Exam: HSST(Jr) Botany 2017
Question1:-The Basel Evangelical Mission
opened a primary school at Kallai in
A:-1799
B:-1802
C:-1832
D:-1848
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question2:-In 1959, who was given the title
Bharata Kesari by the President of India ?
A:-V.T.
Bhattathiripad
B:-Chattampi
Swamikal
C:-Mannath
Padmanabhan
D:-Pattom
Thanupillai
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-Prabhatham a newspaper started
at Shornur in 1934 under the guidelines of
A:-K.G.
Sankar
B:-EMS
Namboothiripad
C:-Kunhunni
Achan
D:-A. K.
Pillai
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-The first woman judge of Kerala
high Court
A:-Annachandi
B:-Sujatha
Manohar
C:-L.
Omanakunhamma
D:-J.
Fathima Beevi
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question5:-Travancore Muslim Mahajana Sabha
was founded by
A:-Muhammad
Abdurahiman
B:-Vakkam
Abdul Khadar Maulavi
C:-E. Moidu
Maulavi
D:-Kattilasseri
Muhammed Maulavi
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question6:-Kochi port is situated at the
head of which lake ?
A:-Sasthamkotta
B:-Ashtamudi
C:-Vembanadu
D:-Punnamada
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question7:-In which year fidel castro wins
revolution in Cuba and becomes Prime Minister ?
A:-1959
B:-1962
C:-1976
D:-2006
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-India's first LNG powered bus was
launched at Thiruvananthapuram by Chief Minister Sri Pinarayi Vijayan and Central
Minister for petrolium and natural gas
A:-Rajnath
Singh
B:-Venkaiha
Naidu
C:-Sadananda
Gauda
D:-Dharmendra
Pradhan
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question9:-Which Indian won the men's
single title at the 2016 Chinese Tai Pei open badminton championship ?
A:-Sourabh
Verma
B:-Sameer
Verma
C:-Ng Ka
Lang Angus
D:-K.
Srikanth
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-Newly elect, secretary general
of UNO, Autonio Gutres was Prime Minister of
A:-Spain
B:-Portugal
C:-Italy
D:-France
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-The most important indicator of
quality of education in a school is
A:-Text
books and teaching learning materials
B:-Infrastructural
facilities of a school
C:-Fluency
in English communication
D:-Student
achievement level
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question12:-Science education system in
India at the school level should be best described as being
A:-Value
oriented
B:-Teacher
centered
C:-Textbook
centered
D:-Activity
centered
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question13:-If you have been given the
additional responsibility of the student scholarships, you think that
A:-It is the
duty of all students to enquire about the scholarship details
B:-It is the
right of the deserved students to get it and you need to direct the students to
make avail of it
C:-Financial
support must go to students who are giving favours to teachers
D:-Other
teachers have escaped by making a burden on me
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-Learning implies
A:-Acquired
by
B:-Absorbed
by
C:-Occurring
within
D:-Implicit
what is explicit
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-For a meaningful learning to
takes place, learner should have
A:-Opportunities
B:-Motivation
only
C:-Ability
to learn only
D:-Desired
level of ability and motivation
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question16:-One which is not the
characteristic of research is
A:-Art of
scientific investigation
B:-Solutions
are arrived through revealed knowledge
C:-Exploring
new knowledge
D:-A
movement from the known to unknown
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-Choose a wrong statement
related with experimental method in research
A:-Observation
under controlled condition is experiment
B:-It is the
laboratory method of research and has borrowed from pure science
C:-Law of
single variable is the fundamental assumption of experimental method
D:-Residual
group is a type of experimental design
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The aim of workshop in research
is
A:-To
refresh the knowledge on research methodology
B:-To
explore the possibilities of applied aspects of the research
C:-To
express the views of speakers and audience regarding the research problem
D:-To seek
the advice of the experts in the area
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-Cross-sectional research
studies are basically linked with
A:-Sample
B:-Control
group
C:-Statistics
D:-Census
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-Arrange the following steps of
research in correct sequence
a) Results
and discussion
b) Data
analysis
c)
Identification of research problem
d) Listing
of research objectives
e)
Collection of data
f) Tool
construction
A:-c-d-f-e-b-a
B:-c-d-e-f-b-a
C:-c-f-d-e-b-a
D:-d-c-f-e-a-b
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Botany Questions
Question21:-Biofortification improves
A:-Fruit
production
B:-Micronutrient
and mineral contents
C:-Environmental
conditions
D:-The
nutritional quality of breeding crops
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question22:-A banana herb is virus infected
