SSB Odisha Lecturer 2021: Lecturer recruitment for non-government aided colleges, Botany
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1. F. F. Fritsch clasgified algae into: (C) Nucule
(A) 7 Divisions (D) Carpogonium
(B) 11 Classes 6. Aseptate mycelium is the
(c) e Phyla characteristic feature of ctass :
(D) 4 Groups (A) Phycomycetes
(B) Ascomycetes
2. Which is an algaldisease ?
(C) Basidiomycetes
(A) Rustof coffee
(D) Fungilmperfecti
(B) Red rustof tea
(C) Rustof wheat 7. Gametangialcopulationiscommon
in:
(D) White rust of mustard
(A) Phycomycetes
3. ln case of Oedogonium, dwarf
(B) Zygomycetes
males'are borne on which form ?
(C) Ascomycetes
(A) Macrandrous
(D) Mp<omycetes
(B) Nanandrous
(C) Male
8. Typical black colourof bread mold is
due to its :
(D) Female
(A) Mycelium
4. Fucoxanthin occurs in :
(B) Sporangium
(A) Chlorophyceae (C) Rhizoids
(B) Cyanophyceae (D) Gametangia
(C) Phaeophyceae
9. All species of Penicillium bearing
(D) Rhodophyceae ascocarps are :
5. The female sex organ in (A) Homothallic
Polysiphonia is called : (B) Secondaryhomothallic
(A) Archegonium (C) Bipolarheterothallic
(B) Oogonium (D) Tetrapolarheterothallic
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10. Which type of rust Puccinia (C) Coppercompound
graminis tritici is ? (D) Arsenic compound
(A) Homoecious and microcyclic
14. Allviruses are:
(B) Homoecious and macrocyclic
(A) Facultative intracellular
(C) Heteroecious and microcyclic parasites
(D) Heteroecious and macrocyclic (B) Facultative intercellularpara-
11. Which one of the following comes sites
under hypoplastic disease (C) Obligateintracellularparasites
symptoms of plants ? (D) Obligate intercellularparasites
(A) Blisht
15. The capsid of TMV is composed
(B) Rot of:
(C) Chlorosis (A) 2lSOidentical capsomeres
(D) Canker (B) 2130 non-identical capso-
12. Thefamous lrishfamine in 1845was meres
caused due to : (C) 21300 identical capsomeres
(A) Late blight of potato (D) 21300 non-identical capso-
(B) Smutofsugarcane meres
(C) Rustof wheat 16. Bacteriophages which show
(D) Loosesmutofwheat lysogenic cycle are called :
13. Bordeaux mixture, the most (A) Vegetative phages
commonly used fungicide, is a : (B) Temperate phages
(A) Silvercompound (C) Virulentphages
(B) Mercurycompound (D) Avirutentphages
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17. Nitriffing bacteria are : (B) Chloroplast
(A) Photoautotrophs (C) Endoplasmicreticulum
(B) Chemoautotrophs (D), Lysosome
(C) Saprophytes 21. Which is NOT true about bryo-
(D) Parasites phytes ?
(A) Presence of a distinct
18. Teichoic acid is found in which
heteromorphic alternation of
group ?
generation
(A) Gram +ve bacteria
(B) Plant body represents
(B) Gram -ve bacteria
gametophyte
(c) Cyanobacteria
(C) Sexual reproduction is
(D) Mycoplasma Oogamoustype
19. The photosynthetic pigments (D) Archegonium possesses 7-B
in Cyanobacterial cells'are located neck canal cells, 2-3 ventral
in: canalcells and an egg cel!
(A) Chromatophore 22. Riccia thallus possesses :
(B) Chromoplasm (A) Unicellular s.cales and
unicellular rhizoids
(C) Centroplasm
(D) Chloroplast
(B) Multicellular scales and
unicellular rhizoids
20. Mesosomes of bacteria are
(C) Unicellular scales and
analogous to of
' multicellular rhizoids
eukaryotic cells.
(D) Multicellular scales and
(A) Mitochondria multicellularrhizoids
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23. ln case of Marchantia, each group 26. Dense surface covering by
of archegonia covered with a Sphagnum over water bodies gives
protective structure is called : the appearance of soil. This is
(A) Perigynium called:
(B) Perichaetium (A) Quacking bog
(C) Peristome (B) Peat bog
(D) Perisperm (C) Bog ioll
24. Which of the statements is true (D) eog moss
regarding Anthoceros ?
