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Gibberellins

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Programmed cell death in cereal aleurone is promoted by:

Correct option is B, GA. In Gibberellins problems like this, the accurate statement is GA; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) ABA; C) Ethylene; D) Auxin. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Commercial use of GA3 includes:

That points to C: Increase fruit size. Compared with the other options, Increase fruit size is the one that correctly describes the Gibberellins concept. The wrong ones are A) Delay senescence; B) Increase seed dormancy; D) Reduce malting. If you’re stuck, eliminate anything that contradicts a basic fact you already know for this topic.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

In darkness, GA promotes hypocotyl elongation by:

Pick B: Degrading DELLA. Thinking through Gibberellins step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Degrading DELLA. Skip these: A) Activating HY5; C) Inhibiting PIF; D) Repressing GA biosynthesis. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

GA promotes flowering in Arabidopsis by activating:

The right choice is B: LFY. In Gibberellins, that matches how the process or concept actually works — the other choices mix up related ideas or use the wrong mechanism. Skip these: A) FT; C) CO; D) FLC. A quick check: if an option needs energy, pumps, or the opposite direction of movement, ask whether that really applies.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Bolting in rosette plants is induced by:

The right choice is C: Gibberellin. In Gibberellins, that matches how the process or concept actually works — the other choices mix up related ideas or use the wrong mechanism. Skip these: A) Auxin; B) Cytokinin; D) Ethylene. A quick check: if an option needs energy, pumps, or the opposite direction of movement, ask whether that really applies.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Semi-dwarf rice varieties possess mutation in gene encoding:

GA20ox (C) is correct here. This is core Gibberellins: once you know the definition or pathway step, GA20ox is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) GA3ox; B) GA2ox; D) GID1. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

High ABA:GA ratio results in:

Answer: C) Dormancy. For Gibberellins, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Germination; B) PCD induction; D) Bolting. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Hormone antagonistic to GA during seed germination is:

Go with C — ABA. Under Gibberellins, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Auxin; B) Ethylene; D) Cytokinin. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Bioactive gibberellin in cereals is:

GA1 (C) is correct here. This is core Gibberellins: once you know the definition or pathway step, GA1 is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) GA3; B) GA4; D) GA7. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

GA signaling activates which transcription factor for α-amylase?

GA-MYB (C) is correct here. This is core Gibberellins: once you know the definition or pathway step, GA-MYB is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) ARF; B) HY5; D) PIF. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

F-box protein involved in GA signaling in Arabidopsis is:

Go with B — SLY1. Under Gibberellins, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) COI1; C) TIR1; D) AFB. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

DELLA proteins are degraded via:

Correct option is C, 26S proteasome. In Gibberellins problems like this, the accurate statement is 26S proteasome; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) Lysosome; B) Autophagy; D) Vacuole. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.