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Match the following concerning the activity/function and the phytohormone involved:- (a) Fruit ripener (i) Abscisic acid (b) Herbicide (ii) GA_3 (c)…

NEET UG 2020 — Botany Plant - Growth and Development

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Match the following concerning the activity/function and the phytohormone involved:-

(a)Fruit ripener(i)Abscisic acid
(b)Herbicide(ii)GA3{\mathrm{GA}}_{3}GA3​
(c)Bolting agent(iii)2,4−D2,4-D2,4−D
(d)Stress hormone(iv)Ethephon
Select the correct option from following:-
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Held on 30 Apr 2020 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    (a)−(ii),(b)−(iii),(c)−(iv),(d)−(i)(a)-(\mathrm{ii}),(b)-(\mathrm{iii}),(c)-(\mathrm{iv}),(d)-(i)(a)−(ii),(b)−(iii),(c)−(iv),(d)−(i)

  2. B

    (a)−(iii),(b)−(iv),(c)−(ii),(d)−(i)(a)-(\mathrm{iii}),(b)-(\mathrm{iv}),(c)-(\mathrm{ii}),(d)-(i)(a)−(iii),(b)−(iv),(c)−(ii),(d)−(i)

  3. C

    (a)−(iv),(b)−(iii),(c)−(ii),(d)−(i)(a)-(\mathrm{iv}),(b)-(\mathrm{iii}),(c)-(\mathrm{ii}),(d)-(i)(a)−(iv),(b)−(iii),(c)−(ii),(d)−(i)

  4. D

    (a)−(iv),(b)−(ii),(c)−(i),(d)−(iii)(a)-(\mathrm{iv}),(b)-(\mathrm{ii}),(c)-(i),(d)-(\mathrm{iii})(a)−(iv),(b)−(ii),(c)−(i),(d)−(iii)

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