C.P.M.T. Entrance Exam. , 2008 Botany : Solved Paper
1. Match column A (Types of fruits) with column B (Examples) then select the correct answer from the options given below—
Column A
a. Lomentum
b. Samara
c. Achene
d. Amphisacra
Column B
1. Aegle
2. Mirabilis
3. Acacia
4. Acer
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
2. Phototropic and geotropic movements in plants have been traced to be linked with—
(A) Auxin
(B) Gibberellin
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Specific enzymes
3. The first case of polyembryony was reported in certain orange seeds by—
(A) Brawn
(B) Nawaschin
(C) Maheswari
(D) None of the above
4. When the change from sol into gel is reversible, the colloid is called—
(A) Gelation
(B) Solation
(C) Suspension
(D) Reversible colloid
5. The nuclear spindle consists of—
(A) One type of fibre
(B) Two types of fibres
(C) Three types of fibres
(D) Four types of fibres
6. Which of the following types of RNA takes a message from DNA in the nucleus to the
ribosomes in the cytoplasm ?
(A) m-RNA
(B) r-RNA
(C) t-RNA
(D) All of the above
7. ‘The imbibition theory of ascent of sap’ was first suggested by—
(A) Strasburger
(B) Bose
(C) Fischer
(D) Sachs
8. The maximum transpiration occurs in—
(A) Mesophytic plants
(B) Hydrophytic plants
(C) Xerophytic plants
(D) All algae except cyanobacteria
9. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called—
(A) Percolation
(B) Conduction
(C) Leaching
(D) Transpiration
10. One of the important evolutionary features of alternation of generation from algae to
flowering plants is—
(A) Gradual elaboration of sporophyte
(B) Gradual elaboration of gametophyte
(C) Gradual elaboration of both sporophyte and gametophyte
(D) Elimination of sporophyte
11. Circular DNA is found in—
(A) Chloroplasts
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Bacteria
(D) All of the above
