Medicinal Plants

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Which of the following are not secondary metabolites in plants?

1. Morphine, codeine

2. Vinblastin, curcumin

3. Amino acids, glucose

4. Rubber, gums

Q.

What is layering? Name two types of layering.

Q.

Which of the chemical is obtained from plants?

1. Insulin

2. Aspirin

3. Quinine

4. All of these

Q.

Charaka is usually known as the father of Indian medicine. However, it is not generally known that he also tried to list the names of all animals and plants then known to science. How many animals did he list in this Charaka Samhita?

1. 1000

2. 750

3. 360

4. 2002

Q.

What are two ways diatoms benefit humans?

Q.

Medicinal plants are only found in the wild.

1. True

2. False

Q. The harmful alkaloid present in the leaves of tobacco plant is ___ .

1. Quinine
2. Nicotine
3. Phenothiazine
4. Morphine

Q.

Why does the area of the skin swell up when a mosquito bites?

Q. Write any five economic importance of groundnut.

Q. Name the different types of leaves of the fern

Q. Give any two examples of medicinal plants along with their uses. (2 Marks)

Q.

Match the columns and find out the correct combination
$\begin{array}{cccc}& \text{Column I}& & \text{Column II}\\ A& \text{Starch}& p& \text{Protein synthesis}\\ B& \text{Haemoglobin}& q& \text{Sex hormone}\\ C& \text{rRNA}& r& \text{Storage product}\\ D& \text{Testosterone}& s& \text{Transport of gases}\end{array}$

1. a— r, b—p, c—s, d—q
2. a —r, h—s, c—q , d—p
3. a— s, b—r, c—p, d—q
4. a — r, c—p, d—q , d—q

Q.

What is the use of the following forest product?
Quinine

Q. Write names of 10 medicinal plants and their benefits in two lines each.

Q. Which one is called a century plant?

1. Aloe

2. Xanthorrhoea

3. Dracaena

4. Agave

Q. Source of commercial chewing gum latex is

1. Hevea brasiliensis
2. Carica papaya
3. Ficus elastica
4. Achras sapota

Q. The botanical name of Dhaincha is

1. $Sesbaniaaculeata$
2. $Crotalariajuncea$
3. $Lensculinaris$
4. $Trifoliumalexandrinum$

Q. An alkaloid called 'reserpine' is extracted from

1. Leaves of Sarpaganda
2. Roots of Ashwaganda
3. Leaves of Ashwaganda
4. Roots of Sarpaganda

Q. Reserpine is an alkaloid obtained from _____________.

1. Aswagandha
2. Sarpgandha
3. Opium
4. Cannabis

Q. Part of Aloe which is medicinally important is

1. Stem
2. Root
3. Flower
4. Leaves

Q. Which of the following is NOT a plant product?

1. Camphor
2. Aloe vera
3. Vanilla
4. All are plant products
5. Kiwi

Q.

Assertion: Before going outdoors Rahul does not wear full sleeves clothes and does not apply insect repellent.

Reason: He is suffering from insect allergy

1. Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

2. Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT a correct explanation for Assertion.

3. Assertion is True, Reason is False.

4. Assertion is False, Reason is True

Q.

Give chemical formula of the following:

Green vitriol

Q. Morphine is obtained from the

1. Inflorescence of cannabis
2. Leaves of erythroxylum
3. Root of atropa
4. Latex of poppy plant

Q. Aquatic plants are covered with mucilage which
a. Make different part of plant spongy
b. Protects them from pathogens and animals
c. Functions as lubricant

1. a, b
2. b, c
3. a, c
4. All

Q. The scripture associated with medicinal plants, herbs and shrubs is _______.

1. Samveda.
2. Rigveda.
3. Ayurveda.
4. Yajurveda.

Q. To cure cough and cold we use ________.

1. Neem
2. Babool
3. Tulsi
4. Arjun

Q. Quinine are obtained from the members of.

1. Leguminosae
2. Asteraceae
3. Rubiaceae
4. Poaceae

Q. Family of Atropa belladona is ___________.

1. Malvaceae
2. Bracicaceae
3. Solanaceae
4. Liliaceae

Q. Which of the following products are obtained from neem?

1. Cosmetics
2. Medicine
3. Gums
4. Both A and B