1. The ovuliferous scale in Pinus contains how many ovules? (MOE 2008)[MOE 2008]
2. The antherozoids in Cycas are [MOE 2008][MOE 2008]
- Uniflagellated
- Biflagellated
- Multiflagellated
- None
3. Which of the following is a living fossil? [MOE 2061][MOE 2061]
- Gnetales
- Pinus
- Ginkgo
- Ephedra
4. Higher gymnosperms were predominant in ............[MOE 2002][MOE 2002]
- Cenozoic era
- Mesozoic era
- Archeozoic era
- Paleozoic era
5. In dwarf shoot of Pinus roxburghii (chirpine) the number of needles present are [MOE 2058)[MOE 2058)]
6. The endosperm of Cycas is: MOE 20577[MOE 20577]
- Haploid
- Diploid
- Triploid
- None
7. Spermatozoids large enough to be seen by naked eye are produced in: (MOE 2057][MOE 2057]]
8. Megasporophylls in Cycas are arranged as: [MOE 2055, 2056][MOE 2055, 2056]
- Compact male cone
- (0) Compact female cone
- (c) Loose male cone
- (d) Loose female cone
9. Compact cone is found in: [MOE 2054][MOE 2054]
- a Male cone of Pinus
- (b) Female cone of Cycas
- c) Male cone of angiosperm
- (d) Female cone of angiosperm
10. Which one of the following statements is not true for Cycas? [MOE 2053][MOE 2053]
- Presence of circinate vernation in foliage leaf
- (6) Presence of latex vessel
- (c) Presence of motile sperms
- (d) Absence of vessels in xylem
11. The wood of gymnosperm exclusively consists of: [IOM 2004][IOM 2004]
- ) Tracheids
- (b) Trachea
- (c) Wood fibres
- d) Wood parenchyma
12. Chilgoza is the name of seed given to the plant: [IOM 2003][IOM 2003]
- (a) Monocot
- b) Dicot
- (c) Conifers
- (d) False fruit
13. In the phloem of gymnosperm, the element that is not present is: [IOM 2001][IOM 2001]
- (a) Seive tube
- (b) Companion cell
- (c) Parenchyma
- (d) Sclerenchyma
14. Ovary is absent in [IOM 2001][IOM 2001]
- (a) Angiosperm
- (c) Monocot
- b) Gymnosperm
- (d) Dicot
15. Green leaf of Cycas plant is: [IOM 1998][IOM 1998]
- (a) Palmately compound
- (b) Bipinnately compound
- (c) Unipinnately compound
- (d) Decompound
16. In which of the following we find seed but no fruit? [BPKIHS 2000][BPKIHS 2000]
- (a) Pteris
- (b) Cycas
- (c) Selaginella
- d) Lichen
17. Which part of gymnosperm is similar to stamen of angiosperms. [BPKIHS 2005][BPKIHS 2005]
- (a) Microsporangium
- (b) Microsporophyll
- (c) Megasporangium
- (d) Megasporophyll
18. The wood produced from gymnosperm is: [IE 2001][IE 2001]
- (a) Heart wood
- (b) Sap wood
- (c) Porous wood
- (d) Soft wood
19. Transfusion tissue is found in [IE 2002][IE 2002]
- (a) Pteris
- (b) Fern
- (C) Moss
- (d) Cycas
20. The sporangia of a conifer are located on the:[IE 2002][IE 2002]
- (a) Scales of the cones
- (b) Tips of the needles
- (c) Bases of the needles
- (d) Axis of the branches
21. In the seeds of gymnosperm the gametophytic generation is represented by
- 2) Perisperm
- (b) Testa
- (c) Embryo
- (d) Endosperm
22. The largest ovules in the plant world are found in: [IE 2004][IE 2004]
- a) Thuja
- (b) Pinus
- (c) Cycas
- (d) Banyan
23. Pollen grains are able to withstand extreme of temperature & dessication because their exine is composed of [IE 2004)[IE 2004)]
- a) Cutin
- (b) Suberin
- (c) Sporopollenin
- (d) Callose
24. Wood of Cycas is [IE 2004][IE 2004]
- (a) Ring porous
- (b) Diffuse porous
- (c) Polyxylic
- (d) Pycnoxylic
25. In a gymnosperm, the endosperm [IE 2008)[IE 2008)]
- (a) Develops without fertilization
- (b) Forms after fertilization but does not require triple fusion
- (c) Is diploid
- (d) Is short - lived
26. Cycas undergo hypogeal germination and has 2 cotyledons but is not considered as a dicot plant because [BPKIHS - 2015][BPKIHS - 2015]
- (a) It is dioceous
- (b) Companion cells are absent in phloem
- (c) It has naked seed
- (d) Vegetative propagation is rare
27. Gymnosperm differ from angiosperm in [BPKIHS - 2011][BPKIHS - 2011]
- (a) Absence of seed
- (b) Absence of ovary
- (c) Absence of companion cells
- (d) Absence of sieve cell
28. Turpentine oil is extracted from [BPKIHS - 2010][BPKIHS - 2010]
- (a) Oak
- (b) Pine
- c) Deodar
- (d) Cycas
29. Gymnosperms are regarded as naked seeded plants because they lack [IOM-2013][IOM-2013]
- (a) Ovule
- (b) Ovary
- (c) Seed coat
- (d) Sporophylls
30. Angiosperms are distinguished from gymnosperm [IOM-2016)[IOM-2016)]
- (a) Secondary growth
- b) Primary growth
- (c) Presence of enclosed ovule
- (d) Geographical distribution
31. The dwarf shoot of the Pinus roxburghii contains how many needles [MOE 2014)[MOE 2014)]
32. Which of the following species of gymnosperm is not native in Nepal [MOE 2014][MOE 2014]
- (a) Pinus roxburghii
- (b) Pinus wallinchiana
- c) Cycas pectinata
- (d) Cycas revolluta
33. Winged pollen are found in [MOE 2068)[MOE 2068)]
- (a) Rose
- (b) Ferns
- (c) Pine
- (d) Eucalyptus
34. Mature ovule of Cycas circinalis found in Nepal is [MOE 2010][MOE 2010]
- (a) Anatropus
- (b) Orthotropus
- (c) Campylotropus
- (d) Amphitropus
35. Turpentine oil is obtained from [MOE 2010][MOE 2010]
- (a) Pinus
- (b) Cycas
- (c) Ficus
- (d) Fern
