Uses of angiosperms - class-XI

uses of angiosperms

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A cultivated plant whose seed epidermis produces abundant cellulosic hairs used in textile industry and manufacture of fine quality paper is

  1. Cannabis sativa
  2. Linum usitatissimum
  3. Gossypium herbaceum
  4. Salmalia malabarica
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The expansion of CIMAP is

  1. Central Indigenous Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
  2. Central Institute of Medicinal and Semi-arid crop Plants
  3. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
  4. None of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Stamen of an angiospermic plant is equivalent to?

  1. Microsporangia
  2. Microspore
  3. Megasporophyll
  4. Microsporophyll
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which state in India is the largest producer of cotton

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Madras
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Gujarat
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Matunga, Bombay has one of the following institutes

  1. Industrial Toxicology Research Laboratory
  2. Cotton Technology Research Laboratory
  3. National Institute of Oceanography
  4. Llyod Botanical Garden
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Following arrangement is correct from the point of view of decreasing biodiversity in angiosperms (N), fungi (F), pteridophytes (P) and algae (A).

  1. N $>$ F $>$ P $>$ A
  2. N $>$ F $>$ A $>$ P
  3. F $>$ N $>$ P $>$ A
  4. F $>$ N $>$ A $>$ P
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Function of embryonal suspensor in angiosperms is to?

  1. Serve as channel for $H _2O$
  2. Push embryo deeper into endosperm
  3. Release growth hormone's
  4. Transfer nutrients from parent sporophyte to young embryo
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Wax is obtained from

  1. Jojoba
  2. Guayle
  3. Leucaena
  4. Subabul
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is author of book "Introduction to the Embryology" of Angiosperms?

  1. Maheshwari
  2. Birbal Sahni
  3. T.S. Mahabale
  4. J.S. Singh
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Glycerine is obtained from

  1. Bagasse
  2. Molasse
  3. Filter mud
  4. All the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Important use of which of the following is as a lubricant

  1. Helianthus annuus
  2. Carthamus tinctorious
  3. Ricinus communis
  4. Cocos nucifera
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In angiosperms the pollen grain is normally pollinated at ____________.

  1. One cell stage
  2. Two celled stage
  3. Three celled stage
  4. Four celled stage
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Petroleum plant is

  1. Euphorbia lathyrus
  2. Brickellia sp
  3. Albizia
  4. Both (a) and (b)
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ferula asafoetida is obtained from

  1. Roots
  2. Leaves
  3. Stern
  4. Flower
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hevea yields

  1. Bast resin (latex)
  2. Soft fibre
  3. Delicious soft drink
  4. Strong fibre
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bagasse is related to the manufacture of

  1. Canesugar
  2. Cellulose
  3. Cinchonidine
  4. Resin
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which state in India is the largest producer of sugarcane

  1. Bihar
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Punjab
  4. Uttar Pradesh
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pungency of chilli is due to

  1. Capsaicin
  2. Paperin
  3. Diosgenin
  4. Shikorin
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chicory powder which is mixed with coffee powder is obtained from

  1. Root
  2. Leaf
  3. Stern
  4. Seeds
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Major foreign exchange earner for India is

  1. Tea
  2. Coffee
  3. Rice
  4. Wheat
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cinnamon is obtained from

  1. Cinnamomum zeylanicum
  2. Eugenia caryophyllata
  3. Coriandrum sativum
  4. Capsicum annum
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chewing gum is produced from

  1. Achras sapota
  2. Cajanus
  3. Prunus
  4. Cocos
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the new world spice that has become an essential part of Indian cuisine

  1. Red pepper
  2. Cardamom
  3. Ginger
  4. Black pepper
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vitis is a tendril climber, a species which is extensively used for

  1. Charas
  2. Wine
  3. Opium
  4. Volatile oil
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The plant whose seeds yield safflower and the petals an orange dye is


  1. Calendula officinalis
  2. Helianthus annuus
  3. Rauwolfia serpentine
  4. Carthamus tinctorius
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bhojpatra is derived from

  1. Bark of Cinchona
  2. Bark of Dalbergia
  3. Bark of Betula utillis
  4. Leaves of Piper
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Germinating barley seeds are used in preparation of

  1. Cheese
  2. Wine
  3. Beer
  4. Lactic acid
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part of the plant Eugenia aromatica do we use (in the form of cloves) as an aromatic spice

  1. Dried fruit
  2. Dried and roasted seed
  3. Unopened dried flower bud
  4. Dried leaf
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following provides 3 important ingredients of our food namely carbohydrates, fats and proteins

  1. Ground nut
  2. Gram
  3. Castor
  4. Mango
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A fibre of greatest commercial importance is derived from epidermis of seeds or outside the seed coat is

  1. Flax
  2. Coir
  3. Cotton
  4. Hemp
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion : Theine cause bitterness and astringency of tea leaves.

Reason : The flavour of tea is due to the ethereal oil.


  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The plant which is used as a source of spice as well as dye is

  1. Turmeric
  2. Cardamom
  3. Clove
  4. Indigofera
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rat poison is obtained from

  1. Urginea
  2. Lilium
  3. Asparagus
  4. Aloe vera
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One of the group of fibre yielding plants of economic importance is

  1. Gossypium, Hibiscus, Crotalaria, Cannabis
  2. Gossypium, Cassia, Lycopersicum
  3. Gossypium, Brassica, Glycine
  4. Gossypium, Agave. Nicotiana
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The fibres of commercial importance are obtained from

  1. Parenchyma
  2. Collenchyma
  3. Chlorenchyma
  4. Sclerenchyma
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plant seeds are used as "jewellery's weight"

  1. Calanus cajan
  2. Lens culinaris
  3. Glycine max
  4. Abrus precatorious
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is grown as most important source of textile fibres in Bengal

  1. Crotolaria
  2. Gossypium
  3. Corchorus
  4. Linum
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is wrongly matched

  1. Indigofera - Dye
  2. Sesbania - Fodder
  3. Petunia - Fumigatory
  4. Aloe - Medicine
  5. Asparagus - Vegetable
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Saffron is produced from

  1. Roots
  2. Petals
  3. Stamens
  4. Style stigma of carpels of crocus plant
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion : Vegetable oils are fats, which are present in plant cells in soluble form.

