MCQs on Elements of Economic Botany for ICAR (SRF or JRF) /ASRB /CSIR NET/BET Exams #1

 

1. Cinchona was first discovered in:
   (A) Peru
   (B) Poland
   (C) Central Asia
   (D) Portugal

2. Indian rubber tree (Ficus elastica) belongs to:
   (A) Moraceae
   (B) Euphorbiaceae
   (C) Papaveraceae
   (D) Asclepiadaceae

3. Opium of commerce made from poppy is:
   (A) Tannin
   (B) Gum
   (C) Latex
   (D) Resin

4. A clove represents a:
   (A) Vegetative bud
   (B) Flower bud
   (C) Accessory bud
   (D) Terminal bud

5. Black wood is obtained from:
   (A) Acacia
   (B) Albizzia
   (C) Dalbergia
   (D) Pongamia

6. A plant used as a source of spice as well as a dye is:
   (A) Indigo
   (B) Clove
   (C) Turmeric
   (D) Cardamom

7. Which state in India is the largest producer of cotton?
   (A) Punjab
   (B) Maharashtra
   (C) Rajasthan
   (D) Uttar Pradesh

8. Quinine, important in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from:
   (A) Stem of Hevea
   (B) Leaves of Ocimum
   (C) Bark of Cinnamon
   (D) Bark of Cinchona

9. Castor oil is obtained from:
   (A) Sesamum indicum
   (B) Brassica campestris
   (C) Linum sp.
   (D) Ricinus communis

10. Resin is obtained from plants of:
    (A) Pinaceae
    (B) Cruciferae
    (C) Leguminoaceae
    (D) Rutaceae

11. Oil-yielding legume is:
    (A) Carthamus
    (B) Glycine max
    (C) Ricinus
    (D) Vigna sinensis

12. Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is:
    (A) A medicinal plant
    (B) An oilseed crop
    (C) A weed
    (D) An ornamental plant

13. Teak wood is obtained from:
    (A) Terminalia
    (B) Tectona grandis
    (C) Thuja
    (D) Tamarind

14. Cotton fibres are made of:
    (A) Starch
    (B) Cellulose
    (C) Protein
    (D) Lignocellulose

15. Vanilla is obtained from:
    (A) Fruits
    (B) Roots
    (C) Stems
    (D) Flowers

16. The most durable wood is of:
    (A) Shorea robusta
    (B) Dalbergia sissoo
    (C) Tectona grandis
    (D) Cedrus deodara

17. The botanical name of garlic is:
    (A) Yucca gloriosa
    (B) Gloriosa superb
    (C) Allium sativum
    (D) Allium cepa

18. What is the source of chocolate?
    (A) Sugar from sugarcane
    (B) Gum Arabic from Acacia spp.
    (C) Latex from Achras zapota
    (D) Seeds of Theobroma

19. Charas is obtained from:
    (A) Syzygium aromaticum
    (B) Cannabis sativa
    (C) Mesua ferra
    (D) Artemisia cinna

20. Atropine, an alkaloid, is obtained from:
    (A) Datura anoxia
    (B) Atropa belladonna
    (C) Hyoscyamus niger
    (D) Withania somnifera