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Characteristics BRASSICACEAE/ CRUCIFERAE
It is known as mustard family.
Mainly
General description
distributed in tropics
and substropics
Habit Annual or perennial herbs
Tap root, fusiform/
napiform tuberous roots may
Root
found.
Herbaeous stem with
Stem pungent watery fluid.
Have stellate hairs.
Simple rarely compound,
Leaves alternate, sessile
exstipulate, reticulate venation.
Inflorescence Corymobse raceme or corymb.
Bisexual, actinomorphic
(may be zygomorphic),
Flower hypogynous,
bracteate/ebracteaete,
tetramerous.
MALVACEAE FABACEAE/PAPILIONOIDEAE
One of the sub family of
It is known as mallow family.
leguminosae. It is also
Mainly
termed as pea family.
distributed in tropics
Distributed all over
and substropics
the world.
Herbs, shrubs and trees. Trees, shrubs, herbs.
Tap root with
Profusely branched tap root.
root nodules.
Erect, branched with Erect or climber,
star-shaped trichormes. herbaceous.
Alternate, pinnately
Simple, alternate
compound or simple
palmately lobed,
leaves, reticulate
stipulate, reticulate
venation, pulvinate leaf base
venation.
stipulate.
Solitary terminal or
axillary cymose or Racemose, (panicle in Dalbergia)
raceme.
Bisexual, bracteate, Bisexual, zygomorphic,
actinomorphic, bracteate or ebracteate,
complete pentamerous, pentamerous, hypogynous,
hypogynous. complete
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ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE POACEAE /GRAMINAE
Family of
Also called sun flower family. Advanced cerearls
family. Largest family distributed through ubiquitous
out the world in occurance
largest monocot family
Annual herbs
(Helianthus, Annual or perennial Herbs
Tagetus, Dahlia)
Tap root but in
Fibrous roots, stilt roots in maize,
Dahlia fasiculated
jowar, sugarcane
roots/fibrous roots
Usually herbaceous, erect, much branched
(brancing rare in Grasses have hollow stem at
Dahlia and Helianthus) solid, sometimes internodes. stem is
with milky latex. In Helianthus jointed called culm
tuberous stem stores food
Usually alternate but occasionally opposite
Leaves are narrow
(as Helianthus)
alternate Leaf base is
or in Whorl (Eupatorium),
sheath like Venation is
exstipulate, petiolate, simple
parallel, Contain silica, hence hard
or compound venation reticulate.
Head or capitulum with involucre of bracts
Usually two types of
florets are found in inflorescence viz,
zygomorphic, ligulate or ray
Spike of spikelets
florets and actinomorphic tubular or disc
In maize, female -spadix,
florets. In inflorescence,
Male-spike, Wheat-compoud spike
ray florets are found towards the
periphery (they are older in nature)
and disc florets are distributed near
centre (thus younger)
Bracteate, sessile
Sessile, Bracteate,
actinomorphic (disc
bisexual, unisexual in maize,
florets) or zygomorphic
Zygomorphic hypogynous
(ray florets) epigynous
Sterile bracts called glumes are
and pentamerous.
present

