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Economic Botany

Description: Economic Botany
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The food cannot be derived from

  1. fruits

  2. stem

  3. leaf

  4. roots

  5. none of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Food is obtained from every part of the plant. Therefore, this option is correct.

What is the chief source of sugar in the world?

  1. Beta vulgaris

  2. Abelmoschus moschatus

  3. Zea mays

  4. Manihot utilissima

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chief source of sugar in the world is beta vulagaris.

The styles and stigmas of which of the following are used in medicines as well as spices?

  1. Crocus

  2. Daikon

  3. Delphinium

  4. Delonix

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The styles and stigmas of the crocus are used in medicines as well as spices.

Reserpine meant for curing mental disorders and reducing blood pressure is obtained from the roots of

  1. rauwolfia

  2. digitalis

  3. aconitum

  4. atropa

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reserpine meant for curing mental disorders and reducing blood pressure is obtained from the roots of rauwolfia.

Coir fibre is obtained from

  1. epicarp

  2. endocarp

  3. mesocarp

  4. seed coat

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mesocarp is the botanical term for the succulent and fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit.

Which of the following crops is famous as the first man-made hybrid?

  1. Brassica juncea

  2. Bunium persicum

  3. Datura

  4. Triticale

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Triticale is the first man-made hybrid. Therefore, this option is correct.

Which of the following plants has been recommended as raw material for biogas production in India?

  1. Hydrilla

  2. Sagittaria

  3. Eicchornia

  4. Typha

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Eicchornia plant has been recommended as raw material for biogas production in India.

A commercial fibre of epidermal origin is

  1. hemp

  2. flax

  3. cotton

  4. sun-hemp

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A commercial fibre of epidermal origin is cotton.

Morphine is extracted from the capsule of

  1. gossypium

  2. papaver somniferum

  3. sesamum

  4. datura strumarium

  5. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Morphine is extracted from the capsule of papaver somniferum.

Which of these is not an example of hybrid rice cultivated in India?

  1. Taichung 65

  2. Poorva

  3. Jaya

  4. IR - 8

  5. Taichung Native 1


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Poorva is a hybrid variety of wheat, not rice. Hence, this option is correct.

A monocot, which yields commercially important fibre is

  1. corchorus

  2. clematis

  3. crotalaria

  4. cocos

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A monocot which yields commercially important fibre is cocos.

Edible part of cauliflower is

  1. immature stem

  2. flower bud

  3. inflorescence

  4. stem

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Edible part of cauliflower is inflorescence.

A drug for dilating the pupil of the eye is obtained from

  1. papaver somniferum

  2. atropa belladona

  3. aconitum napellum

  4. acacia catechu

  5. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Atropine, a drug for dilating the pupil of the eye is obtained from atropa belladona.

Which of the following is a good cardiac drug?

  1. Aconite

  2. Digitalin

  3. LSD

  4. Ipecac

  5. Colchicum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A good cardiac drug of plant origin is Digitalin.

Major crops of food value belong to the family of

  1. compositae

  2. leguminosae

  3. solanaceae

  4. graminae

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Major crops of food value belong to the family graminae.

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