Planet Kingdom 1000+ MCQ with answer for UPSC CDS

1. Cytological information like chromosome number, structure, behaviour are related with
A. numerical taxonomy
B. cytotaxonomy
C. chemotaxonomy
D. all of the above
Answer : B

2. Match the classes of pteridophytes given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option

Column -I	Column-II
(Classes of pteridophytes)	(Examples)
A. Psilopsida	I. Selaginella
B. Lycopsida	II. Psilotum
C. Sphenopsida	III. Dryopteris
D. Pteropsida	IV. Equisetum

A. A II; B I; C IV; D III
B. A I; B II; C IV; D III
C. A II; B I; C III; D IV
D. A II; B IV; C I; D III
Answer : A

3. 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

4. Protonema
A. is a stage of gametophytic generation.
B. is a creeping, green, branched and develops directly from a spore.
C. produces lateral bud which forms leafy plant body.
D. All of the above
Answer : A

5. Match the column I with column II and choose the option which shows its correct combination.

Column-I	Column-II
(Pattern of life cycle in plant)	(Examples)
A. Haplontic	I. Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, life cycle Ectocarpus, Polysiphonia, Kelps
B. Diplontic	II. Seed bearing plants life cycle (Gymnosperm and Angiosperm), Fucus
C. Haplo-diplontic	III. Many algae (Volvox, life cycle Spirogyra) and some species of Chlamydomonas

A. A III; B II; C I
B. A I; B II; C III
C. A II; B I; C III
D. A III; B I; C II
Answer : A

6. 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

7. Which of the following statements with respect to gymnosperms and angiosperms is/are correct?
(i) The process of double fertilization is present in gymnosperms.
(ii) Angiosperms range in size from microscopic Wolffia to tall trees of Sequoia.
(iii) In gymnosperms, the seeds are not covered.
(iv) In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes have an independent free living existence. Of the above statements
A. (i) and (ii)
B. (iii) only
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (iii) and (iv)
Answer : B

8. 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

9. Which of the following class of algae is rarely found in fresh water ?
A. Chlorophyceae
B. Phaeophyceae
C. Rhodophyceae
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer : B

10. Flagellate isogametes and anisogametes are found in
A. Spirogyra
B. Fucus
C. Volvox
D. Chlamydomonas
Answer : D

11. In order to colonize land, plants needed to acquire which of the following characteristics?
A. A mechanism for moving water throughout the plant.
B. A mechanism to prevent desiccation of tissues.
C. An ability to screen ultraviolet radiation.
D. Both (b) and (c)
Answer : D

12. 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

13. 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

14. Which of the following, examples belongs to the same class of algae?
A. Chara, Fucus, Polysiphonia
B. Volvox, Spirogyra, Chlamydomonas
C. Porphyra, Ectocarpus, Ulothrix
D. Sargassum, Laminaria, Gracilaria
Answer : B

15. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about pteridophytes ?
(i) The main lant 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

16. Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
(i) In rhodophyceae, food is stored in the form of mannitol and laminarin.
(ii) The ovules of gymnosperms are not enclosed by ovary wall.
(iii) Salvinia is heterosporous.
(iv) In the diplontic life-cycle, the free living gametophyte represents the dominant phase.
A. (ii) and (iii) are correct but (i) and (iv) are incorrect.
B. (ii) and (iv) are correct but (i) and (iii) are incorrect.
C. (iii) and (iv) are correct but (i) and (ii) are incorrect.
D. (i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) and (iv) are incorrect.
Answer : A

17. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.

Column-I	Column-II
A. Smallest flowing plant	I. Eucalyptus
B. Male sex organ in	II. Wolffia flowering plant
C. Female sex organ	III. Stamen in flowering plant
D. Tallest tree	IV. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. Mosses are of great ecological importance because of
A. its contribution to prevent soil erosion.
B. its contribution in ecological succession.
C. its capability to remove CO from the atmosphere.
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer : D

21. 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

22. Chemotaxonomy is connected with
A. classification of chemicals found in plants.
B. use of phytochemical data in systematic botany.
C. application of chemicals on herbarium sheets.
D. use of statistical methods in chemical yielding plants.
Answer : B

23. Match column-I with column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Column-I	Column-II
(Group of Planet Kingdom)	(Examples)
A. Algae	I. Solanum tuberosum
B. Fungi	II. Equisetum
C. Angiosperm	III. Cycas
D. Pteridophyte	IV. Chlamydomonas
E. Gymnosperm	V. 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