Characteristics BRASSICACEAE/ CRUCIFERAE
Four, free, polysepalous in two
Calyx
whorls, 2+2 valvate aestivation
Four, polypetalous
Corolla cruciform and reduced.
valvate aestivation
Six stamens arranged in two
Androecium whorls, 2+4, polyandrous
tetradynamous, dithecous.
Bicarpellary, syncarpous
superior ovary with
Gynoecium
parietal placentation.
Replum/false septum is present
Usually cross pollination
Pollination
Entomophily
Fruit Siliqua or silicula
MALVACEAE
epicalyx formed by bracteoles
is present below the calyx and
is protective in nature. Sepals
5, fused, gamosepalous,
valvate aestivation
Five, petals free, but
basally adnate, twisted
aestivation.
Numerous stamens
Monadelphous
epipetalous,
monothecous, extrorse
anthers reniform, dehiscence
transverse
A compund pistil of
two to many carpels,
syncarpous, axile
ovules, single style, Ovary superior
placentation.
Usually cross pollination
Entomophily favoured by
protandry and Herkogamy
Capsule or schizocarp.
FABACEAE/PAPILIONOIDEAE
Five, gamolous
imbricate/valvate aestivation
Five, polypetalous,
papilionaceous (posterior
standard, two lateral
wings, keel enclosing
pistil and stamen),
vexillary aestivaiton.
Ten, diadelphous,(9)+1,
anther dithecous,
introrse.
monocarpellary,
unilocular with many
marginal placentation.
Usually cross pollination
piston mechanism
but self pollination in
pisum and lathyrus
Entomophily
Legume/Pod
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ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE POACEAE /GRAMINAE
Perianth: Highly reduced, 2 in
5 modified into hairs or pappus. number, reduced to pin head like
Persistent, help in fruit dispersal lodicules. In bamboo, 3 are
present
5, Gamopetalous,
tubular in disc florets
but ligulate in ray
florets, aestivation valvate.
Stamens 5, absent in ray florets.
Syngenesious (anther lobes are
Usually 3 but sometimes
fused laterally but the filaments are free)
6 (as in Oryza), filament long,
epipetalous, anthers
anthers versatile,
dithecous fused to form a tube like
dithecous, dehiscence
structure around the style. Anthers
longitudingal.
introse, dithecous, dehiscence
longitudinal
Monocarpellary (actually
tricarpellary but only one carpel is
functional),
bicarpellary, syncarpous, unilocular,
unilocular, ovary superior, style
superiour ovary. Style long, stigma bifid,
long, stigma 2 and feathery (plants
single ovule, basal placentation
are always wind pollinated).
Placentation basal.
Usually cross pollination
Favoured by protandry and Herkogamy Usually cross pollination
Entomophily Anemophily
In disc florets some times self pollination favoured by protandry
occurs by saftey mechanism
A single single seeded Caryopsis
seeded cypsela.
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Characteristics BRASSICACEAE/ CRUCIFERAE MALVACEAE FABACEAE/PAPILIONOIDEAE ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE POACEAE /GRAMINAE
Seed with curved embryo and
Seed Small non-endospermic scanty One to many and non-endospermic dicotyledonous, non endospermic monocotyledonous, endospermic
endosperm.
Floral formula
Floral diagram
i) The members of this i) These plants are used i) Members of this family are i) Oil Yielding plants : Helianthus annus i) Members of this family are mainly
family are sources of food, as food, e.g. mainly (sunflower oil), Carthamus (Safflower oil) used as food
e.g. Brassica campestris Abelmoschus esculentus used as food, i.e. pulses, e.g. gram, ii) Medicinal plants: Artemisia, Eclipta 1) Tritium aestivum
(mustard), (lady's finger). arhar, sem, moong, soybean, etc. alba used as hair tonic with (bread wheat) - a natural hexaploid
B. oleracea (cauliflower), Brassica Hibiscus cannabis (gongura) ii) Fodder, e.g. brahmi buti and commonly known as 2) Oryza sativa (Paddy)
rapa (turnip) and Raphanus sativus ii) Ornamentals, e.g. Trifolium, Sesbania, etc. Bringraj, -Chief cereal of India,
(radish). Althaea rosea (gulekhera), iii) Edible oil, e.g. soybean, ground Calendula officinalis bran oil obtained from husk
ii) Medicines, e.g. Iberis Hibiscus rosa-sinensis(China nut iii) Insecticide: Chrysanthemum 3) Zea mays (Maize) - food crop,
amara (gout and rheumatism), rose), iv) For fibres, e.g. sunhemp. cinerariifolium inflorescence unisexual, style
Lobularia (gonorrhoea), Lepidium iii) Medicines: roots and bark v) Ornamentation, e.g. lupin, sweet - Pyrethrum longest.
sativum (asthma and piles) of Urena lobata are used as a pea. iv) Food Yielding plants: Latuca sativa 4) Hordeum vulgare (Barley)
Economic iii) Ornamentals, e.g. Iberis cure for hydrophobia. VI) For the extraction of medicines, (Lettuce or Salad) -Oldest amongst cultivated plants.
Importance amara (candytuft), iv) Fibres, e.g. e.g Cicborium intybus (chikori powder/Coffee 5) Pennisetum typhoidum
Cherianthus cheiri (wall Gossypium sp. (cotton), mulaithi. blend) (Pearl millet or Bajra) -A food
flower), etc. Bombax ceiba (silk cotton) VII) Dye-Indigofera (blue) v) Weeds: Parthenium hysterophorus crop, straw used as fodder.
vi) oil- seeds of Brassica v) Edible oil, e.g. cotton. commonly called ii) Fodder - Cynodon, Panicum,
carrot grass or congress grass. Cymbopogon iii)
vi) Dyes - Carthamus (red), Sugar - Saccharum
Tagetus (Yellow) iv) Building material - Bamboo
v) Paper making - Grasses,
Bamboo
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Exercise - I 7. Shepherd's purse plant belong to
family:-
INTRODUCTION & BRASSICACEAE
1) Cruciferae 2) Malvaceae
1. Number of sepals in mustard flower
3) Solanaceae 4) Leguminosae
1) 5 2) 3 3) 4 4) 6
8. Turnip Brassica rapa) belongs to
2. Replum is:-
family:-
1) False placenta
1) Cruciferae 2) Malvaceae
2) False septum
3) Liliaceae
3) False ovule
4) Cucurbitaceae
4) False thalamus

3. Point out the correct floral formula 9. The Iberis is commonly called as:-
of cruciferae :- 1) Pansy 2) Candy-tuft
1) K2+2 C4 A2+4 G 3) Poppy 4) Snapdragon
  2

2) K5 C6 A3 G(2) 10. Cruciform corolla is found in :-

3) K2+2 C2+2 A2+4 G(2) 1) Sunflower 2) China-rose
4) K4 C4 A2 G(2) 3) Radish 4) Pea
4. Placentation of cruciferae plant is:-
11. Tetradynamous androecium is
1) Parietal 2) Axile characterised by-
3) Basal 4) Marginal 1) Outer 2 long and inner 2 short
stamens
5. The special feature of the ovary in
cruciferae is:- 2) Outer 2 short and inner 4 long
1) Hypogyny stamens

2) Polyandry 3) Outer 4 long and inner 2 short

stamens
3) False septum
4) Outer 4 short and inner 2 long
4) One row of ovules on each
stamens
placenta

6. In Brassica oleracea var. capitata the 12. Parietal placentation is found in -

edible part is:- 1) Allium cepa
1) Inflorescence 2) Hibiscus cannabinus
2) Flower bud 3) Brassica
3) Vegetative bud
4) Solanum
4) Stem

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13. The family cruciferae is represented 3) Brassica oleraceae var. gangioids
by the floral formula 4) Brassica caulorapa
1) P3+ 3 or (3 + 3), A3 + 3,G(3)
19. Botanical name of Indian mustard is-
2) K2+2, C4, A2+4 G
  2
1) Brassica campestris
3) K 4–5, or (4 – 5), C4-5, A10 G1 2) B. juncea
4) K(5), C(5), A5, G(2) 3) B. nigra 4) B. alba

