AUAT 2024 Question Paper M.Sc in Botany

Entrance Exam
2024

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Question Booklet No. Question Booklet Series : A
AUAT — 2024
2-Year M. Sc. in Botany (P15)
( TEST BASED ON MCQ )

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PART—I
( Core Subject )

1. What is the correct chronological 5. Photophosphorylation in a chloroplast
sequence of the following division of is most similar to which of the
geological times? following mitochondrial reactions?
(i) Eocene [A] Oxidative phosphorylation
(ii) Carboniferous [B] Hydrolysis
(iii) Devonian [C] Oxidative decarboxylation
(iv) Cretaceous
[D] Substrate-level phosphorylation
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below : 6. Beta-oxidation enzymes bring about
Codes : oxidation of
[A] (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) [A] sugars
[B] (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) [B] fatty acids
[C] (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) [C] amino acids
[D] (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
[D] polypeptides

2. The evolution of different species in
7. In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid
a given area, starting from a point and
formation during CO2 fixation occurs
spreading to other geographical areas,
in the cells of
is known as
[A] adaptive radiation [A] bundle sheath

[B] natural selection [B] phloem
[C] migration [C] epidermis
[D] divergent evolution [D] mesophyll

3. The net gain of ATP molecules in 8. Which of the following is essential for
anaerobic respiration, i.e. breakdown the photolysis of water?
of one molecule of glucose into two
[A] Manganese
molecules of pyruvic acid, is
[A] two [B] Zinc

[B] four [C] Copper
[C] thirty six [D] Boron
[D] thirty eight
9. Treatment of seeds at low temperature
4. Respiratory quotient is determined by under moist conditions to break
the formula dormancy is called

[A] O2 evolved / CO2 absorbed [A] stratification
[B] CO2 evolved / O2 absorbed [B] scarification
[C] O2 absorbed × CO2 evolved [C] vernalization
[D] CO2 absorbed × O2 evolved [D] chelation

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10. Which of the following elements in 15. Fruit is a cremocarp in case of
plants is not remobilized?
[A] Umbelliferae
[A] Phosphorus
[B] Rubiaceae
[B] Calcium
[C] Liliaceae
[C] Potassium
[D] Compositae
[D] Sulphur
16. General floral formula of Apocynaceae
11. A.J.C. Bose Indian Botanic Garden, is
Shibpur, Howrah was established by
[A]
[A] Robert Kyd

[B] Bentham and Hooker [B]

[C] William Aiton
[C]
[D] Roxburgh

[D]
12. The term phylogeny means

[A] the evolution of a genetically 17. The epidermis and root cap are
related group of organisms produced by
[B] reverse mutation [A] Dermatogen
[C] the e volution of ge netically [B] Periblem
distinct group
[C] Plerome
[D] None of the above
[D] Flank region

13. Bentham and Hooker’s system of
classification has recognised 18. The ‘Korper-Kappe Theory’ for root
apex was given by
[A] 100 families
[A] Hanstein
[B] 200 families
[B] Schmidt
[C] 280 families
[C] Schuepp
[D] 411 families
[D] Wolff

14. The hanging structures that support 19. Abnormal secondary growth is found
the banyan tree are called in
[A] prop roots [A] Triticum
[B] stilt roots [B] Dracaena
[C] pneumatophores [C] Zingiber
[D] root hairs [D] Mangifera
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20. Grafting is not possible in monocots 26. Pili of bacteria are useful for
because they
[A] locomotion
[A] are herbaceous
[B] sexual contacts
[B] lack cambium
[C] have parallel venation [C] asexual reproduction

[D] have scattered vascular bundle [D] transformation

21. Which one of the following statements 27. Cryptogram of TMV is
is false for heartwood?
[A] It is made up of living cells R 2 E S
[A] : : :
1 5 E O
[B] It forms central cylinder of wood
[C] It is solid and hard D 130 X B
[B] : : :
[D] It contains gums and resins 2 40 X O

22. Scattered fibrovascular bundles are R 3 E S
[C] : : :
characteristic of the stele in 2 6 S O
[A] diploxylic
D 2 E B
[B] dictyostele [D] : : :
2 5 S O
[C] eustele
[D] atactostele Where, Pair I : Nucleic acid in virus
(R = RNA, D = DNA)/Strans of nucleic
23. The antibiotic Terramycin is obtained acid in virus (1 = Single Strand,
from 2 = Double strand.

