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MCQ On Horticulture: 1. Which of The Following Indoor Plants Is Poisonous?

The document contains multiple choice questions about horticulture and related topics. It includes 10 questions about horticulture, 10 questions about vegetable science, 10 questions about floriculture and landscaping, and 10 questions about biology and its branches. The questions cover topics such as plant propagation methods, garden design principles, taxonomy of different plants, and branches of biology. The answers to each set of 10 questions are provided at the end.

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MCQ On Horticulture: 1. Which of The Following Indoor Plants Is Poisonous?

The document contains multiple choice questions about horticulture and related topics. It includes 10 questions about horticulture, 10 questions about vegetable science, 10 questions about floriculture and landscaping, and 10 questions about biology and its branches. The questions cover topics such as plant propagation methods, garden design principles, taxonomy of different plants, and branches of biology. The answers to each set of 10 questions are provided at the end.

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MCQ on Horticulture

1. Which of the following indoor plants is poisonous?

a) Cordline
b) Chlorophylum
c) Dieffenbachia
d) Draceana

2. In a formal garden the imaginary central line is known as


a) focal point
b)Hedges
c)Axis
d)Edges

3. Ixora can be classified into which of the following ?


a)Herbs
b)Shrubs
c)Trees
d)Climbers

4. Technique to control shape, size and direction of plant growth is known as


a) training
b)topiary
c)thinning
d)Dis budding
5. The best method to propagate a good quality jack fruit tree is
a)seed propagation
b)tongue grafting
c)approarch grafting
d)Layering

6. Rooting chemical Rootex contains


a)IAA
b)IBA
c)kINETIN
d)2, 4-D

7. Plant suitable for Pergolas among the following


a)Jasmine
b)Casuarina
c)Tuja
d)Phyllanthus

8. Chamber used to perform tissue culture operation in aseptic conditions


a)laminar air flow
b)autoclave
c)alcohol lamps
d)culture medium

9. Small pierce of plant used to begin tissue culture is termed


a) ex plant
b)mother plant
c)root stock
d)scion
10. Mushroom is the fruiting body of

a) virus
b)fungus
c)phytoplasma
d)bacteria
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Answers
1.c) Diffenbachia
2.c)Axis
3.b)Shrubs
4.a) training
5.c)approarch grafting
6. b)IBA
7. a)Jasmine
8. a)laminar air flow
9. a) ex plant
10. b)fungus
MCQ on Horticulture - Vegetable Science
1. French bean is a native of
a) Mediterranean region
b) Asia
c) South and Central America
d) None of the above
2. Fruits of vegetable Marrow are ready for first picking after

a) 40-50 days
b) 60-80 days
c) 80-100 days
d) None of the above
3. Garden beet belong to the genus
a) Beta
b) Brassica
c) Raphanus
d) None of these
4. Purple Vienna is --- variety of knol khol
a) early
b) mid
c) late
d) all season
5. Fungicide used for controlling powdery mildew disease of pea is
a) captan
b) indofil M-45
c) karathane
d) none of these
6. Puffy fruit in tomato is caused by
a) Viral attack
b) Bacterial attack
c) Physiological disorder
d) None of these
7. Fruits of wild forms of bottle guard are bitter in taste due to

a) solanin
b) tomatine
c) cucurbitacin
d) None of these
8. Fruit of okra is rendered unmarketable due to attack of
a) mites
b) painted bug
c) aphids
d) none of these
9. Powdery mildew disease is a serious problem of which of the following crops
a) capsicum
b) okra
c) pea
d) cucurbits
10. Fruit setting in Brinjal is usually in the flower having
a) medium style
b) short style
c) long and medium style
d) short and medium style
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Answers
1. c) South and Central America
2. b) 60-80 days 
3. a) Beta
4. c) late 
5. c) karathane
6. c) Physiological disorder
7. c) cucurbitacin
8. b) painted bug
9. d) cucurbits
10. c) long and medium style
MCQ on Floriculture and Landscaping
1. In a formal garden the imaginary central line is known as  
a) edges
b) axis
c) focal point
d) hedges
2. Plant suitable for Pergolas among the following
a) Tuja
b) Phyllanthus
c) Jasmine
d) Casuarina
3. Which of the following is the quickest method of lawn making?
a) Seeding
b) Dibbling
c) Turfing
d) Turf plastering
4. Main features of English garden
a) lawn
b) rockery
c) lanterns
d) border
5. Japanese garden do not have
a) terrace garden
b) sand garden
c) stone lantern
d) stream
6. Xeriscaping is a type of landscaping that uses plant that need very little
a) clean air
b) sunlight
c) soil
d) water
7. Green Façade is the term used in which of the following
a) vermi culture
b) seri culture
c) Green manuring
d) Vertical gardening
8. Plant suitable for topiary
a) Tecoma
b) Duranta
c) Thunbergia
d) Clerodendron
9. Plant which is suitable as a central specimen in Garden
a) Bougainvillea
b) Banyan tree
c) Christmas tree
d) Rain tree
10. Plant suitable for Bonsai making and which is easily available  
a) rain tree
b) Banyan tree
c) Acacia
d) all of these
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Answers:
1.b) axis
2.c) Jasmine
3. c) Turfing
4. a) lawn
5. a) terrace garden
6. d) water
7.d) Vertical gardening
8. b) Duranta
9. c) Christmas tree
10. b) Banyan tree
Multiple Choice Questions on Floriculture
1. Calyx splitting is common practice in
a) Lily
b)Marigold
c) Gladiolus
d) Carnation
2. Silver thiosulphate is commonly used to exchange flower longevity in

