MCQ’S ON NEW CROPS
1. Source of liquid wax is
(a) Blue whale oil
(b) Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)
(c) Sperm whale oil
(d) both (b) and (c)
Answer: (d)
2. Olericulture is
(a) Cultivation of cash crops
(b) cultivation of oil seeds
(c) cultivation of vegetables
(d) cultivation of fruits
Answer: (c)
3. Pusa hybrid 4 is a variant of
(a) Brinjal
(b) Banana
(c) Tomato
(d) Potato
Answer: (c)
4. This is Jojoba
(a) Leucaena
(b) Simmondsia chinensis
(c) Parthenium
(d) Crotalaria
Answer: (b)
5. A common beverage, Cola is obtained from
(a) stems
(b) leaves
(c) flowers
(d) seeds
Answer: (d)
6. Identify this good green manure leguminous tree that is small and fast-growing, leaves enriched with nitrogenous compounds
(a) Jojoba
(b) Guayule
(c) Leucaena
(d) Dalbergia
Answer: (c)
7. Hybridization of this pair led to the development of a man-made cereal, Triticale
(a) Rice and wheat
(b) Oat and wheat
(c) Rye and wheat
(d) Gram and wheat
Answer: (c)
8. This is a beverage plant
(a) Poullinia cupana
(b) Ilex paraguariensis
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
9. Pick the incorrect pair
(a) Nutritive seeds – Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
(b) Liquid wax obtained – Simmondsia chinensis
(c) Atmospheric nitrogen fixed – Leucaena leucocephala
(d) Source of furniture Wood – Parthenium argentatum
Answer: (d)
10. This is an underutilized oil crop
(a) Cocos nucifera
(b) Azadirachta indica
(c) Brassica campestris
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)
MCQ’S ON ALCOHOLISM
1. Consumption of this causes increase in the fat synthesis, dilation of blood vessels, low blood sugar and stomach-inflammation
(a) drug addiction and tobacco
(b) alcohol
(c) tobacco
(d) drug addiction
Answer: (a)
2. This causes tunnel vision
(a) Smoking
(b) Alcohol
(c) Barbiturates
(d) Vitamin A deficiency
Answer: (b)
3. After drinking alcohol, consumption of this leads to death
(a) Morphine
(b) Opium
(c) Barbiturate
(d) All of these
Answer: (c)
4. This drug along with alcohol generates marked drowsiness otherwise does not produce sedative effect
(a) Marijuana
(b) Valium
(c) Antihistamine
(d) Barbiturate
Answer: (c)
5. Constituent of alcoholic beverage is
(a) Propyl alcohol
(b) Methyl alcohol
(c) Ethyl alcohol
(d) Mix of all of these
Answer: (c)
6. This is a result of the appearance of the fatty liver syndrome
(a) synthesis of fatty acids, fat and glycerols
(b) synthesis of fat from alcohol
(c) synthesis of fat from amino acids
(d) excessive synthesis of fat from fatty acids
Answer: (b)
7. Alcoholism causing fatty acid syndrome is called
(a) Cirrhosis
(b) Neuritis
(c) Gastritis
(d) Nephritis
Answer: (a)
8. This is a withdrawal symptom of alcohol consumption
(a) Delirium
(b) Nausea and vomiting
(c) swollen and patchy face
(d) all of these
Answer: (b)
9. This causes the maximum accumulation of fat in the liver
(a) meat and egg
(b) alcohol
(c) saturated fat
(d) starch
Answer: (b)
10. This is a consequence of alcohol addiction
(a) psychosis, hypertension and fatty liver syndrome
(b) cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and fatty liver syndrome
(c) ulcers, all types of mental illness, vitamin deficiency, cardiovascular diseases
(d) all of these
Answer: (b)
