Class 12 Economically Useful Plants and Entrepreneurial Botany - 1

Question: 1

Groundnut is native of

(A) Brazil

(B) India

(C) Philippines

(D) North America

Ans: A

Brazil

Question: 2

The plant source of Marijuana is

(A) Andrographis paniculata

(B) Cannabis sativa

(C) Papaver somniferum

(D) Phyllanthus maderspatensis

Ans: B

Cannabis sativa

Question: 3

Identify the Tamil name for flaked rice

(A) Aval

(B) Nel

(C) Pori

(D) Umi

Ans: A

Aval

Question: 4

Tamarindus indica is indigenous to

(A) Tropical African region

(B) South India, Sri Lanka

(C) South America, Greece

(D) India alone

Ans: A

Tropical African region

Question: 5

New world species of cotton ______

(A) G. barbadense

(B) Gossipium arboretum

(C) G. herbaceum

(D) Both a and b

Ans: A

G. barbadense

Question: 6

Pigeon pea is the common name for

(A) Cajanus cajan

(B) Vigna radiata

(C) Vigna mungo

(D) Sorghum vulgare

Ans: A

Cajanus cajan