Economic Botany
Description: Rubber yielding plant fiber yielding plant gum producing plant anticancer drugs dyes and pigments medicinal value of plants Economic Botany | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Chandra Bhatti | |
Tags: Rubber yielding plant fiber yielding plant gum producing plant anticancer drugs dyes and pigments medicinal value of plants Economic Botany |
Among the following, panama rubber is obtained from
Which of the following matches of ‘plant : associated dye / pigment as a colouring component’ is not correct?
Which of the following match of ‘plant products: plant source’ is not correct?
Which of the following plants yields coir fiber?
The anticancer drug(s) obtained from Taxus brevifolia is/are
P. Etoposide Q. Teniposide R. Paclitaxel S. Topotecan
Which of the following statement(s) is/are false?
A. Etoposide is an anticancer agent extracted from Camptotheca sp. B. Ulmus wallichiana is a timber yielding plant located throughout India. C. Pyrethrin has insecticidal activity derived from Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium.
Match the List - A (economic products) with List - B (plant sources) accordingly.
List - A | |
List - B | |
P. Gaurana powder | 1. Catharanthus roseus |
Q. Vindesine | 2. Crocus sativus |
R. Digoxin | 3. Paullinia cupana |
S. Saffron | 4. Digitalis lanata |
Among the following plants, the charcoal yielding plant is ___________.
Match the plants in Column - I with the Column - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Column - I | Column - II |
A. Hoya carnosa | 1. Masticatory |
B. Areca catechu | 2. Wax bearing plant |
C. Artocarpus hirsutus | 3. Rubber yielding plant |
D. Parthenium argentatum | 4. Fumitory |
5. Timber yielding plant |
Which of the following is the antibiotic drug, derived from Micromonospora purpurea?
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
P. Reserpine is used to control high blood pressure. Q. Cryptostegia grandiflora produces natural rubber. R. Digoxin is extracted from Brassica oleracea and used as an anticancer agent.
Match the items in Group - I with Group - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Group-I (economic products) | Group-II (sources) |
P. Carnauba wax | 1. Phytelephas macrocarp |
Q. Ivory | 2. Copernicia cerifera |
R. Palm oil | 3. Hevea brasiliensis |
S. Panama rubber | 4. Elaeis guineensis |
5. Castilla elastic |
Which of the following statement(s) is/are false?
P) The yellow pigment used in the Alzheimer's disease is obtained from Curcuma longa is curcumin. Q) The colouring pigment of harsinghar is nictanthin. R) Safflower contains juglone as colouring pigment.
The plant(s) containing atropine alkaloid is/are
P. Datura stramonium Q. Atropa belladonna R. Solanum dulcamara S. Pilocarpus sp.
Consider the following statements.
- Saffron is derived from Crocus sativus.
- Ephedrine drug is used for cough and heart problems obtained from the roots of Ephedra sp.
- The major food crops family around the world is Leguminoceae. Select the correct option regarding the above given statements.