14. Only herbs are present in - 20. Which of the following plants has a
1) Malvaceae 2) Cruciferae corolla with 4 petals-
3) Compositae 4) Leguminosae 1) Shoe-flower 2) China rose
3) Pea plant 4) Mustard
15. What is the difference between the
flowers of Raphanus sativus & Iberis
FABACEAE
amara-
21. Pulses yielding main family of plants
1) In stamen and Carpels
is :-
2) Colour and size of corolla & fruit
1) Poaceae (Graminae)
3) In symmetry & Inflorescence
2) Cucurbitaceae
4) In stamen & Inflorescence
3) Liliaceae
16. Tetradynamous stamens are the 4) Papilionaceae
characteristic of-
22. The botanical name of ground nut is:
1) Malavaceae – Althea,Hibiscus
1) Cicer arietinum
2) Cruciferae – Mustard,Iberis
2) Glycine max
3) Solanaceae – Nicotiana,Petunia
3) Arachis hypogea
4) Liliaceae – Allium,Asphodilous
4) Lens esculentus
17. An important feature of Brassicaceae is-
23. The floral formula of Pea is
1) Inferior ovary
represented as:-
2) Cruciform corolla
1) Br% K(5) C1+2+(2) A(9)+1 G
3) Axile swollen placentae 1

4) Oblique ovary 2) Br% K5) C5 A1+(9) G1

3) Br% K(5) C1+2+(2) A9+1 G
18. The botanical name for cauliflower is- 1

1) Brassica rapa 4) Ebr or Br% K(5) C1+2+(2) A10 G1

2) Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

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24. Which of the following genera is
characterised by the production of
geocarpic fruits:-
1) Cucurbita 2) Pisum
3) Glycine 4) Arachis
25. The 3 - sub - families of Leguminosae
are distinguished mainly on the
basis of:-
1) nature of gynoecium
2) Nature of corolla and stamens
3) Nature of habit of the plants
4) Nature of fruit
26. Most leguminous plants have:-
1) Simple petiolate leaves
2) Simple sessile leaves
3) Pinnately compound leaves
4) Palmately compound leaves
27. The leguminous plants are important
in agriculture becaue:-
1) They are disease resistant
2) They require very little irrigation
3) They help in nitrogen economy of
nature
4) Crops of legumes can be produced
in a year
28. Androecium of Papilionatae family
is:-
1) Monoadelphous
2) Diadelphous
3) Polyadelphous
4) None of these
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29. Blue dye is obtained from the leaves
of:-
1) Indigofera tinctoria
2) Opium
3) Aloe
4) Delbergia sissoo
30. In family papilionaceae, 5 petals
form a unique association, In which
3 different elements participate,
these are vexillum, alae & carina.
What is the number of these
elements:-
1) 1, 2, 2 respectively
2) 2, 1, 2 respectively
3) 1,1,3 respectively
4) 2,2,1 respectively
31. The name papilionatae and
cruciferae is based on:-
1) Corolla 2) Androecium
3) Gynoecium 4) Fruit
32. Keel is characteristic of the flowers
of:
1) Bean 2) Gulmohur
3) Cassia 4) Calotropis
33. Presence of monocarpellary
gynoecium, unilocular ovary and
marginal placentation are
characteristics of the family -
1) Leguminosae
2) Cucurbitaceae
3) Malvaceae
4) Liliaceae
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34. A crop plant which can grow well 3) Incomplete, zygomorphic,
even in nitrogen deficient soil is- trimerous
1) Helianthus annuus 4) Incomplete, actinomorphic,
2) Gossypium herbaceum pentamerous
3) Brassica campesteris 40. What type of placentation is seen in
4) Cajanus cajan sweet pea-?
1) Marginal 2) Basal
35. Red Gram is-
3) Axile 4) Free central
1) Phaseolus aureus
2) Cicer arietinum SOLANACEAE
3) Cajanus cajan
Br or Ebr  K  5  C 5  A5 G
 2
4) Phaseolus mungo 41.

is
the floral formula of:-
36. A diagnostic trait for identification of
1) Cruciferae 2) Leguminosae
Fabaceous flower is-
3) Solanaceae 4) Papilionatae
1) Tetradynamous androecium
2) Inferior ovary 42. Inflorescence in Solanaceae is:-
3) Cruciform corolla 1) Racemose 2) Cymose
4) Vexillary aestivation 3) Hypanthodium 4) Verticillaster
37. Family Fabaceae belongs to series- 43. The carpels of Solanum flower are
1) Inferae obliquely placed because:-
2) Thalamiflorae 1) Posterior and anterior carpels turn
o
3) Calyciflorae 4) Disciflorae by 180

38. In the flowers of Fabaceae one of the 2) Posterior and anterior carpels
following immediately encloses the move to the left
essential organs- 3) Posterior carpels turn to right and
1) Anterior petals anterior to the left
2) Posterior petals 4) Posterior carpels turn to left and
anterior to the right
3) Lateral petals 4) Sepals
44. Lycopersicon esculentum belongs to
39. The flower in Fabaceae is-
family:-
1) Complete, zygomorphic,
1) Solanaceae 2) Malvaceae
pentamerous
2) Complete, actinomorphic 3) Cruciferae
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45. From which part of Atropa 52. Atropa belladona, a medicinal plant
belladona, the drug belladona is belongs to-
obtained:- 1) Liliaceae 2) Brassicaceae
1) Roots 2) bark 3) Solanaceae 4) Poaceae
3) Stem
4) All parts of the plant 53. Floral formula of Tomato/Tobacco
is-
46. Persistant calyx is characteristics of :-
 + K4 – 5 A10 G(2)
1) Allium / Liliaceae 1)
2) Mustard / Cruciferae  + K2 + 2 C4 A2 + 4 G1
2)
3) Dalbergia / Papilionatae
 + P2 A3 G1
4) Solanum / solanaceae 3)

47. Bicarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium  + K(5) C(5) A5 G(2)

4)
with bilocular ovary axile swollen
placenta and oblique septum occurs 54. Night Queen and Day King belong
in:- to one of the following genera-
1) Cruciferae 2) Solanaceae 1) Sesbania
3) Cucurbitaceae 4) Liliaceae 2) Chrysanthemum

48. Tomato belongs to genus :- 3) Cestrum

1) Brassica 2) Lycopodium 4) Lilium
3) Physalis 4) Lycopersicon
55. Pentamerous, actinomorphic
49. Nicotiana, potato belongs to :- flowers, bicarpellary ovary with
oblique septa, fruit a capsule or
1) Malvaceae 2) Liliaceae berry are characteristic features of-
3) Solanaceae 4) Cruciferae
1) Liliaceae 2) Asteraceae
50. Drug "Henbane" is obtained from:- 3) Brassicaceae 4) Solanaceae
1) Atropa 2) Hyoscyamus POACEAE
3) Withania 4) Nicotiana 56. The inflorescence in Gramineae is a -
51. Which character of malvaceae family 1) Raceme 2) Spike
is completely absent in Solanaceae 3) Spikelet 4) Thyrsus
family-
57. Which of the following families
1) Herbaceous nature provide food rich in carbohydrates-
2) Actinomorphic flower 1) Cruciferae 2) Leguminosae
3) Monothecous anther lobe 3) Gramineae 4) Palmae
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58. Oryza sativa belongs to - 68. Poaceae commonly known as
1) Solanaceae 2) Liliaceae 1) Grass family 2) Potato family
3) Gramineae 4) Palmae 3)pulses family 4) Mustard family
59. Caryopsis fruit is the characteristic of 69. Scutellum present in which family
which family 1) Cruciferae 2) Leguminosae
1) Malvaceae 2) Fabaceae 3) Gramineae 4) Palmae
3) Asteraceae 4) Poaceae
60. Grain of Maize is - MALVACEAE
1) Seed 2) Fruit 70. Number of stamens present in
Malvaceae is:-
3) Neither seed nor fruit
1) Infinite (  ) 2) Five (5)
4) Bud of flower
3) Ten (10) 4) Nine + one (9+1)
61. Feathery stigma are present in -
1) Wheat 2) Pea 71. Fibres are usually obtained from the
members of:-
3) Datura 4) Mustard
1) Solanaceae 2) Malvaceae
62. The inflorescence in Gramineae is :-
3) Leguminosae 4) Cruciferae
1) Raceme 2) Catkin
3) Spike of spikelets 72. In Malvaceae the placentation is:-
4) Thyrsus 1) Marginal 2) Axile
63. Parallel venation occurs in :- 3) Basal 4) Parietal
1) Poaceae 2) Solanaceae 73. Aestivation of petals in family
3) Malvaceae 4) Fabaceae Malvaceae is:-
64. No of stamens in poaceae 1) Valvate 2) Imbricate
1)3 2) 6 3) 9 4) 5 3) Twisted 4) Vexillary
65. No of carpels in poaceae 74. Lady finger belongs to family:-
1)3 2) 1 3) 9 4) 5 1) Malvaceae 2) Cruciferae
66. Perianth of poaceae also known as 3) Compositae 4) Fabaceae
1)lodicules 2) bract
75. Which one of the following groups
3)Lemma 4) spathe. of plants produces fibres of
67. Scientific name of wheat economic importance:-
1)Oryzasativa 1) Gossypium, Hibiscus, Crotalaria
2) Triticum aestivum 2) Gossypium, Cassia, Lycopersicum
3 )Haredeum vulgare 3) Gossypium, Brassica, Glycine
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82. Epipetalous stamens and axile
76. Shoe flower belongs to:-
placentation are found in -
1) Solanaceae 2) Malvaceae
1) Cruciferae 2) Leguminosae
3) Papilionatae 4) Liliaceae
3) Cucurbitaceae 4) Malvaceae
77. Staminal tube is found in:-
83. Presence of epicalyx and
1) Solanaceae 2) Cruciferae monadelphous condition of stamens
3) Malvaceae 4) Poaceae is a characteristic feature of family-
1) Liliaceae 2) Papilionacae
78. Dorsifixed, monothecous anthers are
3) Malvaceae 4) Solanaceae
a special feature of:-
1) Malvaceae/Cotton 84. Flowers are exclusively bisexual in-
2) Solanaceae/Tomato 1) Cucurbits 2) Euphorbia
3) Leguminosae/Pea 3) Malvaceae 4) Asteraceae
4) Liliaceae/Onion ASTERACEAE
79. In which family Pentamerous 85. Plants with inferior ovary belongs
flowers having monoadelphous to:-
stamen and dry dehiscent fruit are
1) Malvaceae 2) Poaceae
persent :-
3) Solanaceae 4) Compositae
1) Leguminosae 2) Malvaceae
3) Cruciferae 4) Solanaceae 86. Basal placentation occurs in:-
1) Asteraceae 2) Solanaceae
80. Aestivation of petals in the flower of
cotton is correctly shown in: 3) Malvaceae 4) Liliaceae

87. Family Compositae can be

distinguished from Solanaceae in:-
1) 2)
1) Capitulum inflorescence
2) Gamopetalous corolla
3) 4) 3) Epipetalous stamens

