1) Fruits are good sources of
a) Carbohydrates
b) Fats
c) Proteins
d) Minerals and vitamins
2) The cheapest high-energy fruit crop of India is
a) Banana
b) Guava
c) Apple
d) Mango
3) The richest source of vitamin C is
a) Lemon
b) Orange
c) Emblica officinalis (Amla)
d) Capsicum frutescens
4) Which of the following is a good source of vitamin A?
a) Gram
b) Wheat
c) Banana
d) Mango
5) Sweet orange is
a) Citrus reticulata
b) Citrus aurantium
c) Citrus maxima
d) Citrus sinensis
6) Malic acid is the chief acid in
a) Papaya
b) Guava
c) Apple
d) Mango
7) The fruit containing the enzyme papain belongs to the genus
a) Pyrus
b) Annona
c) Carica
d) Citrus
8) In the cauliflower, which part of the plant is edible?
a) Leaves
b) Stem
c) Root
d) None of the above
9) The cauliflower used as a vegetable is
a) A fleshy inflorescence
b) An undifferentiated compaction of leaves
c) A bunch of fertile flowers
d) Neither a flower nor an inflorescence
10) The edible part of the cauliflower is the
a) fruit
b) Bud
c) Inflorescence
d) Flower
11) Which of the following is a rich source of phosphorus?
a) Potato
b) Soybean
c) Asparagus
d) Cauliflower
12) Cashew wine is prepared from
a) Crushed cashew seeds
b) Cashew nuts extract
c) Cashew seed extract
d) Cashew apple juice
13) Most of India’s cashewnuts come from
a) Kerala
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) None of the above
14) Oil-yielding plants are abundant in the family
a) Solanaceae
b) Ranunculaceae
c) Cruciferae
d) Curcurbitaceae
15) Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower) is a/an
a) Medicinal plant
b) Weed
c) Ornamental plant
d) Oil seed crop
16) Which of these is an oil seed crop?
a) Arachis hypogea
b) Solanum tuberosum
c) Cajanus cajan
d) Triticum aestivum
17) Groundnut oil is obtained from the plant
a) Brassica juncea
b) Artabotrys odoratissimus
c) Arachis hypogaea
d) Acacia arabica
18) The peanut or groundnut of commerce from which vegetable oil is obtained,
belongs to the genus
a) Phaseolus
b) Pisum
c) Cajanus
d) Arachis
19) The edible part of the groundnut is buried in soil and morphologically
it is a
a) Root
b) Stem
c) Fruit
d) Leaf
20) Groundnut is chiefly grown in
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) M.P.
21) Groundnut oil is a
a) Non-drying oil
b) Essential oil
c) Drying oil
d) None of the above
22) The botanical name of groundnut is
a) Glycine max
b) Dolichos lablab
c) Arachis hypogea
d) Phaseolus radiatus
23) In groundnut (Arachis hypogea), oil is stored in the
a) Endosperm
b) Cotyledons
c) Embryo
d) Tuber
24) The sunflower is principally cultivated for its
a) Oil
b) Alkaloid
c) Starch
d) Protein
25) One of the following is an oil seed crop:
a) Sunflower
b) Rose
c) Marigold
d) Chrysanthemum
26) Clove oil is obtained from the
a) Leaves of Syzygium aromaticum
b) Flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum
c) Rhizome of Vetiveria
d) Both a and b
27) All the following are oil yielding plants except
a) Arachis hypogea
b) Brassica campestris
c) Gossypium
d) Allium cepa
28) A genus of ornamental plants which is now being cultivated for extracting
an important edible oil from its cypsela fruits is
a) Helianthus
b) Brassica
c) Sesamum
d) Cocos
29) Palm oil is obtained from
a) Elaeis guineensis
b) Gossypium arboreum
c) Carthamus tinctorius
d) Olea europea
30) The fleshy mesocarp of a plant is the source of plam oil which is
now in common use as an edible oil. This plant is known by the botanical
name
a) Metroxylon rumphii
b) Elaeis guineensis
c) Phoenix sylvestris
d) Calamus rotung
31) Lemon-grass oil is extracted from
a) Bymbusa beecheyana
b) Cymbopogon citratus
c) Cymbopogon nardus
d) Cymbopogon martinii
32) Gingelly oil is obtained from
a) Linum usitatissium
b) Brassica rapa
c) Sesamum indicum
d) Cocos nucifera
33) Essential oils are those which are
a) Used in soap manufacture
b) Used in perfumes
c) Essential for the plant producing them
d) Essential for humankind
34) Which of the following is not an essential oil?
a) Clove oil
b) Eucalyptus oil
c) Sandal wood oil
d) Groundnut oil
35) Which of the following yields castor oil?
