Fruit MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers)
Q1. Dominance of angiosperms can be considered due to evolution of
- Seed
- Fruit
- Vascular system
- Extensive root system
Answer: 2
Q2. Fruit is a
- Post fertilization product of pistil
- Product of flower
- Body having seeds
- Product of ovary
Answer: 4
Q3. A true fruit is formed from
- Ovary
- Ovary and thalamus
- Ovary and calyx
- Ovary and receptacle
Answer: 1
Q4. A true fruit is
- Developed ovule
- Developed ovary
- Fertilized and developed ovary
- Fertilized and developed ovule
Answer: 3
Q5. An accessory fruit is the one which develops from
- An ovary
- Ovary and thalamus
- Unfertilized ovary
- Inflorescence
Answer: 2
Q6. Parthenocarp is a fruit
- Formed from superior ovary
- Formed from inferior ovary
- Consisting of ripened ovary and thalamus
- Which does not possess seeds
Answer: 4
Q7. In dehiscent single seeded dry fruits are
- Composite
- Aggregate
- Achenial
- Schizocarpic
Answer: 3
Q8. One seeded winged fruit is
- Cypsela
- Samara
- Achene
- Nut
Answer: 2
Q9. Fruit of Litchi is
- Caryopsis
- Nut
- Berry
- Drupe
Answer: 2
Q10. Fruit of family Gramineae/Wheat is usually
- Nut
- Achene
- Caryopsis
- Pod
Answer: 3
Q11. Fruit of family Aseraceae/Sunflower is
- Nut
- Carcerulus
- Cremocarp
- Cypsela
Answer: 4
Q12. A fruit which develops from a single ovary of a single flower is
- Accessory fruit
- Simple fruit
- Single fruit
- Pseudocarp
Answer: 2
Q13. Brownish/blackish layer adherent to kernel covering of coconut is
- Endocarp
- Endosperm
- Testa/seed coat
- Tegmen
Answer: 3
Q14. Cypsela fruit develops from a flower which is
- Hypogynous
- Perigynous
- Epigynous
- Anemophilous
Answer: 3
Q15. Nut fruit has
- Hard pericarp
- Soft pericarp
- No pericarp
- Pericarp fused with thalamus
Answer: 1
Q16. The fruit of samara has
- Reduced pericarp
- Winged pericarp
- Woody pericarp
- Fleshy pericarp
Answer: 2
Q17. Fruit of Walnut is
- Nut
- Drupe
- Follicle
- Carcerulus
Answer: 1
Q18. A simple one-seeded fruit having pappus is
- Achene
- Cypsela
- Nut
- Legume
Answer: 2
Q19. Edible part of Litchi is
- Seed
- Endosperm
- Fleshy aril
- Pericarp
Answer: 3
Q20. Edible part of Cashewnut is
- Cotyledons
- Thalamus
- Fleshy calyx
- Both A and b
Answer: 4
Q21. Marketed edible part of Cashewnut is
- Thalamus
- Treated thalamus
- Seed
- Cotyledons
Answer: 4
Q22. Many seeded dry and dehiscent simple fruits are
- Capsular
- Schizocarpic
- Etaerio of achenes
- Bacca
Answer: 1
Q23. Edible part in Trapa is
- Endocarp
- Mesocarp
- Cotyledon
- Epicarp
Answer: 3
Q24. Follicle fruit usually dehisces
- Along ventral suture
- Along dorsal suture
- Along both the sutures
- Along any one of the two sutures
Answer: 4
Q25. Siliqua fruit occurs in
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Solanum nigrum
- Brassica campestris
- Althaea rosea
Answer: 3
Q26. In Dodonaea, the fruit is
- Samara
- Samaroid
- Etaerio of samaras
- Compound/triple samara
Answer: 4
Q27. In grape, the berry is
- Superior
- Inferior
- Parthenocarpic
- Special
Answer: 1
Q28. Dry fruit that breaks up into single seeded parts is
- Achenial
- Capsular
- Schizocarpic
- Etaerio of achenes
Answer: 3
Q29. The indehiscent single seeded parts of a schizocarpic fruits are
- Cremocarps
- Mericarps
- Exocarps
- Cocci
Answer: 2
Q30. The dehiscent single seeded parts of a schizocarpic fruit are
- Carpophores
- Cocci
- Stylopods
- Regma
Answer: 2
Q31. Carcerulus has many
- Mesocarps
- Mericarps
- Achenes
- Cocci
Answer: 2
Q32. A fruit which is constricted in between the seeds is
- Regma
- Samara
- Lomentum
- Follicle
Answer: 3
Q33. The fruit of Geranium is
- Achene
- Regma
- Capsule
- Drupe
Answer: 2
Q34. Silicula fruit is
- Achenial
- Capsular
