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Cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and nuts

Broom corn is obtained from

(a) Panicum (b) Borassus

Whose fruits are narcotic in nature

(a) Jatropha (b) Opium

Which of the following is a Rabi cereal

(a) Bajra (b) Jawar

Triticum spelta is cultivated in

(a) USA and Spain (b) India and Russia

Which of the following countries is exporter of wheat

(a) Canada (b) India

Wheat straw is a good

(a) Cattle feed (b) As filling fibre

Maize is a

(a) Kharif crop

(b) Rabi crop

(d) None of the above

Which of the following has high sugar contents

(a) Flint corn (b) Dent corn

Rice suffers from which of the disease

(a) Bacterial wilt (b) False smut

During fields, the wheat may suffer from

(a) Loose smut (b) Flag smut

Which of the following is the most important rice growing area

(a) America (b) Europe

Avena sativa is used as a

(a) Cattle feed (b) Birds meal

Which of the following is a suitable millet

(a) Wheat (b) Bajra

Which of the following is millet

(a) Panicum (b) Paspalum

Chick pea is a good source of

(a) Protein (b) Fat

Pisum sativum is a

(a) Pulse

(b) Vegetable

(d) May come under any category depending on stage of development

Arhar belongs to genus

(a) Phaseolus (b) Cajanus

Lobia is

(a) Vigna unguiculata (b) Cajanus cajan

Which of the following is kidneybean

(a) Phaseolus vulgaris (b) Cicer arietinum

Phaseolus acontifolius is a

(a) Mothbean (b) Kidneybean

Glycine max is used for preparing

(a) Artificial milk (b) Tea

Pod of Dolichos lablab is used as

(a) Vegetable (b) As pulse

Which of the following may cause abortion in cattles

(a) Wheat seeds infected with rust

(b) Wheat seeds infected with smut

(d) None of the above

Which of the following pulse cause disease of human beings

(a) Pisum sativum (b) Cicer arietinum

Which of the following seed is of highest nutritional value

(a) Seed of almond (b) Seed of Cucurbita

For developing resistant variety of wheat in India, how many maxican dwarf varieties were brought in 1965

(a) 1 (b) 2

Kalyan Sona variety of wheat has

(a) Dwarfness (b) Disease resistance

PV₁₈ wheat variety has which qualities

(a) Red grains (b) Less protein contents

Wheat variety Chhoti lerma was developed in

(a) Pantnagar (UP) (b) IARI, New Delhi

Which of the following important rice varieties are cultivated in plains of Punjab area

(a) Basmati 370 (b) J.K.W. 277

The germplasm for preparing hybrid varieties of maize was imported in India from

(a) Maxico (b) Cuba

Maize grass is

(a) Annual (b) Binial

Secale cereale is used for making bread especially in

(a) India (b) European countries

Finger millet belongs to genus

(a) Eleusine (b) Penicum

Bengal gram or chick pea is obtained from genus

(a) Cicer (b) Cajanus

Which of the following high protein containing nuts

(a) Prunus (b) Pistacia

Which of the following is a nut with high carbohydrate

(a) Castanea sativa (b) Fugus sylvatica

What is meant by the term “Karalam”

(a) Land of coconut (b) Land of areca nuts

In Triticum vulgare, chromosome number is

(a) 2n = 42 (b) 2n = 28

Rice grain contains about

(a) 40% carbohydrate (b) 90% carbohydrate

Botanical name of `Bajra’ (Pearl millet) is

(a) Eleusine coracana (b) Sorghum vulgare

The main ingredient of south Indian dishes is

(a) Green gram (b) Black gram

2n = 28 found in chromosome number is

(a) Triticum turgidum (b) Triticum poeonicum

High yielding variety of wheat is

(a) Sonika (b) Sharbati

Important plant part is small sized grain in

(a) Sorghum vulgare (b) Avena sativa

The largest wheat producing country is

(a) India (b) U.K.

Cichorium intybus (chicory) belongs to the family

(a) Asteraceae (b) Apiaceae

Which one is not a millet

(a) Triticum (b) Pennisetum

Centre of origin of cultivated tetraploid wheat (Triticum durum and T. dicoccum) is

(a) Mexico (b) India

Which of the following is a diploid wheat

(a) Emmer wheat (b) Einkorn wheat

Which type of wheat is grown in north India and south India respectively

(a) T. aestivum and T. dicoccum

(b) T. dicoccum and T. aestivum

(d) T. compactum and T. spelta

Which is Indian dwarf wheat

(a) T. aestivum (b) T. turgidum

Why wheat flour is useful in baking of bread ? It is due to the higher content of

(a) Starch (b) Sugar

Bunt of wheat is caused by

(a) Puccinia graminis (b) Ustilago tritici

Who first studied the wheat rust problem in India

(a) Butler (b) Dastur

Puccinia graminis tritici is the cause of

(a) Smut of wheat (b) Black stem rust of wheat

“Taichung” is a dwarf variety of rice. It is native of

(a) Philippines (b) Japan

Which of the following are the wild relatives of the cultivated rice

(a) Oryza perenis (b) Oryza nivara

An improved variety of rice IR-8 has been introduced in India from

(a) Bangladesh (b) Japan

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is situated in

(a) China (b) Japan

What is bran

(a) Predominantly starch (b) Predominantly proteins

Flint rice has a

(a) High dextrin and high amylose

(b) High dextrin and low amylose

(d) Low dextrin and low amylose

Brown leaf spot disease of rice is caused by

(a) Helminthosporium oryzae

(b) Phytophthora infestans

(d) Xanthomonas oryzae

The storage pathogen of rice is

(a) Helminthosporium oryzae

(b) Piricularia oryzae

(d) Calanoluca oryzae

Which variety of Barley has a higher protein content and more suited as food

(a) Two–rowed variety (b) Four–rowed variety

Maize belongs to

(a) Cereals (b) Millets

Indian-corn is a native of

(a) North India (b) Tropical South America

Maize grains are rich in

(a) Thiamine (b) Niacin

Maize grains are poor in

(a) Thiamine and lysine (b) Thiamine and niacin

Botanical name of sweet-corn is

(a) Zea mays var everta (b) Zea mays var amylacea

Botanical name of pop corn is

(a) Zea mays var tunicata (b) Zea mays var everta

Buck wheat yields ‘Kutu’ flour commonly used in religious fast. The plant belongs to

(a) Gramineae (b) Leguminoseae

Which of the following is a pulse crop

(a) Phaseolus vulgaris (b) Glycine max

Botanical name of green and black gram respectively is

(a) Phaseolus aureus and P. mungo

(b) Phaseolus radiatus and P. mungo

(d) Phaseolus radiatus and Cajanus cajan

Common pulse pest is

(a) Slug and snails (b) Brunches

Why pulse crop is not manured with nitrogenous fertilizers? Because their roots are

(a) Non-nodulated (b) Nodulated

Major gram (Chick pea) growing country is

(a) Mexico (b) Italy

Which of the following pulses is not a native of India

(a) Gram/Cicer arietinum

(b) Black gram/Phaseolus mungo

(d) All the above

Centre of origin of gram is

(a) Mexico (b) Spain

Which of the following pulses is not grown in Kharif season

(a) Cicer arietinum (b) Cajanus cajan

Which of the following satisfies the basic requirement of carbohydrate, protein, fat and vitamin in human diet to a greater extent

(a) Wheat (b) Gram

One pound of pea nut yields

(a) 636 kcal (b) 27 kcal

The largest groundnut producing country in the world is

(a) Brazil (b) USA

The most important cereal at world level is

(a) Wheat (b) Maize

Pulses are rich in proteins because

(a) Plants are supplied with more manure

(b) Plants are irrigated

(d) Plants are cultivated in fertile soil

‘Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute’ is located at

(a) Kanpur (b) Jhansi

Groundnut belongs to the family

(a) Fabaceae (b) Brassicaceae

The edible part of wheat and rice is

(a) Endosperm (b) Pericarp

One of the following is a Gift of new world to old world

[DPMT 1980]

(a) Wheat (b) Maize

Richest source of carbohydrates is

[DPMT 1981; EAMCET 1983]

(a) Maize (b) Wheat

Storage pathogen of rice is [DPMT 1983, 85]

(a) Xanthomonas oryzae

(b) Helminthosporium oryzae

(d) Piricularia oryzae

One of the plants introduced from old world to the new world is [DPMT 1983]

(a) Sweet potato (b) Corn

One of the plant introduced from new world to the old world

[CPMT 1983; DPMT 1985; MP PMT 1989]

(a) Wheat (b) Potato

Rice research institute is situated at

[BHU 1983, 88; MP PMT 2003]

(a) Coimbatore (b) Cuttuck

Which is most important cereal crop of temperate region

[CPMT 1983]

(a) Paddy (b) Wheat

Among the following which one is the richest source of protein [BHU 1984; MP PMT 1991, 2000; CPMT 1995]

(a) Soybean (Glycine max) (b) Wheat

Among the following which one is the richest source of proteins [DPMT 1985; MP PMT 1997]

(a) Wheat (Triticum vulgare)

(b) Rice (Oryza sativa)

(d) Ground nut (Arachis hypogea)

Largest area under cultivation is of

[DPMT 1985; CBSE PMT 1988, 92]