81. What is epicalyx? 4) Bicarpellary gynoecium

1) An additional calyx 88. Syngenesious anthers and

2) An outgrowth of calyx epipetalous stamens are found in:-
3) A whorl of bracts 1) Liliaceae
4) A whorl of bracteoles 2) Solanaceae
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89. Inferior ovary, syngenesious anther 95. The plant whose seed give safflower
and cypsela fruit are found in:- oil and the petals an orange dye is -
1) Liliaceae 2) Cruciferae 1) Calendula officinalis
3) Solanaceae 4) Compositae 2) Caesalpinia sappan
3) Pithecelobium dulce
90. Which of the following stands for
4) Carthamus tinctorius
Congress grass:-
1) Cynodon (Gramineae) 96. Tagetes belongs to -
2) Parthenium (Compositae) 1) Compositae 2) Cruciferae
3) Aspidiastra (Liliaceae) 3) Malvaceae 4) Solanaceae
4) Candytuft (Cruciferae) 97. The floral formula of the disc floret
of Compositae would be -
91. Which of the following families have
the largest geographical distribution:- 1) Br, Kpappus, C(2/3), A0, G1

1) Malvaceae 2) Leguminosae 2) Br, Kpappus, C(5), A0, G

  2
3) Solanaceae 4) Compositae

3) Br, Kpappus, C A G
 5  5 2
92. Which of the following is the largest
family:- 4) Br, Kpappus, C(5), A0, G(2)
1) Leguminosae 2) Cucurbitaceae
98. Pyrethrum insecticide is obtained
3) Solanaceae 4) Compositae from-
1) Pyrethrum anthylmentium
93. Parachute mechanism of fruit and
seed dispersal is common in 2) Chrysanthemum cinerafolium
compositae is due to the structure 3) Parthenium hysterosporus
called:- 4) Helichrysum petiolatum
1) Bracts 2) Thorns
99. Most advanced family of
3) Corolla 4) Pappus.
angiosperms is-
94. A genus of ornamental plants which 1) Asteraceae 2) Leguminosae
is being cultivated for extracting an 3) Graminae
important edible oil from its cypsela 4) Magnoliaceae
fruits is -
1) Helianthus 100. Flowers of Asteraceae are-
2) Brassica 1) Hypogynous
3) Sesamum 2) Epigynous

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101. Bicarpellary, syncarpous, unilocular + K5 C5 A5 G(2)
ovary with basal placentation occurs 1)
in- %+ K5 C5 A5 G(2)
2)
1) Liliaceae 2) Solanaceae
or %+ or + K–pappus C(5) A(5) G(2)
3) Asteraceae 4) Fabaceae 3)
+ K2 + 2 C4A2 + 4G(2)
102. Which is false about Asteraceae- 4)

1) Cypsela fruit 108. Weed of Compositae family is-

2) Syngenesious androecium 1) Congress grass
3) Head inflorescence 2) Argemone mexicana
4) Hypogynous flowers 3) Chenopodium ambrosodies
4) Eichhornia
103. A family delimited by type of
inflorescence is-
109. Which one yields oil from seeds and
1) Fabaceae 2) Asteraceae orange dye from petals-?
3) Solanaceae 4) Liliaceae 1) Helianthus annuus
2) Calendula officinalis
104. Which of these characters do not
belong to compositae- 3) Carthamus tinctorius
1) Ligulate ray florets 4) Tagetus erecta
2) Basal ovules
110. Among bitter gourd, mustard,
3) Syngenesious stamens brinjal, pumpkin, china rose, lupine,
4) 5-lobed stigma cucumber, sunhemp, gram, guava,
bean, chilli, sunflower, petunia,
105. A weed belonging to family tomato, rose, withania, potato,
Asteraceae which has spread in all onion, aloe and tulip - how many
parts of India is- plants have hypogynous flower?
1) Nicotiana 2) Oryza 1) Six 2) Ten
3) Parthenium 4) Hordeum 3) Fifteen 4) Eighteen

106. Fruit dispersal in Asteraceae is

usually by-
1) Mechanical 2) Wind
3) Water 4) Animals

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EXERCISE I – KEY Assertion & Reason
I) If both Assertion & Reason are true
and the reason is the correct
1. 3 2. 2 3. 1 4. 1
explanation of the assertion.
5. 3 6. 3 7. 1 8. 1 II) If both Assertion & Reason are true
9. 2 10. 3 11. 2 12. 3 but the reason is not the correct
13. 2 14. 2 15. 3 16. 2 explanation of the assertion.
III) If A is true statement but R is false
17. 2 18. 2 19. 1 20. 4
IV) If A is false and R is true
21. 4 22. 3 23. 1 24. 4
1. Assertion: Papilionaceous corolla in
25. 2 26. 3 27. 3 28. 2
Fabaceae members help in piston
29. 1 30. 1 31. 1 32. 1 mechanism of pollination
33. 1 34. 4 35. 3 36. 4 Reason: Fabaceae members have
37. 3 38. 1 39. 1 40. 1 their odd petal towards the posterior
side
41. 3 42. 2 43. 3 44. 1
2. Assertion: Muliathi belongs to family
45. 2 46. 4 47. 2 48. 4
Fabaceae
49. 3 50. 2 51. 3 52. 3 Reason: It has zygomorphic flowers
53. 4 54. 3 55. 4 56. 3
3. Assertion: Crotalaria is a Fabaceae
57. 3 58. 3 59. 4 60. 2 member
61. 1 62. 3 63. 1 64. 1 Reason: Crotalaria shows
65. 2 66. 1 67. 2 68. 1 pedicellate, complete, bisexual
flowers
69. 3 70. 1 71. 2 72. 2
73. 3 74. 1 75. 1 76. 2 4. Assertion: Fabaceae flowers are
zygomorphic
77. 3 78. 1 79. 2 80. 3
Reason: Corolla is Papilionaceous in
81. 4 82. 4 83. 3 84. 3 Fabaceae
85. 4 86. 1 87. 1 88. 3
5. Assertion: In Arachis, Pod is
89. 4 90. 2 91. 4 92. 4 indehiscent and geocarpic.
93. 4 94. 1 95. 4 96. 1 Reason: In Arachis, flowers are
97. 3 98. 2 99. 1 100. 2 produced beneath the soil
101. 3 102. 4 103. 2 104. 4 6. Assertion: Pisum is a tendriallar
105. 3 106. 2 107. 3 108. 1 climber
109. 3 110. 3 Reason: In Pisum, basal leaflets of
each compound leaf are modified
into tendrils
Exercise – IIA
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7. Assertion: Solanaceae belongs to I) Asetivation of perianth parts
Gamopeatale II) Number of floral parts in each
Reason: The perianth is whorl
dichalmydeous with fused petals in III) Cohesion and adhesion of floral
Solanaceae parts

