Assistant to the Pharmacognosy Officer 02/2018 Answer Key

Post: Assistant to the Pharmacognosy Officer
Department: Ayurveda Medical Education
Category Code: 02/18
Qualification: Masters degree in Botany
Date of Test: 30-01-2019


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1. What is the morphology of the mace of Myristica fragrans?
   • Ruminate Endosperm
   • Aril
   • Pericarp
   • Leaves
   
   
2. Name the type of fruit seen in Aegle marmelos.
   • Carcerule
   • Amphisarca
   • Balausta
   • Samara
   
   
3. The current version of ICN code accepted by International Botanical Congress in 2017
   • Shenzhen Code
   • Melbourne Code
   • Sydney Code
   • Berlin Code
   
   
4. Guttation in plants occur through
   • Laticifers
   • Salt glands
   • Hydathodes
   • Stomata
   
   
5. The drug Morphine is obtained from
   • Cinchona
   • Argemone
   • Nicotiana
   • Papaver
   
   
6. According to APG system of classification, which among the following is the most primitive order
   • Chloranthales
   • Alismatales
   • Geraniales
   • Rosales
   
   
7. Cremocarp fruit is characteristic to
   • Aizoaceae
   • Capparidaceae
   • Apiaceae
   • Rubiaceae
   
   
8. Tetradynamous stamen can be seen in
   • Brassica
   • Scoparia
   • Torrenia
   • Tridax
   
   
9. Setaria italica is an example of
   • Spice
   • Cereal
   • Condiment
   • Millet
   
   
10. An example of Sorosis
    • Pineapple
    • Custard apple
    • Fig
    • Strawberry
    
    
11. Morphology of the useful part of sugarbeet when used as sugar yielding plant
    • Stem
    • Leaf
    • Root
    • Ripe Fruit
    
    
12. Cyathium inflorescence is seen in
    • Euphorbia
    • Cyathula
    • Hevea
    • Phyllanthus
    
    
13. According to Bentham and Hooker, the series with gamopetalous corolla and inferior ovary is
    • Calciflorae
    • Inferae
    • Thalamiflorae
    • Heteromerae
    
    
14. The parenchymatous region between leaf trace and main vascular cylinder is known as
    • Leaf Gap
    • Leaf Stele
    • Stem Pith
    • Leaf Pith
    
    
15. Calcium carbonate cell inclusion found in plants
    • Cystolith
    • Idioblast
    • Raphides
    • Inulin
    
    
16. The active ingredient of Jeevani Drug developed by JNTBGRI is
    • Trichosanthes
    • Trichopus
    • Boerhavia
    • Borassus
    
    
17. The branch of science dealing with medicinal drugs obtained from plants
    • Pharmacology
    • Pharmacognosy
    • Phyto pathology
    • Pathology
    
    
18. Reserpine is obtained from
    • Rauvolfia serpentina
    • Ixora coccinea
    • Acorus calamus
    • Vinca rosea
    
    
19. Anomalous secondary growth with wedges of secondary phloem is seen in
    • Aristolochia
    • Bougainvillea
    • Bignonia
    • Piper
    
    
20. Botanical name of Oats
    • Triticum durum
    • Hordeum vulgare
    • Triticum aestivum
    • Avena sativa
    
    
21. Vitamin B is produced during fermentation by
    • Acetobacter aceti
    • Clostridium acetobutylicum
    • Streptomyces fradiae
    • Corynebacterium glutamicum
    
    
22. Viroids are
    • Infectious nucleic acids
    • Infectious proteins
    • Infectious nucleoproteins
    • Infectious lipoproteins
    
    
23. The Rickettsias possess
    • No cell wall
    • Mucopeptide cell wall
    • Hemicellulose cell wall
    • Polypeptide cell wall
    
    
24. The alga showing dimorphic branching
    • Cladophora
    • Scytonema
    • Stigonema
    • Batrachospermum
    
    
25. Thin walled non motile spores which resembles the parent algal cell
    • Aplanospore
    • Hypnospore
    • Autospore
    • Endospore
    