[A] Streptomyces griseus Pair II : Molecular weight of nucleic
acid in millions/pe rce ntage of
[B] Streptomyces rimosus
nucleic acid in virus.
[C] Clostridium botulinum
Pair III : Shape of the virus/shape of
[D] Sterptomyces venezuelae
the capsid (S = Spherical, E = Elongated,
X = Complex)
24. Prokaryotic flagella has
Pair IV : Kind of host/kind of vector
[A] multi fibrillar structure
(B = Bacte rium, I = Inve rtibrate s,
[B] 9 + 2 pattern of fibrils V = Vertibrates, S = Seeded plants,
[C] protein coat on outside and F = Fungus, O = No vector and so on).
hollow structure
[D] protein coat on outside and solid 28. In a culture initial concentration of
structure bacteria is 2 × 105. Each bacterial cell
divides in every 40 minutes. What will
25. Bacteria that are killed by oxygen are be the concentration after 3 hours?
called [A] 16 × 105
[A] Archaebacteria
[B] 4·5 × 105
[B] Sporophytes
[C] 8·5 × 105
[C] Obligate aerobes
[D] Obligate anaerobes [D] 32 × 105

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29. A Hfr bacterium is one that contains 35. Sexual reproduction is absent in
[A] many unusual plasmids
[A] Zygomycetes
[B] chromosomal material accuired
from recipient cell [B] Archemycetes
[C] a plasmid integrated into its [C] Ascomycetes
genome
[D] the ability to unde rgo [D] Deuteromycetes
transduction
36. Storage product in Rhodophyceae is
30. Which of the following is a foliose
lichen? [A] starch and oil
[A] Usnea [B] cellulose
[B] Parmelia
[C] floridean starch
[C] Graphis
[D] Lacanora [D] glycogen

31. Fungi lacking cross walls in the 37. Which one of the following is not
mycelium belong to observed in Chlamydomonas?
[A] Phycomycetes
[A] Contractile vacuole
[B] Ascomycetes
[C] Basidiomycetes [B] Nucleoid
[D] Deuteromycetes [C] Pyrenoid

32. Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici is [D] Cell wall
[A] Autocious
[B] Microcyclic 38. Life cycle of Ulotrix is
[C] Heteroecious [A] haplontic
[D] None of the above
[B] diplontic
33. Clamp connections in Basidiomycetes [C] haplodiplontic
help in the
[A] formation of primary mycelium [D] diplohaplonic
[B] formation of dikaryotic hyphae
[C] formation of conidia 39. Meiosis in Spirogyra occurs at the
time of zygospore germination. Out of
[D] formation of basidiospores
the four haploid nuclei formed after
meiosis, how may survive?
34. The total number of ascopores in
Penicillium is [A] One
[A] eight
[B] Two
[B] sixteen
[C] Three
[C] four
[D] two [D] All of the four

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40. During the developme nt of the 46. Which of the following is a fossil?
sporophyte in Funaria, the first
division of the zygote is [A] Selaginella
[A] transverse [B] Pteris
[B] vertical
[C] Rhynia
[C] irregular
[D] either transverse or vertical [D] Psilotum

41. How many neck canal cells are 47. Conifers are successful in cold
present in the archegonium of Riccia? climates because of their
[A] 4 to 6
[A] softwood
[B] 4 to 10
[C] More than 10 [B] evergreen nature
[D] 1 to 10 [C] hard cones

42. Which special characte ristic [D] needle like leaves
differentiates Bryophyta from other
plants?
48. In gymnosperms, e ndosperm is
[A] They form spores formed
[B] They do not have vascular tissue
[A] after fertilization
[C] They do not have roots
[D] The sporophyte is attached to the [B] after the development of embryo
gametophyte
[C] before fertilization
43. The stem of Selaginella has a [D] at the time of fertilization
[A] protostele
[B] siphonostele 49. In which of the following classes are
[C] solenostele male gametes non-flagellated?
[D] dictyostele
[A] Chlorophyceae

