The questions related to scientists , instruments and classical botany . Also idioms related to flora suitable for college and school level quizzes.

2. Q1 The HD gene whose mutation results in Huntington disease was mapped to
which chromosome?
•Chromosome 4 (answer)
•Chromosome 5
•Chromosome 6
•Chromosome 7
Q2 Bio - diesel is mostly made up of
a) Malvaceae
b) Myrtaceae
c) Liliaceae
d) Euphorbiaceae
Q3. Which of the following is true of protein synthesis ONLY in prokaryotes?
a)Translation and transcription are coupled (ans)
b)The codon AUG codes for the start signal
c)The tRNA anticodon can bird to two or more different codons
d)The functional ribosomes contain two subunits constructed of proteins and
RNA

3. Q4. Viability of seed is tested by using
•0.1% HgCl2
•0.1% Triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (ans)
•0.1% Benzyl amino purine
•0.1% Trichloroacetic acid
*Q5..Relative to the intermembrane space, the mitochondrial matrix is
•alkaline and has negative membrane potential (ans)
•acidic and has negative membrane potential
•alkaline and has positive membrane potential
•acidic and has positive membrane potential
Q6.The flower with world’s largest bloom is _ Ans Rafflesia arnoldii
Q7.Name the plant having largest number of chromosomes
-Ans Ophioglossum
Q8. Study of soil is called
Ans Edaphology or pedology

4. Q9.Who gave the concept of telome in pteridophytes?
Ans.Zimmerman
Q 10 Floral formula of Fabaceae _% ⚥ K(5) C1+2+(2) A(9)+1
G1_____________.
Q11______.Serotinous______cones produce by some conifers
remain on trees with viable seeds for several years sometimes upto
75 years.
Q12.Precursor of auxin _______Tryptophan____________
Q13.___________________ is referred to as `Queen of Spices’.
Ans Elettaria cardamomum ( Cardamom)
Q14 Which is the first plant to be grown in space?
Ans Red Romaine lettuce

5. Find the odd one out
Q15
•Podostemaceae
•Trapaceae
•Orchidaceae
•Fabaceae ( ans)
Other 3 double fertilisation absent
Q-16. a) Riccia
b)Psilotum (ans)
c)Porella
d)Anthoceros
Other 3 bryophytes
Q17.a) Aspergillus
b) Alternaria
c) Neurospora
d) Albugo (ans- belong to oomycota) Other 3 ascomycota

6. Q18
a) Early blight of potato
b) Black stem rust of wheat
c)Red rust of tea
d)White rust of crucifer
Expand the acronym
Q19..IAPT.-International Association of Plant
Taxonomy/Indian Association of Plant Taxonomy
Q20 NBPGR - National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resource

7. IDIOMS/ PHRASES

8. Connect:
1.)
2.)
3.)

9. To bark up the wrong tree
Answer : 1
to follow the wrong line of thought, to make a
false assumption or mistake, to completely
misunderstand something
Meaning

10. 1.) 2.)
3.)

11. Answer2 :
Cut down the tall poppies
If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise
people who stand out from the crowd.
Meaning

13. Bouquet of orchids
Answer3 :
Done something worthy of praise.
Meaning

15. Answer4 :
Old chestnut
An old chestnut is something that has been repeated
so many times that it has lost its impact.
Meaning

17. Answer5 :
Olive branch
If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a
gesture to indicate that you want peace.
Meaning

18. 3.)
2.)1.)

19. Answer6 :
Plant the seed of doubt

20. 1.) 2.)

21. Answer7 :
Breaking the stigma

22. 1.) 2.)
3.)