8. Assertion: Type of vascular bundles IV) Sexuality off the flower

found in the stems of memebers of 1) I and II only
Solanaceae family are bicollateral 2) I, III and IV only
and open
3) I and IV only 4) I, II, III and IV
Reason: Cambium and phloem are
present on the outerside and 3. Which of the following character of
innerside of xylem of the vascular flowers cannot be represented in
bundles floral formula?
9. Assertion: In Solanaceae members A. Sexuality of the flower
seeds are endospermic B. Symmetry of the flower
Reason: Some amount of endosperm C. Number of floral organs in whorl
is leftout in matured seeds of
D. Number of locules in the ovary
Solanaceae memebers.
E. Cohesion of sepals
Exercise II (A) Key: F. Type of faestivation
1. 2 2. 2 3. 2 4. 1 5. 3 1) A, B, C 2) D and F
6. 3 7. 1 8. 1 9. 1 10. 1 3) D alone 4) A, C, E & F

4. A flower of Brassica can show

Exercise – IIB
A) Tetradynamous stamens
1. A flower of Brassica can show B) Polyandrous stamens
A) Polyandrous stamens C) Superior ovary
B) Superior ovary D) Tetramerous condition
C) Parietal plaentation E) Parietal placentation
D) Polypetalous corolla F) Polypetalous corolla
1) A, B, C, D 1) A, B, C, D, E, F
2) Except A 2) All except A
3) Except A & B 3) All except A & B
4) Only B, D 4) All except A, B, F

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5. Which of the following statements
are correct about information that
could be represented in a floral
diagram or of floral formula?
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B) Pressing down of alae by insect
C) Transfer of pollen to insect body
D) Pressing down of carina by alae

I) The position of ovary cannot be E) Cross pollination

represented in a floral diagram 1) B, D, C, E, A
II) Number of locules can be 2) B, D, A, E, C
represented in floral diagram but not 3) D, B, C, A, E
in floral formula
4) D, B, A, E, C
III) Placentation cannot be
represented in floral formula 8. Pickout the true statements that are
IV) Cohesion of stamens can be applicable to Fabaceac memebers
represented in floral formula but not I) Flowers with early maturation of
in floral diagram androecium than gynoecium
Correct answer is II) Albuminous seeds
1) I, II, III, IV 2) I, III only III) Filaments of ten stamens are
3) II, IV only 4) I, II, III only fused into two or one bundle
IV) Corolla comprises five equal
6. Study the following characters sized petals
“Bicarpellary ovary, syncarpous 1) Except IV 2) II, III and IV
ovary, bilocular ovary, superior
ovary, unequal lengthed stamens, 3) I and III only 4) I, III and IV
polypetalous corolla, six stamens,
9. Arrange the following aspects
dry fruit, ovules attached to false
related to Tephrosia in descending
septum, Tetramerous flower,
order based on their number
Cruciform Corolla , bisexual flower,
hypogynous flowers”. I) Number of alae in one flower
How many characters from the II) Number of carpels
above list observed in the taxon III) Number of stamens
“Brassica”
IV) Number of sepals
1) 10 2) 6
1) III, IV, I, II
3) 12 4) 13
2) II, I, IV, III
7. Correct sequence of events in the 3) I, II, III, IV
process of “piston mechanism” of 4) IV, III, II, I
insect pollination is
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10. Among the following features
which are related to Allium cepa.
I) Non – tunicated bulb
II) Presence of radical leaves
III) Presence of scape to produce
inflorescence
IV) Presence of poly embryony
V) Used as a vegetable
VI) Epiphyllous stames
1) Only III, IV
2) Only II, IV, V & VI
3) Except – VI
4) Except – I
11. Correct the combinations with
respect to the flowers of following
plants?
I) Mustard – Neither cohesion nor
adhesion of stamens in a
polypetalous flower
II) Pisum – Cohesion of sepals and
stamens in a polypetalous flower
III) Solanum – Adhesion of stamens
with petals in a gamopetalous
flower
IV) Allium- Adhesion of stamens
with petals of polypetalous flowers
1) I, II, III & IV 2) III & IV
3) II & III only 4) I, II & III
12. Find the correct statement from the
following
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III) Protogynous flowers are seen in
Solanum, Colchicum and Allium.
IV) Androecium is tilted at an angle
o
of 45 in the members of solanaceae.
1) I & II only 2) I, II & III
3) I, II, III, IV 4) III & IV
13. Arrange the following in ascending
order based on the total number of
floral leaves in each flower of the
following
A – Allium,
B – Female flower of smilax,
C – Mustard,
D – Male flower of Ruscus,
E – Trifolium, F – Aswagandha
1) B, D, A, C, E, F
2) B, D, A, F, C, E
3) B, D, A, C, F, E
4) B, A, D, C, F, E
14. Identifying the correct descending
order of the following
A. No. of carpels in a flower of
mustard (Brassica)
B. No. of stamens in the bigger
bundle of a flower of Pisum
C. No. of locules in the ovary of
Gloriosa
D. No. of Stamens in mustard
E. No. of petals in muliathi

