Natural Resources - Useful Plants and Animals (Class...

Useful plants and animals from natural resources including honey, pearls, venom, lac, and medicinal plants, along with conservation of biodiversity and natural resources.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which mechanism leads to formation of pearl?

  1. Body excretion
  2. Defence mechanism
  3. Nutrition
  4. Perspiration
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rattlesnake's venom is used in

  1. Allopathy
  2. Ayurveda
  3. Homeopathy
  4. Unani medicine
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is pearl made up of?

  1. Calcium carbonate
  2. Organic matter - conchiolin
  3. Water
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used to treat haemorrhage in Ayurveda?

  1. Cobra's venom
  2. Rattlesnake's venom
  3. Viper's venom
  4. Lachesis' venom
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At which stage of lac cultivation are lac insects called nymphs?

  1. Inoculation
  2. Swarming
  3. Harvesting
  4. Resting
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which organism secretes lac?

  1. Pinctada vulgaris
  2. Laccifer lacca
  3. Shorea robusta
  4. Apis dorsata
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is lac?

  1. Food for insects
  2. Excreta of insects
  3. Protective covering of insects
  4. Natural habitat of insects
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which sugar is present in honey in maximum concentration?

  1. Sucrose
  2. Levulose
  3. Maltose and other sugars
  4. Dextrose
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which organism is cultured maximally for wax?

  1. Apis indica
  2. Apis dorsata
  3. Apis florea
  4. Apis mellifera
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the percentage of resin in lac?

  1. 6%
  2. 5-10%
  3. 68-90%
  4. 2-10%
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_______ is a potent aphrodisiac.

  1. Dong quai
  2. Uva ursi
  3. Withania somnifera
  4. Emblica officinalis
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the botanical name of shatavari?

  1. Stewia rebaudiana
  2. Asparagus recemosus
  3. Chlorophytum borivillanum
  4. Withania somnifera
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Emblica officinalis (amla) is very rich in

  1. Vit. A
  2. Vit. B
  3. Vit. C
  4. Vit. E
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____ gives economic support for the conservation of nature.

  1. ENVIS
  2. UNO
  3. IUCN
  4. MPCOST
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part of stevia has medicinal value?

  1. Root
  2. Fruit
  3. Bark
  4. Leaf