This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Seed > Technology > Seed Technology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Seed Technology Quiz 1 (23 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Epigeal germination occurs in A) Castor. B) Pea. C) Gram. D) Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Castor. 2. Sample received from other than seed certification agencies and seed inspectors is A) Working sample. B) Certified sample. C) Service sample. D) Official sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Service sample. 3. For bajra, recommended size of submitted sample for Grow-out Test is A) 200 g. B) 100 g. C) 1000 g. D) 500 g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 g. 4. A seed which is unable to germinate in the presence of light is A) Onion. B) Viscum. C) Bean. D) Maize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onion. 5. Outer seed coat is A) Hilum. B) Testa. C) Funiculus. D) Tegmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testa. 6. In exalbumious seeds, there is A) Abundant protein. B) Consumption of endosperm during development of seed. C) Nonformation of endosperm. D) Abundant formation of endosperm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumption of endosperm during development of seed. 7. Difference between seed and grain is A) Seed quality. B) Genetic purity. C) Cost. D) Seed processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic purity. 8. No. of plants / heads per count required for castor A) 500 plants. B) 200 plants. C) 100 plants. D) 1000 plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100 plants. 9. Integumentary outgrowth present over the micropyle of castor is A) Wing. B) Aril. C) Caruncle. D) Chalaza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caruncle. 10. Cotyledon is absent in A) Polygonum. B) Shorea. C) Santalum. D) Cuscutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cuscutta. 11. What is the colour of nucleus seed? A) Golden yellow. B) Azure blue. C) White. D) No tag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No tag. 12. During germiantion, micropyle of seed takes part in A) Absorption of water. B) Passage of gases. C) Leaching inhibitors. D) Forming weak for emergence of radicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorption of water. 13. The seed in which dormancy can be broken by red light is A) Lettuce. B) Castor. C) Gram. D) Pea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lettuce. 14. Foundation seed production is taken up by A) Qualified breeder. B) Seed corporations. C) Originating breeder. D) Scientists of ICAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seed corporations. 15. Hilum of seed is A) Scar of funiculus. B) Scar of micropyle. C) Area through which pollen tube enters the ovule. D) Glandular and attractant region of ovule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scar of funiculus. 16. A dicot exalbuminous seed is A) Castor. B) Wheat. C) Pea. D) Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pea. 17. The remnants of nucellus present in the seed constitute A) Perisperm. B) Endosperm. C) Endocarp. D) Aril. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perisperm. 18. What is the source of foundation seed? A) Certified seed. B) Breeder seed. C) Foundation seed. D) Nucleus seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breeder seed. 19. In exalbumious seed the food is generally stored in A) Endosperm initially but hypocotyls later on. B) Endosperm from the beginning. C) Cotyledons. D) Testa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotyledons. 20. The hormone which can break seed dormancy is A) Ferulic acid. B) Coumarin. C) GA. D) ABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GA. 21. The first process which occurs when the seed is placed in the soil is A) Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Imbibitions. D) Solubilisation of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imbibitions. 22. An endospermic seed is A) Bean. B) Gram. C) Pea. D) Castor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pea. 23. Minimum standards for genetic purity for certified seed is A) 95. B) 100. C) 98. D) 99. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 98. Related QuizzesSeed QuizzesAgriculture Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books