I) Compound leaves and woody 1) B, D,E, C, A

stems are rarely found in the 2) A, C, D, E, B
members of Solanaceae. 3) B, E, D, A, C
II) Most of Liliaceae members are 4) E, B, D, C, A
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15. Select correct ratios among the
following
A) Microsporophylls of Mustard and
Asparagus = 1 : 1
B) Megasporophyll of
Indigofera,Petunia, Tulip= 1 : 2 : 3
C) Accessory floral leaves of
sunhemp, chilli = 1 : 1
D) Accessory floral leaves of Brassica
and Onion = 4 : 3
1) A, B, C, D 2) B, C, D only
3) A, B, D only 4) A, B only.
16. Analyse the following statements
choose correct statement:
I) Blue dye is extracting from
Indigofera tinctoria, yellow dye is
extracting from Butea monosperma
II) Day king and Night queen plants
are belonging to family Solanaceae
III) Colchicum is obtained from
Fabaceae plant
IV) In Liliaceae family members
mostly the flowers are pentacyclic,
bisexual, tetramerous, hypogynous
1) I & II 2) III & IV
3) II & IV 4) I & IV
17. Choose the correct matches from the
following
A) Medicinal plants of Fabaceae –
Lathyrus, Sesbania
B) Medicinal plants of Solanaceae –
Atropa, Withania
C) Medicinal plant of Liliaceae –
Aloe.
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D) Dye yielding plants of Fabaceae –
Butea, Indigofera
1) A, B, C, D
2) B, C, D only
3) B, C only
4) A, C only
18. Pick out wrong statement
1) In Solanaceae capsule fruit is seen
in Datura, in Liliaceae berry fruit is
seen in Asparagus
2) Petunia is an ornamental plant of
Solanaceace, Asparagus is a
ornamental plant of Liliaceae
3) Ground nut,Chilli, Atropa are the
medicinal plants belonging to
different families
4) Dicotyledonous, endospermic
seeds are present in the Solanaceae
family members
19. Analyze the following statement
choose wrong statement:
I) Gloriosa, Smilax, Pisum and
Lathyrus plants are tendrilar
climbers belonging to different
families
II) Aloe, Dracaena and Yucca are the
plants, belonging to Dicotyledonae
III) In Solanaceae and Liliaceous
members, leaves are exstipulate but
in Fabaceae they are stipulate.
IV) Foliar stipules are present in the
Pisum plant.
1) I & III 2) I & IV
3) II & III 4) Only II
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20. Read the following statements I II III IV
A) Potato and Brinjal belonging to 1) B C A D
two different genera of different 2) B A D C
families
3) C D B A
B) Cajanus, Sesbania and Indigofera
are belong to same family but 4) C B D A
economically dissimilar plants
23. List – I List – II
C) Flowers in Tulip and Smilax are
A) Belladona I) Atropa
similar in merosity but differ in
symmetry B) Aswagandha II) Soanum nigrum
D) Datura and Allium belong to C) Kamanchi III) Withania
different families but similar in the D) Thorn apple IV) Datura
type of ovule arrangement.
1) A – I, B – III, C – II, D – IV
What is the % of untrue statements
2) A – III, B – II, C – I, D – IV
1) 25% 2) 75%
3) A – I, B – IV, C – II, D – III
3) 50% 4) 100%
4) A – II, B – III, C – I, D – IV
21. List – I List – II
24. List – I List – II
A) Ground nut I) Lathyrus sativus
A) Ornamental plant I)Asparagus
B) Red gram II) Cajanus cajan
B) Medicinal plant II) Petunia
C) Sun hemp III) Arachis hypogea
C) Vegetable III) Aloe
D) Wild pea IV) Crotalaria juncea
D) Spice IV) Garlic
A B C D
1) A – III, B – I, C – IV, D – III
1) II IV III I
2) A – II, B – III, C – I, D – IV
2) III II IV I
3) A – III, B – II, C – I, D – IV
3) III IV II I
4) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
4) II III I IV
25. List – I List – II
A) Meadow saffron I) Allium sativum
22. List – I List – II
B) Garlic II) Yucca gloriosa
I) Red gram A) Sesbania
C) Red dragon
II) Ground nut B) Edible oil
III) Colchicum autumnale
III) Indigofera C) Pulse D) Sarasaparilla
IV) Green manure D) Blue dye IV) Dracaena
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A B C D 27. List - I List – II
1) III I IV V A) Bicollateral I) Fabaceae
2) III I II V vascular bundles
3) III II IV V B)Papilionaceous II) Brassicaceae
4) II I IV V Corolla
C) Trimerous Flower III) Liliaceae
D) Tetramerous flowers
26. List – I List – II
IV) solanaceae
A) Blue dye I) Smilax xeylanica
B) Sarasaparilla II) Butea monosperma
1) A – IV, B – I, C – III, D – II
C) Yellow dye III) Indigofera tinctoria 2) A – I, B – III, C – II, D – IV
D) Chemical IV) Tehrosiia 3) A – II, B – I, C – III, D – IV
mutagen purpurea 4) A – IV, B – II, C – I, D – II
V) Colchicum
autumnale

A B C D
1) II V I IV
2) III I II V
3) III II IV I
4) I II III V
28. Study the following lists:
List – I List – II List – III
A. Arachis P. Monadelphous W. Edible oil
B. Pisum Q. flame of the forest X. Fodder
C. Crotalaria R. Geocarpy Y. Yellow dye
D. Butea S. Self pollination Z. Vegetables
The correct combinations are:
1) ARW, BSZ, CPX, DQY 2) APW, BSZ, CRX, DQY
3) ARZ, BSW, CQX, DPY 4) APW, BSZ, CRX, DQY