a) Brassica campestris
b) Ricinus communis
c) Sesamum indicum
d) Cocos nucifera
36) For persons suffering from high blood cholesterol the physicians
recommend
a) red meat with layers of fat
b) vanaspati and margarine
c) vegetable oils such as groundnut oil
d) pure desi ghee or butter
37) The castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) belongs to the family
a) Palmae
b) Euphorbiaceae
c) Compositae
d) Cruciferae
38) Which of the following is the main component of jute fibre?
a) Lignin
b) Pectin
c) Cellulose
d) Hemicellulose
39) Which state of India is the largest producer of jute?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Kerala
40) An example of a monocot fibre yielding plant is
a) Clematis
b) Corchorus
c) Crotalaria
d) Cocos
41) Which of the following is a fibre-yielding plant?
a) Cicer arietinum
b) Impatiens balsamina
c) Crotalaria juncea
d) Triticum vulgare
42) Hemp fibres are obtained from
a) Cannabis sativa
b) Hibiscus
c) Corchorus
d) Linum
43) Which of the following plants yields sunn hemp?
a) Glycine
b) Cocoa
c) Hibiscus
d) Crotalaria
44) Flax fibres are obtained from
a) Cocos nucifera
b) Linum usitatissimum
c) Cannabis sativa
d) Crotalaria juncea
45) Bast fibres are obtained from
a) Gossypium
b) Cocos
c) Corchorus
d) Agave
46) Sunn hemp is obtained from
a) Phloem
b) Xylem
c) Seeds
d) Leaf
47) The most widely grown bast fibre plant in India is
a) Flax
b) Jute
c) Hemp
d) Cotton
48) The fibres associated with phloem are known as
a) Hard fibre
b) Wood fibre
c) Bast fibre
d) Surface fibre
49) Husk fibre or the coir of commerce is obtained from which part of the coconut (Cocos nucifera)?
a) Endocarp
b) Seed coat
c) Mesocarp
d) Epicarp
50) Which of the following is not a plant fibre?
a) Flax
b) Coir
c) Silk
d) Hemp
51) "Sal wood" is obtained from
a) Dalbergia sissoo
b) Tectona grandis
c) Shorea robusta
d) Salmalia malabarica
52) Black wood is obtained from
a) Acacia arabica
b) Dalbergia latifolia
c) Mangifera indica
d) Prosopis spicigera
53) Teak wood is obtained from
a) Terminalia arjuna
b) Tectona grandis
c) Tamarindus indica
d) Thuja
54) Which of the following provides scented sandal wood?
a) Tectona grandis
b) Cedrus deodara
c) Santalum album
d) Dalbergia sissoo
55) Which one of the following woods belongs to the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae?
a) Teak wood
b) Mahogany
c) Indian rosewood
d) Sal
56) Which of the following yields the lightest wood?
a) Tectona grandis
b) Cedrus deodara
c) Dalbergia sissoo
d) Ochroma pyramidale
57) Mahogany wood is obtained from the plant of the family ….
a) Magnoliaceae
b) Rubiaceae
c) Rutaceae
d) Meliaceae
58) In India, hockey sticks are generally made from
a) Morus alba
b) Melia
c) Salix
d) Morus nigra
59) Which of the following woods is used in making cricket bats?
a) Salix purpurea (Willow)
b) Morus alba (Mulberry)
c) Cedrus deodora (Deodar)
d) Tectona grandis (Teak)
60) Wood from which plant is not used for making match stick and
match boxes?
