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Mineral Nutrition Quiz | Mineral Nutrition Objective Type Questions with Answers

(21) Which of the following class of enzyme does not need manganese for its efficient activity?
[A] Dehydrogenase
[B] Decarboxylases
[C] Kinases
[D] Nitrogenase
Answer: Decarboxylases
(22) Deficiency of which mineral causes dark green coloration of the leaves?
[A] Phosphorus
[B] Potassium
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Calcium
Answer: Phosphorus

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(23) Which of the following element is needed by plants in a very small quantity?
[A] Phosphorus
[B] Carbon
[C] Sodium
[D] Magnesium
Answer: Sodium
(24) Name the mineral element which is required by a plant in a great amount?
[A] Calcium
[B] Cobalt
[C] Phosphorus
[D] Nitrogen
Answer: Nitrogen
(25) Name the technique which involves the growth of a plant by suspending their roots in the air?
[A] Diffusion
[B] Osmosis
[C] Hydroponics
[D] Aeroponics
Answer: Aeroponics
(26) Which one of the following is NOT a criteria for an element to be called as essential?
[A] These elements need not to take part in growth and development
[B] The function of an element must not be replaceable
[C] The element should be involved in plant metabolism
[D] A plant cannot complete its life cycle without these elements
Answer: These elements need not to take part in growth and development
(27) Most of the plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in the form of
[A] Free nitrogen gas
[B] Nitric acid
[C] Nitrites
[D] Nitrates
Answer: Nitrates
(28) Which one is an inorganic nutrient
[A] Cellulose
[B] Vitamin
[C] Calcium
[D] Protein
Answer: Calcium
(29) Which one of the following essential elements can land plants normally obtain directly from the air
[A] Hydrogen
[B] Carbon
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Phosphorus
Answer: Carbon
(30) Which of the following is a micronutrient
[A] Mg
[B] Zn
[C] Ca
[D] P
Answer: Zn
31 Which of the following elements is not required by plant for their healthy normal growth
[A] Calcium
[B] Magnesium
[C] Lead
[D] Iron
Answer: Lead
32 Which of following is not an essential micronutrient
[A] Boron
[B] Nickel
[C] Manganese
[D] Molybdenum
Answer: Nickel
33 Plants absorb mineral salts from the soil solution through
[A] Semipermeable membrane into the cytoplasm
[B] Perforation at the apex of root-hairs only
[C] The cell wall which is semipermeable
[D] None of the above
Answer: Semipermeable membrane into the cytoplasm
34 Minerals absorbed by roots move to the leaf through
[A] Xylem
[B] Phloem
[C] Sieve tubes
[D] None of the above
Answer: Xylem
35 The raw material most used by the plants is
[A] O2
[B] CO2
[C] N2
[D] K
Answer: CO2
36 A fertilizer has a formula of three figures 15-9-9. They stand for percentage of
[A] N, Ca and Mg
[B] Mg, P and K
[C] Ca, N and Fe
[D] N, P and K
Answer: N, P and K
37 Whiptail of crucifers is due to deficiency of
[A] Mo
[B] Cu
[C] Zn
[D] P
Answer: Mo
38 Little leaf/leaf rosetting is deficiency symptom of
[A] Zn
[B] Mn
[C] Fe
[D] B
Answer: Zn
39 Aeroponics is growing plants in
[A] Air
[B] Satellites
[C] Other planets and space
[D] Stands with liquid spray of their roots
Answer: Stands with liquid spray of their roots
40 major function of phosphorus is in the formation of
[A] Cell membranes
[B] Cell wall
[C] Enzymes
[D] Carbohydrates
Answer: Cell membranes

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