General Science quiz Set 1
General Science Quiz Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam.
1. Silviculture is the branch of botany in which we study about ?
Pomology is the science of fruit cultivation.
Paleobotany - It is the branch of botany that deals with the study of plant fossils.
Mycology - It is the study of fungi.
3. Study of internal structure of plant ?
4. Estimation of age of woody plant by counting annual ring is ?
Demography is the study of human populations.
Dendrology is the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
5. Study of growing plant without soil in water containing nutrient is ?
6.In Exo-biology we study about ?
2. Study of pollen grain is called-?
Pomology is the science of fruit cultivation.
Paleobotany - It is the branch of botany that deals with the study of plant fossils.
Mycology - It is the study of fungi.
Demography is the study of human populations.
Dendrology is the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
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Dendrochronology |
11. Desease caused by HIV ?
12. The biggest single-celled organism is ?
13. Agar – Agar is obtained from ?
14. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by
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Red rot and smut disease of sugarcane |
15. Aflatoxins are produced by
Cinchona - belonging to family Rubiaceae. The bark of tree is source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic agent especially useful in treating malaria. At the second world war cinchona had great importance in the world trade. At that time 95% of world quinine supply came from Java. Annual world production of quinine and its alkaloids is estimated about 850 tones. India produces only 15-20 tones annually.
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medicinal-value-of-Cinchona |
Cotton is obtained from fruits of cotton plant and jute is obtained from stem of the jute plant.
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Dr. Norman E. Borlaug |
21. Eye of potato are
Potato is a stem because it has many nodes called eyes with spaces between eyes known as internodes.
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Ginger Rhizome |
Cactus is a xerophyte as it specializes in surviving in hot & dry environments.
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Cactus-xerophytes |
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