MCQ on Seed Technology for various Agriculture Exams Part - 17

1. The part of the embryo or seedling below the cotyledonary node and above the root is called as
   A. Hilum
   B. Hypocotyle
   C. Radicle
   D. Plumule

2. The point where the integuments meet at the nucellar apex has been known as
   A. Radicle
   B. Hypocotyle
   C. Micropyle
   D. Micropyle

3. The outermost wall of the ovary is called as
   A. Mesoarp
   B. Metacarp
   C. Epicarp
   D. Pericarp

4. The rudimentary root of the seed or seedling that forms the primary root of the young plant is known as
   A. Embryo
   B. Receme
   C. Endosperm
   D. Radicle

5. A layer of nutritional tissue of a diploid material origin arising from the nucleus and often surrounding the endosperm is called as
   A. Mesosperm
   B. Metasperm
   C. Episperm
   D. Perisperm

6. Highest protein content is found in
   A. Rajmash
   B. Soybean
   C. Gram
   D. Mung bean

7. The area between chalaza and hilum in the ovule is known as
   A. Raphae
   B. Nucleus
   C. Micropyle
   D. Funicle

8. Longest seed viability period of lotus seeds in soil seed bank is
   A. 1 years
   B. 10 years
   C. 100 years
   D. 1000 years