Botany

1. Which of the following plants helps nitrogen fixation?
(a) Beans
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Tomoto

2. The term associated with the cultivation of grapes:
(a) Aviculture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Epiculture

3. Turpentane is obtained from:
(a) Teak
(b) Ricinus
(c) Pinus
(d) Bamboo

4. Native place of Lady’s finger:
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) America

5. The plant associated with biodiesel:
(a) Ricinus
(b) Jetropha
(c) All spice
(d) Pinus

6. The native place of the plants Pepper, Ginger, Turmeric and Cardomom:
(a) Brazil
(b) Mexico
(c) India
(d) Australia

7. The birth place of Eucaliptus:
(a) Australia
(b) Brazil
(c) Mexico
(d) India

8. Oil used in baby soap:
(a) Olive
(b) Palmoil
(c) Neem oil
(d) Seasamum oil

9. What is known as ‘Vegetable gold’?
(a) Grapes
(b) Mango
(c) Tomato
(d) Saffron

10. Gum arabica is obtained from:
(a) Pinus
(b) Jetropha
(c) Acacia
(d) Vanda

11. The most important Khariff crop in India:
(a) Wheat
(b) Paddy
(c) Pea
(d) Mustard

12. The most important Rabi crop in India:
(a) Paddy
(b) Cotton
(c) Wheat
(d) Millet

13. What is known as ‘Timber of Gods’?
(a) Teak
(b) Deodar
(c) Red wood
(d) Palm

14. The first spice used by man:
(a) Saffron
(b) Pepper
(c) Cardomom
(d) Cinnamon

15. Which is a holy tree of Hindus, Jains and Buddhists?
(a) Deodar
(b) Peepal
(c) Pinus
(d) Palm

16. Which is used to make Christmas tree?
(a) Fir
(b) Deodar
(c) Teak
(d) Pinus

17. Quinine is obtained from:
(a) Pinus
(b) Ricinus
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Cinchona

18. Cork is obtained from:
(a) Oak
(b) Fir
(c) Pinus
(d) Ricinus

19. The wood of which tree is used for making Cricket Bat?
(a) Pinus
(b) Willow
(c) Oak
(d) Fir

20. Which is known as ‘Tree of Peace’?
(a) Oak
(b) Dates
(c) Olive
(d) Pinus

21. Pine apple was brought to India by the:
(a) Dutch
(b) Portuguese
(c) French
(d) British

22. The fastest growing plant:
(a) Eucalyptus
(b) Paddy
(c) Plantain
(d) Cuscuta

23. The medicine ‘Reserpine’ is obtained from:
(a) Rauwolfia
(b) Vinca
(c) Neem
(d) Leucas

24. What is known as ‘the Queen of Flowers’?
(a) Lily
(b) Lotus
(c) Rose
(d) Jasmine

25. The plant without leaf or root:
(a) Cuscuta
(b) Pinus
(c) Vanda
(d) Pandanus

Answers

1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (a)
5(b) 6 (c) 7(a)  8(a)
9(d) 10(c) 11(b) 12(c)
13(b) 14(d) 15(b) 16(a)
17(d) 18(a) 19(b) 20(c)
21(b) 22(a) 23(a) 24(c)
25(a)