mention the technique that will help in obtaining healthy banana plants from this
diseased plant is
A:-Tissue
culture
B:-Anther
culture
C:-Meristematic
culture
D:-Ovary
culture
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-Name the fungus used in organ
transplant treatment
A:-Trichoderma
B:-Polysporum
C:-Aspergillus
D:-Pencillium
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-Name the type of biodiversity
represented by 50,000 different strains of rice in India
A:-Genetic
diversity
B:-Ecological
diversity
C:-Species
diversity
D:-Molecular
diversity
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question25:-Phytophagous insects feed on
A:-Plant
B:-Bacteria
C:-Virus
D:-Bacteriophage
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question26:-Name the types of association
that the genus glomus exhibits with higher plants
A:-Symbiosis
B:-Commensalism
C:-Parasitism
D:-All the
above
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question27:-Percentage of PAR captured by
plants ranges from
A:-2-10
B:-10-20
C:-40-50
D:-.5-1
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-The thermostable DNA polymerase
which is isolated from a bacterium Thermus aquaticus
A:-Taq
polymerase
B:-DNA
polymerase-I
C:-Hind I
D:-Hind II
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Name the common ancestor of the
great apes and man
A:-Dryopithecus
B:-Australiopethecus
C:-Homeosapiens
D:-Homohabilis
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question30:-World Forest Day is on
A:-March 22
B:-March 25
C:-March 21
D:-March 31
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-Lamp brush chromosomes occur at
A:-Pachetene
stage
B:-Zygotene
stage
C:-Diplotene
stage
D:-Leptotene
stage
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-Taq polymerase is involved in
A:-PCR
B:-PAGE
C:-RAPD
D:-VNTR
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question33:-R.Q. value in Opuntia
A:-Less than
1
B:-Greater
than 1
C:-Negative
value
D:-Zero
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-Colchicum autumnale is a member
of
A:-Rubiaceae
B:-Liliaceae
C:-Asteraceae
D:-Poaceae
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question35:-A condition of air pollution
that results when sulfur dioxide and other gases and particles emitted by an erupting
volcano react with oxygen and moisture in the presence of sunlight.
A:-Photochemical
smog
B:-Smoke
C:-Vog
D:-None of
the above
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2009 was awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath
for
A:-Determining
the detailed structure and mechanism of the ribosome
B:-For cell
signaling
C:-For cell
wall composition
D:-Protein
structure
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-Vegetative propagation in lemon
A:-Stem
cuttings
B:-Root
cuttings
C:-Asexual
reproduction
D:-None of
the above
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question38:-Sweet potato and potato is a
result of convergent evolution in
A:-Homologus
organ
B:-Analogus
organ
C:-Cladistic
structures
D:-Morphological
structures
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question39:-Which of the following plants
is characterized by the presence of cortical vascular bundles ?
A:-Chenopodium
B:-Nyctanthes
C:-Tecoma
D:-Boerhaavia
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question40:-Knots are formed in woods
A:-Branches
fall off and leaves scares
B:-Injuries
caused by animals
C:-Of
insects bites
D:-Branches
get buried embedded in the stem
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question41:-Lenticels do not occur in
A:-Root
B:-Fruit
C:-Stem
D:-Leaf
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-P-protein is found in
A:-Collenchymas
B:-Phloem
parenchyma
C:-Sieve
tube
D:-Xylem
vessels
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-The lacunae in the vascular
bundles of monocot stem is
A:-A large
sized vessel
B:-Mucilage
canal
C:-Lysigenous
water cavity
D:-Metaxylem
Correct
Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-Which of the following is grown
by transplanting ?
A:-Maize
B:-Sorghum
C:-Onion
D:-Soyabeen
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question45:-Cobalt is associated with
A:-Growth
hormone
B:-Vitamin
B12
C:-Haemoglobin
D:-Intestinal
enzymes
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-Who among the following is
considered as father of genetic engineering ?
A:-Philip
Drinker
B:-Paul Berg
C:-Thomas
Addison
D:-Alpheus
S. Packard
Correct
Answer:- Option-B
Question47:-Which of the following is not a
gaseous air pollutant ?
A:-Oxides of
sulphur
B:-Oxides of
nitrogen
C:-Hydrocarbon
D:-Smoke
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-Which one of the following
agricultural practices is eco-friendly ?
A:-Organic
farming
B:-Shifting
cultivation
C:-Cultivation
of high yielding varieties
D:-Glass
house farming
Correct
Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Name the plant which is known
as Terror of Bengal
A:-Agave
B:-Ginger
C:-Bryophyllum
D:-Water
hyacinth
Correct
Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-Angiosperm seeds with perisperm
A:-Castor
B:-Black pepper
C:-Barley
D:-Wheat
Correct
Answer:- Option-B