a) tulip
b) rose
c)lily
d)Carnation
3. In miniature carnations which operation is mostly practised?
a) Staking
b) long day
c)Pinching
d) none of these
4. First hybrid in Gladiolus was ----- developed in 1841
a)G. gandavensis
b)G.psittacinus
c)G.oppositiflorus
d)None of these.
5. Cyandin anthocyanin is present in-- colour
a) black
b)pink
c)bluish red
d)yellowish white
6. Which is most popular variety of roses in protected cultivation in India?
a)Grand gala
b)Konfetti
c)First red
d)All of these
7. Pelargenidin anthocyanin is present in --- colour
a)blue
b)white
c)yellow
d)orange red
8. Chemical defoliation in roses is done by
a)urea
b)auxin
c) GA
d) copper sulphate
9. Which is not a cultivar of China aster?
a) Rakhi
b) PG White
C) PG Violet
d)PG Purple
10. Plant form in Kochia is
a)informal
b)globular
c)conical
d)columnar
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Answers
1. d) Carnation
2. d)Carnation
3. d) none of these
4. a)G. gandavensis
5. c)bluish red
6. c)First red
7. d)orange red
8. d) copper sulphate
9. a) Rakhi
10. d)columnar
Multiple Choice Questions on Vegetative Propagation in
Plants
1. Which of the following statement is true regarding vegetative propagation?
a)      Vegetative propagation occurs naturally and artificially producing genetically identical plants
b)      Vegetative propagation occurs naturally and artificially producing genetically different plants
c)       Vegetative propagation occurs artificially producing genetically similar plants
d)      Vegetative propagation occurs naturally producing genetically similar plants

      2. All the following plants can be propagated by leaf cuttings except


a)      Begonia
b)      Hibiscus
c)       Bryophyllum
d)      Sansiveria

      3. Which of the following method is commonly practiced for root induction?


a)      Cutting
b)      Layering
c)       Grafting
d)      Budding

4. Rooting in stem cuttings are stimulated by using


           a) jasmonic acid b) ABA c) ethylene d) IAA
5. ‘Conifer cuttings’ are practiced for propagating pine, spruce etc. They are usually
taken during
a) early spring
b) early winter
c) late spring
d) late winter
6. The method of inducing rooting by girdling aerial branches is called air layering. Air
layering is also called as
a) gootee
b) Chinese layering
c) pot layering
d) all of these

7. The method of layering in which rooting is induced at different nodes simultaneously in


the soil is called compound layering. It is also called as
a) air layering
b) serpentine layering
c) trench layering
d) mound layering

8. Which of the following method is suitable for combining the desirable characters of two
plants together in  a single plant
a) cutting
b) layering
c) grafting
d) all of these

9. Identify the diagram


a) layering
b) approach grafting
c) wedge grafting
d) tongue grafting

10. In grafting, the rooted plant is called the stock. The stem cutting from the donor plant
is called
a) transplant
b) scion
c) bud graft
d) root stock

Answers:
1. a) Vegetative propagation occurs naturally and artificially producing genetically identical
plants
2. b) Hibiscus
3. b) Layering
4. d) IAA
5. b) early winter
6. d) all of these
7. b) serpentine layering
8.  c) grafting
9.  c) wedge grafting
10. b) scion
MCQ on Biology and its branches
1. Biology is the
a) Study of all living things
b) Study of life as recorded by fossils
c) Study of growth and differentiation in living organisms
d) Study of uniformity behind diversity in living things

2. Genetics is the study of


a) Heredity and variations
b) Forms and features of plant organs
c) Growth and differentiation in living organisms
d) Classification based on characters of somatic chromosomes

3. Pedology is the science of


a) Soil
b)  Diseases
c) Petals
d) Pollution

4. Agrostology is the cultivation


a) Fruits
b) Agricultural crops
c) Grasses
d) Vegetables

5.  Dendrology is the study of


a) Flowers
b) Grasses
c) Trees
d) Trees and shrubs

6. Study of Flowers
a) Flowerology
b) Anthology
c) Agrostology
d) Phenology

7.  The science of vegetable culture is called


a) Agriculture
b) Horticulture
c) Olericulture
d) Floriculture

8. Exobiology refers to the study of


a) Terrestrial organisms
b) Endodermis
c) Life on other planets
d) Life in the air

9. Study of seasonal flowering in plants known as


a) Anthology
b) Phenology
c) Dendrology
d) Pollenology

10. Palaentology is the study of


a) Primates
b) Fossils
c) Birds
d) Bones

11. Virology is the study of


a) Viruses
b) Viroids
c) Prions
d) Virusoids

12. Microbiology deals with


a) Microscopic plants
b) mycoplasma
c) Microbes
d) mites

13. Ethnobotany is a branch of botany dealing with


a) Algae
b) Terrestrial plants
c) Primitive plants
d) Relationship between the primitive people and the plants

14. The science of naming the plant is known as


a) Mycology
b) Taxonomy
c) Dendrology
d) Pedology
15. Study of light effects on living organisms constitutes:
a) Photobiology
b) Phenetics
c) Photoperiodism
d) Photomorphogenesis
Answers:

1-a 2-a 3-a 4-c 5-c


6-b 7-b 8-c 9-b 10-b
11-a 12-c 13-d 14-b 15-a

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