List of top Botany Questions asked in CUET (PG)

Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Hedyserum cornutum L. 1763 (==) Hedyserum spinosum L. 1759	I	Tantonym
B	Acacia nilotica ssp nilotica	II	Nothospecies
C	Malus malus	III	Nomenclatural synonym
D	Salix aurita X Salix caprea	IV	Autonym

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Ultrastructural details of constituent cells of female gametophyte was first explained by:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: In gametophytic self-incompatible flowering plants, the direction of information to inhibit pollen tube is from pistil to pollen.
Reason R: The female determinants localized in the pistil interact with the pollen tubes in the style or ovule to inhibit the incompatible tube.
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For commercial production of hybrid seeds, the three lines namely A, B and C refer to:

The type of embryogeny in which the apical cell of a 2-celled proembryo divides transversely and both the daughter cells contribute to the development of embryo is known as

The correct order for the process of plant succession is:
A. Migration
B. Nudation
C. Ecesis
D. Stabilization
E. Reaction
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Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Gloger rule	I	Tail, snout, ear and legs of mammals
B	Bergman rule	II	Bird wings
C	Allen rule	III	Size of animal and body parts
D	Rensch rule	IV	Effect on coloration

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A specimen is termed ______,when in the absence of a holotype it is selected from the originalmaterial cited by the author.

Cerasus cornuta was first identified and named by Wallich but he failed to get it in a valid manner. Subsequently, it was validly published by Royle, Therefore, its scientific name would be correctly written as:

The first step in protein synthesis is the binding of the small ribosomal unit to the ribosome binding site of the mRNA that contains one of the following codons:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Y-shaped or 2-channel energy flow model of E.P. Odum is more realistic than linear energy flow model of Lindeman.
Reason R: Y-shaped model is realistic because it has both grazing and detritus food chains.
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Match List I with List II

LIST I Common Name		LIST II Edible Protein
A	Papaya	I	Pericarp
B	Sapodilla	II	Mesocarp
C	Banana	III	Pericarp, Placenta
D	Guava	IV	Mesocarp, endocarp

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Correct sequence for raw cotton processing into yarn and woven clothes is:
A. Ginning
B. Picking
C. Combing and drawing of drafting
D. Baling
E. Carding
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Vivipary can be observed in-

Satellite DNA is absent in:
A. Plasmid
B. Prokaryotes
C. Eukaryotes
D. Drosophila
E. Yeast
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Homologus chromosomes containing identical gene sites along their length called:

Specialized chromosomes associated with larvae of some flies are called:

Variations in chromosome number represented by 2n+1 in organisms are called:

Mutations occuring in cell other than germ cells are known as:

Age pyramid having a bell-shaped polygon denotes:

Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Vigna unguiculata	I	Black gram
B	Phaseolus mungo	II	Bengal gram
C	Cicer arietinum	III	Cow peas
D	Phaseolus aureus	IV	Green gram

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The key reaction catalysed by ribosomes for the formation of a peptide bond between two amino acids, is referred to as -

Sepallata genes are considered essential for normal development of floral organs and they are grouped under the_____ category of homeotic genes.

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: According to binomial nomenclature rules, Rosa indicum, Solanum indicus and Euonymus indica are the valid scientific names.
Statement II: As Rosa, Solanum and Euonymus represent neuter, masculine and feminine genitive forms respectively, the specific epithets used are appropriate. 
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Match List I with List II

	List I		List II
A	Plesiomorphy	I	A derived trait in an evolutionary series
B	Symplesiomorphy	II	Possession of derived traits by a group of taxa
C	Synapomorphy	III	An ancestral or primitive trait/character
D	Apomorphy	IV	A group of taxa sharing a primitive trait

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