    
26. Carageenin, is obtained from
    • Laminaria
    • Sargassum
    • Gracilaria
    • Chondrus
    
    
27. Lecanora is an example of
    • Crustose lichen
    • Fruticose lichen
    • Foliose lichen
    • None of these
    
    
28. Which lichen has been eaten by travellers in artic region in danger of starvation?
    • Peltigera
    • Lecidia
    • Umbillicaria
    • Cladonia
    
    
29. Early blight of Potato is caused by
    • Alternaria solani
    • Phytopthora infestans
    • Xanthomonas oryzae
    • Fusarium solani
    
    
30. Which mechanism is characterised by the rapid death of cells in the local region surrounding an infection?
    • Parallelism
    • Hypersensitivity
    • Hypertrophy
    • Hyperplasia
    
    
31. Phytoalexins are secreted by plants in response to fungal reaction. These compounds are generally
    • Phenolic compounds
    • Glycoproteins
    • Lipids
    • Proteins
    
    
32. Exclusion of plant disease by legislation is known as
    • Disease resistance
    • Plant quarantine
    • Biological control of plant
    • Cultural control
    
    
33. The author of the book entitled "The first land plant" is
    • S.R. Kashyap
    • P.N. Mehra
    • F.O. Bower
    • R.N. Chopra
    
    
34. Which among the following is a fossil bryophyte?
    • Tortula
    • Haplomitrium
    • Sphaerocarpos
    • Hepaticites
    
    
35. Antiseptic properties are shown by the moss
    • Funaria
    • Pogonatum
    • Polytrichum
    • Sphagnum
    
    
36. The fern Acrostichum is a
    • Halophyte
    • Helophyte
    • Epiphyte
    • Psychrophyte
    
    
37. A corm like rhizomorph occurs in
    • Lycopodium
    • Psilotum
    • Isoetes
    • Rhynia
    
    
38. The stele comprises
    • Xylem, phloem and pith
    • Xylem and phloem only
    • Xylem, phloem, endodermis and pericycle
    • All of these
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39. The nodes in Gnetum and Gingo are
    • Tri and Unilacunar
    • Trilacunar
    • Bilacunar
    • Unilacunar
    
    
40. The resin "amber" is obtained from
    • Callitris
    • Pinites
    • Araucaria
    • Podocarpus
    
    
41. The only enzyme in TCA cycle which is attached to the inner mitochondrial membrane?
    • Malate dehydrogenase
    • NADPH dehydrogenase
    • Pyruvate dehydrogenase
    • Succinate dehydrogenase
    
    
42. CDK associated with Cyclin B is _________.
    • CDK 1
    • CDK 2
    • CDK 4
    • CDK 6
    
    
43. Klenow fragment lack
    • 3→5 exonuclease activity
    • 5→3 exonuclease activity
    • Polymerisation activity
    • Proof reading activity
    
    
44. Which of the following is considered as an analogue of Allolactose?
    • Lactulose
    • IPTG
    • Chitobiose
    • Trehalose
    
    
45. Mendel did not observed linkage due to
    • Mutation
    • Independent assortment
    • Crossing over
    • Synapsis
    
    
46. Which one of the following is a part of synaptonemal complex?
    • SYCP1
    • SCYP2
    • SCYP3
    • SYCP4
    
    
47. Process of chromosomal movement towards the midway between poles in a prometaphase cells is
    • Disjunction
    • Congression
    • Cytokinesis
    • Spindle assembly
    
    
48. Structure in the synaptonemal complex, along which the lateral elements of homologous chromosomes align is called
    • Central element
    • Recombination nodule
    • Synapse
    • Chiasmata
    
    
49. The DNA base composition in most organisms will not be
    • A + G = T + C
    • A + C = A + G
    • A + T = G + C
    • None of these
    
    
50. Minisatellite DNAs are
    • Highly repeated
    • Moderately repeated
    • Non repeated
    • None of these
    
    
51. Which of the following variety of cotton developed through pureline selection?
    • Gadag 1
    • 100F
    • K12
    • Janpuri
    
