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Civil Services Examination · Question 19

Consider the following pairs: Plant — Description I. Cassava — Woody shrub II. Ginger — Herb with pseudostem III. Malabar spinach — Herbaceous climber IV. Mint — Annual shrub V. Papaya — Woody shrub How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Only two
  2. Only three
  3. Only four
  4. All the five
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Answer: (B) Only three

Explanation

Cassava (woody shrub), Malabar spinach (herbaceous climber) and Papaya (large soft-woody/shrub-like plant) are correctly matched; Ginger lacks a pseudostem and Mint is a perennial herb, not an annual shrub.