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Major source of protein among the following is

A
Oryza sativa
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Cicer arietinum
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Beta vulgaris
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Rhizobium leguminosarum
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Solution

The correct option is C Cicer arietinum
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is an important pulse crop. It is consumed all over the world. It is a good source of carbohydrates and protein. In chickpea, protein quality is considered to be better than other pulses. Chickpea has large amount of all the essential amino acids except sulphur-containing amino acids. Starch is the major storage carbohydrate. Although lipids are present in low amounts, chickpea is rich in nutritionally important unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic and oleic acids.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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