(a) Jute (b) Cotton

The resistant variety of rice to bacterial blight is

[MP PMT 1985]

(a) Jaya (b) TMK–6

One of the major “Basmati” rice producing state of our country is [DPMT 1986]

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala

Food grains which provide the most important staple food for man are [DPMT 1986]

(a) Legume (b) Cereals

Starch grains in rice are [BHU 1987]

(a) Simple and concentric (b) Simple and eccentric

Cardamoms or Cardamons are ripe and dried fruits of

[BHU 1987]

(a) Elettaria cardamomum

(b) Cinnamomum zeylenicum

(d) Zingiber officinale

The principal cereal crop in India is

[AMU 1987; CBSE PMT 1988, 91; MP PMT 1989]

(a) Wheat (b) Rice

The most important foods are derived from [CPMT 1987]

(a) Roots (b) Fruits

The cheapest high energy fruit crop of India is

[CBSE PMT 1989; BVP 2003]

(a) Banana (b) Guava

Tapioca plant which store food in large fleshy storage roots belong to genus [BHU 1989, 90]

(a) Manihot (b) Ipoemaea

Oryza sativa (rice) belongs to [MP PMT 1993]

(a) Solanaceae (b) Malvaceae

Which of the following differs in its chief economic importance [CPMT 1993]

(a) Helianthus annus (b) Brassica juncea

Modern cereal Triticale is developed by crossing between

[CPMT 1989; BHU 1979, 81, 86, 87;

DPMT 1984; AIIMS 1991]

(a) Triticum and Sorghum (b) Triticum and Avena

Pulses belong to the family

[CBSE PMT 1993; KCET 1998; MP PMT 1998, 2000]

(a) Papilionaceae (b) Solanaceae

The Botanical name of “Indian Rye” is [CBSE PMT 1992]

(a) Brassica campestris (b) B. juncea

Major food crops of the world belong to the family

[DPMT 1990]

(a) Leguminosae (b) Cruciferae

The wheat grain is a [MP PMT 1993]

(a) Fruit (b) Seed

Which type of fruit is found in rice [MP PMT 1993]

(a) Legume (b) Caryopsis

Which is the family of ‘Arhar’ [CPMT 1994]

(a) Malvaceae (b) Liliaceae

Complex inflorescence of which plant is used as food

[RPMT 1995]

(a) Rhaphanus sativus (b) Brassica repa

Which is not included in poaceae family [Bihar 1995]

(a) Paddy (b) Wheat

Which one of the following countries is the centre of origin of rice [MP PMT 1995]

(a) India (b) USA

RR–21 is high yielding variety of

[MP PMT 1995; BVP 2000, 02]

(a) Rice (b) Wheat

The edible part of groundnut is buried in the soil and morphologically it is a [MP PMT 1995]

(a) Root (b) Stem

National Botanical Research Institute is located at

[CPMT 1995]

(a) Calcutta (b) Hyderabad

A milk like preparation can be made from the seed of

[CPMT 1995]

(a) Vitis vinifera (b) Cicer arietinum

Jaya and Padma are varieties of [EAMCET 1995]

(a) Rice (b) Wheat

Lathyrism is caused by [CPMT 1995]

(a) Dal (b) Moth dal

Vegetable crop cultivation is known as [CPMT 1995]

(a) Horticulture (b) Sericulture

Which of the following crop is most important for human

[CPMT 1996]

(a) Barley (b) Wheat

Cereals are major sources of [MP PMT 1996]

(a) Carbohydrates (b) Proteins

‘Margarine’ is prepared from [MP PMT 1997]

(a) Groundnut (b) Coconut

Cicer arietinum is known as [MP PMT 1997, 2001]

(a) Black gram (b) Green gram

Which of the plant is not related to Leguminosae

[RPMT 1997]

(a) Green gram (b) Saraca

Which of the following is used as a source of protein or Major source of protein is [MP PMT 1998]

(a) Cicer arietinum (b) Beta vulgaris

Wheat, paddy and other cereals which form, the staple food of mankind belong to the family [Pune CET 1998]

(a) Asteraceae (b) Scitamineae

Areca catechu and supari belongs to the family

[Pune CET 1998]

(a) Poaceae (b) Palmae

Pea nut (Arachis hypogea) belongs to the family

[Pune CET 1998]

(a) Papilionaceae (b) Poaceae

In India the state famous for peanut cultivation is

[Pune CET 1998]

(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra

Ground nut is native of [Pune CET 1998]

(a) Brazil (b) India

Pulses are group of plants that belong to the family

[KCET 1998]

(a) Compositeae (b) Cruciferae

Starch is stored in potato tuber because sugar is

[CPMT 2000]

(a) Synthesized in the leaf

(b) Changed to starch in tuber

(d) Transported from leaf to tuber

Which of the following is a pseudo-cereal crop

[MP PMT 2000]

(a) Maize/Zea mays

(b) Barley/Hordeum vulgare

(d) Rice/Oryza sativa

Wheat and rice belong to family [MHCET 2000]

(a) Poaceae (b) Rutaceae

Among the following vegetarian food items, which one is considered to be more rich in proteins

[CPMT 2000; MP PMT 2002, 03]

(a) Bread (b) Rice

Which is the main crop of Asia [MP PMT 2001]

(a) Wheat (b) Rice

Sugarcane breeding research institute (SBKI) is situated at

[BVP 2001]

(a) Lucknow (b) Coimbatore

Triticum aestivium the common bread wheat is

[BVP 2001, 04]

(a) Triploid with 21 chromosome

(b) Hexaploid with 42 chromosome

(d) Diploid with 14 chromosome

Gram belongs to the family [MP PMT 2001]

(a) Gramineae (b) Papilionaceae

Branch of Botany is connected with study of food, fibre and wood yielding plant [MP PMT 2002]

(a) Ethnobotany (b) Paleobotany

Which of the following crop have been brought to India from new world [CBSE PMT 2002]

(a) Coffee

(b) Mango, tea

(d) Cachewnut, potato, rubber

The main source of food and fodder is [MP PMT 2003]

(a) Lichen (b) Cereals

Triticum monococcum is [DPMT 2004]

(a) Diploid (b) Triploid

Scientific name of green gram is [Orissa JEE 2004]

(a) Vigna mungo (b) Vigna radiata

Jawar belong to family [MHCET 2004]

(a) Glumaceae (b) Gramineae /Poaceae

The protein present in wheat grain is [Orissa JEE 2005]

(a) Glutenin (b) Glycogen

Why is vivipary an undesirable character for annual crop plants [CBSE PMT 2005]

(a) It reduces the vigour of the plant

(b) The seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season

(d) It adversely affects the fertility of the plant

Respective haploid and monoploid number of chromosomes of Hexaploid wheat are [CPMT 2005]

(a) 21 and 42 (b) 7 and 21

Which of the following is a true nut [BHU 2005]

(a) Walnut (b) Cashewnut

Medicinal plants

Which has narcotic property

(a) Charas (b) Bhang

Metha Jahar which is useful in rheumatism is obtained from

(a) Aconitum napellus (b) Colchicum

The alkaloid colchicine is obtained from

(a) Dried corm of Colchicum

(b) Dried flowers of Colchicum

(d) All the above

Alkaloids emetine and cephaeline are obtained from

(a) Cephaelis (b) Colchicum

Which has got the purgative properties

(a) Colchicum (b) Aconitum

Which of the following relieves to check thrust and cough

(a) Podophyllum (b) Licorice

Cinchona is a native of

(a) India (b) China

Santalum album is having

(a) Medicinal properties

(b) Properties of super quality of timber

(d) All the above

Atropine used at the time of eye testing is obtained from the leaves of

(a) Belladona (b) Cinchona

Hyoscymine alkaloid is derived from

(a) Aloe (b) Atropa

Which of the following is used as local anaesthesia

(a) Aloe sap (b) Cocaine

The alkaloid cocaine is obtained from

(a) Flowers (b) Shoot

Which of the leaves are used as mosquito repellent

(a) Eucalyptus (b) Digitalis

Opium is a plant belonging to family

(a) Apocyanaceae (b) Euphorbiaceae

Rauwolfia serpentina which belongs to apocyanaceae yield medicine of

(a) Blood pressure (b) Nervousness

Which of the following plant yield the medicine used for pupil dilation

(a) Allium sepa (b) Colchicine

Ashwagandha belongs to genus

(a) Withania (b) Solanum

Holy basil (Tulsi) is a member of family

(a) Labiatae (b) Asclepiadaceae

Tylophora asthmatica is useful for

(a) Asthama (b) T.B.

