HSST Botany 2017 Previous Year Questions and Answers (1-50)

 Exam: HSST(Jr) Botany 2017

Question1:-The Basel Evangelical Mission opened a primary school at Kallai in

A:-1799

B:-1802

C:-1832

D:-1848

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question2:-In 1959, who was given the title Bharata Kesari by the President of India ?

A:-V.T. Bhattathiripad

B:-Chattampi Swamikal

C:-Mannath Padmanabhan

D:-Pattom Thanupillai

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question3:-Prabhatham a newspaper started at Shornur in 1934 under the guidelines of

A:-K.G. Sankar

B:-EMS Namboothiripad

C:-Kunhunni Achan

D:-A. K. Pillai

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question4:-The first woman judge of Kerala high Court

A:-Annachandi

B:-Sujatha Manohar

C:-L. Omanakunhamma

D:-J. Fathima Beevi

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question5:-Travancore Muslim Mahajana Sabha was founded by

A:-Muhammad Abdurahiman

B:-Vakkam Abdul Khadar Maulavi

C:-E. Moidu Maulavi

D:-Kattilasseri Muhammed Maulavi

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question6:-Kochi port is situated at the head of which lake ?

A:-Sasthamkotta

B:-Ashtamudi

C:-Vembanadu

D:-Punnamada

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question7:-In which year fidel castro wins revolution in Cuba and becomes Prime Minister ?

A:-1959

B:-1962

C:-1976

D:-2006

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question8:-India's first LNG powered bus was launched at Thiruvananthapuram by Chief Minister Sri Pinarayi Vijayan and Central Minister for petrolium and natural gas

A:-Rajnath Singh

B:-Venkaiha Naidu

C:-Sadananda Gauda

D:-Dharmendra Pradhan

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question9:-Which Indian won the men's single title at the 2016 Chinese Tai Pei open badminton championship ?

A:-Sourabh Verma

B:-Sameer Verma

C:-Ng Ka Lang Angus

D:-K. Srikanth

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question10:-Newly elect, secretary general of UNO, Autonio Gutres was Prime Minister of

A:-Spain

B:-Portugal

C:-Italy

D:-France

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question11:-The most important indicator of quality of education in a school is

A:-Text books and teaching learning materials

B:-Infrastructural facilities of a school

C:-Fluency in English communication

D:-Student achievement level

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question12:-Science education system in India at the school level should be best described as being

A:-Value oriented

B:-Teacher centered

C:-Textbook centered

D:-Activity centered

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question13:-If you have been given the additional responsibility of the student scholarships, you think that

A:-It is the duty of all students to enquire about the scholarship details

B:-It is the right of the deserved students to get it and you need to direct the students to make avail of it

C:-Financial support must go to students who are giving favours to teachers

D:-Other teachers have escaped by making a burden on me

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question14:-Learning implies

A:-Acquired by

B:-Absorbed by

C:-Occurring within

D:-Implicit what is explicit

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question15:-For a meaningful learning to takes place, learner should have

A:-Opportunities

B:-Motivation only

C:-Ability to learn only

D:-Desired level of ability and motivation

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question16:-One which is not the characteristic of research is

A:-Art of scientific investigation

B:-Solutions are arrived through revealed knowledge

C:-Exploring new knowledge

D:-A movement from the known to unknown

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question17:-Choose a wrong statement related with experimental method in research

A:-Observation under controlled condition is experiment

B:-It is the laboratory method of research and has borrowed from pure science

C:-Law of single variable is the fundamental assumption of experimental method

D:-Residual group is a type of experimental design

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question18:-The aim of workshop in research is

A:-To refresh the knowledge on research methodology

B:-To explore the possibilities of applied aspects of the research

C:-To express the views of speakers and audience regarding the research problem

D:-To seek the advice of the experts in the area

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question19:-Cross-sectional research studies are basically linked with

A:-Sample

B:-Control group

C:-Statistics

D:-Census

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question20:-Arrange the following steps of research in correct sequence

a) Results and discussion

b) Data analysis

c) Identification of research problem

d) Listing of research objectives

e) Collection of data

f) Tool construction

A:-c-d-f-e-b-a

B:-c-d-e-f-b-a

C:-c-f-d-e-b-a

D:-d-c-f-e-a-b

Correct Answer:- Option-A

HSST Botany PYQ

Botany Questions

Question21:-Biofortification improves

A:-Fruit production

B:-Micronutrient and mineral contents

C:-Environmental conditions

D:-The nutritional quality of breeding crops

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question22:-A banana herb is virus infected mention the technique that will help in obtaining healthy banana plants from this diseased plant is

