6th Samacheer Kalvi Social Science – Science

The World Of Plants :

Important Questions with Answers :

1. How many tonnes of mango pulp has been exported to foreign countries from Krishnagiri
district of Tamil Nadu every year ?

50,000 to 75,000 tons

2. The plants that have medicinal properties are known as ?

Herbal Plants

3. Pea egg plant ( Thuthuvalai ) is used to cure ?

Cold and cough

4. Name the herb which is used to cure Jaundice.

Carry me seed ( Keezhanelli )

5. Neem ( vembu ) is used to ?

Destroy intestinal worms

6. Name the fruit which is used to cure mouth ulcer, regulates body temperature

Gooseberry ( Nelli )

7. Holy basil ( Thulasi ) is used to ?

Cure cold, cough, fever

8. Karpuravalli ( country borage )is used for ?

To cure fever, Increases sweating

9. Name the herb which is used to cure abdominal diseases ?

Vasambu ( Sweet flag )

10. Which plant is used as germicide and cosmetic ?

Turmeric(Manjal)

11. Veldet grape ( Pirandai ) helps to ?

Increases apetite , Cures digestive problem

12. Name the plant which is used to cure digestive disorders?

Ginger ( Inji )

13. Pepper ( Milagu ) helps in curing ?

Throat infection

14. Which state is called as Spice garden of India ?

Kerala

15. Name the stems which do the function of food storage ?

Ginger and Turmeric

16. Dry ginger is used as medicine for ?

Common cold

17. Mint ( Pudhina ) and fenugreek ( Vendhayam )are used for which purpose ?

Fever and stomach ache

18. Which herbal plant is used as an antibiotics ?

Turmeric

19. Clove is used as an?

Antiseptic
20. Long, thin , strong strand obtained from plants is known as ?

Fibre

21. Examples of stem fibres

Plantain fibre and Jute

22. Which plant is used in the preparation of bio plastics ?

Jute

23. How much percent of cellulose present in bio plastics ?

85 %

24. Whether bio plastics are bio degradable or non biodegradable ?

Bio degradable

25. Aloevera and pineapple are examples of which fibre ?

Leaf fibre

26. Fibres obtained from the outer region of the seed is called as ?

External Fibres

27. Examples of external fibres

Cotton, coconut, silk cotton

28. The dark inner region of the stem is called as ?

Heart wood

29. What is Sap wood ?

The Outer region of the stem

30. Which helps to conduct water in plants

Sap wood

31. Which gives strength and rigidity to the plant ?

Heart wood

32. What is the speciality of heart wood over sap wood ?

Heart wood is stronger than sap wood

33. Which is not infected by fungus , borers & termites

Heart wood

34. Which is infected by fungus & termites

Sap wood

35. Heart wood is hard and resistance to fungus due to the presence of ?

Gum, latex , resin and oil

36. Which one is more lustrous and is used for building purposes ?

Heart wood

37. Which tree is used for construction material and furniture ?

Teak tree

38. Name the trees which are used for construction material and fruits

Jack tree and Mango tree

39. Which tree is used for making paper and oil

Eucalyptus
40. Name the tree which is used for making match box, match stick , toys, bed and pillow

Silk Cotton tree

41. Mention the uses of coconut tree

Thatching conbstruction, Tender coconut, coconut

42. Name some uses of Mulberry tree

Tennis racket and Hockey stick

43. Which tree is used in making Railway sleepers and ship building

Pine Tree

44. Name the tree which is used for amking sports materials, cricket bat

Willow tree

45. Babul bark tree is used as

Parts of bullock carts

46. Sandal wood tree is used as

Sandal, craft , furniture.

47. Thickest African tree found in Zimbabwe is known as ?

Boabab Tree

48. Which tree yields fruits for about 400 years ?

Orange Tree

49. Which plant produces the largest flowers

Rafflesia
50. What is the diameter of the flower Rafflesia ?

1 metre

51. Which tree doesn’t catch fire easily

Red wood tree

52. From a watermelon, how many plants can be produced

600000 plants

53. How may tones of watermelon can be obtained from those watermelon plants ?

180 Tonne.