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Planet Kingdom 1000+ MCQ with answer for IBPS RRB

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. Consider the following statements regarding the major pigments and stored food in the different groups of algae and choose the correct option
(i) In chlorophyceae, the stored food material is starch and the major pigments are chlorophyll-a and d.
(ii) In phaeophyceae, laminarian is the stored food and major pigments are chlorophyll-a and b.
(iii) In rhodophyceae, floridean starch is the stored food and the major pigments are chlorophyll-a, d and phycoerythrin.

A. (i) is correct, but (ii) and (iii) are incorrect
B. (i) and (ii) are correct, but (iii) is incorrect
C. (i) and (iii) are correct, but (ii) is incorrect
D. (iii) is correct, but (i) and (ii) are incorrect
Answer : D
2. Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
A. isogamous
B. oogamous
C. anisogamous
D. agamous
Answer : C
3. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. Smallest flowing plantI. Eucalyptus
B. Male sex organ inII. Wolffia flowering plant
C. Female sex organIII. Stamen in flowering plant
D. Tallest treeIV. Pistil

A. A I; B II; C III; D IV
B. A IV; B III; C II; D I
C. A II; B III; C IV; D I
D. A II; B IV; C III; D I
Answer : C
4. Why rhodophyta exhibit a red colour ?
A. Since most rhodophyta grow at great depths, the chlorophyll can only absorb light in the red area of the spectrum.
B. The wavelengths of light that are absorbed by chlorophyll are passed to phycoerythrin (a red pigment).
C. Red pigment of rhodophyta absorbs all the light waves.
D. The light reaching the greatest depth in water is in the blue-green region of the spectrum, is absorbed by phycoerythrin.
Answer : B
5. Match the column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
(System of classification)(Characteristics)
A. Artificial systemI. Based on few morphological of classification characters
B. Natural systemII. Based on evolutionary of classification relationships between the various organisms
C. PhylogeneticIII. Based on natural affinities system of among the organisms and classification consider external as well as internal features.

A. A II; B I; C III
B. A I; B III; C II
C. A III; B II; C I
D. A I; B II; C III
Answer : B
6. Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
A. it reduces transpiration.
B. it serves as a disinfectant.
C. it is easily available.
D. it is hygroscopic.
Answer : D
7. Algin, carrageen and proteins are obtained from
A. red algae, brown algae, green algae respectively.
B. brown algae, red algae, green algae respectively.
C. red algae, green algae, brown algae respectively.
D. green algae, brown algae, red algae respectively.
Answer : B
8. A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
A. archegonia.
B. lack of vascular tissue.
C. swimming antherozoids.
D. independent gametophytes.
Answer : B
9. Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having
A. seeds
B. motile sperms
C. cambium
D. vessels
Answer : B
10. In angiosperms, a mature male gametophyte is derived from a pollen mother cell by
A. three mitotic divisions.
B. one meiotic and two mitotic divisions.
C. two meiotic divisions.
D. a single meiotic division.
Answer : B
11. What is the number and position of insertions of flagella in rhodopyceae class of algae ?
A. 2 - 8, equal, apical
B. 2, unequal, lateral
C. 2 - 6, equal, lateral
D. Absent
Answer : D
12. Which of the following pteridophytes belong to class pteropsida?
A. Equisetum and Psilotum
B. Lycopodium and Adiantum
C. Selaginella and Pteris
D. Pteris and Adiantum
Answer : D
13. What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
A. Independent sporophyte
B. Presence of archegonia
C. Well developed vascular tissues
D. Independent gametophyte
Answer : B
14. Cytological information like chromosome number, structure, behaviour are related with
A. numerical taxonomy
B. cytotaxonomy
C. chemotaxonomy
D. all of the above
Answer : B
15. The following statements are associated with one class of algae. Identify the class of algae.
(i) One or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located in the chloroplasts are present in the members of this class.
(ii) They have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of cellulose and an outer layer of pectose.
(iii) Asexual reproduction is by flagellated zoospores produced in zoosporangia.
(iv) Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Ulothrix, Spirogyra and Chara are commonly found members of this class.

A. Chlorophyceae
B. Rhodophyceae
C. Phaeophyceae
D. None of these
Answer : A
16. A student was given a sample to observe under the microscope. He observed and found that the sample is the most common type of spore involved in asexual reproduction in algae. Identify the spore.
A. Zoospore
B. Endospore
C. Hypnospore
D None of the above
Answer : A
17. The heterosporous pteridophyte belonging to the class lycopsida is
A. Selaginella
B. Psilotum
C. Equisetum
D. Pteris
Answer : A
18. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about pteridophytes ?
(i) The main plant body is a sporophyte which is differentiated into true roots and leaves.
(ii) The leaves are small (microphylls) as in ferns or large (macrophylls) as in Selaginella.
(iii) Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia which produce two kinds of sporesmacro (large) and micro (small) spores, are known as heterospores.
(iv) Common examples are Funaria, Polytrichum and Sphagnum.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. Both (i) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C
19. If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups then which of the following characters you should choose for the classification ?
A. Nature of habitat
B. Structural organization of thallus
C. Chemical composition of the cell wall
D. Types of pigments present in the cell.
Answer : D
20. Protonema and leafy stage are the predominant stage of the life cycle of
A. moss
B. dicots
C. liverwort
D. gymnosperm
Answer : A
21. Statement 1: Double fertilization is a characteristic feature of angiosperms.
Statement 2: Double fertilization involves two fusions.

A. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true and statement - 2 is the correct explanation of statement - 1.
B. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true but statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of statement - 1.
C. Statement -1 is true and statement - 2 is false.
D. Statement -1 is false and statement - 2 is true.
Answer : B
22. In bryophytes, male and female sex organs are called ______ and ______ respectively.
A. microsporangia; macrosporangia
B. male strobili; female strobili
C. antheridia; archegonia
D. androecium; gynoecium
Answer : C
23. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about gemmae ?
(i) These are specialised structures by which asexual reproduction take place in liverworts.
(ii) They are green, multicellular and asexual buds.
(iii) They develop in small receptacles called gemma cups.
(iv) They detach from parent body and germinate to form new individuals.

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (ii) and (iii)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : D
24. Which of the following statements (i) - (v) are correct ?
(i) In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte.
(ii) In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent.
(iii) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum.
(iv) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. One
Answer : A
25. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(i) Green algae are the members of chlorophyceae.
(ii) Brown algae are found primarily in marine habitates
(iii) Some red algae are found in fresh water, mostly occur in salt water, some are in brackish water.
(iv) The food in red algae is stosed as floridean starch.
(v) Red alga may occur in both well-lighted regions close to water-surface and also at great depths in oceans where light penetration is little.

A. (i) and (v) only
B. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
Answer : C
26. Place the following groups of plants in order, beginning with those that first appeared on the earth and progressing toward those that appeared most recently in time.
A. Gymnosperms, angiosperms, ferns, moss, algae
B. Algae, moss, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
C. Moss, algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms
D. Algae, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms, moss
Answer : B
27. Which of the following group of plant is being described by given statements ?
(i) The plant body is thalloid.
(ii) Asexual reproduction takes place by fragmentation of thalli, or by the formation of specialized structures called gemmae.
(iii) The sporophyte is differentiated into a foot, seta and capsule.
(iv) They grow usually in moist and shady habitats.

A. Liverworts
B. Moss
C. Fern
D. Gymnosperm
Answer : A
28. Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in
A. Spirogyra
B. Fucus
C. Volvox
D. Chlamydomonas
Answer : D
29. Which of the following statements are incorrect?
A. Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch.
B. Sexual reproduction may be isogamous, oogamous and anisogamous in green and brown algae.
C. Some of the members of algae also occur in association with fungi (lichen) and animals (eg, on sloth bear).
D. The leaves in pteridophytes are well adapted to withstand extremes of temperature, humidity and wind.
Answer : D
30. Which of the following group of plant is being described by the given statements ?
(i) They are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed before and after fertilization.
(ii) The giant red wood tree Sequoia is one of the tallest tree species of the group.
(iii) The roots are generally tap roots.
(iv) They are heterosporous and they produce haploid microspores and megaspores.

A. Algae
B. Bryophytes
C. Gymnosperms
D. Pteridophytes
Answer : C
31. Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Column-IColumn-II
(Group of Planet Kingdom)(Examples)
A. AlgaeI. Solanum tuberosum
B. FungiII. Equisetum
C. AngiospermIII. Cycas
D. PteridophyteIV. Chlamydomonas
E. GymnosermV. Rhizopus

A. A V; B IV; C I; D II; E III
B. A IV; B V; C I; D II; E III
C. A IV; B I; C V; D II; E III
D. A IV; B I; C V; D III; E II
Answer : B
32. Refer the following statement(s) and identify the group of plant which is being described by given statements ?
(i) They include various mosses and liverworts that are found commonly growing in moist shaded areas in the hills.
(ii) They lack true roots, stem or leaves.
(iii) The main plant body is haploid.
(iv) They produce a multicellular body sporophyte which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.

A. Algae
B. Fungi
C. Bryophytes
D. Pteridophytes
Answer : C
33. Which of the following statement(s) is incorrect about mosses ?
A. The predominant stage of its life cycle is the gametophyte which consists of two stages protonema and leafy stages.
B. Leafy stage are attached to the soil through unicellular and branched rhizoids.
C. Sex organs-antheridia and archegonia are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots.
D. All of the above
Answer : D
34. The Natural system of classification for flowering plants was given by
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Bentham and Hooker
C. Engler and Prantl
D. R. H. Whittaker
Answer : B
35. Statement 1: Members of phaeophyceae vary in colour from olive green to various shades of brown.
Statement 2: Phaeophyceae possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls.

A. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true and statement - 2 is the correct explanation of statement - 1.
B. Both statements -1 and statement - 2 are true but statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of statement - 1.
C. Statement -1 is true and statement - 2 is false.
D. Statement -1 is false and statement - 2 is true.
Answer : A
36. Which one of the following term is correctly matched with their definition in Pinus ?
A. Monoecious Male (microsporangiate) and female (megasporangiate) cones are produced on same plant.
B. Monoecious Male and female sporophylls borne on same strobilus.
C. Dioecious Male and female cones are produced on different plants.
D. Monoecious Micro and megasporocarp develop on same plant.
Answer : A
37. A research student collected certain alga and found that its cells contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll d as well as phycoerythrin on the basis of his observation the students conclude that the alga belongs to
A. rhodophyceae
B. bacillariophyceae
C. chlorophyceae
D. phaeophyceae
Answer : A
38. Which of the following branch of science is being described by the given statements ?
(i) It can easily done by using computers based on all observable characters.
(ii) Numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters and the data are then processed.
(iii) Each character is given equal weightage and at the same time hundred of characters can be considered.

A. Cytotaxonomy
B. Numerical taxonomy
C. Chemotaxonomy
D. ??-taxonomy
Answer : B
39. Which one of the following is the major difference between mosses and ferns ?
A. Ferns lack alternation of generation while mosses show the same.
B. Mosses are facultative aerobes while ferns are obligate aerobes.
C. Vascular bundles of ferns show xylem vessels while those of mosses lack it.
D. Sporophytes of ferns live much longer as compared to the sporophytes of mosses.
Answer : D
40. The unique feature of bryophytes compared to other plant groups is that
A. they produce spores.
B. they lack vascular tissues.
C. they lack roots.
D. their sporophyte is attached to the gametophyte.
Answer : D
41. Which of the following statements with respect to algae are correct.
(i) Fusion between one large, non-motile female gamete and a smaller, motile male gamete is termed as oogamous.
(ii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as oogamous.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes similar in size is called anisogamous.
(iv) In chlorophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll a and b , and the food is stored as starch.
(v) In rhodophyceae, the major pigments are chlorophyll a and d , and the food is stored as mannitol.

A. (i) and (v)
B. (iii) and (v)
C. (i) and (ii)
D. (i) and (iv)
Answer : D
42. Which of the following statements about algae is/are correct?
(i) Algae are chlorophyll bearing simple, thalloid, heterotrophic and aquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms.
(ii) Algae reproduce by vegetative means only.
(iii) Fusion of two gametes dissimilar in size is termed as oogamous.
(iv) A few of the massive forms of algae such as kelps, form massive plant bodies.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (i) and (iii)
C. Only (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C
43. Which of the following groups of plants play an important role in plant succession on bare rocks/soil ?
A. Algae
B. Bryophytes
C. Pteridophytes
D. Gymnosperms
Answer : B
44. Laminaria (Kelp) and Fucus (Rock weed) are examples of
A. green algae
B. brown algae
C. red algae
D. golden brown algae
Answer : B
45. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.
Column-IColumn-II
A. PhaeophyceaeI. Have an elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal
B. RhodophyceaeII. first terrestrial plant with vascular tissue-phloem and xylem
C. MossesIII. Asexual reproduction by biflagellate zoosposes
D. PteridophytesIV. Polysiphonia, Porphyra, Gracilaria

A. A III; B IV; C I; D II
B. A IV; B III; C I; D II
C.A IV; B III; C II; D I
D. A IV; B I; C III; D II
Answer : A
46. _______ represent the reproductive organs amongst gymnosperms.
A. Prothallus
B. Capsules
C. Setae
D. Cones
Answer : D
47. What is the similarity between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
A. Phloem of both have companian cells.
B. Endosperm is formed before fertilization in both.
C. Origin of ovule and seed is similar in both.
D. Both have leaves, stem and roots.
Answer : D
48. Fern plant is a
A. haploid gametophyte
B. diploid gametophyte
C. diploid sporophyte
D. haploid sporophyte
Answer : C
49. Bryophytes are different from fungi in having
A. land habit.
B. sterile jacket layers.
C. multiflagellate gametes.
D. gametophytic plant body.
Answer : B
50. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
A. In angiosperms, each embryo sac has a three-celled egg apparatus one egg cell and two synergids, three antipodal cells and two polar nuclei.
B. All seed bearing plants i.e., gymnosperms and angiosperms follow dipontic life patterns of plants.
C. In gymosperms, roots in some genera have fungal association in the form of mycorrhiza (Pinus) while in some others (Cycas) small specialized roots called coralloid are associated with N2 fixing cyanobacteria.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

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