Which of the following is a blood purifier

(a) Opium (b) Emblica

Solanum nigrum fruit is used

(a) Diuretic (b) Sedative

Digitalis purpurea produces

(a) Toxin (b) Digitoxin

Codeine is an alkaloid obtained from

(a) Papaver somniferum (b) Emblica officinalis

Which of the following jam is used as antipurgative

(a) Jam of Aegle (b) Citrus fruits

Colchicine is used as a drug to cure

(a) Stomach pain (b) Tooth pain

Which is used to make pain relieving drug

(a) Cinchona (b) Belladona

Brahmi is an important tonic for

(a) Brain (b) Body

Which of the following plant is called stinging nettle

(a) Verbascum (b) Urticaurens

Which of the following is a gymnospermic medicinal plant

(a) Thuja occidentalis (b) Areca catechu

Salvia officinalis which used in lung T.B. belongs to family

(a) Labiatae (b) Acanthaceae

Sundew which is a medicinal plant belongs to genus

(a) Dionia (b) Drosera

Alkaloid berberine is obtained from roots of

(a) Bambusa (b) Barberris aristata

Myristica fragrans is used as

(a) Medicine (b) Caudiment

Children who urenate in sleep are cured by leaves of

(a) Emblica (b) Smilax

Toothache is cured by the use of

(a) Capsicum annum (b) Jatropha gossypifolia

Eczema and ringworm can be cured by the oil obtained from wood distillation of

(a) Tectona grandis (b) Adryranthus aspara

Which leaves are used in diabetes

(a) Gymnema sylvestre (b) Strychnos

Diarrhoea treatment is given by the use of

(a) Fruit paste of Shorea robusta

(b) Fruit pulp of Mengifera indica

(d) All the above

Gonorrhoea is cured by the use of

(a) Lectuca sativa (b) Calotropis procera

Which of the following provides delicious drink with luxative and diuretic property

(a) Cashew nut (b) Areca nut

Which constitute good food for diabetic persons

(a) Potato tuber (b) Sweet potato

Garlic powder is extensively used as

(a) Gastric stimulant (b) Carminative

Digestive ferment “bromelin” is obtained from

(a) Pomegranate (b) Pineapple

Kalmegha (Andrographis paniculata) used as a drug to cure

(a) Bronchitis (b) Dyspepsia

Germinated seeds of gram is recommended against

(a) Tiredness (b) Anaemia

Which of the following drug is sedative, stimulant, antispasmodic

(a) Atropa belladona (b) Atropa acuminata

Botanical name of Liquorice is

(a) Glycyrrhiza glabra (b) Cissampelos pareira

Which of the following is given in disorders of the nervous system

(a) Garlic (b) Onion

Which of the following is generally used in chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, bleeding, piles, leucorrhoea etc

(a) Qunine (b) Ephidrine

Botanical name of ‘Sukhdarshan’ (Poison bulb) is

(a) Crinum defixum (b) Adhatoda vasica

Which of the following is a powerful expectorant and antispasmodic

(a) Vasaka (b) Gheekunvar

‘Jamalgota’ belongs to the family

(a) Euphorbiaceae (b) Labiatae

Leaf juice of which plant is given in chronic fever, haemorrhage, dysentery and dyspepsia and also used to check vomiting

(a) Pan (b) Tulsi

Which of the following is incorrect about Adhatoda vasica

(a) It is a perennial shrub

(b) Flowers after rainy season

(d) None of the above

Rauwolfia serpentina is termed as a snake root plant because

(a) It possesses venomous poison

(b) It smell like a snake

(d) Its roots appear snake like

A drug used in gastritis is

(a) Agar (b) Ergot

Isabgol is obtained from

(a) Root of Margosa (b) Fruit skin of Aegle

Study of drug plants is known as

(a) Pharmacy (b) Pharmacology

Licorice which is chewed to relieve cough is obtained from

(a) Root (b) Stem

The alkaloid ‘Reserpine’ is obtained from

(a) Atropa belladona (b) Rauwolfia serpentina

Aloe barbedensis belongs to family

(a) Liliaceae (b) Apocyanaceae

Jalap is obtained from

(a) Exogonium purga (b) Allium sativum

Which of the plant yield the drug belladona

[DPMT 1979; MP PMT 1998, 2001; AIIMS 2001]

(a) Atropa belladona (b) Papaver somniferum

The drug “artimisinin” is obtained from [BHU 1980, 87]

(a) Tuberous roots (b) Flowers or floral buds

Opium or morphine is obtained from latex of unripe fruit of

[BHU 1981, 87, 88; Manipal 1995; MP PMT 1990, 93; DPMT 1978; CPMT 2003]

(a) Papaver somniferum (b) Coffea arabica

Which is not a source of drug [NCERT 1982]

(a) Aconitum napellus (b) Dalbergia sissoo

“Central drug research institute” is situated at

[BHU 1983, 85]

(a) Lucknow (b) Madras

Rauwolfia serpentina belongs to family [BHU 1985]

(a) Rubiaceae (b) Solanaceae

Strychnine which is of medicinal importance is essentially

[BHU 1986]

(a) An antibiotic

(b) Antimalarial drug

(d) Antihypertensive drug

Of the following plants which one would you consider an endangered plant due to over exploitation [DPMT 1986]

(a) Dioscorea (b) Maize

Aconite is obtained from [BHU 1987]

(a) Tuberous roots (b) Stem

Quinine is obtained from Bark of [BHU 1987]

(a) Cinchona calysaya (b) C. officinalis

Which of the following is medicinal plant [BHU 1988]

(a) Dalbergia (b) Linum

Narcotic and soothing properties of tobacco is due to or Harmful alkaloid contained in the leaves of tobacco is

[BHU 1989; DPMT 1981; JIPMER 1983]

(a) Caffeine (b) Aconite

Quinine is important in treatment of malaria is extracted from

[MP PMT 1989, 99; RPMT 1995, 99; CPMT 1995; BHU 1997; AFMC 2003]

(a) Bark of Cinchona (b) Bark of Cinnamon

The drug santonin is obtained from the flowers of

[MP PMT 1989]

(a) Artemisia cina (b) Aloe vera

Opium of commerce is made from poppy, is [BHU 1989]

(a) Latex (b) Resin

The ‘truth drug’ scopolamine which was used extensively in the World War II, is obtained from [AIIMS 1994]

(a) Eucalyptus (b) Digitalis purpurea

Richest source of vitamin ‘C‘ is [AIIMS 1992]

(a) Capsicum fruitescence (b) Emblica officinalis (Amla)

Which part of Aconitum nepallus is of medicinal value

[MP PMT 1993]

(a) Root (b) Stem

Heroin is obtained from the plant of [MP PMT 1994]

(a) Poppy (b) Tobacco

From which part of Atropa belladona the drug ‘belladona’ is obtained [MP PMT 1994]

(a) Leaves (b) Roots

‘Stramonium’ drug is obtained from the plant species of

[MP PMT 1994]

(a) Ocimum (b) Rauwolfia

From which part of Ephedra plant, the drug ‘ephedrine’ is obtained [MP PMT 1994]

(a) Root (b) Stem

Reserpine is used in [RPMT 1995]

(a) Maleria (b) High blood pressure

The drug plant Aconitum napellus belongs to the family

[MP PMT 1995]

(a) Ranunculaceae (b) Apocynaceae

From which part of Cinchona a drug is obtained

[MP PMT 1995]

(a) Pericarp (b) Endosperm

Roots of this species contain valuable alkaloids useful in medicine [EAMCET 1995]

(a) Rauwolfia serpentina (b) Emblica officinalis

Which of the following is Indian medicinal plant

[CBSE PMT 1996]

(a) Oryza sativa (b) Solenum melongina

‘Nagkesar’ is obtained from the flowers of [MP PMT 1997]

(a) Mesua ferrea (b) Crocus sativus

An important medicine for bronchitis is obtained from

[MP PMT 1997]

(a) Adhatoda vasica (b) Curcuma longa

The formula of quinine is [RPMT 1997]

(a) C₂₀H₂₄O₂H₂(b) C₁₉H₂₂N₂O

Opium (Poppy) is cultivated most extensively in

[RPMT 1997]

(a) Himalayas (b) Uttar Pradesh

Quinine is chiefly used in [RPMT 1997]

(a) Cosmetic industry (b) Rubber industry

Usually morphine is used in the manufacture of [RPMT 1997]

(a) Codein sulphate

(b) Opium

(d) Cosmetics

Ganja and LSD are classified in

[AFMC 1997; CBSE PMT 2001]

(a) Narcotic (b) Hallucinogens

Family of Atropa baladona is

[MP PMT 1997; Pb. PMT 1999; RPMT 1999]

(a) Malvaceae (b) Solanaceae

The morphine obtained from Opium is a [CPMT 1998]

(a) Latex (b) Pome

Under ethnobotany, we study [CPMT 1998]

(a) Relation of plant with environment

(b) Relation of primitive plant with man

(d) All the above

Heroin is obtained from the plant of it family [MP PMT 1998]

(a) Leguminosae (b) Papaveraceae

The medicinally most important part of Rauwolfia serpentina is [MP PMT 1999]

(a) Root (b) Rhizome

Which alkaloids are present in opium

[Pb. PMT 1999; RPMT 1999]

(a) Codeine (b) Morphine

Reserpine is an alkaloid obtained from [BVP 2000]

(a) Aswagandha (b) Sarpgandha

Withania somnifera is the botanical name of [BVP 2000]

(a) Indian madar (b) Ashwagandha

Tectona grandis belongs to family [BVP 2000]

(a) Verbenaceae (b) Anacardiaceae

Bhang is obtained from [MHCET 2001]

(a) Cannabis sativa (b) Argemone mexicana

The morphine obtained from opium is a

[BVP 2001; MHCET 2003]

(a) Tannin (b) Alkaloids

Which one of the following is a medicinal plant

[JIPMER 2002]

(a) Jatropha curcus (b) Calendula officinalis

Bhang, Ganja and Hashish (Charas) are obtained from

[JIPMER 2002]

