Quiz On Medicinal Plants

By urguide, 26th Dec 2010 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/lp_a_bhq/
Posted in Wikinut>Reviews>Games>Quiz & Trivia

This is one of new quiz on this website. Lets see if you have any information regarding the medicinal plants and the extraction process related to it.

Medicinal Plants Quiz

In my previous articles " Comparative Analysis of Different Technologies and National Mission on Medicinal Plants", I have discussed about medicinal plants with respect to its cultivation, processing, issues, etc. Now, in this I have tried to test some knowledge regarding medicinal plants. There will be 10 multiple choice questions with only one correct answer.

1) Which bio-molecule is responsible for anti-cancer activity?
a) Glucose
b) Fructose
c) Flavanoids
d) Calcium

2) Which of the following extraction technology involves continuous-mode extraction?
a) Cold Percolation
b) Maceration
c) Agitation
d) Microwave Assisted Extraction

3) Which of the following extraction technology is solid phase extraction technology?
a) Cold Percolation
b) Maceration
c) Agitation
d) None of these

4) Which extraction technology has smaller solvent to solid ratio for taxol extraction from Taxus brevifolia?
a) Cold Percolation
b) Maceration
c) Agitation
d) Microwave Assisted Extraction

5) Which of the following technology use Carbon dioxide as a solvent?
a) Cold Percolation
b) Maceration
c) SCFE
d) Microwave Assisted Extraction

6) Which of the following is used as an enhancer for SCFE?
a) Microwave
b) Ultrasound
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

7) Why drying temperature and time should be less?
a) To prevent degradation of the bioactive compounds
b) To prevent evaporation of the bioactive compounds
c) To prevent condensation of the bioactive compounds
d) None of these

8) Which of the following is not the property of Phyllanthus niruri?
a) Anti-cancer
b) Cataract
c) Jaundice
d) Anti-oxidant

9) Which of the practitioners make use of medicinal plants?
a) Yoga
b) Acupressure
c) Ayurveda
d) Acupuncture

10) What is the name given to the chemicals extracted from plants?
a) Biochemicals
b) Phytochemicals
c) Molecular chemicals
d) None of these

Answer:
1) Flavanoids, 2) Cold percolation, 3) None of these, 4) Microwave Assisted Extraction, 5) SCFE, 6) None of these, 7) To prevent degradation of the bioactive compounds, 8) Cataract cure, 9) Ayurveda, 10) Phytochemcials