    
52. Colour of tag used for certified seed in India
    • Red
    • White
    • Azure Blue
    • Golden brown
    
    
53. Which one is not a feature of vertical resistance?
    • Polygenic
    • Qualitative Phenotypic Expression
    • Oligogenic
    • Race specific
    
    
54. Female receptivity of a flower in Hybridization measured by
    • Pollen grain germination on the stigma
    • Production of stigma chemicals to attract pollen grains
    • Rate of fertilization
    • Length of pollentube
    
    
55. Choose the correct statement regarding Emasculation
    • Removal of stigma from a flower without male reproductive organs
    • Removal of stamens from a flower without female reproduction organ
    • Bagging of a bisexual flower without female reproductive organ
    • Removal of non-essential whorls of a flower for hybridization
    
    
56. Which of the following inherited metabolic disease causes accumulation of homogenetisic acid in the blood and tissues?
    • Phenylketonuria
    • Porphyria
    • Alkaptonuria
    • Hunter syndrome
    
    
57. The procedure for chromosome mapping was first invented by ________.
    • Alfred H. Sturtevant
    • T.H. Morgan
    • Barbara McClintock
    • Hermann Muller
    
    
58. DNA polymerase I was first discovered by ____________.
    • Kary Mullis
    • Stanley Cohen
    • Jacob and Mannod
    • Arthur Kornberg
    
    
59. Complementary gene interaction can be seen in the case of __________.
    • Flower color of Lathyrus odoratus
    • Coat color in rabbit
    • Fruit shape in summer squashes
    • Blood group in man
    
    
60. A family of proteins involved in targeted RNA cleavage in RISC
    • GAP dehydrogenase
    • Argonaute
    • Actin
    • RNA polymera
    
    
61. Which of the following ecosystem has highest productivity?
    • Grassland
    • Estuary
    • Desert
    • Tundra
    
    
62. Catmab is a kind of
    • isozyme
    • coenzyme
    • apoenzyme
    • abzyme
    
    
63. Identify the incorrect statement about nitrogenase enzyme
    • It is an Mo-Fe protein
    • Catalyses the conversion N₂ of to NH₃
    • Insensitive to O₂
    • nif gene help in its formation
    
    
64. Separation and blotting of proteins is done in
    • Western blot
    • Southern blot
    • Northern blot
    • None of these
    
    
65. Which of the following is not a software used in bioinformatics?
    • EMBOSS
    • AMPHORA
    • PROSITE
    • Orange
    
    
66. HGPRT is associated with which of the following?
    • Purine
    • Pyridine
    • Pyramidine
    • Pyridoxine
    
    
67. Cycling of which element does not include a gas phase?
    • Carbon
    • Nitrogen
    • Sulphur
    • Phosphorus
    
    
68. The technique of micro propagation to produce virus free plants
    • Meristem culture
    • Protoplast culture
    • Anther culture
    • Embryo culture
    
    
69. α helix represents ____________ structure of proteins
    • Primary
    • Secondary
    • Tertiary
    • Quaternary
    
    
70. Clustal Omega programme is used in
    • local alignment
    • multiple sequence alignment
    • global alignment
    • none of these
    
    
71. Ion responsible for opening and closing of stomata
    • Na⁺
    • Zn²⁺
    • Mg²⁺
    • K⁺
    
    
72. First eukaryotic genome sequenced was that of
    • Haemophilus influezae
    • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    • Caenorhabditis elegans
    • Neurospora crassa
    
    
73. Attine ant and fungus is an example of which of the following interactions?
    • Mutualism
    • Neutralism
    • Amensalism
    • Parasitism
    
    
74. During Photorespiration Glycine is converted to Serine in
    • peroxisome
    • chloroplast
    • mitochondria
    • glyoxisome
    
    
75. Which is a data retrieval system of NCBI?
    • SRS
    • DBGET
    • SAKURA
    • Entrez
    
    
76. What according to C₄ plants is true?
    • RuBP carboxylase is absent
    • RuBP carboxylase is present in mesophyll only
    • RuBP carboxylase is present in bundle sheath only
    • RuBP carboxylase is present in both mesophyll and bundle sheath
    