(a) Rauwolfia (b) Calotropis

Drugs which induce dreamy state of consciousness is

[Kerala CET 2002]

(a) Sedative (b) Stimulant

Atropa belladonna yields medicine used for [DPMT 2004]

(a) Gastric ulcers (b) Checking the eyes

The medicinal plant is [CPMT 2004]

(a) Vinchona (b) Opium

Ginseng is an important drug of [BVP 2004]

(a) America (b) Egypt

Moisturizing gel is obtained from [Orissa JEE 2004]

(a) Aloe vera (b) Saraca indioca

Fibre plants

Cotton fibres are made up of

(a) Protein (b) Fats

Which of the following families have fibre producing plants

(a) Gramineae (b) Malvaceae

Which families have fibre plants

(a) Bombacaceae (b) Moraceae

Which family contain fibre yielding plants

(a) Urticaceae (b) Leguminoceae

Which of the fibres have high tensile strength

(a) Textile fibres (b) Filling fibres

New world cotton is

(a) Indian cotton (b) American cotton

Gossypium barbedens is called

(a) Peru cotton (b) Indian cotton

Which of the following cotton is suitable for hosiery products

(a) Sea island cotton (b) Egyptian cotton

Which of the processes are involved in cotton industry

(a) Ginning (b) Picking

Pericycle of which of the plant contains fibre

(a) Cotton (b) Flax

Which of the process is used to extract fibre from flax and jute

(a) Ginning (b) Laping

Fish net is prepared from

(a) Gossypium (b) Corchorus

Ramie fibre is obtained from the member of family

(a) Cruciferae (b) Leguminoceae

Manila hemp is obtained from

(a) Musaceae (b) Liliaceae

Agave fibre is obtained from

(a) A. cantala (b) A. sisalana

New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax) is obtained from member of

(a) Liliaceae (b) Solanaceae

Bowstring hemp is obtained from

(a) Phormium (b) Senseviera

Fibrous mesocarp is present in

(a) Cocos nucifera (b) Gossypium herbaceum

Coir fibre is used for preparing

(a) Mats (b) Brush

Wicker work fibre is obtained from

(a) Cotton (b) Linum

Red silk cotton is obtained from

(a) Salmelia melebarica (b) Cochlo spermum

Tapa cloth is obtained from the member of family

(a) Asclepiadaceae (b) Moraceae

Which of the fibre is obtained for paper making

(a) Pinus sp. (b) Populus sp.

Munj is prepared from the leaf of

(a) Saccharum munja (b) Saccharum officinarum

Important plant part ‘leaf bases’ is of

(a) Manila hemp (b) Madras hemp

Match the following

Name of the plant Family

(1) Cotton (I) Tiliaceae

(2) Sisal hemp (II) Malvaceae

(3) Patua (III) Agavaceae

(4) Munj (IV) Graminae

(5) Jute

Correct pair is

	1	2	3	4	5
(a)	II	III	II	IV	I
(b)	II	I	III	III	IV
(c)	I	II	III	IV	IV
(d)	IV	III	II	II	I

Which of the following is incorrect about sisal hemp

(a) Agavaceae (b) Bast fibres of leaves

Lint and Fuzz are characteristics of the fibres of

(a) Flax (b) Jute

Matunga, Bombay has one of the following institutes

(a) Industrial Toxicology Research Laboratory

(b) Cotton Technology Research Laboratory

(d) Llyod Botanical Garden

The largest fibre crop of east India is

(a) Jute (b) Flax

Jute Agricultural Research Institute (JARI) is situated at

(a) Lucknow (UP)

(b) Barrackpore (West Bengal)

(d) Dhaka (Bangladesh)

What is the genomic constitution of old world varieties of cotton (Gossypium arboreum, G. herbaceum) and new world variaties (G. hirsutum, G. barbedens)

(a) All diploids

(b) All triploids

(d) Old world 2n and new world 4n

Linen and cambric cloth is made from

(a) Cotton fibre (b) Flax fibre

Patsan is a common cordage fibre. It is obtained from the stem of

(a) Cannavis sativa (b) Hibiscus cannabinus

Rayon (Artificial silk) is a viscose yarn. It is made from

(a) Polyethylene

(b) Polyester

(d) Petroleum products

The morphology of flax fibre is

(a) Secondary xylen (b) Secondary phloem

The source of cotton is

(a) Calotropis procera (b) Gossypium herbaceum

Which of the following fibre is a pure cellulose

(a) Cotton fibre (b) Flax fibre

The flax fibre, the bast fibre or phloem fibres are obtained from

[BHU 1979, 89; AIIMS 1982; MP PMT 1989; CPMT 1991]

(a) Cannabis sativa (b) Crotolaria juncea

Which of the product is having epidermal origin

[CPMT 1980; DPMT 1982; Pune CET 1998]

(a) Saffron (b) Cotton fibre

An example of monocot fibre yielding plant in

[BHU 1982; CBSE PMT 1988; CPMT 2001]

(a) Corchorus (b) Cocos nucifera

Sunn hemp (Indian hemp) is derived from

[BHU 1983, 87, 88]

(a) Malvaceae (b) Leguminosae

Which plant yield several utilizable products including fibre oil and animal food

[DPMT 1984; CBSE PMT 1989, 93; MP PMT 1989; CPMT 2001]

(a) Sun hemp (b) Jute

“Commercial jute’‘ is morphologically

[BHU 1986; MP PMT 1991, 2001, 03; Orissa PMT 2002]

(a) Phloem (b) Xylem

Jute is obtained from a plant which belongs to family

[BHU 1984; MP PMT 1995]

(a) Tiliaceae (b) Sterculiaceae

An important fibre yielding plant is [West Bengal JEE 1984]

(a) Corchorus (b) Cedrus

Largest newspaper industry is situated at

[BHU 1985, AIIMS 1990]

(a) Mysore (b) Lucknow

Hemp fibres are obtained from [BHU 1986]

(a) Corchorus (b) Cannabis sativa

Bamboo grows in [DPMT 1986]

(a) Temperate evergreen forests

(b) Tropical rain forests

(d) Dry deciduous forests

Husk fibres obtained from dry coconut are called or One of the following is obtained from fruit wall

[BHU 1987; MP PMT 1988; AIIMS 1992]

(a) Copra (b) Coir

Sunn hemp fibre is obtained from or One of the following is a fibre yielding plant, which one is it

[BHU 1988; CPMT 1985; MP PMT 1995; BVP 2002]

(a) Crotolaria juncea (b) Cicer arietinum

A cultivated plant whose seed epidermis produces abundant cellulosic hairs used in textile industry and manufacture of fine quality paper is [CPMT 1988]

(a) Cannabis sativa (b) Linum usitatissimum

Which of the following families yield fibres [RPMT 1989]

(a) Cruciferae and Leguminoseae

(b) Malvaceae and Leguminoseae

(d) Mimosoideae and Cesalpinoideae

Fibres are obtained from [CBSE PMT 1989]

(a) Xylem, phloem and sclerenchyma

(b) Xylem, parenchyma and epidermis

(d) Xylem, phloem, epidermis and sclerenchyma

The surface fibres of commercial use are obtained from

[CPMT 1989, 93; MP PMT 2000]

(a) Agave (b) Gossypium

Bast fibres are obtained from [BHU 1989; CPMT 1991, 94]

(a) Corchorus (Jute) (b) Gossypium (Cotton)

Which state in India is the largest producer of cotton

[MP PMT 1990]

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madras

Husk fibre Coir of commerce come from which part of coconut (Cocos nucifera)

[CBSE PMT 1990; JIPMER 1989; BHU 2000; MP PMT 1993, 99, 2003; CPMT 2001]

(a) Epicarp (b) Mesocarp

Which state of India is the largest producer of jute

[CBSE PMT 1991; MP PMT 2000]

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) West Bengal

Which of the following is not a plant fibre

[DPMT 1982; AFMC 1999; MP PMT 2000]

(a) Flax (b) Coir

From which part of the cotton plant (Gossypium), maximum cellulose fibre can be obtained [BHU 1993; MP PMT 2000]

(a) Root hair (b) Seed hair

Cotton belongs to the family

[CPMT 1993; MP PMT 2001, 2003]

(a) Solanaceae (b) Leguminosae

The fibre of sun hemp is obtained from [CPMT 1993]

(a) Leaf (b) Mesocarp

‘Patua’ of Hibiscus sabdarifa is [CMC Vellore 1994]

(a) Secondary phloem

(b) Collenchymatous hypodermis

(d) Epidermis

Cotton is a [MP PMT 1993]

(a) Surface fibre (b) Hard fibre

Jute is obtained from [MP PMT 1993, 97]

(a) Leaves of Linum sp.

(b) Secondary phloem of stem Chorchorus sp.

(d) Leaves of Chorchorus sp.

