Here is a list of top eleven interview questions on economy botany which will help you to succeed in an interview.
Q. 1. What type of fruit is present in wheat?
Ans. Caryopsis.
Q. 2. What is the structure of wheat grain?
Ans. Each wheat grain consists of an outer husk, the aleurone layer containing protein, the endosperm having starch, and the embryo.
Q. 3. What are the botanical names of soya bean, ground nut and coconut?
Ans. Soya bean – Glycine max
Groundnut – Arachishypogaea
Coconut – Cocos nucifera.
Q. 4. What is the coconut milk?
Ans. Coconut milk is the endosperm of the seed.
Q. 5. Name the fibre obtained from the husk of coconut?
Ans. Coir.
Q. 6. Name some cotton-producing species of Gossypium.
Ans. Gossypiumarboreum, G. barbadense, G. herbaceum and G. hirsutum.
Q. 7. What is the construction of raw-cotton?
Ans. Raw cotton consists of cellulose (94%), protein (1.3%), pectic substances (0.9 to 1.2%), water (0.6%), sugar (0.3%) and some pigment traces.
Q. 8. Name some of the common condiments.
Ans. i. Zingiber officinale (Adrak)
ii. Piper nigrum (Kali Mirch)
iii. Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Dalchini)
iv. Cinnamomum tamala (Tejpat)
v. Curcuma domestica (Haldi)
vi. Eugenia caryophyllata (Laung)
vii. Elettaria cardamomum (ChhotiIlaichi)
Q. 9. Name some medicinal plants.
Ans. Cinchona (Quinine), Atropa belladona (Belladona), Rauwolfia serpentina (Sarpagandha), Papaver somniferum (opium), Withania somnifera (Ashvagandha).
Q. 10. Name any two beverage plants.
Ans. Camellia sinensis (tea) and Coffea arabica (coffee).
Q. 11. Name a few fumitories and masticatories.
Ans. Piper betel (Pann), Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco) and Diospyros melanoxylon (Bidi).