MPSC PYQ

Plant anatomy

Plant anatomy is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2013, 2019, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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3
Years tested
3 · 2013–2025
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What you need to know first

Plant tissuesVascular tissues in plantsXylem and Phloem functionsSclerenchymaSimple and complex plant tissues

Real questions that test this

अत्यावश्यक तेल हे _______ म्हणून साठवले जाते / An essential oil is stored as _______

1)लहान पिशवी म्हणून / Tiny sac
2)सूक्ष्म थेंब म्हणून / Microdroplets✓ Correct
3)ग्रंथी म्हणून / Glands
4)वरील सर्व प्रकारात / All of the above

The passage says the essential oil is stored as microdroplets in tiny sacs or glands of the plant. The question asks what it is stored as, so the answer is microdroplets; the sacs and glands are where those droplets sit.

वनस्पतीशास्त्रानुसार फाइबर वनस्पतीपासून 'बास्ट फायबर्स' मिळतात. प्रत्यक्षात ते वनस्पतींच्या खालीलपैकी कोणत्या भागात असतात ?

1)रसवाहिन्या✓ Correct
2)जलवाहिन्या
3)मुळे
4)पाने

Bast fibers are plant fibers collected from the phloem (रसवाहिन्या) surrounding the stem of certain dicotyledonous plants, used to make yarn and fabric.

स्क्लेराईडसच्या श्रेणी ________ आहेत. अ. मॅक्रोस्क्लेराईडस ब. ओस्टिओस्क्लेराईडस क. ट्रॅकिड्स ड. अॅस्टेरोस्क्लेराईडस वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? The categories of sclereids are ________. a. Macrosclereids b. Osteosclereids c. Tracheids d. Asterosclereids Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a)मॅक्रोस्क्लेराईडस / Macrosclereids

(b)ओस्टिओस्क्लेराईडस / Osteosclereids

(c)ट्रॅकिड्स / Tracheids

(d)अॅस्टेरोस्क्लेराईडस / Asterosclereids

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)फक्त अ आणि ब / Only a and b
3)अ, ब आणि ड / a, b and d✓ Correct
4)अ, ब आणि क / a, b and c

Sclereids are a type of sclerenchymatous cells with thick secondary walls. Categories include macrosclereids, osteosclereids, and asterosclereids, whereas tracheids are water-conducting xylem elements, not sclereids.

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