Explore topic-wise MCQs in Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE).

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Hydra reproduces by:

A. Budding
B. Binary fission
C. Cloning
D. In vitro fertilization
Answer» B. Binary fission
2.

Pesticide treadmill refers to:

A. Increase in concentration of pesticides in the body of the organism
B. Increase in doses of pesticides to prevent the resurgence of pests that were being controlled
C. Development of resistance in plant due to excessive and prolonged use of pesticide
D. Production of more synthetic pesticides
Answer» C. Development of resistance in plant due to excessive and prolonged use of pesticide
3.

Protandry is the situation when

A. anthers and stigma mature at the same time
B. anthers mature later than the stigma of the same flower
C. anthers mature earlier than the stigma of the same flower
D. anthers of the flower pollinate the stigma of the same flower
Answer» D. anthers of the flower pollinate the stigma of the same flower
4.

A flower is brightly coloured, scented and secrete nectar. It is most probably

A. pollinated by insects
B. sterile
C. pollinated by wind
D. an insectivorous plant
Answer» B. sterile
5.

The perianth is the term used when

 

A. androecium and gynoecium are similar
B. calyx and corolla are similar
C. androecium and calyx are similar
D. gynoecium and corolla are similar
Answer» C. androecium and calyx are similar
6.

Flower is a modified shoot because

A. in some flowers thalamus become elongated and shows distinct nodes and internodes
B. flowers aggregate to form inflorescence
C. epicalyx is present in some flowers
D. essential organs are present in some flowers
Answer» B. flowers aggregate to form inflorescence
7.

Third whorl in flower is of

A. petal
B. sepal
C. stamen
D. pistil
Answer» D. pistil
8.

Plants which flower only once in their life is

A. Polycarpic
B. monocarpic
C. cleistocarpic
D. pericarpic
Answer» C. cleistocarpic
9.

 Which of the following is not a single flower

A. China rose
B. Petunia
C. Sun flower
D. holy hope
Answer» D. holy hope
10.

A bisexual flowers which never open in its life span is called

A. homogamous
B. heterogamous
C. polygamous
D. cleistogamous
Answer» E.
11.

A flower with essential and non-essential whorls

A. incomplete
B. irregular
C. sessile
D. complete
Answer» C. sessile
12.

A characteristic of angiosperm is

A. root
B. seed
C. flower
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above