27. Meristele is a part of :
(A) Elaters develop from amphi-
(A) Protostele
thecium
(B) Solenostele
(B) Elaters develop from
endothecium
(C) Dictyostete
(C) Pseudo-elaters develop from (D) Siphonostele
amphithecium 28. !n the stele of pteridophytes :
(D) Pseudo-elaters develop from (A) Vessels are absent but
endothecium
conipanion cetls are present
25. Which part of moss capsule is (B) Vessels are present but
haploid in nature ? companion cells are absent
(A) Operculum i
(C) Both vessels and companion
(B) Calyptra cells are present
(C) Annulus (D) Both vessels and companion
(D) Columella cells are absent
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29. Trabeculae of Selaginella are the 33. What is true about Lycopodium
modification of : gametophyte ?
(A) Epidermis (A) lt is heterothallic in allspecies
(B) Endodermis (B) lt is smalland inconspicuous in
L. clavatum
(C) Pericycle
(C) !t is large and subterranian in
(D) Cortex
L. cernuum
30. Antherozoids of Equisetum are: (D) lt is saprophytic and colourless
(A) Linear and biflagellate in L. phlegmaria
(B) Spiralandbiflagellate 34. Turpentine oil used in paint industries
(C) Linearandmultiflagellate is obtained from :
(D) Spiralandmultiflagellate (A) Cycas sp.
(B) Pinus sp.
31. ln case of rhizome of Marsilea, the
(C) Juniperus sp.
stele is:
(D) Gnetum sp.
(A) Haplostele
35. Ovule of Cycas is :
(B) Ectophloicsiphonostele
(A) Anatropous and unitegmic
(C) Amphiphloicsiphonostele
(B) Anatropous and bitegmic
(D) Actinostele
(C) Orthotropous and unitegmic
32. Which structure of fern is called (D) Orthotropous and bitegmic
frond ?
36. The wood of Pinus is :
(A) Young Plant
(A) Pycnoxylicwithvessels
(B) GametoPhYte (B) PycnoxYlicwithoutvessels
(C) Rachis (C) Monoxylicwithvessels
(D) Spore bearing leaf (D) Monoxylicwithoutvessels
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37 . Dwarf shoot of Pinus possesses : 41. Edible part of sweet potato is :
(A) Scale leaves only (A) Tap roottuber
(B) Foliage leaves only (B) Adventitiousroottuber
(c) Both scale and foliage leaves (C) Stem tuber
(D) No leaves
(D) Corm
38. The embryo sac of Gnetum is 42. A dicotyledonous plant with parallel
venation is found in :
type.
(A) Callophyltum
(A) Tetrasporic
(B) Bryophyllum
(B) Trisporic
(C) Myriophyllum
(C) Bisporic
(D) Epiphyllum
(D) Monosporic
43. ln case of Calotropis, phyllotaxy
39. The stele of Lyginopteris was :
is:
(A) Monostelichaplostele
(A) Spiral
(B) Monostelicsiphonostele
(B) Oppositesuperposed
(C) Polystelichaplostele (C) Opposite decussate
(D) Polystelicsiphonostele (D) Whorled
40. Each flower of Cycadeoidea is 44. Openiqrg of the flowers in a cymose
equivalentto: inflorescence is:
(A) Megasporophyll (A) Random
(B) Microsporophyil (B) Acropetal
(C) Ovule (C) Centripetal
(D) Strobilus (D) Centrifugat
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45. The characteristic fruit of family 49. Primary meristem is derived from :
Poaceae is:
(A) Promeristem
(A) Cypsela
(B) Apicalmeristem
(B) Caryopsis
(c) Lateralmeristem
(C) Siliqua
(D) lnter-calary meristem
(D) Lomentum
46. An aspect of flowers shown in floral 50. Which of the followings is an internal
formula but not in floraldiagram is: gland ?
(A) Floralsymmetry (A) Nectary
(B) Bracts and bracteoles (B) Digestive gland
(C) Cohesion of floralparts (C) Oilgland
(D) Position of ovary
(D) Hydathode
47. Didynamous androecium is found in
51. Periderm is composed of :
family:
(A) Brassicaceae (A) Periblem, plerome, phellem
(B) Fabaceae (B) Phellem, phellogen, periblem
(C) Asteraceae (C) Plerome, phellogen, phello-
(D) Lamiaceae derm
48. According to Hutchinson's system of (D) Phellem, phellogen,phelloderm
classification, which group is more 52. The cells functionally associated with
advanced in any one genus or
sieve tubes are :
family ?
(A) Passage cells
(A) Glinfbers
(B) Companion cells
(B) 'Shrubs
(C) Trees (C) Phloem parenchyma
(D) Perennials (D) Phloemfibres
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53. Anomaloussecondarygrowth inthe 57. Chromosome number of the
stem of Boerhaavia is due to the endosperm cells of hybrid seeds
formation of : raised by a cross between a diploid
(A) Successive rings of cambium female and a tetraploid male
(B) Phloem pockets angiospermic plant is 16. What will.
