Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following is not a micronutrient?

  • Sodium

  • Copper

  • Silicon

  • Calcium


C.

Silicon

Silicon is not a micronutrient. Those elements, which are required by plants for their growth development and reproduction. The nutrients, which are required in larger amount are called macronutrients (N, P, K) and those in smaller amount are called micronutrients. (Mn, Mo, B).


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Which one of the following is not a source of energy?

  • Protein

  • Fat

  • Vitamin

  • Carbohydrate


Penicillin antibiotic is obtained from

  • fungi

  • algae

  • bacteria

  • blue-green algae


Plant which reproduces by means of spores instead of seeds is

  • coriander

  • fern

  • mustard

  • petunia


The element, essential for synthesis of protein in plants, is

  • copper

  • nitrogen

  • magnesium

  • iron


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Ginger is the modification of

  • root

  • leaf

  • stem

  • fruit


The coding segment of DNA is called

  • muton

  • intron

  • codon

  • exon


Which one of the following is not a non-communicable disease?

  • Hypertension

  • Arthritis

  • Rickets

  • Cholera


Which one of the following is not a natural fibre?

  • Silk

  • Acrylic

  • Cotton

  • Jute


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True fruits develop from

  • thalamus

  • petal

  • ovary

  • sepal