44. Transfusion tissue is present in the [B] Phaeophyceae
leaflet of
[C] Rhodophyceae
[A] Cycas
[B] Dryopteris [D] Bacillariophyceae
[C] Marsilea
[D] Funaria 50. A nucleus that involves duplication
of chromosome s but shows no
45. If the number of chromosomes in the cytokinesis is called
foot of a fern embryo is eight, what
should be the number in its spores? [A] endomitosis

[A] Four [B] restitution nucleus
[B] Eight
[C] euploidy
[C] Sixteen
[D] Twenty three [D] polyploidy
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51. Intussusception is a process shown 56. In a prolifering cell system, how many
by the primary cell wall. It is the mitotic divisions are required to
produce 1024 cells from a single
[A] deposition of cell wall materials
parent cell?
from inside to cause growth
[A] 10
[B] deposition of cell wall materials
from outside as layers [B] 20
[C] hardening of cell wall [C] 512
[D] None of the above [D] 1023

52. In idioblasts, crystals of calcium
57. In chiasmate meiosis, the distal
oxalate exist in different shapes.
segments of the daughter chromatids
Nee dle -like crystals of calcium
segregate from each other at
oxalate are called
[A] the anaphase-I
[A] Cystoliths
[B] the anaphase-II
[B] Raphides
[C] Otoliths [C] partially at anaphase -I and
partially at anaphase-II
[D] Sphaeraphides
[D] diakinesis

53. Interphase nucleus is enclosed by
58. Alleles of a gene are found on
[A] non-porous nuclear membrane
[A] same chromosome
[B] porous double nuclear membrane
[B] homologous chromosome
[C] non-porous double discontinuous
nuclear membrane [C] non-homologans chromosome
[D] a single porous unit membrane [D] any chromosomes

54. Plant cells are connected by channels
59. Genotype is
through their walls called
[A] plasmodesmata [A] genetic composition of a species

[B] desmosomes [B] genetic composition of plastids

[C] tight junction [C] genetic composition of germ cells

[D] gap junction [D] ge ne tic composition of an
individual
55. The resolving power of an optical
microscope is given by ( = Wavelength, 60. Mendel’s second law of ‘Independent
NA = Numerical Aperture) Assortment’ can be demonstrated by

[A] /NA [A] test cross

[B] /2NA [B] back cross

[C] 2NA/ [C] monohybrid cross
[D]  × 2NA [D] dihybrid cross

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61. Multiple alleles are situated on the 65. High BOD of a lake suggests
[A] more inorganic nutrient
[A] same locus on homologus
chromosomes [B] less inorganic nutrient
[C] more oxidisable chemicals
[B] same locus on heterologus
chromosomes [D] more oxidisable organic material

[C] different locus on homologus 66. Basic unit of ecological hierarchy is
chromosomes
[A] ecosystem
[D] different locus on heterologus [B] biological community
chromosomes
[C] population
[D] individual
62. Jumping genes are called

[A] Cistrons 67. The variety of species and their
relative abundance present within a
[B] Recons region is
[A] genetic diversity
[C] Transposons
[B] species diversity
[D] None of the above
[C] ecological diversity
[D] relative abundance
63. Monosomy and trisomy can be
represented as 68. Wild population of plants and animals
and traditional life styles are
[A] 2n + 1, 2n + 3
protected in
[B] 2n – 1, 2n – 2 [A] Biosphere reserve
[B] Sanctuary
[C] 2n, 2n + 1
[C] National Park
[D] 2n – 1, 2n + 2
[D] None of the above

64. In m-RNA, AUG is the initiating codon 69. The idea of niche was proposed by
and UAA, UAG and UGA are the
[A] Joseph Grinnell
terminating codons, therefore, the
polypeptide cannot be synthesized [B] Hutchinson
beyond any of these triplets to the end [C] A. G. Tansley
of m-RNA. Then which one of the
following m-RNA can be transcribed [D] Reiter
completely?
70. Synecology is the study of
[A] AUG UUG UCC UGA UGG UAU
[A] human environment of a place
[B] AUG UUC UCC UGG UAA UAU [B] biotic environment of a place
[C] a biotic component of a place
[C] AUG UAU UUC UGC CUG GUU
[D] biotic community in relation to
[D] AUG AGG UAU UUC UGA CUC environment of a place

