The family containing mustard and its main characters are

• Brassicaceae - Tetramerous flowers, six stamens, bicarpellary gynoecium, siliqua type fruit

• Brassicaceae - Pentamerous flowers, many stamens, pentacarpellary gynoecium, capsule type fruit

• Solanaceae - Pentamerous flowers, five stamens, bicarpellary gynoecium, berry type fruit

• Poaceae - Trimerous flowers, three stamens, monocarpellary gynoecium, caryopsis type of fruit.

Assertion: Ginger has a prostrate-growing rhizome.

Reason: Shoot growth is not effected by gravity

• If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

• If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

• If Assertion is true but Reason is false

• If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Assertion: Photomodulation of flowering is a phytochrome - regulated process.

Reason: Active form of phytochrome (Pfr) directly induces floral induction in shoot buds.

• If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

• If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

• If Assertion is true but Reason is false

• If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Assertion: The epithelial layer of scutellum of maize is both secretory and absorptive in function.

Reason: The epithelial layer secretes hormones into the endosperm for the synthesis of food
solubilising enzymes and also absorbs and transfers the solubiliscd food to embryo axis.

• If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

• If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

• If Assertion is true but Reason is false

• If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Assertion: Deficiency of sulphur causes chlorosis in plants.

Reason: Sulphur is a constituent of chlorophyll, proteins and nucleic acids.

• If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

• If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

• If Assertion is true but Reason is false

• If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Two chief functions of the leaves are

• photosynthesis and respiration

• photosynthesis and transpiration

• transpiration and respiration

• respiration and digestion

The most advanced type of inflorescence is

• corymb

• catkin

• spadix

• capitulum

Storage leaves occur in

• Allium

• Zizyphus

• Triticum

• Trapa

A flower characterised by monadelphous tubular stamens belongs to :

• Solanaceae

• Liliaceae

• Malvaceae

• Brassicaceae

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In Musa, inflorescence is :

• spadix

• corymb

• capitulum

• polychasial cyme