MCQ on Taxonomy, Morphology and Economic botany (Lecturer in Botany Questions)

40. Which year marked birth of modern system of biological nomenclature?

a)1758

b)1857

c)1757

d)1854

Ans: a)1758

41.Tepenoids have been extensively used in the chemotaxonomy of

a) Citrus plants

b) Horedum plants

c) Papaver plants

d)Strychnos plants

Ans: a) Citrus plants

Plant Morphology

42. The fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus

a) Loculisidal capsule

b) Capsule

c) Berry

d) Hesperidium

Ans: a) Loculisidal capsule

43. A pendulous type of inflorescene

a) Catkin

b) Head

c) Spike

d) Umbel

Ans: a) Catkin

Economic Botany

44. Triticum dicoccum is commonly known as

a) Emmer wheat

b) Club wheat

c) Elinkorn wheat

d) Durum wheat

Ans: a) Emmer wheat

45. National orchidaria situated at

a)Calcutta

b)Shillong

c) Calicut

d)Palode

Ans: b)Shillong

46. Ajmalacine, Serpentine, resperine obtained from

a) Aster group

b) Rauwolfia group

c) Liliaceae group

d) Euphorbiace

Ans: b) Rauwolfia group

47. Atropine is obtained from the plant

a)Pacific yew

b)Belladona

c)Periwinkle

d)Foxglove

Ans: b)Belladona

48. Tree of 21^st century

a)Rubber

b) Neem

c)orchid

d)anthurium

Ans: b) Neem

49. Pseudomonas tobaci which produces the toxin when it affects the tobacco plant

a) Victorin

b)Wild fire toxin

c)Periconia toxin

d) Piricularin

Ans: b)Wild fire toxin

(Questions from Kerala PSC -Lecturer in Botany Category code 278/2016)