| Assertion(A): | Earliest systems of classification separated the closely related species. | 
| Reason(R): | Such systems were based on phylogenetic characters. | 
| 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 true. | 
| Assertion(A): | Mosses reduce the impact of falling rain and prevent soil erosion. | 
| Reason(R): | Lichens form a dense mat on the soil. | 
| 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 true. | 
| Assertion(A): | Gymnosperms are called naked-seeded plants. | 
| Reason(R): | The seeds remain exposed after their fertilization. | 
| 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 true. | 
| 1. | Pteridophytes | 2. | Gymnosperms | 
| 3. | Angiosperms | 4. | Bryophytes | 
| 1. | A structure in gymnosperms formed just after fertilisation | 
| 2. | A sporophytic free living structure formed in pteridophytes | 
| 3. | A gametophytic free living structure formed in pteridophytes | 
| 4. | Sex organs bearing stage in Bryophytes | 
| 1. | first stage in gametophyte generation | 
| 2. | second stage in gametophyte generation | 
| 3. | first stage in sporophyte generation | 
| 4. | second stage in sporophyte generation | 
| 1. | Double-stranded DNA | 
| 2. | A low molecular weight RNA | 
| 3. | Protein | 
| 4. | Lipids | 
| I: | coralloid roots are associated with N2-fixing cyanobacteria | 
| II: | the stems are unbranched | 
| III: | the pinnate leaves persist for a few years | 
| 1. | Only I and II are correct | 
| 2. | Only I and III are correct | 
| 3. | Only II and III are correct | 
| 4. | I, II and III are correct | 
| Column I [Algal class] | Column II [Feature of flagella] | ||
| A | Chlorophyceae | P | 2, unequal, lateral | 
| B | Phaeophyceae | Q | Absent | 
| C | Rhodophyceae | R | 2-8, equal, apical | 
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | R | P | Q | 
| 2. | R | Q | P | 
| 3. | P | R | Q | 
| 4. | Q | R | P |