| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Chlamydomonas | (i) | Moss |
| (b) | Cycas | (ii) | Pteridophyte |
| (c) | Selaginella | (iii) | Alga |
| (d) | Sphagnum | (iv) | Gymnosperm |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
| Assertion(A): | The spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical regions |
| Reason(R): | Evolutionarily, pteridophytes are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True, but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False, but (R) is False |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Pteropsida | (I) | Psilotum |
| (B) | Lycopsida | (II) | Equisetum |
| (C) | Psilopsida | (III) | Adiantum |
| (D) | Sphenopsida | (IV) | Selaginella |
| Options: | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) |
| 1. | II | III | I | IV |
| 2. | III | I | IV | II |
| 3. | II | III | IV | I |
| 4. | III | IV | I | II |
From an evolutionary point of view, retention of the female gametophyte with developing young embryo on the parent sporophyte for some time, is first observed in:
| 1. | Gymnosperms | 2. | Liverworts |
| 3. | Mosses | 4. | Pteridophytes |
Strobili or cones are found in:
| 1. | Pteris | 2. | Marchantia |
| 3. | Equisetum | 4. | Salvinia |
| 1. | microphylls in Selaginella or macrophylls in ferns. |
| 2. | macrophylls in Selaginella or microphylls in ferns. |
| 3. | microphylls in Selaginella and ferns. |
| 4. | macrophylls in Selaginella and ferns. |
| I: | transfer of male gamete to the female gamete does not require water |
| II: | all the spores are of similar kinds |