Botany interview questions – page 3

The amount of blood in a normal man is about

1. 4.2 litres
2. 5.0 litres
3. 6.9 litres
4. 10 litres

Which one of the following is essential for blood clotting?

1. Blood platelets
2. Lymph
3. WBC
4. RBC

Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?

1. Edward Jenner
2. Joseph Lister
3. Jonos Esals
4. William Harvey

Which one among the following vitamins is necessary for blood clotting?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin K

Which one among the following elements/ions is essential in small quantities for development of healthy teeth but causes mottling of the teeth if consumed in higher quantities?

1. Fluoride
2. Iron
3. Chloride
4. Potassium

In human body which one among the following is the largest in size?

1. Thyroid
2. Spleen
3. Pancreas
4. Liver

Which among the following is the correct increasing order of pH found in human body?

1. Gastric juice, saliva, blood
2. Bllood, saliva, gastric juice
3. Saliva, blood, gastric juice
4. Gastric juice, blood, saliva

Which of the following chemicals is used for athletes preserving fruit juices?

1. Ammonium sulphate
2. Potassium nitrate
3. Sodium hydroxide
4. Sodium benzoate

Cholera bacillus was discovered by

1. Robert Koch
2. Louis Pasteur
3. Joseph Lister
4. Ronald Ross

Pituitary gland is present

1. below the brain
2. above the brain
3. inside the brain
4. nowhere near the brain

Name the organs of human body that never rest

1. Heart and Kidney
2. Tonsils and Heart
3. Appendix and Kidney
4. Brain and Kidney

Which of the following is not a mammal?

1. Whale
2. Eephant
3. Fish
4. Bat

The acid that is secreted in the stomach is

1. HCL
2. H2SO4
3. H2CO3
4. HNO3

Which among the following is a/an despotic animal?

1. whale
2. tortoise
3. penguin
4. otter

Which of the following animals breathes through the skin?

1. Pigeon
2. Fish
3. Frog
4. Cockroach

The rate of growth of plants can be measured by a/an

1. Auxanometer
2. Tthermometer
3. Photometer
4. Manometer

Decomposition of organic matter is due to

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

Which among the following animals has the largest Intestine?

1. Cow
2. Lion
3. Tiger
4. Monkey

The Indian scientist whose name is associated with the measurement of growth in plants is

1. H.G. Khurana
2. Meghanada Saha
3. C.V. Raman
4. J.C. Bose

Potato is an underground modified stem referred to as

1. tubers
2. bulbs
3. corns
4. rhizomes

Which of the following diseases usually spreads through milk?

1. Jaundice
2. Diphtheria
3. Tuberculosis
4. Cholera

The study of fruits is called

1. Pedology
2. Spermology
3. Anthology
4. Pomology

Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

1. AIDS
2. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
3. Rabies
4. Cancer

Which one among the following produces seeds but not flowers?

1. Cashew nut
2. Groundnut
3. Pine
4. Coffee

Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of iron in human brain?

1. Anaemia
2. Beri Beri
3. Dermatosis
4. Scurvy

Which one among the following is the largest edible bud found in nature?

1. Agave
2. Cauliflower
3. Cabbage
4. Drosera 

The part of the eye behind the lens is filled with

1. blood
2. vitreous humor
3. acqueous humor
4. lymph

The most stable eco system is

1. sea
2. desert
3. forest
4. steppe

Which one among the following is not a good source of nutritional calcium?

1. Rice
2. Ragi
3. Skimmed milk
4. Egg

Nitrogen fixation is done by

1. blue green algae
2. red algae
3. green algae
4. brown algae