HORTICULTURE MCQS

701.     Smooth and hairless plant surface is known as:

1. Glaucous
2. Glabrous
3. Gloclind
4. None of these

702-     Temporary removal of a plant from its pot in order to check the condition of the root ball, is known as:

1. Over potting
2. Repotting
3. Knocking out
4. All of above

703-     Milky sap which exudes from cut surfaces of a few house plants is:

1. Honey dew
2. Latex
3. Glochid
4. Heel

704-     A plant growth in a pot which is too small to allow proper plant growth is known as: 

1. Pot-bound
2. Potting on
3. Over- potting
4. Knocking out

705-     Small bulb produced on the stem of a bulbous plants, is known as:

1. Bulblet
2. Bulbil
3. A & B both
4. None of above

706-     A small offset produced at the base of a corm, is:

1. Cormel
2. Cormlet
3. A & B both
4. None of above

707.     Narcissus has a cup- like centre in its flowers, known as:

1. Corolla
2. Cross
3. Crock
4. Corona

708-     A feathered petal which bears a distinct central band is:

1. Flamed
2. Flaked
3. Floret
4. Filament

709-     _______ is the tip of the bulb:

1. Node
2. Month
3. Nose
4. Hirsute

710-     The stalk of an inflorescence is known as:

1. Pedicel
2. Peduncle
3. Perianth
4. Petiole

711-     A whorl of leaves arising at the base of plants is:

1. Scales
2. Reflexed
3. Rosette
4. None of these.

712-     A fleshy spike in which small flowers are embedded, is:

1. Spathe
2. Spadix
3. Spike
4. Pedunel

713- ______ is a common shrub which is used as hedge in Pakistan:

1. Duranta
2. Motia
3. Chandna
4. All of the above

714-     A flower- head or tightly packed inflorescence, is

1. Trumpet
2. Tepal
3. Truss
4. Tunic

715-     A dry and often papery covering of corms & some bulbs, is known as:

1. Trumpet
2. Plunging
3. Fall
4. Tunic

716.     An instrument that measures the electrical conductivity of a soil solution is called a:

1. Manometer
2. Tensiometer
3. Photometer
4. Solubridge

717.     Rose is severely pruned during:

1. Spring ( Feb- Mar )
2. Autumn ( Sep- Oct )
3. Winter ( Dec- Jan )
4. Summer ( May- June )

718.     Rose hips are rich source of:

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B
3. Vitamin C
4. All of the above

719.     Balled and Bur lapped evergreens may be moved at any time of year except when

1. New shoots are growing
2. They are dormant
3. The soil is frozen
4. The soil is too wet

720.     Which of the following are not annual plants?

1. Asparagus
2. Petunia
3. Margold
4. Geranium

721.     Which of the following annuals are best used for edging

1. Poppy
2. Stock
3. Sweet alyssum
4. Sun flower

722.     Which of the following are good choices as specimen plants in a landscape:

1. Magnolia
2. Alstonia
3. Gold mohr
4. Bougainvillea

723.     The most common mistake in mowing cool season grasses is to

1. Mow them too short
2. Mow too often
3. Use a dull mower blade
4. Mow them too high

724.     The name of the person who developed the binomial system for naming plants is

1. Linneus
2. Socrates
3. Plato
4. Hortus

725.     When used to describe a plant, the word deciduous means that

1. The plant is perennial
2. The plant sheds its leaves each year
3. The plant is a shrub
4. All of the above

726.     Flowers which are grown from bulbs include

1. Zinnia
2. Tulip
3. Marigolds
4. All of the above

727.     Xeriscaping is a landscaping process which requires:

1. No water in the landscape
2. Draining water from landscape area
3. Water conserving
4. Arid landscaping

728      Mulching can reduce water loss by:

1. 50%
2. 90%
3. 35%
4. 25%

729. _____can be effectively used as windbreak:

1. Moulsary
2. Ulta Ashok
3. Bottle brush
4. All of the above

730.     Sprigging is:

1. Cutting grass to kept it short
2. Sowing a lawn
3. Chopping up a lawn to provide better drainage
4. Planting individual plants, runners, or stolons to establish a lawn

731.     Grass seed should be carefully covered with soil to a depth of

1. 0.5 cm
2. 1 cm
3. 1.5 cm
4. 2.5 cm

732.     The best way to control weeds from lawn is to develop:

1. A good healthy thick turf
2. A combination of pre emergence and post mergence weed killer
3. A weed killer/fertilizer
4. None of the above

733.     Rolling the lawn each year may be necessary to

1. Level the lawn
2. Push grass roots into close contact with soil
3. Provide a firm surface for mowing
4. All of the above

734.     The common name for diffenbachia is

1. Umbrella tree
2. Bougainvillea
3. Snake plant
4. Dumb cane

735.     The genus name for croton

1. Sanservieria
2. Ficus
3. Codiaeium
4. Araucaria

736.     When indoor plants are over watered:

1. They drop their leaves
2. They die
3. Their leaves turn yellow
4. All of the above

737.     The night temperature of indoor plants should be _________^oF cooler than day time temperature

1. 5-10
2. 3-4
3. 20-30
4. 10-15

738.     Charcoal is used in a terrarium for its

1. Color
2. Drainage material
3. Drainage ability
4. None of the above

739.     The use of high nitrogen fertilizers in terrarium soil results in the release of

1. Moisture
2. Ammonia gas
3. New plants
4. None of the above

740.     Plants tend to grow towards light sources. It is known as

1. Photosynthesis
2. The rain cycle
3. Transpiration
4. Phototropism

741.     Moisture is lost through small openings on the underside of the leaves known as:

1. Air holes
2. Stems
3. Stomata
4. None of the above

742.     The larger, center most of the plants used in bonsai is cut off:

1. To dwarf the plant
2. To cause root branching
3. To make root system shallow
4. To simplify root pruning job

743.     Site of attraction that holds attention of viewer in a landscape is called:

1. Balance
2. Proportion
3. Focal point
4. Rythum

744.     Most famous fragrant plant in summer is;

1. Jasminum  sambac
2. Althcea  rosea
3. Tabernamontana  divertica
4. All of the above

745.     Lilium  longiflorum, an important holiday potted plant, is commonly known as:

1. Kalanchoe
2. Poinsettia
3. Easter Lily
4. Hydrangea

746.     Pansy is very popular winter annual for its Stem and

1. foliage beauty
2. Planting under shade
3. Hardiness towards ground cover
4. Mixed coloured flower bedding plant

747.     Use of a pipe covered by a rope for providing support to some indoor plants like Scindapsus, is termed as:

1. Terrarium
2. Totem
3. Topiary
4. None of the above

748.     An open frame work, designed to offer shady resting place is called:

1. Cold frame
2. Arbor
3. Pergola
4. Deck

749.     A line of demarcation that creates visual interest in a landscape by separating one segment from another is called

1. Edging
2. Border
3. Fencing
4. Line

750.     In landscape shape of tree is called

1. Shape
2. Form
3. Structure
4. Texture