(C) lnterxylaryphloem be the chromosonie numbet of the
(D) lnterrylarycork endosperm cells of hybrid seeds
raised by a cross between a
54. ln case of diaich roots, the lateral
tetraploid female and a diploid male
roots arise from the pericycle at ihe
plant ?
region:
(A) ' Opposite the xylem bundles (A) 16
(B) Opposite the phloem bundles (B) 20
(C) Betweenthexylemand phloem (c) 24
bundles (D) 32
(D) Opposite both xyiem and
58. When embryo sacdevelopsfrom the
phloem bundles
cells of nucellus or integuments, the
55. Maturation . of stamens and phenomeno.n is called :
carpels of a flower at differenttimes
(A) Non-recurr6ntapomixis
is called :
(B) Generativeapomixis
(A) Dicliny
(C) Somatic apomixis
(B) Dichogamy
(C) Herkogamy (D) Adventiveembryony
(D) Heterostyly 59. Filiform apparatus is characteristic
feature of :
56. Perisperm is:
(A) Degeneratedsynergids (A) Cellularendospemr
(B) Atype of endosperm (B) Synergids
(c) Remains of nucellus (C) Endothecium
(?) Persistent integument (D) Aleurone
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60. Find the odd man out on the basis of (C) Little leaf
seed dispersal mechanism : (D) Brown heart
(A) Jaculators 64. Water absorbed by root hairs from
(B) Wings the soilis:
(C) Pappus (A) Surfacewater
a
(D) Coma (B) Gravitationalwater
61. Continuity of rytoplasm from one cell (C) Hygroscopicwater
to the adjacent cells in higher plants (D) Capillarywater
is established through :
65. Carbon dioxide acceptor in C. plants
(A) Apoplast is:
(B) Symplast (A) Phosphoglycericacid
(C) Tonoplast (B) Ribulose 1, 5 diphosphate
(D) Leucoplast (C) Phosphoenolpyruvate
(D) Glycolicacid
62. At incipient plasmolysis, water
potential (V) of a cell is assumed to 66. Which pigment system is inactivated
be equalto : during red drop ?
(A) v. * vp (A) PS r
(B) vo * v* (B) PS il
(c) vs (C) Both PS land PS ll
(D) Zero (D) Neither PS I nor PS ll
63. Copper deficiency causes a disease 67. The active form of enzyme Rubisco
in fruit trees called where is:
gums are secreted and dePosited on (A) Enzymealone
the bark. (B) Enzyme.CO, comPlex
(A) WhiP tail (C) Enzyme-COz-Mg2*comPlex
, (B) Exanthema (D) Enzyme-COr-Mn2*comPlex
(10) Contd.
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68. Which one of thefollowing enzymes (B) Transferase
. catalyzes the reversible reaction (c) Hydrolase
during glycolysis ?
(D) Exonuclease
(A) Hexokinase
72. The process of oxidation of ammonia
(B) Phosphofructokinase
to nitrites and nitrates by microbes
(C) Phosphoglycerylkinase is called :
(D) Pyruvic kinase (A) Ammonification
69 FAD acts as an electron acceptor in (B) Nitrogenation
between: (C) Nitrification
(A) lsocitricand Oxalosuccinicacid (D) Denitrification
(B) Succinic and Fumaric acid
73. Which is NOT a component of
(C) Fumaric and Malic acid phytochrome ?
(D) MalicandOxaloaceticacid
(A) Photoreceptordomain
70.. Correct sequence of electron (B) Protein kinase domain
acceptors inATP synthesis is : (C) Chromoplast
(A) Cyt a, a3, b, c, cl (D) Chromophore
:
(B) Cyt b, cl, c, a, a3
74. Which of the following pairs is NOT
(C) Cyt b, cl, c, a3, a
conectly matched ?
(D) Cyt c, c, b, a, a,
(A) GA- leaf fall
71. Select the type of enzyme involved (B) IAA - cell wallelongation
in the following reaction :
(c) Cytokinin - senescence
X-C-C-Y ->C=C+X-Y (D) Abscisic acid - stomatal
(A) Lyase closure
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75. Treatment of seeds at low (c) Attaining a large biomass
temperature under moist conditions (D) That they have important role
for a long period to break the in communitydynamics
dormancy is called :
79. Niche of a species in an ecosystem
(A) Stratification refers to its :
(B) Scarification (A) Centre of origin
(C) Chillins (B) Place of occurence
(D) Moisturization (C) Function at its place of
occurrence
76. The minimum time required for
(D) Competitiveability
stimulus to produce response in
plants is called : 80. BOD of a pond is very low means its
water is :
(A) Stimulation time
(A) Clean
(B) Rela:<ationtime
(B) Polluted
(C) Presentation time
(C) Contains more algae
(D) Reaction time
(D) Contains dissolved minerals
77. Amount of soi! water available to 81. Which statementisconectregarding
plants is called :
ion-channels ?
