Economic botany (mcq’s)

1. In the South American Andes, ___ are staple of many

indigenous plants.
a. Rice b. wheat c. potato d. sugarcane
2. ____ is an excellent example of botanical versatility.
a. Soybeans b. coconut palm c. corn d. none
3. How many groups of fibers are?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
4. _____are stiff tough fibers including small stems and twigs
a. Filling fibers b. textile fibers
c. Plaiting fibers d. brush fibers
5. Fibers occur in which part of plants?
a. Stem b. leaves c. fruits d. all
6. _____ is one of the greatest in all industrial crops.
a. Wheat b. cotton c. rice d. rye
7. The height of cotton branches is
a. 3-4 ft. b. 5-8fit. c. 4-8 fit. d. 4-9fit.
8. Cotton mature in _____ months.
a. 5-6 b. 6-7 c. 7-8 d. 8-9
9. Which fiber is used for stuffing mattresses and cushions?
a. Brush fiber b. filling fibers c. natural fabrics d. none
10. The main plant sources of protein fibers are:
a. Soybeans b. corn c. peanuts d. all
11-Essential oils are very --------- in their chemical nature.
a) Simple b) complex
c) Less complex d) none
12-The content of citral in leaves are about:
a) 70-80 % b) 60-70%
c) 50-60% d) 40-50%
13-Palmasora contain high amount of_______?
a) Citral b) salt
c) Gereniol d) cosmatics
14-The genus of _______is rich in perfume species.
a) Acacia farnesiana b) Cymbopogon
c) Andropogon d) both b and c
15-________perfumes are very old and were used as romans in
their baths.
a) Lavender b) grass oil
c) Violet d) jasmine
16-_______is the most least expensive and most refreshing
odour.
a) Jasmine b) oak moss
c) Sandalwood d) rosemary
17-palmasora contain high amount of?
a) Oleoresins b) perfumes
c) geraniol d)ligins
18-The quantity of oil varies from ____.
a) 1-2% b) 3-4%
c) 4-5% d) 5-6%
19-Essential oil occur in how many families?
a) 30 b) 40
c) 50 d) 60
20-fixatives are ______volatile than oil.
a) Equally b) more
c) Less d) none
21. Most sugar is derived from Sugar Cane, that grass reaching
a height in cultivation of about;
a) 9-13 ft b) 8-12 ft c) 6-12 ft
22. Commercial glucose is prepared from
a) Starch b) cellulose c) sugar
23. A complex carbohydrate which stored in thin-walled cells in
the form of grains is:
a) Starch b) cellulose c) sugar
24. Honey contains ---------percent invert sugar along with
proteins, mineral salts and water.
a) 70-75% b) 60-65% c) 80-85%
25. Cotton fibers have a high felting power and a high cellulose
content of about ----;
a) 81 % b) 91% c) 61%
26. Sucrose is the type of------ stored in all of these plant
species.
a) Starch b) cellulose c) Sugar
27. Hevea rubber tree is source of ------- %rubber. a)75-78%
b)85-88% c)65-68% d)95-98 %
28. Chief source of rubber is
a) Hevea rubber b) castilla rubber c) ceara rubber d) none
29-the latex is coagulated by exposure
a) Air b) smoke c) water d) both a and b
30- ------ is non elastic rubber
a) Balata b) chicle c) gutta percha d) all
31-the base of chewing industry is
a) Balata b) chicle c) gutta percha d) all
32- Commercial resins are also frequently collected from
a) Plant materials b) fossil materials c) both d) none
33- the ------ rubber is fusible and burn in air with a smoky
flame.
a) Amber b) copals c) ceara d) hard rubber
34 ---‐--- are mixture of both true gums and resins
a) Balsams b) amber c) gum resins d) all
35- ------- is fossil resins
a) Copals b) amber c) balsams d) hard rubber
36- many of the hard copals are called
a) Animes b) resins c) both d) none