a) Anthocephalus indicus
b) Morus alba
c) Salmalia malabarica
d) Boswellia serrata
61) Cork is obtained from the cork tree because
a) It is one of the longest trees
b) It grows in abundance
c) It grows in the Mediterranean climate
d) The layer of cork is sufficiently thick
62) Turpentine is obtained from
a) Pteridophyta
b) Gymnosperm wood
c) Angiosperm wood
d) Angiosperm flower
63) Resin is extracted from the plants of the family
a) Cruciferae
b) Rutaceae
c) Pinaceae
d) Myrtaceae
64) Rubber is obtained from
a) Resin
b) Cell sap
c) Latex
d) Gum
65) Rubber is obtained by
a) Crushing the fruits and collecting the latex of Achras zapota
b) Crushing the stem of Euphorbia
c) Tapping the stem of Hevea brasiliensis
d) Tapping the stem of Carica papaya
66) Rubber is obtained from
a) Ficus elastica
b) Castilla elastica
c) Hevea brasiliensis
d) Michelia champaca
67) Hevea brasiliensis is a source of
a) Rubber
b) Spice
c) Beverage
d) Dye
68) Most rubber plants belong to the family
a) Cannaceae
b) Euphorbiaceae
c) Cactaceae
d) Lauraceae
69) The Indian rubber tree (Ficus elastica) belongs to the family
a) Moraceae
b) Euphorbiaceae
c) Papaveraceae
d) Asclepiadaceae
70) Rubber in India is obtained from
a) Parthenium hysterophorus
b) Hevea brasiliensis
c) Castilla elastica
d) Ficus elastica
71) Para rubber is obtained from
a) Hevea brasiliensis
b) Castilla elastica
c) Manihot glaziovii
d) Ficus elastica
72) The most important source of natural rubber is
a) Ficus elastica
b) Hevea brasiliensis
c) Parthenium hysterophorus
d) Cryptostegia grandiflora
73) One of the following is a source of rubber:
a) Tectona grandis
b) Cedrus deodara
c) Hevea brasiliensis
d) Michelia champaca
74) Ceara rubber is prepared from the latex of
a) Hevea brasiliensis
b) Manihot glaziovii
c) Ficus elastica
d) Castilla elastica
75) Coffee and tea may be categorised as
a) Alcoholic beverages
b) Distilled beverages
c) Non-alcoholic beverages
d) Fermented beverages
76) One of the major foreign exchange earning crops of India is
a) Wheat
b) Tea
c) Rice
d) Coffee
77) The botanical name of tea is
a) Sinensis thea
b) Sinensis
c) Thea sinensis
d) Coffea arabica
78) India ranks first in the production of
a) Tea
b) Potato
c) Sweet potato
d) Corn
79) Tea can be grown
a) At the sea shore
b) In elevated areas
c) In dry places
d) At sea level
80) Which of the following parts of the coffee plant yield coffee?
a) Flowers
b) Seeds
c) Leaves
d) Fruits
81) The coffee plant belongs to
a) Sterculiaceae
b) Rubiaceae
c) Annonaceae
d) Cruciferae
82) Cocoa (Theobroma cacao of Sterculiaceae) is actually obtained
from
a) Bark
b) Root
c) Leaf
d) Seeds
83) Cardamom is the seed of
a) Prunus persica
b) Elettaria cardamomum
c) Prunus amygdalus
d) Coffea arabica
84) Cinnamon is obtained from
a) Coriandrum sativum
b) Cinnamonum zeylanicum
c) Capsicum annuum
d) Eugenia caryophyllata
85) Saffron plants belong to the family
a) Iridaceae
b) Araceae
c) Zingiberaceae
d) Liliaceae
86) The style and stigma are useful in the production of
a) Asafoetida
b) Saffron
c) Fennel
d) Psyllium
87) Saffron is produced from the
a) Stamens of Hibiscus
b) Petals of Musa
c) Roots of Indigofera
d) Styles and stigmas of Crocus plants
88) Clove is a
a) Fruit
b) Flower bud (dried flower bud)
c) Vegetative bud
d) Seed
89) Which of the following is the source of chewing gum?
a) Fluid from Musa paradisiaca
b) Latex from Achras sapota
c) Sugar from sugarcane
d) Gum arabic from Acacia spp.
90) Tobacco leaves contain
a) Capsicin
b) Colchicine
c) Nicotine
d) Aspirin
91) Which of the following yields charas?
a) Female flowers of Ficus religiosa
b) Male flowers of Euphorbia hirta
c) Female flowers of Cannabis sativa
d) Male flowers of Luffa cylindrica
92) Which part of the poppy plant yields opium?
a) Latex from unripe capsules
b) Dried seeds
c) Dried roots
d) Dried leaves
93) Which of the following is a latex based alkaloid?
a) Ephedrine from Ephedra
b) Morphine from Opium
c) Atropine from Atropa
d) Daturine from Datura
94) Morphine is extracted from
a) Cinchona officinalis
b) Papaver somniferum
c) Ruvolfia serpentina
d) Aconitum napellus
95) A drug to check high blood pressure is obtained from
a) Digitalis spp.
b) Cinchona spp.
c) Rauwolfia spp.
d) None of the above
96) A drug for treatment of hypertension is
obtained from
a) Zingiber officinale
b) Atropa belladona
c) Rauwolfia serpentina
d) Digitalis purpuria
97) Which one of the following is an Indian medicinal plant?
a) Oryza sativa
b) Solanum melongena
c) Rauwolfia serpentina
d) Saccharum officinarum
98) Reserpine, a drug, is extracted from roots of the following
plant which cures the mental disorders and reduces the blood pressure
or (An anti- hypertension drug is derived from)
a) Ferula foetida
b) Rauwolfia serpentina
c) Digitalis purpurea
d) Atropa belladona
99) Rauwolfia serpentina is a medicinal plant which belongs to the
family
a) Compositae
b) Solananceae
c) Apocynaceae
d) Liliaceae
100) One of the following is a plant of medicinal value:
a) Rauwolfia serpentina
b) Brassica oleracea
c) Cryptostegia grandiflora
d) Coffea robusta
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