GK QUESTION#3586
Match the following crops with their scientific names:
Read each row across both columns.
| Crop | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| A. Rice | 1. Saccharum officinarum |
| B. Cotton | 2. Oryza sativa |
| C. Potato | 3. Gossypium hirsutum |
| D. Sugarcane | 4. Solanum tuberosum |
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Answer
A. A–2, B–3, C–4, D–1
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Explanation
The matches are rice–Oryza sativa, cotton–Gossypium hirsutum, potato–Solanum tuberosum and sugarcane–Saccharum officinarum. Thus the correct combination is A–2, B–3, C–4, D–1. These are the listed crop species; some crops also have other cultivated species and hybrids.