MCQ on Classification of Economic plants Part - 1- Economic botany

 1. Gums are soluble in:

a) Alcohol
b) Ether
c) Water
d) All of these
Answer: c) Water

2. Essential oils are also known as:
a) Drying oils
b) Fixed oils
c) Non-drying oils
d) Volatile oils
Answer: b) Fixed oils

3. Gliadins protein mainly present in:
a) Soybean
b) Cotton
c) Groundnut
d) Wheat
Answer: d) Wheat

4. Fruits and vegetables are best source of:
a) Carbohydrates
b) Fats
c) Proteins
d) Vitamins and minerals
Answer: d) Vitamins and minerals

5. The branch of medical science, which deals with the drug plants, is called:
a) Surgery
b) Anatomy
c) Physiology
d) Pharmacognosy
Answer: d) Pharmacognosy

6. Caffeine and theobromine are classified as:
a) Glucosides
b) Vitamins
c) Alkaloids
d) Proteins
Answer: a) Glucosides

7. Which of the following is an example of monocot seed?
a) Wheat
b) Soybean
c) Chickpea
d) Castor
Answer: a) Wheat

8. Bamboo belongs to the family:
a) Leguminaceae
b) Linaceae
c) Apiaceae
d) Poaceae
Answer: d) Poaceae

9. Which is the correct match?
a) Onion bulb - Modified root
b) Colocasia corm - Modified stem
c) Banana sucker - Modified leaf
d) Conical form of carrot - Modified stem
Answer: d) Conical form of carrot - Modified stem

10. Which of the following is the incorrect pair?
a) Fumitory plant - Tobacco
b) Essential oil - Lemon grass
c) Masticatory plant - Arecanut
d) Forage crop - Ashwagandha
Answer: d) Forage crop - Ashwagandha

11. The main food storage tissue in monocot plant is:
a) Cotyledon
b) Endosperm
c) Embryo
d) Aleurone layer
Answer: b) Endosperm

12. Which is the incorrect match about the botanical name of the given plants:
a) Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera
b) Indian tea - Camellia sinensis
c) Coffea - Coffea arabica
d) Buckwheat - Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Answer: d) Buckwheat - Amaranthus hypochondriacus