24. 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

25. Which one of the following is a correct statement?
A. Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage.
B. In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living.
C. Antheridiophores and archegoniophores are present in pteridophytes.
D. Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes.
Answer : D

26. Fern plant is a
A. haploid gametophyte
B. diploid gametophyte
C. diploid sporophyte
D. haploid sporophyte
Answer : C

27. 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

28. 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

29. Refer the statement and answer the question. They usually reproduce vgetatively by fragmentation and asexually by non - motile spores and sexually by non - motile gametes.
Identify the group of plants and its example.
A. Mosses, Funaria
B. Red algae, Polysiphonia
C. Brown algae, Laminaria
D. Pteridophytes, Selaginella
Answer : B

30. Mosses do not have true leaves because their leaf-like structures lack
A. starch in their chloroplast.
B. vascular tissues.
C. chlorophyll.
D. cellulose in their cell walls.
Answer : B

31. Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) Sporophytic generation is represented only by the one-celled zygote.
(ii) Meiosis in the zygote results in the formation of haploid spores.
(iii) The dominant, photosynthetic phase in such plants is free-living gametophyte.
(iv) Many algae such as Volvox, Spirogyra and some species of Chlamydomonas represent this pattern.
Which of the following pattern of life cycle of plant is described by the above statements ?
A. Haplontic
B. Diplontic
C. Haplo-diplontic
D. None of these
Answer : A

32. A bryophyte differs from pteridophytes in having
A. archegonia.
B. lack of vascular tissue.
C. swimming antherozoids.
D. independent gametophytes.
Answer : B

33. 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

34. Which of the following pair is incorrectly matched ?
A. Chlorophyceae Major pigments are chl a and b.
B. Phaeophyceae Cell wall is made up of cellulose and algin.
C. Rhodophyceae Stored food is mannitol.
D. Chlorophyceae Cell wall is made up of cellulose.
Answer : C

35. The spreading of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical region because
A. gametophytic growth needs cool, damp and shady places.
B. it requires water for fertilization.
C. due to absence of stomata in leaf and absence of vascular tissue.
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer : D

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. Fruits are not formed in gymnosperms because of
A. absence of pollination.
B. absence of seed.
C. absence of fertilization.
D. absence of ovary.
Answer : D

41. Fusion of two gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as _______.
A. isogamous
B. oogamous
C. anisogamous
D. agamous
Answer : C

42. Select the correct match of the feature present in column I with its respective terms given in column II.

Column-I	Column-II
A. Presence of tap roots	(i) Bryophyte and coralloid roots
B. The synergids and	(ii) Pteridophytes antipodal cells degenerates after fertilization
C. The food is stored as	(iii) Red algae floridean starch which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure
D. Presence of sporophyte	(iv) Angiosperms which is not free living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophytes and derives nourishment from it
E. Members of this group	(v) Gymnosperms are used for medicinal purposes, as soil binders and frequently grown as ornamentals

A. A-i B-ii C-iii D-iv E-v
B. A-iii B-v C-ii D-iv E-i
C. A-iii B-i C-v D-ii E-iv
D. A-v B-iv C-iii D-i E-ii
Answer : B

43. 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

44. 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

45. If there are 4 cells in anther, what will be the number of pollen grains?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 16
D. 12
Answer : C

46. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.

Column-I	Column-II
A. Agar	I. Single cell protein, used as food supplements by space travellers
B. Algin	II. Red algae
C. Carrageen	III. Brown algae
D. Chlorella	IV. Gelidium, Gracilaria Spirullina

A. A I; B II; C III; D IV
B. A IV; B III; C II; D I
C. A II; B I; C III; D IV
D. A III; B II; C I; D IV
Answer : B

47. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.

Column-I	Column-II
A. Phaeophyceae	I. Have an elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal
B. Rhodophyceae	II. first terrestrial plant with vascular tissue-phloem and xylem
C. Mosses	III. Asexual reproduction by biflagellate zoosposes
D. Pteridophytes	IV. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. A universal feature of the life cycle of plants is
A. morphologically identical haploid and diploid stages.
B. genetically identical haploid and diploid stages.
C. alteration of generations between heteromorphic haploid gametophytes and diploid sporophytes.
D. none of the above
Answer : C