Botany interview questions – page 2

Which one of the following is responsible for converting milk into curd?

1. Fungi
2. Bacteria
3. Virus
4. None of these

Which gland controls blood pressure?

1. Thyroid gland
2. Adrenal gland
3. Pituitary gland
4. Bulbourethral gland

Photosynthesis occurs in

1. nucleus
2. mitochondria
3. chloroplast
4. peroxisome

Xerophytes develop in

1. warm and dry
2. cold and humid
3. warm and humid
4. cold and dry

The unicellular algae used to supply and regulate the oxygen in the space programmes is

1. Odogonium
2. Spirogyra
3. Ulothrix
4. Chlorella

Sustainable development is a case of international sensibility in respect of use of

1. Social resources
2. Industrial resources
3. Material resources
4. Natural resources

C.T. Scanning uses

1. Beta rays
2. Ultrasound waves
3. X rays
4. Gamma rays

The peas plant is

1. Flower
2. Seeds
3. Shurb
4. Bush

What is the largest organ of human body?

1. Intestine
2. Liver
3. Skin
4. Thigh

Genetics deals with

1. Mendel’s laws
2. Organic evolution
3. DNA structure
4. Heredity and variations

The study of internal structure of the plants is called

1. Anatomy
2. Histology
3. Taxonomy
4. Morphology

Red blood corpuscles are formed in

1. bone marrow
2. small intestine
3. liver
4. kidneys

The biofertilizer used for the paddy crops is

1. azeto vector species
2. blue green algae
3. fangal root fungal
4. rizhobium species

Which among the following is the richest source of ascorbic acid?

1. Apple
2. Bean
3. Carrot
4. Guava

What function does blood perform in body?

1. takes oxygen to all parts
2. helps in liquidity
3. helps in erection
4. helps in digestion

Which of the following diseases is hereditary?

1. Dysentery
2. Haemophilia
3. Tuberculosis
4. Cancer

Lungs are situated in

1. thoracic cavity
2. abdominal cavity
3. pericardial cavity
4. buccal cavity

When the radius of the T.G. coil is decreased, its sensitiveness

1. Decreases
2. Increases
3. Remains unaltered
4. None of these

The fungi which is appeared on the barks of the plants is

1. coprophilus
2. corticols
3. sexicoles
4. juphilus

Diabetes is caused due to the malfunctioning of

1. spleen
2. kidneys
3. pancreas
4. liver

Mother’s milk is preferred to cow’s milk because it contains

1. less fats and less lipids
2. more facts and more lipids
3. more lipids and less fats
4. more fats and less lipids

The endocrine glands secrete

1. sweat
2. bile
3. harmones
4. genes

The virus of AIDS affects the growth of

1. Heamoglobin
2. RBCs in blood
3. Grey cells in brain
4. T cells in blood

During fertilization this part of the sperm is useful to penetrate the ovum

1. Manchette 
2. Centriole
3. Acrosome
4. Head

The metallic ion found in the chlorophyll (chloroplast) is

1. Iron
2. Zinc
3. Cobalt
4. Magnesium

Which one of the following bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility?

1. Clostridium
2. Salmonella
3. Staphylococcus
4. Rhizobium

The largest lymphatic organ of the body is

1. spleen
2. liver
3. pancreas
4. duodenum

The plant cells are surrounded rigid by

1. plasma membrane
2. cell membrane
3. plasmalemma
4. cell wall

Man has ______ pairs of salivary glands.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

The disease scabies is caused by

1. Protozoa
2. Nematode
3. Fungi
4. Bacteria