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Questions about the properties, uses, and identification of important medicinal plants including neem, turmeric, amla, tulsi, and cinchona (quinine).

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following herbs will be recommended if a person is suffering from malaria?

  1. Quinine
  2. Turmeric
  3. Azadirachtin
  4. Amla
  5. Citrus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not correct about a neem tree?

  1. It is evergreen but under severe drought, it may shed its leaves.
  2. All parts of the tree namely seeds, leaves, flowers and bark are used for the preparation of medicines.
  3. It has been widely used as animal feed.
  4. It grows in temperate regions.
  5. It is also known as Margosa and Indian lilac.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants contains the compounds; gedunin and nimbolid?

  1. Curcuma longa
  2. Azadiracta indica
  3. Cinchona officinalis
  4. Ocimum sanctum
  5. Emblica officinalis
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the scientific name of neem tree?

  1. Curcuma longa
  2. Azadirachta indica
  3. Ocimum sanctum
  4. Chinchona officinalis
  5. Emblica officinalis
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From which part of the plant is quinine obtained?

  1. Leaves
  2. Bark
  3. Underground rhizome
  4. Fruits
  5. Seeds
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not obtained from turmeric trees?

  1. Curcumin
  2. Terpenoids
  3. Tumerone
  4. Alantone
  5. Zingiberone
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a function of quinine?

  1. To relieve indigestion
  2. Appetite stimulant
  3. To treat leg cramps
  4. To protect against cancer
  5. To treat gastro-intestinal disorders
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following helps to regulate heart beat?

  1. Azadirachtin
  2. Quinine
  3. Curcumin
  4. Lutenolin
  5. Alantone
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following vitamins is present in Emblica officinalis?

  1. A
  2. B1
  3. C
  4. D
  5. B12
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants is used to treat inflammatory problems like arthritis?

  1. Neem
  2. Quinine
  3. Turmeric
  4. Tulsi
  5. Amla
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are used to strengthen the immune system and cope with physical and emotional stress?

  1. Ocimum sanctum
  2. Cinchona officinalis
  3. Curcuma longa
  4. Azadirachta indica
  5. Rosa indica
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following vitamins are present in Ocimum sanctum?

  1. A and B
  2. A and C
  3. D and E
  4. B1 and B12
  5. D and B4
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part of the Emblica officinalis is used in various medical preparations?

  1. Leaves
  2. Stem
  3. Bark
  4. Seed
  5. Fruit
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is commonly used to purify blood and control blood sugar level?

  1. Curcuma longa
  2. Emblica officinalis
  3. Cinchona officinalis
  4. Ocimum sanctum
  5. Quinine
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants belongs to the zingiberaceae family?

  1. Neem
  2. Margosa
  3. Amla
  4. Turmeric
  5. Citrus
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used to repel mosquitoes as well as to kill the mosquito larvae?

  1. Cinchona officinalis
  2. Ocimum sanctum
  3. Hibiscus rosa-sinesis
  4. Rosa indica
  5. Curcuma longa
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants is used to develop muscles and to treat scurvy?

  1. Neem
  2. Quinine
  3. Tulsi
  4. Amla
  5. Turmeric
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following constituents is not obtained from a Tulsi plant?

  1. Ursolic acid
  2. Apigenin
  3. Alantone
  4. Luteolin
  5. Vitamin A
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part of the Curcuma longa is used to obtain various constituents/drugs?

  1. Bark
  2. Leaves
  3. Fruits
  4. Underground rhizome
  5. Seeds
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plants has anti-diabetic, anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties?

  1. Curcuma longa
  2. Cinchona
  3. Azadirachta indica
  4. Emblica officinalis
  5. Rose indica
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