Reason : Vegetable oils only occur in cells of the embryo.


  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the raw material is used in paper industry

  1. Agave
  2. Ficus
  3. Bambusa
  4. Corchorus
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Central institute of toxicology is at

  1. Lucknow
  2. Madras
  3. Bombay
  4. Delhi
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In South East Asia, the basis of early agriculture was the
planting of

  1. Millets
  2. Legumes
  3. Some cereals
  4. Underground parts
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion : Pigeon pea is the second most important pulse in India.

Reason : Pigeon pea is a woody, perennial shrub.


  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion : Sunflower oil is suggested for heart patients.

Reason : Sunflower oil does not increase the cholesterol level


  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is most important source of food

  1. Lichen
  2. Angiosperms
  3. Algae
  4. Fungi
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One of the following is a social foresting species with
multiple utility

  1. Mangifera indica (Mango)
  2. Leucaena leucocephala (Subabul)
  3. Borassus flabelliformis (Palmyrah palm)
  4. Rosa grandiflora (Rose)
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What statement is true about microspore of angiosperms.

  1. Resultant of mitotic division
  2. First cell of gamophytic generation
  3. Resultant of double fertilization
  4. First cell of endosperm
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Richest source of vitamin 'C' is ______________.

  1. Capsicum frutescens
  2. Emblica officinalis (Amla)
  3. Orange
  4. Lemon
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India the state famous for peanut cultivation is

  1. Gujarat
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Punjab
  4. Tamilnadu
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During summer, Khas khas mats for cooling air are prepared
from the roots of

  1. Bambusa nana
  2. Saccharum manja
  3. Vetiveria zizanoides
  4. Setaria pumila
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which fibre crop occupies the maximum area in India or the most cultivated fibre crop in India is _______.

  1. Jute
  2. Cotton
  3. Flax
  4. Sisal
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cultivated cotton is obtained from ____________.

  1. Two species
  2. Three species
  3. Four species
  4. One species
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a pseudo-cereal crop

  1. Maize/Zea mays
  2. Barley/Hordeum vulgare
  3. Buck wheat/Fagopyrum esculentum
  4. Rice/Oryza sativa
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plant yields oil and fibre both ____________.

  1. Cocos nucifera
  2. Eucalyptus
  3. Brassica campestris
  4. Euphorbia hirta
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The main source of food and fodder is

  1. Lichen
  2. Cereals
  3. Fungus
  4. Cotton
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer.

List-I List-II
a. Medicago sativa $1$. Fodder
b. Tabebuia chrysantha $2$. Ornamental
c. Sesbania cannabina $3$. Biofertilizer
d. Derris elliptica $4$. Insecticide
  1. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$
  2. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$3$, D-$4$
  3. A-$1$, B-$3$, C-$2$, D-$4$
  4. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$4$, D-$3$
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Epidermal hairs of the seed coat are the important commodity in

  1. Coconut
  2. Jute
  3. Banana
  4. Cotton
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the mature pollen grains of angiosperms, recognition proteins are located in the ___________.

  1. Bulbine
  2. Intine
  3. Nexine
  4. Exine
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The active chemical drug reserpine is obtained from 

  1. Datura
  2. Rauwolfia
  3. Atropa
  4. Papaver
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The largest fibre crop of east India is

  1. Jute
  2. Flax
  3. Cotton
  4. Coir
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following groups of characteristics is applicable to the timber obtained from Sal(Shorea)?

  1. Strong, durable, moderately heavy, takes good polish
  2. Strong, durable, heavy, does not take good polish
  3. Strong, durable, heavy. takes good polish
  4. Not strong, durable if not exposed, light, does not take good polish
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which gas easily oxidize paints, textile fibers and dyes?

  1. $CO _{2}$
  2. $O _{2}$
  3. $O _{3}$
  4. $H _{2}S$
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes below the lists:

List-I(Timber) List-II(Country)
A. Cedar 1. Myanmar
B. Douglas Fir 2. Canada
C. Mahogany 3. Mexico
D. Teak 4. Honduras
  1. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
  2. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  3. A - 3, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4
  4. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fibre of great commercial importance derived from the epidermis is

  1. Flax
  2. Cotton
  3. Hemp
  4. Coir
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Botanical name of ''indian rai''

  1. Brassica campestris
  2. B. juncea
  3. B. nigra
  4. B. alba
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The botanical name of manila hemp is

  1. Cannabis sativa
  2. Hibiscus cannabinus
  3. Musa textilis
  4. Agave sisalana
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Jute fibre deteriorates quickly due to presence of

  1. High cellulose
  2. Low cellulose
  3. High lignin
  4. Low lignin
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The cotton thread fibres are

  1. Fibres taken out from stem
  2. Epidermal hairs of seeds
  3. Epidermal hairs of fruits
  4. Fibres taken out from roots
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following crop is most important for human

  1. Barley
  2. Wheat
  3. Cotton
  4. Millet
Question 71 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ground nut is native of

  1. Brazil
  2. India
  3. Japan
  4. Philippines
Question 72 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Highest quantity of cellulose is found in

  1. Cotton
  2. Coir
  3. Hemp
  4. Flex