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                                     FLORA `N´ FAUNA QUIZ






        Tick () the right answer.

        1. Which spice is  called the 'Vegetable  5. The plant that folds its leaves when touched.
           Gold'?                                              (a) Mimosa               (b) Olive

          (a) Saffron              (b) Cloves                  (c) Banyan               (d) Coconut
          (c) Cinnamon              (d) Turmeric             6. The sea animal that can focus its eyes

        2. The method of bee-keeping is called                  in two different directions at the same
          (a) sericulture           (b) apiculture              time.

          (c) pisciculture                                     (a) Starfish             (b) Turtle
          (d) horticulture                                     (c) Octopus              (d) Seahorse

        3. A natural fibre used in floormats,                7. The plant having the largest leaves of


           brushes and mattresses.                              all the plants that are found in Africa,
          (a) Silk                 (b) Rayon                    Central and South America.
                                                                                                   l
                                                                                            Genera
                                                                                                           n
                                                                                                    Sherma
          (c) Coir                 (d) Rubber                  (a) Bamboo               (b) General Sherman


        4. The  domestic  and  industrial  fuel  called        (c) Pygmy Pine            (d) Raffia Palm
           charcoal is obtained from the hard shells  8. Insects breathe in air through tiny holes
           of                                                   called
          (a) coconut              (b) snail                   (a) tentacles            (b) pores
          (c) turtle               (d) tortoise                (c) spiracles           (d) gills




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