    
77. Which among the following is not true about Cosmid vector?
    • Does not contain genes for antibiotic resistance
    • Used to build genomic libraries
    • Contains DNA sequence from λ phage
    • It is a hybrid cloning vector
    
    
78. Identify the secondary metabolic compound from the following
    • amino acid
    • pigment
    • protein
    • cellulose
    
    
79. Find the correct statement with respect to the production of Golden Rice
    • to increase shelf life
    • to fight against malnutrition
    • to provide herbicide resistance
    • to make the plant insect resistant
    
    
80. What happens to the P/R ratio in a climax ecosystem?
    • greater than 1
    • less than 1
    • approaches 1
    • less than or greater than 1
    
    
81. The famous hill-station 'Kodaikanal' lies in
    • Nilgiri hills
    • Palani hills
    • Javadi hills
    • Cardamom hills
    
    
82. The year which Indian Postal department published stamp of Chattambi Swamikal
    • 30 April 2014
    • 30 May 2014
    • 30 March 2014
    • 30 June 2014
    
    
83. Advaitha Ashramam at Aluva was established in the year
    • 1911
    • 1912
    • 1914
    • 1913
    
    
84. Who is the first Indian cricketer to hit 300 sixes in T20 matches across all tournaments?
    • Rohit Sharma
    • Virat Kholi
    • MS Dhoni
    • Suresh Raina
    
    
85. The 14 major Indian banks were nationalised during which five-year plan?
    • first
    • fourth
    • second
    • third
    
    
86. Asia's largest arch dam 'Idukki' is located in which district of Kerala?
    • Kollam
    • Kottayam
    • Idukki
    • Muvattupuzha
    
    
87. Which river is also known as Thalayar?
    • Pambar
    • Kallar
    • Varattar
    • Vakayar
    
    
88. Who was appointed as the Sub Collector of Thalassery to suppress the revolt of Pazhassi Raja?
    • Munro
    • Robert Clive
    • Curzon
    • T.H Baber
    
    
89. Which district of Kerala shares its border both with Karnataka and Tamilnadu?
    • Wayanad
    • Kasargod
    • Palghat
    • Kannur
    
    
90. Who fought against the social evils 'Ettu and Mattu'?
    • Vagbhatananda
    • Swami Sivayogi
    • Poikayil Yohanan
    • Pandit Karuppan
    
    
91. World Water day is observed in
    • 26th March
    • 22nd March
    • 25th March
    • 21st March
    
    
92. Which was the birth place of Sahodaran Ayyappan?
    • Varkala (Trivandrum)
    • Aluva (Ernakulam)
    • Cherai (Ernakulam)
    • Kovalam (Trivandrum)
    
    
93. The Nipah virus outbreak is detected in which state of India?
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Goa
    • Delhi
    
    
94. The National Digital Library of India is developed by which IIT
    • Ghuwati
    • Delhi
    • Kharagpur
    • Mumbai
    
    
95. Which among the following revolutionaries was not hanged on the charge of Kakori case?
    • Ashfaquallah
    • Ramprasad Bismil
    • Bhagat Singh
    • Manmatu Gupta
    
    
96. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Planning Commission?
    • The President
    • The Speaker of Lok Sabha
    • The Speaker of Raj Sabha
    • The Prime Minister
    
    
97. Where was the Azad Hind Fauj constituted?
    • India
    • Japan
    • Singapore
    • Britain
    
    
98. Who raised the slogan 'If we work, we should be got paid'?
    • Kumara Guru
    • Ayyankali
    • Chattampi Swamikal
    • Vaikunda Swamikal
    
    
99. Who wins the best actress award in the 65th national films award 2018?
    • Parvathy
    • Kalpana
    • Surabhi
    • Sridevi
    
    
100. During which period 'Mahatma' Titled given before the name of Gandhi?
     • During Swadeshi Movement
     • During Champaran Satyagraha
     • During Implementation of Rowlatt Act in India
     • During Surat Session of 1907