Botanical name of cotton is [CPMT 1993]

(a) Brassica (b) Gossypium

Highest quantity of cellulose is found in [RPMT 1995]

(a) Cotton (b) Coir

The fibres associated with phloem are known as

[MP PMT 1995]

(a) Hard fibre (b) Wood fibre

Long fibres of cotton seed are known as

[CPMT 1995; MP PMT 1995]

(a) Coir (b) Fuzz

Cotton fibres are derived from [CBSE PMT 1990]

(a) Pericarp (b) Phloem

The cotton thread fibres are [MP PMT 1994]

(a) Fibres taken out from stem

(b) Epidermal hairs of seeds

(d) Fibres taken out from roots

Epidermal hairs of the seed coat are the important commodity in [EAMCET 1995]

(a) Coconut (b) Jute

Jute is mainly made up of [CPMT 1995]

(a) Pectin (b) Lignin

Which one of the following is a source of textile fibre

[MP PMT 1996]

(a) Crotolaria juncea (b) Gossypium herbaceum

Cultivated cotton is obtained from [MP PMT 1997]

(a) Two species (b) Three species

The botanical name of jute is [MP PMT 1997]

(a) Linum usitatissimum (b) Corchorus capsularis

Fibre yielding plant is [MP PMT 1998]

(a) Cannabis sativa (b) Cicer arietinum

hirsutum is [CPMT 1999]

(a) New World Tetraploid (b) Old World Tetraploid

The coir industry in India is concentrated in

[MP PMT 1997; Pune CET 1998]

(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh

The botanical name of manila hemp is [Pune CET 1998]

(a) Cannabis sativa (b) Hibiscus cannabinus

Fibre of great commercial importance derived from the epidermis is [Pune CET 1998]

(a) Flax (b) Cotton

The economically important plant of malvaceae [RPMT 2002]

(a) Gossypium hirsutum

(b) Hibiscus cannabis

(d) All of these

Which fibre crop occupies the maximum area in India or the most cultivated fibre crop in India is [MP PMT 2002, 03]

(a) Jute (b) Cotton

Jute fibre deteriorates quickly due to presence of

[Orissa JEE 2004]

(a) High cellulose (b) Low cellulose

Which of the following plant yields oil and fibre both

[CPMT 2004]

(a) Cocos nucifera (b) Eucalyptus

Fibres are characterized by [MP PMT 2005]

(a) Thin walls (b) Thick walls

Thousand of year old mummies are still in their condition as they were before due to the non destruction of [BHU 2005]

(a) Yellow elastin fibres (b) White elastin fibres

Jute fibres are [Orissa JEE 2005]

(a) Bast fibres from stem pericycle

(b) Fibrous mesocarp

(d) Bast fibres from secondary phloem

Oils

Which of the oils are hydrocarbons

(a) Fatty oils (b) Essential oils

Khas oil is obtained from which part of the Vetiveria

(a) Leaf (b) Flower

Camphor is obtained from which part of the following

(a) Cinnamomum camphora wood

(b) C. camphora leaf

(d) All the above

Which of the following oils are called fixed oils

(a) Essential oil (b) Fatty oils

Which of the oil is used in the preparation of paints and varnishes

(a) Linseed oil (b) Tung oil

Hemp oil is obtained from

(a) Leaf of Bhang (b) Roots of Bhang

Which of the oil is used as a purgative drug

(a) Ground nut oil (b) Castor seed oil

Which of the following oil is poisonous purgative

(a) Ricinus communis (b) Arachis hypogea

Fruit pulp of which plant yield commercial oil

(a) Arachis hypogea (b) Olea eurocarpa

Which of the oil is very useful for preparation of soap of washing cloths

(a) Brassica rapa (b) Madhuca indica

Fatty oils are of

(a) Drying type (b) Semidrying type

Oil of peppermint is

(a) Liquid at room temperature

(b) Solid at room temperature

(d) None of the above

Which part of Arachis hypogea is used for preparation of vegetable ghee

(a) Husk of fruit (b) Cake of seed

Mentha piperita belongs to family

(a) Labiteae (b) Umbelliferae

Which of the following drup fruit produces oily endosperm

(a) Mango (b) Cocos nucifera

Which of the following may be used in mental weakness

(a) Mustard oil (b) Linseed oil

Which of the oil is useful as a leather lubricant

(a) Castor seed oil (b) Brassica oil

Which is a non-drying oil

(a) Olive oil (b) Ground nut oil

Which of the following is semidrying oil

(a) Cotton seed oil (b) Corn oil

Which of the following oil is drying oil

(a) Soybean oil (b) Castor oil

In cotton and castor seed, the oil is respectively stored in

(a) Endosperm and cotyledons

(b) Cotyledons and endosperm

(d) Perisperm and endosperm

Which of the following is the source of oil and protein both

(a) Cajanus cajan (b) Gossypium

Seeds of Arachis hypogea are rich in

(a) Protein and nicotinic acid

(b) Fats and lecithin

(d) All the above

The oil obtained from the cotyledons of Arachis hypogea is

(a) An essential oil

(b) A drying oil

(d) An essential drying oil

Madhuca indica belongs to family

(a) Sapotaceae (b) Anacardiaceae

Rice bran is used to obtain

(a) Oil (b) Protein

Which of the following is an oil yielding tree crop of south India

(a) Arachis hypogea (b) Brassica campestris

One of the following is an oil seed crop

[NCERT 1980; DPMT 1981; CBSE PMT 1993; MP PMT 2004]

(a) Sunflower (b) Rose

Which of the following is not an essential oil

[NCERT 1982; MP PMT 2003]

(a) Clove oil (b) Eucalyptus oil

Sunflower is principally cultivated for its

[CPMT 1982, 89; MP PMT 1989, 2000]

(a) Starch (b) Protein

Oil yielding plants are abundant in the family [CPMT 1983]

(a) Solanaceae (b) Ranunculaceae

“Gingelly oil” or “Til oil” is obtained from the seeds of

[BHU 1985; MP PMT 1988]

(a) Arachis hypogea (b) Brassica compestris

Ricinus communis, which yields castor oil, belongs to the family [BHU 1986; CET Pune 1998]

(a) Meliaceae (b) Pedaliaceae

An important oil yielding plant is [DPMT 1986]

(a) Carthamus tinctorious (b) Cicer arietinum

Lemon grass oil is extracted from [CPMT 1986]

(a) Bambusa beecheyana

(b) Cymbopogon citratus

(d) Cymbopogon martinii

Pea nut or ground nut of commerce from which vegetable oil is obtained belongs to genus

[BHU 1989; MP PMT 1996, 2001]

(a) Phaseolus aureus (b) Pisum sativum

Pea nut oil is obtained from [RPMT 1989; BVP 2000]

(a) Lathyrus odoratus (b) Pisum sativum

Clove oil is obtained from

[MP PMT 1989; BHU 1981; AIIMS 1990]

(a) Wood of Santalum

(b) Leaves of Syzygium aromaticum

(d) Rhizome of Vatevaria

Palm oil is extracted from [BHU 1989]

(a) Glycine (b) Gossypium

A genus of ornamental plants which is being cultivated for extracting an important edible oil from its Cypsela fruits is

[CPMT 1989]

(a) Helianthus (b) Brassica

In ground nut (Arachis hypogea) oil is stored in

[CBSE PMT 1990; MP PMT 1995, 99, 2000]

(a) Endosperm (b) Cotyledons

Cultivation of groundnut in India is highest in

[CBSE PMT 1991; CPMT 1995; CET Pune 1998]

(a) Gujarat (b) Kerala

Turpentine is obtained from

[CBSE PMT 1992; MP PMT 2003; BVP 2003]

(a) Pteridophytes

(b) Gymnosperms (Pinus) wood

(d) Angiosperms (Neem) flower

Essential oils are those which are [CBSE PMT 1992]

(a) Used in soap manufacture

(b) Used in perfumes

(d) Essential for human kind

Ground nut oil is a [MP PMT 1993]

(a) Non-drying oil (b) Essential oil

The fleshy mesocarp of a plant is the source of palm oil which is now in common use as an edible oil. This plant is known by the botanical name [KCET 1994; CPMT 1999]

(a) Metroxylon rumphii (b) Elaeis guineensis

Sesamum indicum, from which sesame oil is obtained, belongs to the family [CET Pune 1998]

(a) Meliaceae (b) Euphorbiaceae

Castor oil is obtained from [CET Pune 1998; MP PMT 2004]

(a) Ricinus communis (b) Brassica campestris

Indian rape oil is obtained from [Pune CET 1998]

(a) Azadirachta indica (b) Brassica campestris

From which plant-seeds oil is obtained [MP PMT 2001]

(a) Saccharum officinarum (b) Saccharum munja

Which of the oil cake is used in the preparation of sweets

[BVP 2003]

(a) Sunflower (b) Coconut

Low calories and low cholesterol found in [Orissa JEE 2005]

(a) Soybean oil (b) Groundnut oil

Resins, rubber, latex, dye and sugar

The annual rainfall required for sugarcane crop is

(a) 100 cm (b) 200 cm

Sugarcane is cultivated through

(a) True seeds (b) Vegetative propagules

Sugar yielding part of sugarcane is

(a) Leaf (b) Root

Sugar yielding part of Beta vulgaris is

(a) Leaf (b) Shoot

Lime, CO₂ and SO₂ is used for purification of juice of

(a) Sugarcane (b) Beta vulgaris

Palm sugar is obtained from

(a) Phoenix sylvestris (b) Borassus flabellifer

Sugarcane research institute, Coimbatore has developed red rot resistant varieties as

