HORTICULTURE MCQs

1. Gulkand is made from the most common beautiful flower of_______________?

A. Jasmine

B. Chrysanthemum

C. Rose

D. Petunia

2. A branch of horticulture dealing with the production and marketing of vegetable is called__________________?

A. Viticulture

B. Pomology

C. Olericulture

D. Sericulture

3. Commercial production of fruits is known as_____________________?

A. Pomology

B. Orchading

C. Horticulture

D. Olericulture

4. The Potato is___________________?

A. Rhizome

B. Tuber

C. Fruit

D. Sucker

5. Lettuce is____________?

A. Tuber

B. Fruit

C. Leaf

D. Fruit

6. The production of vegetables for distant market is called___________________?

A. Train farming

B. Truck farming

C. Distant farming

D. Intensive farming

7. Self supporting succulent plants are called____________________?

A. Shurbs

B. Off shoots

C. Herbs

D. Succulents

8. Plants with persistent leaves are___________________?

A. Deciduous

B. Evergreen

C. Binuiatis

D. Perininals

9. Temperate fruits requires certain amount of chilling to flower, which one is the important temperate fruit from the following list__________________?

A. Mango

B. Litchi

C. Apple

D. All the above

10. Fleshy fruits developed from the ovary wall with out stony layer are known as____________________?

A. Pome

B. Berry

C. Drupe

D. None of the above

11. A flower having many pistils on same receptacle develop____________________?

A. Multiple fruit

B. Aggregate fruit

C. Stone fruit

D. All the above

12. The most highly advanced division in plants kingdom is____________________?

A. Pteridophtes

B. Tracheophyta

C. Taxonomy

D. None of the above

13. Which of the leafy vegetables has high cellulose and add bulk to food___________________?

A. Celery

B. Cabbage

C. Lettuce

D. All of the above

14. Skin diseases, night blindness and kidney stone are caused by the deficiency of__________________?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin B

C. Vitamin D

D. Protein

15. Loss of sensation and heart enlargement are caused due to deficiency of__________________?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin B

C. Vitamin C

D. Vitamin E

16. Apple apricot, plum, date, olive and peaches are rich in________________________?

A. Protein

B. Minerals

C. Carbohydrates

D. All the above

17. Which one of the following horticultural plants is well known for its cooling effect _______________________?

A. Falsa

B. Sweet lime

C. Jaman

D. All of the above

18. In Holy Quran which one of the following fruits have been especially mentioned____________________?

A. Dates

B. Grapes

C. Figs

D. All of the above

19. Which types of fruits are known at higher altitude in KP, Balochistan and Murree hills_________________?

A. Barries

B. Aggregate fruit

C. Pomes

D. None of the above

20. A woody plant with a climbing growth habit is called_____________________?

A. Stem

B. Shoot

C. Liana

D. Vine