MORPHOLOGICAL AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE

Total Questions: 39

11. Which part of the coconut is edible? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Endosperm
Note:

Coconut is a drupe. Its outer fruit wall (Epicarp) forms the skin of the fruit, the middle fruit wall (Mesocarp) is pulpy or fibrous, and the inner fruit wall (endocarp) is hard and woody. A stiff inner fruit wall surrounds the seed. The edible part of the coconut is its seed and endosperm.

12. Clove is obtained from— [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 1.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Flower buds
Note:

The botanical name of the clove is Syzygium aromaticum. Clove is obtained from the flower buds part of the plant.

13. In which of the following parts of the plant does the axillary bud develop? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 8.08.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Branch
Note:

The axillary bud develops in the branch of the stem of the plant.

14. The part of the leaf by which it is attached to the stem is called as— [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-1) 21.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Petiole
Note:

The part by which the leaf is attached to the stem of the plant is called the Petiole.

15. The part of the leaf which attaches it to the stem is called— [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 13.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Petiole
Note:

The part by which the leaf is attached to the stem of the plant is called the Petiole.

16. Popular beverage “coffee” is obtained from which part of the plant? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Seed
Note:

'Coffee' is obtained from the seeds of the plant. Its botanical name is Coffea arabica, a member of the Rubiaceae family.

17. The food in Onion is stored in the form of [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 6.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Cellulose 
Note:

The food substance in onions is stored in the form of cellulose.

18. Allium Cepa is the scientific name of [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 18.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Onion
Note:

Allium cepa is the plant's scientific name for onion. It is a plant of the Liliaceae family.

19. Bamboo is a kind of_____. [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I (T-I) 5.07.2017]

Correct Answer: (d) grass
Note:

Bamboo is a type of grass. It is an evergreen perennial flowering plant. It belongs to the Panini or Poaccae family.

20. 'Shrubs' are woody plants generally smaller and more compact than trees. Which of the following is not a shrub tree? [S.S.C. Online Stenograher 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Sunflower
Note:

The botanical name of the sunflower is Helianthus annuus. It is a Herb plant of the Asteranceae or Composite family. The option in question is Shrub trees.