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PART—II
( Islamic History and Culture, General English & General Knowledge )
71. Alhamdulillah means 76. Mother of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
died when he was _____ year(s) old.
"àºÒೃå[ºÀàÒ &¹ "=¢
[A] Praise be to Allah
šÚK´¬¹ ³åÒà´¶ƒ(Îà.) ³àtõ¡Òà¹à Ò> _____ ¤á¹
¤ÚìΡú
[B] Glory be to Allah
[A] 1
[C] Allah is almighty
[B] 3
[D] Allah is the most gracious
[C] 6
72. As per Islam, which of the following is [D] 12
true about intoxicants?
77. Which of the following is a festival of
Òüκೠ">åÎàì¹ ³àƒA¡‰ì¤¸¹ ¤¸àšàì¹ ëA¡à>ô ¤v¡û¡¤¸[i¡ sacrifice?
Î[k¡A¡? [>ì´•¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ t¡¸àìK¹ l¡ü;Τ?
[A] Totally allowed [A] Laylat al-Qadr
[B] Marginally allowed [B] Muharram
[C] Marginally forbidden [C] Eid al-Fitr
[D] Strongly forbidden [D] Eid al-Adha

73. The Holy Qur’an is revealed 78. The first woman martyr in Islam is
‘š[¤y A塹"à>’ "¤t¡ão¢ ÒìÚìá Òüκàì³¹ šø=³ ³[Òºà ÅÒムÒìº>
[A] at a time [A] Asma
[B] over a period of 12 years [B] Nusaybah

[C] over a period of 23 years [C] Al-Khansa
[D] Sumayyah
[D] over a period of 32 years
79. Hijri calendar is enumerated from the
74. The saying ‘Cleanliness is half of faith’ time of
is made by
ëA¡à>ô Î³Ú ë=ìA¡ [Ò\[¹ A¡¸à캓¡à¹ Ko>à A¡¹à ÒÚ?
‘ š[¤yt¡à #³àì>¹ "ì‹¢A¡’ &Òü l¡ü[v¡û¡[i¡ A¡ì¹ìá>
[A] birth of Prophet Muhammad
[A] Prophet Muhammad
[B] migration of Prophet Muhammad
[B] Hazrat Umar to Madinah
[C] Ibn Taymiyya [C] journey of Prophet Muhammad
[D] Imam Bukhari into heaven
[D] death of Prophet Muhammad
75. The prayer at the noon is called
80. Islam acknowledges
ƒåšåì¹¹ >à³à™ìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
ÒüκೠѬãAõ¡[t¡ ëƒÚ
[A] Fajr
[A] only the last Prophet
[B] Zuhr [B] only the last four Prophets
[C] Asar [C] only the last ten Prophets
[D] Isha [D] all the Prophets
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81. On which day Muslims pray Jummah 86. Which Country is called the ‘Land of
Prayer? Prophets’?
ëA¡à>ô [ƒì> ³åκ³à>¹à \å³à¹ >à³à™ šìØl¡? ëA¡à>ô ëƒÅìA¡ ‘>¤ã샹 ëƒÅ’ ¤ºà ÒÚ?
[A] Sunday [A] Saudi Arabia
[B] Saturday [B] Syria
[C] Tuesday [C] Palestine

[D] Friday [D] Iraq

82. The term Waqf refers to _____. 87. Which word is mentioned most times
in the Holy Qur’an?
*ÚàA¡ó¡ Ŧ[i¡ ë¤àc¡àÚ _____¡ú ‘š[¤y A塹"àì>’ ëA¡à>ô Ŧ[i¡ ΤìW¡ìÚ ë¤[Å ¤à¹
[A] Bill of exchange l¡üìÀJ A¡¹à ÒìÚìá?
[B] What is due to the State treasury? [A] Qul
[C] Promissory note [B] Allah
[D] Charitable foundation or trust [C] Rahman
–
[D] Amana
83. The Arabic term Haq means