29. Plant Fruit Family

I) Pea Pod Fabaceae
II) Nicotiana Capsule Liliaceae
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IV) Solanum Berry Solanaceae
Find the correct combination from the table given above
1) II & III only 2) IV only 3) Except II 4) II only

30. Plant Character Family

I) Solanum Cymose Solanaceae
II) Allium Umbell Liliaceae
III) Dolichos Twiner Fabaceae
IV) Asparagus Cladophylls Liliaceae
The correct combinations are
1) I only 2) I & II only 3) I, II, III only 4) I, II, III, IV

31. Plant Character – 1 Character – 2

I) Solanum nigrum dithecous anthers Obliquely arranged carpels
II) Crotalaria Hypogynous flower Marginal placentation
III) Nicotiana Fumigatory Bicollateral vascular bundles

IV) Allium Gamopetalous Umbel

The correct combinations are
1) I only 2) I and II only 3) I, II, III only 4) I, II, III, IV

32. Family Scientific name of plant Common name

A) Brassicaeae Brassica nigra Mustard

B) Fabaceae Derris indica Kanuga
C) Solanaceae Solanum tuberosum Potato
D) Liliaceae Allium cepa Onion
The correct combination is
1) C & D 2) D only
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33. Taxon Family Character of statements

I) Datura Solanaceae Diadelphous

II) Allium Liliaceae Epitepalous
III) Petunia Solanaceae epipetalous
IV) Crotalaria Fabaceae Synandry
Choose the incorrect combinations
1) I, II 2) I, III
3) I, IV 4) II, III
34. Three floral diagrams given here. Their respective families are assigned in the
answer key. Find out the families to which these diagrams belongs to

A B C
1) A – Liliaceae , B – Asteraceae, C - Solanaceae
2) A – Asteraceae , B - Solanaceae, C - Brassicaceae
3) A – Poaceae , B - Solanaceae , C – Asteraceae
4) A – Brassicaceae , B – Fabaceae , C - Solanaceae

35. Three floral diagrams given here. Their respective families are assigned in the
answer key. Find out the families to which these diagrams belongs to

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1) A – Liliaceae , B –Cucurbitaceae, C - Asteraceae
2) A – Asteraceae , B - Solanaceae, C - Brassicaceae
3) A – Poaceae , B - Solanaceae , C – Asteraceae
4) A – Brassicaceae , B – Fabaceae , C - Solanaceae

Exercise II(B) – Key: 4. The Replum is present in the ovary

of flower in (2008)
1) sunflower 2) pea
2. 4 3. 2 4. 1 5. 4
1. 1 3) lemon 4) mustard
7. 2 8. 3 9. 1 10. 4
6. 4 5. Flowers are unisexual in (2009)
12. 1 13. 3 14. 1 15. 1
11. 4 1) Onion 2) Pea
17. 3 18. 3 19. 4 20. 3 3) Cucumber 4) China rose
16. 1
22. 4 23. 1 24. 2 25. 1 6. The technical term used for the
21. 2
30. 4 androecium in a flower of China rose
26. 2 27. 1 28. 1 29. 3
(Hibiscus rosasinensis) is (2010)
32. 3 33. 3 34. 4 35. 1 1) Monoadelphous 2) Diadelphous
31. 3
3) Polyandrous 4) Polyadelphous
EXERCISE - III
7. Keel is characteristic of the flowers of
PREVIOUS AIPMT (NEET)
(2010)
1. Bicarpellary gynoecium of oblique 1) Gulmohar 2) Cassia
ovary occur in (2001)
3) Calotropis 4) Bean
1) Mustard 2) Banana
3) Pisum 4) Brinjal 8. Vexillary aestivation is characteristic
of the family (2012)
2. Pentamerous, actinomorphic flowers,
bicarpellary ovary with oblique septa 1) Solanaceae 2) Brassicaceae
and fruit a capsule or berry are 3) Fabaceae 4) Asteraceae
characteristic features of (2006) 9. In China rose the flowers are (2013)
1) Asteraceae 2) Brassicaceae 1) Actinomorphic, hypogynous with
3) Solanaceae 4) Liliaceae twisted aestivation
2) Actinomorphic, epigynous with
3. What type of placentation is seen in valvate aestivation
sweet pea? (2006) 3) Zygomorphic, hypogynous with
1) Basal 2) Axile imbricate aestivation
3) Free central 4) Marginal 4) Zygomorphic, epigynous with
twisted aestivation
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10. Keel is the characteristics feature of

flower of (2015)
1) Tomato 2) Tulip
3) Indigofera 4) Aloe

11. The strandard petal of a

papilinaceous corolla is also called
(2016 PHASE I)
1) Carina 2) Pappus
3) Vexillum 4) Corona
12. Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium
is found in flowers of (2016 PHASE I)
1) Liliaceae 2) Solanaceae
3) Fabaceae 4) poaceae

Exercise – III Key:

1. 4 2. 3 3. 4 4. 4 5. 3
6. 1 7. 4 8. 3 9. 1 10. 3
11. 3 12. 1

EXERCISE - IV
NCERT EXEMPLAR
1. Many pulses of daily use belong to
on of the families below (tick the
correct answer)
1) Solanaceae 2) Fabaceae
3) Liliaceae 4) Poaceae
2. Which of the following plants is used
to extract the blue dye?
1) Trifolium 2) Indigofera
3) Lupin 4) Cassia

Exercise – IV Key:

1. 2 2. 2

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