(a) Co – 421 (b) Co – 419

Glycerine is obtained from

(a) Bagasse (b) Molasses

Important use of which of the following is as a lubricant

(a) Helianthus annus (b) Carthamus tinctorious

Sugarcane cultivated in a region with temperature ranging between

(a) 10 – 20^oC (b) 20 – 25^oC

Which of the following is not a variety of sugarcane

(a) BO – 11 (b) CO – 419

Dry fibrous residue left after the extraction of sugar from sugarcane is

(a) Cane (b) Molasses

SBRI was established in

(a) 1810 (b) 1912

Major source of sugar in Europe and India is respectively

(a) Sugarcane (b) Sugarcane and beet root

Saccharum officinarum yields

(a) Glucose (b) Fructose

The important source of sugar in India is

(a) Solanum tuberosum (b) Saccharum officinarum

Roots of Beta are

(a) Fusiform (b) Nepiform

Canesugar is obtained from genus

(a) Saccharum officinales (b) Beta vulgaris

Co-419 and Co-527 are improved varieties of

(a) Wheat (b) Rice

Which of the following is a latex based alkaloid

[CPMT 1976; JIPMER 1983]

(a) Atropine from Atropa (b) Daturin from Datura

Hevea yields [BHU 1983]

(a) Bast resin (latex) (b) Soft fibre

Beet root belongs to family [BHU 1985]

(a) Chenopodiaceae (b) Apocynaceae

Pyrilla perpusila is common pest on [AMU 1986]

(a) Rice (b) Wheat

Bagasse is related to the manufacture of [BHU 1986]

(a) Canesugar (b) Cellulose

Major source of sugar in the world is [MP PMT 1989, 99]

(a) Watermelon (b) Beet root

Which state in India is the largest producer of sugarcane

[MP PMT 1989, 91, 2002; CBSE PMT 1991]

(a) Bihar (b) Andhra Pradesh

Heeng of commerce is obtained from Ferula asafoetida (Umbelliferae) is a [BHU 1989; DPMT 1990]

(a) Stomach of deer (b) Waste petroleum product

Sugarcane juice contains [CPMT 1992]

(a) Sucrose only (b) Sucrose + maltose

Stilt roots are found in [MP PMT 1993]

(a) Rice (b) Sugarcane

Central Sugarcane Breeding Research Institute’ is situated at

[MP PMT 1995; MP PMT 1997]

(a) Lucknow (b) Delhi

Axillary buds are used to raise crop of [MP PMT 1995]

(a) Wheat (b) Rice

Sugarcane is a member of [MP PMT 1996]

(a) Chenopodiaceae (b) Nyctagenaceae

Highest crop of sugarcane is grown in the world in

[CPMT 1996]

(a) India (b) Pakistan

Hevea braziliensis is a source of [MP PMT 1996]

(a) Rubber (b) Spice

The major source of sugar in India is [MP PMT 1998]

(a) Solanum nigrum (b) Helianthus tuberosus

Sugar obtained from sugarcane and sugarbeet is

[MHCET 2001]

(a) Glucose (b) Fructose

What is the botanical name of sugarcane [MP PMT 2001]

(a) Saccharum munja (b) Saccharum spontaneum

Wax is obtained from [J & K CET 2002]

(a) Jojoba (b) Guayle

Petroleum, coal and gas

Which is a fossil

(a) Diatomaceous earth (b) Coal

Which types of fossils are found in the form of coal balls

(a) Petrifactions (b) Impressions

Which of the following is regarded as the coal age

(a) Silurian (b) Devonian

Younger coal deposits are of the age

(a) Cambrian (b) Silurian

Best types of fossils are obtained in the form of

(a) Compressions (b) Castes

Coal deposits of tertiary and cretaceous age are found in

(a) Raniganj (b) Rajmahal hills

First coal fields of India are those of

(a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Raniganj and Jharia

Which one is not a petroleum product

(a) Naphtha (b) Benzene

Petroleum is also called

(a) Naphtha (b) Rock oil

The family/families which possesses the plants that are responsible for the formation of liquid fuel is/are

(a) Euphorbiaceae (b) Asclepiadaceae

In India petroleum is found in

(a) Gujrat (b) Assam

According to the present estimates …… of the world’s petroleum will be exhausted by the year 2025

(a) 70% (b) 80%

Coal was first dig in 1239 in

(a) Kuwait (b) USA

Coal mining started in India from

(a) 17^th centuary (b) 18^th centuary

Coaltar, coal gas and coke are related product of

(a) Coal (b) Petroleum

Each coal ball is a mass of

(a) Calcium carbonate (b) Magnesium carbonate

Coal is

(a) Renewable source (b) Non-renewable source

The pioneer country in the production of fuel alcohol is

[MP PMT 1994]

(a) Suadi Arabia (b) Iran, Iraq

Existence of coal and petroleum may be detected with the study of [MP PMT 1994]

(a) Palaeobotany (b) Ecology

P.G. cooking gas is [MP PMT 1994]

(a) Low pressure gas (b) Biogas

Energy source which do not remove CO₂[RPMT 1995]

(a) Oil (b) Coke

Domestic cooking gas cylinder is filled with [MP PMT 1998]

(a) Alcohol (b) Diesel oil

Most of the petrocrops belong to family [MP PMT 1999]

(a) Leguminosae (b) Euphorbiaceae

As a result of pyrolysis, which one of the following is produced [MP PMT 1999]

(a) Alcohol (b) Charcoal

Who is credited with identifying petro-crops [MP PMT 1999]

(a) Swaminathan (b) Calvin

Petroleum plant is [MP PMT 2003]

(a) Euphorbia lathyrus (b) Brickellia sp

Petroleum yielding plants or pteroplants belong to family

[MP PMT 2004]

(a) Apocynaceae (b) Asclepladaceae

Bark, wood, beverages, spices and condiments

Which variety of Barley suits best in the production of malt whisky, beer and other alcoholic beverages

(a) Two–rowed variety (b) Four–rowed variety

Secale cerelae is a used for the preparation of

(a) Wine (b) Beer

Cinnamomum zeylanicum is the botanical name of

(a) Hijjal (b) Dalchini

Match the following plants according to their family

Plants Family

Lodh tree I. Lecythidaceae
Qunine II. Lauraceae
Kachnar III. Symplocaceae
Indian oak IV. Meliaceae
Dalchini V. Caesalpiniaceae
Rohan VI. Rubiaceae

Correct pair is

	1	2	3	4	5	6
(a)	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
(b)	VI	V	IV	III	II	I
(c)	III	VI	V	I	II	IV
(d)	II	I	IV	V	VI	III

Piper betle is the botanical name of

(a) Pan (b) Tulsi

Which of the following pair is used as condiments

(a) Ferula and Papaver (b) Curcuma and Ferula

Nutmegs of commerce which is extensively used as spices belong to genus

(a) Myristica (b) Eugenia

Where do you find cardamom hills

(a) Kerala (b) Madhya Pradesh

Catechu is obtained from the

(a) Leaf of Acacia (b) Seeds of Acacia

Cinnamon is obtained from [DPMT 1978; BHU 1987]

(a) Cinnamomum zeylanicum

(b) Eugenia caryophyllata

(d) Capsicum annum

Saffron plants belong to family [BHU 1979]

(a) Iridaceae (b) Araceae

A clove represents a

[BHU 1982, 84, 90; MP PMT 1990, 96; AIIMS 2001]

(a) Terminal bud (b) Accessory bud

From which part of turmeric plant (Curcuma longa), the turmeric powder is obtained [BHU 1984]

(a) Seed (b) Dried rhizome

Ginger is a [CPMT 1984]

(a) Bulb (b) Tuber

Vitis is a tendril climber, a species which is extensively used for [BHU 1988]

(a) Charas (b) Wine

Bhojpatra is derived from [BHU 1988]

(a) Bark of Cinchona (b) Bark of Dalbergia

Timber is [MP PMT 1996]

(a) Secondary phloem (b) Phellem

Coffee plant belongs to [MP PMT 1996]

(a) Sterculiaceae (b) Rubiaceae

Commercial cutch is obtained from the heart wood of

[MP PMT 1998; CET Pune 1998]

(a) Acacia senegal (b) Acacia catechu

The tobacco plant Nicotiana tobacum belongs to the family

[Pune CET 1998]

(a) Solanaceae (b) Euphorbiaceae

The botanical name of the peepal tree is [CPMT 1999]

(a) Cajanus cajan (b) Ficus religiosa

Germinating barley seeds are used in preparation of

[MP PMT 2000, 01]

(a) Cheese (b) Wine

Lightest wood is [CBSE PMT 2001; JIPMER 2002]

(a) Hardwichia binata (b) Ochromoa lagopus balsa

Botanical name of tea is [MP PMT 2002]

(a) Sinensis thea (b) Sinensis

The uniformly sweet taste of coffee or tea is due to

[JIPMER 2002]

(a) Spreading (b) Permeability

Major foreign exchange earner for are India is [AFMC 2003]

(a) Tea (b) Coffee

Indian rose wood tree is common name of : [BHU 2004]

(a) Acacia (b) Shorea

Pungency of chilli is due to [Orissa JEE 2005]

(a) Capsaicin (b) Paperin

Chicory powder which is mixed with offee powder is obtained from [BHU 2005]

(a) Root (b) Leaf

What is tetraploid solid wheat and hexaploid club wheat

(a) T. spelta and T. durum respectively

(b) T. compactum and T. turgidum respectively

(d) T. aestivum and T. spelta respectively

Which of the following food grains have never been reported from any of the archaeological excavations in India

(a) Wheat (b) Barley

Why maize is not mentioned in any of the ancient literature prior to sixteenth century ? Because

(a) Maize got evolved after 16th century

(b) Maize was not liked by ancient people

(d) Maize was introduced from new world after its discovery in 1942

Which of the plant yield yellow dye and also used as medicine

(a) Curcuma domestica (b) Butea monosperma

Snow rose belongs to genus

(a) Rheum (b) Rhododendron

Medicine for curing impotancy is prepared by

(a) Asparagus racemosa (b) Acacia arabica

Polymyxin B can be extracted from

(a) Anabaena cylindrica (b) Chlorella

Which of the following is given as a decoction in jaundice, paralysis, urinary troubles, menstrual disorders, inflammatory condition of chest etc.