23. Answer 8:
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
an ambitious person is more successful than a person
not trying to achieve anything.
Meaning

25. Answer 9:
A needle in a haystack
something that is difficult/impossible to find
because it is hidden among many other things
Meaning

27. Beat about the bush
Answer 10:
to approach or discuss a matter without directly
getting to the point, to put off getting to the point in
a conversation
Meaning

28. Miscellaneous

29. Identify the Institute

30. Answer 1:
Forest Research Institute

31. Identify the type of stomata

32. Answer 2:
Diacytic stomata or
Caryophyllaceous type

33. Identify the garden

34. Answer 3:
Hanging Garden of Babylon

35. Identify the outgrowths

36. Answer 4:
Tyloses in vessels

37. Identify the garden

38. Royal Botanic Garden,Kew
Answer 5:

39. Identify the type of trichome

40. Answer 6:
Peltate trichome

41. Where is this Institute Located?

42. Answer 7:
Central Potato Research Institute
Modipuram ,meerut , UP

43. Identify the structure

44. Answer 8:
Cystolith , eg-Ficus
elastica

45. Identify the logo

46. Answer 9:
Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta

47. Name the mechanism used by this
flower to ensure pollination

48. Answer 10:
Turn Pipe Floral mechanism

49. Scientists/Discoverers

50. Q1 Identify the Scientist

52. ANSWER
ROBERT KOCH

53. Q2 Identify the Botanist

55. ANSWER
JANAKI AMMAL

56. Q3 Name any one Invention/Contribution
of this personality

58. ANSWER
CRESCOGRAPH ,RADIO WAVES
Any other

59. Q4 Name any one Contribution
of this personality

61. ANSWER
PUT FORWARD THE
CALVIN CYCLE

62. Q5 Name any one Contribution of this
personality in Plant
Physiology

64. ANSWER
Francis Darwin
Pioneer work in photoperiodism
With his father

65. Q6 Identify this personality

67. ANSWER
PANCHANAN MAHESWARI

68. Q7 Identify the Scientist

70. ANSWER
MARK.W.CHASE

71. Q8 Name any one Contribution
of this personality

73. ANSWER
KARL LANDSTEINER
Human blood types

74. Q9 Name the terms coined by this
personality

76. ANSWER
Carl Nageli – Coined Pholem and
Xylem

77. Q10 Tell the idea put
forward by this
personality in field
of Taxonomy

79. ANSWER
Bauhin Gaspard – Gave concept
of Binomial Nomenclature

80. Instruments/Techni
ques

82. Answer :
Ultramicrotome

83. Name the method shown here

84. DNA Sequencing Method
Answer :

85. 4) Name the instrument shown by
schematic diagram

86. Answer :
Spectroflourimeter

87. Identify the technique

88. Answer :
Molecular (Size) Exclusion
Chromatography

89. Identify the technique

90. Answer :
Flouroscent Activated Cell Sorting
(FACS)

91. Round Books

92. Q 1Who is the Author of this
Book/Publication

94. ANSWER
Carl Linnaeus

95. Q Who is the hidedAuthor of this
Book

97. ANSWER
James Watson

98. Q Who are the Authors of this
Book/Publication

100. ANSWER
Christopher Bird and
Peter Tompkins

101. Q Which organization publish
this Journal

103. ANSWER
Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy

104. Q Who is the hided Author of
this Book

106. ANSWER
Lehninger

107. Genetics

108. QUESTIONS
In Most of the Prokaryotes have 2 short sequence at -10and
-35 position upstream
Tell The marker sequence present at -35 site

109. ANSWER
The sequence at -35 site is TTGACA

110. QUESTION
General formula for no. of Barr
bodies in humans is

111. ANSWER
Formula is
( no of X-chromosome -1 )

112. QUESTION
The phenotypic ratio for the given
type of gene interaction is?

113. ANSWER
Answer 9:3:3:1

114. QUESTION
This __________Hypothesis is put
forward which explains
why multiple codons can code
for a single amino acid .

115. ANSWER
Answer- Wobble hypothesis

116. QUESTION
A method of genetic analysis that determines
whether receive mutation occurs
in a single gene or in different genes

117. ANSWER
Answer – Cis trans test/
Complementation test