A:-Tissue culture

B:-Anther culture

C:-Meristematic culture

D:-Ovary culture

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question23:-Name the fungus used in organ transplant treatment

A:-Trichoderma

B:-Polysporum

C:-Aspergillus

D:-Pencillium

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question24:-Name the type of biodiversity represented by 50,000 different strains of rice in India

A:-Genetic diversity

B:-Ecological diversity

C:-Species diversity

D:-Molecular diversity

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question25:-Phytophagous insects feed on

A:-Plant

B:-Bacteria

C:-Virus

D:-Bacteriophage

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question26:-Name the types of association that the genus glomus exhibits with higher plants

A:-Symbiosis

B:-Commensalism

C:-Parasitism

D:-All the above

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question27:-Percentage of PAR captured by plants ranges from

A:-2-10

B:-10-20

C:-40-50

D:-.5-1

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question28:-The thermostable DNA polymerase which is isolated from a bacterium Thermus aquaticus

A:-Taq polymerase

B:-DNA polymerase-I

C:-Hind I

D:-Hind II

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question29:-Name the common ancestor of the great apes and man

A:-Dryopithecus

B:-Australiopethecus

C:-Homeosapiens

D:-Homohabilis

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question30:-World Forest Day is on

A:-March 22

B:-March 25

C:-March 21

D:-March 31

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question31:-Lamp brush chromosomes occur at

A:-Pachetene stage

B:-Zygotene stage

C:-Diplotene stage

D:-Leptotene stage

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question32:-Taq polymerase is involved in

A:-PCR

B:-PAGE

C:-RAPD

D:-VNTR

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question33:-R.Q. value in Opuntia

A:-Less than 1

B:-Greater than 1

C:-Negative value

D:-Zero

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question34:-Colchicum autumnale is a member of

A:-Rubiaceae

B:-Liliaceae

C:-Asteraceae

D:-Poaceae

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question35:-A condition of air pollution that results when sulfur dioxide and other gases and particles emitted by an erupting volcano react with oxygen and moisture in the presence of sunlight.

A:-Photochemical smog

B:-Smoke

C:-Vog

D:-None of the above

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question36:-The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 was awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath for

A:-Determining the detailed structure and mechanism of the ribosome

B:-For cell signaling

C:-For cell wall composition

D:-Protein structure

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question37:-Vegetative propagation in lemon

A:-Stem cuttings

B:-Root cuttings

C:-Asexual reproduction

D:-None of the above

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question38:-Sweet potato and potato is a result of convergent evolution in

A:-Homologus organ

B:-Analogus organ

C:-Cladistic structures

D:-Morphological structures

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question39:-Which of the following plants is characterized by the presence of cortical vascular bundles ?

A:-Chenopodium

B:-Nyctanthes

C:-Tecoma

D:-Boerhaavia

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question40:-Knots are formed in woods

A:-Branches fall off and leaves scares

B:-Injuries caused by animals

C:-Of insects bites

D:-Branches get buried embedded in the stem

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question41:-Lenticels do not occur in

A:-Root

B:-Fruit

C:-Stem

D:-Leaf

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question42:-P-protein is found in

A:-Collenchymas

B:-Phloem parenchyma

C:-Sieve tube

D:-Xylem vessels

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question43:-The lacunae in the vascular bundles of monocot stem is

A:-A large sized vessel

B:-Mucilage canal

C:-Lysigenous water cavity

D:-Metaxylem

Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question44:-Which of the following is grown by transplanting ?

A:-Maize

B:-Sorghum

C:-Onion

D:-Soyabeen

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question45:-Cobalt is associated with

A:-Growth hormone

B:-Vitamin B12

C:-Haemoglobin

D:-Intestinal enzymes

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question46:-Who among the following is considered as father of genetic engineering ?

A:-Philip Drinker

B:-Paul Berg

C:-Thomas Addison

D:-Alpheus S. Packard

Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question47:-Which of the following is not a gaseous air pollutant ?

A:-Oxides of sulphur

B:-Oxides of nitrogen

C:-Hydrocarbon

D:-Smoke

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question48:-Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly ?

A:-Organic farming

B:-Shifting cultivation

C:-Cultivation of high yielding varieties

D:-Glass house farming

Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question49:-Name the plant which is known as Terror of Bengal

A:-Agave

B:-Ginger

C:-Bryophyllum

D:-Water hyacinth

Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question50:-Angiosperm seeds with perisperm

A:-Castor

B:-Black pepper

C:-Barley

D:-Wheat

Correct Answer:- Option-B

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