of losing water by leaves is called transpiration.
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MCQ 1411 Mark
The plants having weak stem and take support on neighbouring structures is called a:
  • A
    Creeper.
  • Climber.
  • C
    Both of these.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Climber.
Climber.
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MCQ 1421 Mark
Which part of spinach is used as vegetable?
  • A
    Stems
  • B
    Roots
  • Leaves
  • D
    Modified roots
Answer
Correct option: C.
Leaves

 The leaves of spinach is used as a vegetable which contain Iron, and protein in large quantity. Spinach has high nutritional value. Along with Iron and protein it contains Vitamin $A, B, C$ and $K$ along with magnesium and calcium in small amounts.

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