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Biology (NEST Practice Test)

Practice test covering plant reproduction, flower anatomy, pollination, ovule types, microbiology, and evolution concepts

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the small leaf-like structure present in the middle of the pedicel of a flower.

  1. Stamen
  2. Corolla
  3. Calyx
  4. Pistil
  5. Bractiole
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the receptive spot of a flower?

  1. Style
  2. Petal
  3. Sepal
  4. Stigma
  5. Stamen
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is known as the line of dehiscence?

  1. Stomium
  2. Tapetum
  3. Endothecium
  4. Epidermis
  5. Sporoderm
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the bacteria which causes meningitis.

  1. Yersinia Pestis
  2. Neisseria meningitidis
  3. Escherichia coli
  4. Salmonella typhi
  5. Mycobaterium tuberculosis
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the father of anatomy?

  1. Andreas Vesalius
  2. Xavier Bichat
  3. Hippocrates
  4. Keith Porter
  5. Aristotle
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following does dehiscence of anther take place by irregular breaking of anther wall?

  1. Cassia
  2. Solanum
  3. Najas
  4. Berberidaceae
  5. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the species which showed a callose ring in the microsporocyte and some rhomboidal tetrads.

  1. Asclepias
  2. Magnolia
  3. Aristolochia
  4. P. pusillus
  5. Drosera
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a killed vaccine?

  1. Rubella vaccine
  2. Tetnus toxoid
  3. Rubeolla vaccine
  4. Cholera vaccine
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the part of plant from which disease free plant can be obtained.

  1. Stem
  2. Bark
  3. Node
  4. Vascular tissue
  5. Meristem
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following is the body of ovule twisted only half way such that degree of curvature is at a right angle to the funicle?

  1. Orthotropous
  2. Anatropous
  3. Hemitropous
  4. Amphitropous
  5. Circinotropous
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are function(s) of tapetum?

  1. Secretion of enzymes and hormones
  2. Transportation of nutrients
  3. Production of ubisch bodies
  4. Secretion of special type of protein for pollen to recognise compatibility
  5. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following does pollination take place by symbiotic association?

  1. Vallisneria
  2. Yucca
  3. Bauhinia megalandra
  4. Cannabis
  5. Bougainvillea
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following are camphylotropous ovules present?

  1. Capsella
  2. Mustard
  3. Ranunculus
  4. Polygonum
  5. Helianthus
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is propogated by a highly specialised bud called corm?

  1. Ginger
  2. Colocasia
  3. Onion
  4. Potato
  5. Lotus
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was not present in the primitive atmosphere on Earth?

  1. Oxygen
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Ammonia
  4. Hydrogen
  5. Methane
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