1. Which part of the plant Raphanus sativus is edible?
[A] Fruit
[B] Leaves
[C] Roots
[D] All the above
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Correct Answer: D [All the above]
Notes:
Raphanus sativus is Radish. The Edible parts are roots, but Radish leaves and seedpods which are fruits are also edible.
2. Which among the following plants is known as Indian ginseng?
[A] Withania somnifera
[B] Datura ceratocaula
[C] Iberis amara
[D] Capsella bursa pastoris
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Correct Answer: A [Withania somnifera]
Notes:
Withania somnifera or commonly called as Ashwagandha
3. From which part of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra , Liquorice or Mulethi is obtained?
[A] Leaves
[B] Roots
[C] Fruits
[D] Stem
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Correct Answer: B [Roots]
Notes:
Mulethi is powdered liquorice root and is an effective expectorant used since ancient times in Ayurvedic medicines. Its is also used in Jastimadhu which is a tooth powder. many cough syrups today contain Liquorice as an ingredient. It is also used in mouth ulcers and peptic ulcers.
4. From which part of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra , Liquorice or Mulethi is obtained?
[A] Leaves
[B] Roots
[C] Fruits
[D] Stem
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Correct Answer: B [Roots]
Notes:
Mulethi is powdered liquorice root and is an effective expectorant used since ancient times in Ayurvedic medicines. Its is also used in Jastimadhu which is a tooth powder. many cough syrups today contain Liquorice as an ingredient. It is also used in mouth ulcers and peptic ulcers.
5. Which of the following plants have respiratory roots?
[A] Marshy Plants
[B] Mangroves
[C] Epiphytes
[D] Submerged Hydrophytes
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Correct Answer: B [Mangroves]
6. From which part, Coconut coir is obtained?
[A] Epicarp
[B] Mesocarp
[C] Endocarp
[D] Seed
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Correct Answer: B [Mesocarp]
7. For purity of which of the following commodity is expressed in ICUMSA numbers?
[A] Refined Edible Oil
[B] Refined Edible Sugar
[C] Refined Vegetable Oil
[D] Milk
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Correct Answer: B [Refined Edible Sugar]
8. Apart from sugarcane (most commonly Saccharum officinarum) which among the following plants is widely known in the world as a commercial source of table sugar ?
[A] Toona cilata
[B] Gloriosa superba
[C] Asparagus pulmosus
[D] Beta vulgaris
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Correct Answer: D [Beta vulgaris]
Notes:
Beta vulgaris is beet or sugarbeet or Chukandar and has been widely used as a commercial crop for table sugar. Glorisoa superba is Glory Lily which is an ornamental plant. Asparagus pulmosus is also an ornamental plant. Brassica alba is common mustard. Toona cilata is a timber plant from which Indian Redwood is obtained.
9. Which among the following is correct about biocenosis?
[A] The study of energy transformations in the living systems
[B] Community of organisms occupying an area
[C] Study of the parts of an ecosystem with specific species
[D] A kind of abnormality related to organism living in a particular habitat
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Correct Answer: B [Community of organisms occupying an area]
10. Blatter Herbarium in India is located in:
[A] Mumbai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Chennai
[D] Bangalore
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Correct Answer: A [Mumbai]
Comments
kishan
I suppose the father of modern genetics is gregor mendel.
sandeep
sir shouldn’t the ans od question no. 7 b 30-40 as you said its approx 36.49
n also ans to ques 11 shud b gregor mendel as mostly he is refered as so
ravikumar rai
Actaually Gregor Mendel is the father of modern genetics as described in our STD 12 botany text books.
rajesh
sir i thinks gregor mendel is the father of modern genetics
kumawat laxman
Sir which cemical found in ladyfingr?who are makes vest milk.