| Assertion (A): | Plant growth is intimately linked to the water status of the plant while development is not. | 
| Reason (R): | The plant cells grow in size by cell enlargement which in turn requires water. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is True; (R) is False. | 
| 4. | (A) is False; (R) is True. | 
| Statement I: | Differentiation in plant cells is an irreversible process, under normal condition, where cells acquire specific structures to perform specialized functions. | 
| Statement II: | Dedifferentiation in plants occurs when previously differentiated cells regain the capacity to divide under certain conditions, forming meristematic tissues like cork cambium. | 
| A. | Differentiation | - | The formation of xylem and phloem from meristematic tissue | 
| B. | Dedifferentiation | - | Formation of secondary xylem | 
| 1. | Only A is correct | 
| 2. | Only B is correct | 
| 3. | Both A and B are correct | 
| 4. | Neither A nor B is correct | 
| 1. | Meristematic cells developing into specialized tissues. | 
| 2. | Xylem cells undergoing dedifferentiation to form cambium. | 
| 3. | Fully mature tissues losing their ability to perform specialized functions. | 
| 4. | Differentiated cells regaining the ability to divide and specialize again. | 
Consider the given two statements:
| I: | Differentiation in plants is open. | 
| II: | Cells/tissues arising out of the same meristem have different structures at maturity. | 
| 1. | Both I and II are correct and II explains I | 
| 2. | Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I | 
| 3. | I is correct but II is incorrect | 
| 4. | I is incorrect but II is correct | 
| Statement I: | In cotton, coriander, and larkspur, differences in the shapes of leaves produced in air and those produced in water represent heterophyllous development due to environment. | 
| Statement II: | In buttercup, the leaves of the juvenile plant are different in shape from those in mature plants. | 
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect | 
| 2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct | 
| 3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect | 
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct | 
| Assertion (A): | Spraying sugarcane crops with gibberellins increase the yield by as much as 20 tonnes per acre. | 
| Reason (R): | Sugarcane stores carbohydrates such as sugar in their stems. | 
| 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. | Both (A) and (R) are False. | 
In most seeds, the ratio of which of the following pair of PGRs determines whether the embryo remains dormant or germinates?
| 1. | ABA and GA | 2. | Auxin and Cytokinin | 
| 3. | Auxin and GA | 4. | ABA and Cytokinin |