Question

Find the odd one out.

• A. Carrot
• B. Potato
• C. Ginger
• D. Beetroot
• E. Cabbage

Answer 1

The correct option is E

Cabbage

The correct option is E.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Cabbage is a leafy vegetable.
2. It is a biennial (grown every two years) vegetable.
3. Its scientific name is Brassica oleracea.
4. It is the odd one out.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Carrot is a root vegetable.
2. It is typically grown in the color orange.
3. It is not the odd one out.

Option B:

1. Potato is a starchy tuberous vegetable.
2. Its scientific name is Solanum tuberosum.
3. It is grown underground.
4. Hence, it is an incorrect option as it is not the odd one out.

Option C:

1. Ginger has a rhizome which is a horizontal creeping rootstalk.
2. Its scientific name is Zingiber officinale.
3. It has a horizontal underground plant stem which helps to store starch.
4. It is an incorrect option.

Option D:

1. The scientific name is Beta vulgaris.
2. It is a taproot vegetable that is reddish pink in colour and stores starch.

Final answer: The odd one out is cabbage.