NEET 2024 · BiologyPlacentationPrevious Year Question

Match List I with List II. List I (A. Rose, B. Pea, C. Cotton, D. Mango) List II (I. Twisted aestivation, II. Perigynous flower, III. Drupe, IV. Marginal placentation) Choose the correct answer from the options given below. (NEET 2024)

Answer: (D) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III. Rose is a perigynous flower (II); Pea shows marginal placentation (IV); Cotton shows twisted aestivation (I); Mango is a drupe (III).

  1. A.A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  2. B.A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  3. C.A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  4. D.A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Correct Answer

(D) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Solution & Explanation

Rose is a perigynous flower (II); Pea shows marginal placentation (IV); Cotton shows twisted aestivation (I); Mango is a drupe (III). This gives A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III = option (d) = D. NCERT Reference: Ch 5, p.64, lines 5-7 — "If one margin of the appendage overlaps that of the next one and so on as in china rose, lady's finger and cotton, it is called twisted."

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