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