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ACHARYA N.G RANGA AGICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

SEMESTER FINAL THEORY EXAMINATIONS

SECOND SEMESTER 2011- 2012)

B.Sc. (Agri ) Course No; HORT 282

PRODUCTION TECNOLOGY OF SPICES,AROMATICS,MEDICINAL AND

PLANTATION CROPS

(New syllabus) Part-A Marks: 40

Time: 30 min

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE WORD(S) 20Marks

1. The pepper is native to _________________.2. The fruiting branches in pepper are called ___________________3. The Rio-de-Janerio, a variety of ginger was introduced from ______________4. In Tamilnadu, Coriander is grown as _____________season crop.5. The alkaloid present in dioscorea is _______________________6. The economic plant part in Rauvolfia (Sarpagandh) is ______________7. The beverage prepared from cashew apple is called________________8. The botanical name of Kasthuri Turmeric is __________ _______________9. The essential oil of lemon grass is used in the manufacture of

_____________tablets.10. Picking of coffee berries left on the plant irrespective of ripening stage is called

________________11. The Geranium is commercially propagated by ____________.12. Thrishna, a synthetic variety belongs to crop _________________13. In Cacao crop, the fruits are harvested at ___________________14. Arecanut is primarily cultivated for its _________________________15. In coconut, the female flower production is more during ____________months in

every year.16. The major coconut growing state in India is _____________________17. A well known oil palm produces ____________number of inflorescences per

year.18. The katte disease spreads through rhizomes in___________ crop.

19.The branches in Cocoa are known as___________________

II. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER 4 Marks

1. The major Turmeric growing state in India isa) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Tamilnadu d) Orissa

2. The major Cardamom growing state in India isa) Andhra Pradesh b) Tamilnadu c) Kerala d) Karnataka

3. Coffee arabica is aa) Tetraploid b) Diploid c) Hexaploid d) Triploid

4. Citronella crop remains economical fora) 1-3 years b) 4-5 years c) 5-7 years d) 8-10 years

5. The coconut isa) Dicocious b) Monoecicus c) Crynodioeciousd) Andro monoecious

6. The Fenugreek variety released by IARI, New Delhi isa) Co-1 b) Tamsel-1 c) Rmt-1 d) Pusa earlybunching

7. Natural hybrid between Mysore and Malabar types of cardamoma) Vazhukka b) ICRI-1 c) Coorg d) SKP 14

8. The spice which is called as queen of spicea) Black pepper b) Turmeric c) Cardamom d) Nutmeg

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III. WRITE THE BOTANICAL NAMES FOR THE FOLLOWING 6 Marks

1. Cumin : _________________ ______________2. Cacao : _________________ ________________3. Lemon grass : ___________________ ________________

4. Geranium : __________________ __________________5. Nuxvomica : ____________________ ___________________6. Cashewnut : ___________________ ____________________

IV. GIVE THE PARENTAGE OF THE FOLLOWING 2 Marks

1. Godavari Ganga (Coconut) _____________________ X _______________

2. Tenera (oil palm) _______________________ X ________________

V. EXPAND THE FOLLOWING 5 Marks

1. RRL : Regional Research Laboratory

2. CCRI : Central Coffee Research Institute

3. CNSL : Cashewnut Shell Liquid

4. CIMAP : Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

5. NRCS : National Research Centre on Spices

VI. MATCH THE FOLLOWING 3 MarksCrop Family

Betelvine ( ) 1. SiddipetaGinger ( ) 2. SwathiCoriander ( ) 3. PillalkodiTurmeric ( ) 4. BPP-5Coconut ( ) 5. SugunaCashewnut ( ) 6. Kapoori

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b). Describe the processing of Coffee.

8. a). Write about the importance and scope of cultivation of medicinal plants in Indiab). Explain about the cultivation of Stevia

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KEY for Part A

1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE WORD1)Western Ghats 2) Plageotropics 3) Brazil 4) Kharif 5) Diosgenin.6) Roots

7) Feni 8) Curcuma aromatic 9)Vitamin A 10) stripping.12) Palmarose

13)Yellow (or) Orange 14) Kernal 15) March May 16)Kerala 17) 8-1518) Cardamom 19) jorquetts

II. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER 1) a,2) c , 3)c , 4)b ,5) b , 6) d , 7) a , 8) aIII. WRITE THE BOTANICAL NAMES FOR THE FOLLOWING 5

1. : Cuminum cyminum2. : Theobroma cacao3. : Cymbopogon flexuosus4. : Pelargonium graveoleus

5. : Strychnos nux-vamica6. :Anacardium occidentale

IV. GIVE THE PARENTAGE OF THE FOLLOWING1. Godavari Ganga (Coconut) :East Coat fall x Gangabondam3. Tenera (oil palm) : Dura x Pisifera

V. EXPAND THE FOLLOWING1. RRL : Regional Research Laboratory2. CCRI : Central Coffee Research Institute3. CNSL : Cashewnut Shell Liquid

4. CIMAP : Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops5. NRCS : National Research Centre on Spices

VI. MATCH THE FOLLOWING6,1,2,5,3,4