MCQ on Seed Technology for various Agriculture Exams Part - 16

1. Transient seed banks have viability
   A. 1 years
   B. 10 years
   C. 100 years
   D. 1000 years

2. Largest seed in the plant kingdom
   A. Linum usitissimum
   B. Lactuca sativa
   C. Lodoicea maldivica
   D. Lactuca scariola

3. Single seeded fruit where pericarp can be removed from the mature seed is called as
   A. Caryopsis
   B. Schizocarp
   C. Achene
   D. Nut

4. An example for monocotyledonous exalbuminous seed
   A. Rice
   B. Onion
   C. Sorghum
   D. Maize

5. Presence of mericarp is common feature of the family
   A. Compositae
   B. Malvaceae
   C. Solanaceae
   D. Umbelliferae

6. A seed having little or no endosperm but a well developed perisperm
   A. Albuminous seed
   B. Exalbuminous seed
   C. Endospermous seed
   D. Non endospermous seed

7. A specialized thin tissue which covers the radicle is known as
   A. Root cap
   B. Coleorhiza
   C. Coleoptile
   D. Nucleus

8. The major storage protein of wheat and maize
   A. Prolamin
   B. Albumin
   C. Vicin
   D. Legumin