MCQ on Classification of Economic plants Part - 3- Economic botany

 1. Which of the following fibre crops do not contain lignin?

a) Manilla hemp
b) Sunnhemp
c) Jute
d) Cotton
Answer: d) Cotton

2. Cucumber is having ____________ type of fruit?
a) Pome
b) Berry
c) Pepo
d) Sorosis
Answer: c) Pepo

3. Lucerne belongs to family:
a) Poaceae
b) Solanaceae
c) Leguminaceae
d) Brassicaceae
Answer: c) Leguminaceae

4. Botanical name of “Kuwarpathu” is:
a) Atropa belladonna
b) Aloe vera
c) Withania somnifera
d) Rauvolfia serpentina
Answer: b) Aloe vera

5. The crop which produces small grains, very nutritious and highly resistant to disease, insect pests is called:
a) Spices
b) Millets
c) Oilseeds
d) Legumes
Answer: b) Millets

6. Scientific name of tea is:
a) Theobroma cacao
b) Cannabis sativa
c) Camellia sinensis
d) Cola nitida
Answer: c) Camellia sinensis

7. Which of the following is used as a non-edible oilseed?
a) Mustard
b) Niger
c) Sunflower
d) Castor
Answer: d) Castor

8. Which of the following is considered as temperate fruit?
a) Mango
b) Strawberry
c) Papaya
d) Pineapple
Answer: b) Strawberry

9. Cereal seeds are botanically called as:
a) Achene
b) Pod
c) Regma
d) Caryopsis
Answer: d) Caryopsis

10. Vegetable oils are also called as:
a) Fixed oils
b) Edible oils
c) Expressed oils
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these