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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes below the lists:

List-I(Timber) List-II(Country)
A. Cedar 1. Myanmar
B. Douglas Fir 2. Canada
C. Mahogany 3. Mexico
D. Teak 4. Honduras
  1. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1

  2. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1

  3. A - 3, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4

  4. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Cedar  Mexico
 Douglas Fir  Canada
 Mahogany  Honduras
 Teak  Myanmar

So, the correct option is 'A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1'.

Fibre of great commercial importance derived from the epidermis is

  1. Flax

  2. Cotton

  3. Hemp

  4. Coir


Correct Option: B

The Botanical name of ''indian rai''

  1. Brassica campestris

  2. B. juncea

  3. B. nigra

  4. B. alba


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brassica juncea, commonly known as Indian Rye or Indian mustard is a species of a mustard plant. Brassica species flowers are complete, bisexual, i.e., with functional male (androecium) and female (gynoecium), including stamens, carpels and ovary. Pollination is entomophilous i.e., by insects, or cleistogamy i.e., by self or allogamy i.e., by cross-pollination. 

So, the correct answer is 'B.juncea'

The botanical name of manila hemp is

  1. Cannabis sativa

  2. Hibiscus cannabinus

  3. Musa textilis

  4. Agave sisalana


Correct Option: C

Jute fibre deteriorates quickly due to presence of

  1. High cellulose

  2. Low cellulose

  3. High lignin

  4. Low lignin


Correct Option: C

The cotton thread fibres are

  1. Fibres taken out from stem

  2. Epidermal hairs of seeds

  3. Epidermal hairs of fruits

  4. Fibres taken out from roots


Correct Option: B

Which of the following crop is most important for human

  1. Barley

  2. Wheat

  3. Cotton

  4. Millet


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Wheat is the most widely grown crop in the world and provides 20% of the daily protein and of the food calories for 4.5 billion people. It is the second most important food crop in the developing world after rice. The most planted crops throughout the world are wheat and maize (corn). 

So, the correct answer is 'Wheat'