Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Product) | List-II (Source) |
A. Opium | 1. Bark |
B. Hing | 2. Root |
C. Rubber | 3. Fruit |
D. Quinine | 4. Stem |
Codes:
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Opium — Fruit: Opium is obtained by drying the milky latex released after making incisions on the unripe capsule (fruit) of Papaver somniferum. Botanically, the capsule is a fruit.
Hing — Root: Asafoetida is an oleo-gum-resin obtained from Ferula assa-foetida. Raw asafoetida is extracted mainly from the thick and fleshy roots of the plant.
Rubber — Stem: Natural rubber is obtained from the latex released by tapping the bark of the main stem of Hevea brasiliensis. Therefore, in the classification used in the question, its source is the stem.
Quinine — Bark: Quinine is an alkaloid obtained from the bark of Cinchona. Cinchona bark has historically been associated with the treatment of malaria.
Thus, the correct matching is—
Opium → Fruit
Hing → Root
Rubber → Stem
Quinine → Bark