(a) Aconite (b) Celery

Match the following

A B

Ranunculaceae I. Heeng
Umbelliferae II. Indian madar
Solanaceae III. Sarpgandha
Menispermaceae IV. Mulathi
Papilionaceae V. Harjori
Apocyanaceae VI. Ashwagandha
Rubiaceae VII. Ajmod
Umbelliferae VIII. Aconite

Correct pair is

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
(a)	VIII	VII	VI	V	IV	III	II	I
(b)	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
(c)	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	I
(d)	VII	VI	V	IV	III	II	I	VIII

Which of the following plant’s decoction is given in uterine disorders especially in menorrhagia and leucorrhoea

(a) Saraca indica (b) Symplocos racemosa

Match the following

‘A’ ‘B’

Amaltas I. Plantaginaceae
Amla II. Caesalpiniaceae
Afim III. Euphorbiaceae
Pipalmul IV. Papaveraceae
Bahera V. Piperaceae
Isabgol VI. Combretaceae

Correct pairing is

	1	2	3	4	5	6
(a)	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
(b)	II	III	IV	V	VI	I
(c)	III	IV	V	VI	I	VII
(d)	IV	V	VI	I	II	III

Which of the following is general homeopathic medicine and given in general debility, chronic rheumatism, intermittent fevers, diarrhoea, hysteria, hydrophobia, cholera etc

(a) Nux vomica (b) Belleric myrobalan

The rhizome and stalk of male fern ….. yield oleore sinous substance used for the expulsion of tapeworms

(a) Dryopteris filix (b) Selaginella species

What types of fibres are found in plants

(a) Bast fibre

(b) Wood fibre

(d) All the above

Poppy oil is used as edible oil even if the plant is having narcotic properties and oil has

(a) Normal oily property (b) Narcotic property

Which of the following oil is used in the preparation of typewriter ink

(a) Linum oil (b) Brassica oil

Non-essential cotton seed oil and groundnut seed oil is obtained from cotyledons. These oils are

(a) Drying type

(b) Semi-drying type

(d) Semi-drying and non-drying respectively

Which of the following plant yield sugar

(a) Acer saccharum (b) Acer nigrum

Majority of improved varieties of sugarcane are produced by crosses between Noble-cane and Cob-cane, which are respectively

(a) Saccharum robustum and S. spontaneum

(b) S. spontaneum and S. officinarum

(d) S. officinarum and S. spontaneum

Petroleum is derived from words ‘Petra meaning rock and ‘Oleum’ meaning oil. Words ‘Petra’ and ‘Oleum’ are

(a) Greek words (b) Latin words

Which of the following is grown as most important source of textile fibres in Bengal [BHU 1978]

(a) Crotolaria (b) Gossypium

In certain parts of India muscular distrophy is commonly found among the poor people because they eat cheap pulses of [BHU 1981]

(a) Phaseolus mungo (b) Pisum sativum

The fibres of commercial importance are obtained from

[AFMC 1981; CBSE PMT 1988]

(a) Parenchyma (b) Collenchyma

Which of the following provides 3 important ingradients of our food namely carbohydrates, fats and proteins

[DPMT 1982]

(a) Ground nut (b) Gram

Which of the following plant seeds are used as “jeweller’s weight” [RPMT 1983]

(a) Cajanus cajan (b) Lens culinaris

Reserpine an alkaloid or drug extracted from roots of the following plant which cures the mental disorders and reduces or check the blood pressure or A hypertension drug is derived from

[AFMC 1983, 85; AIIMS 1987; BHU 1989; MP PMT 1988, 90, 91, 99, 2001; RPMT 2002]

(a) Rauwolfia serpentina (b) Ferula asafoetida

A fibre of greatest commercial importance is derived from epidermis of seeds or outside the seed coat is

[DPMT 1984; MP PMT 1984, 88; BHU 1980]

(a) Flax (b) Coir

The plant which is used as a source of spice as well as dye is

[BHU 1989]

(a) Turmeric (b) Cardamom

One of the group of fibre yielding plants of economic importance is [CPMT 1990; MP PMT 1998]

(a) Gossypium, Hibiscus, Crotolaria, Cannabis

(b) Gossypium, Cassia, Lycopersicum

(d) Gossypium, Agave, Nicotiana

In those plants whose pulp is of economical importance, they are generally propagated by vegetative means because

[CBSE PMT 1991]

(a) It is cheaper

(b) It is more economical

(d) The pulp quality becomes better

Which of the following pair of plants gives oil and fibre both

[CBSE PMT 1992]

(a) Gossypium and Brassica

(b) Brassica, Linum, Usitatissimum

(d) Sunflower and Brassica

From which of the following family, drug Atropine is obtained which is used for eye trouble [CPMT 1995]

(a) Solanaceae (b) Liliaceae

Which of the following is the new world spice that has become an essential part of Indian cuisine

[CBSE PMT 1995]

(a) Red pepper (b) Cardamom

Which part of the plant Eugenia aromatica do we use (in the form of cloves) as an aromatic spice [Manipal MEE 1995]

(a) Dried fruit

(b) Dried and roasted seed

(d) Dried leaf

The correct representation of the alkaloids obtained from Opium is [RPMT 1997]

(a) Morphine > Codeine > Thebaine

(b) Morphine < Codeine < Thebaine

(d) Morphine > Codeine < Nicotine

(A) Reserpine

(B) Ephedrine

(D) Colchicine

Alkaloid pair which is completely unrelated with Rouwolfia is

[RPMT 1997]

(a) A, B (b) B, C

The plant whose seeds yield safflower and the petals an orange dye is [MP PMT 1998]

(a) Calendula officinalis (b) Helianthus annus

Possibilities of presence of coal in a particular area can be guessed by the study of [MP PMT 1998; BHU 2002]

(a) Economic botany (b) Ecology

Some of the familiar example of the family Liliaceae are

[Pb. PMT 1999; RPMT 1999]

(a) Saraca indica, Allium cepa, Aloe vera

(b) Allium sativum, Allium cepa, Aloe vera

(d) Tamarindus indica, Allium cepa, Allium sativum

Which of the following depends on man for its cultivation and will vanish without men’s help [CPMT 1999]

(a) Rice (b) Maize

Arachis hypogea exhibits [AIEEE 2003]

(a) Epicarpy (b) Apocarpy

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below :

(a) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

(b) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

(d) If both the assertion and reason are false

(e) If the assertion is false but reason is true

Assertion : Pulses are called “poor man’s meat”.

Reason : Pulses contain complete protein.

Assertion : Two diseases in humans, lathyrism and favism are associated with legumes.

Reason : Mainly grain legumes, including the edible ones contain toxic and biologically active substances.

Assertion : Pigeon pea is the second most important pulse in India.

Reason : Pigeon pea is a woody, perennial shrub.

Assertion : Vegetable oils are fats, which are present in plant cells in soluble form.

Reason : Vegetable oils only occur in cells of the embryo.

Assertion : Sunflower oil is suggested for heart patients.

Reason : Sunflower oil does not increase the cholesterol level.

Assertion : Corchorus capsularis yields Tossa jute.

Reason : Tossa jute is obtained from stem.

Assertion : The banana is “The tree of paradise”.

Reason : Apple is called “The tree of knowledge”.

Assertion : Mostly Coffea arabica produces coffee.

Reason : It is the source of instant coffee.

Assertion : Theine cause bitterness and astringency of tea leaves.

Reason : The flavour of tea is due to the ethereal oil.

Assertion : The leaves and tops of Belladonna are medicinally important.

Reason : Belladonne alkaloids are used as an antidote to opium.

Assertion : Teak is one of the most famous timber.

Reason : Sapwood and heart wood of teak are termite resistant.

Assertion : Reserpine is hypertensive agent.

Reason : Reserpine is obtained from the dried roots of Rouwolfia serpentina.

Cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and nuts

1	a	2	c	3	c	4	a	5	d
6	c	7	a	8	c	9	d	10	d
11	c	12	a	13	b	14	d	15	a
16	d	17	b	18	a	19	a	20	a
21	a	22	a	23	c	24	d	25	a
26	d	27	c	28	d	29	a	30	d
31	d	32	a	33	b	34	a	35	a
36	c	37	a	38	a	39	a	40	b
41	c	42	b	43	d	44	d	45	a
46	c	47	a	48	a	49	d	50	b
51	a	52	c	53	d	54	d	55	c
56	b	57	c	58	b	59	d	60	c
61	b	62	c	63	a	64	d	65	c
66	a	67	b	68	a	69	c	70	b
71	b	72	c	73	c	74	a	75	b
76	b	77	c	78	a	79	c	80	a
81	c	82	d	83	c	84	c	85	c
86	b	87	a	88	a	89	b	90	d
91	c	92	d	93	b	94	b	95	b
96	a	97	d	98	c	99	d	100	d
101	b	102	a	103	a	104	b	105	b
106	a	107	a	108	d	109	c	110	d
111	a	112	b	113	d	114	a	115	b
116	c	117	c	118	d	119	a	120	b
121	c	122	b	123	c	124	a	125	c
126	a	127	b	128	a	129	a	130	c
131	c	132	a	133	d	134	b	135	a
136	a	137	a	138	c	139	b	140	c
141	a	142	d	143	b	144	b	145	b
146	b	147	c	148	d	149	b	150	a
151	b	152	b	153	a	154	b	155	c
156	b

Medicinal plants

1	d	2	a	3	a	4	a	5	c
6	b	7	d	8	d	9	a	10	b
11	b	12	c	13	a	14	c	15	d
16	c	17	a	18	a	19	a	20	b
21	d	22	b	23	a	24	a	25	c
26	b	27	a	28	b	29	a	30	a
31	b	32	b	33	c	34	b	35	b
36	a	37	a	38	a	39	c	40	c
41	c	42	c	43	b	44	c	45	c
46	a	47	a	48	a	49	d	50	a
51	a	52	a	53	b	54	d	55	c
56	c	57	c	58	c	59	a	60	b
61	a	62	a	63	a	64	b	65	a
66	b	67	a	68	d	69	c	70	a
71	a	72	d	73	c	74	c	75	b
76	a	77	a	78	c	79	b	80	a
81	a	82	b	83	c	84	b	85	b
86	a	87	d	88	a	89	c	90	a
91	a	92	a	93	c	94	c	95	c
96	b	97	b	98	c	99	b	100	b
101	a	102	d	103	b	104	b	105	a
106	a	107	b	108	b	109	c	110	d
111	b	112	d	113	d	114	a

Fibre plants

1	c	2	d	3	d	4	d	5	a
6	b	7	a	8	b	9	d	10	b
11	c	12	c	13	c	14	a	15	d
16	a	17	b	18	a	19	c	20	c
21	a	22	b	23	d	24	a	25	a
26	a	27	d	28	c	29	b	30	a
31	b	32	d	33	b	34	b	35	c
36	c	37	b	38	a	39	d	40	b
41	b	42	b	43	c	44	c	45	a
46	a	47	c	48	b	49	b	50	b
51	a	52	c	53	b	54	d	55	b
56	a	57	d	58	b	59	b	60	c
61	b	62	d	63	c	64	a	65	a
66	b	67	b	68	a	69	c	70	c
71	d	72	b	73	d	74	b	75	b
76	c	77	b	78	a	79	a	80	d
81	c	82	b	83	d	84	b	85	a
86	a	87	c	88	a	89	d

Oils

1	c	2	c	3	a	4	b	5	d
6	c	7	b	8	c	9	b	10	b
11	d	12	b	13	c	14	a	15	b
16	c	17	b	18	d	19	d	20	c
21	b	22	c	23	d	24	c	25	a
26	a	27	c	28	a	29	d	30	d
31	c	32	d	33	d	34	a	35	b
36	d	37	c	38	c	39	c	40	a
41	b	42	a	43	b	44	b	45	a
46	b	47	d	48	a	49	b	50	c
51	b	52	d

Resins, rubber, latex, dye and sugar

1	c	2	b	3	c	4	c	5	c
6	d	7	c	8	b	9	c	10	b
11	d	12	c	13	b	14	d	15	c
16	b	17	b	18	a	19	d	20	d
21	a	22	a	23	d	24	a	25	b
26	d	27	c	28	a	29	b	30	c
31	d	32	c	33	a	34	a	35	c
36	d	37	d	38	a

Petroleum, coal and gas

1	d	2	a	3	c	4	d	5	c
6	c	7	b	8	d	9	d	10	d
11	d	12	b	13	c	14	b	15	a
16	d	17	b	18	c	19	a	20	c
21	c	22	c	23	b	24	d	25	b
26	d	27	d

Bark, wood, beverages, spices and condiments

1	a	2	c	3	b	4	c	5	a
6	b	7	a	8	a	9	c	10	a
11	a	12	c	13	b	14	c	15	b
16	c	17	d	18	b	19	b	20	a
21	b	22	c	23	b	24	c	25	d
26	a	27	c	28	a	29	a

Critical Thinking Questions

1	c	2	d	3	d	4	a	5	b
6	a	7	a	8	c	9	a	10	a
11	b	12	a	13	a	14	d	15	a
16	a	17	d	18	c	19	d	20	a
21	c	22	c	23	d	24	a	25	d
26	a	27	c	28	a	29	a	30	c
31	c	32	a	33	a	34	c	35	a
36	d	37	d	38	c	39	b	40	b
41	c

Assertion and Reason

1	c	2	a	3	b	4	d	5	a
6	e	7	b	8	c	9	e	10	b
11	c	12	e

Cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and nuts

(c) Wheat is a Rabi Crop, i.e., sown in October and November.
(c) Wheat straw is used for seating chairs stuffing mattresses and also used as fodder.
(a) Maize, in India is grown as a Kharif crop i.e.,, sown in June – July.
(b) Wheat and Rice are cereals.
(b) Arhar (Cajanus cajan) belong to family Leguminosae (Papilionaceae)
(a) Lobia (Vigna unguiculata) belong to family Fabaceae.
(a) Soybean (Glycine max) milk is highly nutritious and used for infants.
(a) Its green pods and seeds eaten as vegetable.
(c) Ergot of bajra (Cleviceps purpurea) produces aflatoxin.
(a) Coconut chiefly grow in Kerala (in Malayalam or Sanskrit, ‘Karalam’ means land of coconuts).
(b) Rice contains about 90% carbohydrate, 8 – 10% protein, 1% fat and about 1% mineral.
(a) Brown spots appear on leaves, leaf sheath and glumes by fungus helminthosporium oryzae.
(a) Maize is rich in thiamine but poor in lysine and tryptophan.
(a) In India cicer arietinum in sown as rabi crop at the end of the rainy season.
(b) Wheat is grown in the 45^o– 60^o latitudes of northern and southern hemisphere. Temperate climate in necessary to complete its life cycle.
(a) It contains 43% protein and approximately 20% oil.
(c) In India the area under wheat cultivation is about 29 million acres.
(d) Basmati is flavoured rice cultivated in parts of U.P. and Haryana.
(b) Approximately 50% of the total area under cultivation of cereal crops is rice and it is the main staple food of India.
(b) Most of the cereals, pulses, oil seeds, vegetables are botanically fruits.
(a) It contains highest energy per unit weight.
(c) Brassica oleracea plant a short erect stem is produced with an undeveloped inflorescence. The whole inflorescence forms a large head of absortive flowers on thick hypertrophied branches and inflorescence in eaten as vegetable.
(a) India and china are considered to be centre to origin of rice i.e.,, old world crop.
(c) Lathyrism (Paralysis of lower limbs) results from excessive and prolonged consumption of khesari dal.
(a) Study of vegetable crop cultivation is called olericulture (branch of horticulture).
(a) Artifical butter prepared from ground nut oil is called Margarine.
(b) Common cultivated wheat is an example of allopolyploidy. Triticum aestivum is hexaploid with 2n = 42 and derived from three diploid species (i) AA = Triticum aequilopoides (2n = 14), (ii) BB = Aegilops speltoides (2n = 14), (iii) DD = Aegilops squarrossa (2n = 14).
(a) Triticum monococcum is a diploid wheat having 14 (2n) chromosomes. It is also called Einkorn wheat and believed to be most ancient species of wheat.
(b) Jawar, Maize, Sugarcane, Wheat and Rice belongs to family Gramineae or Poaceae.
(b) Vivipary is the condition when seeds are germinate on the plant. It is an undesirable character for annual crop plants because germinated seeds can not be stored under normal conditions for the next season.

Medicinal plant

(d) Charas is smoked. It is the most powerful form of drug. Bhang is generally taken with cold drink in India and it is also smoked. Ganja is also used for smoking and it has a high resin content. These used of hemp as a narcotic stimulant is very old.
(a) The drug commonly known as aconite is obtained from the roots (Aconitum napellus). It is used externally for rheumatism and internally to relieve pain and fever.
(b) Licorice root contains glycyrrhizic acid. It is given in cough, bronchitis and its infusion is given in sore throat.
(d) The quinine tree (Cinchona officinalis) is native to the Andes of South America.
(c) Cocaine is obtained from leaf. The leaves are generally chewed with lime.
(a) Eucalyptus leaves is largely used as a mosquito and vermin repellent and as an ingredient of germicidial and disinfecting preparations.
(d) The dried roots of Rauwolfia serpentina are an important source of an alkaloid reserpine. The two main pharmacological actions of reserpine, lowering the blood pressure and sedative influence and in the clinical use of reserpine in geriatrics it is reported to be of value in nervousness, insomnia etc.

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