KUET 2023 Question Paper M.Sc. Botany

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KUET 2023 Question Paper M.Sc. Botany

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ENTRANCE TEST-2023
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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1. Hopanoids are found in: 7. Venturia cerasi causes scab in:
(A) Viruses (A) Apple
(B) Archaea (B) Cherry
(C) Bacteria (C) Pear
(D) Both (B) and (C) (D) Willow
2. The flexible spiral-shaped bacteria with unique internal 8. Lichens growing on the bark of tree trunks are called
flagellar arrangements are called as: as:
(A) Pleiomorphic (A) Saxicolous
(B) Spirilla (B) Terricolous
(C) Spirochetes (C) Corticolous
(D) Both (B) and (C) (D) Lignicolous
3. Reverse transcriptase in Retroviruses is an: 9. Flagella are absent in:
(A) RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase (A) Bacillariophyceae
(B) DNA-dependent DNA Polymerase (B) Dinophyceae
(C) RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (C) Phaeophyceae
(D) DNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (D) Rhodophyceae
4. Endospore formation in bacteria mainly represents: 10. With reference to range of thallus structure, choose
(A) Reproductive strategy the correct match:

(B) Survival strategy Column-I Column-II

(C) Multiplication strategy i. Unbranched a. Cladophora

(D) Both (A) and (B) ii. Branched b. Ulva

5. The two water insoluble materials in fungal cell wall iii. Dendroid c. Zygnema
include: iv. Parenchymatous d. Ecballocystopsis
(A) Alpha-glucans and Beta-glucans (A) i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c
(B) Alpha-glucans and chitin (B) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
(C) Beta-glucans and chitin (C) i-a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c
(D) All of the above (D) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
6. Aplanospores are characteristic of: 11. A single pyrenoid occurs in:
(A) Zygomycetes (A) Oedogonium
(B) Ascomycetes (B) Chlamydomonas
(C) Basidiomycetes (C) Nostoc
(D) Both (A) and (B) (D) Both (B) and (C)

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17. Which one of the following is correct for Rhynia?
(A) Gracilaria (A) Adventitious branches are present
(B) Gonium (B) The sporangia are axillary
(C) Gloeocapsa (C) Rhizoids are present
(D) All of the above

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(C) Equisetum
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14. Which one of the following statements is incorrect for
Marchantia? 19. In Christenhusz et al. (2011) classification, extant

(A) The scales are arranged in a single row gymnosperms are divided into four:

(B) The rhizoids are of two kinds (A) Phyla

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(A) Non-filamentous (A) Herbaceous habit
(B) Non-vegetative
(B) Circinate venation
(C) Transitory
(C) Microphyllous leaves
(D) All of the above
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(C) Gametophyte from the gametophyte without (C) Gymnosperms were placed between dicots and
union of gametes monocots
(D) None of the above (D) All of the above

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22. Classification based on a single or few easily 27. Dichotomous keys are a type of:
observable characters without character weighing is: (A) Polyclave keys
(A) Artificial system of classification (B) Punched card keys
(B) Phenetic system of classification (C) Multi access keys
(C) Evolutionary system of classification (D) Sequential keys
(D) Phyletic system of classification 28. ICN stands for:
23. Phenograms are the: (A) International Code of Nomenclature for algae
(A) Dendrograms showing evolutionary relationship and plants
between taxa (B) International Code of Nomenclature for plants
(B) Dendrograms showing overall similarity and fungi
relationship between taxa (C) International Code of Nomenclature for algae,
(C) Dendrograms showing comparative relationship fungi, and plants
between taxa (D) International Code of Nomenclature for algae,
(D) Both (B) and (C) plants, and fungi
24. APG classification deals with: 29. In grasses, intercalary meristems are located at the:
(A) Archaebacteria (A) Apex of the leaves
(B) Algae (B) Margin of the leaves
(C) Angiosperms (C) Middle of the internodes
(D) All of the above (D) Base of the internodes
25. Nomenclature refers to: 30. In orchid aerial roots, the velamen is basically:
(A) Identifying a taxon by its scientific name (A) Hypodermis
(B) Rules for scientific naming of a taxon (B) Uniseriate epidermis
(C) Classifying a taxon (C) Multiseriate epidermis
(D) Diagnosis of a taxon (D) None of the above
26. As per the Principle of Priority, the valid scientific name 31. The cambium arising within bundles of primary
is the: vascular tissue of stem is called as:
(A) Oldest name (A) Procambium
(B) Most recent name (B) Fascicular cambium
(C) Earliest correct name (C) Interfascicular cambium
(D) Most recent correct name (D) Both (B) and (C)