"à¹[¤ Ŧ ÒA¡ &¹ "=¢ Òìºà 88. What is the name of the fountain
which each person of paradise will
[A] legal rights drink before entering?
[B] credit proposal \àÄàìt¡ šøìt¡¸A¡ ¤¸[v¡û¡ šøì¤ìŹ šè줢 ë™ c¡o¢à¹ \º
[C] taking full responsibility šà> A¡¹ì¤ t¡à¹ >à³ [A¡?
[D] kind of sale [A] Zamzam

84. How many gates of Jannah are there? [B] Kawsar
[C] Tasneem
\àÄàìt¡¹ ƒ¹\à A¡Ú[i¡?
[D] None of the above
[A] Six
89. How many times does ‘Bismillah’
[B] Seven
repeat in the Holy Qur’an?
[C] Eight
‘š[¤y A塹"àì>’ A¡t¡¤à¹ ‘[¤Î[³ÀàÒ’ &ìÎìá?
[D] Nine
[A] 112
85. Name the Angel who was appointed to [B] 113
deliver messages to Prophet
[C] 114
Muhammad (SAW) from Allah (SWT)?
[D] None of the above
"àÀàÒ¹ (Îå¤àÒà>à× *Úà t¡àÚàºà) šÛ¡ ë=ìA¡ >¤ã
³åÒà´¶ƒ(Îà.)-&¹ A¡àìá ¤àt¢¡à ëš]ìá ëƒ*Ú๠\>¸ 90. Which is the longest Surah in the Holy
Qur’an?
[>™åv¡û¡ ëó¡ì¹Åt¡à¹ >à³ [A¡?
‘š[¤y A塹"àì>¹’ ƒãQ¢t¡³ Îè¹à ëA¡à>[i¡?
[A] Jibreel (AS)
[A] Surah Al - Maidha
[B] Mikael (AS)
[B] Surah An - Nisa
[C] Israfil (AS)
[C] Surah Al - Imran
[D] Azrael (AS)
[D] Surah Al - Baqarah
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91. The study of various aspects of ageing 96. Who is called the first female teacher
is called of India?
[A] Psephology ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ šø=³ ³[Òºà [ÅÛ¡A¡ A¡àìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ?
[B] Chronology [A] Sarojini Naidu
[C] Gerontology [B] Savitribai Phule
[D] Entomology [C] Rani Lakshmibai
[D] None of them
92. The fear of being without your mobile
phone is called 97. Mount Etna is a famous volcano
[A] Philophobia located in
[B] Claustrophobia ³àl¡ü@i¡ &i¡>à &A¡[i¡ [¤J¸àt¡ "àìN¥Ú[K[¹ "¤[Ñ‚t¡
[C] Ophidiophobia [A] Argentina
[D] Nomophobia [B] Italy
[C] Mexico
93. His courage won him honour. Identify [D] Philippines
the type of the underlined noun.
[A] Proper 98. The Battle of Kalinga was fought in
[B] Collective the year

[C] Abstract A¡[ºìU¹ ™å‡ý¡ A¡ì¤ Î}Q[i¡t¡ ÒìÚ[áº?
[D] Common [A] 540 BC
[B] 320 AC
94. Fill in the blank with the correct [C] 440 BC
alternative.
[D] 261 BC
When I met her _____ years after, she
looked old and haggard.
99. In which year the First World War was
[A] a few fought?
[B] the few šø=³ [¤Å¬™å‡ý¡ A¡t¡ Îàìº Î}Q[i¡t¡ ÒìÚ[áº?
[C] few [A] 1917 – 1920
[D] some [B] 1914 – 1918
[C] 1912 – 1916
95. Choose the correct alternative from [D] 1910 – 1914
the given sentences :
[A] Those never fail who dies in great 100. Which country is the largest tea
cause producer in the world?
[B] They never fail who die in a great
[¤ìŬ¹ ¤õÒv¡³ W¡à l¡ü;šàƒ>A¡à¹ã ëƒÅ ëA¡à>[i¡?
cause
[A] India
[C] They never fails who dies in a
great cause [B] China

[D] They never fails who die in a [C] Bhutan
great cause [D] Nepal

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