Q1021.Saffron is dried mixture of
Correct answer: Seed forming parts of flower
Q1022.In the following pairs of plants and their edible parts, which pair is not correctly matched?
Correct answer: Potato - Roots
Q1023.Which of the following parts of potato is edible?
Correct answer: Stem
Q1024.Which one of the following is a fruit?
Correct answer: Lady finger
Q1025.A plant bud is
Correct answer: An embryonic shoot
Q1026.Cork is obtained from which of the following plant?
Correct answer: Quercus
Q1027.The characteristic odour of garlic is due to
Correct answer: A sulphur compound
Q1028.Peeling of onions causes tears as onions release
Correct answer: Sulfenic acid
Q1029.The most important part of the plant in terms of life cycle
Correct answer: Flower
Q1030.Pungency in chillies is due to the presence of
Correct answer: Capsaicin
Q1031.Red chillies are hot because these contain
Correct answer: Capsaicin
Q1032.At which stage in its life cycle, does the silkworm yield the fibre of commerce?
Correct answer: Pupa
Q1033.Silkworm grows on
Correct answer: Mulberry leaves
Q1034.Quinine which is a major drug for malaria is obtained from
Correct answer: Angiosperm
Q1035.Quinine, the effective medicine in the treatment of malaria, is extracted from
Correct answer: Bark of Cinchona
Q1036.Quinine, used to treat malaria is obtained from which plant’s part?
Correct answer: Bark
Q1037.In which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?
Correct answer: Bark
Q1038.The Arteether medicine which is used to cure malaria is obtained from a
Correct answer: Seeded plant
Q1039.The drug obtained from the bark of cinchona was used for treating malaria. The synthetic drug which replaced the natural product is
Correct answer: Chloroquine
Q1040.Which one of the following groups of organisms has significant in diagnosing the death by drowning?
Correct answer: Diatoms