37-Linseed oil varies from-------in color and has an acrid taste

and smell.
(a) Yellow to brownish (b) Orange to yellow
(c) Reddish to orange (d) none of them
38-Linseed oil has been used mainly in making-------?
(a) Paints (b) Varnishes (c) Linoleum (d) All of these
39-Soyabean oil is used in the manufacturing of.
 (a) Soap (b) Candles (c) Rubber substitutes d) all of
these
40-Chemical fatty oils are close to.
(a) Animal fats (b) Plant's fats (c) Both (d) None
41-There are ------ classes of plant fatty oils.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
42-Drying and semidrying oil are common in plants of.
(a) Temperate climates (b) Tropical areas (c) Both (d)
None
43-The pure refined cottonseed oil is of value as a
.(a) Salad (b) Cooking oil (c)For making margarine (d) All
of these
44-There is about oil located in the embryo of maize kernels.
(a) 50% (b) 60% (c) 70% (d) 80%
45-Chemically waxes are similar to-----, but they esters of
monohydric alcohols rather than glycerides.
(a) Fats (b) Oil (c) Both (d) None
46-Jojoba wax is suitable for.
(a) Polishes (b) Candles (c) Both (d) None
47. Very old industries possibly dating to_
A)6000 B.C. B)5000 B.C
C) 3000 B.C
48. _ is used for heavy leathers
A)DiVi-divi fruit
B) chestnut
C) palmetto roots
49) palmetto roots contain tannin
A) 10%
B.20%
C.30%
50. This is the one of the oldest and most important dyes
a. sapan wood
b. indigo
d. logwood
d. none
51. ___ is used in histological work?
A) sappanwood
B.Haematoxylin
C.carbon ink
52._ is fast dye
A.wood dye
B.logwood
C.henna
53. each spiny pod contain seeds
a. 30-50 b. 30-60
c. 40-50
54) Major food crops of the world belongs to the family
 a) Leguminosae
b) Solanaceae
c) Cruciferae
d) Gramineae
55. A milk like preparation can be made from the seeds of
a) Gram
b) Grapes
c) Soybean
d) Barley11.
56. One of the following plants is a rich variety of timber:
a) Cassia fistula
b) Dalbergia sissoo
c) Acacia arabica
d) Morus alba
57. The chicory powder which is mixed with coffee powder is
obtained from
a) seeds
b) leaves
c) roots
d) stems
58. One of the following is a source of rubber:
a) Hevea brasilensis
b) Tectona grandis
c) Cedrus depdara
d) Michelia champaca
59. Which of the most important source of food and fodder?
a) Algae
b) Fungi
c) Lichen
d) Cereal
60. Castor oil is obtained from
a) Sesamum indicum
b) Linum spp
c) Brassica campestris
d) Ricinus communis
61.The most important of the semidrying oils is
Cottonseed oil Corn Oil Sunflower Oil Olive Oil
62.On exposure of oxygen which oil dry into thin elastic films
Drying oils semidrying oils nondrying oils fats
63.There is about 50 percent oil located in the embryo of
maize kernels.
Cottonseed oil Corn Oil Sunflower Oil Olive Oil
64.The plant is a coarse erect annual herb
Castor sunflower corn cotton
65. Castor oil is obtained from
a) Sesamum indicum
b) Linum spp
c) Brassica campestris
d) Ricinus communis
66. The flax fibres are obtained from
a) Cannabis sativa
b) Crotolaria juncea
c) Cocos nucifera
d) Linum ustistissimum

67. One of the following is an oil seed crop:

a) Marigold
b) Sunflower
c) Roses
d) Crysanthemum
68) Gums are especially common in plants of____.
a)Dry regions
b)wet regions
c) Both a and b
d) None
69. Fibre of great commercial importance derived from
epidermis is
a) Flax
b) Hemp
c) Coir
d) Cotton

70. A milk like preparation can be made from the seeds of

a) Gram
b) Grapes
c) Soybean
d) Barley