- Schizocarpic
- Multiple
Answer: 2
Q35. Cremocarp fruit is present in
- Pea
- Larkspur
- Garden Nasturtium
- Coriander
Answer: 4
Q36. Lomentum occurs in
- Pisum
- Brassica
- Calotropis
- Tamarindus
Answer: 4
Q37. Schizocarpic fruit splits up into
- One seeded parts
- Many parts
- Valves and expose the seeds
- Many seeded parts
Answer: 1
Q38. The fruit siliqua belongs to the group of
- Achenial fruits
- Capsular fruits
- Schizocarpic fruits
- Drupes
Answer: 2
Q39. Siliqua develops from
- Polycarpellary syncarpous gynaecium
- Polycarpellary apocarpous gynaecium
- Monocarpellary pistil
- Bicarpellary pistil
Answer: 4
Q40. Dry, unilocular superior monocarpellary fruit that dehisces by two sutures is
- Siliqua
- Follicle
- Legume
- Silicula
Answer: 3
Q41. Dry fruit formed from bilocular superior ovary and dehiscing into two valves from base upwards is
- Legume
- Follicle
- Carcerulus
- Siliqua
Answer: 4
Q42. Siliqua and silicula are characteristic fruits of
- Solanaceae
- Cruciferae
- Gramineae
- Labiatae
Answer: 2
- fruit of Castor (Ricinus) is
- Regma
- Siliqua
- Follicle
- Lomentum
Answer: 1
Q44. Fruit of Shepherd’s purse (capsella bursa-pastoris) is
- Silicula
- Siliqua
- Regma
- Cremocarp
Answer: 1
Q45. Pod is the fruit that develops from
- Bicarpellary, syncarpous, biloculr, superior ovary
- Bicarpellary, syncarpous, unilocular, inferior ovary
- Bicarpellary, syncarpous, unilocular, superior ovary
- Monocarpellary, superior, unilocular ovary
Answer: 4
Q46.paddy has a fruit called
- Nut
- Siliqua
- Caryopsis
- Legume
Answer: 3
Q47. A false fruit is the one which develops from
- Single flower
- Single flower having attached parts alongwith ovary
- Inflorescence
- Parts of an ovary
Answer: 2
Q48. Lomentum is a fruit characterized by
- Dehiscence from both sutures
- Dehiscence from one suture
- Indehiscent nature
- Constrictions in between the seeds
Answer: 4
Q49. Cock’s Comb (celosia) has a capsule that is
- Denticidal
- Pyxidium
- Porocidal
- Loculicidal
Answer: 2
Q50. Fruit of groundnut is
- Lomentum
- Siliqua
- Caryopsis
- Nut
Answer: 1
Q51. The fruit of family umbelliferae is
- Cremocarp
- Carcerulus
- Siliqua
- Regma
Answer: 1
Q52. Fruit of Okra is
- Siliqua
- Capsule
- Legume
- Berry
Answer: 2
Q53. Coriander has a fruit named
- Follicle
- Cremocarp
- Caryopsis
- Carcerulus
Answer: 2
Q54. A capsular fruit splits up through back of locules. It is
- Septicidal
- Septifragal
- Loculicidal
- Denticidal
Answer: C
Q55. A capsular fruit dehisces through the loculi and exposes the column bearing seeds. The fruit is
- Loculicidal
- Septicidal
- Septifragal
- Sutural
Answer: 3
Q56. A simple dehiscent fruit occurs in
- Maize
- Radish
- Sunflower
- Pea
Answer: 4
Q57. Fruit of Candytuft (Iberis) is
- Regma
- Samara
- Siliqua
- Silicula
Answer: 4
Q58. Fruit of Datura is
- Pyxidium
- Septifragal capsule
- Septicidal capsule
- Porocidal capsule
Answer: 2
Q59. In poppy (papaver somniferum) the dehiscence is
- Porous
- Transverse
- Longitudinal
- Denticidal
Answer: 1
Q60. A dry fruit formed from bicarpellary pistil with parietal placentation and dehiscing from below upwards is
- Legume
- Siliqua
- Capsule
- Follicle
Answer: 2
Q61. Pome fruit is
- Eucarpic
- Parthenocarpic
- Pseudocarp
- Composite
Answer: 3
Q62. Apple fruit is called pome because its pericarp is
- Absent
- Fleshy and differentiated
- Fleshy but not differentiated into epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp
- Dry and dehiscent
Answer: 3
Q63. In Coconut, the edible part is
- Endocarp
- Endosperm
- Epicarp
- Mesocarp
Answer: 2
Q64. The endocarp is stony in
- Berry
- Drupe
- Pome
- Nut
Answer: 2
Q65. Seedless Banana is
- Parthenocarpic fruit
- True fruit
- Drupe fruit
- Multiple fruit
Answer: 1