(A) Echhd (A) They are small extrinsic
(B) Chresard proteins
(C) Holard (B) Movement through them is by
' facilitated diffusion
(D) Field capacity
(C) Movementofions isfrom lower
78. Keystone species in communrty are to hig her concentration
those: (D) Only one type of ions Pass
(A) Presentin maximum number through the same tYPe of
(B) Thataremorefrequent channel
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82. Glyo4ysomes contain enzymes that (B) Dimerof a cyclin protein and a
initiate the conversion of : protein kinase
(A) Simple carbohydrates into (C) Dimerof cr-tubulinand p-tubulin
complex carbohydrates
(D) Tetramerof histone proteins
(B) Glycerol intocarbohydrates
(C) Fatty acids into sugars 86. During pachytene, large vesicles
(D) Proteins into sugars appear at intervals on synaptonemal
complex which contain all enzymes
83. The microtubules are associated with
two motor proteinS which provide and other factors necessary for
energy to take part in various cellular crossing over. The vesicles are
movements. These are: called:
(A) Tubulin and Kinesin (A) Recombinationnodules
(B) Kinesin and Dynein (B) Synaptonemalnodules
(C) Dynein and Myosin
(C) Transitoryvesicles
(D) Myosin and Kinesin
(D) Chromatosomes
84. More than one codon code for one
type of amino acid. This 87. Which of thefollowing statements is
characteristic of genetic code is corect ?
called: (A) A DNA has 10 base pairs per
(A) Non-ambiguity turn
(B) Degeneracy
(B) Distance between two
(C) Colinearity
adjacent nucleotide pairs in
(D) Unir,ersality
B DNA is 2.3 Ao
85. A cytoplasmic Iactor MPF is
(C) Rotation per base pair in
. responsible for controlling the
C DNA is 360
transition from G, to M during cell
division. MPF is a: (D) Z DNA has left-handed helical
(A) Hormone sense
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88. Proofreading during prokaryotic (C) Super female Drosophila is
DNA synthesis is done by : an exampleof monosomy
(A) Polymerase I in 3' + 5' (D) Trisomyof 13th chromosome in
direction human shows Down's
(B) Polymerase I in 5' -+ 3' syndrome
direction
92. Substitution of a purine base by a
(C) Polymerase !l in 3' -+ 5' pyrimidine base causing gene
direction mutation is called :
(D) Polymerase lll in 5' -s 3' (A) Transition
direction
(B) Transversion
89. ln a trp operon triptophan acts as : (C) Frameshift
(A) Inducer (D) Tautomerism
(B) Repressor
93. Which method of selection is applied
(C) Co-repressor mainly in cross pollinated crops ?
(D) Enhancer (A) Mass setection
90. What types of genotypes are (B) Pure-lineselection
expected when a Plant with AaBB (C) Clonalselection
genotype is self-Pollinated ? (D) Random selection
(A) 3AABB : IAaBB
94. Who explained organic evolution on
(B) 3AaBB: laaBB the basis of gene mutation, changes
(C) IAABB : IAaBB in chromosome structure and number,
(D) 1AABB : 2AaBB : laaBB genetic recombination, natural
selection and reproductive isolation ?
91. Whrch of the following statements is
correct ? (A) Charles Darwin
(A) Triticale is an autohexaPloid (B) R.A. Fisher
(B) RaPhanobrassica is an (C) G. L. Stebbins
amPhidiPloid (D) J. B. Lamarck
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95. Which of the following statements 98. One of the most commonly used
regarding micropropagation in NOT reporter genes for the purpose of
gene transfer is CAT gene. What is
true ?
the full form of CAT ?
(A) For production of true to tYPe
(A) Chloramphenicol acyl trans-
plants
ferase
(B) For production of virus free
(B) Chloramphenicolacetyltrans-
plants
ferase
(C) To get more variations for (C) Carbomycin acyltransferase
furtherselection
(D) Carbomycinacetyltransferase
(D) Achieved byshootaPexculture
99. Which of the following statements is
96. Recognition sequence for Eco Rl true ?
is: . (A) Ficus elastica is para rubber
(A) AAGCTT (B) Half fermented tea is green tea
(B) GAATTC (C) White pepper is the dried ripe
fruit of black pepper without
(c) AGGCCT
pericap
(D) GTATAC
(D) Kufri Chandramukhi is a high
97. Golden rice possesses four yielding variety of groundnut
transgenes to enhance its levets of
100. Nowadays the orthodox method of
iron and betacarotene. The genes for
tea processing is replaced by
betacarotene biosynthesis were
C. T. C. method. Full form of C. T. C.
transfened from : IS
(A) Bean (A) Cutting, Thresing and Curing
(B) Aspergillus (B) Crushing, Tearing and Curling
(C) Wild rice (c) Cutting, Tearing and Curing
(D) Daffodil (D) Crushing, Thresing and Curling
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