Ethnobotany — MCQs Biology

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1. #1: Ethnobotany is the study of:
(A) Plant physiology
(B) Plants and their traditional uses by humans
(C) Plant anatomy
(D) Plant genetics

2. Who is considered the father of ethnobotany?
(A) Carl Linnaeus
(B) Charles Darwin
(C) Gregor Mendel
(D) John Harshberger

3. Ethnobotany mainly deals with:
(A) Economic uses of plants
(B) Plant anatomy
(C) Plant taxonomy only
(D) Soil-plant interactions

4. Which of the following is an example of medicinal plant studied in ethnobotany?
(A) Wheat
(B) Digitalis
(C) Bamboo
(D) Corn

5. The study of plants used by indigenous people is called:
(A) Pharmacognosy
(B) Ethnobotany
(C) Horticulture
(D) Agronomy

6. Which plant is used for making aspirin?
(A) Neem
(B) Willow (Salix)
(C) Aloe vera
(D) Tulsi

7. Neem is traditionally used as:
(A) Antibacterial and insect repellent
(B) Fuel
(C) Fiber
(D) Spice

8. Turmeric is used in ethnobotany mainly for:
(A) Medicine and spice
(B) Timber
(C) Paper
(D) Rubber

9. Cinchona bark is used for:
(A) Fertilizer
(B) Producing quinine to treat malaria
(C) Timber
(D) Fiber

10. Ethnobotany helps in discovering:
(A) Climate change
(B) Soil types
(C) New drugs and medicines
(D) Photosynthesis

11. Aloe vera is used for:
(A) Rubber production
(B) Fiber production
(C) Edible oil
(D) Skin treatment and wound healing

12. Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) is used as:
(A) Edible fruit
(B) Timber
(C) Rubber
(D) Medicinal herb with immune-boosting properties

13. Ethnobotany studies plants for:
(A) Only food
(B) Only medicine
(C) Food, medicine, rituals, clothing, and shelter
(D) Only fiber

14. Ginger is traditionally used as:
(A) Fuel
(B) Timber
(C) Fiber
(D) Spice and medicine

15. Peppermint leaves are used in:
(A) Rubber
(B) Timber
(C) Aromatherapy and digestion
(D) Oil extraction

16. Cinchona is obtained from:
(A) Bark
(B) Leaves
(C) Root
(D) Fruit

17. Eucalyptus leaves are used for:
(A) Fiber
(B) Cough and cold treatment
(C) Rubber
(D) Edible oil

18. Papaya is used ethnobotanically for:
(A) Fiber
(B) Timber
(C) Fuel
(D) Digestion and enzyme production

19. Cinnamon is used as:
(A) Spice and medicine
(B) Rubber source
(C) Fuel
(D) Fiber

20. Capsicum (chili) is used for:
(A) Timber
(B) Culinary spice
(C) Rubber
(D) Fiber

21. Ethnobotanical knowledge is mostly preserved by:
(A) Botanists only
(B) Scientists only
(C) Farmers only
(D) Indigenous and tribal communities

22. Cinchona bark provides a drug for:
(A) Hypertension
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Diabetes
(D) Malaria

23. Digitalis is obtained from:
(A) Neem leaves
(B) Foxglove plant leaves
(C) Aloe leaves
(D) Cinchona bark

24. Saffron is obtained from:
(A) Stigma of Crocus flowers
(B) Leaves
(C) Roots
(D) Stem

25. Ethnobotany helps in:
(A) Rubber production only
(B) Timber extraction only
(C) Conservation of medicinal plants
(D) Fuel production only

26. Plant used in diabetes treatment ethnobotanically is:
(A) Neem
(B) Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)
(C) Tulsi
(D) Aloe

27. Clove is used as:
(A) Fiber
(B) Rubber source
(C) Fuel
(D) Spice and medicine

28. Garlic is traditionally used for:
(A) Reducing blood pressure and antimicrobial
(B) Timber
(C) Rubber
(D) Fiber

29. Peppermint and Mentha are used in:
(A) Aromatherapy and digestion
(B) Rubber
(C) Fiber
(D) Timber

30. Neem is used in:
(A) Timber
(B) Fiber
(C) Rubber
(D) Medicine, pesticides, and skincare

31. Cinnamon is obtained from:
(A) Seeds
(B) Leaves
(C) Roots
(D) Bark

32. Plant knowledge from traditional cultures is important for:
(A) Photosynthesis study only
(B) Soil science only
(C) Drug discovery and food security
(D) Fiber production only

33. Clove oil is extracted from:
(A) Bark
(B) Leaves
(C) Flower buds
(D) Roots

34. Cardamom is used in:
(A) Fuel
(B) Timber
(C) Rubber
(D) Culinary spice and medicine

35. Ethnobotany also studies plants for:
(A) Only fiber
(B) Only medicine
(C) Ritual and religious uses
(D) Only timber

36. Tea leaves are used as:
(A) Stimulant and beverage
(B) Timber
(C) Rubber
(D) Fiber

37. Coffee is studied in ethnobotany as:
(A) Fiber
(B) Timber
(C) Beverage and stimulant
(D) Rubber

38. Papaya latex is used in:
(A) Fiber
(B) Timber
(C) Meat tenderizer and digestion
(D) Rubber

39. Ethnobotanical research helps in:
(A) Rubber extraction only
(B) Preserving traditional knowledge and biodiversity
(C) Timber only
(D) Fuel only

40. Aloe juice is used for:
(A) Rubber
(B) Burns and digestive disorders
(C) Timber
(D) Fiber

41. Ethnobotany contributes to:
(A) Oil industry only
(B) Mining
(C) Textile industry only
(D) Pharmacology

42. Ginger and turmeric are studied in ethnobotany for:
(A) Fiber
(B) Timber
(C) Rubber
(D) Medicinal and culinary uses

43. Clove, cardamom, and cinnamon are:
(A) Timber plants
(B) Rubber sources
(C) Spices with medicinal properties
(D) Fiber plants

44. Ethnobotany is useful in:
(A) Only timber extraction
(B) Sustainable use and conservation of plants
(C) Only fuel extraction
(D) Rubber production only

45. Bitter gourd is traditionally used to treat:
(A) Fever
(B) Malaria
(C) Hypertension
(D) Diabetes

46. Tulsi is used for:
(A) Fuel
(B) Timber
(C) Fiber
(D) Immunity and respiratory ailments

47. Cinchona bark provides:
(A) Digitoxin
(B) Quinine
(C) Aloe
(D) Morphine

48. Digitalis leaves are used to treat:
(A) Heart diseases
(B) Fever
(C) Diabetes
(D) Malaria

49. Ethnobotany helps in:
(A) Fiber extraction only
(B) Photosynthesis study
(C) Soil study only
(D) Identification of economically important plants

50. Aloe, neem, tulsi, and ginger are examples of:
(A) Fiber plants
(B) Timber plants
(C) Medicinal plants
(D) Rubber plants