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37. Which of the following is not true about TCA cycle ?
(A) Conjoint, bicollateral, open and endarch (A) Acts as a metabolic sink which plays a central
role in intermediary metabolism
(B) Conjoint, collateral, open and mesarch
(B) CO2 is released during the formation of succinic
(C) Conjoint, collateral, open and endarch
acid from succinyl-CoA
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(C) Apoplast
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(D) Both (B) and (C)
Column-I Column-II
34. Die-back of citrus is caused by the deficiency of: i. Sugarcane a. Anabaena
(A) Boron ii. Gunnera b. Frankia
(B) Copper iii. Azolla c. Nostoc

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(B) Differ from plasma membrane H+ -ATPases (A) Pr
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(D) Cytochrome b6 f complex (D) Both (A) and (C)

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41. Recessive lethal alleles are lethal when present in: 46. Choose the correct combination:
(A) Homozygous condition (A) Bouquet stage: Zygotene
(B) Heterozygous condition (B) Spirene stage: Anaphase
(C) Both (A) and (B) (C) Congression: Metaphase
(D) None of the above (D) Synzetic knot: Diplotene
42. A heterozygous pea plant that is tall with yellow seeds,
47. Nuclear localization signal present on the proteins
TtYy, is allowed to self- fertilize. What is the
transported to nucleus is:
probability of off-springs with tall and yellow seeds,
(A) Lysine rich identified by Exportin
tall and green seeds, and dwarf and yellow seeds?
(A) 74% (B) Leucine rich identified by Importin

(B) 65% (C) Lysine rich identified by Importin

(C) 94% (D) Leucine rich identified by Exportin

(D) 50% 48. Tryptophan operon in E. coli is an example of:
43. Inversions spanning the centromere are known as: (A) Positively controlled inducible operon
(A) Pericentric (B) Positively controlled repressible operon
(B) Paracentric (C) Negatively controlled repressible operon
(C) Acentric (D) None of the above
(D) Metacentric 49. Pollination by ants is known as:
44. Bar eye phenotype in Drosophila occurs due to:
(A) Melittophily
(A) Deletion of 16A locus of the X- chromosome
(B) Malacophily
(B) Duplication of 16A locus of the X- chromosome
(C) Myrmecophily
(C) Translocation of 16A locus of the
(D) Myophily
X- chromosome
50. The ovules in which micropyle-chalaza line is
(D) Deletion of 16A locus of the Y- chromosome
horizontal and placed at right angle to the line of funicle
45. The “distribution and shipping department of cell’s
are known as:
chemical products” is:
(A) Anatropous
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Lysosomes (B) Orthotropous

(C) Peroxisomes (C) Hemitropous

(D) Golgi apparatus (D) Amphitropous

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56. Kashmir falls in the Indian biogeographic province
(A) 7 cells and 7 nuclei of:
(B) 8 cells and 7 nuclei (A) Trans-Himalaya
(C) 7 cells and 8 nuclei (B) West Himalaya
(D) 8 cells and 8 nuclei (C) Western Himalaya

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(D) Cruciferae
(A) Minimum height of the plants
58. Cotton is an example of:
(B) Canopy dominance of the plants
(A) Bast fibres
(C) Position of perennating buds on plants
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(D) Life span of the plant
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