botany - 01

Botany (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams


1. Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher? [2007]


2. Consider the following statements:
1. Molasses is a by-product of sugar production process.
2. Bagasse obtained in the sugar mills is used as a fuel in the boilers to generate steam for the sugar factories.
3. Sugar can only be produced from sugarcane as the raw material.
Which of these statements are correct?


3. Consider the following [2008]
1. Rice fields
2. Coalmining
3. Domestic animals
4. Wet lands
Which of the above are sources of methane, a major greenhouse gas?


4. Phytotron is a facility to


5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists [1998]
List.-I - List. II
A. Fruit - 1. Ovule
B. Seed - 2. Leaf
C. Wood - 3. Stem
D. Starch - 4. Ovary



6. Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/ reasons is this attributable? [2010]
1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilizers are used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the cultivated soil.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?


7. Mon 863 is a variety of maize. It was in the news for the following reason. [2010]


8. Consider the following statements: [2003]
1. The common blue green algae, Spirogyra and Ulothrix, are found in both fresh water ponds and oceans.
2. The Chameleon can look ahead with one eye, and at the same time look behind with another.
Which of these statements is/are correct?


9. Consider the following pairs: [2010]
Protected area - Well-known for
1. Bhiterkanika, Orissa - Salt Water Crocodile
2. Desert National Park, - Great Indian Bustard Rajasthan
3. Eravikulam, Kerala - Hoolak Gibbon
Which of the pairs given above is / are correctly matched?


10. Which of the following types of light are strongly absorbed by plants? [2007]


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